Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-31
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
Mr.. and Mrs. John E. Mclean Entar.
sa.n.
Saturday Was q Busy Day for Society
-Personal Notes Of
Interest.

|
| Interest.
] One OF the most brilliant receptions ana
| balls eyer given in this city was that Of
which Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Mclean were
host and hostess on Saturday night. They
received In the drawing room suite. and
| Mrs. Bugher stood near the entrance to the
| pail room to add another welcome. The
scene. after several hundred guests had as
sembled. was an ideal one. The house IL 20
spacious that the four or five hundred
| guests could move about comfortably In
| every direction while a large part OF the
younger set were dancing in the ball room.
| A fine orchestra was in the music gallery.
and at II, when the doors of the dining
hall were opened, supper was served. while
the guests were seated at small round TIA
bles. Mrs. Mclean wore a superb toilet
Of white satin and sable. and her diamond
necklace of many strands and pendants
and a diamond diadem in her hair. Miss
julia Grant. who is her guest wore pink
satin. The toilets worn were very elegant,
and the reception in every respect q nota-
| bic one.
Among those present were Sir Julian and
Lady Paunccfote, the Misses Pauncefote,
Mrs. Hearst. Mr. and Mrs. s. S. Rowland.
Mr.. and Mrs. James l. McCallum. the Mex
| lean minister and Mrs. Romero, Senator
| and Mrs. Lodge, Mr.. and Mrs. Beriah VIII
kins. Mr.. Jno. Wilkins, the Spanish minis
| ter: the German ambassador and daughter,
| Gen. and Mrs. Schofeld. Mrs. and Miss
Kilbourn. Mr.. and Mrs. Ffoulke, Mrs. and
Miss Clagett. Mr.. and Mrs. Perrin. Gen. ana
Mrs. Rochester. Miss Rochester. the Misses
Patten. Senator, Mrs. and the Misses Brice,
Mrs. and Miss Sheridan, Mrs. and Miss
| Mr.
Hinckley, Miss Deering. Mr.. and Mrs. DE
Pyster. the Misses DE Pyster. Mrs. and
Miss Crosby, Mr.. George Dunn, Miss May
Belle Stewart, Representative and Mrs..
Draper Senator and Miss Butler. Senator
| and Mrs. Gibson, Mr. and Mrs. Jno Hay,
Miss Hay. Judge and Mrs. Davis. Miss
Mrs. Peters Of New York. Mr.. and Mrs.
Hemphill the Japanese minister. Mr.. and
Mrs. Franklin Steele. the Misses Steele Mr..
ana Mrs. Cunningham. Senator and Mrs.
Hawley. Admiral and Mrs. Ramsay.
Mrs. and the Misses Drain gave a delight
| full tea on Saturday. at which they had the
assistance Of Mrs. n. s. Lincoln and Miss
| Mohun. Among the guests We're Minister
and Mrs. Romero. Mrs. and the Misses
Mendonca. the Chinese minister and Mrs.
Yang, Lieut.. and Mrs. Atwell. Mrs. Frank
c. Bates. Minister and Mrs. Zeballos and
Miss Zeballos and a host of other friends
who hold the family in great esteem.
Mrs. Mckay. at another II the Saturday
teas. entertained a large company invited
to meet her mother, Mrs. Treat of New
York. who Is here on a visit with her. Miss
Treat. Miss Bessie Davis, Miss Belknap.
Miss Hoy, Miss Card and Miss Payson
sisted in receiving.
Mrs. T. Gordon Hunt and Mrs. Michler
welcomed their friends at a most hospitable
gathering on Saturday afternoon. Mrs. L.
d. NJ Mason and Mrs. John Gray Foster
received with Miss Ciagett. Miss Hagner,
Miss Adams and Miss Poor. The hand
some house was prettily decorated with
holly and mistletoe and an abundance OF
flowers.
Mrs. Crosby and Miss Crosby have cards
out for a 5 o'clock tea for young people, TO
meet Miss Ellen Beale.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Greenough have re-
turned to their home. 32S Massachusetts
avenue northeast, after spending the sum-
mer and fall at the north.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Thorne entertained
a few of their friends at a conundrum tea
on Thursday evening. Covers We're ia,d
for nine. At each place We're artisticaiiy
arranged menus worded in the most curi,
GUS style. Those present were Mr.. ana
Mrs. Ewalt Hickman Hates of Pleasant
VILE, NJ j.. Miss Lucia Naylor, the Misses
Ward of Erie, Pa, Mr.. Neal ID. Avis, MIR.
Roy Pipes. Mr.. Nathan Thorne and Mr.; ana
Mrs. Benjamin j. shannon. Their daughter,
Mrs Ewalt Richman Hates, ana husband
left for their home in New Jersey on Sat
urday.
Saturday night 4 pretty dance was given
nv Mrs. Thaddeus Norris of 1851 street
IN honor of the Misses Payne CT Virginia.
who are the guests Of her daughter, Miss
Geneyra Norris. The spacious parlors.
brilliant with holly, mistletoe and other
seasonable decorations, were thronsea'
| tinely, Hichborn, Riley, Glover. Farms
WORTH McCammon, Leech, Ffoulke. Wise,
Card, Steele. Clagett. Baker. Whitman
Gilkerson and Messrs. Wise, Wilkins. Nc
Cannon, johnson. Hay, Clagett, Faust,
Farauhar of New York, Hurst, Tyler.W West
colt, Totten, Wilson, Bailey, stanton.
Brooke, Van Wyck. Thomas
Miss Walsh entertained company or
friends Saturday evening at her parents
residence, DIR. and Mrs. Jas. +. W aish, IN
honor of her guest, Miss Dollie {. Burnett
of New Rochelle, n. Y. Musical selections
were rendered by Miss Walsh. Miss Rich
ards. Miss HALEY and Dr Edmohosoh,
after which the company repaired 10 the
dining room, where repast was serVoo
| Among those present were Misses Doliie
Burnett of New York, Katherine, Rosie,
and Lizzie HALEY. Waltemeyer and Leech.
| Mr. AMI Mrs. Biggs of Baltimore, Hon.
| Thos. Settle. DR.. Jos. Walsh, Dr. Edmond.
son, DR.. Campbell. Messrs. slye: Coodiett
| and DE Louche of Texas Hazard, johnson
| and Blair Of Maryland.
Dr. NJ d. Peck and family are spending
| the holidays with his brothers and aged
| mother in Cortland. NJ Y.
DIR. T, c. Rich and Mrs. Sale J. Rich or
williamsport, Pa, are making brief visit
with their kinsfolks, Mr.. and Mrs. l..
Deane, 1908 r street northwest.
Mr. and Mrs. Jes Davie and Miss Nellie
Davie of Sing Sing, N Y. are visiting Mr..
| and Mrs John J. Burns, 1893 New Jersey
| avenue northwest.
Mr. and Mrs. John Benjamin of New
York have taken apartments at 1925 YER
mont avenue.
The Misses Morgan gave dinner Friday
evening to their friends Among the guests
were Miss Kimbe rley Miss Stier.th Misses
| Davidson Miss Wells OF Hyattsvilie. Dr.
| Albert y. Hyatt. Mr.. Orme. Mr. Stier and
Mr. Davidson.
The engagement is announced OF Miss
Emma August and Mr. Murray White. A
reception will be held on Wednesday. to
| II pm at Buena Vista Club house, 7l9 9th
street northwest
Miss Parson will be Mt home Thursdays
in January at her home. 1908 New Hamp-
| shire avenue
Mr.. william r. Siebrec1t of New Roch-
| ellie, N Y, 10 a guest Of MIR. Geo. II. Brown
| ir at 1912 II street northwest