The Washington times., 1894-12-18
SOCIAL SAYINGS AND DOINGS

Cardlnal dlDDOnS WIS the guest OF uOHoI
at breakfast given yesterday morning by
the French ambassador and Mme Patenotre
at the embassy, where, in compliment to the
distinguished prclate, the decorations Of
I roses were in red. The other guests were Mr..
Benjamin Constant, the painter, who is at
present the guest of Ambassador and Mrs.
! Patenotre; Father Peries, of the university of
this city; the Marquis de Chambrun, Mrs.
Phil Sheridan, Mrs. Winthrop, Miss tBona-
parte, and Miss Edith Patten.
| Quite the most elegant tea of the season
| was that given yesterday afternoon by Mrs.
| Letter at her residence on Dupont Circle.
| The stately rooms needed no floral decora-
| tion TO add to their appearance, and after
| greeting the hostess and her party of assist
| ants the guests enjoyed strolling about from
room to room admiring the many beautiful
| things recently added to the furnishing and
| adornment of the house and which Mr. and
| Mrs. Letter brought with them from their
! last trip abroad. In the tearoom, where the
floral center-piec was OF deep red roses, re-
! freshments were served from the buffet by
corps of walters.
Mrs. Letter received in a gown OF black
satin. with red velvet trimmings. Miss Letters
| gown was OF pink brocade. with very bout
fant sleeves, the collar and trimmings OF
Alsatian bow of black satin ribbon. Miss
Mamie Letter wore white and blue silk bro
cade.
Among the young debutantes of the re-
ceiving party were Miss Audrey Pauncefote.
| Miss Sheridan Miss De Peyster Miss Harlan
and Miss Poor.
Among the guests were Marquis Imperiali,
| Mrs. Gresham. Mrs. Lamont, Madame
Romero, Mrs. n. S. Lincoln, Madame Zebal-
los, Mrs. Stanley Matthews. Mrs. w. c. Whit
temore, Miss Aline Wilcox, Mrs. Hammond,
Marquse LAMA, Miss Bonaparte, Mrs. Edgar,
the Misses Patten. Mrs. Sheridan, Mrs. Sar-
toris. Mrs. Poor, Chatfield Tavlor, Mr. and
Mrs. Boardman. Mrs. Harlan, Mrs. and Miss
Draper Mrs. Hamlin, and Mavroyeni Bey.
Mrs. William Corcoran Hill was the hostess
at a o'clock tea yesterday afternoon at
which tho resident society was we'll repre-
scented. The hostess received in gown OF
white brocade, with pink trimmings, and was
assisted in receiving by Mrs. Hemphill. In the
tearoom. where the decorations were in pink,
Mrs. Chatard and Miss Phenix presided.
Among the guests were Mrs. Stanley Mat
thews, Miss Mitchell, Mrs. Goldsborough,
Mrs. c. c. Glover. Mrs Lincoln. Mrs William
II. Browne, and Mrs. Harrison Dodge.
Mrs Orvile HJrwitz will be the guest of
honor al breakfast given this morning by
| Mrs. John Mclean. who was one OF the party
| of Washington women asked last week 10
meet Mrs Horwitz at n luncheon given in
Baltimore by her sister-in-law, Mrs. Benjamin
Horwitz.
Mrs. f. O. Graves. wife of the former Chief
OF the Bureau of Engraving aud Printing and
at present president OF the National Bank of
Seattle. arrived in the city few days since.
| Mrs. Graves was accompanied 10y her dangh-
ter. Miss Evelyn Graves, whom she will place
at school at Miss Somers Institute.
fair and bazaar to which more than or
binary interest attaches will be given this
evening and tomorrow evening by the
AIizpah Branch OF the AIinistering Child ems
League The fair will be held in the rooms
over the drugstore corner of Nineteenth street
and Pennsylvania avenue.
/ The 7eague is composed entirely OF young
boys. who do a large amount of charitable
work with the proceeds of their en- ertalin-
ments during the winter not only IN helping
to clothe the many deserving cases OF poor
people brought TO their notice, but in many
instances supply families with the necessary
, | food. The members OF the league have
1 worked unusually hard TO make the bazar OF
3 this and tomorrow evening a success and 1t
= is hoped that the response on the part of the
a public will he of the substantial nature ca
I | culated to swell the treasury Tor the large
, | number OF demands made upon il lately.
The fancy table will be in charge OF Mrs.
, | Mexican. wife OF Capt. Mexican. and rs the
4 articles for this table have been prepared with
! | great care and skill, it will present al at
+ tractive appearance 10 those still undecided
as to Christmas presents. The scale Of prices
, has been fixed upon & scale commensurate
/ with the generally prevailing cry OF hard
times.
J Miss Katherine Chapman has returned to
| Washington and Is a. present the guest Of
Gen and Mrs " c. JefIries.
5 Sir Julian aud Lady Pauncefote were max
: ing the rounds OF calls yesterday afternoon
upon the ladies of the judiciary.
/ Mr.. Redick H. Mckee, OF the Geological
4 Survey, will return TO Washington shortly TO
Y remain for the winter At present be is in
t Seattle. where his engagement 10 an heiress
q of that city was recently announced.
Mr. aud Mrs. Franklin Emmons gave a din
ner last night for Mrs. Orvllie Horwitz OF
| Philadelphia. The guests were Col ana Mrs.
John Hay. Senator and Mrs. Hale. Mr. and
Mrs Mcpherson, Count de Reyentlow Hon.
John Kasson Mr.. Reed. Mrs. Sheridan. and
b Miss Arkoe, pink roses. Mrs. Hotwitz has
a been the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Emmons for
several days.
e Mrs Claudia r. Money, wife of Representa-
: tive Money. of Mississippi, will not join Eer
husband here until the last Of December
Her two daughters will then accompany her
=, and remain here during the session OF Con-
gress.
g Prof Edward Paine, director of the Mad
$ rigal Association. left the city recently for
1 Richmond, as he has been quite i'll and
needed change and rest
:, Mrs. Eva Speacer Leonard has gone to
Florida to attend to the sale OF some property
:, ! in Jacksonville
: Mrs. Alice Goodwin, of Boston, has been in
Washington for the past ten days in the in
terest of publication devoted to the walls oil
: the country. The American Youth is already
J n splendid success. The Christmas number
!. will be especially brilliant, great many lead
ing writer's contributing to that edition. Mrs
> | Goodwin is a second cousin of Abraham Lin
Q coln and her profile bears decided likeness
: to his portraits. She is located at 222 New
p; Jersey avenue northwest.
Mrs. Druh and Mrs. Casey, sister of Mrs
i Gen. Grant are guests of Mrs Barnard, corner
of Eighteenth and X streets northwest Mrs.
Casey will probably go to New Orleans early
in the spring.
> Mrs. Metzerott and her family have moved
to the city from their country home, and oc-
' cupy their handsome residence, 1906 X street.
+ Mrs. Emily l.. Sherwood, who recently
buried her husband, will lease her home on
\ -Anacostia Heights. and be located with he1
: brother, Mr.. Vaudeville Lee, near her own
, home.