Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-14
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
More Buds Presented to Society at Yes.
terday's Teas.
Miss Ruth Harlan and Miss GOrdOn
Have Made Their Maiden
BOws-PersOnals.

BOws-PersOnals.
Miss Ruth Harlan daughter of Associate
Justice and Mrs. Harlan. was introduced
to society yesterday afternoon. and n large
part Of the social world was present to bid
her welcome. The house was quite elabor
ately decorated with palms, the mantels
banked with maiden-hair ferns, and a table
near where the debutante and her mother
| stood was piled with the floral tokens sent
her. Mrs. Harlan wore black MORE antique,
| and the bud was in white silk and chiffon.
Miss Harlan, Miss Brewer. Miss De Pyster.
Miss McCanmon and Mics Keats Rodgers
assisted in receiving In the tea room Miss
| Breckenridge. Miss Walker and Miss Rug
| giles did the honors. Among the guests were
| Mrs. Lamont, Mrs. Eissell, Mrs. Carlisle,
Justice and Mrs. Field, Mrs. and Miss Con-
| dit-Smith, Justice and Mrs. White, Justice
and Mrs. Brewer. Miss Brewer. ex-Justice
and the Misses Strong, Minister and Mrs.
| Romero. Minister and Mrs Zeballos. Miss
| Zeballos. the Chinese minister and Mrs.
| Yang, Mrs. Logan, Mr.. and Mrs. White
| more, Miss Wilcox, Mr.. and Mrs Butter
worth. Mrs Butterworth Howe. Mrs Lam
| der, Senator and Mrs. DOlph. Mr.. and Mrs.
| De Pyster. Mr.. and Mrs. McCammon, Gen.
| and Mrs. Breckenridge. Mr.. and Mrs. Cor
ham, Mrs. Hampden Zane and Mrs. l.. p.
6laCkDurn.
Mr.. A T. Britton entertained at dinner
on Wednesday night Mr. Nathaniel Will
sen. Col Payne. Mr.. Crosby S. Noyes.
Judge Bradley. Mr. Eugene Carusi. Mr.
Chas. T: Bell. Mr.. F. A. Richardson. Mr.
| Henry Wise Garnett, Mr.. Philip Chaplin,
| Mr.. Lewis ]. Davis and Mr.. b. H. War
rer. The table decorations suggested the
coming holiday season. wreath Of
| shining holly leaves and berries was in
| the center. and from this were strips Of
bright red satin ribbon out to each cover
| Mr.. and Mrs. BrittOn have the pleasant
| residence No. 1873 street this winter,
where they have been residing since they
closed their country place. late in the
| autumn. Mr.. William Britton will be the
| host of a young peoples dance on Deem
| Der 81.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. A. Gordon presented
| their daughter to society yesterday, and
| by their friends. The parlor was fragrant
| with the quantities of flowers sent the de-
| butante. Mrs. Gordon wore black satin,
| and Miss Gordon's gown was of white
were La France roses. The receiving party
| were Mrs. Sewers, Miss Miller Miss Cad
ston, Miss Dodge. Miss Blackford. Miss
Claudia Stuart and Miss Patten. In the
tea room Mrs. Bingham and Mrs. Reed
presided. Mrs. Sewer served punch in the
library. Among the guests were Mr.. and
Mrs Joseph Hardie. Mr.. and Mrs. George
Dunlop, the Misses Dunlop Mrs. Hartwell
Craigin, Miss Addison, Mr. and Mrs. Rob-
ert Tenney, the Misses Trapier. Mrs. and
Miss Tybout, Mrs. and Miss Mackall, the
Misses Blackford. Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Wheatley, the Misses Wheatley, Miss Dou-
gal. Mr.. william Dougal, Mrs. woodville,
Mr.. Woodville. the Misses Stephens, Miss
Miller. L. P. Maish, Mrs. and Miss Bates.
the Misses Compton, DR.. and Mrs. Stuart.
Mr. Gordon Sewers. Mr.. and Mrs. Holds
worth Gordon. Mrs. Harrison Dodge. Mrs.
w. H. Browne. Mrs. Knowlton, Mrs. Colds
borough. the Misses Darneille. Mrs. Rich
ard Pairo. Miss Eva Gilbert. Mr.. Joseph
Davis. Mrs. and Miss Wilcoxen. Miss
Riley. Mrs. Charles Williams. Miss Lucy
Bradley. Mrs. Gunnell. Mr.. Leonard Gun
nell, Mrs. Hampden Zane. Mrs. Luke
gruder. Mrs. John Poor. Miss Poor. Miss
Hagner, Mrs ]. P. Montgomery. Miss Ida
Magruder, Miss Abbott, Mrs. Downes Will
son, Mrs. Shepard and Mr.. Jack Shepard.
Miss Mary Arledge entertained the men,
bers of the Pleasure Seekers Club at her
home on Wednesday evening. Progressive
games were the order of the evening. The
ladies' first prize was won by Miss Ma
clay. BOBBY by Miss Morris. Gentlemen's
first prize was won by Mr.. Perry, BOBBY
by MIR. Purcell. Refreshments were served
at IL o'clock. Later in the evening Miss
Mamie Grain recited THE Polish Boy" and
Miss MeIlye Arledge The Maniac"
Among those present were Misses NJ. r.
Snyder. Sarah Maclay, Sadie Morris. NJ.
Hanna, Ida ONeil Maud Grain, Mamie
Grain. V. l.. ArIedge and Melye Arledge.
r. u. II. ..
H. c. Snyder, Cromwell. Purcell. J. b. Con-
molly, Thos. &. Connolly and Peery, Mrs.
Warren X. Snyder and Mrs. Geo. H. Ar
ledge.
The tea to be given in honor Of Mrs.
Lamont by the ladies of Washington bar
racks on Thursday, December 20, will take
place in the garrison hop room. The In
| vitations are limited exclusively to the
| army navy and marine corps.
Mr.. J. II. l.. Eager and wife have re-
turned to washington. after an extended
sojourn in the west and southwest of
nearly year. much of their time being
spent in Fort Smith. Ark. and the Indian
| territory. where they met with many
will be at home to their friends for the
winter at 1850 r street northwest.
Judge and Mrs. Macarthur will have with
them during the holidays their nephew,
Frederick Kingman Dyer. from Amherst
College, and their grandson, Cadet Arthur
Macarthur, from Annapolis.
Mrs. John Grant, her little daughter
Marguerite and Miss Minnie Thomas of
Omaha, Nebr, are the guests of Mrs. J.W.
Jewell.
Mrs. v. B. Stephen and Miss Katharine
Rogers have returned to their home, 14O7
10th street northwest.
The formal opening OF Parzelia Circle
Historical occurred on Saturday evening at
Vision Villa. Mr.. j. L. McCreery read a
poem, Mrs. Dieudonne gave half hours
talk on Napoleon, Prof. j. Is. Carpenter
sang, Rev. DR.. Addison gave short adj
dress, as did Mr.. Chas. Keefer. The circle
has arranged for nine lectures and has in
vitations out for three of them.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. Strauss of 400 Maryland
avenue southwest will be pleased to see
their friends next Sunday afternoon, De-
cembcr 16 from to o'clock.
Mrs. David Wolfe Brown has gone to
Philadelphia to recuperate, accompanied
by her daughter, Elizabeth Killingworth,
who will spend several months engaged in
the study of voice culture. Upon Mrs.
Browns return, a week hence, she will he
at home informally on Fridays.
Mrs. John Kelly of New York. well
known here. gave a dinner last Monday
in honor of Mgr. Satolli. The other guests
were Archbishop Corrigan, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jno. A. Mccall, Mgr. Farley, DR.. and Mrs.
Keyes, Mr.. and Mrs. Acosta and DIR. Papi
Mrs William G. Hill has issued cards for
a o'clock tea, on the afternoon Of he
18th instant.
A very pleasant masquerade party was
entertained at the home of Mr.. NJ. Neu-
myer, 1919 Corcoran street. last evening.
Dancing was enjoyed. The surprise was
given by the family and friends in honor
of Mr.. NJ Neumyer's birthday. A bountiful