The morning times., 1895-11-13
SERIES OF DINNER DANCES
Six Pleasant Events Looked For
ward to by Young People.
Mrs. Sternberg Entertains at n Tea
and Rcception-Notes and
Personals.

| dances they are planning for the coming
season. According TO the present decision
there W i'll be six OF these brit liant gatherings
during the winter, beginning in December.
Mrs. Rowland, Mrs. Brice, Mrs. Hay, Mrs.
Townsend, Mrs. Barney and Mrs. Buardman
VIII in turn be hostess for dance. Each
evening chosen five OF these ladies will
entertain at dinner a party of sixteen, all
adjoaTning 10 the house OF the sixth lady
later.
Tine cotllion favors which are imported
are valuable and altogether novel and viii
add fresh interest 10 the old figures, and
beauty TO those that are new.
About one hundred of the sInartest maids
aud niztrous, with their attendant cavaliers
Will make up the lucky number. The girls
are talking of nothing else, and the men, too,
are deeply Interested.
Mrs. George NJ. Steruberg. wife of Gen.
SteTuberg, U. $. A, entertained at "A tea
yesterday afternoon from 10 Z at her
home, No 1919 Sixteenth street north
west.
The handsome dra winS.roUm, hall, and
unipg..Opm already artistically decorated
with exquisite bric-a-brae and drap..rics
and souvenirs uf life at the Western posts
IN the form ur bead work and buckskn
curiosities nf original American skill,
were made fragrant and more beautiful
with flowers.
Palms and ferns were arranged in every
corner or niche, tall vases of American
Beauty roses, and monster chfysanthrmums
of every hue, added to the picturesque
surroundings.
Mrs. Sternherg received her friends in
the drawing room, surrounded by bevy Of
attractive young women, Mrs. Leon Wood,
Miss Miles, Miss Breckinridge Miss Ennis,
Miss Lciber, Miss. Huntington and Miss
Cockrel- In the diningrOom ices were
served and champagne punch added its
sparkle to the occasion.
Gen. SternIrrg moved among the guests,
welcoming them with hospitab!e warmth.
Among those present were: Mrs. Leiber.
wife of Gen. Norman Leiber; DR.. Francis
Leiber Gen Wright, Col. and Mrs Wilson,
Gen. Batchelder, Gen. and Mrs.
Van Vliet, Gen. and Mrs. Sax
ton, Gen. and Mrs. C. H. Smith,
Col. and Mrs. Claussen, Mrs. Rosa Wright
Smith, Col. and Mrs. Alden. Col. ard MIS-.
Forward, Mr.. and Mrs. Uhl. Miss Uhl, Capt.
and Mrs. Crosby Miller, Capt. and Mrs. f.
z. steever, Surgeon and Mrs. Acair,
Surgeon and Mrs. Walter Reid,
Major and Mrs. c. i. Wilson,
Miss Waller, Col. and Mrs. Vincent. Dr.
Vincent, Col. and Mrs. Eliot, Col. and
Mrs. Andrews, Mr.. and Mrs. HemphIll,
Col and Mrs. Weeks, Lieat. Commander
and Mrs. EatonsU. S. N; Lieut.. and Mrs.
Gallagher, Miss Temple, Mrs. J. o. Evans,
Mrs. o'2ielly, wife of Surg. r. NJ. o Reilly;
Major and Mrs. Poole, Miss Poole, Mrs.
George ". DAVIS. wife OF Major Davis: the
Misscs Davis. Lieut.. and Mrs. kennon,
Lieut.. and Mrs. j. r. williams,
Lieutenant Colonel and Mrs. Cushing, Miss
Cushing. Lieutenant William C. Brown,
Mr.. and Mrs. Van Wyck, Capt. and Mrs.
Walter Howe, Mr.. and Mrs. Galiauoiet. Dr.
Charles Smart. L. s. A. Miss Smart, Gen.
and Mrs. o. B. Wilcox. Mrs. J. H. Gordon,
Capt. aud Airs. J. NJ. Lancaster. Capt. and
Mrs. Cailin Miss -Catln. Col. and Mrs. ].
Z. Summers. NJ isS Summers. Major and
Mrs. Charles Byrd, Mrs. Seth Shepherd.
Gen. and Mrs. George 4 Forsythe. Capt.
and Mrs. McNally, Mrs. Cordit-Smith.
Miss COudit-Smith, Major and Mrs. j. B.
BabcoCk, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Wilson,
Lieutenant and Mrs. ThorDas Cruise, and
others. Mrs. stcrnberg VIII give second
tea next week.