The evening times., 1895-11-12
RAYORITE In SOCIETY HERE
Mrs. Paget, nee Whitney, Charming
Daughter Of a Lovely Mother.
gratuIatiOns Upon His Promotion.
Notable Weddings TO Occur.

There is the greatest interest here at the
Capital over Miss Pauline Whitney's we'd
ding, which takes place to-day, more. in
fact, than has been shown in therecent ducal
wedding. The details given out concern
ing Miss whitney's marriage are dignified
and conservative, in striking contrast to
the flamboyant exploitation of Miss Van.
derbilt's wedding, about which Ii is de-
voutly hoped a long suffering public will
be spared further tittlo.tattie.
No woman was ever more popular, more
| generally or more deservedly liked, more
| tenderiy regretted than Mrs. Whitney.
| Even those who knew her specifically
hold her is warmest remembrance, and all
those who came under the charm Of the
mothers influence have an affectionate
interest in the daughter.
At the time AR. Whitney was in Mr..
| Cleveland's first Cabinet Miss Whitney was
n little girl, not yet in her teens, but she is
remembered as a winning and charming
child. She appeared once only at a fash
ionable fr on during her life here, the
christeH /of her little sister Dorothy,
I and 1t rs she who dispensed the pretty
| favors, which every one carried away as
a souvenir OF the occasion.
Those who have known Miss Whitney in
| these later years say she is worthy
| daughter of her mother, beautiful charm
ing and responsive, and Tor her future hap
! piness and well-being she has the heartfelt
wishes of her own and her parents friends
| here.
There is a little woman with a swarthy
| skin, big, lustrous. brown eyes and a smile
| that cheers the heart, who is clever withal
! and successful in her profession, which is
! that of an organ grinder, or piano-grindcr
rather. for she turns the crank on one OF the
| street pianos, which charm or torture the
/ spirit. as the case may be. Every evening
! Just before the lecture begins, she places
herself outside OF a law college and grinds
away for dear life. Not a man goes in
without dropping a few pennies into her
little brown hand. and IL one does escape be
is called hack by her colleagues, Here, Mr..
Smith. Mr.. Brown. or Mr.. Jones. come back;
you have forgotten something" Or, See,
there goes the professor; now, don't let him
escape" and professor and student come
smilingiy back to pay tribute.
Dr. and Mrs Elliot Coues are back again
| 4 fter an extended tour through the West,
! where the doctor went over the ground
he has for the three years lie was engaged
in writing about in his Lewis and Clark
Expedition" This week DR.. Coues is enjoy
ing the meeting of the American Ornitholo-
Cists' Union, of which he is president.
There was gay party OF fWashingtonians
came over on the Majestic. which arrived
on Saturday. Mr.. and Mrs. Letter. Mrs.
Gordau Mckay. and Woodbury. Blair. Mr.
and Mrs. Letter will remain in New 1orA
for the Whitney wedding.
As If to put at rest the various rumors
| which have been afloat conc ng the dis
satisfaction OF the home Gov erI.I ant with
| Mr. Depuy de Lone. because OF his inability
to obtain better terms in the Mora claims
nd to prevent the fitting out OF filibuste ring
expeditions, he has given up the house on L
street, so long occupied by the Spanish le-
| cation. which is an old-fashioned, unat-
tractiye house, in the unfashionabie part
of the town, and taken long lease on the
Tiffany house on Connecticut avenue. which
is in n fashionable locality and much better
arranged for entertaining.
JScut. Col, Samuel Cushing, U. 8. A.,
received his promotion yesterday az II
o'clock, by the retirement Of Col j. h.
Gilman, stationed at Chica go. Last even
ing a reception at his home. NO. l4lS
Twentieth street northwest, was heid' wheh
he received a number of exquisite tributes
of flowers and hearty congratulations from
his friends Among those present were,
Gen. and Mrs. Moore, Gen. Ruggies. Mai.
and Mrs. Byrd, Col. Gilmore, Miss Miles,
Miss Miller, Capt. and Mrs. Burr. MT. ana
Mrs. Darlington, Col. and Mrs. Woodwaru'
Mai. Woodruff, Col. and Miss Mckenzie;
Con smith. DIR. and Mrs. Alden. Mrs. and
Miss Scott, Mr. Horner. Mr.. Holbrokke,
Col. and Mrs. Weeks. Col. and Miss Town
send. A poem appropriate to the OCCASION
was read 10y Maj. Woodruff.
Miss Cavillia, of Baltimore, is the guest
of her cousin. Miss Reisinger, daughter OF
Comma nder Reisinger, U. B. N.
Tho wedding of Miss Daisy German,
daurhter of Senator German. Ia Richard
Johnson. will take place November 20 at
the home of her pa rents. corner ana FIJI
teenth streets northwest.
Gen. Stanley. governor of the Soidler 8
Home who was called out West owing TO
the illness of his brother, will return to the
city the latter part of this week. During
his absence he has visited st. Louis and
in Indiana.
Gen. Miles and son are excellent wneei'
men, taking a spin every afternoon. Gen.
Miles has found that bicycling improves
his health wonderfully.
Lieut.. Reamey, U. s. N, and Mrs. Reamey
entertained at dinner AT their home, No.
1T46 street, Sunday night, the japanese
minister and several of the legation.
The wedding of Lieut.. Gordon Heiner,
U. S. A, to Miss Elizabeth Kent, niece
of Mrs. Geurge Small, Baltimore, took
place today at noon. Six usbers in uni
form were in attendance, and the brides
maids carried red roses, in compliment to
the artillery. Lieut.. Hciner is quite fa--
yorite In Washington society, and mum.
Der o. friends went over to the marriage.
Miss Nita Mcwade has returned from
her trip to Atlanta, and. after few days
spent In the city, will go North to resume
her studies in the New York School OF De-
sign.
Mr.. Donald Brown and his sister, Miss
Genevieve, will leave tomorrow for New
York, where they will remain week be-
fore sailing for Paris to join Mr.. and Mrs.