The Washington times., 1895-03-27
Brilliant Dinner Efforts at
the EgCeIsior's Banquet.
MRS. HEARST'S ART EXHIBIT
Masterpieces of Noted Artists on View for
the Benefit of a Charity-Monocles to
Be the New Fad of t-a-fashionable
women-The Transfer of the German Am
bassador-The Adams-Tilden Wedding.

| Excelsior Literary CluD held Its seventh
! annual banquet at the residence of the
! president, Mrs. H. NJ. Stearns, No. 407
! Florida avenue, yesterday afternoon. Mr..
| Chauncey Depew's recent remark in re-
| gard to woman's inability to give an
after-dinner speech is responsible for the
Inauguration OF after-dinner speeches by
the ladies of the club.
The table was set for forty guests, with
menu card at each plate Bouquets of
| roses and ferns adorned the long tables,
| which fairly groaned with salads, cakes,
sandwiches, ices and all sorts OF good
things.
After the banquet Mrs. stearns intro
duced Mrs. j. L. McCreery as toast mas
ter.
"our Club" the first toast was re-
! sponded to by poem by Mr. Metcalf
entitled "The Coming woman,"' read
10y one of the ladies' Mrs MetcaIf re-
marked that her husband took after her
for rhyme
Miss Alice Stearns recited parody
on Excelsior" which pointed to the
modern woman. Absent Members ;"
Parliamentary Exercises" '0ur Arms"
| and many other toasts Mere wittiy treated
by the members, Mrs. 6. /. Bacon, Mrs.
Nay!or and others. Miss Helen Gray Ste
phenson recited THE Adaptable Girl"
much To the delight of the guests.
DR.. Mary Morrison made an admiral BILE
speech from notes on Woman, the child of
Mother Eve
Mrs. Naylor made q brilliant speech
on what women know OF the Fifty
third Congress- which was a travesty
| on a funeral oration. Mrs. F. r. Duffy
spoke TO "A chip of the old block by
well written essay on heredity. Fashion,
! it's uses and abuses by Mrs. Norris,
and Marriage not a failure by Mrs.
] BouteD, were both bright and sparkling
! Miss a. NJ. Chamberlain made an excellent
eXtemporc reply TO the toast "Our country -
Twenty-three States in the Union are
| represented in the Excelsior Club, New York
| being the banner State. Mrs. j. W.
| Ball, Sonora Sara, responded TO The
press in Il well-turncd speech and Mrs
Martha ID. Lincoln. Bessie Beech" said
! that it made every newspaper man and
woman hustle TO keep up with The Times.
The affair was brilliant success.
| The speeches We're interspersed with
| songs
The guests Were: Mrs. E. A. Bond.
/ Mrs. /. w. Ball, Mrs F. s. Duffie. Mrs. S
| Woodward. Mrs. G. f. Phelps, Mrs NJ j.
Stephenson and Miss II. &. Stephenson, Mrs.
! II. j. Smell, Airs. A. $. Murry, Mrs A ".
| Foster, Mrs. 5. H. jacobson, Mrs. 3. B. Sax
! ton, Mrs. l.. NJ. Weyand, Mrs. Katie i.
Scott, Mrs. A. G. Powell. Miss Julia E
| Widdows, Mrs NJ L. Willis, Mrs Alex
| Kent. Miss NJ. l.. Naylor. Mrs. H. H. Martin,
Miss f. L. Naylor, Mrs. IL. II SteerDs,
| Mrs Myra Metcalr, Mrs H. B. Bouton,
| Mrs Marion Parker, Mrs. NJ. d. Lincoln,
Mrs DR.. Mary Morrison, Mrs. X. g. Whit
| ing, Mrs. George A. Bacon. Mrs. Carrie r.
! Chapman, Miss NJ. C. Bennett, Mrs. n. j.
| Freer, Mrs. JEANNE NJ. Parker, Mrs. J.
| Lizzie Bradley, Mrs. NJ. L. MeCTeery,
| Mrs Kate Waller Barrett, Mrs J. D.
! Frsbie, Miss Nellie Hodgson, Mrs. NJ J.
/ Stephens. Mrs. A J. Lyons, Miss A NJ.
| Chamberlain, Mrs. NJ. l.. Edson and Miss
| Gertie Metcalf
Official confirmation has been received
/ here OF the transfer of Baron Won sauma
| Jeltsch, the German ambassador at Wash
! ington, to Constantinople. The fact has
/ been communicated to members OF the
| diplomatic corps, who were calling at the
| embassy throughout yesterday, 10 extend
| their congratulations. Sir Julian Paunce-
] fote, dean OF the corps, was among the
| first TO call i'll the morning.
| Baron Won Saurma VIII leave in May
! His successor will be Baron Won Thielmann,
now German minister at Munich. He is
! an author of high repute in Europe, his
| writings on Asia Minor being standards
| His rise III the diplomatic service has been
rapid.
! A short time ago he was junior secretary
| OF the embassy at Constantnople. Then
| he was made minister, and on coming TO
/ the United States, VIII serve for the first
| time as ambassador.
In case the new ambassador does not
| reach here by May, Baron Won Ketteler
! VIII probably serve as charge d'aflaires
| The present ambassador has been here
! two years, and his transfer to Turkey is
! regarded as a conspicuous honor, owing
/ to the Importance of Turkey in the politics
of Europe.
| All society is interested III The exhibition
| OF paintings to be held to-day from / a. m.
| TO 10 p. m. at the residence OF Mrs. Hearst
on New Hampshire averue for the benefit
| Of the Home for Incura bles The price of
admission has been placed at 80 cents. and
| in view of the fine collection of paintings
| and curioS To be viewed every one agrees
| that this is most moderate.
Among the noted artists whose works
| are to be seen are perfect examples of Rous-
seau. Corot, Sir Joshua Reynolds, Ronney,
! Lancret. Wattcau, Miliet, Troyon, SChTeyer,
! Van Dyke, Gabriel Max, Gerard Douw, Bot
| ticelli, and Vorbockhoyen. One of the most
! interesting curios is the spinetthat W as once
The property OF Mozart, and upon which
| he played scores of times.
During the afternoon tea Will be served
| be bonbon table, flower booth, and
| bicycle prize. Those who have not pro-
| vided themselves with tickets in advance
| can pay their admission fee al the door.
The entertainment is under the most fash
/ ionable patronage, and Will be certain
| to prove a success in every possible way.
| The house is sure to be crowded especially
J during the afternoon, when the tea will be
| in progress. For those who have not seen
I the pictures and curioS already the oppor-
! tunity offered will be one that should not
| be neglected. This is an occasion in which
| all classes Of society are interested, not
! only TO help swell the receipts of the enter
/ tainment for the Home for Incurables, but
as well for the lovers of art 10 enjoy sight
| of the valuable paintings with which the
walls are hung in every room OF the spa
! cious house.
The Berlin maids sandmatronshayes started
a new fad that will undoubtedly soon sail
across the Atlantic for at least trial in
| this country. This is a rage for monocles.
| Heretofore monocle wearing has been an
| exclusively masculine aocomplishme ent,
| but the New Woman has decided to invade
! even this precinct, and popular prejudice
| will once more be called upop-to abdicate
! its popular stand i'll favor of the latest
| feminine fancy.
II the girls desire to acquire the art of
| rnonocle wearing they will certainly do so
| in spite Of protest even of the most out
| spoken sort Therefore the public, at least
| that portion patterned upon the old-time
style. in whose ideas every departure from
| the regulation schoolroom curriculum is
| almost in the nature of a crime, viii un-
douhtedly be called upon TO take back
| seat and keep quiet Oh the monocle CUES