Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-25
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
A Christmas Eve Cotillion at the Letter
Mansion.
A Reception in Honor Of the New
CardinaI-Other Coming
Events.

Mr.. and Mrs. Letter gave a cotillion last
night, when sixty couples danced till
Christmas morning. The mansion had all
its usual floral ornamentation and guam
titles of Christmas green's. Mrs. Letter
wore blue brocade and velvet, and Miss
Letter wore cherry MORE antique, sprayed
with carnations. Among the out-of-town
guests, who are here visiting, were the
Misses Adams of Boston, who are visiting
their uncle. Mr.. Henry Adams; Miss VIII
merding and Miss Bartlett of New York,
DR.. Norton of Boston and Mr.. and Mrs.
Sam Ward of New York. Among the
guests were the British ambassador, Lady
PSuncefote, the Misses Pauncefote, the
French ambassador and Mrs. Patenotre,
the German ambassador and Baroness Won
Thielmann, Mrs. Lamont, Vice President
Stevenson, the Misses Stevenson, Senator
Wetmore, the Misses Wetmore. Senator
and Mrs. Elkins, Senator Allison, Senator
and Mrs. Lodge. the Misses Boardman,
Miss Anderson, Miss Hay. Miss Bonaparte,
Miss Story, Miss Philip Capt. Hesse, Lord
mestmeath, Baron Won kettele aSuo, Mr.:
Hamlin, Assistant Secretary Curtis and
Mr.. and Mrs. Hay.
The favors made a gorgeous decking for
an immense Christmas tree.
Fashions in window Christmas wreaths
year in sIspending the wreaths with red
satin ribbons 1t has been generally adopt
ed this year, and in many cases there Is
more red ribbon than evergreens.
The rector and the faculties of the Cath
Ole University have sent out invitations
for reception, to 6. January I, at Nc
Mahon Hall. in honor of his eminence,
Cardinal Satolli.
Miss Betsey Montgomery of Raleigh, N.
c.. is the guest during the holidays of Miss
Mary Badger Wilson, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. P. NJ. Wilson, 917 18th street.
Miss Winifred Davis entertained a COM
pany of young folks Monday evening at a
birthday party.
Mrs. Ella Wren Blair, mother of Mrs.
Robert Downing, is entertaining some
friends from New York Saturday next
some relatives of Mrs. Downing from Bal
timore will augment the party. On Satur-
day evening some well-known musicians
will lend their presence. They are: Miss
Minnie Relyea lat present an amateur, who
Is spending the winter at Edgemere, and
the Misses Eleanor and Minnie Downing.
These little ladies expect to accompany Mir.
Downing on his trip to Australia, etc.
Mrs. Dalzell, 1905 New Hampshire avenue,
will be at home Saturday afternoon, De-
cember %, when she will have with her her
daughter-in-law, Mrs. William S. Dalzell OF
Pittsburg, who, with her husband and in
FAINT daughter, is spending the holidays in
Washington.
Mrs. A. Howard Clark is spending the
winter In Bermuda, in company with DR..
and Mrs. d. w. Prentiss. They expect to
return in April.
Miss Richie of 10th street left Saturday
last for her home in Frederick, Md, where
she will remain during the holidays.
Miss Aidine Squire, daughter of Senator
Squire, arrived in the city yesterday after
noon, to spend the holidays with her par
ents. Miss Squire and Mrs Squire will be
at home tomorrow at the Normandie.
Mrs. Walter G. Gleason left yesterday for
Virginia, to spend the holidays with her
mother AID sisters.