Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-18
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
Pleasant Mention Of Pleasant People Here
and Coming.
COming-Out Teas and Wedding Fes-
tlvities on for tho Week.
Personals.

tnlS winter, ana tnere are rev as pretty
girls among the debutantes. The family
will be at the Normandie, as usual. for the
season.
Mrs and Miss Scott, who have been set
tied for the last fortnight at their home on
10th street, expect the return of Miss Julia
Scott from Europe in week or so. She Will
be debutante also this winter.
Senator Wetmore and family will be here
to spend Thanksgiving in the Mcpherson
house. and will have in it one of the most
attractive homes in Washington. Mrs Wet
acquainted among the Washingtonians who
summer at Newport. The Senator's sons
are in college.
Ex-senator and Mrs. Mcpherson and Miss
Mcpherson will leave town early next week
and will not be back again until next April.
Mr.. T. Sanford Beatty, as the advance
guard of the Brice family, arrived on Friday
last, after enjoying the horse show and its
attendant festivities In New York. The
Brices will not of course, come here till the
New York opera season is over. The New
York World of Sunday says: Senator and
Mrs. Calvin s. Brce have TO decide within a
short time If they will take a lease of Beau
lieu, the William Waldorf Aston establish
ment at Newport The Brices were the oc-
cupants Of this establishment on Bellevue
avenue last summer. 1t had been for years
previously closed. They were said to pay a
large rent for it-$12,000 or 15,0O0-and their
kept the season alive. Mr.. Anthony Drexel
of Philadelphia is the new applicant for the
villa. Mr.. Drexel, it seems, intends to stir
the social life at the city by the sea to the
foundation with the entertainments he pro-
poses to give. He will be prepared for all
eXfgencies, and keep his big yacht in the
hafbor and his stable filed with horses"
Washington friends have received invita-
tons from Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas E. Tut of
st. Louis for the marriage of their daughter.
Jane Gardner, and Mr.. George Corning
Fraser. on Thursday, December s. at II Van
deventer place Mr. Fraser is a son of Mr.
and Mrs. George S. FRASER and a graduate
of Princeton, '93. The couple will reside in
this city.
At the recent marriage of Miss Blaine and
DR.. Crosson at St. Peters Church many of
their personal friends We're not able to get
INTO church at the last moment, as it was
crowded to the very doors. An inspection
OF the cards presented reveals the fact that
large part of the space in the church was
taken up by persons who had no right there
and who, in the rush at the doors gave all
sorts of cards, visiting cards and church
cards for weddings long since passed. These
bogus guests are trial and worry at
large weddings all over the city, and g. closer
scrutiny of admission cards at the many
weddings expected this week would be ad-
visable. Mr.. and Mrs. Blaine greatly re-
gret the circumstance, as 1t barred from the
church many Of their intimate friends
Mrs Hearst is at her home on New Hamp-
shire avenue She returned from Europe
last week, and Is in excellent health.
At the marriage, Wednesday noon at st.
Matthews Church. Of Miss Loughran and
Mr.. Duke the ushers will he Messrs Daniel
Loughran, jr., William r. Loughran of Nor
folk, Thomas Fealy and Franklin Porter
MIR. Arthur r. Smith Of Norfolk. Va will be
best man and Miss Margaret Loughran will
be maid of honor for her sister. Rev. Chas
NJ. Bart Will off1ciate, and the ceremony will
be followed by a reception at the residence
of Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Loughran on L
street.
The marriage of Miss Amelia Schmidt,
daughter Of Mrs. Mary Schmidt of 1722
Pennsylvania avenue and Mr.. William
Fisher Stowell of this city will take place at
z 30 o'clock tomorrow evening at the Luther
Place Memorial Church, Rev. ]. G.. Butler
officiating; The ushers will be Fred A
Schmidt, Mr.. Wallace Stowell Mr.. Alfred
Gawler, Mr.. John B. Sleman, jr, Mr. Frank
Burger and Mr.. Alfred Stoddard Miss Mary
Schmidt, sister of the bride, and Miss Callie
Stoweil sister of the groom, will be brides
maids: After the ceremony Mr. and Mrs.
StoweH Will leave for a bridal trip.
The marriage of Miss Estelle Littlepage,
daughter of Capt. H. Beverly Littlepage, to
Mr.. Alvan Macauley will take place We'd
nesday evening at st. Andrews Church
The bride Will be attended by her sister, Miss
Callye, as maid of honor, and six brides
maids, Miss May Macauley, sister of the
groom; Miss Mamie Gieske of Baltimore,
Miss Osburn of West Virginia Miss Then
holm and the Misses Mamie and Ida Young
MIR. John B. Macauley, brother of the groom,
will officfate as best man. There will be six
ushers, Mr.. Sherman James. Mr.. William
Du Val Brown, Mr.. Waddy Butler Wood.
Mr.. Luther Reichelderfer, Mr. Harry Hin
man and Mr.. j. Elfreth Watkins. After the
ceremony reception for the bridal party
Will be held at the Littlepage residence The
couple VIII take southern trip.
There was a pleasant surprise masauer-
ade party rendered Mrs Grant Thompson
Friday evening by the Blue Bell Social
Club. Music, both vocal and instrumental,
was ell joyed, after which all repaired to
the dlLlng room, where bountiful repast
was served. Among those present were
Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. Mar
tin, Mr.. and Mrs. R. Collingsworth, Mrs.
Hurst, Mrs Randolph and son. Miss King,
Mr.. and Mrs. Keilum, Miss Blanch Kraft,
Miss Maggie Macdonald, Miss Ella Bayne
Miss Collingsworth, Miss Annie Dietridge
Miss Lucie Meter, Miss May Collingsworth
Fay Vanhorn, Biece, Frank Randolph and
Charles Warfield.
Miss Emma Clemens of the Litchfield has
recovered her health. which will be pleas
ant information to her friends.
Miss Alice Keegan Of Gordonsvflle Va,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Thos. A. Brown,
jr., 2017 Portner place northwest.
Miss Margaret R.. Shreve of Prince
Georges county. Md, and Mr.. William H.
Ward of Washington, d. c., were quietly
united in marriage by Rev. Isaac w. Can
ter, at his parsonage Sth and K streets
northwest, the 18th instant. The ceremony
was witnessed by few intimate friends,
and after congratulations the couple left
for Norfolk, Va, which will be their future
home.
The pretty home Of Mrs. ]. B. Hammond
of 18th street was filed to overlooking last
evening by a gathering of friends to enjoy
an entertainment for the benefit of the little
church at Colonial Beach. Mrs. Daisy l..
Fox looked after the musical part and was
assisted by the Misses Gray and Cushing Of
the Metropolitan Church choir, Mr.. Howl
ings and Mr.. Belt. One hundred guests sat
down to fine supper before dispensing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas NJ. Bolts have issued
cards for the marriage of their daughter,
Annie Elizabeth, to Mr.. Charles U. Gibson
of this city, Grace NJ. E. Church, corner
9th and streets northwest, at o'clock
Thursday evening, November %. Miss Mol
lie Bolts, the brides sister, will be maid of
honor and Mr.. George S. Gibson, the groom's
brother, will be best man. Messrs. Irving
Haskins. Perry Medford, VIM. Leetch and
Fred. Duvall will be ushers.
Mrs. I. v. Slater has returned from New
York.