The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1895-12-24
WATCHING THE MISTLETOE
Season When Stolen Kisses Are
Sweetest and Soonest Forgiven.
Magnificent Home-wh hat the Gay
World win Soon Be Doing.

The mistletoe hangs high today. and gal
liant gray boards, as well as Sly youths are
watcnfully waiting their chance for kiss
from coy maidens, who shyly seek the glare
of the chandelier by accident. christmas
comes but once a year so the mistietoe
kiss is allo wable, and the irrcvocable clause
of the law-.'and never tcll'' is void for this
occasion only.
Christmas trees are glittcring with trem-
ulous threads of silver and gold, gay with
painted toys and beribboned, mysterious
bundles, and every where the children are
wishing and hoping aloud and the grown
folks guessing and smiling in their sleeves
over what Santa Klaus will bring toinor-
row.
The social affair of Importance TO take
place tonight will be the dance at Mrs.
Letters superb home. 1t will be bril-
liaut gathering, including the brightest
debutantes in the smartest finery, and the
favors are said to be superb. No city in
the world can boast n more exquisite ball
room in its homes than that or MI. and
Mrs. Letter, and when the electric glow
shed through opaline shades falls on the
bellies and beaus of the capital no faircr
scene can be imagined.
Mrs. CurZon, formerly Miss Letter, whose
marriage some months ago was brilliant
social event, has communicated an extreme
ly interesting fact TO confidential friend
in this city.
She writes that '.some time in February
she hopes to present her brilliant husband
with an heir to the Scarsdale title and es-
tates. Mr.. Curzon has taken residence in
the suburbs of London, where the expectant
mother is soon tobeinstalled-
Mrs. Cleveland who has been apprised
OF the coming JOY of her friend. has sent
her the picture of a beautiful baby. The
picture is a fancy one, but 1t is bit OF
pretty, artistic work, and is incloscd in a
handsome frame.
An interesting wedding occurred in
London yesterday at which Ambassador
Bayard gave away the bride, Mrs. John
Parish of Philadelphia, a descendant of
President Monroe. The ceremony took
place in the Catholic Church OF the As
sumption. Mrs. Parish becoming the wife OF
Z. ]. BralatOne. ex-secretary Of the Paris
legation.
Mrs. ]. w. Green OF No 5l4 d street north
east. was deligh ted oreceiveasherC Christmas
present "A handsomely dressed pig from Col.
K. F. Larden OF Kfttanning. Pa.
League held their regular meeting Thursday
when the annual elections took place and the
fOllowng-named members chosen: Bowie
Chapman. president: Edward Wagstaff.
vice president: Walter C. Parker. treas
urer: Harry wagstan, secretary: F. Norton
Envert. corresponding secretary: Richard
Magruder. sergeant-at-arrns. with Paul T.
Lambert as chairman OF the committee of the
constitution. This league has taken upon
itself the work Of assisting, SO far as th.-s
limited means will allow, such worthy poor
as they daily meet or hear OF An
auxiliary composed OF young girls work with
the league. and are planning to give some
Christmas cheer TO the poor children living
on canal boats. In this connection the yhOpe
the parents and friends OF the league will
lend a hand" All contributions made for
this purpose will be received and gratefully
acknowledged by Mr.. b. j. Darrell at the
Corcoran Art Gallery.
The HELPING Hand Club of Capitol Hill
met last night at the home OF its president.
Miss Alicia Barnes to ARA nge for the dis
tributiOh tonight of the forty-two garments
ton of the club four months ago.
Those of the members who can will meet
at the same hour and place this evening.
when they will Superintcnd the delivery of
the groceries. clothes and CONNECTIONS. which
they bought. made or collected from friends.
Among those present were Misses Martha
and Hariette Price. Miss Mary Ellis, Miss
Florence Ball. Miss Jessie Davis. Mr.. John
Bcnkert, Mr.. Lawrence Davis, Mr.. John
Porter and Mr.. Harold Doyle.
Mrs. Daisy L. Fox has so seriously sprained
her wrist rs TO prevent her visiting Kentucky
during the holidays, where She was to have
appeared in concert during Christmas week.
Mrs Thomas F. Miller and children re-
turned today from 4 visit to her family in
,u,,ryia ana Il Visit To the Atlanta exposition