Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-31
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
New Year Greetings Amid Scenes of
Festivities.
Dancing Parties VIII Close the Years
HOspitalities-Last Nights
Dinners.

| and Mrs. Brice will entertain in this man.
ner. The marriage and reception of Miss
Lottie Lillian Allan and Mr.. Bernard Lee
Grove will interest a number of their
friends. Miss Goodwin of Iowa circle will
have a gathering of young people. Rev.
DR.. and Mrs. Mackay Smith will give din
ner in honor of Col. Fred Grant and wife,
and the Misses Patten will entertain at din
ner This afternoon Mrs. Alexander Tun-
stall will give a tea at o'clock, and the
Misses Clapp will give a young peoples
tea.
The Mexican minister and Mrs. Romero
at a handsome dinrer last night enter
| tanned a company to meet the Secretary of
State and Mrs. Olney. The table was, as
usual, superbly decorated with flowers. The
crystal chandelier in the center or the
| stately apartment was garlanded in smilax
| and the ends reaching down were sprayed
with pink carnations. La France roses In
the tall epergEe reached up to the chande-
lier while about the base fine fruits made
tempting piles, and ferns and asparagus
! wrea thed about the mirror on which the
epergne rested. The vases at the corner OF
the table also held La France roses. The
fine china and gold service used made the
richest ornamentation possible To meet
Secretary and Mrs. OlIey there were pres
ent Attorney General and Mrs. Harmon.
Postmaster General Wilson. the Brazilian
| minister and Mrs. Mendonca, the Chilean
| minister and Mrs Cana, the Guatemalan
| minister and Mrs. Lazo Arriaga. the Swiss
minister and Mrs Pioda, the Venezuelan
minister and Miss Andrade. the charge
i affaires of Colombia and Mrs. Rengifo.
the charge d'affaires of Costa Rica and
| Mrs. Calvo and Mrs. Covarrubias.
Mrs. Grant entertained at dinner last
evening a notable company to meet her son.
Col Fred Grant, and his wife, who are now
visiting her for the first time in her new
home. Pink roses and ferns made the CEN
| terpiece. and lilies and pink roses alter
| mated In the vases around the corners The
candles burned under white and silver
shades. The guests were Secretary and
| Mrs. Lamont, Senator and Mrs. Sherman,
Senator and Mrs. Stewart, Senator and Mrs.
Elkins, Gen. and Mrs. Miles, Mr.. and MIS-;
Bancroft Davis. Minister kurino, Mr.. and
Mrs. William c. Whittemore Mrs. Sartoris
and Assistant Postmaster General Frank
| H. Jones.
Mrs. Crosby s. Moves. Miss Noyes and
Mrs Fred. w. Hall will receive on Fri
avenue.
Mrs. Thomas Gordon Hunt and her
| daughter, Mrs. A kirkland Michler, enter
tanned at a tea yesterday, and brought to-
geth.r in their handsome house, 1915 Mas
sachusetts avenue, comnany of several
hundred persons, representing both official
and resident society. Christmas greens.
| holly and smilax, with great rosettes and
streamers of broad red satin ribbon
decked the halls and rooms. Partic-
| rlarly effective was the blending Of these
| in the dining room, where the lights burn
| ed under red shades and a genial glow pre-
vailed. Mrs GllZman did the honors in the
dining room. Assisting also were Mrs.
| Jorin Miss Miles, Miss Poor, Miss Hagner,
| Miss McCammon and Miss Clagett, with
| Capt. Michler ard Mr.. Henri de Sibour.
Miss Kaufman has issued invitations
FOR 4 O'Clock tea Saturday. January 4.
| Mrs Soruers has cards out for tea Sat
rrday, January 4, from 4 to o'clock, at
100 NJ street.
The Secretary of War and Mrs. Lamont
will give dinner Friday night. followed
| by receDtiC n, in honor of the new Asso-
| ciate Justice of the Supreme Court and
| Mrs. Peckham.
Miss Edith Thompson will give a theater
party this evening, and afterward will en-
terrain her guests at supper.
A double wedding occurred on Christmas
| lay at TIA Cedar avenue. Cleveland. Ohio.
at which Miss Jessie A. Howells of Wash
| ngton became the wife of Harry NJ. Put
| nam, D. D. S. At the same time his sister,
| Miss Hattie Putnam. was married to Sol
Steele esq, all of Cleveland.
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Howell of East
Franklin street. Baltimore, entertained
srme friends Saturday evening. The house
was decorated with Christmas greens and
| American beauty roses. After brief
program of vocal and instrumental music
| the guests repaired to the dining room,
where the table was daintily spread.
Among the guests were Mr.. and Mrs.
Holmes and daughter. Mr.. and Mrs. Byrne
| of New York, Miss Bauer and the Misse
| I-aiy and Miss France of Washington.
| Misses Graham, Howell, Hunter Smythe,
Walker. and Messrs. ]. Wesley Blair.
Craig. Browne. Ireland Thomas, Hunter,
| Sewell, Willis He'll and Yager.
Miss Mayme Burke entertained her Sun
| day school class at her home Friday even
| ing last. Games and other amusements
| were INDUCED in. During the evening Miss
| Nellie Burke rendered several vocal solos,
| after which bountiful repast was served.
| Among those present were Masters Eddie
Vernon and Joe Heath, Lola Tennyson.
Archie and Frank Moriarity, Joe Holden,
John Hopkins and Walter Heath. Mrs.
Heath, Mr.. and Mrs. ROLAND, Mrs. Hop
! kins and Misses Nellie Burke. Zera Beach.
May Heath, Bernie Hopkins and Mrs. ].
| Albert Heath.
Miss Lillian Louise Plant went this morn
ing TO Baltimore to attend the dance given
| by Miss Catherine Hooper Filgner, the
/ niece cf-Mayor Hooper.
| Ex-Gov. and Mrs. Hubbard of Minnesota
are guests of Senator and Mrs. Davis
Mss Haas and Miss Burbridge have cards
out for a dance Tuesday, January I, at 0
| O'clock to meet Miss Yellott of Baltimore
and Miss Mitchell Of Richmond.
| A very pleasant party was given by Miss
| Kate Jarvis last evening at her residence,
No 531 10Th street southeast.
| Miss BERTHE Beese of No. JOG l street
| northwest gave i party Monday evening
After supper dancing enjoyed until a
| late hour. Among those present were
| Mr. and Mrs. JHo. r. Galloway, Mr.. and
! Mrs. O'Leary, Mr.. and Mrs. Powers, Mrs
| jerks, the Misses Cooks, Lipscom5. Buck
| ley, Beckey, OBrien. Flynn, and Messrs.
| Studer, Nose, Warthen, Helmus, Downey,
| Henry, Farnum, Clear Kane and Schnei-
| der.
Mrs. W. w. Resinger and Miss Reisinger
| will he at home Thursdays in January
| Miss Ella Berean of Easton, Pa. is the
guest of Miss Reisinger for the season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman F. Oberteuffer of
| Philadelphia are making a fortnight visit
! to their father, Mr. J. E. Fitch.
Professor and Mrs Harry King gave
tea yesterday to introduce their second
| daughter, Miss Mabel The rooms were
prettily decked with flowers and palms
Mrs. King received in a gown of black
satin, trimmed with blue satin and ietted
lace. The debutante wore white silk nus
| lin, white bengaline, and carried La France
roses. Miss King, who was a debutante
! last season, wore cream color striped silk
with black velvet bodice edged with jet
Mrs. LamoreuX and her guests Mrs. Weber
and Miss Schooler of Wisconsin, Mrs. Ohm
| sted, Miss Olmsted, Mrs. II. L. King, Miss
Young Miss Goldsborough of Pittsburg