Evening star., 1895-11-09
There is Already Quite a Little Stir
in Society.
MANY WEDDING AND LUNCHEON CARDS
Where Fashionable People Will Be
Located This Season.
OTHER INTERESTING GOSSIP


breaking-in process. Officially, at present,
cabinet officers carry the day, these gentle
men and their better halves will be present
Tuesday at the wedding of Miss Pauline
Whitney and Mr.. Almeric Hugh Paget, so
that few more notable defections from
town will be apparent Certainly for those
who have no particular fondnesS for dane
ing events everyday life now, with it's COM
mendable regularity, its leisurely engage
ments and its golden opportunities for
studies Of human nature, Is positively IDEAL
TO be able to go as you please, and when you
please. is a blessing not too frequently en-
jCyed by those given up to the world and
its amusements, and, therefore, all the more
to be desired. Faint signs of the coming
rush are felt In the little whirl of bristol
beard scattered about the last few days
The ladies are beginning to get out their fine
linen and glass, for the days of luncheons
and dinners are at hand. Mrs. Parker's in
vitations for Thursday next were as well
come as the sight of one of the glowing
mapies In the Soldiers Home, and the op-
portunity to meet Mrs. Miles in such a hos
pitable home is an exceptional pleasure.
Mrs. Parker always gets her friends to-
gether for these midday feasts, either in the
fall. when engagements generally are few
and far between. or In the spring, when an
invitation to her home Is even a greater
treat
Mrs. S.ernberg's invitations for a tea
among the army ladies. In all probability
Mrs. Miles will be the particular guest of
this entertainment, and, if so, could find no
more pleasant form Of welcome. The army
ladies, in fact, with their hoSpitalities and
charitable society gathering, have had the
honor of starting things going this autumn.
The Vice President and Mrs. Stevenson are
making a short visit to Mrs. Scott at her
home, 1927 18th street. They will go home
to Bloomington for THANKSGIVING and then
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Misses Stevenson are now at Wellesley Col
lege, but will spend the holiday season with
their parents.
DR.. and Mrs. Anderson of Cincinnati, tho
former a brother-in-Iaw Of Mrs. w. A.
Anderson, have taken house here for the
winter.
Mrs. Blaine was in town last week, busy
with the final arrangements of her house on
Dupont circle, which Mr.. and Mrs. Westing-
house will occupy this winter The house
has received a freshening touch both within
and without, and Is well adapted for the
large entertainments which it's new occu-
pants will undoubtedly give there. Mrs.
Blaine and Mrs. TruXton Beale have spent
the autumn at the old Blaine home at Au-
gusta, but will probably seek more genial
climate for the winter.
Senator and Mrs. Elkins have leased the
May house. 1897 Rhode Island avenue. and
Mrs. Elkins is now here. busy overseeing
its arrangements for the comfort of her
family. who will come on from their West
Virginia home as soon as the house is
ready for them. The Elkns family circle
is smaller than 1t was during their last
residence here. The eldest daughter is
married and living in New York, the boys
are at college and for the most of the time
only the fascinating little daughter, kath-
crime Elkins. Is with her mother. Kath-
crime Is quite a philosopher in her own
years old. At one of her birthday parties
at that period she manifested so much
anxiety to see a favorite among the news
paper correspondents who were regular WIS.,
her reasons. I want to tell all about
my party" said Katherine in reply, "fer
can't see any good in giving Il party if it.
does not go in the papers,"
Miss Katherine Merrck, daughter of the
late Richard Merrick, and Mr.. Martin Ram
say, son of Admiral Ramsay, will be mar
ried at st. Paul's Church, 18th and V
streets, in January.
November 20 will be the banner bridal
day. Miss Lindsey and DR.. Ayers of New
York will be married at the home of the
brides mother, Miss Regina Barbour and
thew's. Miss Mary Loughran and Mr..
James e. Duke at noon at st. Matthew 9,
Miss Watkins and Mr.. Prentiss at noon at
Ascension, and Miss Booream and DIR.
Leech at Hamline at noon. Some Of the
evening weddings will be those of Miss
Fueger and Lieut.. CuSack at st. Dominics,
and Miss Elizabeth France Morgan and Mr..
James F1ack. jr.. at the Covenant.
The marriage of Miss Joy Lindsey and
DR.. Edward Augustus Ayers will take plao e
Wednesday. November 20, at noon. at the
residence of Mrs. Van Linderon Lindsey,
l774 Massachusetts avenue.
Cards announcing the marriage last We'd
nesday of Mrs. Fanny Daley Read and
Capt MARYLAND at Crook Crest. Oakland,
Md, have been received here. Capt. and
Mrs. Markland will spend part of the win
ter in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cliff Perrin have leased the
Chew house on K street for the season. and
are now installed there.
Rev. DIR. Mackay-Smith. his wife and
their children lave all gone in for the
from it. The children have been riding for
some time, and very well able to set
the pace for their parents.
Last evening at 6 O'Clock in the chapel
of the Church of the Covenant Miss Lula,
the daughter of DIR. and Mrs. Varnum D.
Collins Of this city, was married to the
Rev. Robinson P. D. Bennett of Lyons
Farms, N. J. The ceremony was performed
by the Rev. M. d. Babcock, DID, of Bal
timore, assisted by the Rev. Teunis S. Ham
lin. DID,, of this city. The chapel was
prettily decorated with palms and flowers;
the music charmingly rendered by Mr..
Toof. organist of the church. The ushers,
Mr. Van Ness of Takoma Park, Mr.. Geo.
Dunlop and Mr. Hanna of Georgetown, and
Mr.. Gage of Newark NJ, were all Prince
ton graduates of the class of %, except
Mr.. Gage, the groom and his best man.
Mr.. V. l.. Collins, also belonging to that
class.
The bride. dressed in simple but ex-
quisite taste in white crepon gown, veil
and orange blossoms, was given away by
her father, who had but few days ago
returned from England in order to be pres
ent at the wedding.
After the ceremony there was an Informal
reception in one of tho parIors of the
chapel, where a large number of friends
and relatives had the opportunity of greet
ing the young couple
Lieut.. G. G. Heiner. who during the two
years of his station at Washington barracks
was considered one of the best-looking men
in the service, will be married Tuesday
evening next In Baltimore. His bride to be
Is also very handsome and popular. There
will be six usherS in uniform and six brides
maids, in white carrying red roses in honor
of the artillery. The best man is to be Dr.
Gable of the army. large reception will
take place Immediately after the ceremony
at Mrs. Smalls handsome home, 16 Mount
Vernon place. Many of Lieut.. Heiners
friends will go over from Washington
Lieut.. Heiner's father was Capt. Heiner
first United States infantry. His mother
was considered the most beautiful woman
Of the regiment and now resides here After
the reception the bride and groom will start