Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-17
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
Official Announcements of State Dinners
and Levees.
Black and Gold Were in the Ascend.
ancy at Yesterday's Events.
Personals.

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| Wednesday, January PRESIDENTS re-
| ception; II am to pm.
| Thursday, January 2-Cabinet dinner.
| Thursday, January diplomatic recep-
| ton; pm. to IL pm.
Thursday, January 16-Diplomatic dinner.
| Thursday, January 23-Congressional and
1 judicial reception; pm. to IL pm.
Thursday, January 30-Supreme Court din
ner
| Saturday, February Mrs. Cleveland's re-
| ception; pm to 5 pm.
Thursday, February 6-Army, navy and
marine corps reception; pm. to IL pm.
| Thursday, February 13-Public reception
| 8 I'm. to IL pm.
The following is the official program for
| the Presidents reception on New Year day:
| At IL am.--The President will receive the
| Vice President, the members of the cabinet
| and the diplomatic corps
| At IL 10 a.m-The chef justice, the asso-
| ciate justices of the Supreme Court of the
| United States, the judges of the United
| States Court of Claims the judges of the
| Court of Appeals and the judges OF the Su-
| preme Court of the District of Columbia.
| At 11:25 a.m.-Senators, Representatives
and delegates in Congress, the Commission
erS of the District of Columbia and the judi
cial officers of the District, ex-members of
the cabinet, and eX-ministerS of the United
States.
At IL 40 a.m.-The officers OF the army the
| navy and the marine corps, the general and
general staff of the militia of the District of
Columbia.
| At - m.-The regents and the secretary of
| the Smithsonian Institution, the civil service
commissioners. the interstate commerce
commission the assistant secretaries OF the
departments, the assistant postmasters gen
eral, the solicitor general, the assistant at
torneys general, the commissioner OF hsh-
cries. the commissioner of labor, the heads
| Of the bureaus of the several departments
and the president of the Columbian institute
| for the Deaf and Dumb.
| At 1915 p.m.-The Associated Veterans or
the War of 1916, the Grand Army of-the he
! public, the Loyal Legion, the Union veteran
Legion and the members of the Oldest In
habitantS' Association OF the Dlstrict ol
Columbia.
At 1875 pm-Reception of citizens, which
will terminate at D.m.
Carriages will approach the EXecutlNe
Mansion by the eastern gate and leave by
| the western. Pedestrians will approach the
mansion by the western gate and leave by
| the eastern.
| Cleveland, Mrs. Stevenson and the ladies' OF
the cabinet.
Princeton had its day at the capital yes
| terday. The social latch string was out,
| and al that the most hospitable intent
| could suggest vas done to give the boys
| Just as jolly and delightful a welcome as
| could possibly be crammed within the.
limits of enc altogether too brief twenty
of the toys this morning after such busy
TINE there is immense satisfaction among
| the girls. For once there were plenty men
| to go round and to spare. Mrs Berlan
wilkins tea, where all the young people
| of her acquaintance met the glee club, was
| a charming and most successful introduce
| ticn to the social distinctions awaiting the
guests of honor the rest of the evening.
| The Wilkins residence, on Massachusetts
| avenue. was EMPOWERED in roses. while
| suggestion of the holiday time was appar-
| ent in tie freme of holly and mistletoe
over the drawing room doors. In the hall
! was dIaped Princeton flag, wreathed in
laurel bran, hes. The hostess. in a splendid
| and most becoming gown of yellow bro
cade, with yellow velvet and chiffon trim
| ming the pr city bodice, was most agree
| ably assisted by Mr.. Wilkins and their
sons. MI. John Wilkins and Mr.. R. c. Will
| k'ns Mrs. Robinson, sister of the hostess,
and Mrs. Lincoln Smith in doing the
| honors In the group of young ladies as
| sisting We're tie Misses Fuller, Miss Myra
| Noyes, Miss Perkins, Miss Josephine Per
| kins. Miss Rodgers, Miss Hagner, Miss
| Hichborn. Miss Nellie Reeder, Miss Cas-
| sells, Miss May Keyworth Barbour. the
| Misses McCammon, Miss Ewing, Miss
Swearngen of Pittsburg and Miss Helen
| Hurst.
The floral decorations of the tea table
| We're in pink. A centerpiece of pink roses
| tied with pink ribbons, and all the dainty
appointments of the table were in har-
| 1nony. A candy mandolin and banjo, filled
| around with candied cherries and sweets.
were effective adornments at the ends of
the spread.
Among the guests were Miss Stevenson,
| Miss Miles, Miss Letter, Miss Clark, Miss
| Harmon. the Misses German. Miss Arm
| strong, Mrs. Aubrey. the Misses Bur-
| roughs, Miss Berry, the Misses Boardman.
! Miss Louise Kaufman, Miss Knapp, the
| Misses kelton, the Misses Kinney, Miss
| Lieber. Miss Lockett, Miss Langhorne,
| Miss l-emly. Miss Mitchell, the Misses Cox,
| Miss Long Edes, the Misses Emory, Miss
| Fox, Miss Mullan, the Misses Maury, the
| Misses McIntire, Miss Marrow, Miss Nor
ris, Miss Poor, Miss Powell, Miss Virginia
Sheridan. Miss Helen Smith, the Misses
| Steele Miss Sewers. Miss Scott, Miss
Swope, the Misses Mattingly, Miss Nc
Lanahan, Miss Greer. Miss Farnsworth
Misses Hoy, Miss Hay. the Misses Jackson
the Misses Todd, the Misses Tyler, Miss
| Teller, Miss Aline Wilcox, Miss White, Miss
| Worthington, Miss Warner, the Misses
| Clagett, the Misses Cabell, Miss Christy,
Miss Cockrell, Miss Alice Card, Miss Bel
KNAPP, Miss Barney, Miss Alice Burdett,
Williams, Miss Wescott Miss Williamson,
| Miss Wallach, Miss Rowena Whitman,
| Miss Wilkinson, Miss Leech, Mr.. and Mrs.
| T. c. Noyes, and Mr.. and Mrs. Victor
| Kaufman.
| Miss May Keyworth Barbour gave a din
ner in honor of Princeton men, at which a
| charming young company sat about an
| oval table. In the center was raised plat
| of maidenhair fern, studded with large
| yellow chrysanthemums The favors at
each place were guitar bonbonieres, tied
| with yellow and black ribbons. The bou-
| to nnieres and corsage bouquets were of
| yellow chrysanthemums, tied with yellow
and black ribbons, and having in their
midst a tiny yellow flag, with the college
| initial in the center. Black and yellow rib
| bops and flags decked the walls of the din
| ing room, and in the other rooms long
| stemmed roses added beauty and fragrance.
The company at table were Miss Reeder.
| Miss Cassels, Miss Lucille Fuller, Miss An
ME Barbour, Miss Hichhorn, Miss Alice
| Langhorne, Mr.. G. J. Greer. jr., of the
| class of ~: Mr.. l.. B. Terry, 81; Mr. r. D.
| Smith, 90; Mr.. r. B. McNish, 81; Mr.. T.
Cadwalader 1864 Mr.. John F. Wilkins, '94.
and Mir. ]. +. Weiss, '25, and Mr.. and Mrs.
| James f. Barbour.
The Misses Mattingly' gave another of
the early dinners which the Princeton men
will remember with pleasure. The dining
room of the Mattingly residence was hung
with yellow and black, and the exquis.tely
| laid table decked with chrysanlhe-
| NUNS. The guests al table were Mrs. J. =.
| Waters Miss Farnsworth, Miss Winnifred
S. Mattingly, Miss jamie Fuller, Miss
| Marion Galaudet, Miss Sewers, Mr.. Mill
| bank the president of the senior class and