Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-03
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
The Dinners, Musioales and Teas of Yes.
terday.
Pleasant Entertainments Marking the
First Days of the New
Year-PerSOn0Is.

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delightful vocal selections. The house.
which is so pleasantly known to a wide
| circle in society, was tastefully decorated
| with flowers from the Conservatives. Mrs.
| Blount wore a Paris gown of light gray
| satin, with pink and gold passementeries;
| Miss Blount, an empire gown in white silk.
| Miss Bessie Blount was in yellow satin and
| chiffon. Miss RoSalie Fearnen, a guest,
was in white chiffon, and Miss Slater wore
| white crepe and chiffon. Mrs. E. z. Per-
kins, Miss Mary Powell, Prof. Lent Miss
| Chittenden, Mr.. Delano, Mr.. Charles E..
| Rice and Prof. Lawrence contributed to
| the musical program, to which a large
| company listened with pleasure Among
these present were Justice Brown, Miss
| Pitts and Miss Palms, Justice and Mrs.
| Brewer, Mr.. and Mrs. Cunningham, Mr..
| and Mrs. NJ. NJ. Parker, Gen. and Mrs.
| Greedy, DR.. Shipper, Assistant Secretary
| and Mrs. Uhl, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas VIII
son, Dr. and Mrs. Lane Mr.. and Mrs. b..
| Charles j. Bell, Miss Bell, Justice and Mrs.
Harlan, the Misses Harlan, Mr.. Gardiner
| Hubbard, Miss Helen Tisdell, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lester H. Ward, Mr. and Mrs. Pilling, Miss
Anna Seaton Schmidt, DR.. and Mrs. Fran
| els Ransom Smith, DR.. Burnett Mr.. and
| Mrs. Ffoulke. DR.. McElhone. Miss Marie
| Chapman, Mr.. and Mrs. Marcus Bailey,
| Col and Miss Nicolay, Mrs. Somers, Mrs.
| Comstock, DR.. Chase. Mrs. Parks. MIR. Rob-
| ert Chapman, Mr.. Waldo Pilling, Mr..
Charles Robinson and Prof Harris.
Mr.. Philip C. johnson, widow of Admiral
Johnson, introduced to her friends yester-
| Isabelle Johnson, at an afternoon tea. Their
| apartments at the Portland were thronged
| from to Z by company thoroughly
we'll acquainted, and which seemed
| ing folks in society. The flowers sent to
the debutante banked the mantels with
blooming fragrance. Miss Johnson carried
| a bunch of roses and white hyacinths. Her
gown was of white satin and chiffon. In
| the tea room Mrs. +. L. Chaplin and Mrs.
r. H. Minor did the honors and had the
valuable assistance of group of young
ladies, which included Miss Marie Zeballos,
Miss Carmody, Miss Mimmack, Miss Brad
ford, Miss Hancock, Miss Hemphill, Miss
Beale. Miss Wainwright and Miss Thomas.
Among the guests were the Chilean minis
ter and Mrs. Cana, Miss Edwards, Mrs.
Romero Lieut.. and Mrs. Attwell, Minister
Zeballos, Minister and Mrs. LaZo Arrfaga,
Miss Morton, Admiral and Mrs. Ramsay,
Commander and Mrs Chadwick. MT. and
Mrs. Cuinmins, Mrs. Carvallo. Paymaster
and Mrs. Cosby, Col. and Mrs. Lfeber. Chief
Constructor and Mrs. Hichborn, Miss HIGH
born, Admiral and Mrs. Selfridge, Mrs.
Dean. Mrs. Hopkins Mrs: and the Misses
Worthington and Mrs. and Miss Kelly.
The German ambassador, Baron Won
Saurma- Jeltsch, entertained at dinner last
night Senator Sherman, Senator Hale, KEEP
resentative Bourke Cochran. Mr.. w. L.
Boardman, Mr.. LIE CHAT, Nj. Cough, Com
mander Hoff, Mr.. j. B. Henderson, Solicitor
General Maxwell, Assistant Secretary Ham
lin, Mr.. Josiah Pierce, Mr.. Calderon Car
Isle and Baron Won Flotow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore w. Noyes have
returned from tour through Spain, Pales-
tine and Egypt, and are at their home,
1916 S street.
Mrs Evan Thomas has sent many friends
in this city invitations for the marriage of
her daughter, Miss Marion Josephine Thom-
as, to Mr.. Henry Fisher. The ceremony
will take place at high noon, Saturday,
January 10, at Epiphany Church. New
York city A breakfast will follow at half
past II at 242 Lexington avenue. The
couple will go abroad for their wedding
trip.
Mrs S. H. Kaufman will give lunch
con Thursday, January 10. to meet Mrs. A.
D. Moore of California.
Mrs. Fuller and Miss Catherine Fuller
have cards out for a tea, January 8. to
I, to meet Miss Rosalys Jones.
Invitations are out for the Bachelors
germans. January and 80. and February
20: assembly at 9:15 and cotillion at 10
O'Clock Mr.. VIM. Hall Slack is the prest-
dent, and on the executive committee are
Mr. Jesse Brown, Mr.. r. S. Chiffon, jr.,
Mr.. c. c. Glover. Marquis 1mperiali. Mr..
George Howard Mr.. Clemens ketteler, Mr..
Chas Laurie McCawley, Mr.. John Van
Ness Phillips, Mr.. Alex. Rodgers and Mr..
P. Lee Phillip.
Mrs ]. c. Head has luncheon invitations
out for Thursday, January TO-
Mrs William Winthrop, 1920 1 street, has
cards out for Fridays in January. 4 to Z.
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Wilson will give
dinner Tuesday, January %.
Ex-Postmaster General Don NJ. Dickin-
son and wife will be guests tonight at
President and Mrs. Cleveland's state din
ner to the cabinet.
Mrs. Blaine is living temporarily in her
house on Dupont Circle, to which the fur
niture and paintings from her old home
have been removed. Mr.. James Blaine,
who is studying law at the University of
Virginia, will be here off and on during the
winter, and Mrs. Blaine also expects Mrs.
TruXton Beale to make her visit.
Mrs Zeballos and Mrs. Felixa Zeballos,
wife ard mother of the Argentine minister,
have resumed their Wednesday evenings,
and received last night with their usual
cordial manner. They were assisted by
Mrs. Atwen and Miss ZebaHos.
Mrs. Ross Thompson will be at home
Thursdays in January at her residence,
Connecticut and Kalorama avenues.
Mrs. w. J. Miller will be at home Fridays,
January IL and %. assisted by Miss Marian
Miller and Mrs. Everett Rapley.
Mrs. Geo. c. Gorham and Mrs. W. F.
Clark, 1853 Q street, will be at home Sat
urdays in January and February.
Miss Alice Newell of Richmond, Va, is
visiting her cousin, Mrs. w. H. Klopfer,
ZIG 9Th street northwest.
The Ell engagement is announced Of Miss
Annie Sabal Shepperd, daughter of Capt.
Hambleton Shepperd of Virginia, to Mr..
Miles }. Renick, son of Mr.. Edward ireland
Renick OF the Department of State.
Mrs. Parker, Soldiers Home. will not be
at home Fridays in January, but will re-
ceive Fridays in February.
Miss Emma n (.ilSton accompa nv
Mrs. Charles Z. Calvert and her daughters
Edna and Blanch, have left st. Augustine
for Palm Beach, Fla, where they will
spend the winter.
Mrs. Linton, wife of Representative Lin
ton of Michigan, is located at 219 North
Capitol street. and has visiting her the
Misses Miller OF New York. Mr.. Linton
has not yet returned to Washington.
Mrs. j. f. Quentin, widow Of the late
Capt. Quentin, fourteenth United States
infantry, and Mrs. Fitz Gerald, with her
little daughter, are making a short visit
to the family Of Lieut.. S. ]. Mulhall. They
are pleasantly located at 1916 Q street
northwest.
Miss Theresa Spandarm of Baltimore Is