Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-30
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
President and Mrs. Cleveland Dined at the
Olney Home.
A Musicale, Dinners, Dances and Tens
We're on the Cards Yesterday
Personal Mention.

nlSnt, ana tnelr aTtlSllC uoiie WAS III 6did
dress for the event. On the table a tall
silver pitcher, filled with long-stemmed
Lang roses, stood in the center of the sill
yer epergne, bordered with maidenhair fern.
Loving cups at either end Ct the cloth were
also filled with roses, and the tapers in the
low silver candelabrss burned under white
fern-trimmed shades. The company seated
with President and Mrs. Cleveland We're
Secretary and Mrs. Gresham, Secretary and
Postmaster General and Mrs Bissell. Sec
rotary and Miss Herbert, Secretary and
Hiss Morton, Chief Justice and Mrs. Fuller,
Mrs. Perrine. Sir Rivers Wilson, Mr.. Garter
of New York and Miss Mildred Lee.
Mrs. Scott Townsend gave dinner last
night, followed by a musicale, at which
Ysaye, the violinist, played in the presence
Of large and appreciative company.
Miss Voorhees, entertained her wide circle
OF friends yesterday afternoon at one OF
the most interesting teas Of the winter:
The company was one thoroughly wen
acquainted and it took each guest long
time to make tour of the rooms. Tor at
every point there were familiar faces Inc
house was softly lighted and prettlly deco
rated with vases of roses, and on the re-
freshment table were pink roses studding
cushion of maidenhair. Miss voorhees,
received in a gown of white satin striped
taffeta, and her cordial greeting was fol-
lowed by the attentions of her assistants.
among whom were Mrs. Hampden zane,
Mrs. Heber May, Mrs. Biddle and Mrs.
Rockhill, with Miss Call, Miss Acosta. Miss
Fendall, Miss Crosby, Miss Manly of Bal
timore Miss Howard and Miss Mary Will
cox, who presided at the coffee urn, and
who was always surrounded by chatting
friends. Among the guests were Bishop
Keane. Rev. Father Lee, Mrs. and Miss
Brewer. Mrs. and Miss Murphy. Mrs Don
aldson Wilcox, the Chinese minister and
Mrs. Yang, Mrs. Field, Mrs. Outnwaite.
Mrs. Leiber. Minister and Mrs. Zeballos.
Lieut. and Mrs. Attwell MIR. and Mrs.
George Howard. Mr.. and Mrs. Victor
Christy, Mrs. John W. Foster, Mrs L. P.
Blackburn. Major and Mrs. Goodloe. Miss
Trescott, Mr.. F. A. Richardson. Mr.. and
Mrs. Lansing, Mrs and Miss Bynum. JUS
tice and Miss Morris. Mrs. Brinton Stone.
Mrs. and Miss Condit Smith and Mrs. Lam
| Ger. Senator Voorhees, joined the COM
pany at its height and shared the honors
with his daughter
Miss Call gave a dinner last night of
eighteen covers followed by small dance.
at her residence on street The table
cleaned with old family silver and cut
glass, the flowers were yellow roses and
the tapers burned under yellow rose shades.
and garlands OF the roses twined the can
| delabras. The dinner guests we're Miss
Stewart, Miss Deering. Miss Aline Wilcox.
Miss kountze, Miss Zebailos. Miss Condit
! Smith, Miss Bunce, Miss Wright Lieuten-
! ant Field. Baron Flotow. Mr. Broome, Mr..
| Alfredo Cana, Mr.. Wilcox, Mr.. Mario Men
donca, Mr.. Stone. Mr.. Caps and Mr..
| Phelps. Another larger company Joined
| them at 10 o'clock for the dance. among
them being Miss Herbert, Miss RugGleS,
| the Misses Brice Miss Blackburn, Miss
| Norton, Miss Ramsay, the Misses Men
dcnca, Miss Butler. Miss Uhl, Miss Tracey,
| Miss Bunce, Lieutenant and Mrs. Reamey,
Lieutenant and Mrs. Minor, Lieutenant and
| Mrs. Holcombe. Mrs. Longstreet, Mavroy
| eni Bey, Mr.. de Weckherlin, Lieutenant
Russell Lieutenant Radford. Assistant Sec
rotary Hamin. Mr. T. Sanford Beatty, Mr..
Adams. Mr.. Monroe Hopkins and Mr.. Jes-
sup Blair.
Mrs. Dora T. voorhis. 1923 Q street. will
| not receive again until Thursday, February
| IA. from to IL pm.
Mrs. Josephine GosZler Of New York city
| is visiting Mrs S. B. Foss at 457 Massa-
| chusetts avenue northwest.
| Mr.. Alonzo D. Shaw and daughters have
had with them for the past couple Of days
Mr. and Mrs. l.. l.. Lester of Portsmouth
Va. They are just returning home from
| their wedding tour, which has been through
| the principal cities of the north.
| Mrs. Walter Lewis Priddy has cards out
| for tea Friday. February /. from to TO-
| in honor Of Miss Lorena Content King Of
Chamberlain. S. Oak, "a / street northwest
Cards are out for a tea in honor of Miss
| Cooke. to be given by Mrs. Madison Adams
Ballnger and Miss Miriam Ballinger. on
Monday. February 4.
Mrs. Carey will not receive tomorrow
Mrs. Arthur w. Dunn will not be at home
today.
Mrs. Gibson will receive tomorrow after
noon with Mrs. and the Misses German.
| She leaves on Friday for Louisville to
spend a month with her daughter Mrs.
Semple.
Mr.. Ferdinand Klemt and Miss Marie
Rachenbach were married last eveing at
| the temporary residence of the bride, in
| this city, in the presence of a large party
of admirr friends. Rev. DR.. Boteler of
| the Lutheran Church performed the cere-
| mony. The bridal party and guests were
photographed afterward. There were many
| presents and fine collation. was served.
Mrs. William A. PETER, Miss PETER and
| Miss Curtis will receive tomorrow, from
| 3 to 8, at the Oxford.
DIR. and Mrs. H. s. Hall entertained a
| number of friends at their home Alden
| hail." on Maryland avenue extended, on
| Tuesday evening. A fine lunch was served
| and several games of siX-handed euchre
| were played. Among those present We're
| Mr.. and Mrs. Gramlich. Mr.. and Mrs. Tise
and daughter. Capt. and Mrs. Bartlett of
| Highland, Mr. and Mrs. Mcfarland and
| daughters, DIR. and Mrs. Hall. Dr. Buck
and Hon. Mr.. Kliner and wife.
Prof T. w. Rhys-David. the eminent
scholar, who will deliver a series of lee
! lures here on Buddhism. will be the guest
| of Mr. and Mrs. Ffoulke during his stay.
Mrs Rhys-David will. it is hoped. also
company him.
Mrs Dolph has just returned from
| visit to friends in New York
Representative w. Bourke Cochran and
| Mrs Cochran will not sail on Saturday for
| Europe, as expected. The trip has
| been postponed for several weeks by order
| of Mrs. Cockran's physician, who decided
that she is not able as yet to stand an
| ocean voyage, and that IT will be at least
| a month and perhaps longer before it will
| be safe for her to go. In the meantime
| Mr.. and Mrs. Cochran will remain at the
| Holland House, New York.
Mrs Cornelius T. Belt will not be at
| home tomorrow, but will receive the fol-
| lowing Thursday, February Z, for the last
time this season.
| Miss Flora Shinn of Capitol Hill returned
| last week from Pittsburg, where she had
| been visiting since September last.
A pleasant surprise party was rendered
| Miss Mary Kelly at her residence. 1410 w
street northwest. last Friday evening.
| Among those present were Messrs. Frank
Federline, Gerald Griffin, Andrew Sheri-
| dan, Gilbert Hughes, Willy Reilly. and
| Misses Maggie Corcoran. Mary Reilly.
| Agnes Breen, Sadie Seton, and Maggie
| and Mary Kelly.
Mrs. Roger Q. Mills and Mrs Charles H.
| Mills will not receive tomorrow, but will
| receive Thursday, the 7th of February.