Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-23
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
Hospitalities Of the Days Before Christ.
mas.
Dinners, Breakfasts and Teas-HOme
COminEs of Sons and
Daughters.

General and Mrs. Moore gave a din
Ter Saturday night, followed by a recep-
| ton, in honor of General and Mrs. Miles
| The other guests We're the Vice President
Justice and Mrs. Field. Senator and Mrs
Sherman. the Mexican minister and Mrs
| Romero. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Henderson
Mr.. and Mrs. a. C. Barney and the Japa-
| nese minister, Mr.. Kurino.- Poinsetta
blooms formed the centerpiece, and led
tapers burned under red shades. The name
cards were 6ecked with the national col
ors. The drawing rooms were hung with
Christmas greens and holly. The guests
for the reception began to arrive about TO-
They embraced resident. official and diplo-
matte friends of the host and hostess.
Mr.. and Mrs. James f. Barbour enter
| tanned at dinner Saturday night, 10 meet
the Colombian charge d'affaires and Mrs.
Rengifo. The round table had center
piece of pink roses in a plat of ferns A
garland of roses, asparagus and Farlayense
fern bordered this, and in its curves were
fancy wheelbarrows, filled with roses and
lilies of the valley, and in each tiny Co
iombian flag. The boutonnieres had the
little flags also. The name cards had the
Colombian and American flags tied with
a garland of orai ge blossoms and hearts.
In the company at table besides the guests
Of honor were Minister and Mrs. Lazo
Arriaga, DR.. and Mrs. Guzman, Mr.. and
Mrs. d. r. Mckee. Mr.. Eastman, Mr.. Pas
tor of the Spanish legation, Mrs. William
irwin, Mrs. d. P. Mccartney, Miss Bar
bour, Representative Benton McMilin,
Miss May REPRESENTATIONS and Mr.
Henry Wise Garrett.
Rev. and Mrs. Robert Johnson will cele-
brate their silver wedding this evening by
a reception at their residence, 2015 YER
mont avenue, at o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Britton will give a
dancing party on Monday, December 80,
and children's party on January 3.
The first ball of the holidays will be the
cotillon tonight at the National Rifles
Armory. The club membership embraces
a number of prominent young gentlemen,
who intend giving a series of assembly
germans at the Rifles Armory, the first of
which will be that Of this evening. Mrs.
Carlisle, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Blanchard, Mrs.
Swanson. Mrs. Washington and Mrs. Uhl
are the patronesses, and the cotillon will
be under the leadership of Mr.. Martin.
Mrs. Martha j. Danner, Vevay, Ind, lis
visiting her sister, Mrs. Theodore Livings
Northeast Washington.
Miss Clara Shepard daughter of Dr. Geo.
L. Shepard of Sedalia, Mo-, is visiting her
cousin, Miss Lucy Livings, rs Sd street
northeast.
Friday night the weekly meeting of the
lately organized Crescent Club was held
at the residence of Miss Cora Franc 1923
North Capitol street. Games were enjoyed
until a late hour, when supper was served
Those present were Misses May Walsh
Miss Mamie sheehy. Miss Cora Franc. Miss
Ralph Sherwood Herbert Franc, Jerome
West and De Haven Sharp.
Miss Jeanette V. Griffin of SIP North
Carolina avenue southeast has gone to
spend the holidays with Misses Weismann
of Eas: Orange.
The Rey. Leander T. Chamberlain of
New York city will spend Christmas with
Il n at hair
on Vermont avenue.
DR.. James Rodman of Kentucky is spend
ing the winter with his daughter, Mrs
Switzerland. at 1923 N street. during the
absence of Lieut.. Switzerland as executive
officer of the Dolphin. Miss Rodman is
also with Mrs. Switzerland
Mr.. Charles Hodge Of Swarthmore Col
lege is spending his vacation with his par
ents, at 2l39 K street northwest
Mrs. j. Mckee Borden. 1871 Q street. will
give a tea Saturday, January A to Z.
Mrs. Wilcox will give breakfast Sat
urday. January 4, to meet Mrs. Grant.
Miss Hortense L. Smith of Bangor, Me-,
has Joined her parents. General and Mrs.
Joseph s. Smith. who have taken up their
residence for the winter at the Shoreham.
Mr. Ctcil Barret Of Harvard is spending
the holidays with his mother, Mrs. Alex
ahder Barrett, 1715 Massachusetts avenue
northwest.
DIR. NJ. D. Peck. wife and daughter have
gene to Cortland. N. Y. to spend the holi-
days with his aged mother and other rela-
tives.
Mr.. Harry Epson Sims son of First AS
sistant Secretary Sims of the Interior, will
be at the home of his parents, 1119 K
street northwest. during the holidays Mr..
Sims is in attendance upon the Harvard
University Law School at this time, hav-
ing graduated in 1888 at the University Of
Virginia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Francis Egan will
spend the holidays in New York city as the
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Underwood
johnson. DR.. Egan will resume his lee
lures at the, Catholic University in Feb
ruary. -.
Mrs. Philip E. Chaplin will give a tea, to
meet Mrs and Miss Bates.
Mrs. M M. Rich has returned, having
spent the past three weeks with her sister,
Mrs. Oettinger of Wilson, N. G.