Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-19
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
President and Mrs Cleveland Dine tmid
Rustic Effecta
Shr0ve Tuesday Experimentation
and Dinners-PersOnal
Mention.

the series last night at the Portland, en-
tertaining the President and Mrs. Cleve-
land, the Vice President, Secretary Of State
and Mrs. Olney, Secretary of the Treasury
and Mrs. Carlisle, Secretary Lamont, At
torney General and Mrs. Harmon, Post
master General and Mrs. Wilson. secretary
and Miss Herbert, Secretary and Mrs.
Smith, Mrs. Minot, Miss Hamlin, and Mr..
and airs. A. J. Sawyer Of Lincoln, Neb.
Agricultural and rustic effects were car
ried cut In the dec oration of the room and
the table. There was an arbor of green
overhead, dotted with electric lights, and
the mirrors at either end of the room We're
framed in green, and the lights in red and
white globes; the mantels and firepaces
were banked in ferns, and the effect was
very pleasing. On the table pillow FORM
ed OF red carnations was a forcible en-
blem. Four spun sugar haystacks and
piles. of miniature vegetables, made of
sugar, near them fanked the center piece
-Four wh4elbarrows piled with candied
sweets in fruit shapes were at the corn
ers of the table. Roman punch was served
In rosy red apples and peaches. and the
ices came on in similar designs.
Last night at the Ascension a large gath
ering Of friends witnessed the marriage of
Miss Marguerite Shepard Patterson and
Mr. Edward Jones Taylor. Mr.. Frederick
Pattarso of New York, MIR. William Giese-
king, Mr.. Alphonso Rice and Mr.. Charles
PATTERSON were ushers. Miss Allmuth
OF New York and Miss Grace Eve
iyn Chandlee In gowns of white silk and
chiff IN, were the bridesmaids and carried
pink roses. Miss Julia Patterson was maid
or ho1 and was gowned in yellow satin
ana chiffon, and carried yellow roses. The
bride anne in with Ter brother, Mr.. Walter
Brown Patterson. Her goNn was of white
SILK and chiffon, AMI a diamond ornament
held her tulle veil. Mr.. James r. Tucker
was best man, and Rev. DR.. Elliott per-
gone to housekeeping at 1914 W street,
where their frienGs enjoyed a wedding
supper. They will be at home to their
friends after March ].
Justice and Mrs. Brown gave a dinner
last night in honor of their guest. Mrs
Mckee The oth2rs present were Mr.. and
Mrs. john w. Foster, Mr. and Mrs. Car
roll Mercer. Miss Mcmillan, Mss Addison
Mitchell, Miss Warfield. Miss Pitts Mr.
Somow. Mr.. Bax Irons:de. Mr.. Bowers and
Gen. Jones. Roses decked the table.
Mr.. and Mrs Crosby S. Noyes have been
laid up for several days with the grip.
Miss Closson, daughter of Colonel ami
Mrs. Closson. gave a pretty dance last
night at the commandments house al the
washington barracks. which was pleasant
~ attended by number of young people.
Professor and Mrs. Alexander Graham
Bell gave dinner last night at which
they entertained the Mexican minister and
MRS. Romero, Senator and Mrs. Villas, Col
onel and Mrs. John NJ. ilson Mr. and
Mrs. Gardiner Hubbard, Mr. and Mrs ID.
X. Mckee. Miss Scidlaore. Miss Window,
Professor Langley and Mr.. White of the
Venezuelan commission.
A large and brilliant reception was held
at the residence of Mrs. Mary Z. Hummer,
NO. lbs 1 street, yesterday afternoon
Inc rooms were handsomely decorated
with palms, cut flowers and nulnorous
lamps In the receiving party Were Mrs.
RUNNER handsomely attired in black silk.
trimmed with pink crepe and Spanish lace:
Miss Nellie O'Keefe. Miss Katharine
Okeefe, Miss Mamie Feeley, Mrs c.
1ardella, Mrs. Glenn Brown, Mrs ].
\, n: Hickey, Miss Julia Baird, Mrs. Farar.
McGeagh, Miss Stella McGeagh. Miss An
ME Byus, Mrs. Nolan, Mrs Nordstrom.
mrs; Martinez. Mrs. Ridgely McElar, Mrs.
Emily Hartman, Mrs. w. b. Dorsey. Mrs.
H. e. Ryan, Mrs. Stump, Miss Nina Nc
Laws and Mrs. Guy.
An informal dance was given at Central
Carriage Works by committee of the pro-
prietors and their friends Monday evening
last. The affair was attended by about two
hundred persons. There was good music
ana entertainment, with pretty young ladies
and plentiful refreshments. During an in
PERMISSION in the dancing, MI. c. Otto Land
graz called upon some of the talent present,
to which the following admirably respond
Cd: Mr. Fahy In comic songs: Miss Louise
Schulz. a piano solo; Miss Purcell, recita-
tons: Miss Henrietta Worch, a song: Prof
Difenderfer. cornet solo; Prof ]. l.. Rosser,
banjo solo, accompanied by Mr. ChaS Weiss
pianist, and ]. E. Horstkamp. guitar The
committee under whose management the
affair was given was Mrs Minnie Sprisht-
ley, Misses Minnie Landgraf, Louise and
Nellie Schulz. Messrs. w. F. and c. Otto
Landgraf, Geo. A. krug VIM Horstkamn
Chas. Weiss Geo. c. and Herman Schulz
Victor Zuberano and J. Z. Horstkamc
Mrs. John Mitchell of Philadelphia is visit
ing her cousin, Mrs. Tyssowski, and will re-
ceive her friends this evening
Mrs. Burrows, wife of Senator Burrows,
will not receive again until after Lent.
General and Mrs. Saxton left yesterday
for visit of a few days at Fortress Monroe.
A pleasant masquerade surprise party was
given Monday evening at the residence of
AR. and Mrs. James S. Raeburn, 1913 Goth
street. Music and dancing were enjoyed
until midnight, when supper was served.
Among the guests were Mrs. A. V. and Miss
Lizzie Raeburn, Misses Katie and Rosie
Kerr, Mr.. and Mrs. Locraft. Mr.. and Mrs.
Garner, Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony Mr. and Mrs
VIM. Locraft. Miss Jennie Hurley, Miss
Jennie Dugan, Miss Carrie Allen, Miss Grace
Ammer. Miss Amelia Sewers Miss Harvey.
Miss ONeil and Miss Cecilia Perry of New
York, Messrs. VIM. and Henry Bean James
Locraft. VIM. Singer. L. II. BROMLEY of
baltimore, Thos. kinslow, Dan Taylor, J.
Carew. S. Ellis. Gains, Fred Duvall john
son. Chas. McNeir, Roy Kinslow and
Graves
The members of the Ardmore Club enter
ta!ned their friends on Monday night at a
dance given at the residence of Miss Lula
Murphy, in East Washington. Miss Muir
ply was assisted i'm receiving by Mrs
Shafer, Mrs. Wilson and Mrs Murphy.
Those present were Misses Bessie and Jen-
ne Shomo, Katie Hall, Whitacre, Mabel
Shafer, Mamie Parks, Dollie and Maggie
Smith, Beulah and Bertha Wilson. Grimes
Bessie Johnson, Lizzie Hellengass, Josie
Gallagher, Sarah and Hattie Ridgley
Mamie and Carrie Webster and Messrs
James Shepley, Charles Parks, Frank Gal
lagher. Frank Manning, Zach. and Tom
Webster, William Boswell, George Shafer.
Harry Miller. Furnohower, Proctor, Hays,
J. w. Bartlett, George Stanton, d. C.
Garner. f. Winstead, Foster and Newton.
Mrs. Sprigg. wife of DIR. William Mercer
Sprgg. gave a house-warming tea yester-
day at their new home, 10th street The
hostess was assisted by Miss Fuller. Miss
Hagner. Miss Clagett and Miss Baker in
dispensing the Inequalities of the occa-
sion.
A pleasant social feature last Thursday
evening was an Informal gathering of
friends at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
Horn, 723 4th street northeast. Fancy
dances We're rendered by Master Frank
Deimer. The guests present were Mrs.
Bland, Miss Mary Tullivar, Miss Mary
OConnor. Miss Nora OConnor. Miss Nell
lie Broderick, Miss Lizzie Heaiy. Miss Jul
lin Sullivan, Miss Katie O'Conror. Miss
Nora O'Connor. Miss Carrie Coleman. Miss