Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-30

| me nted Upon selections from Tennyson's
| l0yis OF the King, followed by q general
| discussion OF the topic by members of the
4 club. after which the weekly edition OF
| the clubs paper, THE Reflector" was read
by Mrs Herriott. the humorous contribu-
| tons to which created much merriment.
Mrs. John w. Foster has cards out for
Wednesday. February 6. o'clock. to meet
| Mrs. Mckee. The latter will arrive Tuesday
| next to be her guest.
Mrs. Joseph F. Birch and Miss Dashiell
win be at home Thursdays in February. j
to .. at l5O4 street.
| d. Webster Nipple and wife Of Reading
Pa. are visiting with Mr. and Mrs H. A.
| Wind Of SIC 18th street.
| Mrs. Taylor Of 11H Q street will give
| a tea to the Colonial Danes of Washing
ton Saturday.
| Mr. George c. Bloomer has purchased
| the country seat of the late Gen. Sprigg
Carroll at Takoma, near Washington. MIR.
| bioolner will make extensive improvements.
| as he proposes to spend the spring and
! autumn months on the place. Mr. and Mrs.
Bioomer pass the midsummer at the Green
brier White Sulphur or at the seashore
| Mr.. George H. Beale has bought the adj
Joining place to the Bloomers. and is erect
| ing thereon beautiful Swiss cottage as
! country residence, I'm order that Mrs
Beale may be near her daughter AIRS
| Bloomer.
Mrs. and Miss Harris will not Seceive To-
| morrow. but will be at home to their
friends Fridays in February.
| The receptions yesterday had a sunshiny
atmosphere which was very attractive
| Large crowds were going the rounds and
+; everywhere pleasant entertainment with
| chatting groups was enjoyed. Mrs. Ste
version had large and most interesting
/ reception. In the group receiving with
! her were her daughters, Mrs. and the
| Misses Scott, Mrs. James K. Jones. Mrs
PGgh and Mrs. Chiffon. Mrs. Dabney. Mrs.
John NJ. Wilson. Mrs. Fox. Mrs. Charles
Breckenridge, MIS- Saunders Mrs. Stephens,
Mrs Fullerton, Mrs. Sayers. Mrs. Cooper,
Mrs Clarke, Mrs. Price, Mrs. Bankhead, Mrs
Warren Curtis. Mrs. Swanson. Miss Jones.
Miss Reed, Miss Curtis. Miss Bouteile. Miss
| Patterson, the Misses Andrnde. Miss Miles
Mrs. Warner Miller, Miss Noyes. Miss
Warren. Miss Waller. Miss CabelI, Mrs
Warren, Miss Keim, Miss Glendening and
Miss Hanna.
Mrs. Olney had the pleasing assistance
| OF Mrs. Minot, Mrs. G. S. Fraser, Mrs. G.
L. Fraser. Mrs. Davis. Miss Rochester
Miss Gray. Miss Woolsey and Miss Wilcox
| Mrs. Carlisle was assisted by Mrs. Brice
and Miss Anna Berry. and al the tea table
| Miss Helm and Miss Ruth Leeds Kerr pre-.
| sided
| Mrs. Lamont had a pleasant diversion
| at her reception by the singing of Mrs
| George r. Davis and Miss Bowers, daugh-
| ter of Representative Bowers of California
| Mrs. Erastus Corning of Albany and Miss
Corning were receiving with Mrs. Richard
|
May Muilan, Miss Sheridan, the Misses
Williams, Miss Bogne, Miss McKeever
Miss Florence Bryant and Miss Breckin-
| ridge
Mrs and Miss Harmon were assisted by
Mrs. and Miss Taft, Miss Lucy Page, Miss
| Tremain Of Albany and Miss Jane Fuller
| The latter two presided at the tea table
| Mrs. Wilson's home was attractive, as II
| always Is, and in her receiving party were
Miss Frances Courtney Baylor, Miss Moilie
| Elliott Seawell Miss Wilson, Miss Louisa
Baylor and Miss Annie Asqui,h.
MRS. Smith had charming reception
| and was assisted by Mrs. W. ii. Sims Mrs
REYNOLDS. Mrs. A. A. Lipscomb, Mrs Nc.
| kinlay of Georgia, who is visiting Mrs
Smith. Mrs. Dickinson, Miss Lily Hoke OF
| and Miss Peel
Mrs. Smiths little daughter who has
been SO ill for months, has greatly i'm.
| proved, and was taken out yesterday in
| the bright sunshine for her first outing
Miss Herbert resumed her pleasant re.
ceptions yesterday and was assisted by
! Mrs. Micou, Mrs. Chadwick, Mrs. james
F'orney and Miss Addison Mitchell
| Miss Morton had another of the large
| and pleasant receptions of the day. Mrs
| Reeve. Miss Seawell of WATERFOWL. y, Y;
Mrs. Radcliffe and Miss Harriet johnson
| OF New York, who is her guest and Miss
Morgan were her assistants
Representative and Mrs Draper gave q
dinner last night in honor of her guest
| Miss Thornton of Lexington KY ct which
| the other guests were Mrs Hazen Mr. and
Mrs. Alexander LeXare. Miss Horstman
| Rodgers. Miss Florence Boardman. Ms,
, Breckinridge. Mr.. F. Marion Crawford
| Representative John Simpkins, Representa-
tive Robert Adams jr. Mr.. J. b. Hender
Mr.. Fred. Bugher and Captain Heese PINK
| roses filled the gilt plateau and the tapers
were shaded with pink.
Mrs. Philip DarneilIe and the Misses
DarneiIle will be at home today and Feb
| ruary 6.
DR.. j. p. Miller gave a dinner In homo,
| of Senator Elkins and the members q,
Congress from West Virginia, at his home
| No. 1O22 18th street northwest Wednes
| day evening. The table decorations wer,
| american beauty roses in a tall center.
| piece resting upon a mirror surrounded
| with SmilaX. and at the ends of the table
| were beds OF growing tulips
Miss Daisy NJ. SpTague of Brooklyn, NY
! e1rived yesterday and is the guest of Miss
Hattie E. Austin, 1923 street north.
| west.
Mrs. and Miss Wyville will receive to-
| morrow.
Mrs. A. B. Brown, 152s P street, viii
| not receive Friday, 31st, on account OF
sickness in the family.
Mrs. Joseph c. Ringwalt will be at home
to her friends Tuesdays at 40 Rhod,
| Island avenue.
| Mrs. Edgar Allan of 1901 18th street will
| receive tomorrow, assisted by Mrs Ber
| nard Lee Grove, Mrs. Llewellyn Eliot, ths
| Misses Chapman, Miss Bennett, Miss Stew
| art of Michigan and Miss Aiken of Penn
| sylvania.
Mrs. w. H. Smoot and little daughter
| Carrie Louise, of Capitol Hill, are visiting
| friends in La Plata, Nd.
| Mrs. w. H. Daw, 1901 H street northwes.
| will not be at nome tomorrow.
| Mrs. Dora 4. Voorhis and Mrs Isabe
| Worrell Ball will be at home today from
| to q, at 112I 14th street. They will be as
| sisted by Mrs. Forney of Kansas and Miss
| Cora Pom of Nebraska.
| Mrs. w. Schofield Hoge will not be al
| home tomorrow, but will be at home Fri.
| days, February and Ii.
Mrs. Harry Knight. 1924 sth street, will be
| at home Fridays.
| Mrs. Howard L. Hodgllins 1880 I
street, will be at home Saturdays until
Lent, from 5 to 5.
| Mrs. G. Richard Thompson will be a,
home Friday, January 81, from to G. 1906
| G. street.
| Miss Pearl Fitch of Waslfingtonvi!le, n
| Y, a daughter of Col. Butler Fitch, for
merly of this city,is visiting Miss Chandler
| 213 c street southeast She will be al
| home Mondays.
|