Evening star., 1896-01-21
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
Hospitalitia at soms Leading Senatorial
Homea
Brilliant Reception mt the Shermau
Mansion-Musicale at Corceraa
House - Personals.

House - Personals.
Senator and Mrs. Sherman welcomed hun
dre5s OF their acquaintances last night to
cne of the most brilliant receptions Of the
winter. There were fine roses decorating
each room, an orchestra played In the hall.
and bountiful supper table was spread In
the large dining room. Mrs. Sherman wore
a white brocaded satin and lace gown. Mrs.
McCallum, Mrs. Prohasco OF Cincinnati.
Miss Lizzie Sherman, Miss Fitch Of Pitts
burg, granddaughter OF Gen. Sherman; Miss
Sherman OF Cleveland and Miss Eloise Sher-
man were In the house party Of relatives
who assisted in entertaining. The guests
included all the ambassadors. ministers and
families, the Vice President and daughters.
the senatorial circle and the prominent per-
sons among the residents.
There are very few Invitations which are
ever allowed to conflict with one from Cor
coran House. Mrs. Brioe yesterday had tine
pleasure of welcoming, and Senator Brice,
too. later on in the afternoon, many of their
Washington friends, who are indebted 10
them for some Of the most delightful occa-
sioEJ Of each season. Nine. Clementina de
We're sang. and most charmingly. and Miss
Becker gave recitations In variety OF dia-
lects. and all smoothly ard in good taste. In
the audience were Speaker Reed, Mrs. Wash.
Mclean. Mrs. Sartoris. Mrs. and Miss Sheri-
dan, DR.. and Mrs. Goldsborough, Mrs. La
mont. Miss Florence Bryant. Mrs. Carlisle.
Miss Helm, the Misses Hamlin, Mrs. New
lands. Mrs. R. r. Hit, Mr.. and Mrs. A. C.
Barney, Baron Won Ketteler, Mrs. Parker,
Mr.. and Miss Letter. the Misses Card, Mrs.
Caidcron Carlisle, Mr. and Mrs. Curry, Mrs.
N. S. Lincoln, Mr.. and Mrs. Gilliland, the
Misses Patten. the Misses Boardman. Mrs.
| Stanley Matthews. Miss Addison Mitchell.
ire or1a ~ n
| more. Mrs. Beriah Wilkins. Mrs. and the
| Misses Steele. Miss Mcmillan, Miss Julie
Edie. Mrs. Carrie May Wright, Miss Stout,
| Miss Wallack, Admiral Upshur. Mrs G.
Pendleton Bowler, Miss Letitia Stevenson.
Minister Kurino, Miss Scott, Mrs. Elkins,
| Mrs. Cameron, Gen and Mrs. McKeever.
| the Misses McKeever. Mrs Berry. the Miss
es Berry, Mr.. and Mrs. Albertini and the
Chinese minister and Mrs. YaEg.
Attorney General and Mrs. Harmon en-
| tertained at dinner last night the Post
master General and Mrs. Wilson, the Mex
| fcan minister and Mrs. Romero, the Bra
| lillian minister and Mrs. Mendonca, the
Guatemalan minister and Mrs. Lazo Arria-
Comptroller and Mrs. Bowler. American
beauty roses were the feature OF the table
decorations.
Miss Harmon gave a luncheon today In
| honor of her sister. Mrs. Edmund Wright
of Philadelphia Her guests were Miss Her.
/ bert, Miss Fuller. Miss Mendonca, Miss
Miles. Miss Florence Bryant Miss Pitts.
| Miss Taft, Miss Brice, Miss Wilcox and
Miss Hamlin.
At the wedding Thursday of Miss Kath-
crime Merrick and Mr.. Martin Mcmahon
! Ramsay. U. s. NJ, the bride will be attend
ed by two bridesmaids, Miss Mildred Mer-
| r.ck and Miss Ramsay. The ushers will be
Past Assistant Surgeons H. B. Fits and
J. A. Guthrie, Ensigns Arthur, Bainbridge-
Hoff John r. Edie and L. McNamee The
| bride will enter the church with her BROTH
er, Mr. Richard T. Merrick Rev. Father
Healy will perform the ceremony. The
wedding breakfast will be attended by rela-
tives at the residence of the Misses Mer-
| rick.
At the wedding tomorrow at the Church
| of the Immaculate Conception of Miss
| Katherine May Clark and Mr.. William H
De Lacy. assistant chief clerk of the In
| terror the ushers will be Mr.. j. Nota Nc
Gill, Mr.. NJ. j. Colbert, Mr.. Charles J.
Murphy, Mr. George I. Haslam, Mr. James
+. Shea and DR.. ]. Hepburn P. Benson
| Rev. 5. F. Ryan will perform the ceremony.
and Miss Jennie Glennan, a cousin of the
| prlde, VIII play the wedding music.
Mrs. Aldrich. wife of Representative
Aldr1eh of Illinois, gave tea yesterday in
honor of her guest, Miss Esther Bogne of
| Chicago Their pleasant home on Slough
ton street was fragrant with roses and car
nations. potted primroses and quantities of
| asparagus and smilax garlands. Mrs Aid
| ricn, with her guest and her young daugh-
|
| Aidrich wore black satin with a waist of
| pink SILK trimmed styiishly with green vel
| vet. Miss Bogne wore white silk muslin
| with cerise bows. and Miss Aldrich wore
| Stevenson, Miss Julia Scott, Miss Reed,
Miss Boutelle and Miss Campbell of Balti-
more. A large company was present.
| Mrs. Geo. w. Ross will be at home to her
friends Informally Tuesdays in January
and February, 1923 Both street.
Mrs. Sadie Brown and Mrs. Maud Dame
of Chicago are spending few weeks here
as the guests of Mrs L. A. Overacker and
| her mother, Mrs. Petteys, at l2oS S street.
A second dance was rendered last night
the ladies at the residence of Mrs. G. R.
| Nabers, $40 New York avenue, by the gen.
| tlemen Of the house. During the intern.is-
| sions male quartet composed of Messrs.
| Gibbs, Johnston, Parker and Moore render
ed all the late selections with pleasing ef-
| Iect, while Mr.. c. G. Lavery carried off the
| honors with burlesQue tragedy. Dancing
was continued until late hour. Among
those present were Mrs. Nabers, Miss
| Nowlin, Miss Bolway, Miss Keeling, Miss
Bessey. Mrs. G. K. Rundel, Mrs. Flynn
and Mrs. Lockwood and Messrs. Lavery,
| Moss, Flynn, Langdon. Allen, Wood, Jones,
| Coiner, Rundel. Lockwood, DIR. Nowlin and
DIR. GuStin.
Miss Lillian Pike, regent Of the Martha
Washington Chapter. d. A. R., was assist
ed in receiving yesterday by the officers
| and members of the chapter.
Mrs. Smith and Miss Helen Maud Smith
entertained last night at a musicale Mrs.
Smith was assisted by Mrs. Hatch. Mrs.
| Uhl, Mrs. Parker. Mrs. Cotton, Mrs. Gill
lette, Mrs. Chaplin. Mrs E. F. Anderson
and Mrs. Aubrey. The participants in the
| music were Miss Uhl, Miss Grafton, Miss
| Worthington, Mr.. Frailey. Miss Sickles
and Mr.. Gibbs, and Miss Uhl and Miss
Smith took the parts most acceptably in
"A Fair Encounter" one-act comedy.
Over one hundred guests were present.
Mrs. w. B. Stevens having recovered
from her recent illness. will receive with
the ladies at Wizards Friday, January "A.
Mrs. e. H. Wellman Of Brooklyn. N. Y,
is visiting her mother;SMrs. c. B. Graham.
at 1916 II street.
Mrs. F. Worden Graham will receive
with the Misses Graham of 1916 H street
| Fridays during the season.
A pleasant party was given last evening
by Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Wills Uhlen. Games
ant