Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-11
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
Two Pretty 0otillions Danced Last
Night
One With Leap Year Fun and Merri-
ment-Handsome Dinners
Personals.

Miss Herbert entertained a company Of
thirty couples last night at pretty cotil-
lion. Secretary Herbert. Miss Herbert and
Mrs. Micou received the guests. Miss Her
bert wore a brocaded white satin. trimmed
with blue velvet and gold embroidered
tulle. Her flowers were pink camellias. Mrs.
Micou wore yellow satin, trimmed with
narrow bands Of astrakhan and lace. The
large drawing room was used for dancing.
The floor was highly polished and the man.
tells and chandeliers decked with vines and
flowers. Supper was served at small
tables in the two rooms on the west side OF
the house after midnight. The german
favors included some pretty novelties. They
were fairy wands. sleigh bells, fruits and
butterflies, navy caps in fancy tissue paper
for the girls and silver paper anchors for
the men, with masks and scarfs. The
guests were the Spanish minister and Mrs
Dupuy de LONE, Col and Mrs. Winthrop.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. 8. Rowland, Mr.. and Mrs.
Alex. Legare, Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Legars,
Lieut.. and Mrs. Buckingham, Miss Lillian
Pauncefote, Miss Audrey Pauncefots, Miss
Sheridan, the Misses Brice, Miss Board
man, Miss Letitia Stevenson, Miss Oglesby,
Miss Pruyn, Miss Bartlett, Miss Mcmillan.
Miss Poor, Miss Mabel Johnson, Miss Car
roll. Miss Acosta. Miss Letter, Miss Addison
Mitchell, Miss Condit-Smith. Miss Jackson,
Miss Philip. Miss Keats Rodgers, Miss Wal
lack. Miss Goddard, Miss Patten, Miss
Aline Wilcox. Miss Rush. Miss Bryant.
Miss Mendonca. Miss Harmon. Miss Tul-
lidge Miss Helm, Miss Hoke, Mr.. Jessup
Blair. Prince Raoul-Wrede, Mr.: Frank An
drews Mr.. Walter Andrews, Mr.. T. San
ford Beatty. Mr.. Jack Biddle. Baron Won
Ketteler. Lieut.. Kellogg. Mr.. P. Lee Phil
fps, Mr.. Charles McCawley. Count Buis-
seret. DR.. Goldsborough. Lieut.. Lansdaie,
cox, Count Galarza, Mr.. Walter V. r.
| Berry Mr. A. Halstead, Lieut.. Barnett
| the Earl of Westmeath. Mr.. Ronald Ma
cleary. MARQUIS Malaspina. Lieut. Myers
| Lieut.. Magill, Mr.. John B. Henderson, jr
| Mr.. Charles Page Bryan, Mr.. Phinney, Mr.
| Micou, Surgeon General Tryon. Lieut. Gil
| more, Baron Herman. Mr.. Gaiilard Hunt
Lieut.. Heese and Mr.. Hoffman Philips
The cotillion was skillfully led by Lieut..
| Niblack.
| 1t would have been hard to find an I'M
occupied inch Of space yesterday afternoon
at Corcoran House, when Senator and MRS.
| Brice's friends filled the ball room and all
| the approaches thereto to hear the fine vio-
linist, Mr.. Emile sauret, and the always
welcome baritone Mr. Plunket Greene e.
which lasted over an hour, and were heard
| in their happiest selections. 1t was an
| audience calculated to inspire best eHorts,
| and some of the most delighted listeners
were the British ambassador and Lady
| Pauncefote the Misses Pauncefote, Secre-
tary Herbert, Mrs. Olney. Mrs. Carlisle.
| Miss Helm. Mrs. Hoke Smith and her
| guests, Mrs. Wilson. Mrs. and Miss Har-
mon, Minister and Mrs Hatch, Lieut.. and
| Mrs Weyrich, Gen. and Miss Parke Mrs
| Halliday Mrs. Hearst, Mr.. and Mrs w. U
Whittemore. Mrs. Mckay. Miss FIorehce
Gillilaad Mrs. Belknap Mrs: Carrie May
Wright, Mrs. Slater. Miss Gwynn, MAY
royeni Bey, Mrs ]. E. Washington, Mrs
William Eleroy Curtis. Mr.. and Mrs: d. R.
| LIZ
Matthews, Mrs. Wilcox, Mrs. Mckeever
Mrs Newlands. the Misses Horsey, ex'
Senator and Mrs Henderson, Mr. and Mrs
Cultivate, Mrs and the Misses Mendonca
Mrs j. Thomson Swami. Mrs. and Miss
Rochester, Miss Cockrell, Mr.. and Mrs
Curry, Mr.. and Mrs. McCauley. Miss Sher
idan.
Last night Senator and Mrs. Brice enter
tanned at dinner Secretary and Mrs. Car
| isle Senator and Mrs. Stewart, Represen
tative and Mrs. Draper, Rev. DIR: and Mrs
Mackay-Smith DR.. and Mrs. Hammond
Mr.: and Mrs Robert b. bowler; Zviscoqn n
throp Bradley, Mrs Audenried, Mrs. j. j
. Byice Mrs Hearst, Senator Jones. Mr.
Boardman, Mr.. T. Sanford Beatty, Mis-
Kate Brice and Mr.. Stewart Brice.
The Venezuelan minister and the Misses
Andrade entertained at a very handsome
dinner last night the Secretary of State ant
Mrs Olney A centerpiece of La Franc
roses, set in fern, was the central decora
|
| the table were in harmony. The drawing
| rooms were deliberately decked with palm
| and vines, and festive appearance wa
) given to the usual tasteful surroundings
the legation. The guests invited to NEE
the Secretary Of State and Mrs. Olney wer
the Mexican minister and Mrs. Romero, tn
Brazilian minister and Mrs. de Mendoncs
I the Chilean minister and Mrs. Cana, tn
| Attorney General and Mrs. Harmon, an
Minister Carlo.
) Mr.. and Mrs. .Beale Howard entertaine
at dinner last night Mr.. and Mrs. Theodor
( Noyes Mrs Webb, Mrs. Kemp, Miss Noyes
Miss May Emory of Baltimore, Miss CaI
son, Mr. F. A. Richardson, Mr.. Adams an
Mr.. Stofer. The daintily laid table had a
a centerpiece plat of La France rose.
and there were corsage bouquets and bou
| tonniereS of vtoletS.
The leap year dance at the Rifles Armor
' last night was brilliant finale to tn
s pleasure mutually enjoyed the past seaso
8 | by the CotilIion Club and its guests. Las
t | night the ladies were hosts, ard reversin
the usual order, United States Treasure
| Morgan, Mr.. Capers, Mr.. Colin Studs, NJ
j. c. Sprigg and Mr.. Brantley received tn
= guests, each holding bouquet of roses
Z The hall was prettily draped in pink, pa
blue and lavender, with quantities Of palm
I and plants on the stage. Mrs. William !
: | Wilson, Mrs. Blanchard, Mrs. MEREDITH
! Mrs. Swanson, Mrs. Lyons, Mrs. McGoot
) | win and Mrs. Richard Clark were the chs
} | perons. Miss Mary Jones, Miss Neal an
|
| gentlemen Of the receiving party. Mrs. in
G. Capers and Mrs. Claude A. Swanson lie
the german, which commenced after suppe
: The guests of the evening were: Mr.. Coll
Z Studs. Mr.. John G. Capers, Mr.. Fran
Z Martin Mr. T. F. Brantley, Mr.. Hooe, M
: R. E. c. Kard Mr.. Duval, Mr.. Miller, NJ
: Crisp. Mr.. Tickling, MIR. Pulido. Mr.. smit
} Lieut. White Mr.. Barrett, Mr.. Warfel
, DR.. Charles James. Mr.. Tyler. Mr.. Gwynn
7 Mr.. Morgan, Mr.. Green, Mr.. Calhoun, NJ
Mcdowell, Mr.. Hill, Mr.. Barclay, M
Z Dougherty, MIR. Henderson, Mr. Busch, D
< Smart, Mr.. Clephane, Mr.. Mondell, MIR. NJ
- Leod, Mr.. Pollock, Mr.. Chamberlin, NJ
; Watson, Mr.. Reeve Lewis. Mr.. Herndo
s Mr.. Rodgers, Mr.. Young, Mr.. Derrick, NJ
X r. NJ. Carlisle. Mr.. Wilson, Mr.. Waggama
! Mr.. Sherman James. DR.. Lee Harlan, M
Matthews. Mr.. Hibbs Mr.. Yates, Mr. How
\ Mr.. Augustus Smith. Mr.. Spofford, Mr.. Hi
( dredth. Mr.: Pennington. Mr.. Locke. NJ
Scott, Mr.. Phillips. Mr.. C. c. Martin, M
J Sprigg, Mr.. Willard. Mr.. Mills, Mr.. Ben
( Miller, Messrs. Raymond, German, Fuggit
{ Nakeyama, Barber, Hazelton, Miyouka al
! Davis, and their hostesses were Miss Ut
) Miss Mary Jones, Miss McGoodwin. Mi
( Neale, Miss Morgan, Miss German, Mi
J Mary Wilson, Miss Blanchard, Miss Hok