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

Hay and Mr.. and Mrs s. H. Kauffmann
were notable gatherings. The Easter we'd
and Mr.. George turzon of England, had
focused the attehtion of two countries.
Other international weddings since were
those of Miss Lowery and the Count
DArco, Miss Wilson and Mr.. Knagenhjelm
of the Swedish legation, Miss Barbour and
Mr.. Rengifo of cthe Colombian legation,
each aroused interest. The last two
months were flied with similar hospitali-
ties The debut parties occurred almost
/ daily during neesmber. and rhe many te's.
dinners. receptions and balls since lave
beei4 of Constant frepetitio,, Inc events
which stand out pre-eminently, however.
as singular, are ,thai reception given by Mrs.
Cleveland to women Saturday, January
10; the breakfast given by Mrs. Westing-
house to sixty ladies at the Arlington. Mrs.
wedding festivities. the Chinese ball and
the debut ball for the Misses Stevenson,
daughters of the Vice President and Mrs.
Stevenson.
Distinguished Visitors.
For the second time since his departure in
1879 from his native city, Alexander r.
Shepherd, ex-governor Of the territory and
the one man above all others who was in
strumentsl IN beauEfying the nations capt.
tai and executing the plans as originally
lad out By its founders, listed Washington
In July. accompanied by his wife and daugh-
ter: His stay was a brief one, as he was
passing Though on his way to Europe. In
November he returned again and was given
an enthusiastic reception at Wizards Hall,
and later was the guest of honor at a ban
quet attended by the most distinguished
and representative citizens of Washington.
The Hon. George Nathaniel Curzon, then a
member of parliament, who has since been
appointed an under secretary Of state in
Lord Salsbury's adm;nistra ton, came to
Washington and was married to Mss Lei
ter of tbs city. He was accompanied by
al Lar hnc q hI1k
of Marlborough and Mr.. Ivor Guest were
entent a.n ned at the British embassy for
short period prior to the formers marriage
N New York to Miss Vanderbilt. John
Burns, member of parliament. the Engi sn
labor adv Jcate. visited this city in his tour
If America. Two prominent Canadian gov
eminent officials, Sir Charles Upper and
Sir Mackenzie Bowel. were IN Washing
ton IN conference with Sir Julian Paunce-
fote relative to the Boring sea controversy,
and the damages awarded the Canadian
sealers by the Paris tribunal Prince PAX
OF the royal family of CCrea, whose rela-
tons with the queen becoming estranged
forced him into voluntary exile, came to
this city and has since taken up his resi-
dcnce in Washington. NJ IS Alice French,
known to the literary world as Octave
Thanet, WAS a guest IN the city for few
days.
Deaths.
During the past year death removed
many valued citizens of Washington. The
list includes John McDermott. Pay Director
Washington, John NJ. Young, Col. Franklin
A. Seeley. Admiral Abel B. Upshur, Fred
| erick Douglass. Charles Lanman, James
McDermott, Lycurgus Dalton, Anton
Fischer. who WAS lost at sea in the Elbe
disaster: Rev. John T. Delaney, Mrs Cath
ar.nc Coyle Bradley, Rev. James A. Ward,
Admin al John ]. Almy, Col. James A.
TAFT, eX-Sec-etary Hugh McCulloch, Gen.
S. s. Henckle, Henry Semken, Maj. Rich
80 ''..:,4sG. - G Green. James E.
Waugh. Rev. John Maclean, B. d. Car
penter. Col Hampton Denman, w. N.
Dalton, DR.. Ephraim c. Merriam, Rev.
Green Clay Smith. William E. Clark, John
G.. Judd, James C. Pilling. ex-Justice VIM.
Strong. Richard :, H. Sylvester, Samuel
York AtLee. Prof c. v. Riley. John A.
Milburn, Capt. William Ross Browne VIM
Hall Slack, Maj William b. Slack, James
E. Pugh, ex-senator Charles Van Wyck,
capt isaac nassett William Fitch and
Geo. w. Phillips.