Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-26
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
Dinners Last Night at Handsome Wash.
ington Homea
The British Anaba ssadOr and Mexican
Minister Entertain Their FrIends
Other HOxpitatities.

The British ambassador and Lady
Pauncefote entertained at dinner last night
the German ambassador and Baroness Won
Thielman. the Russian minister. the Argen-
tine charge d'affaires AMI Mrs. Dominguez
Assistant Secretary OF State and Mrs. Rock
hill, Senator Wetmore, Judge Cox, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Hay, Mr.. and Mrs. s. S. How
land. Mrs. Phillips. Mrs. r. r. Hit, Mrs.
Mckee. Miss Riggs, Miss X. Brice. Miss
Anderson, Baron Won Ketteler. n. I.efaiyre.
Prince Wrede. MIR. Smalley and Mr.. O'Beirne
of the embassy
Inc Mexican minister and Mrs Romero
entertained at dinner last night Speaker
ard Mrs. Reed. Justice and Mrs. Harlan
Justice and Mrs. Gray. Senator and Mrs.
cameron. senator and Mrs. Frye. Senator
ana Mrs. Gray. Senator Perkins, Senator
seven, MIS-. Hearst, Ambassador and Mrs
lhl, Mr.. and Mrs. J. f. Henderson and
Mr. Mallet Provost. The table was richly
decorated, the flowers being pink azaleas
ana shaded pink tulips. The cha ndeiier was
draped with smiiax, dotted with pink tuli,,s
the sariands Of which reached down TO the
epergne, which was also filled with tulips
i.oH PINK azaiea bushes formed glowing
ornaments at each end of the table.
Mrs. Cleveland, the Presidents sister-in-
law. is making a visit to the President and
Mrs. Cleveland. Mrs. PerriEe Mrs tleye-
iahd mother. is also a guest ut the White
House. ~
Mrs. Olney has her sister. Miss Thomas
OF Boston visiting her al present. The lat
ter spent the first year of the uresent ad.
ministration with Mrs Olney. and made
many acquaintances i'm the official and resi-
dent world of society, who will hear of her
return with pleasure.
Mrs Stanley Matthews and Miss Addison
Mitchell are spending this week in New
York.
nd
Monroe and having the very hest time So
cialiy while enjoying the sea air
MISS Thurbef, pleasantly remembered
from former visits 10 the family of Private
secretary Thurber, is again with her broth
er. She poured tea at Mrs. Cleyeland's re-
ception Monday afternoon.
Miss Hamlin will give a luncheon Friday
IN hoLor OF Mrs. Perrine. who has arrived
land.
Mrs. Horace s. Cummings and Miss Irwin.
VINO nave held charming receptions all the
Tuesdays Of this month, concluded the pleas
ant series yesterday. They were assis ted
over the daintily laid table in the dining
room.
The governors Of the Chevy Chase Club
will give tea at the club house Saturday
next al o'clock, for which a number of
invitations have been sent out.
WI .. Mchee IS now the CUE st OF Lieut.. and
Mrs. r. NJ. G. Brown and Miss Grace Davis.
The latter will give a breakfast of sixty
covers in honor of Mrs. Mckee Saturday
next.
Mrs. Marvin c. Stone will not be at home
Thursdays until after Lent
Mrs. Brown. wife of Senator Brown of
tab. VIII receive Thursday at the Ebbi;t.
from > to T.
dance will be given by Mssissippians at
Metzerott Hall annex. r street entrance,
Tuesday evening. March Is, lSh6. at O'clock
On the reception committee will Ice Senator
Money. Mr.. Geo. p. Herndon, Mr.. J. IL.
Bripker. Mr.. Harry Peyton Mr. w. p. Ram
sey. Mr.. Geo. DonneH, Mrs. H. D. Money,
Nrs. a. b. Hurt. Mrs. VIII Harris, Mrs L.
{. Rerndon, Mrs. Carl Shaifer and Miss
Henrie Tolson.
Mrs. Jennie Winslow is the guest of Mrs
Lander during her visit to Washington.
Mrs. Harry Franc. 1114 9Th street will
not be at home tomorrow
Mrs. Maria Freeman Gray of San Fran
cisco is spending few days with her
brother. Mr.. Nathaniel Freeman, at 9l4
French street. and will be pleased to see her
friends tomorrow. from ; to 3.
Mrs. c. F. Troupe and son Rinaldo of
Poplar Grove Relay. Nd. are al ST. Angus
tine. where they will remain until April Is.
The friends of Miss Blanche Wilson will
regret to learn of her illness at her home.
No. lib East Capitol street
Mrs. Staples will not be at home tomor-
row. but will be at home. informally on the
Following Thursdays. at the Riggs.