Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-21
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
The British Ambassador Will Celebrate the
Queens Birthday.
Mrs. Olney Received Callers Yester-
dny-Recent Departures
Notes.

| The British ambassador and Lady
Pauncefote will celebrate the queens birth
day by dinner at the embassy Sunday
| 1t was officially celebrated throughout the
| British empire yesterday. The queen will
| b. seventysoven years old Sunday.
Mrs. Olney and Mrs. Minot held a very
pleasant reception yesterday, and despite
| the gloom and rain had numerous callers
| The ladies are preparing to go to the sum-
ner home I'm MassaC husetts early in June
probably the first week.
Mrs. Vance, widow of the late Senator
Venice, left Monday for their beautiful
summer home in the mountains of North
Carolina. Mr.. and Mrs. Martin will join
her there In a few weeks.
The family of Chief Justice Fuller have
left for Sorrento, to remain their during
the season.
Among the Americans who will witness
| the coronation of the car on the 26th are
Minister ard Mrs. Breckenridge Admiral
Selfridse and suite, General and Mrs. Nc
Cook and daughter and Mrs. Charles r.
Alexander of New York
The toilets of the American ladies who
| VIII be present at the ceremonies will be
| most elaborate. Mrs. General McCook will
! wear a decollete gown of white satin
trimmed with old lace. tulle and p.sse-
| menterie. Her long train will be of bro
! cade, with silver embroidery, and her orna-
| costume Will be Of white MORE lace, trim
med with passementerie in demi-trdin.
Miss McCook will also wear white satin
the plala skirt embroidered with cherry
blossoms.
Mrs. Chas. b. Alexander's gown will be
| OF white Satin, the whole front of the skirt
| being covered with diamonds and rhine
stones Her train will be of white brocade
ana her ornaments will be diamonds
DR.. NJ. Garcia Meron, the newly appoint
| ed minister of the Argentine Republic to
| the United States, sailed from Bremen for
New York Tuesday on board the North
German Lloyd steamer Spree on his way
| to Nashit gton TO assume the duties Of his
pest.
The Young Woman's Missionary Societ v
OF the Metropolitan ME. Church will give
a missionary tea at the residence of Mrs
A. =. Lacey, 1915 Clifton street, at O clock
tomorrow evening. Miss Sites will be pres
eEt.
Gel Henry r. Blount and his daughter
| Miss Bessie BlOunt, will sail Saturday for
Europe. They will go to Italy ard be the
guests il Florence Of the family of Mr..
Irentanove, the sculptor.
Miss Carrie Kaiser Hoffm m sailed from
| Baltimore for Germany, accompanied by
Miss Josephine Hoffman and her uncle
Mr.. Charles Schneider. After an extended
trip through Germany and Switzerland,
| Miss Kaiser Will be married TO Or. w.
Hoffman at Marburg-Hess IN.
| 1t is TO be regretted that there was not
a larger response by the daughters of
Mt Holyoke College TO the Invitation of
Mrs. Frederick Douglass for yesterday af-
ternoon. Cedar HILL though EMBODIED by
gray clouds, maintained its proverbal hos
pitality. The ladies who ventured forth
into the typical London mist were delight
fully entertained 10y Mrs. Douglass and the
Misses CEace, who assisted her in receiv-
ing. There was generous collation., and
beautiful decorations of jaclueminot roses
and yellow iris.
Mr.. William Scharr gave a birthday
party last evening at his residence, 6f3
PENNSYLVANIA avenue southeast. Friends
were present in fun force. After the GUS
lowed by dancing. Those present were:
Misses Smith, MundeI, Waltermeyer,
Beers, Mangum, Beuchert, Kelly, War
ders. Schuldt. Martin, Yost Poe Fraas.
| enberg, Burrose, America, Boron, Mol
| inc and Scharr, Messrs. Miller, Turner.
| Beuchert Smith, Rueckert. Schroeder. Her
| bert, kiesaw. Nogel Isemann, Fraas,
| America, Schuldt and Scharr.
The Army and Navy Chapter of the D. A.
r., will have their next entertainment to-
morrow at the residence of Capt. Catlin.
1t will take the form Of a lawn party, with
music, and as each member is entitled to
bring two guests, if the weather be pro-
pitious quite large party is expected.
Mr.. and Mrs. Newton Written, who have
been spending the past winter here, have
gone to their summer residence, Old Or
chard, Me.
Mrs. l. McNany and Miss Ruby McNany
are spending the spring months at Atlantic
City. Commander McNany, United States
navy, Will join them in June.
Mrs. Dulles Nolan, Miss Nellie Nolan and
Miss S. r. Beatty are at Atlantic City.
The Rev. DR.. w. L. Watkinson, fraternal
delegate from Great Britain to the NJ. +.
general conference with his wife. are the
guests of DR.. and Mrs. S. NJ. Hartsock.
Mrs. John L. Ellis and Miss Raphael
Ellis left yesterday for Atlantic City,
where they will remain a fortnight.
Capt. Thomas McDougall, United States
army, wife and sister are among the
Washingtonians now at Atlantic City.
|. Miss Amelia Johnston has returned after
a three weeks visit to New York city.
Mrs. and Miss Andrews, wife and daugh-
ter of Bishop Andrews of New York, are
the guests of Mrs. Teller, wife of Senator
Teller. They will be glad to see their
friends Thursday afternoon.