The morning times., 1896-11-16

driver is the young daughter OF the Chilean
minister and Nine. Cana. The debut or
this young member of the diplomatic corps
VIII occur early in December. As she has
beauty enough TO make a sensation any
where, and with 4 personality that is quite
irresistible, and as the foreigners will make
her success assured, she viii be prominent
figure among the young set.
She drives, rides wheel and skates most
gracefully, and with 1t all is quite uncon-
scious of her attractions.
Mrs. Sheridan, the widow of Gen. Sher-
idan, will probably bring out her twin
daughters, Miss Irene and Miss Louise, early
i'll December. They do not inherit the
beauty OF their mother. although they have
pretty figures and good deal of style.
Miss Elizabeth Ashton, the daGgnfer of
Mr. and Mrs j. Hubley Ashton, is girl OF
such recognized beauty that the question
of her success is as much matter of fact
as it will be at the end of the season. Ad-
! miration has not turned her head, and she
| will be as much liked on account Of heI
| cleverness and tact as for her beauty. A
| tea to present the debutantc into society
| will be gwen the first part of December AT
| the beautiful hoIse OF Mr.. and Mrs. Ashton
| in Massachusetts, avenue.
Miss Gertrude Clagett, the youngest o.
| three beautiful sisters, will be one of tn,
| hantSumeSt of the buds. The beauty OF hei
sisters, Mrs. Clifford Perrin and Miss Rita
| Clagett, has brought them vast amount
| OF admiration, and the bud will shine as
| much as the others.
| The daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ffonlke
| will he presented at an evening reception
| at their house in Massachusetts avenue OIL
| December 10. Miss Ffoulke is dark, hand
| some and graceful.
Mrs. John S. Ward, of Connecticut avenue,
| will give tea early in December to intro
| duce ncr gra anddaug hter, Miss Harriet Ward,
| into society. The large house has been
| elaborately decorated and rcmodeled, and
the debutante viii have an attractive hack
| ground in which TO make her entrance into
| society. She is Il rather UNUSUAL girl. both
| in appearance and accomplishments, being
morethan comm Onl y goodlooking, tall dark
and graceful. She is musical and speaks
| French and German with the utmost iluency.
| Riding and fencing are also among her ac-
| complishment
| Miss Rose Wallach will be one of the
| most popular of the buds. Miss Bessie
| Balser, daughter of John A. Balser, has
| one of the prettest figures in Washington.
| She is charming, and Is as popular with the
| older women as she is in the young set
Miss Glover, Miss owen, Miss Lecch, Miss
Riley, Miss Maud German, Miss Somers,
Miss King and Miss Sands are among the
| buds of the season.
The Bonaparte house in X street, where
the guests of the wedding will assemble
| after the church ceremony, has a foreign
air, although it Is hard to explain what il
is that produces the impression. Perhaps
| the touch of t he Gothic in the architecture
the subdued light in the large hall, with its
coats of mail; the presence everywhere of
| the Bee" and the golden eagle, which al
ways ornaments the table upon state oc-
casions, may help the effect.
The Cabinet home, which Is to be the
scene of the most gayety in the season
about to dawn, is that of the Secretary
| of the Interior and Mrs. David R.
Francis, who have leased the fine man.
| sion of ex-senator and Mrs. Sawyer of
Wisconsin. The residence, which Is I'M
posing and built entirely of brown
| stone, is located at the head of Con-
| necticut avenue, in the fashionable
neighl5orhood Of Dupont circle.
The spacious drawing rooms are es-
| pecially well adapted for entertaining,
the ceiling is beautifully decorated with
| an exquisite and delicate rose pattern,
the furniture is embroidered with the
! same choice design, the flowers being
scattered as though they had fallen from
the ceiling above. The draperies and hang
ing correspond with the same delicate
coloring. A large Moorish room is one
| of the gems Of the house, and the dining
room in which will dine the President
and Mrs. Cleveland and members of the
| Cabinet, is richly finished in mahogany
and the corresponding tints. A large
| orchestrion at the head of the broad
staircase in the second hallway has al
ways been a delightful feature of this
handsome and elaborately-appointed home.
Mrs. B. 0ppenheimer, of Baltimore, has
| returned after a four weeks visit to her
daughter, Mrs. NJ. Ham.
| Mr.. Leon Tobriner and Mr. N. Fishman.
1 of this city, were among the groomsmen