Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-25

/ It looks now as If the top notch in the gave
| ties had been reached the past week, and yet
| only those particularly we'll favored with
| Invitations have any reason to be fatfgued
| by the number of evening engagements. The
| afternoons have been busy enough, so much
| so indeed, that it is only by the incest man.
agement that the. round could be accom-
plished. The White House has entered
| largely into general plans of the season, and
| there are several interesting events yet on
| the list to occur there. Mrs. Cleveland's
afternoon reception for next Saturday Feb
| ruary l. the army and navy reception. on
| the 9th, and the public reception, on the
| 18th, are dates of Importance to great
| many, while the dinner next Thursday night
| In honor Of the Supreme Court will interest
| large company. The wedding of Miss Mary
| Quay and Mr.. Louis r. Davidson of Beaver.
Pa, to which only, q limited number Of
| guests have been hidden. is an event of the
| coming week of widespread interest. The
ceremony will take place in Senator Quay's
| splendid home on K street, and Rev. DIR.
Hamlin will officiate: The young couple will
spend their honeymoon on the Quay Florida
plantation, and then SO to Beaver, Pa, to
reside.
If only a crowd of the dimensions of
Thursday night always attended the White
House functions what a joy these entertain
ments would be! BY careful compute ton
| 1t has been found, that If only those who
were asked went to these affairs, there
would be none of the disagreeable scram-
bling and hustling about which Is the in
variable accompaniment on d fine night and
which is enough to cause any but the very
stoutest of heart and muscle to avoid 60
Ing. When the day comes when cards of in
vitation will be required from all, then the
| trouble will be largely averted.
Mrs. Yang, wife of the Chinese minister
| held charming reception yesterday after
noon. and if she had been only able to
| understand all the admirins comments
made upon her own gracious manners. and,
in fact of every person with whom the
stranger comes in contact at the Chinese
legation, she would have been amply repaid
for the fatigue Of receiving so many pee
pie. The minister received with his wife
during the early part of the reception,
having the names OF the visitors repeated
to them by one of the secretaries. Their
young son and daughter. who are the
cutest of little children, was at least snnil-
ingly Endorsed by them. The family group
was in Mrs. YanS's parlor, which has a
great deal of Chinese furnishings and orna-
| nients we'll worthy of close inspection. The
walls hung with scrolls or panels of
vases and foWers,~a1ld there are several
cases filled with fine upleces of china. The
ball room was not, opened yesterday, but
it is also furnished with Chinese tables
and chairs of carioAs design and ornalnen-
tatton. On the center, table is bird cage
ni!ei with BIRDS When it is wound up the
pretty little creatures. sing and turn their
heads about in the most lifelike way. The
minister brought this automatic toy home
from Europe lately as a pre-ent to bis wife.
Miss Ida Thompson, whose familiarity with
Chinese customs by her travels in that
country and her acquaintance with pre-
yious ministers and tHeir families has made
her an especial friend of Mrs. Yang, pleas
antly assisted the hostess in looking after
hon i-i Nor aci1 ad hn
tea table in the paror, but in an adjoining
room the servants passed about steam'-
cups Of tea amons, the throngs of cali
erS.- Mr. Chung and 3Ir. SEE We're valuable
aids 10 the minister and wife in extending
their Inequalities.
Last night Minister and Mrs. Yang en-
tertaned the Secretary of State and Mrs.
Oiney at dinner and had in the company
to meet them Assistant Secretary and Mrs.
Till. Miss JkL. Assistant Secretary 4Adee,
Mr.. and Mrs. Renick, Miss Ida Thompson
and Miss Mantz. The table was decorated
with American Beauty roses, and there
were pretty souvenirs in the name cards,
as they bore sketches by one OF the artists
in the legation.
Secretary and Mrs. Carlisle entertained
al dinner last night Justice and Mrs. Har-
Ian, Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Whittemorc, the
Gillian minister and Mrs. Cana, the Jap
anese minister, Assistant Secretary and
Miss Hamln, Assistant Secretary Wike.
Mrs. Price, Representative Tucker, Miss
Helm end Mr.. Logan Carlisle. A center
piece OF pink roses on a square of embroid-
cred linen was an effective decoration, and
pinh-shaded lamps threw rosy light.
Mrs. Marvi1 c. Stone gave at her suburban
home. "Ciiffburne," today one of the most
artisticGlly designed iuncheons that has
marked the season. 1t was given in honor
OF her guest Mrs. Warner of Kansas City,
Mo. In the spacious dining room there were
two tables set, each having n centerpiece of
brides q
a corsage bouquet of violetS. Every detail
of the white and violet effect was carried
out. The tapers in the candelabra We're
violet. the bonbons were in the same color
and the fancy creams were white and violet
fans, decorated with roses. The dining room
as well as the drawing room were decked
With palms and roses, and in the library a
Tacdohn and guitar orchestra played. At
Gre table Mrs. Stone and Mrs. Charles G.
Bassett were vis-a-vis and at the other the
guest of honor, Mrs. Warner, sat opposite
this beautiful midday feast were Mrs. Petit
grew, Mrs. Clark, Mrs. Kellogg, Mrs. Rufus
Lester, Mrs. Seth Cobb, Mrs Sayres. Mrs.
Gait. Mrs. Brodhead, Mrs. Dockery Mrs.
Staples, Mrs. Parks, Mrs. Ladd. Mrs. Ed
win P. Smith, Mrs. Dewitt Mrs. Smith,
Miss Brcuse, Miss McComas, Miss Cobb,
Miss Brodhcad, Miss Perkins and Miss
Butler.
Mrs. and the Misses Peachy gave tea
yesterday in compliment to their guest,
younger acquaintance were entertained
Assisting the hostess were Mrs. Anderson
and Mrs. Bentley of Annapolis. Miss Con-
rad. Miss Lily Woodward, the Misses Rey-
holds Miss Grayson Vending, Miss Page
Carr, Miss Hays, Miss Coffin and Mss Fair
fax of Northampton.
Mrs. d. r. Mckee entertained at <
o'clock tea yesterday. in honor of Mrs. Ten
rant of Richmond Mrs. Dunn, Mrs Lanier
Dunn, Ms. r. H. Mckee and Miss McMil-
Ian were in the recFving party.
The ladies' at Wizards held a pleasant
and very largely attended reception yester-
day Morr,I In the Mrs. group yere Mrs William r
Leishty of Indiana, Mrs. Dovener of West
Virginia, Mrs. Doekery, Mrs Walter B.
Stevens, Mrs. Rapfrys Mrs. Hardy, Mrs.
Grubb. Mrs. Isabel 'nBall, Mrs Charles
Bumm and daughtefs bf Pennsylvania and
Miss Williams. Mrs. Lewis and Mrs. Ev-
erett presided at the tea tables. The rooms
We're gay with flowers, bride roses and
ferns. .e
Gov. Shepherd entertained a number of
his friends last nighszwho had been invited
to meet Prof. Wiggihs. 1t was very en-
Mr.. ana Mrs. Thomas Long entertained
large company Of little people Monday af-
ternoon In honor Of the fourth birthday Of