Evening star., 1896-02-29
THE SOCIAL WORLD.
Men, Maids and Matrons Breakfast
With Mrs. Mckee. -'1'.-
DINING AqA DUCAL TABLE
Things Out Of the Common at
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Secretary OIney's.
LAST NIGHTS DINNERS

LAST NIGHTS DINNERS
The Chilean minister and Mrs. Cana
gave dinner last night in honor of Am
bassador and Mrs. Uhl The other guests
were the Mexican minister and Mrs.
Romero, the Brazilian minister and Mrs.
de Mendonca. the Guatemalan minister and
Mrs. Lazo Arriaga. the Venezuelan minis
ter and Miss Andrade, the charge d'affaires
Of Argentina and Mrs. Dominguez, Mr..
and Mrs. Covarruhias. Miss Edwards, Miss
Cana, Mr.. Victor Eastman and Mr.. Alfred
Cana. The table decorations were in yell
low and white. White roses formed the
centerpiece.
Mrs. Newlands gave a pretty luncheon
Thursday at Chevy Chase. Among the
guests were Miss Helen Hay. the Misses
Patten. the Misses Condit-Smith, Miss Hag-
ner. Miss Clagett, Miss Kitty Reed. Miss
Elizabeth Warder and Miss Newlands.
Mr.. and Mrs. Patcheller entertained at
dinner last night the Spanish minister and
Mrs. Dupuy de Lone, Mrs. Audenreid,
Mr.. and Mrs. Crorper. DR.. and Mrs. Ham,
mond. Miss Gale. the Japanese minister,
Miss Batcheller. ex-Minister White of the
Venezuelan commission and Prince Wrede.
The decorations of the table were pink
roses and ferns
Representative aid Mrs. Joy entertained
at dinner last night Speaker and Mrs. Reed
and Miss Reed. Gen. Batchelder, Senator
and Mrs. Burrows. Gen. Walter Wyman.
Major and Mrs. Powell, Representatives
Aidrich and Cannon. and Mrs. Turner. The
menu cards were novel. and consisted of
ten pages held together by a gold ring,
eacn bearing pen and ink portrait of one
OF the gentlemen guests, by Coffin, and
some quotation. adaptation or original SEN
timent, containing q reference to Joy in
some form or other.
Mr.. ard Mrs. Whittemore have invited
dinner companies for the Sd and 11th of
March. A VI
Ihe home of the Secretary of State is full
OF most interesting things. Mrs. Bellamy
otorer, who owns the house, Is fond of
gathering together rare and curious pieces
OF furniture and ornaments. Each room
mas lts own collection, but the apartment
wnIcn mas challenged the greatest admira.
l.o .lon the past winter from its hundreds of
visitors Is the dining room. The room is
spacious. and its light comes from a win
COW which nearly covers the entire south
END Ihe glass In 1t is bright yellow, and
IL IL ,ai!s nrst on a great bronze Buddhist
goa, who takes up more room than a very
large man would. seated in the same posi-
ton. The light diffusing from this source
Is very SOFT but not strong enough to
iighted up at night. The wood work. of
which there is great deal. the walls being
Walnscoted high and the ceiling paneled !.
rs rs very dark and rich in effect. On either
slae OF the high mantel are balconies, from
Which gay-colored stuffs fall, like a Vene-
tian mousse on a fete day. EVERYTHING
around the room Is unusual. There is an
90 o11u,shaped water pitcher on side table
Oh OIL beaten brass. nearly three feet high.
Inc Chandelier hangs just over the center
OF the table. 1t is of bronze and silver
s ana esheerful-looking little bronze imps are
posed in the act Of the widest acroba tic
leats up and down dangling ornaments at
tne side. The dining table has a history.
II once belonged to q Duke of Westmin-
sa seer, and was purchased at sale of his
oiack as ebony. The table has a border of
most unique carving The design embodies
adi the creatures of the sea and air. with
looking objects for which it would he hard
to assign a location In the animal king
dom. When Mrs. Olney gives a luncheon
oy of anlny iace doylies conceal the beauties
VI the carving and the polish Of the center
Mrs Washington Mclean, whose Splendid
nome, corner Of Connecticut avenue and
n street. shows her excellent taste in every
detail OF Its furnishing, has made of the
old ball room one of the daintiest of salons
although by removing the furniture and
rugs 1t can be quickly transformed into a
pan room again. 1t has low wainscoting
with an ivory finish. and the upper edge
has wide molding. On this are arranged
clear round the room photographs of Der-
sons ana scenes, none very large but all
framed somewhat similarly in narrow gilt
borders. Follow the band around and n
reflects the pictured world of today, its
celebrities their autographs and the places
or particular interest in the realm of
beauty and fashion. Photography has add
ed new charm to housefurnishines hut
1t takes considerable taste and skill to dis
play its results to good advantage
Mr.. John r. Mclean is one of the few
men OF affairs who spend much Of their time
at home. and spacious as his big mansion is
he found after all there was no corner
which was absolutely his own. The new
room which he added last year is his own
exclusive den. 1t adjoins the great stair
case, fronts on l street, and is one of the
handsomest workshops in town. The wood
work is In dark, rich tones. the carpets ard
hangings scarlet. and a beautiful stained
glass window on the west side is directly
over the mantelpiece. The latter is COW
cred with small bronze statuettes of horses.
dogs, etc., and the walls are filled With
similar "reminiscences Of pleasures and
sports
In the ball room of the Mclean mansion.
which for everyday use is furnished with
most elaborately carved furniture, the walls
are lined with book shelves. On the top
shelf there is photograph display. Every
one is in different frame of silver or other
metal, carved wood or fancy gilt Most of
the Washington beauties Of the last ten
years are there. with many more of national
caricatures are there also. 1t is all so inter-
esting that it takes a good long time to
make the circuit of the entire list
Mrs. Hearst has among her most cherished
possessions in her Washington home Chi
huahua dog. These dogs are the tiniest pets
of the canine lace in Mexico They are
scarcely bigger than an ordinary-sized rat,
but their fur is silky and white. They arc
daintily cared for and fondled and caressed
and may almost be said to live on petting
and kisses. They are rare and high-priced
and but few of them have ever been seen in
this city. Mrs. Hearst calls her pet Pre-
ciosa, and such of her visitors who speak
Spanish find the little animal will cuddle up
to them very snugly, with an almost human
expression in its eyes, when 1t hears the
ords of endearment to which it listened in
it's first home said again in the familiar
tongue.
The porticoes of Corcoran House. the
home of Senator and Mrs. Brice, are not the
least Interesting of the interior of that much
admired house. They practically form part
of the house, as they are hung around with
heavy rugs and are very warm and comfort
able on fete occasions. The divans and
chairs and numberless pillows are covered
with bright East India cottons, which, with
the hanging lamps, etc, give quite an east
ern effect of tasteful luxury.
Miss Letitia Scott, who is so much ad-
mired, is devoting her leisure hours to music
during Lent. She is fond of outdoor exer-
else, ard wears one Of the nattiest walking
costumes seen for a long time. 1t is of dark