Evening star., 1896-02-15


although all know very well that after two
! or three days of rest they will be sishing
| after the good, lively times and wishing
| that they had it all to go over again. The
| season, which, according to the calendar
| will end next Tuesday night at the stroke
! Of u, has been a long one and full of in
| tereSt from start to finish. The entertain
| ments have been pleasantly diversified
| dancing events have been very frequent,
| and while there has been notable alb
| sence Of magnificent fiourishes, neverthe-
! less all the attractions have averaged UP
most satisfactorily. Dinner giving has in
creased SO wonderfully that it now seems
| to be the leading feature of hospitality. In
| the two first months one hostess, who gives
weekly dinners herself, had received fifty
| eight invitations TO the houses of friends
| to dine On some, days She had often ac-
| cepted an invitation to find it followed by
live or six others. This is not eXcep-
tional case by any means but could be re-
| peated with much higher figures by others
| in the same popular set That about the
| same style Of entertainment will be con-
tlnued during Lent IS very evident from the
| stacks of invitations which dinner-giving
| folks have already on hand for the first
| three weeks. a great many bids are meet
! ing with the very reasonable and season
| able excuse current at this time, "Contem-
| plated absence from town"
! The flight from Washington to other
| pleasure resorts, or with the honest desire
TO rest, is one of the cherished notions
! pretty much everybody is indulging in just
now, with the hope of being able to take
| new interest in life and It's enjcymcnts up
on their return.
The present week has been very gay
While pretty much everything was prefaced
by the ominous word last" nevertheless
the pleasure seekers had about all they
could rightfully expect. There was a ball
every night and some nights two. Monday
there was Miss Herbert's cotillion, and the
leap year cotillion; Tuesday, the dance at
the Riggs; Wednesday, the Bachelors cotil-
lion; Thursday, the dinner dance, and the
ball at the Skoreham, given in honor of the
Misses Thornton, by Mrs. William Wilson
| and Miss Smith, and, last night the dance
again at the home of the Secretary Of the
| Navy. The bellies have brought home
| enough favors this week to cover one side
! of the walks of their boudoirs. With a few
| exceptions, the german favors this winter
| have been exceedingly simple trinkets and
! did not materially add to the cost OF the
| party. This is thought by some wise people
| to be move in the right dire ction, as some
| times the contrast for persons of lighter
| PURSES is so great that they are deferred
| from attempting anything in this line.
| The seasons of late-years have practically
| wound up with the Washington Assembly
| just as regularly as they have opened with
| the Presidents New Year reception. The
| assembly which is set for next Monday night
Will carry out aii The anticipations formed
| of it from those who have attended them in
| PAST seasons. This time it furnishes n
! glorious 'indup for the Fuller-Beecher nup-
| tals. In fact the guests from the wedding
| reception will be Just in time to open the
| ball. At the head OF the bail committee is
Judge John Davis. president, and with him
| are associated Mr.. John Hay, vice president
Mr. Walter V. r. Berry. Mr. Calderon Car
Isle. Mr.. Charles C. Glover Mr.. Arnold
Hague, Mr.. George HELEN, Capt. Heese. Mr.
Henry May, Mr.. Edward McCauley, Mr.. J.
Nr,y, NTacc Ito, AT,. I1l>y Do.
Rockhill. Joseph p. Sanger and Surgeon
General Tryon.
The marriage of Miss Catherine Fuller and
Mr. Theodore L. Beecher of Buffalo will
take place Monday evening at St. Johns
Church. and will be brilliant event. Mr..
l'eecher will give a dinner tonight to his
best man ana ushers. They Will be Mr..
<.lshard D. Ware Of Boston, DIR. II. Fl. Has
ken OF Boston, Mr. Nathan Clifford Of Port
| land. Me, Mr.. S. Wells of Detroit and Mr..
wear white satin and her attendants, Miss
Fanny Fuller, maid of honor; and Mrs.
Aubrey and Mss Jane Fuller, will also be
dressed in white. The last .wo are to wear
white mouselline de sole over pink satin.
A reception will fellow the ceremony at the
residence OF the chief justice.
Mrs. NIckee's visit to Washington has
| brought about very pleasant courtesies
from the present to the past mistress of
the White House. Those who admire both
ladies feel the greatest satisfaction in the
fact that they are likely to have the charm
ing impressions of each other formed at
their first meeting strengthened by their
more familiar Intercourse now. Mrs.
Cleveland has invited a large company to
| meet Mrs. Mckee at luncheon Monday
next, and probably there will be no enter
tainment which the former has given this
| winter at which she will assist with more
delight. Mrs. Mckee is now. visiting
at the home of Justice and Mrs. Brown
| aEd next week will be with Mrs. r. NJ. c.
A ho, Mrc MoL< will
go cut to Indianapolis to visit her father
The dinner dance has been the feature
| of the winters social events, and a very
successful one. The last one of the series
at Mrs. Blices, where, it may also be said
| in passing, there never has been a dull
| evening spent, was brilliant finish. Most
cong enial companies have been brought to-
gefIer and in a most charming way.
Ihere have been enough new people at
each gathering to give stimulus to fresh
thought and comment, which of itself is
always a great stroke OF genius in getting
up events of this kind. Here is a case in
point The husband of one of the most
feted grand danes has simply rebelled late
ly from accepting any more dinner invita-
tions from the same set Of people. He ad-
mitted he was talked OUT he knew they
We're equally tired of him. and he biuntly
refused every bid until one came where
none OF the old familiar faces, would lie
found opposite him at the table. Then he
had real good time of 1t, and he begins
" IhiIih llal society is really NOT HdlI
bad after all, since it often does provide
rational or trrtainment.
The Secretary of the Navy and Miss Her.
bert again welcomed host of friends last
night. The drawing and dining rooms
were festooned with smlax and the man
tells banked in ferns and blossoms. The
Secretary and his daughters received in
the large drawing room, and a buffet sup
per was served all evening on the opposite
side of the house. Miss Herbert wore a
becoming white satin toilet and Mrs.
Mfcou wore canary satin After mid
night, when many of the older guests had
gone, the company was enlarged by the
presence of numbers of young people, who
| enjoyed the dancing until late hour. The
musicians were stationed in the conserva-
tory and played throughout the reception
and dance.
The Secretary of State and Mrs. Olney
gave dinner last night in honor of the
bishop of Massachusetts and Mrs. Law
renee. The other guests were the Vice
President the German ambassador and
Baroness Thielmann, the Spanish minister
and Mrs Dupuy de LONE, Justice and Mrs.
PeckhanI, Senator. and Mrs. Cameron, Gen.
and Mrs. Miles. Mir. and Mrs. J. L. NJ. Cur
ry and Mrs. Minot
The Mexican minister and Mrs. Romero