Evening star., 1896-12-25
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
Christmas at White House and Cabinet
Homes.
The Chrfstmas Tree With Twinklinx
Lights and Dazzling Fruits
Personal Notes.

Christmas is the ideal one at the White
House. There is big tree in the library
laden with tinsel and twinkiing with red.
white and blue electric lights, and IL there
Is any vacant space in the large room its
limits are so meager as to make but little
show in the wonderful collection of gifts
toys, books. etc, which are there displayed
and which are intended for the deleotation
and enjoyment of Marion. Esther and Ruth
Cleveland. The President and Mrs Cleye-
land distributed yesterday among all the
employees of the house their Christmas gifts.
Express wagons and private messengers
brought enough bundles yesterday and this
morning to the White House to start a
reasonably sized bazaar. Mrs. Cleveland's
compliments. with pretty gift, went yes
terday to each of the cabinet ladies and
others OF her more intimate lady friends.
For the Christmas tree celebration today
a very attractive program was arranged
Ruth and Esther Cleveland who are well
advanced in German, gave recitations in
that language, well as scriptural selec-
tions. To enjoy the jolly hour with them
there were present all the children of the
capinet families, who are when at home the
petted grandchildren of their households
refreshments of childish dainties, set off
IN many novel and pleasing ways wound
up the festivity and made another red let
ter day In dozen of Juvenile calendars
vice President and Mrs. Stevenson and
MISS Stevenson will divide their Christmas
between a restful time of it at the Nor
mand1e and the start on a journey to St
Louis, where they will be present at the
wedding of Miss Julia Scott, niece of Mrs
stevenson. to Mr.. Carl Vrooman of Balti-
| more which event occurs Monday evening
IN ST LOUIS. Mrs. Matthew Scott mother
OF the bride-elect, has taken a house in St
Louis, and has with her Lieut. and Mrs
brownwell, who were married here last
| June. Miss Stevenson will be bridesmaid
1 fay i1yr will laa
| back here for New Year.
| Secretary and Mrs. Olney are enjoying
| typical New England Christmas, with an
| early dinner at home, and later will go to
the Portland to dine with Secretary and
| Miss Morton.
| Secretary and Mrs. Carlisle have their
| grandchildren. Master John G., Jane and
| Laura, to make the holiday jolly one for
| them. Mr.. and Mrs. W. K. Carlisle and
Mr.. Logan Carlisle complete the family
| group.
Secretary and Mrs. Lamont and their
| children are having an ideal day in their
| sunny home on Lafayette square The
| presents to members of the family make a
| SumptuouS collection.
Attorney General and Mrs. Harmon ana
| the Misses Harmon have their family circle
| augmented by the presence with them for
| the holidays of their married daughter and
| son-in-law Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund Wright,
| and their young son.
| Postmaster General and Mrs. Wilson and
| their and daughters have several
young lady guests, Miss Baylor and Miss
| Asquith of Charlestown, w. Va, to enjoy
| their Christmastide with them.
| Secretary Herbert and family are cele-
| brating the day in the accepted fashion by
| a home gathering, and plenty of sport for
| the younger members the little children
| of Mr.. and Mrs. Micou.
Secretary and Mrs. Francis have marked
their first Washington Christmas by the
| homecoming of their five sons from COL
| lege. Miss Boyd of st. Louis, a niece OF
| Mrs. Francis, is also with them.
Secretary and Miss Morton will entertain
| the Secretary of State and Mrs. Olney ana
| Mrs. Minot at dinner this evening.
| Mrs. J. Thomson Swami returned a few
| days ago from her Princeton home, and is
| again established in her fine home on /
| street.
The French ambassador and Mrs. Pate
| rotre entertained at dinner last night the
| British ambassadors and Lady Pauncefote,
| the Spanish minister and Mrs. Dupuy de
| LONE, the Argentine minister and Mrs
| Garcia -Merou, the Belgian minister, Mr.. lie
| CHAT, Mr. and Mrs. Letter, Miss Paunce-
| fote, Mrs. Bakhmetif, Mr.. Tower, Miss
| Patten, Miss Wallack, Senior de la Casa
| and Senior del Viso.
| Representative Simpkins and Miss Simp-
kins, 1717 K street, are spending the holi-
! days in Boston and vicinity.
|
| gone to Ashburn, Va, to spend the holi-
| days with their sister, Mrs. Van Quick.
| Mrs. Walter A. Johnston of 1907 18th
| street and Mrs. Ella Grills will be at home
| Wednesday, December 80 from to 10, as
| sisted by Mrs. Eugene NJ Williams and
| Miss Flynn of Augusta, Ga
Miss Anna Pearl Evans is spending the
Christmas holidays at her parents resi-
| dence, 112 Z street.
| DIR. Charles Schlaer and wife have return
ed from Philadelphia and will spend the
| holidays with her sister. Mrs. VIM. H.
Hood, 1918 I street.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Croissant leave today
for New York, whence they sail next week
! for Bermuda and the West India Islands.
| Miss Julia 1. Felsenthal of Chicago, who
] attended the recent convention of the
Council of Jewish Women, is visiting Mrs.
| M. Blumenfeld of SIS 7th street southwest.
| AT home Sundays.
Mr.. Harry Upson Sims, a student at the
| law school of Howard University, is spend
| ing the holidays with his parents, First
Assistant Secretary of the Interior and
| Mrs. Sims. at their residence, 1119 K street.
Col. and Mrs. John P. Clum entertained
| the Abracadabra Club Wednesday evening
| at their home sl2 East Capitol street. The
essay of the evening was on Reforms and
| Reformers of Mexico" by Mr.. j. ID. Crols-
SAINT. A spirited discussion followed by
| DIR. Croffut, DIR. j. H. McCarty, DR.. Brun-
ner and others. Mrs. Jacobson and Miss
Lillian Brock rendered some fine music on
the mandolin and Mrs. Rappley recited.
Refreshments were served by dozen little
girls. Among those present were Mr.. and
| Mrs. F. B. Brock, Mr.. and Mrs. A. p.
| Clark, Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Rickett. Mrs.
| E. c. Crabbe, Mr.. and Mrs. j. ID. Croissant
Mr.. and Mrs. Dieudonne. Mrs. E. L. Pierce.
Mr.. d. c. Croissant, Mrs. NJ. E. s. Davis,
Miss E. Doherty, DR.. and Mrs. Croffut,
| Rev. DIR. J. H. McCarty, Mr. and Mrs ].
p Clum Miss Shaw. Mrs. NJ: E. Lynch,
Mrs H. N. Sterns, Mr.. c. H. Squires Mr..
| and Mrs. ]. L. McCreery, Mr.. and Mrs. 7.
| w. Scott, Mrs. Rapley, Mrs. c. Dickey,
| Miss Blanch Holbrook and Miss c. A. VAN
doren.
Enrth's Angels.
| From the Richmond Va.) Religious Herald.
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