Evening star., 1896-11-28
TIE SOCIAL WORLD
A Club Tea Party Opened the Sea-
- son.
NOW FOR BUDS AND TEAS GALORE
Weddings Already Talked of and
the Others in Prospect.
E V E n is NE KIT w E E K

EV ENTS NEXT EEK
The social whirl may be said to be fairly
on. Next week the debutante parties COM
Inenee and will have a steady run for at
least three weeks. Several days have two
and three events of this kind to their cred
1t, and there are but few lengthy intervals
until Christmas week not marked by social
affairs more or less formal. The Thanks
giving day tea at the AHbi Club may be
reckoned as the first reassemblins of soci-
ETY. movers since the scattering last spring.
The day was perfect and the quaint and
interesting club house came IN for Its usual
need of attention. Everybody and her
good clothes may DE confidently said to be
just now looking their best. The weather
has been favorable for the display of we'll
made and perfectly-ftting gowns and the
opportunity has not been wasted. The
deep hold. however, that the shirtwaist in
its palest or brightest pink tiuts has upon
the feminine mind was much in evidence
the sunny mornings of the present week.
and 1t might have been the month Of May
instead of November from all outward ap-
pearances. The wheel Is still holding it's
own as a timekiller and as a social diver
sion Just the same during the spring
and early summer. II the debutantes can
have such weather for their tea party COM
ings-out. the harmonies will be further
preserved and much qualification result.
The buds for the coming week are: Miss
Nicholson. daughter Of Capt and Mrs.
Nicholson: Miss Sands. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Frarcis Preston Blair Sands
Miss Christine owen. niece of Mrs. Queen
Miss Glover. daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. c.
G. Glover: Miss Ward. granddaughter of
Mrs. John 8. Ward; Miss Helen Starr
Worthington, second daughter of Mr. ana
Mrs. A. S. Worttington: Miss MCGOWAN.
daughter of Cart. and Mrs. MCGOWAN:
Miss Sewers. laughter of DIR. and Mrs.
Sewers and Miss Ashton, daughter of Nj
and Mrs. Hubley Ashton.
The second week in December will wit
ness the coming out of Miss Gorham, Miss
Wallack, Miss Bell. Miss Sartors, Miss
Ffoulke end the Misses Sheridan. Miss
Baker will be in the group OF the third
week Of the month.
Among the events of the coming week
will be:
Monday-Mrs. Nicholson. tea. at which
Miss Nicholson will be Introduced
Tuesday-Mrs F. p. B. Sands, a tea. to
g. to introduce Miss Sands
Mrs. Queen, tea, to Introduce Miss
Christine Owen.
The marriage of Miss Elsie Moler. daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry H. Moler to
MIR. Charles Eugene Foote. at Church of
the Ascension. $50 o'clock.
Wednesday-M,s. c. C. Glover, a tea, to
introduce Miss Glover.
ThLrsday-Mrs. John s. Ward, a tea. )
o'clock, to present Miss Ward.
Mrs Worthington. a tea. ) to {. to intro
duce Miss Helen Starr Worthington.
Mrs. MCGOWAN, d tea, to present Miss
MCGOWAN.
Friday-Dr. and Mrs. Sewers, an evening
reception. o'clock. to present Miss Sewers
Saturday-Mrs. Hubley Ashton, a tea, )
o'clock, to present Miss Ashton.
The announcement of the White House
state dinner and reception dates shows that
Thursday nights will again be monopolized
by these events, and those contempiat ting
entertainments in honor Of the cabinet must
take notice The usual round of dinners
at the cabinet houses in honor Of President
and Mrs. Cleveland will begin after Janu-
ary J. and Tuesday night has been selected
again for the majority of them Mrs.
Tisyelands afi,srno2n eard reception to
ladies. which has been dfstlrnt uIshine
feature of her hospitality during the past
three winters. will be given SATURDAY.
January %, 3 to ), and her only public af-
ternoon reception will be held Saturday,
February g. 3 to D. The last public social
function of the administration will be given
Thursday evening, February 1S from . to
IL pm.
Mrs. Jno. A. Baker has cards out for
Tuesday. December Is, ) to Z, when Miss
Baker will be presented.
Miss Wilson. daughter of Postmaster Cen
eral and Mrs. Wilson, will make her debut
next month.
Representative Mitchell and family are
occupying the Jones house, 18th and
streets, this winter.
Aulenryad xu{l o{ya &, -
the dehutantes.
Mrs. Harriet Lane Johnston, who has
been abroad for the past year. is soon ex-
pected home Her house. corner of 18th ana
l streets. has been made ready for her oc-
cupancy the past week.
Representative Shannon and family have
taken the Chaplin house. Massachusetts
avenue, and are now established there.
Mrs. Richard Townsend is back at her
residence on Lafayette square.
Mr.. and Mrs. Westinghouse have returned
to their home on Dupont circle for the VIM
ter. After summering at Lenox. they spent
part Of the autumn at their house in Pitts
burg.
The Gridircn flag is floating today over
Rauschers, Connecticut avenue and l.
street. The Grfdiron Club will dine there
| tonight. and the guest of honor will be Con-
greSsman-elect James r. Young. Sixty
covers will be laid and the table and dining
hall are being handsomely decorated.
Mr.. Jesse Brown is the president of the
Bachelors this winter; Mr.. P. Lee Phillips,
vice president: Mr.. Charles McCawley. sec
retary, and Mr.. George Howard, treasurer.
The Chevy Chase Hunt ball will be given
December 80. at the club house. and a CO.
tillion will be danced after supper.
Senator and Mrs. Elkins and family have
taken possession of their new home on X
street. although the last traces Of the
decorators and finishers have not yet left
the house. The changes which have been
made. even In the outside appearance. are
such an improvement that the property has
taken on quite another air. The Senator 8
widowed daughter will spend the winter
here with the family.
There are several very interesting we'd
Sngs on the tapis. and in directions where
the holy estate Of matrimony was not sup
posed to be in CONSIDERATION at all, although
that statement may be taken with more
than the ordinary salty seasoning, at a
time when startling events come so close
together as to occasion but little surprise.
The world never gets through loving a
lover. nor in showing a special interest in
those who have resolved to take each other
for better or worse, SO that the coming
announcements of engagements and we'd
ding dates combined will receive the Gus
tomary applause.
Mrs. Hearst gave a reception yesterday