Evening star., 1896-12-11
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
Sociable and Polite Functions for Debut
Bows.
Dinners and Weddings and q Gay
Southern BN1l-PersOnal
Notes.

| daughters Of Mrs. Sheridan, the Misses
Irene ard Louise Sheridan. Their home
was elaborately decked with flowers no
small part of which were those sent the
| debutantes. The young ladies were dress
| ed alike in white chiffon and silk and each
carried lilies Of the valley bouquets. Mrs.
| and the Misses Sheridan were assisted in
welcoming and entertaining their friends by
| Miss Sartoris, Miss Josephine Boardman,
Miss Blanche Emory, Miss Helen Hay. Miss
Pauncefote. Miss Patten, Miss Letter, Miss
Helen Patten, Miss Glover. Miss Keats
| Rodgers and Miss Gertrude Clagett. Mrs.
Minot and Miss Rucker presided in the tea
| room. where the table had a centerpiece of
| red roses. All society. especially from Dip
lomatic and resident ranks, as well as from
the army circle, paid their respects during
the afternoon to the widow and daughters
| Of the great general
At brilliant reception and ball last
| night. Mr.. and Mrs. Ffoulke presented their
eldest daughter, Miss Helen Ffoulke. The
debutante and her parents received In the
tapestry gallery, where the rich artistic
furnishings made fitting surroundings for
such an event. Mrs. Ffoulke's yellow bro
caded satin gown made the dainty white
ness of the debutante's toilet the more
effective. Miss Ffoulke also carried white
fectively ornamented with roses white and
pink predominating in the drawing room
and In the dining room, where a bountiful
supper was served. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. r.
Ffoulke and the Misses Ffoulke Miss Ethel
Durant, Mr.. Bruen and Miss Urbin of
Philadelphia, Mr.. John Ames of Provi-
dence, r. l., and Miss Helen Corning of
Cleveland were among the out-of-town
friends who came on for the occasion All
the leading lights of the capitals social life
were represented in the throngs welcoming
the debutante.
Mrs. Charles Hartwell Cragin of Dunbar
Helen Hartwell Cragin. at a to yes
terday. Flowers adorned the spacious
rooms, and the charming atmosphere of
sociability always SO apparent in George
town hospitality was in evidence. Mrs.
Cragin received in an elegant gown of Law
ender and white brocaded silk, and the
debutante, in white silk muslin and en-
broidered chiffon, carried a cluster of vio-
lets. Assisting the hostess were Mrs N j.
Addison, mother of the hostess; the Misses
Addison, sisters of Mrs. Cragin and Mrs
Downs Wilson. Mrs. ]. Holdsworth Cor
don presided in the tea room. Mrs. Charles
Mccartney, Mrs. Arthur FERGUSON, Miss
Esther Gordon Miss Esther Dodge Miss
Frances Register. Miss Janney. Miss Bessie
Lee, Miss Darniele and Miss Moore also
assisted.
The British ambassador and Lady Paun-
cefote entertained at dinner last night in
honor of the Secretary of State and Mrs.
Olney Red roses decked the banquet table,
which was, as usual, resplendent with fine
plate The other guests were the French
ambassador and Mrs. Patenotre Mr. and
Mrs. Reichenau, the Argentine minister and
Mrs. Garcia Meron, the Spanish minister
and Mrs. Dupuy de LONE, the Turkish min
lister. Mrs. Minot, Prince Wrede, Baroness
Won Thielmann, the Belgian minister,
Countess Ross, Mr.. and Mrs. Gardiner Hub
bard Mr.. BaX Ironsides Miss Boardman.
Mr.. Tower. Miss Patten, Senior Benitez.
Miss PaLncefote Mr.. Maxse, Mrs. Sartoris.
Mr. Mallet Provost, Mrs Sheridan, Mr.. and
Mrs. Calderon Carlisle Lieut.. Grant of the
royal navy and Mrs. Bakhmetieff.
Gen. George NJ. Sternberg entertained at
dinner last evening Prof. David Starr Jor-
dan, president of the Leland Stanford Uni
versity, and the guests to meet him were
Prof. l.. I. Langley, Prof. A. Graham Bell
| Mr. E. w. Gallaudet, Mr.. A. s. Worthing-
ton, Gen. Charles G. Sawtelle, Mr.. Charles
D. Walcott, Col S. S. Sumner. Dr. c., Hart
Merriam, DR.. Theodore Gill, Mr. l.. C. How
ard, Prof. F. w. Clark and Mr. F. A. Lu-
| cas-. Mrs. Sternberg received the guests
The flowers in the centerpiece We're red
carnations, and the pretty appointments Of
the table were in harmony.
Invitations for the marriage of Miss
Louise Bonaparts and Count de Moltke-
Huitstid, tuesday, December ~, at St.
PauPs Church, are limited to 100. and for
the breakfast to thirty, owing to the recent
bereavement in the family of the groom
elect
Miss Mary Jones, daughter of Senator
! Jones of Arkansas, has returned from a
visit to friends at Little Rock.
Duchess D'Arcos, formerly Miss Lowery
and wife of the Spanish minister to Mexi-
co, is here on visit to her brother, Mr..
Woodbury. Lowery.
The marriage of Miss Camilla Hancock
Hare to Mr.. J. Bucknell Lippincott of
Philadelphia will take place January 20 in
| ST. Johns Church. The ceremony VIII be
| performed by Bishop Satterlee, assisted 10y
Rev. DR.. Mackay-Smith, the rector. Gov
| ernor Miriam and wife of St. Paul will
come on for the occasion as the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Hancock. The ceremony Will
| be followed by breakfast at the residence
! of the brides grandfather, Colonel Ham
cock. The bride-elect is a descendant on
| her mothers side from the New England
| Adamses. She is grandniece of Gen. Win
| field Scott Hancock, and granddaughter of
| Col John Hancock of this city.
At the coming out tea yesterday in Balti-
more given by Mrs. /. Freeman Rasin in
| honor of the Misses Rasins debut, Mrs.
| Charles H. Gibson, Mrs. Edwin McCahill,
! Miss Mary Edna German of Washington
| were in the receiving party.
| At "Pequea," the country home OF Mr..
| and Mrs Thomas Remsburg, at Braddocks.
| near Frederick Nd. yesterday morning,
| Miss Lille R. Remsburg and DR.. Horace B.
| Coblentz of Washington were married by
/ Rev. Lloyd Coblentz of ST. PauFs Reformed
| Church. Baltimore. The parlor was deco
rated with potted plants, cut roses ana
| smilax. The bride was attired in white
| ATTN. trimmed with chiffon and pearls, and
| carried a white prayer book, the gift Of the
groom The couple were preceded to the
| parlor by two little flower girls, Misses
| Blanche Keafauver and Bessie Remsburg.
| After the ceremony the relatives and
| friends were entertained at dinner. The
| couple left on an evening train for we'd
ding trip and will reside in this city.
The Baltimore papers announce the en-
| eacement of Mr. John Redwood of that
! city to Miss Lucy Brady of Washington.
| The engagement was announced MONDAY
| evening at the Bachelors cotillon. MIR.
Redwood is one of Baltimore's most prom
Trent young society n-en. He Is one or the
| governors Of the Junior Cotialon Club OF
| Baltimore.
Mrs. NJ. A. Keyes of Hamilton, Va. is
visiting her son, Mr.. ]. w. Keyes of Sl1 I'd
street.
The Fanchon Musical and Pleasure Club
| held its meeting at the residence of their
| secretary, Miss Margaret Schneider, Wis
| ccnsin avenue. Monday evening. Miss
| Knott, Miss Clara Baker, Miss Margaret
Schneider and the quartet took part in the
| evenings program.
Mrs Arthur A. Birney. at a brilliant af-
ternoon reception yesterday, presented her
| daughter Miss Birney. to her friends. The
| debutante was in dainty white toilet, ard
| her mother in straw-colored brocade. Miss
| TerriI, Miss Clapp, Miss Carusi Miss
| ha