Evening star., 1896-04-01
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
Everything 3 Quiet Now IN . Social
Way.
InvitatioAs Are Out fer the Neyycoah-
Whitney weddlnx-nterest-
4.-s..- ln4 RersOaalS,

nsCS VIII take pace toQey, nor curing the
remainder OF this week, but Invitations for
events Of the next three weeks are begin
ming to circulate pretty freely. and give a
stimulus to conversation which might
otherwise be wanting In newsy gossip.
Churcheoing naturally takes up a consider
able part Of holy week among Catholics
ard Episcopaitans. At St Matthew'S a re-
treat Is in progress. which will close tomor-
row. holy Thursday. A series of spiritual
conferences has been given morning and
afternoon by Rev. Father O'Neil Of the
Order of st. Dominick, which have been
we'll attended
Prof. and Mrs. Newcomb have sent cut
cards for the marriage OF their daughter
Jcsepha to Mr.. Edward Baldwin Whitney,
Saturday. April IL, at l. o'clock. at the
church of the Covenant. Church cards Ae-
Company the invitations. A reception will
fellow the ceremony. from 1880 until 2
o'clock. at 162o street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Nelson Page enter
tanned at dinner last evening Mrs. and Miss
Dtxter OF Boston, Mr.. and Mrs. Hutton of
Simkirs, Miss Brice. Miss Scott, McsSrs.
Turner. John Fcx, jr., Myers, T. SANFORD
Beatty and Col. Page Bryan.
The announcement of the engagement of
Miss Lylly Barrett, daughter of Mrs Al
exander Barrett who has a handsome
L,
geant Prentiss Knut, formerly of Natchez
Miss. and now of Washington, d. c.
causes no astonishment to their friends
Miss Barrett. who is an exceedingly pretty
Dlcnde has spent the greater part Of her
life In Europe. and during her stay I'm Ber-
I'm she was one of the bellies of that city
She has Travelled through Asia Minor and
up the Nile. and has been very popular in
Faris She Is clever horsewoman and an
excellent whip. Mrs. Barrett, who is an
Engnshwoman. purchased the cottage of
the late Charlotte Cushman at Newport
X. l., several years ago. and during the
1ghtfuily. Mrs. Barrett and Miss Barrett
were IN Washington last winter, occupying
the residence at 1775 Massachusetts, ave-
nue. The marriage will take place I'm the
sunmer.-New York Times
Mrs. Warren. wife of Senator Warren,
VIII receive after o'clock tomorrow
Cfnursday) afternoon. assisted by Mrs
Duel of Denver end Mrs. Marks of Chey-
enne. Wyo.
The Ladies' Cosmopolitan Whist Club
was delightfully."- entertained last evening
at the home OF Miss Hugle, on street
Alter a series of close and interesting
games the members were treated to an ap-
pettzing lunch, most daintily served.
Mrs. Stevenson. Mrs. John Rodgers, Mrs
Van Rensselaer, Berry, Mrs. John Hay,
MIS- Byron Sunderland and Mrs. John Dal-
zeil are patronesses for a tea, invitations
to which have been issued by the Covenant
Circle of the Kings Daughters Covenant
Church), at the residence of its president
nesday. April :, to S O'clock Miss Jewell
and the members of the circle will be as
sisted by the above named ladies': also
Mrs, Whittlesey. Mrs. Pomeroy. Mrs
Misses Rodgers. Miss Terrill. Miss Flora
Rhees and other McAll leaders of the diff
ferent churches. Mrs. Gore will recite
poem in Swedish, and viii wear the cos
n hf
music.
The Misses Seawell gave very small an2
Informal dinner on Monday night The
guests were Miss Lucy Page, Prince Wrede
MI. Faulkner Pierce and Mr.. Kemp.
An informal reception was given last
evening by Mrs. c. II. Mckenney TO her
guest, Miss Castle of ST. Paul. She was
assisted by Mrs. Griffin and her daughter.
Miss Frances Griffin of Atlanta, Mrs.
buchanan OF Baltimore and Mrs. Lama r
Westerfield. who presided at the tea table.
while Mrs. Griffin dispensed chocolate The
pariors were decked with palms and flow
ers. Among those present were Mrs. Hey
wood. Mrs. Shoup. Miss Shoup. Mrs Viii
son. Miss Turpie, Mrs. Nelson, Mrs. Frye,
Mrs. Brown. Mrs. Gallinger. Mrs. Quay.
the Misses Quay. Mrs: Alden, Miss Alden.
Mrs. Merriam, Miss Merriam. Mrs. Hazle-
ton. Miss Pike, Mrs. Spalding Mrs Babcock.
Mrs. and Miss Hulick, Mrs. Burrows, Mrs.
Bacon. Mrs. Phillips. Miss Phillips, Miss
Steiwag, Mrs: Hiiborn, Mrs. Harper. Mrs.
D:ngley. jr.. Mrs. Sayers, Mrs. Peck, Mrs
Van Duzee. Mrs Aldrich. Mrs. Cissel. Mrs
Heatwole, Mrs. Bankhead, Miss Hilborn.
Mrs. Southard. Mrs. johnson. Miss Turner,
Mrs. Davis. Miss Matson, Mrs. Orendorf,
Miss Filler. Mrs. Dumars. Miss Hoyt, Mrs
Devendorf. Miss kiefer. Miss Parker. Mrs
Russell. Mrs. Hadley. Miss Fairfield, Mrs
Fairfield. Mrs. Kendall. Miss Taylor. Mrs
Farrar Gnd Mrs. Stelie. Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Kenney and her son leave for St. Paul this
week to make the necessary arrangements
incident to the reopening OF their summer
home.
Mrs. S. N. Meyer has discontinued her
Fridays at home.
Mrs. H. Sommers OF Georgetown is in
Philadelphia, where she attended, Thurs
day last, the marriage OF her son, Mr.
Adolf H. Sommers, formerly of this city,
to Miss Essie Greenwald of Philadelphia.