Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-14

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present at the ceremony.
Mrs Peckham, wife of Associate Justice
Peckham, held a charming reception yes
terday afternoon and welcomed in the most
cordial way several hundred callers, who
took this first opportunity to pay their
respects. She received in the Vermont ave.
nue. suite at the Arlington, and was sur.
rounded by group Of ladies, who, being
numbered themselves among the particu-
larly agreeable people in society, contrib
uted to the success of the reception. Mrs.
Peckham has most cordial and pleasant
manners, and her friendly face beams
With the sunshine of good feeling. Justice
Peckham was home in time to receive the
chief justice and other members of the
Supreme bench, who were anxious to pay
their respects to Mrs. Peckham at her
first formal reception. Mrs. Harmon, Mrs.
John M. Wilson, Mrs. Davis, the Misses
Lee of Boston and Miss BERTHE Pruyn Of
Albany, who is here on a visit to her SIS
ter, Mrs. Rice, and Miss Waller and Mrs.
Rice, who presided at the refreshment
table, assisted Mrs. Peckham in her hos
pitable duties.
Senator and Mrs. Elkins gave q handsome
dinner last night in honor of Mrs. Grant,
and had in their company to meet her an
other mistress of the White House, Mrs.
Garfield, Mrs. ]. Stanley Brown, Senators
man. ex-senator and Mrs. Davis, Mrs.
Stanley Matthews, Gen. Harry Bingham,
Mrs. David Bartlett of Baltimore, Prof.
Elliott of Johns Hopkins University and
Mr.. and Mrs. DeMeck of the Russian Legal
ton. The table decorations were in La
France roses and ferns.
The Chilean minister and Mrs. Cana en-
tertaired at dinner last night in honor
of the Secretary of State and Mrs. Olney.
The other guests were Secretary and Mrs.
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torney General and Mrs. Harmon, Post
master General and Mrs. Wilson, Secretary
and Miss Morton, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Fos-
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. L. NJ. Curry, Miss
Edwards and Mr. T. A. Osborne, formerly
United States minister to Chile. White
roses and mignonette formed the CENTER
piece. Yellow shades were on the tapers
in the tall gilt candelabra, and a border
The effect of the cleaning yellows and
pure white was most artistic.
Mrs. Lamont gave a breakfast yesterday
in honor of Miss Woodward and Miss Bry-
ant of New York. who are her guests.
The other guests were Miss Herbert, Mrs.
George B. Davis, Mrs. George Fraser, Miss
Williams, Miss Gray, Miss Hay. Miss Con-
dit Smith, Miss Mcmillan Miss Barney,
Miss J. Boardman, Miss Edith Patten, Miss
Anderson, Miss Barrett, Miss Cassels and
Miss Cameron.
Miss Aline Wilcox gave a o'clock tea
York, and a pleasant company Of young
people enjoyed the hospitality. Roses deck
ed each of the rooms, and especially made
beautiful the refreshment table, where a
centerpiece of American beauty roses was
fragrant and beautiful. The young hostess
was assisted by Miss Woodward Of New
York, Miss Stevenson, Miss Fuller, Miss
Harmon, the Misses Mendonca, Miss Miles,
Miss Scott, Miss Breckinridge, Miss Pitts,
Miss Jackson and Miss Addison Mitchell.
Senator and Mrs. Villas. are now at the
Arlingt on, where they will spend the win
ter. Miss Villas did not accompany her
parents here, as she Is presiding over their
Wisconsin home for her brother
Miss Anne Wake Williamson, who will
make her debut at a tea Saturday, given
by her sister. Mrs. Herbert NJ. Wilson, Is
the youngest daughter Of Chief Engineer
Thorn Williamson, U. S. N.
Mrs. Patenotre has invitations out for
Friday evening, January 81, at 9 o'clock.
Mrs. J. Frank Aldrich will give a tea
Monday, January 20. to meet Miss Esther
Bcgne of Chicago.
Invitations have been issued for the we'd
ding of Miss Catherine Merrick to Past
Assistant Paymaster Martin Mcmahon
Ramsay, U. s. N, which will take place at
ST. Paurs Catholic Church, 18th and v
streets, on Thursday, January o.
Mrs. Horatio King will receive Fridays in
January.
little friends Monday evening at her resi-
dence on LIST street, the occasion being her
sixth birthday. Among those present were
Margaret Doherty, Ella Altman, Julia
Wren, Marie Little. Helen Doherty, Ralph
Harris, Norman Wren and Frank Morgan
She was the recipient Of many presents.
One Of the latest bits of gossip has 1t
that Mrs. Dimmick. in writing to friends
here, has affirmed the truth of the report
that she is to marry ex-President Harri-
<t1.,k H. ;,
tant. Mrs. Mckee. in a recent letter to a
friend here, writes that while neither her
father nor Mrs. Dimmick has told her their
Intentions, she is nevertheless convinced
that they will be married
The Misses johnson, 1898 New Hampshire
avenue, have as their guests Mrs. Dali
rymple and Miss Quackenbush of New
York city. They will be at home Thurs
days.
An interesting wedding took place Sun
day evening at the residence Of Rev. Sam
ueI M. Richard, II Fort avenue Baltimore
Nd, the parties being L. L. Lawrence and
Bessie B. McElroy, both of this city. After
the ceremony the couple came to this city.
They will go to housekeeping at No. 6O2
18th street southwest, where they will be
pleased to see their friends.
Miss Edith Dingley, daughter of Repre-
sentative Dingley of Maine, is spending
this winter with her parents at the Hamii-
ton. Miss Dingley has a delightful voice
dHu has spent the DdSI tHTee years Study
ing in New York.
Mrs. Edward P. Mertz will be at home
tomorrow to callers.
Mrs. Lucy Joy and Mrs. Eliza Stockwen
of Shelbourne Falls, Mass, are visiting the
city, and may remain during the winter
They are now located at Mrs. Russ, No
9th street southeast.
The Misses Libbie and Charlotte McCor-
mick of Winchester, Va. are with their
cousin, Mrs. G. Richard Thompson, 1907 G
street.
Miss Margaret Ferris of Hillsborough,
Ohio, is the guest Of Mrs. Alphonso Hart,
in Kensington, and they will be at home
Thursdays in January.
Mrs. ]. Mckee Borden of No. 1341 @
street will not be at home tomorrow, but
will be at home January % and %.
Mrs. and Miss Chambers, 1441 @ street,
will not be at home tomorrow, but will
receive the following Wednesdays during
the season.
Mrs. James T. Sothoron and Miss Sotho-
ron will be at home the following Thurs
days in January, the 10th and Both.
Mrs. John w. Clarke and Miss Noncure
Burke will not be at home tomorrow but