Evening star., 1896-12-05
Coming Events Cast Pleasantly Large
Shadows.
PAST WEEK BOTH BUSY AND GAY
Interesting Details Of the HaIstead-
Wilcox Wedding.
MISS SOW ERS' DEBU T

1t has been a busy and a gay week, and,
while dancing events had no existence at
all, they were scarcely missed in the happy
chatter so easy to keep up when the first
freshness is felt. not only in ones spirits.
but also In ones material belongings. The
buds so successfully launched had plain
sailing, with light skies and just enough
winter In the air to make fireside comforts
double delight The debutantes are quite
the busiest people in society at present,
with not only their own comings-out to
look after, but to help form the frame for
the picture at the same events for their
dearest chums Then they have met again
at luncheons and dinners, and other more
or less informal events, and have every
reason to feel that they are persons Of first
Importance Next week Miss Gertrude
Clagett, Miss Maud Bassett Gorham, Miss
Rose Wallack. Miss Vivien Sartoris. Miss
Bell, Miss Ffoulke, the Misses Irene and
Louise Sheridan. Miss Cragin and Miss
Birney will be presented at teas or balls.
Later on Miss Wilson, Miss Lynch, Miss
Baker. Miss McCahill, Miss Cana, Miss
Johnson and Miss Swope will be introduced
at similar pleasant affairs, all of which will
keep society busy until the holidays.
At the marriage of Miss Aline Wilcox
ara MI. ALBERT f1aISte4u luSSudN evening
next the bride will be attended by two
bridesmaids, Miss Clarissa Halstead and
Miss Cornelia McLanahan. Mr.. Robert
Halstead will be best man. and Mr.. Walter
ID. Wilcox, Mr.. Arthur Espy, Mr.. LorinS
Andrews and Mr.. Griffin Halstead of Gin
c!Enati and Assistant Secretary Charles
Hamin will be ushers. The ceremony Will
take place in the bay window of the main
drawing room Of the mansion, and Rev. Or.
Bartlett. who is ansold friend of the fam
lily, will officiate. After their wedding tour
the couple will go to Springfield, Mass, to
reside.
Among the events of the coming week
are:
Mrs. George c. Gorham. a tea. 3 to 4, at
Rauschers, when Miss Gorham will be pre-
Scnted.
Mrs. William n. Clagett tea, 4 TO Z. at
which Miss Gertrude Clagett will make her
debut.
Tuesday
The marriage of Miss Alne Wilcox and
Mr.. Albert Halstead will take place at the
| residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Williams c.
Whitemore at 3 o'clock pm.
The marriage of Miss Laura Morgan and
MIR. Frederick J. Haig will take place at
p m. at Ascension Church.
Mr.. and Mrs William r. keyworth Will
give an evening reception, 8 to IL.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Glover, dinner.
Mrs. Wailack, a tea to present Miss Rose
Wallack.
Wednesday,
Mrs. Grant a tea. o'clock, to introduce
| Miss Vivien Sartoris.
Mrs. Henry Wells. a tea, to meet Mrs.
Francis, wife of the Secretary Of the In
terror.
The marriage of Miss Elizabeth Roy and
| Mr.. Adam Tredwell. ut the residence of
| the bride. at noon.
The marriage Of Miss Grace Josephine
Miller and Mr.. William A. Geiscking will
| take place al the home of the bride, at
noon.
The marriage of Miss Jessie Adams and
| Mr.. William Dafford Anderson will take
place at S O'Clock, and will be followed 10y
| a reception. $50 to IL, at the home Of Capt.
and Mrs. Adams
Professor and Mrs. Graham Bell. re-
ception at . o'clock. with dancing after II,
| TO present their daughter, Miss Bell.
| Thursday
Mrs. Sheridan. a tea, to introduce her
twin daughters, the Misses Irene and
Louise.
Mrs A. A. Birney. tea, to present Miss
Margaret Brney.
Mrs Charles H. Cragin, a tea. 4 to I. 10
introduce Miss Helen Hartwell Cragin.
The British ambassador and Lady Paun-
cefote, a dinner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ffoulke, a reception, at 8
o'clock. to mark the debut Of Miss FfouIke.
Dancing after l..
Friday
Lady Pauncefote. at home. 4 to I.
Saturday
Mrs Rodgers, a tea, to meet the Misses
Sheridan.
The handsome and accomplished young
| daughter of DR.. and Mrs. Sewers was
formally presented to society last night at
! a brilliant reception. The spacious double
house gave comfortable space for the
guests to move about at will. Each room
was profusely draped with asparagus vines
and foliage plants at appropriate places
made rich background for the gorgeous
setting of roses, orchids and otner bios
SONS adjoining the mantels. The Gebu-
tante received quantities of flowers, and
carried great bunch of roses and orchids.
Owing to a severe cold contracted the past
few days Mrs. Sewers was not able to
leave her room, and the pleasant duty of
welcoming her friends and sharing her
daughters triumph was borne by her sis
ter, Mrs. Trust Of Baltimore. The latter
was in a superb gown of ultra marine vel
vet, with iridescent pasSementries and dia-
mond ornaments. Miss Sewers wore a
| dainty toilet of pale green satin and pink
embroidered chiffon, deftly and beautifully
combined. The floral decoration of the
supper table was of American beauty roses.
Among the guests were Postmaster Cen
eral ard Mrs. Wilson. Miss Wilson, Miss
Trust, Judge Bradley. Justice AMI Miss
Radcliffe, MIR. Andrew Bradley, Mr.. Geo. c.
Hazelton, Messrs. George and John Hazel
ton, Mr.. and Mrs. Mattinsly, the Misses
Mat;ingy, Mr.. and Mrs. b. H. Warner,
Miss Warner, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. G. Emery.
Miss Emery, Mr.. and Mrs. George c. Cor
ham, Miss Gorham, Mr.. A. B. Duvall, Mr..
and Mrs. A. T. Britton. Mr.. S. H. Kauff-
mann, Miss Kaufman, Dr. and Mrs.
Charles Richardson. Mr.. and Mrs. Dewitt
Arnold, Gen. and Mrs. Williams, Mr.. and
Mrs. Seaton Perry, Mr. and Miss Cham
bers, Mrs. John o. Evans, Mrs. Reuben
Clark, Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph Kaufman,
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Willard, Col. Cotton,
Miss Clark, Mr.. and Mrs. AspinwIll, DIR.
and Mrs. Stakely, Prof. Huntington, Mrs.
l.. B. Webb, Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Sands
and Mr. and Mrs. FarnswOrth.
Mrs Holt has been in town the past week
getting her K street home ready for the
winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Num- who spent the au-
tumn in New York, are back at their home
on Scott circle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles G.. Dulin moved in
to their splendid new home, 173n 10th
street, upon their return to town this fall.
Mrs. Dulin will be at home informally after
the 18th, Wednesdays in December and
January.
Mrs. Childs and her niece Miss Petersen.
whose marriage will rot take place until
spring. speEt the most of this week in
Philadelphia.
Col. Corbin will be the guest of Mr. and
Mrs. Jno. w. Thompson during his stay in