The morning times., 1896-01-01
IN THE SOCIAL WORLD.

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A happy New Year!
society gr-eJs il with good resolutions
vanishing spites, frest hopes, and hearts
with malice toward none and charity
10 air. Last night the bells rang out
old follies and despairS merry chimes rang
in tolerance, forgetfubess of wrong and
this morning dawned O. a beginning.
The band will play III day long and far
into the night here It the Capital. and
national anthems, wits brave marches and
gallant hornpipes, With dittieS fun of
melody, such as the public love to hum at
their work or whistle nerrily on Il holiday,
will fill the air.
The President Wit courteous greeting
will welcome thrmg within his gates,
the first lady of the and, standing beside
him, will clasp hanis with the people
smiling sweetly undei the gaze of the bum
dreds of guests who 6alight In the sincerity
of her glance as one NJ the best plea sures
OF New Years Day.
Diplomats, gorgeous in gold braided
costumes OF gaudy cuoring, typical of their
several countries. ther manly breasts begot
with symbolic scarf and giittering with
orders, will pass in rview, Great Britain,
Venezuela, China, an Japan, each moving
pac:ricaliy with one mental purpose. And
with them their danes and daughters,
representing every t.9e of foreign feminine
loyelIneSS, trailing giwnS OF rustling silk
and satin, as they PISS on their way with
stately step.
The grave judicialmen who have ever
the last legal word ard their wives, a good
following of their owl daughters and some
of them the daughtes OF their friends.
The Army, keeping mental time to the
quickstep movement of the hour as they
move. now and then topping to repair and
regret, damage to cuIs of the fair ones they
escort by their aggressive epaulets.
The Navy, with allsocial sail set as they
steer straight past taintly rigged small
craft alongside thea.
The officials of ciriAfe. interested. eager.
or bored and careless as they have knowl
edge of what is calld "the world"
Science, Art, Loyay, Charity will have
representative part the crowd.
tr Then come the pegle, the curious popu-
lace. the adiniring posllace, who all for love
of a glimpse of the Residents wife. in the
glory of ball attire will he showed and
pulled and torn aboE, and run the risk of
assault and battery Thousand times, will
shiver and shake asthey stand i'll line. ac
cumulating chills aui wasting strength
not half so much tosee the court fuuc-
ton. as to have speial story to tell of how
she looked; what the Thought She spoke
Just as they passed And the little chill
dren of the public Till be there as well,
tots who, some de y when the New Woman
is President, and th New Nan mcekly as
sists at the New Yeafs Day receptions. will
tell tales of the rood old times" the |
glorious New Years bay of SO.
Rev. DR.. Mackay+mith and Mrs Smith |
last evning at a handsome |
dinner in honor of Ci. and Mrs Fred Grant |
of New Y York, who haze been feted by society |
ever since their arrgal in the city Satur- |
day night on visit y Mrs U. S. Grant
Roses decorated tk table and candelabra
were shaded by silscaps of delicate hues.
Those present wes Col. and Mrs. Grant,
Postmaster GeneralWilson, Gen. and Mrs.
Miles, Senator and Mrs. Elkips, Mr.. and
Mrs. Calderon CarliS., Madam Bugher, Dr.
and Mrs. McKim, h. and Mrs John w.
Foster, DR.. and Mrs. Smith.
Mrs. Alexander Install of Nineteenth
street gave a prett tea yesterday after
noon which was atslded by the smart set
Of Washington in I'll force.
Mrs. Tunstall wa assisted in receiving
by Mrs. White of Nrfolk, her sister, Miss
Durant, Mrs. Willah Warner, Mrs Collins,
Mss Ellen Riley, Iiss Haupt and Miss
schoomaker OF Net York, guest of Miss
Susie Tunstall.
The dainty tea tale was arranged with |
"a France roses an mignonette the silver
were ssded with rose color,
ina pale green anapink and green were
he tiDts chosen il bon bons and other
weets. Palms setbere and there added
o the charm of MrsTunstall's lovely home,
ne drawing rooms dining-room and con-
ervatory being thhwn into one.
Miss Woodward ON street gave tea yes
erday afternoon i compliment TO Miss |
'atlin and Miss ldthhouse, two of the sea- |
on'S debutantcs.
Miss Woodward resived gowned in green |
ilk ornamented We relvets and wearing
corsage bouquets violets. Miss Catlin
vas gowned In wife silk mule, ard Miss
.ittenhouse in whitsilk crepe. 1
Assisting Miss Woiward were Miss Hunt.
liss Bennett, Miss Eadford, Miss Hunting
on, Miss Quackenhsh, and Miss Sproul.
Among the younspeople who called dur
lg the afternoon fere Miss Alden. Miss |
oole, Miss Chum, / SIS Miles, Miss Kibbey,
liss Colt, Miss STnh, Miss Warner, Miss :
.ughes, Miss RodInn, Miss Hicbborn, Miss |
colchester. Miss latterson, the Misses s
hamberlain, Miss Ennis Miss Anderson, '
lisS Fuger, Miss cIosson, Miss Semple, !
liss Howell OF PhadeIphia, Miss Lynch.
liss Lewis, Miss lyle. the Misses Davis.
[iss Edes. the Mise; Kelton. Miss Watson, ]
Iiss Small, Miss inytler, Messrs. Long f
lhitwell. Totten, r. Keefer, MFR. Norton,
IT. Caldwell. DR.. eisinger, DR.. Vincent {
essrs. Reisinger. lochester, and White. L
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Britton, gave a dance t
st evening in hotr of Miss Britton, and
Ir William bflttot at which sixty couples
oahceu tfe oid Tar out, and the New
ear in"
Arter supper a stillon was led by Mr.. 4
ieAahuer brlttof in which the young \
eopie -Joined nelly Red carnations, L
rms ana palms ire used in decoration. \
rs. Bfilton was andsomely gowned in y
earn gray creroi trimmed with pearl +
asSamenterie anaybite satin and wore | n
lamonds.
Senator and MI Calvin Brice gave a e
lperp affair at heir home. Corcoran
ouse. last evenin.n honor of The twenty.
rst birthday of heir son. Mr.. Waller e
fitzpatrick brice Four hundred guests Fl
ere present. in&ding the diplomatic p
rps and n nuInbaof nromineut members o.
official and reaential society. Thou. O
nds of American seautv roses were used IL
decorating nsaghout the dra wing d
oifis. ulnsie-fooit library, reception and "
~ et
These exquisite yers were set In rare n
,rcelain vases n fha Orient ar Enrone
mere ana tee In the tapestry-hung fe
luway' near tn allroom, 6empleman's | dl