The morning times., 1896-12-07
FAIR WHIST PLAYERS
MEET IN TOURNAMENT

! The arrival OF Mrs. Newbold's whist
| team, OF Philadelphia, on Tuesday, and a
! number of whist enthusiasts, who came to
| see the game played between Mrs. New
| bold's team and the Crawford Club, OF
| Washington. marked the opening of a very
notable visit in which Philadelphians We're
| the hono!ed guests N as many dinners, te as
! and luncheonS a S Could possibly be crow ded
| into their short visit.
The Washington Club which, the ladies'
| club OF the Capital. entertained the yiSi-
| tors at coInpa SIS Whist party of twelve
| tables, at the home of the club. on |
| street, on Tuesday evening. The guests
| We're all excellent players and the evening
| was pronounced success in every way.
| The silver trophies presented TO the con-
testing clubs, and which up to Wednes-
| day, Were held by the Crawford team, of
the Washington Club, were on exhibition,
and are beautiful specimens Of the silver
smith S art being four heart-Shaped dishes
OF great weight and fIneness.
The game on Tuesday evening ended in
tie for the couples playing east and west
the honor being divided between Mrs
Pilling and her partner, Mr. I. ii. An
drcws, jr., OF Philadelphia, and Mrs
Hawley and Mr.. II. n. Low. Top score on
the north and south was made by the
Countess de Sibour and Mr.. W. T. Bingham
OF this city. Supper was served at the
close of the game.
The real trial of skill betw cen the
Phlladelphlans and the Crawf ordS. which
was the second of Il series of games to be
played, vas held at the residence of Madame
de Sibour, 927 Farragut Square on WeClneS-
day afternoon, the players being Mrs
William Henry NewboId. Mrs. Samuels.
Mrs. Rodnam Wister and Mrs. Charles Fox
of Philadelphia, against Mrs. Joseph r.
Hawley, Mrs. j. W. Pilling, Mrs. Frederick
Leech, AMI Miss Marie de Sibour. the same
four who recently defeated Mrs New
bod's team at the Philadelphia t0urna-
ment
The Cranfords were outplayed and gain
of six points made by Mrs. NewbOld's
team, Which takes the trophies back to
Philadelphia.
a nign tea followed the game at which
some specially invited guests Joined the
players and Mr.. Bingham and Mr. T. II.
\ ndrews, jr., who acted as referee and
scorer respe ctively.
The appointments of the tea We're par
ticularly beautiful, the floral decorations
being entirely in white and green. Mrs.
I. Holhngsworth Andrews, who came on
with Mrs. Newbold and her companions,
was the guest Of Mrs. Pillng during her
short visit and the guest OF honor at a
handsome dinner party given by Mr.. and
Mrs. Piliing on Wednesday evening, the
other guests present being Mrs NeWbold
Mr.. ii. T. Andrews, jr., Mr.. 81. N. Low
and Mr.. Wooten.
Mrs. Frederick Leech also gave a hand
some whist dinner on Wednesday evening
in honor of her house guests, Mrs Samuels,
Mrs. Fox, and Mrs. Rodnam Wister.
Miss SartoriS, who is { he eldest daughter
but the third Child OF Mrs. Nellie Grant
Sartors is one of the Youngest buds of the
season, being just seventeen, but digni-
fled and handsome girl, looking several
years older. She is not so dark as her
mother. whose beauty is still Il matter Of
admiration, hut has a graceful figure and
wholesome English complexion
She has been educated entirely in Eng
land, and is one of the most accomplished
of the SEASONS buds. She returned to the
United States to make her debut by her
own desire, and in spite of her foreign
birth and blood is as devoted to America
and the best things thereof as Gen. Grants
anddaughter should be.
She has been going about quite a little
in the last few weeks although Mrs Grant
holds to the conservative idea that until
girl has been presented in her home she
should be neither seen nor heard in society
But as Miss Vivian sartoris remarks, if she
waited until after her own tea to accept
invitations, she would miss so much
And she would miss nine days of the
most genuine happiness she is ever likely
to know for this particular young woman
is being feted and admired to an extrava-
CANT degree and the fact that she is IN
spoiled even this early in the season would
indicate that she has inherited strong
vein of common sense from her illustrious
grandfather.
He-You're worth sixteen of any other of