Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-01
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
How Young Men Misbehave at Evening
Parties
Good Manners mt a Discount-Social
Events Personal
Notes.

Nearly every one likes to see boys have
good time. and the opportunities given
them for enjoyment nowadays are a good
deal greater than in years gone by. The
holiday season is pre-eminently the young
folks time, when John and Harry have
returned from college or school and all
their young friends are invited to meet
them. and they are invited to meet their
young friends. They all have a good time
at Christmas tide and no one begrudges
it them. Young folks parties are usually
very pretty affairs to look at and to par
ticipate in, but older folks this year are
beginning to wonder what has become of
the good manners that used to belong to
young men of respectable families when
they went into society.
The stories that are going the rounds of
the behavior in society of some would-be
men are very surprising. to say the least.
when one takes into consideration their
bringing up and the high social position of
the families they represent
At a young folks parry the other evening
the hostess was particularly DESTROYS that
the young men should refrain from smoking
IN the dressing room, as neither her hus-
band nor her sons smoked. She, therefore.
pinned placard conspicuouSly opthe wall
Of the bed room which was set apart as the
young mems dressing room 1t was pulled
down early in the evening, and when the
hostess entered the room after the guests
had gone the tobacco smoke, chiefly from
cigarettes, almost sickened her.
AT another young folks party a short
time ago the young gentlemen, whose ages
varied from iifteen to twenty-one, were not
satisfied with smoking in their dressing
room, but took the lid CT a dainty work
basket for cigarette ash and stump tray.
They did not stop at this; roll of money
fortunately for the owner not a very large
amount was taken from the lady's desk
drawer. memento of a social club
fung on the wall. 1t was not intrinsically
valuable, but 1t was priced by its owner. the
head Of the house, because 1t was the gift of
q dead friend. Some one-and be 1T reYnem-
Defed- IT was n guest, partaking of Christ
mastide hospitaiity-tore This down and car
rIeu away portion of it, probably as a
trophy, emulating the college spirit, which
induces undergraduates to decorate their
rooms with stolen signs and advertisements
NO matter what the spirit, 1T was desecra-
ton, and IS so considered by the hostess
and all who have heard the story, and they
are many.
A sad commentary on the progressive
ness of the times is the bedtime tale told a
mother by her daughter that at a young
folks party from which she had just re-
turned every young man with whom she
had danced that evening, with one excep-
ton, smelled so strongly of liquor that her
pleasure was spoiled As no wines were
served with the refreshments. it is pre-
sEmed that some of the beardless young
men carried private bottles.
In fact, the speed of the modern youth
Is becoming SO great that parents are
Keeping a closer watch than ever over
their young daughters.
A prominent Washington physicians
daughter had accepted an invitation a
short time ago to become one of small
party Of young folks, chaperoned by the
mother OF one Of the girls, for short ex-
cursion out Of town. The physician knew
all of the party but one, a young man
about seventeen years Of age. home from
CO nl for fhn holt
the chaperon, whom he knew well, and
said: who is this young -? Do you
know what he is-pot what he seems to
beg Il do" she replied. He is a lovely
has been a warm friend Of my daughters
since childhood IF you know him." said
the physician, Il am perfectly satisfied"
Then, with a sigh, he added: IF you knew,
in what are considered the best social
circles, misbehave nowadays, you would
not be surprised at my anxiety to know
with whom my daughter associates"
At Corcoran House last night ar assem-
blage of about two hundred society not
ables and a cot.ll:cn, in which sixty couples
danced, marked the celebration, which Sen
ator and Mrs. Brice gave the twenty-first
birthday OF their son, Mr.. Kirkpatrick
Brice. American beauty roses were used
in profusion through the drawing rooms.
The inclosed balconies, carpeted with rugs
and arranged with chairs and sofas and
prettily lighted, were a fascinating feature
as usual. Two orchestras played alter
nately, so that music WAS always heard.
Supper was served from IL until the COM
pany separated at 3 or this morning. At
the stroke Of midnight a flourish of trum-
pets ammo unced the New Year and the
dancing ceased while happy wishes were
exchanged.
Mrs. Brice received in a suoerb costume
CT black satin. brccaded in flowers; Miss
Brice wore white and Miss Kate Brice
pale blue satin. Mrs. J. J. Brice of California
wore black silk crepon. After 1 o'clock the
cotillion was danced. Baron Won Ketteler
led with Miss Brice. The favors were
beauties. The souvenir set were scent bot
ties for the girls and a rabbits foot, also
silver mounted for the men. The amusing
figure was the balloon, when both men and
girls carried these toys, and some of the
other pretty trif1es were sashes and Jew
eled orders, calendars and picture frames,
tape measures and fans, ball bouquets of
violets and carnations and confetti like
one sees at an Italian fete.
Among the guests from out of town were
Mr.. and Mrs Elisha Dyer, Col. ana Mrs.
Frederick d. Grant, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
John Furman. Mr.. Percy Turnure, Miss
Wilmerding. Mr.. Henry Clews, Mr.. Nc
Dougall Hawkes., Mr.. Cyril Hatch, Mr.. Ar
thur brisbane, all of New York; Mr.. Cool
idge and Mr. Morgan of Boston. Mr.. Chas.
Flanderau Of Harvard, Mr.. Marion Craw-
ford and Miss Reeves of Baltimore. Some
Of tie other guests were the Vice Presi-
dent and the Misses Stevenson the British
ambassador and Lady Pauncefote, the
Misses Pauncefote, Secretary and Miss Her
bert, the Austrian minister and Mrs Hen
gelmueller, Senator and Mrs. Cameron
Senator and Mrs. Lodge, Mr.. and Mrs. 8.
S. Rowland, Mr.. and Mrs. Ward Theron.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry May, Attorney Cen
eral and Mrs. Harmon, Miss Harmon the
French ambassador and Nine. Patenotre.
the German ambassador and Baroness Won
Thielmann, the Italian ambassador and
Baroness Fava, the Spanish minister and
Mrs. Dupuy de LONE, Senator and Mrs
Mcmillan, Miss Mcmillan, Mr. and Mrs.
Townsend, Mrs. and Miss Sheridan, the
Japanese minister, the Turkish minister,
Vfscount and Eiscountess Cough the Earl
of Westmeath, Judge and Mrs. John Davis,
Miss Davis, Gen. and Mrs. Miles, Miss
Miles, the Misses Patten, Miss Story, Mr..
Story, Mrs. and Miss Barney, Mrs and
Miss Rodgers, Mr.. Jesse Brown, Mr. John
Chew, Mr.. George Howard, Miss Stout,
Gen. and Mrs Park Mrs Slater, Mr. and
Mrs. Domirguez Mrs. Richardson, Mr.. Bax-
Ironsides, Mr.. Charles McCawley, Mr.. John
Wilkins, Mrs. Phillips, Mr.. Walter Berry,
Mr.. Robert Tilton, the Misses Boardman.
Miss Edie, Lieut.. Gilmore, the Belgian
minister, the Swiss minister, Count Szesh-
enyi Count Finci, Marquis Malaspina, Mr..
Victor Eastman and Capt. Heese.
The first of the Bachelors cotillions will
be given January 8.
Dr;o