Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-16
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
Another Round of Cabinet Calls Greatly
Enjoyed.
Dinner and Dance. the COtilliOn and
other Events, With Dinners and
Teas, Made n Busy Day.

There were great throngs of callers yester-
day afternoon making the rounds of the re-
.cepticnS. The weather was perfect Tor
diversions of this character and Mrs. Stew
enson and the cabinet ladies welcomed even
larger crowds than the week previous. For
the first time this season all the cabinet
houses were open, and only those who made
the circuit by riding from house to house
ere able to complete it from ) to 5. Most of
the ladies kept on receiving till 6, but the
greater part of their pleasant duty was
over an hour earlier.
Mrs Stevenson received al the Normandie,
and her reception was. as usual, a crowded
one. Her parlorS were flower decked, and
in the third room of the suite tea table
with appropriate daintieS was spread. MRS.
Stevenson was assisted by the wives of Sem
ators Mitchell of Wisconsin, Gray, Bate,
Frye and Burrows Miss Mills, Miss McMil-
Ian. Miss Caffrey, the Misses Wheeler, Miss
Hamlin. Miss Cobb, Miss Evan, Miss Nor
gan, Miss Richardson, Mrs. Peck of Chica-
go, Mrs Radcliffe Mrs. Edward c. Wall of
Wisconsin, Mrs. Matthew Il. Scott, the
Misses Scott and the Misses Stevenson.
Mrs. Olney had a charming reception and
the gracious assistance of Mrs. Minot, Mrs.
Sternberg. Mrs. Binney, Miss Maury. Miss
Lee, Miss Parke, Miss Poor, Miss Conrad,
Miss Mott ard Miss Helen Rodgers.
| Mrs. Carlisle was surrounded by callers
| during the afternoon, and had a valuable
corps of assistants in Mrs. William r. Nor
| rison. Mrs. A. A. Wilson. Mrs. Hitchcock,
| Miss Cockrell, Miss Rochester. Miss Jane
| Fuller, Miss Taft, and at the tea table Mrs.
George Burwell Davis and Miss Berry did
| the honors.
Mrs. Lamont had her usual Wednesday
| ovation The rooms were thronged and
| lengthy calls were the rule. Mrs. Albertini
sang delightfully."- several times In the re-
ceiving party were Mrs. Lamonts guests,
| o,1 1rI OWN i've
Andrews, Mrs. Thomas Nelson Page Mrs.
| Frank Gordon, Mrs. George c. Bloomer,
| Miss Chandler. Miss Clagett, the Misses
McCammon. Miss Boardman, Miss Ander-
| son. Miss Katharine Fuller and several
| other young ladies.
Miss Herbert had a delightful reception
| from 4 to 6, and was pleasantly assisted
| by Mrs. Micou, Mrs. Hazen, Mrs. Blanch-
ard Miss Seawell, Mrs. Boyd and Miss
| Cassels.
Mrs Harmon welcomed hundreds of call
ers. Her pleasant welcome and cordial
manner are strong magnet Miss Harmon
and Mrs. Edmund Wright shared in the adj
| miring comments on the household of the
Attorney General. Miss Wilcox and Miss
| Pitts assisted in receiving.
Mrs. Smith held her first reception of
| the winter, and her house was thronged till
| late hour. Notwithstanding her long Sc
| ciusion in the sick room of her little daugh-
| ter. she is looking uncommonly well, and
| heard several hundred people say so. She
| had the pleasure of introducing her call
| ers to Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Smith, Secre-
| tary Smiths parents. and who are a splen-
| did-looking couple in the prime of life. Sec
| rotary Smith was also present. and the pref
| ty little children Of the household were
| picturesque watchers of the gay scene. In
! Mrs. Smiths receiving party were Mrs
Parker. Mrs. Swanson Mrs. Lipscomb, Miss
| Gordon, Miss johnson, Miss Walsh, the
| Misses Bruce Of Louisville. KY, Miss Tur-
ner of Georgia, and Miss Hoke of North
| Carolina.
Mrs. Wilson's reception was another of
the pleasant gatherings She had with her
| Mrs. Leigh Robinson, Mrs. Tarsney. Mrs.
/ Frances Courtney Baylor. Miss Latimer
| of West Virginia, Miss Walker of Virginia
and Miss Wilson.
Miss Morton again welcomed hundreds of
callers. and had with her Mrs. Carl Nor
| ton Of Nebraska City, Mrs. Mark Morton
| of Chicago and Mrs. HoXall to entertain
| Il en-.
Mr. end Mrs. John Hay entertained the
| dinner dancers last night at one of the
| prettiest house balls which has marked
the season. The dinners preceding were
| given ty Mrs. w. j. Boardman, Mrs. A c..
Barney, Mrs. Charles c. Mott and Miss
! Letter.
| Mr. and Mrs. Barneys guests were MIR.
and Mrs. Richard Townsend. Mr.. and Mrs.
| S. s. HCwlapd, MIR. and Mrs DomineueZ.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex. Legare. Miss Belknap,
Miss Harmon, Miss Kate Brioe. Miss Wood
of Westmeath, Baron Won ketteler. Mr..
Cana, Representativ Smpkins, Mr. John
E,die and Mr.. Bugher.
Judge and Mrs. Mott entertained Mr.. and
Mrs George C. Fraser, Miss Rockhill Miss
Philir Miss Lillian Pauncefote Miss Lay,
Miss Anderson, Miss Grace Train, Mr.. Nor
ton Otis, Mr.. William Bliss, Mr.. Lanier
Mckee. Mr.. Horace WeStcott DR.. Norton,
Mr.. Stetson. Capt. Heese and Mr.. Hoffman
Philip.
| In Mr. and Miss T, eiter'S dinner company
We're Representative and Mrs. Mcclellan,
| Miss Brice, Miss Maud Wetmore, Miss
Williams Miss J. Boardman. Miss Ernst,
Miss Gray. Miss Letter. Miss Sibyl Paunce-
| fote, Count de Buisseret, Mr.. Endicott,
| MIR. Berry, Mr.. Eastman, Mr.. Rodgers Mr..
| Nogel and Mr.. Story.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Thomas Wilson have cards
out for Wednesday evening, January o.
8 until IL o'clock.
Representative and Mrs. Seth w. Cobb
have invitations out for Tuesday evening.
January p, until II o'clock, at La Nor
| mandie.
Mr.. Cornelius P. Clark has sent out cards
for the marriage of his daughter. Kath-
crime Mary. to Mr.. William H. De Lacy,
Wednesday, January %, at noon, Immacu.
late Conception Church, Sth and streets
The invitation also includes at home cards
for Wednesdays in February at 1910 5tf
street.
The charity ball will be given Monday
| FEBRUARY Il, anu Dy the usual courtesy VI
society that evening is kept free from al
other engagements. that nothing may
mar it's complete success. The great per
sonal interest taken by all member.
of the committee and their friends indi
Gates that the ball will be a brilliant &C
\ caSion.
Mrs. D. R. Mckee will give o'clocl
tea January "a.
Representative and Mrs. Washington
gave dinner last night which marked
! their seventeenth wedding anniversary
Pink roses decked the table. The guest
I of honor were Secretary and Mrs. Carlisle
| whose thirty-ninth wedding anniversar.
| happened to fall on the same date. TIL
| other guests were Rev. DR.. and Mrs
Mackay Smith, Mr.. and Mrs.. Chatard, Mr.
| and Mrs. Ffoulke, Mr.. and Mrs. L. F
! Riggs and Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. NJ. Curry.
Representative and Mrs. Draper gave
dinner last night. at which the decora
| tions were in pink roses and lilies of tn
/ valley. Their guests were Secretar!
| Olney the German ambassador and Baron
ess Won Thielman, Mr.. and Mrs. Calderol
Carlisle, Mr.. and Mrs. John b. Hender
son, Mrs. Rodgers, Mr.. George NJ. Davis
/ Mrs. Anderson, Commander Dewey, Mrs
Sartoris, NJ. Jules Boeufve. Mr. EIk!nsol
| af T 4,