The morning times., 1896-11-05
SOCIETY FEELS the
RESULT OF TUESDAY
HOstesses Now Preparing Their
Seasons Program.
Many Informal Functions Devised
to Pass Away the Weeks Be-
fore the New Year.

huhy ihioFHhl functlOnS DeNISeu
to Pass Away the Weeks Be-
fore the New Year.
Even thus early the election returns
show change In the social barometer
and many prudent women who three dayS
ago were heSltating about inviting Il guest
for ten-dayS' Visit. have dispatched Their
invitations, and are now looking up their
dinner lists, with a view To being hospitabie
and happy.
There Will be several informal dinners
TINS week To welcome homecoming friends
and each day Will see the return OF not
able huStcSScS.
Lady Pauncefote and daughters are en-
pected Ia land in New York tOmorro W. and
Will come almost directly To the embassy,
which il retdy tu receive them.
Mr.. and Mrs Letter and daughters, who
have been spending the autumn With their
eldest daughter. Mr.. CurZnn. at her place
i'll Scotland. are soukcd TO sail for home
November 10. but will probably remain
in New York for week or ten days.
Mrs. Whi;tcmore and her daughter, Miss
Allne Wilcox, are still IN New York, but
VIII return to their residence 1926 Nr-.-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, during the present week,
me nlaTrla.e cf Miss Wilcox - nd Col A lbert
Halstead WillTake place in the evening
Of December :, a. has ALREADY been an
npunced, and VIII be "A house wedding,
Miss Howe, q very attractive and popular
blle OF FitsDurG, is the guest Of her
aunt, Mrs. Shiras, 1913 MasSachusetts
avenue.
Most of the ladies' nr the Supreme C.urt
circle are holding Informal receptions on
Monday Afternoon, on which day Mis-
Howe VIII be at home with Mrs. Shiras
THE The re>ldcnce Of Senator Sherman is
oelng put in readiness Tor the return of
The family, who will leave Mansfield Ohio,
for Washington today.
Mrs. Horace l. Pipcr of 1910 7, stro.t
in Evansville. Ind, where she viii be ioincd
by Col Piper about Thanksgiving
Mr. and Mrs Frederick Truesdeu are
this week the guests of Mr. TrurSdelI's
parents at the delightful home Of Commits
s!oner Iruesdeil on Columbia Road. Tie
marriage OF these very interesting Young
people was one of the social features ur
tue summer and as this Is their first
VISIT TO Washington since that important
event a number or warm friends are de-
lighted 10 welcome them
Mt. lruesjeli is one Of the players of
the Daly company now filling an engage
fnent IN this city.
Among the weddings set for Wcdn @ csday V.
November i, Is mat of Miss Claudia
stuart or Gc"rrctown, to Mr. William
j. Barden Of the Engineer Corps. L. $. A
The bridc-;o-bc is the daughter of pr.
Albert Rhctt stuart, rector of Christ Church.
heoreetoWm Tie groom has taken high
honorS at West Point.
The engagement is announced of Miss
Craig, daughter Of Capt. Craig, L. s. A ;.
| To Leut. II. Howard stout, L. S A, PotI
officers are stationed at Fort Myer, Va
DR.. and Mrs. George II. Lee have re-
turned from New England and are settled
for the winter at No. 1920 Fifteenth street
Master Horace Wilson gave Il minstrel
party last evening in honor of the fourteenth
| anniversary of his birth. When the guest :
! We're assembled the door that divided the
! parlorS was opened, revealing the host nd
a dozen 81 MS comrades dressed and burnt
CprkedIn trac minstrel fashion, with Masters
John Brun!dge as ''Bro,her Bones and
/ Eddie Watts as ''Tamhourine.
After a merry hour or songs. banjo tunes.
| Jokes and jigS, the show subSitied and
| Ine Young people spent the remainder OF
the evening in dancing and games
Among The guests were Misses Dollic
| Cults. Mamie Hill. Eugcnia Rarrows, Effie
| johnson, LOlie Adams, Nora Cassell, and
| Mttie Adkins and Masters Johnny Price
| Harry Adkins. Paul Dietrich, Tom Edison,
| Hank Fowler, Fred and Grant Pullman and
| Thomas and Sam mmie Ball.
The Unity Club met last night n the resi-
dence of Miss Bennett, No. 21S A street
| southeast. The earlier portion of the
| evening was devoted to the transaction of
| business, after which Dr.. d. S. Lamb
] read an interesting essay entitled "A
| Study in Ears The following musical
Julia Maedel: vocal solo, Mrs. Fl. l..
wilkins: recitation. Mr.. : K. Hall; vocal
| duet, Miss Isabelle V. Ingram and Misi
Margaretta Van Ness; recita ton, Miss
| Hazard: quartet, Mrs. Genevievc Mac
Gregor. Miss Mabel Wheat, Miss Annie
Brannon and Miss Emma Houchens: vocal
solo, Mrs: John J. Costinet; original poem,
| Miss Huddleson.
Miss Eta Goldsmith, of Baltimore. is
the gmest of Miss Cora Herman, OF Seventh
| and II streets.
Miss Ida Showles and Miss Nan Davis,
who have been visiting Mrs. Hill, No.
| their home i'll Long Branch, n. j. They
| made the round trip by wheel, following
the Trenton, Philadelphia and Baltimore
! railroad and stopping for rest and re.
freshment at farm houses along the wav.
Miss Sho owles is assistant postmaster Of
Long Branch.
The marriage of Mr.. Edward R. Hover
of this city TO Miss Flora b. Stahl will
| take place today at the residence of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John StahI
| Of London, ONO.
Miss Eleanor Clarkson of S street enter
tanned her friends with musicale Monday
evening in honor of her guests. Misses Kate
VI Ia
An eXcellently arranged program was rem
| dered by the guests, ana dainty refresh
| mentS Were served Those present were
| Miss Annie Mcclure, Miss Rose O'DonnelI
! Miss Lucy Hamilton, Misses May and Sylvia
| Harris, Miss Luella Stone, Mrs. Marguerit,
Johnson, and Messrs: John Lane, Frcderici
Tilley, 6. T, Hamilton, NJ. Martin, q. B
Morrison, and Dennis Thorpe.
Miss Laura Pearsall of Kenesaw avenue
mas returned from an autumn visit to the
Berkshire Hills.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. F. Freeman OF George.
town Heights viii leave today for six
weeks Trip to the mountains of North
Carolina, where Mr.. Freeman spent his
| boyhood years.
Mr.. Zeff is spending few days In the
| city arranging details for the management
| OF the Washington Concert Band Company
DR.. Osvaldo Ros and bride of New York
are spending their honeymoon in this city.