Evening star., 1897-01-30


The Bachelors ball and two house balls
the past week provided an interesting
quota of dancing events The Bachelors
was conceded by experienced ball goers 10
have been one of the most brilliant events
seen in Washington for many years. The
decorations were artistic. the favors very
numerous and pretty, the gowns fresh
as possible and partners were plentiful.
Mrs. Don Cameron received the guests.
and there was not a duh moment from
start to finish.
Mrs. Boardman's cotiIlon had equally
every happy circumstance in its favor. The
company was just the proper size, the ia
vors were unique and the figures were
novel and amusing. Last night at the Ger
man embassy pretty much the same gath
ering of the dancing folk kept their pleas
ure up merrily for several hours.
The week has also been enlivened by the
news of the coming of Mr.. Cornelius VAN
derbilt and family for three months res
idence. During their occupancy of his big
house Mr.. Woodbury. Lowery will travel
in the south. Mr. Lowery had all his plans
made for his trip. and had intended to
close his house, when negotiations were
made to rent it
1t is fine house. spa cious and comfort
able. and in one of the most accessible and
desirable locations. 1t has four rooms on
the main floor. and a wide hall. with an
imposing staircase. The library has the
southeast corner. The drawing room ad-
joins on the south front, the dining room
and sitting room being or the north side.
The Vanderbilt family will take possession
early rext week. Mr.. Vanderbilt is recov-
ering slowly from the naralytic stroke
which for a time last year imperiled his
| life. He comes here to enjoy the compara-
tive quiet of the streets and the oppor-
tuflities they will afford for him to walk
out every day. The family. as is well
known, are il mourning by the death OF
Mr. Vanderbit's mother.
Some of the social events this evening
| will be dinners given by Secretary and Mrs.
Olney. Secretary and Mrs. Francis and
Mr. Henry X Gibson. in honor of his twen-
| ty-first birthday, and Miss Mary Wilcox a
card party in honor of Miss Caffery and
Miss Thaw.
Some of the events next week are COM
prised in the following list:
Monday
Mrs Brice. a musicale. at pm.
Mrs. j. Fl. Bryant and Mrs. A. X. Town
shend, tea, : to \. at the residence of the
latter, 234 North Capitol street.
'rhe Attorney General and Mrs. Harmon,
dinner.
The Venezuelan minister and MISS An
drade, dinner.
pm.
Mrs. Somers, luncheon in honor of Mrs.
Hurst.
Wednesday,
Mrs. Burrows, luncheon.
Mrs. German, a tea, to q.
Receptions by the cabinet ladies.
| Thursday
| President and Mrs Cleveland will enter
| tain the Supreme Court at dinner.
| Friday
Complimentary hearing of the illustrate
! lecture on the Yellowstone National Park
| by Mr.. John l.. Stoddard before invited Of
| ficials and ladies, Columbia Thester. S:lJ
pm.
| Washington CotiIlion Club second assem-.
! bly, and cotiIlion at Rauscher's.
1 Saturday
! Mrs. Cleveland. a public reception :. to =.
Rev. DIR. and Mrs. MackaySmth, a din
ner.
Mrs. de LaZo Arriaga is suffering from a
| bad cold and will not be able to receive her
| friends tomorrow tSunds " evening. These
| Sunday evening gatherings at the Guate-
| malan legation have been a very delight ful
| phase of the winters hospitalities, AMI
/ their resumption by such a hsrming hos
| tess will b. looked forward to with pleas
| Ire.
| Mr.. and Mrs Paul f. johnson are hack
| some OF the prettiest places in Florida.
| about st. AugustI e. They are staying for
| few days with Mrs. Norton until the
completion of the decoration of their own
home. lIlS III street. where they hope to he
| able to see their friends very sooa-
| The German ambassador and Baroness
| Thielmann entertained about yD0 young peo-
| pie last night at cotillion, which was
led by Mr.. George Howard. The favors
| were very pretty. and were of flowers and
l III manners of trinkefS Sumner ua 4
at small tables. Among the guests in ad-
dition to those of the diplomatic corps,
We're Mr.. and Mrs. Mcou, Mr.. and Mrs
Endicott, Mr.. and Mrs. Alex. Legare, Miss
| Hay, the Misses Clagett, Miss Letter, the
Misses Horstman, Miss Glover. Miss
| Ffoulke, Miss Fox. the Misses Gray, Miss
| Belknap, the Misses Newlands. the Misses
Patten. Miss Ward, Miss Sartoris. the
Misses Condit-Smith, the Misses Wallach.
Miss Warder. the Misses Sheridan Miss
| Rodgers. Miss Simpkins, Miss Mott, Miss
George HELEN, Mr.. Griscom, Mr.. ]. b.
! Henderson, jr., Lieut.. Fleming, Lieut..
| Guignerd Mr.. Ormsby McCammon. Mr..
| Frederick May. Capt, MichIer. Mr.. p. Lee
Frank Andrews. jr., Mr.. Adams. Mr.. John
| NJ. Biddle, Mr.. T. Sandford Beatty. MIR.
| Jesse Brown, Mr.. Arthur Cassels Lieut..
Rodgers. Mr.. John F. Wilkins. Mr. Walter
| George Harrison, Mr.. Hale Mr. Faulkner
| Pierce, Representative Simpkns and Mr.
Robert Wallach.
The officers and ladies of Fort Myer have
1 sent out invitations for reception Tues
| day. February 8. to 4, to meet General
| and Mrs. Miles.
The Brazilian minister and Mrs. de Men,
donca entertained at dinner Friday evening
! Miss Boardman, Miss Sartoris Miss Hay,
! Miss Mott, Miss Ward. Miss Ashton. Mr..
| Du hose, Mr.. del viso, Mr. Trubert Mr.
| Brandao, Mr.. Lee Phillips Mr. Sartoris
| Mr.. Andrews. Mr.. Morelos, Mr. and Mrs.
| Mario de Mendonca and the Misses de
| Mendonca.
| Mrs. JGmes X. Jones, wife of Senator
| Jones of Arkansas, has cards out for a ten
! Tuesday. February 9. TO g. a15 NJ street
| to meet Miss Stitt. 1t was originally in
| tended that the pleasant event should take
| place next Tuesday. February B. but illness
! in her family will postpone Miss S:itts
| coming a week later.
| The minister of Japan has gone south on
| visit combining business with pleasure
! He will extend his trip far as New Or
| leans. and return to Washington about the
! middle of February. In the mean lime the
| legation is very quiet, on account of the
| thirty days of court mourning for the
| death of the mother of the Emperor of
| Japan.
| Mrs. Window, widow of the late Secre-
| Of .ffl,