Evening star., 1897-02-04
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
Senator and Mrs. German Welcome Their
Friends.
Dinners and Luncheons and Other
Pleasant Events Of the Future
Personal Notes.

only reception of the kind given this sea-
son, and it will be the last opportunity
that the people of the District will have
! of paying their respects to the present pop
ular mistress of the White House No
| cards are issued for this reception. and all
ere welcome
Inc President and Mrs. Cleveland will
give dinner at the White House this even
| ing In honor of the members of the Su-
preme Court.
Senator and Mrs German ravo ono of
| the most delightful afternoon receptions of
the winter yesterday. and had the pleasure
OF seeing hundreds Of their friends The
| attractive hospitality for which their home
\ is famous was never more in evidence An
orchestra played during the reception A
most artistic arrangement of American
| beauty roses adorned the window recesses
! IN each or the parlors, and resembled a
! hedge OF roses on a balmy June day. On
the refreshment table, where the German
family plate shone resplendent, the center
| piece was of Parma violets set in farlay-
ense ferns fianked by vases of pink roses
| Mrs German had the pleasant assistance
OF her daughters. Mrs. Richard A. Johnson.
Mrs. Wilton Lambert and the Misses Cor
nan, Mrs. Gambrill. Mrs. German of Bal
timore, Mrs. Charles Gibson. Mrs Patter-
| son. Mrs Bittinger, Miss Noble and Miss
Robertson of Baltimore. Miss Quay. Miss
| Mills, Miss Jones. Miss Caffery. Miss Peck
Miss Paxton, the Misses Talmage. Miss
Johnson. Miss Governeur of Ellicott City
and Miss Gray. To recount the names of
guests would be TO recall most of those
prominent in official and resident circles
Senator and Mrs. Elkins entertained at
| dinner last night in honor of the Vice Presi-
dent and Mrs. Stevenson. The other guests
| were Senator and Mrs. Faulkner. Senator
and Mrs. Burrows, Judge and Mrs Cole
] Judge and Mrs hcCnynaS
Mrs. Thurstoa. Senator Cockrell. Mrs. Bretz
| and Mr.. and Mrs. Dayton.
| The Swiss minister and Mrs Pioda en-
| tertained at dinner last night Postmaster
General and Mrs. Wilson, Senator and
| Mrs. Sherman. Gen. Miles, Miss Miles, Mr..
| and Mrs. Reichenau. Mrs. Janin, Miss
| Horstman, the Danish minister. Capt.
| Brooks. Mr.. Del Niso. Mrs. Frederici and
DR.. Nogel.
Representative and Mrs. Draper gave
dinner last night, when their guests were
Secretary and Mrs Francis. Justice and
| Mrs. White, Rev. DR.. and Mrs Macll1y-
Smith. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert McCormick
| of Chicago. Mr.. Caideron Carlisle Repre-
| sentative Taft, Mrs \. L. Anderson. Mrs.
| Audenried. DIR. w. W. Johnston and Mr..
| and Mrs. Montgomery Blair.
Those vino We're making the cabinet
| calls yesterday had bright skies and
pleasant temperature instead of the gloom
| which had accompanied the two previous
| Wednesdays. Yet with tha. Indifference
| to weather which is marked character
| istic of those who set out to keep up with
the social pace of the capital, there are
| Just as many visitors abroad on the bad
| days as on the sunshiny ones.
Mrs. Olney was assisted BY Mrs. Birney.
| Miss Emily Gray, Miss Maury and Miss
| Poor in entertaining her callers.
Mrs. Carlisle had Miss Crabtree G-otta).
Mrs. Thrrber. Mrs. Sunderland. Mrs. Rod
| man, Miss Fuller, Miss Cockrell, Miss
va a N Va
| her for the afternoon.
Mrs. Lamont had the pleasant assistance
| Of Mrs. Bates. Mrs. Rogers. Mrs. McCaw
| ley. Mrs. Clover. Mrs. Henry Loomis Mel
son, Mrs. Fairfax Harrison, Miss Fuller
! ton. Miss Stevenson, Mrs. Benton McMil-
! lin and Miss Carson.
Mrs. Harmon had with her Mrs. Foster.
Mrs. Endicott. Mrs. Eckels, slrs. Wri iyht.
Miss Lucy Page and Miss Alice Lee
Mrs. Wilson. who resumed her day at
home after her recent indsposi.ion was
assisted by Mrs. John L. Latirner Miss
Trevy,an of Richmond, Miss Moore OF
Charlestown and Miss Sunderland OF North
Carolina.
Miss Herbert WAS assisted by her sister,
Mrs. Micou. Mrs. HawIey. Mrs. Cobb. Miss
Cobb. Mrs. Chadwick. Miss Hichborn, Miss
CasselS and Miss Cabell.
Mrs. Francis had with her for the after
noon Mrs. John NJ. Reynolds. Mrs. Wallace
Radcliffe. Mrs. William Preble Hall, Miss
Sar.oris. Miss Emery and Miss Ashton.
Miss Merton had receiving with her Mrs.
Goddard of Chicago, Mrs Sternberg, Mrs
Moore, Mrs Tittman and Mrs. Dabney.
a hop Will be given at the Hamilton Sat
urday, February C. $50 to -.
Mrs. A. A. Wilson. will not be at home
tomorrow, but will receive the remaining
Fridays Of the season.
Mrs. Gibson viii receive To-Day from to G.
assisted by her guests. Mrs. Robert Patter-
or. Miss Robertson of New York. Miss
Noble of Baltimore. Mrs. Carroll Mercer
ard Mrs. Washington.
The ladies of Fort Myer will not receive
tomorrow. but will be at home the remain
irg Fridays in February
The Ell Captain Club of Capitol Hill met
at the residence of Mr.. Edw. Gordon. 3l3
9th street northeast. Wedne sday evening.
Games were played and vocal selections
rendered by members of the club, after
which bou2tiful ,e.ast was served. Those
present were Misses Lewis. Coughlin. Koh-
ler Blair, Berres. Serkina. Allen and Rus
sell. and MessTs Stecher. Miller Reh
Spence, Coughlin, Gordon, Pigott, Ihrie and
Erlv.
Mrs Caldwell of Q street entertained at
luncheon yesterday Mrs. Hurst Mrs Teller.
Mrs. Thurston. Mrs. Emery. Mrs. Lynch
Mrs Van Wickie Mrs. Tuiiock Mrs Henry
Gushing. Mrs. Leighton, Mrs. Burris and
Mrs. A b. Brown.
Mrs. Pettigrew, wife of Senator Petit
grew, will not be home today.
Mrs. Teller will be assisted today by Mrs
Bishop Andrews of New York
Commander and Mrs. Dicl1ins. vice presi-
dent general d. A. r., will give a receD-
ton Wednesday, February n. to 6. at
their residence, Es34 10Th street to meet
the Continental Congress. Daughters of the
American Revolution.
Mrs. William H. Daw, 2301 H street. will
not be at home the first two Fridays i'm
February.
Mrs. and Miss Camp 211S l. street, will
be at home to their friends Fridays the 9Th
and 10Th of February.
DIR. c. H. Gardner of the Marine hos
pital service, stationed now at Chicago ana
his bride are stopping for few days at
the Westminster, Q and 18th streets. DR..
Gardner is well know in the city. having
lived here many years. graduating at CO.
lumbian University and Medical College.
Mrs. Gardner, until recently OF Rochester
was also once resident of Washington,
and as Miss Katie Shields had many
friends here. especially in army circles.
Mrs. Edwin Lee Morgan has recovered
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