The morning times., 1897-01-31
SOCIETY In BALTIMORE
Sleighing on the Boulevards Of the
Monumental City.
Many Gay Dinners and Dances
Pink Quadrille for the
Hunt Ball.
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| Baltimore. Jan 30.-Baltimore society
| has hecnIntich Interested n the snow which
| has caused a rev diversion in the way OF
sleighing. pastime that has not been in
| dulged iii before this winter. The sleigh
bells have been jingling every afternoon
| and the mark has been filled with smart
| turnouts.
| One of the most beautiful of these was
| that of Mr. and Mrs. |. L. Emerson, who
| drive stylish pair of cobs to a four seated
| sleigh that is a H. odcl OF luxury. Mrs. Mere
| dith Jenkins is a other enthusiastic horse
| woman who is daily seen i'll her sleigh be-
| hind a pair OF spirited horses and driving
! with her sister Miss BonSal, one OF this
| seasons deUutantes.
| The Junior Cotillon gave their fifth ger
| man for this season, the attendance being
| unusually large. 1t was led by Mr.. III.
| Carroll Brown, one of the new governors
| OF the club, who was complimented on all
| sides for the way he managed the large
| assembIagc 1t was the first time he
| had led and it went off with lot of
| spirit.
| Wednesday evening Mrs. Alexander Pres
| ton and Miss Preston gave handsome
| reception at their residence on Eutaw
Mace Pink was the color of the flowers
| and lights, and an orchestra concealed be
hind IA screen of palms, made music dur
| ing the evening.
| In the receiving party were: Mrs. John
| c. Willett, Mrs Reginald Petre. Miss Car
| roll, Miss Virginia Cooper. Miss Won Lingen,
Miss Pope, Miss jenkins, and Miss Taylor,
| of Norfolk.
Mr. and Mrs. William Keyser gave one of
/ the handsomest dinners OF the winter Thurs
day evening a. their town house on Calvert
| street Mrs. and Miss keySer, who spent
| the season last year in London, talk Of
| going abroad again this spring, and taking
a house in London for the season.
! The second Of the Friday evening dances
was given Friday evening at Lehmann's
| Hall and was more largely attended than
| the Inst. The guests were received by
| Mrs. Edward Contee johnson, Mrs. Reu-
ling Mrs. Stewart Latrobe, Mrs. Colum-
bus O'D. Lee and Mrs. Charles O'D. Lee.
a number of out-oftown persons were
| present.
Miss May Quinn, of Ohio, who has been
so much admired during her stay in Balti
J more will leave next week for Colorado
Springs.
Among the former Baltimoreans who
| will attend the Bradley-Martin ball in
| New York are Mr.. Joseph Lee and Mr..
Henry Randall.
| Mr. and Mrs. Wallis Keith are spending
| the winter in Chicago. Mrs. Keith, whose
| marriage took place in the fall, was the
| beautiful Miss Fannie Winchester Brown,
| of Baltimore.
Mr.. NJ. w. Pope, of Annapolis, who dis
| tinguished himself at Princeton and at
| the University of Virginia as football
| player has taken apartments at the Co
! lonial for the winter Mr.. Pope gave q
| tea Thursday evening, to which both girls
| and men were asked.
| Mr.. J. Randolph MOrdecai is arranging
| pink quadrilie for the hunt ball, which
! will be distinctive feature and which
| will add greatly to the brilliancy of the
| ball. 1t will be da need by members of the
| Elk Ridge and Green Spring Valley Hunt
| Clubs in their pink coats and black satin
| smalls with black silk stockings and pumps.
| The girls who dance in the quadrille will
wear white gowns with pink ribbons. The
bali, which will take place February Is,
| will be the handsomest of the kind that has
ever been given in Baltimore. 1t is in
| charge of MFR. Columbus Cd. Lee and Mr..
! Harry S. Jenkins.
| Mrs John Gill and her daughter Miss
t>AGnes Gill, have been spending part of
| January in New York.
| Miss Louise Roman, of Cumberland, is
| visiting Miss Sullivan, of Baltimore, and
was one OF the guests at the Tuesday ger
| man last week.
| Miss Ethel Rumbofd is visiting Mrs Ferdi-
| nand Dugan. Miss Rumbold will leave
| Baltimore in February for her home in
| Virginia, where she will spend the re-
| mainder OF the winter. Owing to the
| death of her grandfather, Mr.. Cumberland
| Hollins, Miss Rumbold, who made her.
| debut at ball given before Christmas,
will not go out any more this season.
| Miss Alexander, who has been visiting
Miss Henrietta Perry, Of Baltimore, will
spend few days in Washington before
returning to her home in Chaflestown,
| W. Va. She will be the guest of Miss
| Mary Wilson, daughter of the Post nj aster
General.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Diffenderfer have
taken a house on st. Paul street for the
| remainder OF the winter.
Miss Warfield, who has been the guest
of Mrs /. E. Atkinson, has returned to
her home in Easton.
Miss Mabel Ford, Miss Swope, the Misses
Dunan and Mr.. p. p Dunan are spending
| a week in New York at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fielder Slingiuff, who
| have given up their house in Calvert street
and are spending the winter at the Albion,
will build a handsome new house in Ca
tliedral street, which they will OCCUPY
next winter. Their daughter, Miss Ethel
Slingluff, who will make her debut next
season, is one of the prettiest girls in
Baltimore.
| Mrs. Clarence Mcdowell has rented her
beautiful colonial house on Charles street