The times., 1897-12-19
GHOST HUNTS ALL THE GO
Society's Latest Fad Pleasantly
Grewsome and NerYe-Shaking.
More Debutantes Coming Out at
Teas This Week-The Dunnius.
tun.KidweH Wedding.

| Last week was abloom with debutantes
] Each budded into social Importance at
| pretty tea, with palms and posies for a
| background, EacL was the recipient OF
| congratulations and bouquets enough to
| keep her i'll pleasant memories for life
| time, and each, proba bly,, will celebrate her
| social citizenship by assst ting at the
blossoming of other pretty buds during the
| week to come.
The Ia sliionaple world and his wife went
| to the opera and made such an imposing
| show, even for Vanity Fair that when
| the great Australian prima donno sang
| her first note her Voice distinctly tren-
| bed-and that recalls a story which used
| TO be told about Gen. Grant and Parepa
| Rosa, the Melba of her day.
Ii happened at one of the tbeaters here,
| ana it was such a long time ago that
| Mrs. Sartoris was then a little girl in
| a maroon velvet suit, with her hair IN
fluffy brown heap down her shoulders
| The house was crowded, but as Parepa
| Rosa, with poruy figure and voice as
| grand ana deep as the ocean-almost-ap-
| peared on the stage, She was conscious
| OF the presence of but one-the warrior
| whose deeds were so ma magnificent that, n
| very awe, she trcinbled-she who had hoh-
nobhed with kings.
| She might have spared herself her mo
| tons, however, fol the general was talking
| to statesman In the box beside him-
| nominations most likely-and the great
| English singer might as we'll have been
promenadng on the cliffs Of her native
Albion for ali the warrior knew or ca: cd.
| Then the little girl whispered, Papa,
Parepa is singIng!" Whereupon the Zero
| of Shiloh interrupted his discussion hong
| enough to say, indulgently, "All light,
! Nellie; she's not disturbing us; let ler
! sng"-and then he went back TO lis
| statesman. And the best part Of the
story was that Parepa heard Of it-it
must have been that statesman-an
| being as humorous rs she was portly she
had good laugh at her own expense and
| liked Grant better thon ever.
Mrs. Barney leads the social calendar this
| week, with q breakfast Tomorrow, in homo.
| OF Miss Kathleen Besle owen, On Tuesday
Mrs. Parker and Mrs. Kuhn will entertaii
| at tea from To Z, and on the same
| Afternoon, from to Z, Mrs. Faluswor;h
| VIII give q tea TO introduce Miss Farms
| worth. Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Woodward vii
hold u reception in the evening, and the
| Chevy Chase nutters win give their iifoh
| annual bail.
On Wednesday afternoon at 3 O'Clock
Miss Florence Eglantine Kidwell and Col
! George Albert Huntington Will be united in
| marriage at the residence of the bride :
mother, Mrs. Luciila Kidwell, $50 y
lstreet.
The Small and Early" dancing class
| will give the first of it series Of thee
dances at RauGcher's on Thursday night,
and ariier in the evening Of the same
date Mrs. Dunlop, OF Georgetown, AMI he
Misses Dunlop VIII entertain al tea.
| The only event announced SO far for
| Friday will be Il tea, TO be given ny
! Mrs. 4. S. Wortbington in honor of Miss
Juanita Humpht eys, who, on that occa-
Sion, VIII make her debut.
The Cabinet families have already ar
ranged their plans for Christmas. Secre-
tary and Mrs. Sherman will, as usual.
spend the day quietly at home. Secre-
| tary and Mrs. Alger will have a family
party to dinner. Secretary Bliss expects
to eat his Christmas turkey with Mrs.
Bliss in New York. Secretary aud Mrs.
Gage, VIII also mold FAMILY rcuGiul- The
home of Attorney General and Mrs. Nc
kenna. always ideally pleasant viii nave
its attractions increased by the presence
of Miss Hid, the youngest daughter of
the house, who is q student ut Georgstown n
Convent, and they hope their son, Lieut..
McKenna, will be able to join the family
circle, for the day, If not the entire lioIi-
day season,
The Postmaster Generals family will
spend merry week I'm their Baltimore
home, Secretary and Miss Wilson Will
have family party, and Secretary and
Mrs. Long may spend the day out OF town.
Miss Ltchfield entertained at tea
yesterday afternoon. in honor of her
guest, Miss How, who will sail for Naples
December 80. Miss Turnbull, of Baltimore,
tie niece of the hostess, assisted Miss
Litchfield and Miss How in receiving lhe
guests
Though sufficiently recovered to en-
tertan yesterday with her usual gracious