The San Francisco call., 1897-12-06
SOCIETY HAPPENINGS
AT WASHINGTON.
CALL OFFICE. RIGGS HOUSE |
WASHINGTON. Nov. 2S. (

MRS. Clover, wife of Lieutenant Com
mander Richardson Clover of the navy,
Will give fancy-dress party for sss5d rem
on Saturday afternoon, Dece rsssss-v H.
Mrs. Clover and the lieutenant are both
well known in California. Mrs. Clover is
daughter Of former United States Sena-
tor Miller from California, and Lieuten-
ant-Com mander Clover is especially well
known IN connection With the Hawaiian
cable survey, as he was chief hydrograp pher
OF the Navy Department when the sound.
lngs were made by the Thetis. Mr.. and
Mrs. Clover have an elegant residence on
connecticut avenue ami will entertain
handsomely this winter
The mem bers of the Cabinet families"
are all agog, as usual, over the question
OF official precedence and the formali-
Ties OF calls on the wives of Supreme
Court mem bers and Senators. Upon
which day will the Ca binet ladies receive
Is the question of the hour. The an
nouncement is made by one of the Ca BIZ
net ladies that, as the wives OF Cabinet
mem bers are expected to call in person on
the wives OF Supreme Court Judge for
elgn Ministers ana Senators, the possibil-
lty OF receiving callers on Monday, Thurs
Gay or Friday is absolutely out of the
question. Mrs. Sherman, wife of the Sec
retary OF State, has been asked TO preside
at a meeting to be held this week 10
decide this momentous question.
Mrs. Mchenna will naturally not take
any part In these deliberations, as it is eX-
pecled that before Congress has been in
session many days her husband Will have
resigned his place in the Cabinet to accept
a place on the Supreme Court bench.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace X. Fulton gave q
. GnGsVNf
Mrs. John Doyle Carmody. Mr. Doyle is
an attache of the Korean Legation.
Among the guests were their imperial
Highnesses Piuce EN- Wha and Prince Y.
| w. Min and he Korean Minister, Chin
Pom Ye, and Mrs. Chin Pom Ye, says the
Washington Star.
The first two weeks in Dece Der will be
marked pleasantly by teas, rece ptions and
dinners. The debutante teas next week
and the week following will introduce to
WASHINGTON society ten buds" among
whom will be Miss Marie McKenna.
Whether she will be a Cabinet" or a
court bud remains to be seen, but, in
any event, she Will have delig ghtful first
season.
The Secretary of War and Mrs. Alger
entertained a party OF young people on
Friday evening at dinner. Among the
guests we're the Misses McKenna, the
Misses Gary, Miss Bliss, Miss Wilson and
Miss Frances Alger.
Senator Henry c. Hansbrough of North
Dakota has returned to Washington with
Mrs. Hansbrough after an extended
honeymoon trip. Senator Hansbrougn is
well remem beTed IL California. The
whirligig OF time bring about many
changes. Not so very long ago Mr.. Hans
brough was reporter for San Francisco
newspaper, and was sent to Sacramen 10
one winter when Judge Mcguire was a
member OF the Legislature. He reported
one of Maguire's speeches. Now, curl
ously enough, he IS a United States Sena-
tor, W hile Mcguire is only a member OF
tie lower house of Congress.
Judge Fitzgerald, California's Attorney
General, and Assistant Attorney-General
Anderson have returned to Washington
after ten days stay IN New York.