Evening star., 1897-03-18
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
Senator and Mrs. Piatt Guests Of Honor at
the Clover Entertainment.
Some of the New Cabiaet Hosiesses
Receive - Mrs. HObnrra Recep-
tiOn-A Noon Wedding.

1 VI senator ana mrs. Platt OF New
York Their splendid home was adorned
| with the finest flowers. each room with the
blossom most in harmony with its perma-
nent ornamentation. An orchestra played
all evening in the balcony on the stairway.
The guests included the leading members
OF the diplomatic corps. Secretary of state
Sherman. Mrs. McCallum and others in
| the cabinet circle and most Of the notable
| residents of the West End. Mrs Glover
| wore a pale green satin with rose point
| lace and superb diamonds. Mrs PIatt
wore white satin and lace.
| Senator and Mrs Mcmillan entertained
| at dinner last night in honor of the Secre-
| tary of War and Mrs. Alger. The German
| ambassador and Baroness Thielman, Sem
ator and Mrs. HaWley, Senator and Mrs
| Frye. Senator and Mrs. Hanna Senator
Allison, Gen. and Mrs. Miles, Mrs Ander-
| son. Countess Ross and Senator Bacon
| were the other at table.
| Mrs Hobart wife of the Vice President
| received callers yesterday afternoon in her
| private parlor at the Arlington and a
number Of visitors. prominent In both din
| lomatic and resident circles had the pleas
ure of greeting a lady whose charms of
| person and manner must have a strong
| influence socially the coming four years
| Mrs Hobart has contrived to give a biz
| OF home look to her rooms. as the walls
and mantel are adorned by family por-
| traits. favorfte books lie within easy reach
on the tables. open piano suggests skill
| In that direction and the presence of the
| manly young son of the household, Master
Garret A Hobart. jr.. does the rest. Mrs
| Hobart has cordial welcome and a quiet
| entertaining manner In meeting strangers
| She dresses well. Her gown yesterday was
Dfack velvet. trimmed with tet and the
| lew diamond ornaments worn were of first
water. She enjoys Washington. although
| somewhat lonesome for home friends and
surroundings. but otherwise feels her life
| here will be decidedly interesting and
! Pheasant. The Vice President and herself
! nave as yet given no time to personal in
| spection of the houses offered for their
occupancy. Yesterday morning during a
! ieisurely stroll through the West End they
| saw many houses they would like from
| OUTSIDE appearances. and later will give
closer attention to the inside view. Ii is
| not their intention. however to go to
| housekeeping until next fall.
The daughters of cabinet households are
| having their day just now and are filling
their mothers places with immense credit
| TO themselves and an up-to-date appre-
| ciativeness of the new honors in their
| family circles. 4 more charming groun of
young ladies than were receiving yesterday
| at the Portland-Miss Long daughter Of
the Secretary of the Navy. and the Misses
Gafy. daughters of the Postmaster Gem
eral-could scarcely be imagined Miss
! Long received In the parlor downstairs
| most becomingly dressed In black net with
| belt and sashes OF fancy blue ribbon
among her callers We're many who knew
| either herself or her parents during their
| former residence here and with whom
she had naturally much in common She
Is graceful. pretty girl. with light brown
| hair. which waves softly back from a high
| bred. intellectual face.
The two representatives of the Postnas
ter Generals family made a delightful i'm.
| preston on their callers. The apartment
Wnch tne family occupies is very prettily
| furnished and permits many cozy corners
ior chatting groups Miss Gary. who is
| very attractive in her dainty style was
| Sowned in ecru linen lawn and Russian
| lace over China blue silk with ribbons of
that shade, and Miss Madeline. who is of
the brunette type yiyacious and sn,rk
| ling, having the family cordiality of man
| ner-a treasure by itself-wore a dark
dress with a fancy bodice of broeaded sat
| In and point desprit. The house-hunting
problem Is not bothering these young la
DIES very much as they are ENJOYING every
incident of their Washington existence and
are delighted with their experiences
Neither Mrs. nor Miss Bliss. wife and
daughter of the Secretary of the Interior;
Mrs. Aiger Mrs. Gage or Mrs. Sherman
received callers yesterday. The latter is
out In Ohio at her home at Mansfield and
| Mrs. Alger and Mrs. Gage will defer re-
ceivlng W Wednesdays Until later In the sea-
son.
St. Paurs Church. corner of 18th and
| Stitc'S, was To-Day at noon by the
| large assemblage of friends gathered to
witness the marriage of Miss Rachel Ce-
celia Dufiamel and DIR. Cornelius Breck-
| inridge Boyle. The bride. who is a daugh-
| ter or Mrs Elizabeth Hill DuHamel widow
of DR.. DuHamel. is a charmineiy attractive
young lady. and has hosts of friends Dr.
Boyle is a well-known young Washington
! ian. brother of Messrs. John and Watson
Boyle, and within the past few years has
resided at Terry. South Dakota where he
| is practicing his profession with great SUE
cess. Rev. Father Mackn performed the
marriage ceremony. Rev. Father Richards
s. j., president of Georgetown College. and
Rev. Paul Rennolds of st. Matthews being
also present in the sanctuary. Owing to
the Lenten season. the arrangements for
the ceremony were necessarily simple.
The couple came in church together, pre-
ceded by the ushers, who were Messrs.
Brown, Maupin and HardeSty and Drs.
Wellington. McKimmie and Luckett. The
bride wore a travelling costume CT dark
heiiotrope broadcloth. and pretty velvet
toque to match. She carried a cluster of
bride roses. tied with white ribbons.
After the ceremony Dr. and Mrs. Boyle
drove direct to the station. intending to
make brief wedding journey before pro-
ceeding to their future home i'm South Da-
kota. near the Black Hills. The bride re-
celVed quantities of beautiful gifts.
Miss Josephine L. Sands Of New York.
| daughter of the late DIR. Henry b. Sands,
is visiting her cousin, Mrs. Alfred Hard
ing.
Mr.. Geo. E. Ruhl entertained the Column
bia Musical Club last evening at his resi-
dence. 1916 NJ street Games. musical Sc
| lections. etc, were enjoyed, after which
freshments were served. The table
ella boratey decorated. The musical seiec-
tions were rendered by Mr.. Geo. f. Ruhl,
either solo; Mr.. Emil Brown. violin solo:
Mr. J. Buckley, song; Miss c. King, man.
doin solo: Mr.. II. Charlton, song; MFR Jas.
Rutherford, cornet solo: duet by the Misses
Gleason, and either and violin duet by
(SGn Rrlhl al nd a Rrnx
Mrs. Chas. Flint and Mrs. w. G. Allen of
Hartford are visiting Mrs. Chas Ruof
Miss Flora Doyle of Columbus. Ohio. is
visiting at S13 Vermont averue for short
time on her way to New York. where she
will be the guest of her sister, Mrs. Han
cock. wife of Lieutenant VIM. F.. Hancock
of the United States army.
Ambassador to Great Britain and Mrs.
Hay and family will sail early next month
for Ell gland, and will be in London I'm am
pie time to enjoy the social delights of the
season.
Mrs. NJ. Luchs has discontinued her Fri
days "at home'' for the season.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Randle of Congress