Evening star., 1897-04-10
THE SOCIAL WORLD
Pleasant Stir in Local Hospitable
Events.
TIE EASTER BRIDES AND GROOIS
The Doors of 1.-The Oaks" Wide
Open to Friends.
p f r S o N A L Totes

| The social activity of the past week has
been remarkable. No end Of pleasant
events In the way Of dinners luncheons
| and theater parties. we'll as occasions
| at which greater number of guests were
| entertained, have marked each 6ay and
| night. Several weddings have also added
| unusual diversion for this season. The de-
| voices Of outdoor sports golf and b,cy-
cling. have been ready and willing to pass
| their leisure hours in their enjoyment but
the weather has had rather a depressing
| erect Shopping for Easter bonnets aud
gowns. fascinating occupation for some
and stern duty on the part Of Others con-
| tributes to the partial employment of
| great many just at present. The donning
| OF new spring hats, however, has not
been put or till the general blooming on
Easter Sunday. The up-to-date girl has
found another way to distinguish herself
| from the ultra-fashioEables by already
| havihg displayed the loudest creations of
spring millinery. The ultra-fashionables.
VINO are nothing II not in harmony with
the feeling which makes Lent q period of
quiet SowninS are wearing the plainsst
| styles OF spring clothes. and will not touch
iheir eayer possessions until the festive
events OF the Eastertide demand the most
| joyous expression which women are very
apt 10 IND in gorgeous raiment.
MIS- Mckee, whose visit to the capital
| this time has been a complete round of de-
| iightful attentions from all her intimate
| friends expects to leave In a few days for
| her home i'll Schenectady and later along
| will go to Saratoga for the summer There
| has scarcely been day or an evening
| when either luncheon or a dinner was
| not given in her honor or some other hos
pitallty extended to her. and this will keep
| up till the last day of her stay. Mrs Nc
| kee has been all this week with Mrs Ell
| kins. Today Mrs. Richardson Clover gave
| a luncheon in her honor.
The Easter wedding list grows with the
announcements every day made. and seems
| equally divided between noon and evening
events. Among the number SO far are
| those of Miss Margaret Louise Hamilton
and Mr.. Charles James Murphy, at ST.
Aloysius; Miss Anne Blackiston and Dr.
Edwin Marble Hasbrouck. at st. Andrews:
| Miss Annie Cromwell and Ensign j. Hale
SyPher, L. S. N, at Ascension; Miss Anna
Stearns Hoge and Afr. Frederick Adams
Savage, at st. Johns, all on Tuesday,
| April 20; Miss Carolyn McNulty and Mr.
| Edward Allerton Edes. April - and Miss
| Grayson Vending and Mr.. Oliver W
| Catchings. on the 18th. The wedding day
for young lady very popular and lovable.
| a member of a prominent New England
! senator's family. will soon be announced.
| The happy man is also a New Englander
but not resident here.
The Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs
IdSe nave taken tne NeWlandS house at
Chevy Chase for the summer months. as
| they look forward to spending most of the
| summer here.
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Thompson will go
| to New York for the Grant monument GER
| emonies April % About the middle of May
| they will start for the Pacific coast. in
tending to do the Yellowstone Park on the
way. After visiting in San Francisco. they
will go up to Seattle and later sail for
japan.
Next Wednesday evening Senator and
Mrs. Morrill, will give a reception from Q
until T. The date marks the eighty sew
enth birthday Of Senator Morrill,.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry F. Blount entertain
| ed another large company last evening" in
vfted to enjoy a dramatic and musical en-
tertainment in the new play room of their
| home. The Oaks" Mrs. Blount was assisted
| in receiving by Mrs. Jules Guthridge Mrs
Halford. Miss Aileen Bell. the Misses Tis-
| Gel and Miss Nicolay. The play. The Fa-
| tai Message. was repeated, together with
| a farce. The Happy Pair The ladies in
| the cast were Miss Blount, Miss Freemann
Mics Holtzmann and Miss Ellen Eames De
Graft Of Chicago. The gentlemen were Mr.
| Holt and Mr.. Cooper.
Mrs. Hearst received yesterday at 5
o'clock in her beautiful home twenty-five
ladies from distant states who are inter-
eSted in science Miss Mary Proctor
| daughter of the late Prof Richard Proc.
tor, was present. The ladies enjoyed lin
6cThS III the picture gallery amt
! amining rare articles from foreign lands
which Mrs. Hearst has collected from time
TO time during her travels. Today the Ia
dies make trip to Mount Vernon.
The monthly meeting Of the Eistophos
Science Club was held yesterday at the
street. paper in which the members
were greatly interested was read by Mrs.
H. II. Doubleday its title being The Story
OF the Daisy. including more or less the
af
posite. Daisies were distributed to the
members for close examination, and Mr..
Doubleday by means Of his fine microscope
demonstrated the structure of the flower
Miss Grace Carew Sheldon of Buffalo. a
guest of the club, gave an interesting ac-
count of the life and her experiments with
the croton bug.
"The Short Story Club" with many
friends. met in the Lehman building on
"Wednesday evening, the president Mrs
Frances r. Burket. presiding The program.
composed entirely of original work by the
members, vas greatly enjoyed. and was as
follows: Story. Aunt Amanda's Thanks
giving, by Mrs. L. A. Crandell: sketch The.
Last Survivor of the Light Brigade by Mr.
w. K. Priest; poem. Anemone, by Mr. Cliff
ford Howard, set to music and charmingly
sung by Mrs. Clifford Howard. As an en-
core Mrs. Howard also sang a poem by
Mr.. Howard, in which the notes of the
night owl are faithfully reproduced Essay,
BENJAMIN Franklin. by Mrs. Chas A. Met
Cdu ne pOt!u VI 1OO N1Snt, Dy MI. HOW
ard. sung by Mrs. Howard. closed the
evening.
The Ruby Seal Club of Capitol Hill gave
its second dancing reception at Haines'
Hall en- Wednesday evening last The
party was chaperoned by Mesdames Bao-
son. Padgett and Warwick Among those
present were Mr.. and Mrs. ID. E. Hardes-
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. L. Reinberg, Mr. and
Mrs. F. Risler. Misses Smoot, Sheffield A.
and ID. Humphrey. Babson. Hoffman, Bliss
Honodle. Jameson. Auguste. Ellwcod. Pad
gett, Emmet. Raedy. c. and A. Lee, Bauer,
Luckett. Mccarthy. Miller Xander. Pat
terson, Anderson, Gates, Shackleford and
Phillips. and Messrs. Espey. Roberts, Cor
don. Entwisle, Holman. Tew, Smith, Har-
mon. Mcnamara. Kelley. Zurhorst, King,
G. and A. Belts. Searle, March. Isemann,
Thorp. Maggran. Harper, Mattimore,
Wright. Padgett. Foley, WOLF. Manire.
Dwyer. Paudert, Hulse and Skelly.
At the marriage of Miss Anne Stearns
Hoge daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Schofield Hoge Of this city, to Mr.. Fred
erick Adams Savage of Baltimore, at St
JohE's Church. on Tuesday evening. April
%. Rev. Dr. Mackay-Smith will offciase
There will be reception at the house of
the brides parents from $50 until 10
o'clock. to which only the relatives OF the
bride and groom are invited The maid of
honor win be Miss Rachel Hoge. sister Of