Evening star., 1897-02-11
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
Dancing the Merry Hours With the Cotillion
Club.
The Cabinet Ladies Greet Old and
New Frfends-Past and Coming
Events Dinucrs

| AAs navy anu tna members OF the
diplomatic corps. the judiciary and the
Congress have been invited to mea, thor,
The reception to the public will he given
thursday evening. the 18th instant.
Inc second assembly and german of the
Sotiiiion Club was given last night at the
times Hail. and was a great success, The
nan was elaborately decorated with red.
~hite ana blue bunting. flags and stream
CTS ceep border of southern smilax
ABOVE the windows was starred with cleo
uic hshts, which, like the globes in the
chandeliers. were shaded in the national
coiors. The stage was draped with flags
aid banked with palms and Towering planls
General dancing filled up the evening until
supper was served, when cotillion was
danced led by Mr.. John G Capers ard
| Miss Mary Wilson. assisted by Mr.. r. NJ.
carlisle and Miss Julia Edwards
| Inc patronesses of the ball. who received
,ne guests were Mrs. William L. Wilson.
Mrs. N c. Blanchard, Mrs Chas. ]. Faulk-
her. Mrs. Julius c. BURROWS, Mrs Claude
A. swanson and Mrs. Daniel N Morgan
among the guests were Paymaster Cen
eraI ana Mrs; Stewart. U.S.N.. Mrs. John
] b. Robinson. Mrs. E. E. Meredith Mrs. ID.
5 Evans. Mr.. and Mrs Rudolph Kaufe-
mann, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas C. Moves.
mrs Seth W: Cobb, Mrs. J. F. Waggaman.
mrs: u. b; Henderson. Mrs Cox. Mrs. Nc
Goodwin. Mrs. Price, Mr. and Mrs. Chat
held. Mrs. Hurd. Mrs. Van Storch. Mrs.
Davis Mr. and Mrs ]. c. Sprigs. ir'. Mrs
n. -. Needham Misses Virginia Payne.
sen soote, davenport Dougherty. Forster. De
Morgan, Townsend. Healey, Brodhead,
PERKINS, Wakeley, Doane. Curtis. Money.
blanchard, Mrs. Leroy Taylor, Mrs. Moore.
Mrases Gnnse blaine. Fox; Edwards. Galt, Mary
Jones. Robinson. Cobb. Faulkner, Evans.
sanford of Connecticut, Stitt of Arkansas
McGoodwin, Mulhall, Trenholm Peck Car
son. son: Eiia Trenholm Weaver. Clingan. Hen
n. Y: Buliss. Ward, Beverldge. Reagan,
Saunders. Tyson, Stewart, Anderson
Mrs. John G. Capers, r. NJ. Carlisle. j. w
Sennedy; sm..h Z b. p., c; P. Faulkner, Grif T.
W. Barclay. Thomas p. Smith. f. Z.
Dougherty, A. G. Bentley, F. w. Mon
dell, Barry Mohun. Reeve Lewis, F.
P. Dayis: W: L; Pepperman. Max Erd-
L. Moore, J. d. Felix. A. T. Ryan. b. n.
Edwards. A. C. Funck, T. F. Brantley,
Geo. L. Browning, J. c. Hooe. r. W.
Bergen; c; Fugitt, WE: Mcc, Wilson,
phane. J. A. Henderson, Edward S. Duvall.
j. NJ Chamberlain, Mr.. Palmer, f. c. War
field, Mr.. Acton. NJ. @. Rosselle, Clar-
ence Anderson. Mr.. Herndon. Mr.. Hough,
Shoup. Malcolm Hufty, W. b. Brooke II,
c. Coles. Ed. De Almond. b. X. Peters.
Mr. Locke. Harry Blunt W. NJ C. Dodge,
Douglas Smms, Edward Dom. VIM.
mas W. Dciiiictl, "A. A. bFantlSN,
Ben. Butterworth.
The Venezuelan minister and Miss An
drade gave an elegant dinner last night.
when their guests were Postmaster General
wilson. the Secretary OF the Interior and
Mrs. Francis, the Mexican minister and
Mrs. Romero, the Chilean minister and Mrs.
Cana. the Brazilian minister and Mrs
Mendonca, the Guatemalan minister and
Mrs. LaZo de Arriaga, the Colombian
| charge d'affaires and Mrs Renetfo. the
minister of Ecuador Miss Edene TisdeI.
Miss Gorham, Miss Mertwago and Mr.. and
Mrs. Ponte. Red and white roses decked
the table.
The Secretary of War and Mrs. Lamont
will entertain at dinner tomorrow night
Mrs. Hearst has invitations out for a
musicale Tuesday, February %, at O'Clock.
The receptions yesterday at the cabinet
homes were largely attended old friends
making 1t point to go every week, while
the pleasure these events always give to
strangers continues unabated
Mrs. Olney was assisted by Mrs VAIN
wright, Mrs. Whitney, Miss Johnston and
Miss Bryan.
Mrs. Carllsles receiving party consisted
of Mrs. Ayres, Mrs Steele Miss BIan-
chard. Miss Foster, Miss Noble of BaIti-
more. Miss Conrad. Miss Robertson. Miss
Condit-Smith. Miss Mills. Miss Cobb and
the Misses Hamlin. Secretary Carlisle Join
ed the crowded gathering at O'Clock and
enjoyed meeting the hundreds of callers.
Mrs Lamont's reception was an unusual
ly pleasant one. being graced by the pres
ence OF several New York friends Mrs
CharleS w. Goodyear of Buffalo Mrs Al
bert Gould Jennings. Mrs. Janeway and
MISS Florence Bryant of New York CITY,
Others assisting We're Miss Dunn, Miss
Nicholson, Miss Sewers, Miss Sheridan
MISS Horstmann, Miss Edith Patten Mrs
Stanley-Brown, Miss Fuller. Miss Breckin-
ridge. Miss Deering. Mrs. Evans. Mrs.
Charles Campbell and Mrs. Thomas Nell
son Page. A mandolin orchestra PLAYED in
the second parlor and hundreds of old
friends as we'll as new ones enjoyed an
other occasion of paying their respects to
this favorite hostess.
Mrs. Harmon had a pleasant reception
and the assistance of Mrs. Howry, Miss
Addison Mitchell. Miss Gray and Miss Har-
mon, while at the tea table i'm the dinin,
room Mrs. Edmund Wright did the honors.
With the wife of the Postmaster General
were Miss Wilson. Mrs. Trevillian of Rich
mond, Miss Latimer and Miss Alexander
With Mrs Francis were Mrs Joseph E.
Washington. Mrs. Eckels Mrs Price Lane
Mrs. Cockrell, Miss Ward Miss Boyd and
Mrs. Walker of St. Louis.
Neither Miss Morton nor Miss Herbert
received yesterday.
Mr.. ard Mrs. Victor kauffmann 1900
Wyoming avenue, gave dinner of twelve
covers last evening.
Mr.. Gardiner G. Hubbard gave a dinner
last evening in honor of Sir Richard Cart
wright and Mr.. Davies, the Canadian COM
missioners. The other guests were Repre-
sentatives Hit, Cannon. Qugg and Dalzell
Mr.. Bachelor. Rev. DR.. Mackay-Smith
Mr.. Adams, Mr.. Stanley Brown, Mr.. Pollok,
Mr.. Mcclure and Mr.. Pitney.
Miss M. E. Gale will entertain tonight at
dinner of twelve covers i'm honor rf Miss
Anne Rhodes of New York, who mas been
her guest since the early part of the week
Invitations are out for a dance at the
Shoreham tomorrow evening.
Mrs. Chas. Kaufman will not be at home
tomorrow.
The Misses Plat of 1901 Yale street will
not be at home until Friday, the 26th OF
February.
Mrs. p. Galeski, widow of Captain
Louis Galeski, announces the marriage of
her daughter Frances Ionia, to DIR. j. S.
Smith of McMechen, w. Va. After the
ceremony, which occurred at the parsonage
of ST. Paurs Catholic Church, the couple
left Immediately for an extended tour OF
the west DIR. and Mrs. Smith will reside
at the home of the groom.
Mrs. 8. Prescott Wright and Mrs W. W.
Wright will not be at home tomorrow.
Mrs William H. Barnes of lie Droit Park