Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-28
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
4 Dance That Was Held Under the Nistletoe
and Holly.
The First Monday Night Assembly q
Great Success - Debutuute
Teas-Personals.

| Rauscher's was great success. Mrs.
| Barney received the guests In the large re-
| ception room. assisted by Mrs. Anderson
and Mrs. Boardman. Supper was served in
| the green dining room, and with a galaxy
| OF the winters buds. fresh toilets and a
brilliant company. the occasion gave great
satisfaction to its projectors. Among the
subscribers. most of whom were present.
were the Spanish minister and Mrs Dupuy
de LONE, the Austrian minister and Ba-
| roness Won Hengelmuller the Misses Pat
ten, Senator and Mrs. Lodge, Senator and
| Mrs. Hale, Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Mcveagh,
Miss McVeagh, Mr.. and Mrs Arnold
Hague, Senator and Mrs Elkins, Senator
and Mrs. Mcmillan, Mr.. and Mrs. Ward
Ihoron. the Misses Warder Mrs. Ward, Miss
Ward Major and Mrs. Bates, Miss Bates,
Lieut.. and Mrs. Buckinham. Count Vinci
Lieutenant Gilmore, Mrs. and the Misses
Wallach. Mrs. and the Misses Horstman,
Mr. and Mrs. Legare. Miss Anderson. Miss
Hichborn. Baron Herman. Mr.. Victor East
| ZACH, Mr. Eugene Hale. jr., and many 9TH
| ers equally prominent in social affairs.
A charming gathering of friends well
| coined Miss Frances Grover yesterday af-
ternoon at the debut tea, given by her
| mother, Mrs. Cuvier Grover, widow OF
Colonel Grover. Their home on L.
street was decked with Christmas green
| and roses. The debutante. who was dainti-
ly dressed in white crepe and chiffon, has
spent the past three years in Europe. finish
ing her education. Mrs. and Miss Kelly.
aunt and cousin of the young lady: Miss
Laura Wheatley, Miss Mary Wheatley.
Miss Janet Grover and Miss Marie Frechet
| assisted Mrs. Grover in the hospitalities
of her home. with Mrs. Sternberg doing the
honors of the tea table. Both Washington
and Georgetown society. and pre-eminently
the army circle. were pleasantly repre-
scented.
daughter, Miss Marie Webster, yesterday
| at a tea. which was largely and enjoyably
attended. The debutante was most be-
comingly gowned in white mousseline de
sole and carried pink roses. while her
mothers toilet, of black satin, made an
effective contrast Miss Helen Dunlop,
Miss Grace Dunlop, Miss Harriet Darneile
Miss Agnes Peter. Miss Annie Greenlees.
Miss Ida Tickling and Miss Amy Powell
who is bud Of the present week. assisted
| In entertaining the guests In the dining
room pink roses added festive touch to
the tea table.
Mrs. and Miss McLanahan had the pleas
| ure yesterday afternoon of presenting
their acquaintance to Miss Caroline Suy-
dam Duer of New Haven, the fance of
Mr.. George Xavier McLanahan, who, with
Mr.. McLanahan, ST., assisted also in Offer
ing the Inequalities of their home Mrs.
Rochester Mrs. Hamlin and Mrs. Oracle
| Richards were valuable aids, and in the
dining room Mrs. Satterlee and Miss Nc
Lar ahan were vis-a-vis at the table.
Mrs. Hearst, who spent Christmas day in
New York with her son, was at her resi-
dence here over Sunday and left last night
for New York. After returning to Califor-
mia, which she will do very shortly, she ex-
poets to spend some time travelling in Mex
leo, where she has large mining interests.
Her health is much improved
Mrs. Horstman gave q dinner last night
| in honor of her son and his guests. Messrs.
Hamilton Fish Benjamin. ODonnell Hillen
and William X, Vanderbilt, jr.. who are
college mates of the former at Harvard.
Miss Sartoris. Miss Ward, Miss Glover,
Miss Emory, Miss Hopkins. Miss Ashton,
Mr. w. f. Hit, Mr.. Nicholas Bidde. Mr..
jerome Bonaparte and Mr.. Bancroft Davis
were in the company.
Senator and Mrs. Murphy will give a re-
ceptfon tonight to mark the debut of their
daughter, Miss Murphy. Mr.. and Mrs.
Hugh Grant and their children guests
of Senator and Mrs. Murphy for the holi-
days.
Another debutante today will be Miss
| Beatrice Seymour Goodwin, who will be in
troduced by her mother, Mrs. Goodwin, and
Mrs. Cowper.
Mrs. Somers and Mrs. Eddy have invita-
lions out for a reception, Saturday, Janu-
airy 1, at O'Clock, to meet Mrs. Nordhoff.
Mrs. Somers and Mrs. Eddy will receive
Fridays in January at HOO M street.
Miss McCahill will give a tea Tuesday,
January 4. 5 to Z. to meet Miss Bethany of
Wilmington, N. C. Mrs and Miss McCahill
will receive Tuesdays in January.
Miss Evelyn NordhofI, daughter Of Mrs
Charles Nordhoff, is spending the holidays
with Mrs. John w. Foster, and was pleas
antly welcomed back to Washington by a
large number of callers at Mrs. Fosters re-
ception yesterday.
Mr.. B. H. Warner, who was recently
elected president of the Presbyterian AIli-
ance. has invited the clergymen of that de-
nomination to meet Mr.. ]. W. Foster the
retiring president, at dinner at half past
Tuesday, January 4.
Miss Judith A. Gassaway Of Brooklyn, N
Y, will spend the holidays with her friend
Miss Maude E. Lee, 171S 18th street north
west.
A pleasant company met at the residence
of J. B. Prend, 9th street northwest Christ
mas night to welcome Mr.. Alfred K. Lewis,
the son of Capt. w. A. H. Lewis, formerly
of the 18th United States Infantry. Mr..
Lewis VIII return to his western home early
in January.
There was a brilliant asser1blage at the
old colonial mansion of king Cole" in
Washington county, Md. last Thursday
| night, I'D instant, to witness the marriage
of Miss Lizzie Edwards to MIR. George
Thomas of this city Both PARTIES to the
contract well known. The bride is
representative of the old Maryland regime,
and the groom served with distinguished
ceremony was performed in the Glebe,
church erected by the brides grandfather
for the people of the county. 1t was beau
tifully decorated with mountain pine and
| lit by scores of candles. The bride was at
| tired in a travelling costume and was at
tended by her sister and Miss Bruce of
Chicago. The groom was attended by Mr..
Alexander Hunter of this city and Mr.. An
drew Banks of Baltimore A collation. was
served at the house after the ceremony.
The young ladies of the southland are
| making their final arrangements for a dance
complimentary to the sons of confederate
veterans, to be given on Thursday evening
| in the confederate veterans new hail. cor
ner of 18th and E streets northwest. Among
the chaperons and patronesses will be Mrs.
| Jones, Mrs. Vest, Mrs. Henry r. Gibson,
Mrs. Chas. B. Howey. Mrs. Jas. L. Pugh,
Mrs. Jno. T. Callaghan, Mrs. Thos. G. Ri
ley. Mrs. Jno. NJ. Hickey and Mrs. Archl-
bald Young.
Mr.. and Mrs. Baltus de Long have re-
turned from their southern trip, and are
located at the Venton, Su0 18th street north
west.
Mrs Usher Parsons Of New York il
passing few days with her father. Colonel
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