The morning times., 1897-01-31

| and is spending the winter at the Stat
ford, on Washington place.
| Miss Elizabeth Boykin IS in Philadelphia,
| where she is stopping with Mrs Spencer
Ervine, and where she will be the guest
| of Mrs Naudain Duer be fore returning to
her home in Baltimore.
| Miss Elizabeth Mitchell will go South in
| February, and will spend two months with
| friends in Augusta. Ga. Her friend. Miss
SIoco itch, who has been visiting her, has
| returned to Brooklyn.
Mr. and Mrs Paul Andrews will close
their cottage in the Green Spring Valley
next week and will goto Washington, where
they viii spend some time with Mr..
| Andrews ftther and mother.
Mrs. Donald McTIvan is having a cottage
built at Monterey in the Blue Ridge Noun
tains which she will occupy next summer
with her daughter. Miss McIlvain, and her
| son, Mr.. John McKim.
Dinner giving Is on the increase in
Baltimore society, and this method of en-
| tertaining has been much in vogue this
season Before the next Bachelors cotiI-
Ion, which takes plaee au Monday. dinners
| will be given by Mr.. and Mrs. William 2.
>
Mrs. James NJ Thompson 30, ,ia.a> ..,.. a.
AT Mr. PoultHey's dinner, gwen last
week to Cardinal Gibbons and Mayor
| Hooper, the drawing rooms and dining
rooIns were lighted by ninety-two candles,
| producing a remarkably brilliant effect
A domino cotilIon viii he given Febru-
| airy 10, at the Mount Washington Casino,
under the arrangement of Mr. Griswold
| oh, h. Afrs
| Joseph c. whitney, Mrs Columbus O'D
| Lee, Mrs. Alan T. Smith, ir., Mrs Robert
Marye, Mrs Nelson Poe, and Mrs William
| T. Dixon. The girls Will all go masked
| and in dominos. but the men VIII not
wear masks. Special trains Will take
the guests to and from Baltimore.
Friday evening a mostintcresting cxhbi-
tion of paintings by Mr. Clinton Peters, a
young artist. was given at the Charcoal
| Club, club evening following. Mr..
| Peters is protcge OF Mrs. Wilson Patter-
| son and has recently come to Baltimore
| where he has established q studio.
The various leaders of Baltimore So
ciety are nothing il not energetic and
| original in their efforts for charity, and the
| affairs of this sort which are gotten up
| every winter are full Of interest, Two
events in the near future will attract large
audiences. One will be q carnival at the
| North Air Ice Palace, arranged by Miss
| Lota Robinson, for the benefit of the Home
| for1ncurables to take place Saturday even
| ing, February g. Tie skaters will all ap
| pear inrancy costume, and handsome prizes
will be given for the best.
Preceding the carnival a hockey game
| will be played between young men from the
| Baltimore Club and from the Elk Ridge
| Fox Hunting Club. A full orchestra will
render musical selections, and the rink will
be gaily decorated.
| The other affair is being arranged by
| Mrs. Benjamin L. HorwitZ, and is called a
matinee melangique'' IL will be given
| February 16 at the Auditorium Music Hall,
and will besnothing more or less than a
| perfectly proper and first-class imitation
or the performances at Roster and Bia's,
| ip-New.Y York, Mrs Horwitz was associated
with Mr.. Baldwin Sloane, the musical
composer, of Baltimore, who will render
valuable assistance.
| 1t has been decided to give the Hunt ball
| Thursday, February Is, in Lehmann's S
| Hall The ball has cow come to be an
| annual event, and is, always one of the
| most brilliant affaifs of the season. 1t is
in charge of Mr. C@lnmbus O'D- Lee and
| Mr.. Harry S. jenkins, WHO appoint va
| rous corninittees4to assist in the decora-
| tons and that, Invitations will be ex-
| tended to the hunt Clubs OF Washington,
| Philadelphia,4 York and Postcn, and
a great many out-3f7town guests will be
| present. -@ -
( Mr. and Harper Pennington of New
York are visiting Mrs land Mrs Clapham
Pennington OF Baltiin6Ie. Mr.. Harper Pen
ningtoni issa Young larttst who is rising to
distinction, and who las recently painted
Efrortraitse of rseverars swtal-known Baltimore
ans, the Las being th1st pf Miss Mary Wash
| ington Robinson. t1il
I Mr. and Mrs. Edwatd@Key have gone
abroad for the winter, which ley are spend
! ing at Paris with Mrs Keys mother and
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Miss Mamie Reeves has returned from
tPhffadeIphfa, where she has been Spending;
part OF -the. ,winter, and where she., is al
| most as well known in society as she is IN
| Baltimore, her mother having been Phia-
delphian. .,s.
Tie portrait Of Miss Adele Horwitz, which
has just bee n7eompietett by Hahwig, is one
/ Of the most picturesque recently exhibited
| in Baltimore, and represents her in low
neckea gown, with a. big picture hat. The
engagement of Miss Horwitz to Mr.. Frank
b. Stevens, of Hobokcn, which was recently
announced in New York paper, is denied
| by her family. Mr.. Stevens belongs TO the
wealthy family Of that name.
Miss Cornelfa Boykin has returned from
| Efniira, N. Y, where she has been visiting
her aunt. Mrs. Harry Rathbone, who gave
a very handsome bali in her hoHor. Miss
Boykin's marriage TO Mfr. carryi Bryan will