Evening star., 1897-01-14
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
Bellies and Beaux Meet at the Ootilliou
Club.
Cabinet Receptions Well Attended in
Spite of SnOw-The Coming Mar
riage Of Congressman McMillin.


was very deliberately decorated In lilac,
pink. and blue bunting. The lights were
shaded in pink, and quantities of southern
smilax made pretty tracery on the walls.
The stage was set with palms and made
| delightful resting place for the chaperons.
Mrs. Wilson, wife of the Postmaster Gen.
eral, received for the club, assisted by Mrs.
N. {. Blanchard, Mrs. Faulkner, Mrs.
Swanson, Mrs. D. n. Morgan, Mrs. John b.
Robinson and Mrs. B. H. Warner. Cen
eral dancing began at s o'clock, and the CO.
tillion at 10. Mr.. John G. Capers and Mrs.
c. A. Swanson led. The figures were ex-
ceedingiy pretty: At midnight supper was
served. The toilets were particularly ele-
CANT. Among the guests were Misses Jo-
sephine Cobb, McGoodwin, Money, Thomas,
Sharp. Healey, Dufour, Waitley. Curtis,
Doane, Evans, Wilson, Peck, Carson. Ed
wards. Warner. Nevin. Robinson, Neale,
Mills, Tyson, Shoup, Reisipger. Fuger,
Mesdames Willard, Moore, Smith, Need
ham, McGoodwin, John B. Robinson, Rog-
ham, Mrs ]. f. Waggaman, the Misses
Rasin, Miss Marian Ballinger, Mrs Irwin.
Misses Fox. Ethel Blanchard, Casey. Nor
gan, gar an,. Nottingham, pin,si Hermann; Peter, Ed
wards, Perkins. Jones, Alling, Rowe
Dougherty, De Almond. Brown. Messrs. c.
g. Watson, j. c. Hooe, L. Clephane, F. p
Davis, w. L: Pepperman, A. c. Funck, j.
E. Willard. William McC. Wilson. H. NJ
Locke. w. L. Moore. F. W. Mondeil, c. V.
Ford. B. N. Edwards, F. r. Parks. Reeve
Lewis, DR.. Ayres. Messrs. Thomas p.
Smith, G. 7: Smith, w. w. Barclay, NJ
Erdman, E. P. Dougherty. C. P. Herndon.
Charles Faulkner, w. ]. Warrington r. F.
Brantley, T. w. Bergen, DR.. Lee Harlan.
Messrs. R. NJ. Carlisle, Kennedy, Ryan
@ stunt Bradley, Housh. Fugitt, Lieut.. Ir-
win, Messrs. A. c. Wilson, McRoberts.
Bennett, Felix, Young, Simms Magruder.
Henderson, Wheatley. Mohun, Clagett'
James. -
Mrs. Stevenson had an unusually pleas
ant reception yesterday and her flower
Gecked ptrlors at the Normande were In
delightful contrast to the wintry atmos-
phere prevailing outdoors. Mrs Steven
son mad the pleasant assistance of her
daughter-ln-law, Mrs. Lewis Green Steven
son.
Mrs. Blackburn, Mrs. McCreary, Mrs.
Pruitt, Miss Davis and Miss Brown of
Illinois, Miss Fox. Miss Lomax. Miss Ham,
lin and Miss Breckenridge, with Miss ida,
made up the receiving party.
Mrs. Olney was assisted by Mrs. Oliveria
de Lima, Mrs. Chadwick Mrs Arthur
Brice, Mrs. Minot. Miss Cana, Miss Page,
Miss Sartoris and Miss Whitney in enter
tanning her callers.
Secretary Carlisle spent the late after
noon receiving with his Wife Miss Love
and Miss Carey of Buffalo. Mrs Joseph +.
Washington, Mrs. Sutherland Miss Cullen
Miss Faulkner, Miss Lee. Miss Curtis and
Miss Daggett were charming assistants.
Mrs. Lamont had a very pleasant recep-
tion. a mandolin orchestra playing through
cut the afternoon. Her assistants included
her guest, Mrs. Flagler of New York. Mrs.
Chamberlain, Mrs. Buchanan. Miss Roches-
ter, Miss Batcheller, Mrs. John Poor the
Misses Williams, Miss Davis, Miss Good
rich. Miss Newlands, Miss Ffoulke, Miss
Macomb and Miss Fuller.
Mrs. Harmon was assisted by Mrs. Fred
Mcclure, Miss Hamlin, Mrs. Edmund
Wright and Miss Miles. Miss Hamlin and
Miss Harmon did the honors of the tea
table.
Mrs. Wilson was assisted by Miss Will
son, Miss Asquith, Miss Baylor, Mrs. Car
ter and Miss Moore.
Miss Herbert was assisted by Mrs.
Micou, Mrs. Emory, Mrs. Brownson. Miss
Jackson, the Misses Mendonca and Mrs.
Harrison Of Alabama
Mrs. Francis had the valuable assistance
Of Mrs. Cobb, Mrs. and Miss Lionberger.
Mrs. Lane and the Misses Skinker ali of
St. Louis; Miss Condit-smith. Miss Nc
Cannon and Miss Hunt.
Miss Morton was assisted by Mrs. Tit
mann. Mrs. Lamberton, Mrs. Amin and
Miss Morgan.
Miss Marjorie Earnshaw entertained her
friends at her home. 1OO6 Pennsylvania
avenue southeast, last night. A progressive
game" party was the feature of the even
Ing, Miss Lucie Prosper and Mr.. Hume
Tolbert winning the first prizes. A bounti-
full repast was served. and after this
In until late hour. Those present were
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. T. Earnshaw, Mr. and
Mrs. R. g. Earnshaw, Misses Aspasia
Prosper. Lucie Prosper, Elizabeth Pros
per, Daisy Hodson, Ida Petrola, Gertrude
Bright, Emma Keilholtz. Katie Earnshaw,
Lille Earnshaw, Grace Hobbs, jamie Her.
Old, Messrs Fred. Weaver. Rob. Weaver.
Arehie St; George. Theo. Dalton. Fred. A.
q
shaw, D. Slattery and A. W. Shilling.
Mrs. c. c. Goodhue Of New York, with
her daughter. Mrs. R. P. King, is at the
Grafton.
Mrs. S. L. Hempstone and Miss Smith,
1902 Lydecker avenue, will not be at home
tomorrow.
Miss Cruikshank has gone to visit Lieu
tenant and Mrs. Hazard at West Point.
where her brother is also stationed
Mrs. Lucien Baker, wife of Senator
Baker, will not receive Thursdays In this
month.
The Catholic University Of America has
sent out invitations for the Inauguration
OF Its new rector, Very Rev. Thomas J.
Conaty. DID,. in assembly room (McMahon
Hail), Tuesday afternoon, January ID, at 4
o'clock.
Madame Lillf Lehman will be the Ruest
Of Senator and Mrs. Brice in their box at
the opera tonight.
Col. and Mrs. John g. McCook will ar
rive here today at the Arlington for a
short stay and come primarily to attend
the diplomatic reception tonight.
Miss Love and Miss Carey her niece OF
Buffalo. are guests at the White House.
Representative and Mrs. Draper enter
tanned at dinner last night Senator and
Mrs. Lodge. Senator and Mrs. Brice Sena-
tor and Mrs. Mcmillan, Mr.. Newlands and
Mrs. Minot, Gen. and Mrs. Breckinridge
Mr.. and Mrs. Boardman. DIR. and Mrs
Loring and Mr.. and Mrs. Legare.
The Swiss minister and Mrs. Pioda gave
pretty dinner last night. when their guests
were Justice and Mrs. Harlan, the Austro-
Hungarian minister and Baroness Hengel-
muller. the Spanish minister. Mr.. and Mrs.
Hatch. Mr.. Wright, Prince Wrede, Mr..
Du Bose, Mr.. vogel, Mrs. Hobson. Mrs.
Frederick. Mrs. Sargent. Mrs. Ffoulke and
Miss Ffoulke
Gen. and Mrs. Batcheller entertained at
an elegant dinner last night the Mexican
minister and Mrs. Romero. Mr.. and Mrs.
Richardson, Mr. and Mrs. Hornsby, Mrs.
Gen. Mcclellan. Mrs. Stanley Matthews,
Mrs. Richardson Clover. Surgeon General
Tryon. Gen. McKeever and Mr. Diodati
Thompson Of New York.
Miss Gertrude s. Platt has returned from
New Haven and has as her c,,ost M;cr