Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-05-26
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
Another Pleasant Gathering at Cliff
Ycsterday's Garden Parties In Town
and Elsewhere-LuncheOn mt
Ashburn Farms-N0tes.

Mrs. Patenotre's reception yesterday at
Clifton was a charming event and perhaps
more largely attended than any of the pre-
ceding ones. The mansion was decked with
flowers. and although the day was a little
too windy for the guests to walk about
the grounds, few could resist the enjoy
ment of the fine view from the verandas
The French ambassador assisted his wife
In her pleasing duties, and in the dining
room Miss May Williams and Miss Bel
KNAPP presided at the tea table. Among the
guests were the Secretary of State and
Mrs. Sherman, Secretary and Miss Alger
the Chilean minister and Miss Cana, Mr.
and Mrs. Bolet Perazza Mrs. Romero. Hiss
Andrade, Mrs. Rengifo. the Argentine min
lister and Mrs. Garcia Meron. Mrs. Lay.
Miss Sheriff., Mr. Trubert. Mr.. Reichenau,
Mrs. Elkins, the Swiss minister, Mr.. Pioda,
the Corean minister and wife and Mrs.
Belknap.
Mrs. Franklin Farrar and Miss Brown
have issued invitations for reception to-
morrow, to Z. to meet Mrs. Demont of
indianapolis.
Miss Juliet Thompson of this city was
among the bridesmaids yesterday at the
marriage at Annapolis of Naval Cadet VIII
liam &. Davidson and Miss Juliet NJ Le-
roux. The bridesmaids were gowned in
pele green organdie and wore black picture
hats with pi2mes.
The board of lady visitors of the WASH
ington Hospital for Foundlings gave a gar
cen fete yesterday at the hospital but the
chilly winds transformed the occasion into
more OF house party. An orchestra play
ed on the lawn. Mrs. c. c. Ba ssett and
Mrs. Stetson, assisted by Miss Brodhead.
sold lemonade; Mrs. Newill Whitney, with
Miss Gray and Miss Norton. had the re-
freshment tables: Miss Sewers presided
over the fishpond. and Mrs Staples and
q,
Smythe took the entrance money at the
gate: The babies in the house were on
eXhlDltion and seemed to enjoy all the at
tention paid them.
Another garden party with a good mr.
rose in view was given by the Christian
Endeavor Society of the Church of the
covenant yesterday at Mrs. Deans beauti-
ful home, Connecticut avenue booth.
"here MISS Bingham and Miss Salmon sold
confectionery; another, where Mrs DaIzell
dispensed ice cream and cake. and a for
tuTe teiler's tent, where Miss Helen Gibbs
Iold fortunes, were some of the features
Inc grounds were Illuminated band
piaSed, and the event was a great success.
Mrs. Bessie Stewart has invitations out
for luncheon at Ashburn Farms. Friday
the 18th.
Mrs. Mark Harm ston has returned from
New York, and is with Mrs Herschel Main
at 2OO3 Massachusetts avenue
Inc LIE Droit w held its regular meet
ing and social Monday evening at the resi-
dence Of Mr.. Herman Metcalf, 335 Florida
avenue. After an interesting business
meeting a recitation was rendered by Mrs
WEIGH and a vocal solo by Miss Irma GaI.
lahan. In the game of Familiar Quotations
Mr. Metcalf captured the prize Among
those present were: Mr.. Metcalf, Mrs. Met
calf. Miss Minnie l.. Rynex, Miss Dorothy
Rynex, Miss Griffin, Miss Irma Callahan
MISS Mable Callahan, Miss Florence Har-
ries Miss Katie Harries, Miss Alice car
penter. Miss Ethel Carpenter, Miss Adelia
randolph. Mr.. Oldburg. Mrs. WEIGH, Miss
Rose Seiffert, Miss Ida NJ knerr.
MISS Mary Edna German, daughter of
senator German. will sail for Europe Sat-
urday. and will be abroad three or four
months. She is going with a party of Bal
umore friends. and the early part of the
tour Will be spent in Italy and France.