The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-21
SOCIAL SEASON OPENS.
The Presidents Reception to the
Diplomatic Corps.
TEAS, RECEPTIONS AND DINNERS.
A Constant Round of Gayeties From Now
Till Lent The Finest Dinners In the
World Given In wsshington-yice Pres
ident Hobart a Great Entertainer.


" World Given In washington-yice Pres
ident Hobart a Great Entertainer.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Of. - Especial l.
There was "A great crush at the White
: House Wednesday evening when President
. and Mrs. Mckinley gave their first formal
! reception. Ii was in honor of the diplo-
matte corps, and an innovation which at
tracted good deal of attention consisted
OF opening the doors of the executive man
sion to the diplomatic people three-quar-
tiers of an hour before they were opened to
the other guests The sequel shows that
the arrangement was a good one. The dip
lomats, arriving earlier than the main
| party, were able 10 pay their respects to
the President and Mrs. Mckinley without
any Inconvenience, and in a more leisurely
and dignifed way than would have been
possible had all arrived at the same mo-
ment. Having passed through into the
east room the diplomats and their wives
and daughters made room for those who
followed them, and then held little re-
ception OF their own. BY the time the
| corridors and apartments were uncomfort-
| ably crowded the diplomatic corps were
| ready In most instances To take their de-
parture, thus further relieving the conges-
| ton. The reception was great success
| and was given with less inconvenience to
the guests than has usually been the case
at first receptions of a new president and
| his wife, when all society is eager to be
| there.
fhe Social Round.
The social season is now upon us in all
its glory. From now till Lent there will
be one continual round of teas, receptions
and dinners. Many of the wives of new
officials, cabinet ministers and bureau
chiefs, rs well as large number of new
congressman and senators, have been wait
ing with more or less Impotence for the
coming Of this season, and now they are as
busy as bees each seeking to get out of it
all the glory and satisfaction that is posi-
BILE. In many instances, / fear, the discov-
cry will be made that the game is not
worth the candle. 1t is usually the new
corners who are most enthusiastic over So
ciety display. The veterans quickly dis
cover that it is all stale, flat and unsatis-
factory show.
After all, the dinners are the most enjoy
able feature of social life here as elsewhere.
In this connection i am told some surpris-
ing facts by well known society woman.
who has travelled ell over the world and en-
the society of upper ten Paris, London and
Berlin. 1.-The finest dinners given any
where in the worls." she said, fare given
right here in Washington. Nowhere else
nave / seen anything to equal the affairs
which we have many times in week. |
For instance, was at the dinner given |
last week by Vice President and Mrs. Ho- |
bart in honor of the president and Mrs. |
inlay thu laa,ttfft,I a |
ner ever saw. The Hobarts are geniuses |
in that line and very, very clever. Besides,
they occupy the old Cameron mansion, |
you know, which was remodeled by Mr.. |
and Mrs. Cameron with a special view to |
social entertainment, and they knew just |
what was wanted. The Hobart house is !
one of the few L know of in Washington
that has dining room in which round |
table large enough TO seat 20 guests can !
DO placed.
The Hobart Tableware.
"Mr. and Mrs. Hobart have some of the |
loveliest tableware / have ever seen.
They are collectors and have the finest Of
everything that money can buy. They
have one set Of cllinaware that Is hand |
decorated with the portraits of beautiful
women, and IL Is gem. Ii attracted
much attention from the guests, Mrs |
Mckinley being enthusiastic over it. My
observation is that In Washington we have
just as good food ut our dinners as they
have in Paris or London and certainly
better than they have I'm Berlin-I mean
that the cooking is as good and tho style
Of serving quite as elegant. The foreign
ers cannot excel us either In tableware
nor table linen, and In decorations, such
as lamps, flowers and ingenious use Of lit
Tie electric bulbs, we could give them
many hints. I have seen more really
and tasty dinner tables in Wash
ngton than in any other city of tho
world"
The same lady was telling me Of pref
" tea service she saw In the home of the
ate General Havelock Of the English army.
Upon each cup was painted the portrait of
1ne OF the Havelock s lady friends selected
or her beauty. Upon the accompanying
saucer was the portrait of her husband or
sweetheart, or, in some cases, of the man
who should have been her husband or
sweetheart, but wasn't through some I'M
Kind interposition of the fates. The couples
IGNORED with their counterfeit present
nents upon these delicate bits of China |
we're chosen for their good locks, and the
fleet was pretty and attractive
Mrs. WI Ting Fsng's Ambitions.
Mrs. WI Ting Fang wife of the Chi
lese minister here, IL quito ambitious in a
'ocial way. But she is irghifully handi-
'apped. In the first Ilacc, she can speak
'nly few words df English. In the stc-
md place she lnds IL almost impossible to
'tand in a drawing rom because she ii a
victim OF the f.et biasiig lIastiee " EIch |
prevails In her country ana " hich some OF
he more progressive woinCa Of Chiua arc
now trying to have Gho!iaEcd IL really is
! most cruel lrHiiu' as any one t...I has |
gen poor MRS. va .Iip i..iss tfSinx TO
robbie about must aC-.i,. s !, IS ,,.y ago
saw this most tsii....iiC I'D c.lY.i.ii.g
woman out "a q ftr,'i. ut.F &c /, ,.t.ui,
Gaming ben'ily r,nn tao 20, !,l,i ID l@r
title boy aud trying - ioe.lc Liane IL
vas painful t. I,ok at, t...d n.u.t na.c
been still more rin.tl i.r ltr.
Actually hCr feet, ih,a.Ati 80 many folds
u some red niai9r~ai, Me 10 A'ngsr t.an
mes forefinsor--l-cra s;t.aips in.igul Of
good, honest, natural pedal cAtrrmi,i,s 1t
Mas all the little N Oi.ian CUUil tlO To retain /