Evening star., 1898-02-04
THE SOCIAL WORLD
President and Mrs. Dole Hopored at
the Arlington Last Night.
f0DATS BRILLIANT CALENDAR
Various Kinds of Winter Gayeties
and Entertainments.
PERSON AL NOTES OFINTEREST
/ f0DAY'S BRILLIANT CALENDAR
PERSON AL LNoTEsoFINTEREsr

MIS-. James johnston, tea TO meet MISS
Stanton.
Mrs. George Whitfield Brown tea for
Miss Mildred Lee.
Mrs. William Winthrop. a tea
The Secretary of the Interior and Mrs.
Bliss. dinner in honor of the President
and Mrs Mckinley.
Mrs. Audenred, dinner.
DIR. and Mrs. Teunis S. Hamlin. "silver
wedding reception, at Rauscher's, from 3
till 4.
Miss Macmillan, dance.
Mrs. Burdette, dinner
Mr.. and Mrs. John C. Davidson, a recep-
ton.
Mrs. Wilcox gave luncheon today in
honor of Mrs. Alger. at which the ladies
OF the cabinet and others were guests
The large reception given at the Arling-
ton last evening by the Hawaiian minister
and Mrs Hatch, in honor of President and
Mrs. Dole. was attended by society gencr-
ally. The drawing rooms CT the Arlington
were made more attractive with palms and
flowers. and fully six hundred guests
crowded them. Mrs. Hatch, wearing a
gown of blue and white silk trimmed with
lace and jewels, carried a bouquet of La
Franco roses Mrs. Doles gown was of
rose satin, lace, and worn with diamonds.
and, in uniform, presented. A collation.
vas served, and an orchestra played all
evening. Mrs. Castle. Mrs. Irwin and the
Misses White aided the hostess.
Among those present were the members
of the cabinet and ladies' the Russian
charge, NJ. de Wollant: Mrs. Clinton Cush-
irg, ex-Secretary of State and Mrs John
w. Foster, Assistant Secretary of State
and Mrs. Day. Senator and Mrs. Warren,
Senator and Mrs. Daniel, Senator and Mrs.
Davis. the Japanese minister and members
of legation, the Chilean minister Mr.. Victor
Eastman, Mr.. Infante, Assistant Post
master General and Mrs Heath. Miss High.
Representative and Mrs. Swanson, Mrs.
Biddle, Miss Day. Mr.. Cridler the Chinese
minister and members of legation, Senator
and Mrs. Shoup, Mr. and Mrs. George Cor
ham. Mrs. Sayres, Senator and Mrs. Bur-
rows General and Mrs. Mertwago, Miss
Mertwago, The British ambassador. Sir Ju-
liam Pauncefote: the Mexican minister and
Mrs. Romero, the Brazilian minister and
Mrs. Mendonca, the French ambassador,
baron hermann, the Chinese minister and
Mrs. Wu, the charge of Italy Count Vinci;
the charge of Colombia and Mrs. Rengifo
the Belgian minister and Countess LIGHTER
velde the Portuguese minister and Wis.,
countess SantO Thyrso Justice Shras Jus
tice Brown, Justice Harlan, Major General
Miles, General Greely, Colonel Sumner In
full uniform, Miss Mary Barker and Miss
Mabel Mckinley.
Miss High of Chicago. guest of Mrs. Perry
Heath. was entertained at tea given in
ner honor yesterday by her hostess Miss
High wore a chic costume of pale green
SIR and chiffon. Mrs. Heath's gown was
ciel blue brocade, with trimmings of point
lace Assisting were Mrs. Heistand. Mrs.
Day, Mrs. Charles G. Dawes Miss Barber
Miss Mckinley, the Misses Evans Miss
wilson. Miss Louise Kauffmann Mrs Wal
lace Radcliffe, Miss Goodloe Mrs de WHIT.
arnold, Mrs George B. Williams, Mrs W.
f. curtis and Miss Aiken. Pink carnations
were used in decoration and the candelabra
shaded pink
Tne dinner to be given tonight by Secre-
tary and Mrs. Bliss to the President and
the cabiIet will be one of the handsomest
pIiVate dinners ever given in Washington
ihe noral decorations ard arrangement of
the dlnlng room are magnificent. Although
the Secretary's home is an annex of the
Arlington, the dinner tonight will take
and the Secretary and Mrs. Bliss will re-
ceiVe the guests in the gold parlor When
Dime" Is announced the large folding doors
leading to the ball room will be thrown
open. and the guests will see before them
veritable tropical forest; as. far as the
eye can reach will be seen great trees and
growing plants, so thick and luxuriant that
every vestige of the ball room itself will
De hidden. The guests will make their
way beneath giant palms and bay trees
to the great oval table in the center of the
room. Surroundin' this table, which is 40
by " feet, is a perfect forest of giant
palms, hiding completely the walls, while
the ceiiing is hung with thick southern
sn1lax, making not only the side but the
top OF the room one mass of green.
1t requires hundreds of palms and trees
TO change the big ball room into this
tropical forest. but Sc cleverly has the
work been done that the great oval table
seems as if it was placed in the center of
a delightful tropical woods instead of the
ball room at the Arlington So close will
be the palms to the guests around the
table that the branches will overhang and
form bowers around the party. The table
itself will be marvel of elegance and
teauty. 1t is oval in form, with the center
t2ox3o feeD filled with wealth of grow
ing ferns. palms and small plants
Some idea of the gorgeousness of the
color scheme can be gained by the fact
that in the center of the table there will
be over 1000 roses used alone. So as not
to mar the artistic effect OF the center
itself are so arranged as to blend into the
center. This is done by growing ferns.
bayou leaves and great garlands of trail
ing orchids of exquisite color and beauty.
There will be no ribbons or any other dec
oratiOns, except the floral ones on the
table, which will be green and color and it
is all arranged SO as not to obstruct the
view of the table from any side Covers
will be leid for fifty. The lighting of the
hall will be by hundreds of electric lights
In and among the great giant palms and
ferns. The Marine Band will furnish the
music.
Miss Frances Tomlinson of Iowa and Miss
Beardshear are guests of Miss Wilson.
daughter OF the Secretary of Agriculture.
Mrs. Rene Bache gave tea yesterday
afternoon for Miss Marie Louise Ogden
of New York, her guest. Assisting were
Miss Jessie Mcbride. Miss Heprietta Bache.
Miss Violet Biddle, Miss Lucy Reynolds
the Misses Scott and Miss Middleton The
engagement of Miss Ogden to Mr. Guy
Biddle, brother of Mrs. Bache. has been an
E0unced.
Mr. and Mrs. j. w. MCGEE, assisted by
Miss Gary, Miss Helen Long, Miss Teller
and Miss Nourse, entertained at reception
last evening IN compliment to the Secre-
tary of Agriculture and Miss Long, The
decorations Of the tea table were green
and white. tulips being used as center
piece.
Mrs. Hanna Miss Mabel Hanna and Miss
Phelps have arrived in Washington, and
are at the Arlington.
Miss Hoff of Reading, Pa, guest of the
Misses Darneiile. was entertained at a tea
In her honor yesterday by her hostesses.
Gen. and Mrs. Longstreet are located at
1917 New Hampshire avenue and will be
at home on Saturdays during the month
OF February, after O'clock.
Mrs. E. J. Lockwood. 1747 F street north
west gave a reception last evening In hon.