Evening star., 1898-08-31
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
In Honor of the Birthday of Hollands
Queen.
Minister de Weckherlfn VIII Receive
His Countrymen Today-A Compass
Whist Party Notes.

In honor of the eighteenth birthday of
Queen Wilhslmina, Mr.. G. de Weckherlin
| minister from the Netherlands to the
United States. will be at home in the Ever
ett House, New York from to 6 this af-
| ternoon, to receive the Hollanders in New
York and vicirity.
The guests of the Takoma Park Hotel
enjoyed another round of compass whist
last evening, thirty-six players participat-
ing. The games were the most exciting
and interesting of the season, a majority of
the gains and losses resulting from the
faulty or clever handling of the trump
| cards. The prizes were handsome souvenir
spoons and pretty ties, the winners being
Mr. and Mrs. Hendler. east and west. and
Mr.. Keene and Mrs. OConnell, north and
south The following are the scores made
by the pairs in their respective divisions: ::
East and west-Mr. and Mrs Hendler, 112:
Mr.. Coston and Mrs Gardner, 101; Major
Hunter and Mrs Cameron, 101: Mr.. and
Mrs. Weber. 9S Mr.. Cowell and Miss Hines,
SO; Mr.. Miller and Miss Gilbert 81; Mr.
Harper and Miss Wadleigh, 93; Mr. and
Mrs. Fry, 92; Major Burch and Mrs. John
son. 81. North and south-Mr. Keene and
Mrs. OCennell, 129; Mr.. and Mrs. Torbert,
lbs; Mr.. Wright and Miss Matthews, 126;
Mr.. Gardner and Miss Knig'.t 12j: Dr. Jen-
ner and Miss Fout, 125: Mr.. o'Connell and
Mrs. Gilbert. 125: Mr.. Sheridan and Mrs.
Hunt 40: M. O'Connor and Miss White,
120; Mr.. Linthicum and Miss Corrigan, 1l9.
Miss Hattie Foulke is spending a few
weeks at Harpers Ferry.
Miss Florence Barnett of Baltimore is
visiting her cousin, Mrs. William Zell of
12o5 Potomac street.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Thompson, who have
been at Asbury Park for the last few
weeks. Leave there today for Baltimore
where they attend the meeting of the
American Pharmaceutical Association, after
which they will spend the remainder of
the season at Greenbrier White Sulphur
Springs.
Mrs. T. NJ. Haislip and daughter Anna
del and Mrs. Charles o. Volland and Mas
ter Edwin Nolland are at Harpers Ferry,
where they expect to remain until the 18th
of September.
Mrs John Lee Davis of this city sailed
for Europe today on the Friesland, which
left New York at noon.
DR.. Francis p Morgan has returned from
a trip to the White mountains. Mrs. Nor
gan will return later.
Mrs. J. Spliedt and daughters Except
Miss Clara have returned from Harpers
Ferry to their home. 9O7 East Capitol
street Miss Clara will stay another ten
days at Harper's Ferry.
Mrs Braugh of 17I2 New Jersey avenue
celebrated her fifty-sixth birthday annt-
NeiS Soiy touiiudyr august .. Inc parlOrS
were decorated with palms, ferns and ma
uonai eoiors A bountifui supper was
served, before which Mr.. w. Cranston
made congratulatory address Among
those present were Mrs. Braugh's sons
daughters, grandsons, granddaughters
Mrs. Wetzelberger, Mrs. Burrows, Miss NJ
Cooper of Baltimore, Mrs Berger and
daughters Katie and TiIlie Messrs Gran
ston, Klotz, Miles, Van Horn Keefer. Loef-
Ter and Braugh Mrs. Braugh received MANY
handsome presents.
The barn dance last night at Crossways
Mrs. Stuyvesant Fishs place at Newport
was a great success. The coach room of
the stable was the ball room proper. and
was decorated with strings of corn and
vegetables, sheaves of straw. and lighted
by electric lights inside turnips and pump
kins. Mrs. Fish, attred as a dairy maid.
received her guests in front of a huge
scarecrow. The guests were dressed in
calicos. muslin and cheap stuffs Two spe-
cial figures were danced in the cotilHon in
which the women were dressed as house
maids and the men as French cooks The
favors included pitchforks milk pals
sickles, whips and such like, with live
chickens and ducklings.