Evening star., 1898-04-11
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
Easter Monday Dances for the Young
Folks.
A Reception for the National Acad.
eny OF Sciences and for ME-.
william J. Brynn-Notes.

Among the Easter Monday dances will be
those given by Mrs. and Miss Craig. Miss
Katharine Elkins. daughter OF Senator
Elkins, and Miss Tyler. daughter OF Mr.
end Mrs. A. c. Tyler. The latter will be
given at Rauscher's Both of these latter
events are for young people enjoying East
| er vacation from school
Mr. and Mrs. ]. s. Harlan Of Chicago are
making an Easter visit to the formers
parents, Justice and Mrs. Harlan.
Mr. and Mrs. Bausman OF Seattle, who
spent last week with Mr.. and Mrs. Johr
| w. Thompson. have returned to New York
en- route for their far western home.
Mrs. Lewis, wife OF Representative James
| Hamilton Lewis. who has been travelling
| In the south for several weeks and visiting
! relatives in South Carolina, has returned
to Washington.
Mrs. Lamont and her young daughters
| returned to New York Saturday afternoon.
having enjoyed their stay here greatly,
| BUSY as every hour OF 1t was with atten-
| tions from old friends. Mrs. Lamont may
return again tomorrow with Col lamont
who will remain here several days this
| week.
Captain and Mrs. Beach Of No. 1911 H
| street will give a dinner to Mr. and Mrs.
Norrie Of New York this evening. Among
tie guests will be General and Mrs. Miles
Mr and Mrs. T. F. Richardson, Mr. and
Mrs. Pellew, Mrs. Audenried and Captain
Maus.
Miss Markoe and her brother-in-law, Mr..
samuel Franklin Emmons, have sent out
caros Tor a reception to be given in honor
| OF the Members Of the National Academy
OF sciences on the evening Of April 20 al
| their residence. 1721 H street
DR.. and Mrs. Robert Newton Harper Of
~ street will give a reception Wednesday
of
bryan. The Virginia democratic delegation
In Congress and their wives will assist the
host and hostess in receiving
Mrs. Robert Christy and her daughter
Katharine left today for a northern trip
which will extend over several weeks Mrs
Christy has been completely prostrated
since the death Of her eldest daughter a
month ago. The first part Of her visit will
pc at the convent at Torresdale. PL. where
her daughter was educated After that she
will go to New York city and then to Fort
Hamilton. wh.re she will visit DR.. Morris
Maus, U. s. A., and Mrs. Maus
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ /. Weller have issued
invitations for the marriage of their dauRh-
ter. Mary Dorothea. to Mr.. Charles Angus
tiEe mccarthy OF Prescott, Canada, to take
Face wednesday morning, April 27, at st.
Peters Church. Capitol Hill, at 10 o'clock
Miss Nora v. Shreve Of Monocacy, Nd
Is visiting her cousin, Mrs. VIM. A. Beall
OF 1927 Sth street.
Misses Leins, Phelps, Turner, McGroarty.
Pierson. Hallam, Messrs. Bethune, Pier
SON, son; Hoover, Ford, Shannon; Harrison.
Law and Evans represented the Zeitgefst
Club IN Its meeting at the home Of Miss
McGroarty on Saturday evening last. In
Mr. Pierson's absence during the business
transactions the vice president Miss NJ. L.
leins. occupied the chair. After a pleasant
evening spent In playing games interspers-
ed by refreshments. music was contributed
by the talent Of the club.
A wedding of interest will be celebrated
in Richmond. Va. Thursday Of this week,
when Mr.. Hampton Denman Ewing of
Yonkers will be married to Miss Marie
Louisa Dunlop, daughter of Mrs. James
M. Dunlop Of Richmond. Mr.. Ewing is a
son of the late Gen. Thomas Ewing, and
nephew of the Secretary of State. Mr..
Ewing's best man Will be his brother, Mr..
William c. Ewing, and among the ushers
and bridesmaids best known here will be
Messrs. +. Tecumseh Sherman Hampton
DenDnan and Miss Marie Ewing.
One Of the weddings for which the cards
are soon to be issued will be that of Mrs.
Caroline Hall Washburn and Robert Cor
don Hardie, the painter of New York city,
and well known here. Mrs. Washburn, who
is rich and dashing widow, is equally
popular and prominent in New York. Bos-
ton and London society. She has a resi-
dence at Dorchester, Mass, which she
makes her headquarters. After the we'd
ding the couple will go for awhile to Mr..
Hardies country house at Brattleboro',
VT. and then off to Europe for awhile.
Mrs. Stone of Capitol Hill was hostess at
a luncheon of fourteen covers Saturday
last. given in honor of a party of ladies
from Warren, Pa. visiting the city for
week. The table decorations were in white
and red, Easter lilies and American beauty
roses and red-cupped lights carrying out
the color scheme. The ices were in lily
form, while the favors were in red and
white. The chandeliers were trimmed with
asparagus vine and azaleas and spirea
plants were used in further decoration In
the drawing rooms
Mrs. William H. Gulick of San Sebastian.
Spain, whose visit to Washington was post
pcned owing to Miss Frances Willard's
death, will arrive today and spend the week
with Mrs 1. S. Shepard, 25O6 University
all her friends.
Mrs. Loue Pollock Bush Of Seattle. Wash.
is here with her little son. on a visit to her
family.
The marriage of Miss Mary Foster Long,
daughter of the late Col. A. K. Long,
United States army, and Mr.. William Du
Val Brown, son of the late Paymaster Gen.
eral Nathan Brown. U. s. A., will take
place Monday, April %, at Il o'clock,
Church Of the Holy City (Swedenborgfan)
corner 18th and Corcoran streets. No in
vitations have been issued.
Mrs. ]. Condit-Smith hopes that all the
guests invited to the wedding breakfast
which was to have followed the marriage
Of Miss Grace Condit-Smith and Lieut.. Key
have heard OF their marriage last Thurs
day. since the Invitations to the breakfast
were recalled. when the wedding plans were
changed. Lieut.. and Mrs. Key will remain
out Of town for several days longer, as the
former had a weeks leave for his honey
moon jaunt.
Miss f. b. Howard, Mrs. s. H. Leary and
Miss NJ. H. Lsary of Washington are at At
lsntic City.
A reception ir honor of Mrs. Henry F.
Durant of Boston, wife of the founder Of
Wellesley College, was given Saturday at
the home of Mrs. j. s. Diller. The rooms
were fragrant with Easter lilies and jon
quils. and a stripged orchestra furnished
music throughout the afternoon. Mrs Dfi-
Ter was assisted in receiving by Mrs. Gould. |
Miss Tyler, Miss jackson and Miss Spauld-
ing Many out-of-town alumnae were pres
ent, as well as the members Of the WASH |
ington Wellesley Association, and gave an
enthusiastic greeting to Mrs. Durant |
The marriage Of Miss Kate Gossman to |
Mr.. William Mueller took place last night |
at the residence of the grooms father in |
Georgetown. The bride was becomingly at |
tired in blue broadcloth trimmed with white |
and vaS att ~ NV