Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-15
MRS. M'KINLETS FIRST APPEARANCE
Second Meeting Of Small and
Early Dancing Class.
INTERESTING PERSONA AIS

picture, adorned with bridesmaid roses and
lighted by tiny wax candles. which emit
ted soft glow. under silver and white
shades. Mrs. Hobart received the guests
in a superb gown of pearl gray brocade,
trimmed in rare old lace. with ornaments
Of pearls and diamonds Mrs. Mckinley
wore a rich gown of blue satin. with dia-
mond ornaments. This was Mrs. McKin-
ley's first appearance as a dinner guest
this season. The other guests were
the Secretary of State and Mrs Sherman,
the Secretary Of the Treasury and Mrs
Gage. Mrs. Alger. the Attorney General
and Mrs. Mckenra, the Postmaster Gen-
eral and Mrs. Gary. the Secretary of the
Navy and Mrs. Long the Secretary of the
Interior and Mrs. Bliss. the Secretary of
Agriculture. Mrs. Sanford. the guest of the
house. and Sci ator Sewell of New Jersey.
Mrs. Letters dance last night in honor of
her youngest daughter, Miss Daisy, was a
brilliant affair. Mrs. Letter, splendidly
gowned in pink velvet, with ruby orna-
ments. received the three hundred odd
guests in the large drawing room off the
ball room. Mrs. Letter was assisted in this
duty by Miss Daisy and her sister. The
sole decoration of the room was bank of
purple orchids before the portrait of Mrs.
Curzon Mrs. Letters eldest daughter. The
ball room WAS handsomely adorned with
palms. a wall of this handsome foliage hid
ing the orchestra from view. The cotillion.
which was led by Mr.. Craig Wadsworth
dancing with Miss Daisy Letter. consisted
of seven figures, some of them exceedingly
pretty and novel. Fifty couples took part
The favors which consisted Of gilded picks
for the men and gold-colored nuggets for
the ladies in the Kiondike figure. and
Chinese umbrellas, German pipes, wands
! flags and four-leaf clovers, were dispensed
by the hostess, Mrs. John r. Mclean and
Mrs. Hill. Supper was served at small ia
bleS decorated with roses. Among those
who enjoyed Mrs. Letters hospitality were
the Austrian minister and Baroness Hen
gelmuller. Mr. and Mrs. Adam of the Brit
lsh embassy. the Belgian minister and
Countess Lichtervelde, the Danish minister.
the minister from Sweden and Norway.
Count Vinci, charge d'affaires of the Ital-
| ian legation; Mr.. Paul Lefaivre of the
French legation, Mr.. Zelenoy of the Rus
sian legation. Baron Herman NJ. Won Bruen-
| ing. Mr.. Preiido. Baron Riedie, Count Ga
| lara. Mr.. Du Bose, Mr.. Del Wise. Senator
ard Mrs. Wetmore, Senator and Mrs. VOL
| colt. Mrs. Harriet Lane johnson, Mr.. and
! Mrs. Henry Pel!ew Mr. and Mrs. John r.
Mclean Mrs. Richard Townsend, Mr. and
Mrs. Edward McCauley, Mrs. Sheridan, Mr..
and Mrs. james NJ. Johnson. Mr.. and Mrs
John O'Dopnell. Mrs. Charles Poor, Mrs.
Story. Representative and Mrs. George B..
Mcclellan. the Misses Pauncefote the Miss
eS Roardman. the Misses Sheridan, the
Misses Warder. Miss Alice Belknap Miss
Rochester, Miss Seibert. Miss NewlanIs,
| Miss Bates. Miss Ashton. Miss Blanche
| Emory, the Misses Patten, Miss Kennedy.
| the Misses Owen, Mr.. and Mrs. Ward Tho
ron, Mr.. Tower, Mr.. Victor Eastman, DR..
VOCAL. Mr.. Wagner, Mr.. Maurice Joostens.
| Mr.. Charles McCawley, Mr.. Walter Berry.
Mr.. Cavendish Taylor of Lonlon. Mr.. Jack
| Story. Mr.. Gordon Dexter of New York
! and Mr.. Hit.
The Small and Early dancing class helo
its second meeting at Rauscher's last ever
| irg, the dance being well attended and en-
| joy able. The guests were received by Mrs.
| Archibald Hopkins and Mrs. Walker in the
| ball room, which was undecorated save for
, the bank of palms that screened the Or
4, cheStra The supper room, however. was
| handsomely decorated in green and white,
| the table appointments being red. The
| Small and Early is made of debutantes of
| this and last season, and among the num-
Der who enjoyed the festivities were Miss
| Logan, Miss Henrietta Lands Miss Sarah
Walker Miss Baker, Miss Charlotte Hop
kins, Miss Gertrude Clagett Miss Betty
Davis. Miss Kerr. Miss Frederick Leech.
| Miss Mabel Howard. the Misses Owen Miss
| Ward, Miss Edith McCammon, Miss Emily
Page Kemp and Miss Cotton.
! Miss Hattie Foulke has been i'll at her
| home on Goth street northwest.
Mrs. Barton D. Jones gave a luncheon
yesterday in honor of Miss Mckenzie of
| indianapolis. The floral decorations ices
and candies were in white and green and
| the tapers burned under pale green shades.
| The name cards had quotations amusing
| and suggestive, and the favors were pref
| thy shaped French bon-bon boxes tied with
| green ribbon.
| The annual recurrence of the charity
| ball for the benefit of that adInira BILE insti-
| tuition, the Children'S Hospital, is always
| looked forward to with most pleasant an
| ticipation by the society people of Wash
ington as it is the first function of the.
| season where such large gathering as
| sembles. The ball this year will be given
| the evening of Thursday, January 20, at
| the National Rifles armory, and it prom
| iSeS to be more brilliant than any of its
| prede ..essors in recent years. Mrs. Nc
| kinley has dinner engagement for that
| evening, but has promised to be present il
| she can possibly make the arrangements.
| Mrs. Hobart will positively be there, and
! there will be perfect host of distin-
| Euished people, representing all that is best
| in the public and private life of the capital
The patronesses are: Mrs. Mckinley.
Mrs Hobart. Mrs. Sherman. Mrs. Alger.
| Mrs.. Long. Miss Long Mrs. Gage, Mrs.
| Gary. Mrs. McKenna. Miss Wilson, Mrs.
| Miles, Mrs. Fuller. Mrs. Gray. Mrs. Grant,
| Mrs Harriet Lane Johnston, Mrs. J. w.
| Foster. Miss Riggs, Mrs. Thomas Nelson
| Page Mrs. Joseph E. Washington, Mrs. 3.
| o. Richey, Miss Davidge. Mrs. Paul E.
| Johnson, Mrs. Westinghouse, Lady Paunce-
| fote. Mrs. Dupuy de LONE. Mrs. Romero,
| Nine. WI. Viscountess de Santo Thyrso.
| Sartoris, Mrs. Boardman, Mrs. Lindsay,
Mrs Walthall. Mrs. Hawley, Mrs. Thurs
ton. Mrs. N. 8. Lincoln, Mrs. John R. Nc
Lean. Mrs. Janin. Mrs. Waialch, Mrs. Dick
| ms. Mrs. Andrews.
The reception committee will consist Of
Miss Miller, Vicomtesse de Sibour. Mrs.
Davis. Mrs. Gale. Mrs. Glover, Mrs. Good
| loe. Mrs. Hoeke, Mrs. Henry, Mrs. Huide-
| koper Mrs. J. NJ. Johnston, Miss Kibbey,
| Mrs. Letter. Mrs. Mcmillan, Mrs. Sheridan
| and Miss Woodruff.
Nal Green Clay Goodloe of the United
States Marine Corps is the chairman of the
| floor committee, which consists of the fol-
| lowing gentlemen: Cal A. E. Bates. Maj.
Robert Craig. Col. s. s. Sumner. Col. A. b.
| Tyler, Col. H. c. Corbin. Gen. M. N. Wood
| hull DIR. Charles Bispham. Col J. P. San
| ger. Commander w. H. Emory. Commander
| w. H. Bronson. J. H. Mcdowell. s. w.
Woodward. J. c. Poore. Joseph Nash. F. P.
| B. Sands. F. w. H. Clay. E. A. Bowers
| Lieut.. P. NJ. Bannon. Jesse Brown, Capt {.
G. McCawley. Lieut.. J. C. Gilmore, Capt
| Allyn Capron, c. A. Aspinwall, Samuel
Maddox g. NJ Whitewell. Richard Weight
man, Claude NJ. Johnson. Ralph Powell
Edward McCauley. J. H. Magruder, Capt
C. G. Ayres. c. H. Woodruff. A. s. Barney.
| Paul E. johnson. F. B. Mcguire. James S.
| Morrill,, J. A. Baker. G. c. HELEN, j. H.
| Small. Jr., Lee Phillips. Lieut.. w. L. Short
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