Evening star., 1898-12-10
THE SOCIAL WORLD
Program Of the Coming Week and
Gossip of the Past.
RECENT BUDS, BELLIES AND BRIDES
The Marriage Of Miss Hayes and
Mr.. Mcclure Today.
OTHER HOSPITABLE EVENTS

The activity which has been so noticeable
since the first day of this month will only
slow down a little the coming week. for
there is within it reception al the British
embassy in honor of the joint high COM
mission for Monday night, the promenade
concert at the Corcoran Gallery of Art
Wednesday night, quite number of teas,
debut and otherwise, and a juvenile ball at
Mrs. Richardson Clovers splendid home
for Saturday next. The departure of the
President and Mrs. Mckinley, and several
members of the cabinet and their wives and
daughters for their southern trip will leave
the capital without this important part of
oft1ciadOm for a week as that period will
be occupied with the trip. The guests at
the British embassy Monday night will
have the pleasure of greeting Mr.. and Mrs
Almeric Hugh Paget. the latter formerly
Miss Pauline Whitney, four happy years
OF whose girlhood was spent in this city
or who at least looked to Washington as
her home while away at school. AS Mrs.
Paget sne is one of the most admired of
the young matrons in New York and Bar
Harbor society. The British ambassador
and Lady Pauncefote will give dinner in
honor of Mr.. and MRS. Paget, who are their
guests, tonight.
The reception to the Anglo-American joint
high commission at the Corcoran Gallery OF
Art on Wednesday evening next will un-
dou5tedly be Il notable affair as the spac-
ious and briliiantly-lighted rooms Will af-
fCrd an exceptional opportunity for the dis
play OF handsome costumes, and the charm
OF the occasion will be heightened by choice
musical selections rendered by the Marine
Band and probably another orchestral or
Sanizatlon alternating with 1t. AS the inVi-
| tauons have been issued under the auspices
OF the Department Of State, the affair will
partake somewhat of the nature of an Off
clai junction, where only those receiving
cards are expected, and 1t is understood
that full dress will be the order Of the even
ing.
The debut teas next week will include
several very interesting occasions. Mrs.
Fauikner Will present her stepdaughter
Miss Sallie Faulkner, Thursday; Mrs b. Fl, ,
warner, her stepdaughter Wednesday, and
Mrs. Greenlees. her daughter on FRIDAY
next. Other teas next week will be given
by MIS- Logan. In Rev and Mrs Frank
Brlstofs honor, and the Misses Morris. both
on the same date, Wednesday
Social events today include a luncheon by
Miss Gushing in honor Of her guest, Miss
Worthington Of New York This after
noon Miss Early will make her debut at a
tea. and tonight there will be dinners at
tne British embassy and at the Chinese
iesaaoh. Mrs Sergeant will hold the first
OF her receptions this evening.
Mrs. Sargent. Lafayette square. will give
three Saturday receptions this month, the
first this evening and on the 18th and 31st
The Vice President and Mrs. Hobart, Rev.
Dr. and Mrs. Mckim and Mrs. Horstman
Will give dinners on the 18th
Mr and Mrs. Gallaudet have dinner in
yttations out for the 22d
Senator and Mrs. Mcmillan will give a
dinner Tuesday, December l3
Assistant Postmaster General and Mrs.
Heath have dinner invitations out for the
goth. N''
The marriage of Miss Della Brodhead 4
Gardiner. daughter of Mr. and Mrs G
Emntoh E, Ssrdlner. and Dr. Edward Bronson
Flneh of New York will take place wed
nesday afternoon next at St. Marks Pro-
Cathedral. Rev. Dr. P Voorhees, Finch nj
Greehheld. Mass. father OF the groom, will
oincia ts. assisted by Rev. Mr.. Deyries, rec
tor OF st. Marks.
Some recent features of English high life
weddings will suggest fancifuI touches to
those contemplating these ARRANGEMENTS
mauve and the brides travelling dress vas
AT one wedding everybody wore the flower.
pages and bridesmaids wore white and
mauve and the bride'e travelling dress was
or Parma violet cloth. At another the
Drlde mad two small attendants in the per-
sons OF her niece and nephew dressed In
blue velvet, trimmed with grebe The bov
wore a waistcoat of white satin and the
little girl big picture hat
Colonel and Mrs. John Lindsey Moore
head of North Carolina have leased the
curry house on NJ street and are settled
there for the winter.
Inc weddings or the week We're largely
attended and most interesting from a wo-
mans point of view. but We're tinged with
regret in the fact that both the Wednes-
day and Thursday weddings meant the loss
TO Washington of two charming young
women, now Mrs. Robert Treat Paine, jr.,
and Mrs Morton Grinnell. one expecting
to make her future home in Boston and the
other in New York. Both weddings brought
eligible men to town. enough of itself TO
cause nutter among the girls. In point
OF good looks the out-Of-town ushers at the
Paine -Mattingly wedding were distanced
by the groom's father. Robert Treat Paine
whose height and fine bearing made him as
conspicuous figure in the procession of
relatives following the bridal party out of
the church as We're the father and mother
of the bride, who are a notably handsome
couple. The same pleasant comment could
be applied to General and Mrs Ernst, and
In point OF fact was, there being observed
at the marriage of their daughter Thursday
at st. Johns many of the older friends of
the family, whose gray hair only betoken
al added grace and whose keen eyes have
lost little of their brightness. Ali of which
goes to show that II is quite as possible to
grow old gracefully in Washington as any
where else, and the serenity which should
be the dominating feature when middle age
mas been passed is easier to attain here.
where life can be planned along pleasant
and quiet lines, than would be likely in
commercial city.
The guests at the Boardman dinner the
other night are unanimous in the opinion
that it was the handsomest large dinner
given in Washington this winter. They
were treG ed to little surprise by having
the electric lights go out, but perfectly
was the room Illuminated by the number
of candles on the table and by others
hr"U"''' + hat they supposed 1t was all
:. Id. ;ement, to Illustrate the modern
and the old-fashiored ways. They only
knew the real reason for the loss of the
electrical effects on reading the papers yes
terday, when the accident at the power
house was made known.
The rule that perfect dinner company
should never exceed the number of the
muses. nor be less than the graces has no
bearing these days In Washington, where
hospitality need not be limited in any sense.
The average town house has now at least
one large room. and some have two, easily
convertible into a banaueting hall II the
dining room is not large enough. Mr.. John
Mclean and Mr.. Henderson have banquet
rooms in their houses. but at the recent
dinners to the Anglo-American commission
ers Mrs. Letter used her ball room, Mrs.
Foster her music room and the Boardmans
the library to accommodate all these guests
and still have room to ask other friends.