Evening star., 1898-11-22
A ROSE LU N C HEO N
Mrs. Foster Entertains Party at a Mid.
Day Feast.
Silver Wedding Anniversary-Rece
tions and Dinners for the Cana
dfans Notes.

| and Lady Davies. round table
| spread and prettily adorned with a center
| piece of La France roses in maidenhair
| fern. Pink tapers burned under silver
shades over pink Mrs. Fosters guests to
meet Lady Laurier and Lady Davies were:
| Mrs. Hobart Mrs Hay. Mrs. Gage, Mrs.
Alger, Mrs. Smith. Mrs Faulkner. Mrs
| Mcmillan, Mrs. Fairbanks Mrs. Charlton
| Mrs. Dingley, Mrs Sears Mrs Letter Mrs
Henderson and Mrs. Bingham
| Mr.. and Mrs. Foster will entertain at din
| ner tonight in honor of the young members
| of the Canadian party.
! The Alibi Club has invitations out for a
| tea Thanksgiving day, as is its annual Gus
| tom. Mrs Frank Il. Loring will receive
the guests. and Mrs. Marcellus Bailey and
MRS. John Poor Will preside a the tea table.
Mr.. kasson will give a dinner to the
Anglo-American commission November -,
at the Metropolitan Club.
| Rev. DR.. and Mrs Bartlett, who have
been at the Hamilton for several days.
| leave town today for New York Their
| visit has been an exceedingly pleasant one.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Means Thompson OF
New York will give an excursion to the
| Naval Academy, Annapolis, December 3 IN
| honor OF the Anglo-American commission
| ers special train will convey the party.
| Mr. and Mrs. Cropper viii give a dinner
at which the Anglo-Amarican commission
ers and ladies will be guests Wednesday
| November 30.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles NJ. Ffoulke have ill.,
vitatlons out for an evening reception We'd
nesday, November 20, to meet the Anglo
4 American commissioners.
Mrs. Fosters reception Yesterday after
noon was a more brilliant occasion
than that of the week before. She was
elegantly gowned In jetted black lace over
white satin Lady Lauricr. IN black net
and satin trimmed with sable charmed
every one who met her by her graciousness
of manner and delightful way of saying
nice things of the capital and the people
whose acquaintance she has made here
Lady Davies, Mrs. Fairbanks, Mrs Faux
ner. Mrs Pope, with Miss Wilson, Mrs
Cropper, Mrs. Bartlett Mrs Radcliffe, Mrs
Richardson Clover and Mrs. w. f. Curtis
also pleasantly assisted. Mrs. Halford did
the honors of the tea table.
Mrs. and Miss Dingley assisted by Mrs
Charlton and other ladies of the Canadian
commission, will receive at the Hamilton
from to 8 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
Mrs. John A. Armstrong of Philadelphia
has issued invitations for s o'clock tea
at the Aldine December 5. The card of
Mrs. w. Barkie Henry. formerly Miss
Belknap of this city, is inclosed.
Chief Engineer Baird, United States navy
and his wife celebrated last night by a
reception at their residence on Vermont
avenue their silver wedding anniversary.
Several hundred friends called to offer their
congratulations and many elegant silver
|
profusely adorned with flowers, many bou-
quets and clusters being sent by friends.
Mrs. Baird was prettily gowned in light
gray silk, trimmed with cut steel passe-
menteries. The event was pleasant re-
| union of army and navy circles, well as
resident acQuaintances.
Colonel J. NJ. Bell LIST United States Cav
airy, and Mrs. Bell will spend the winter in
Washington, and are located at the Savoy.
Mrs. LIT. Michener has returned from her
visit of a month in Indiana.
Last evening the second meeting OF the
"Ardath' Euchre Club was held at the
| residence of Miss Alice Hunt, who proved
herself charming hostess. Cards were
irdulged in Until II, when refreshments
were served. Miss Lou Hunt won first
ladies' prize, Miss Annie Long taking sec
ond. while for the gentlemen Mr.. John
Shine took first and Mr.. Joseph Godfrey
second. Those present were Misses Julia
Littefeld. Nina Grove, Flora Eccard, An
ME Schoenborn, Alice Hunt, Margaret Cas-
sidy, Lou Hunt, Edythe Wright, Inez
Smith, Clara Eccard. Edith Marean, Annie
Long and Messrs. Hoff, Harry Walker,
John Shine, Joseph Godfrey. Will Noting
ham, Dr. P. B. Balm, Fred Grosvenor, Dr.
Howard Cobey. Benj Downs. Howard Gay
lor and John Taylor. The next meeting
will be held at the residence of Miss
Schoenborn. No. 1859 Harvard street 1t
is the purpose of the club to give masked
| cake walk and dance about the hrSt
week in January.
dau) of New York are paying short visit
to the latters S family, at 1910 9th street, be-
fore leaving for New Orleans, and will be
pleased to see their friends.
At the great ball given at Welbeck Abb
bey by the Duke and Duchess of Port
land in honor of the Duke and Duchess of
Connaught the dancing was in the famous
| subterranean ball room. In the royal quad
rille, danced with the hostess and host and
the Connaughts and the ambassadors, Lady
| Curzon of kendleston Miss Letter. took
part. Lady Curzon wore pale mauve satin,
! with fine raised design IN silver and black
| and white. The ball was probably the larg
est ever held in a private house, and the ar
rangements taxed even the vast resources
of Welbeck. The magnificent subterranean
| apartments adjoining the ball room served
as retiring, supper and cloak rooms. At
midnight the ballroom presented a most
magnificent spectacle, the costumes being
Electricity from hundreds of miniature lamps
suspended from the branches palms.
Mrs. Hebb, widow of Colonel L. D.
Hebb, has left Washington for Boston to
attend the wedding of her sister, Mrs. NJ. II.
Grant No. s Commonwealth avenue, and
Judge Keyes of Concord, Mass. Later Mrs.
Hebb and Miss Hebb will winter in New
| York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alan Johnstone have arrived
in New York from Copenhagen, where the
| former is secretary of the British legation.
Mrs. Sartoris is in New York for a short
visit.
Representative and Mrs. Sprague are ex-
pected home from Europe shortly.
Capt. Henry Narcotic. U. 8. A, retired,
and wife are stopping at 1920 street north
west until Thursday when they will con-
| tinue their journey to st. Augustine, Fla.
| Burnside Corps Entertainment.
The ladies of Burnside Womens Relief
Corps entertained their friends Saturday
| evening at a progressive euchre party at
| the residence of Mrs. L. ]. Bryant, 1905
| Connecticut avenue. The large parlors
| were filled with guests, of whom eighty
| eight competed for the honors of the game.
| After fifteen games were played the first
| prizes were awarded to w. j. Eynon and
Miss Eynon; the second to f. G. Calvert
and Mrs. Spencer, and the consolation
| prizes to Commander Hendricks and Miss
| McCauley. A collation. concluded the en-
| tertainment, which was a social and fnan-
| cial success.
Among the guests were Commander and
l Mrs. Arthur Hendricks, L. Vanderhoef +.
| G. Calvert, Mr.. and Mrs. George Jackson