Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-11-26
THE SOCIAL WORLD
Winter Weather and the Gayeties
Come Together.
COMING RECEPTIONS and DINNERS
HospitaIities Of the Vice President S
Home.
THE Bird AND BUDS

Nearly every day for the next fortnight
has two or three events In which society
has a great or limited interest, and be-
| tween the buds and the brides chatty Cos
sip need not lag. The season is opening
with wider show OF energy than was at
first anticipated. the past week giving evil
dence that the disposition to make an early
start was not lacking. While the events of
the week have been confined to the dinner
giving circle. for want of a better name
to describe those who contribute in this
elegant way to the winters diversion. never
theless the wheels of industry were started
dishes have been tasted and the new gown
admired. With the fall in the sleeves and
the frightening of the train it Is next to
impossible to make anything like an up-to-
date appearance with last years finery
which has not had a freshening touch in
these particulars. at least that part
which shows above the table cloth at din
ner.
The Anglo-American commissioners, or
the high POINTERS, as they are already face
tiously termed, have had no end of a good
time all week, and off today on Sena-
tor and Mrs. Faulkner's invitation to their
country home, at Martinsburg, w. Va,
old-fashioned liberality will he their lot.
Unless bad weather interYenes. winch may
not extend to the West Virginia hills at
all, the occasion will be memorable. Mon
day. unless Senator Faulkner's excursion
gees over to that day. the Canadian Wis
itors will go down to Mount Vernon, when
a luncheon will be served on the boat.
The Vice President and Mrs. Hobart will
entertain in honor of the commissioners,
| having invitations out for dinner and
reception.
So many persons are anxious to pay
their respects to Lady Laurier that it will
be interesting Information that She intends
to receive every afternoon after o'clock at
the Shoreham, excepting such days as
special entertainments or excursions are
PLANNED for elsewhere.
Mrs. John w. Foster will not receive Mon
day next, owing to the Mount Vernon cx-
cursion. but will resume her Mondays at
home the following week.
Mr. John W. Foster gave n dinner last
night Of thirty covers, when his colleagues
on the Anglo-Amsrcan commission had
the pleasure of meeting a number of GiStin-
gushed officials and prominent residents of
Washington. Thu company sat about a
large table in the music room. the walls of
which are lined with the interesting souye-
Mrs of the travels OF Mr.. and Mrs. Foster
in many lands. Three oval plats Vt La
France roses decked the loard, edged with
| maiden hair fern. IN the enter Of eacn
fairy lamp twinkled. Sprays of asparagus,
vine and maiden hair fern ware lad on he
cloth between each rose bouquet.
Mr.. Foster had the British ambassador,
Sir Julian Pauncefote. at his right at table
and the Vice Presid mt and Lord Herschel
sat opposite them. The other guests were
Sir Wilfrid Laurier Sir Louis Davies. Sir
Richard Cartwright, Sir James Winters,
Mr.. jefferson Coolidge. Senator Fairbanks.
Senator Faulkner, Representative Dinglcy,
Count CaSsini, the Russian ambassador:
10 Of SrateS the Secretary of
the Treasury. the Secretary of War, the
Secretary of the Interior. thu Postmaster
| General, Gen. Miles. Justice Harlan, Justice
Brown, Judge J. G. Bancroft Davis, Assist
ant Secretary of State Hill, Senators Nc
MILAN, Elkins. Morgan and Cullom, Col
| Charles DENLY, ex-ministar to China; ex-
Senator Henderson, Mr.. Thomas Nelson
Page, Mr.. Letter, MI John R. Mclean
| and Mr.. Boardman.
| Next weeks events include President Me-
Kinley's dinner to the president of Costa
| Rica, Tuesday evening, and Mr.. KaSson' 5
dinner, the same evening. in honor of his
associates of the Anglo American commits
sion. Mr.. and Mrs. Floulke'S reception for
| the commissioners and ladies will take
place Wednesday evening. Mr.. and Mrs. j.
B. Hendersons dinner for the same guests
of honor will take place Thursday night,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Chopper will have the
pleasure of extending q similar hospitality
Wednesday night.
The coming-out teas include those of Miss
Rosemary Sartoris, Miss Greedy, Miss Daisy
Wilson and the Misses Seymour.
Among the weddings will be two at noon,
Miss Lucie Searle Bruce and Mr. Allan Jo-
siah HoughtoE, Tuesday, at the New York
Avenue Church and Wednesday, Miss Amy
Karr and Mr.. Harrison A. Benner, at Trim
ity. Miss Agnes Hale and Mr.. Charles
Pegram Lewis will he married at Ascen-
sion Wednesday, and Miss Elizabeth r.
Pegram and Ulys Robert Webb at Calvary
Baptist Church.
Among the handsome debutantes will be
Miss Annie Ridge Early, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Early, who will make her
debut early in December.
wedding of interest to many Washing
ton people took place on Wednesday even
ing last at Trinity Episcopal Church Man
assas, Va, the contracting parties being
Miss Gertrude Roseberry, daughter of Mr.
A. H. Roseberry of that place. and DIR. j.
Ward Wisner of Baltimore. Md. The bride
was attended by Miss Minnie Chamberlin
of Washington as maid of honor and Miss
Carrie Roseberry. Miss Mary Rhoda Wis
ner, Miss Anna Williams King and Miss
Bessie Houchen bridesmaids. Mr.. Will
lam M. Smith of Baltimore was best man
and the ushers were Mr. Richard A. Rose
berry Mr.. Geo. r. Chamberlin, Mr. VIM.
P. Meredith and Mr. Geo. c. Round, jr.
The bride was dressed in white moire an
tique, with pearl trimming and tuIIe veil,
and carried an tyory-bound prayer book,
from which the service was read by the
pastor OF the church, Rev. w. II. X Pen
dleton. The maid of honor and bridesmaids
were daintily dressed In white organdie and
carried white chrysanthemums The couple
left on an evening train for Baltimore and
DR.. and Mrs. Wisner will be at home after
December l at Hagerstown, Nd.
Mr.. j. c. Bangs Of 1855 9Th street has
with him for the first time in twenty-three
years his four daughters, Mrs. 8. v. Car
son, his eldest daughter, and her daughter
Florence of Denver, Col, who will spend
the winter in the city; Mrs. Ollie A. Brem-
ermann of Kansas City has been with her
father several months: Miss Laura Bangs,
who resides here, and Mrs. Gertrude
Bangs-Burnes, who Is well known in lit
erary and musical circles of Washington.
The ladies will be at home to their friends
| Tuesdays during the winter.
At st. Peters Church. Thanksgiving eve.
Miss Louise A. Johnson daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph E. Johnson, and Mr.. Louis
Alfred Radcliffe were married by Rev. Fa-
| Their Donohoe. The bride was handsomely
atttred in a travelling dress of mode twig
| cloth, and was attended by her cousin Miss
Agnes Deiahay, who wore green CLOTH Dr.
| Charles Griffith, cousin Of the groom was
best man. while Mr.. James Johnson, Mr..
Edward Pettitt, Mr.. Robert Greenwich and
Mr.. William Greenwich were ushers After
| the ceremony Mr.. and Mrs Radcliffe left ON