Evening star., 1898-12-09
DINNERS AND DEBUT PARTIES
The Recent Handsome Entertainments for
the Commission.
The BoRrdnan Dinner md the Tea
for Yesterdays Buds-ComfaH
Events Notes.

| were laid for forty and the table was
| spread in the library. 1t formed cross
| with short arms the entire spread Of fine
| linen being nearly covered with pink roses.
| interspcrsed with the candelabras. the
| tapers burning under pink shades. The
| effect was extremely artistic in the rich
dark wood-ined room. and the occasion one
10 be remembered. Mr.. and Mrs. Board
| mans guests were Lord Herschei Sir VIII
| frid and Lady Laurier. Sir Louis and Lady
| Davies, Sir Richard Cartwright. Sir James
| Winter. Mr.. Charlton and Mrs. Charlton,
| Senator and Mrs. Fairbanks Senator and
Mrs. Faulkner. Representative and Mrs.
Foster. Representative Dfngley and Mrs.
Dingley, Mr.. j. A. Kasson. Mr.. r ]. Cool
idge, the British ambassador and Lady
| PaunCefote. Speaker Reed, the Secretary OF
| State and Mrs. Hay, Senator and Mrs Nc
| MILAN, Senator Allison. Mr.. snd Mrs. Lett
er, Representative Hit, Mrs. Lodge, Mrs.
| William Walter Phelps. Miss Gwynn. Mrs.
John Davis. Miss Sargent Of Boston and
the Misses Boardman.
| The marriage Of Miss Lula Virginia
| Murphy and Mr.. George T. Newton was
| solemnized the Independent Methodist
| Church Wednesday evening at o'clock by
| the Rev. W. l.. Bruen. Miss Ida Cox Of
| Virginia. aunt of the bride, maid
| of honor. and Mr.. Joseph Newton, brother
| Of the groom, best man. Miss Virgie
| Curtis. cousin of the bride acted as flower
! girl Messrs. q. G. BramIett, f.. II. Darne.
| w. l. Pratt and q. +. Jarboe were ushers.
| The bride was daintily sttired in white
organdy, with lace and white satin rib
| bons. and carried huge bouquet of bride
| roses. At the conclusion of the ceremony
the bridal party was rendered reception
at the home of the brides parents. The
bride was the recipient of many beautiful
and costly presents.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Davis Stewart of Baltimore
are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Alex. Legare
| who will give a dinner in tn rir honor to-
| morrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Almeric Pagct of NV
| York, the latter formerly Miss Pauline
| Whitney are guests at the British embassy
and will remain TN next Tuesday.
Mrs and the Misses Seawell gave a
charming reception yesterday in honor of
| Nine. Modjeska- The hostess and her
| daughters We're assisted by Miss Emily
: Page Kemp. Miss Waggsman, Miss Joseph
I Inc O'Donnell Lee and Miss Baltzell, both
| Of Baltimore, and Mrs. Morebead Miss
| Long, Mrs. Miles. Mrs. George w. Brown
Miss Enrol Cuthbert Brown, Miss Kauff-
| mann Miss Baker, Miss Hichborn, Misses
| Owen. Surgeon General Wyman. Mr.. Gail
| lard Hunt, Mr.. Henry Kemp, Mr.. and Ms
| Thomas Nelson Page. Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
| Washington and Justice and Miss Morris.
The buds yesterday We're presented at re-
| ceptions at which no attraction seemed
| lacking. Miss Bliss introduced to a
| large gathering Of the friends of General
| and Mrs. Bliss at Their new home on New
| Hampshire avenue. from to q. Mrs.
| Bliss was handsomely gowned in gray grea-
| adine, with touches of pink and quantities
of fine Old Duchess lace. The debutante
was in white null, trimmed with lace and
bow knots of ribbon. Many bouquets were
sent her. The tea room was decked in pink
and was exceedingly pretty arranged for
! the 8 O'Clock supper. to which a number of
| young men came in TO JOIN the receiving
party. The latter was composed of Miss
Miles, Miss Cotton, Miss Greely Miss
a low nf "a I've tan To-
and Miss Chapin of Providence, r. l.
| Mrs. John Howard White introduced her
! two younger daughters, the Misses Marion
and Elizabeth White, tea when large
| concourse of friends bade welcome to these
| young ladies. Assisting Mrs. and Mas
White Were Miss Greedy, Mss Early. Miss
| Probasco Miss Ashnlead. Miss Agnes Peter
| and Miss Slingluff and -.Hss Hartman of
Baltimore, who are guests Of the house
In the dinniug room Mrs. James Bell,
! Mrs. Otis Johnston and Mrs William D.
| Baldwin offered the hospitalites Of the
| house. Mrs. White wore becoming toilet
| and the debutantes one in pink and one in
| white, carried bouquets of roses.
Mrs. Charles Early will give tea tomor-
| TOW at ) o'clock, when Miss Early viii b2
/ introduced
Mrs. l. Gi. Hine gives tea today to intro
| duce Miss Bessie Hine.
Miss Mari<oe gives a tea This afternoon
| Mrs. L. B. Vance has returned to her
home on Massachusetts avenue for the Win
| ter after spending the summer and fall at
her Carolina mountain home. Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Martin are also back for the winter.
Senator-elect and Mrs McConas have
taken the Gibson house on Rhode Island
avenue, which was formerly Gen. Miles
residence, and are now established there
for the winter.
Mrs. Faulkner, wife of Senator Faulkner
has invitations out for a tea at . o'clock
December Is, when Miss Sallie Faulkner
will make her debut.
Mrs Bartlett J. Cromwell has issued cards
for tea December 16. at which her daugh-
ter Miss Mnna Cromwell will be presented.
Miss Marcia Paschal has left Washington
for a short visit to New York. She viii
then spend the rest of the winter in The
south, visiting relatives In Georgia, South
Carolina and Texas.
Miss Mildred Wheatfield after an extend
ed trip through the eastern cities has re-
turned to her home. 1927 Sth street.
Senator and Mrs. Martin of Virginia are
at the Hotel Baltic for the winter
Mr.. John Walker. son of Mr.. John F.
Walker, and Miss Blanche Z. Gibbons were
married Wednesday evening at the resi-
dence Of the brides parents. 1908 N street,
Georgetown.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. p. Henderson, at a din
ner last night, had the following guests:
Miss Dingley, Miss Faulkner, Miss Cart
wright, MIR Pope, Mr.. Williamson, Mr.
Cartwright, Mr.. Anderson. Mr.. O'Hara
Mr.. Bourassa of the Anglo-American COM
mission, Miss Sibyl Pauncefote, Mr. Power
and Mr.. Humphreys-Owen of the English
embassy, Mademoiselle Cassini, Miss Trux-
ton Beale, Miss McVeagh, Miss Horstmann
Miss Phipps, Baron Riedl, Mr.. John VIII
kins, Mr. Sears of Boston and Mr. Ifender-
son, jr.
The Saturday evening assembly will give
another dance at Carroll Institute tomor-
row evening.
Mrs. Seth Shepherd has cards out for a
tea December 20, to Z.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Sonneborn will be
pleased to see their friends Sunday Decem-
ber IL, at their new home, S19 Sd street.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. s. Andrews have issued
invitations to the marriage of their daugh-
ter Rosa and Mr.. w. F. Huntington of this
city, the ceremony to take place Wednes-
day, December H. at Bethlehem Church,
Essex county, Va
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