The times., 1898-02-24
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
Lent Blessing to Many Men and
and Women.

Apart from its religious Significance,
Lent is so palpably a blessing to the
tagged out men ard women who have
while they may not observe the laws of
Mother Church from the same lofty stand
point that inspires the devotee, they keep
to its rules to the extent of resting
themselves bodily and mentally for the
gaities of the summers campaign.
A knot of violets on a gown of chaste
gray is construed by Dame Fashion into
the purple and ashes with which the
church clothes itself during its forty days
of mourning, and in that fetching com
bination the women who live on the
SUBMITS of the social world can attend
Lenten devotions and absorb such mild
dissipations as art and literary courses
diluted with phiianthropic teas.
The presence in the city of the Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution was the
occasion yesterday of a number of recep-
tions and informal gatherings that in
terfered with the usual strict observance
of Ash Wednesday, and several like
affairs are arranged for today.
The first lecture in the illustrated art
course TO be given throughout Lent by
Miss Dora Doty Jones will take place to-
morrow afternoon at the residence of
Mrs. F'foulke. The subject will be "Botti,
celle. Among the patronesses of the
course, 4 number of whom have placed
their homes at the disposal of Miss
Jones FOR the series of lectures. are Mrs.
Hobart Mrs. Gary. Mrs. McKenna, Lady
Pauncefote, Mrs. Hit. Mrs. Stewart. Mrs
J. w Foster and Mrs. Thomas Nelson
Page
on March 9. at the Washington Club.
Mrs Charles NJ. Pepper the wife of the
Cuban correspondent of the Star. will
give, in her clever. sparkling fashion, a
"Reminiscences of her trip TO Hawaii. The
lecture will be for the benefit of the fund
for the Industrial Home for the Blind.
of the District, and will be given under
the auspices Of the group of prominent
women who form the board of the Aid
Association for the Blind.
Mrs. Semmes-Craig will give two semi
private lectures on American Art" at
on Tuesday, March 15 and
Thursday, March II, at II o'clock Mrs
Semmes-C Craig's reviews and criticism OF
the works OF American artists has been re
eognized by such authorities as Whistler.
Sargent and Charles Dana Gibson, and her
arrival is anticipated with interest by
those fortunate enough to secure tickets
for the ladies OF the Cabinet and Congress
sional circles. The patronesses of the
course are Mrs L. 5. Grant. Mrs. Me
kenna. Mrs. Thomas Nelson Page, Mrs
Gage. Mrs. Hale. Mrs Sherman. Miss
Gary. and Miss Flora Wilson.
The series of musical entertainments ar
ranged for by Mrs. Berman. of New York
now going on at Rauscher's. will tie fol-
lowed by three concert lectures, vocally
illustrated and entitled the History of
Opera" by Miss Mildred Carter of Vir-
ginia. These lectures are being given
with success in New York and Philadel-
phia. under the auspices of the leaders OF
musical and social circles OF those cities
Professional singers Will give selections
from the three schools-ltalian, French
ana German. Among the patronesses will 4
DC Mrs. Letter. Mrs. Thomas Nelson Page.
Mrs Field. Mrs. Dingley Mrs. Mackay- /
smith, Miss Mildred Lee. of Virginia.