The times., 1898-04-02
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

April was inaugurated in dainty fashion
yesterday by Mrs. Mattngly who gave
a luncheon in honor of Mrs Mckee The
tradition of the day was recognized by
bonbonniers filled with April fool candy
and ribbon-tied snowballs in which ices
were concealed. Yellow jonquils and
white narcissus were the floral decora-
tions of the table the other appointments
being carried out artistically in the same
colors
The ladies hidden to meet Mrs. Mckee
We're Mrs. Romero, Mrs. Audenried. Mrs.
Elkins, Mrs. Belrose. Mrs. Nichols Mrs
Howe, Mrs Arms Mrs. Stone. Mrs. r.
Nj. G. Brown, Mrs. Jenkins. Mrs. Sum
mer Miss Gale, Miss Miles and Miss
Mattingly.
a notable social event of yesterday was
the reception given by Mrs Fairbanks,
wife of Senator Fairbanks, in honor Of
Mrs. Mckee. The hostess wearing pink
satin was assisted in receiving by Mrs.
Hobart. wife of the Nice-President; Mrs.
/ John " Foste-. Mrs. Sternberg. Mrs.
r. NJ. G. Brown, and the Misses Florence,
! Carrie and Ella Malott who are Mrs.
! Fairbanks house guests The drawing
! room was artistically grouped with palms
! mingled wi, American beauties, while
! the tea table was a blush of pink roses.
| the centerpiece being plat Of magnifi-
! cent Chataney's rising from a foliage of
ferns. The two hundred guests repre-
! Sented every phase of social life, there
being a notably large contingency from
! congressional and Cabinet families and
| the diplomatic corps.
Mrs. Mckinley will give a luncheon for
young people Thursday. April I.
! Miss Kate Moritz reached New York
| last week from Berlin, where she has
! been studying art for the past two years
! and Is expected to arrive here on Monday
TO spend a short time with her sister
! Mrs. p. +. Williams before returning TO
! Europe later i'll the month.
The German ambassador was the host
at large and elegantly appointed din
ner last night.
! One of the pleasant social incidents of
| last night was the card party given by
Dr. and Mrs. Jenkins of No. 1872 Massa-
chusetts Avenue.
Over a thousand invitations have been
issued for the reception to be given at
the Arlington tonight by the National
Geographic Society in honor of Capt.
Charles u. Sigsbee, commander of the
| battIeship Maine. Prof. Alexander Gra-
ham Bell viii make the iutroductions to
Capt. Sigsbee and the ladies who will
igraciously look after the general pleas
ure of the guests will be Miss F. NJ Bell
Mrs. II. f. Blount. Mrs. +. V. Coville
Mrs. w. H. Dali. Mrs. ID. T. Day Mrs.
Henry Gannett, Mrs. John Hyde. Mrs.
W j McGee, Mrs. G Hart Merriam,
Mrs. II. G. Ogden and Miss +. ?. Scid-
more. a detail Of marines will act as a
guard of honor. and the music of the
evening viii be by the Marine Band
/ Invitations have been issued by the
Tuesday German for an Easter cotilIion 10
be given at Rauscher's Tuesday, April
| y. The patronesses are Mrs. g. Wythe
Cook. Mrs J. X. Jones, Mrs. Philip Oar
nellie, Mrs. Claude Swanson, Mrs. ]. c.
Cooney and Mrs. Ben Miller The as
! sembly will meet at Q o'clock and the
cotillion will be danced AT 10.
1t is with deep regret that the intelli-
gence has been received here that Mrs
William C. Whitney is not expected tc
recover from the accident that happened
to her two months ago, while riding tc
hounds at Aiken.
Plans TO remove the patient by spe.
clal car TO her New York home had
TO be abandoned early this week. but
another attempt will be made next Mon.
day, when it is hoped Mrs Whitney viii
be able to stand the change
4iiS- " lAtlieg II uHquGStlOnabiy admit
ted 10 be the most beautiful woman il
New York society as she was the low
liest girl in Washington in her carly girl
hood. Her stately carriage was remark
able even as school girl. and II is saic
that when she was a bit of a child pas
sers by would stop to watch ner juml
the rope and roll her hoop so gracefully
did she play those childish game Later
when she went TO New York and entere,
society, she. with Miss Yznaga, now tn
! Duchess OF Manchester. and other lowell
4 society girls Of Gotham inaugurated tn,
English fad OF posing for photographer
who placed their pictures on sale Befor
her marriage 10 Capt. Randolph Mis-
May very nearly lost her life on tn
yacht Mohawk. which was capsized witt
a pleasure party on board, several o
whom were drowned
Washington matron who was a stu
dent at the Georgetown Convent whei
Mrs. Whitney was born, tells a prett
, story as 10 how she came by her name
Edith Sybil. Dr. Frederick May he
father, was the physician of the Conven
al the time and so devoted We're tn
students to both himself and Mrs MAY
! that they asked the privilege of namin
the new baby. The matron is not $
sure about the first of the names. bu
she remembers that she with a doze
! others, voted on the second, and tina
! I "Sybil' was selected because of its ro
mantle superiority TO their first choice
Monica the girls fearing that thei
/ baby heroine having a brother nigh
1 come. in time, to be nick-named Mon
1 KEY for short.