Evening star., 1898-01-26
THE SOCIAL WORLD
Wen-Attended Cabinet Receptions
Being Held Today.
VARIED MIDWIHfER FESTIVITIES
A Round Of Elegant Entertainments
Marks This Season.
PERSON AT NOrIrS fNE INIvrI, D Ey1,
PERsONALNoTEs oFINrEREsT

| PERSONALNOTESO ESOF1NTEREST
The streets present a brilliant scene this
afternoon. superb equipages with Hveried
and cockaded coachmen and footmen dash
ing here and there on their way to va
rious official houses. with burdens of
beauty and finery. II the days Of the week
at the capital were symbolized, white
gloves would mean Wednesday. One mar
vels at the avalanche of white kid that de-
scends on cabinet households from 3 to 5,
when the wives Of the secretaries and their
fair aids are fairly showed under with i'm
maculate hand clasps. The question of
abandoning trimmings of plumage for
mercy's sake and because fine feathers
are result of the murder of harmless
melodious songsters loses force by compar-
ison with the practical slaughter of inno-
cents" of which SO many spotless kid
gloves are the elegant result.
Lessening the reception hours has
brought auout a Wednesday dress parade
on Connecticut avenue. From to 6
O'Clock each midweek afternoon callers
VINO travel afoot have an hour at their
disposal that custom has formed to official
visiting. The public. not yet having learn
ed how to dispose of the superfiuous hour
dedicated by habit to officio-social obser-
vation and intercourse. has apparently
taken to Connecticut avenue en- masse to
think the matter out.
The vice presidential residence on Lafay-
cite square. is one of the most luxuriously
appointed and tastefully arranged homes
at the capital. Mrs. Hobart. wife Of the
Vice President, is receiving this afternoon
from 3 to O'clock assisted by Mrs Will
liam Barbour of New York, Mrs. Sanford.
Mrs. Newton, Mrs. H. s. Corbett, Mrs.
James NJ Johnston. Mrs. John Poor. Mrs.
Walton. Misses Barbour. Alice Warder.
Margarita Cana, Grant and Stanton.
The wife Of the Secretary of State. Mrs.
John Sherman. is receiving. Mrs. Miles.
the Misses Horstmann, Miss Lizzie Sher-
man and Mrs. Griffiths are her assistants.
Mrs. Gage, wife of the Secretary Of the
Treasury, is receiving. assisted by Miss
Lucy Page of New York, her guest, and
several other ladies.
Mrs. Alger, wife of the Secretary of War.
is receiving. Assisting Mrs. Alger are Miss
Alger. Miss Irene Swift of Detroit and
other ladies.
Mrs. Long, wife of the Secretary of the
Navy, is receiving, assisted by Miss Long,
Mrs. Rixey. Mrs Clover. Mrs. Souther-
land, Mrs. Castle, Miss White, Miss Glover,
Miss Slmpkins, Miss Lowering and Miss
Wetmore.
pointed Attorney General, is not yet in the
city, and Mrs. McKenna, wife of the for
mer Attorney General has taken her
place among the ladies of the judiciary.
Mrs Bliss. wife of the Secretary of the
Interior. and Miss Bliss, her daughter. left
Washington for New York this morning.
Mrs. Gary, wife Of the Postmaster Gen
eral, is receiving, assisted by the three
Misses Gary. Mrs. James and Mrs. Levering
and Miss Basshor of Baltimore. Mrs. Stan
ley Brown, Mrs. Chatard and Miss Kit
fridge of New York.
Miss Wilson, daughter of the Secretary
of Agriculture, is receiving. Assisting her
are: Mrs. Daizell, Mrs. Heath, Mrs. Gear,
Mrs. Moore, Mrs. Clark, Mrs. Steele, Mrs.
Belknap, Misses Talmage SweitZer, Cor
ham, Clark and White.
President Dole of Hawaii and Mrs. Dole
will be guests Of President and Mrs. Nc
Kinley at dinner Tuesday, February 1. The
company will be made up of distinguished
personages.
Mrs. Charles Pike, guest of Mrs. Alger
has returned to Chicago.
Mrs. Henry Lee Heiskell is giving a tea
this afternoon for her daughter, Miss Es-
telle Heiskell
Mrs. John w. Bayne is hostess this after
noon at a tea for Miss Mae Ashby Bayne
her daughter.
Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett has sent
out cards for a reception tonight at 8
o'clock.
kins will give large reception this even
ing. President Mckinley, President Dole,
ex-President Harrison and members of the
cabinet" past and present, senators and
representatives will be present.
The diplomatic dinner tonight will be an
affair of more interest than even such
state functions usually are. The large
number Of guests the regretted absence of
several ladies of embassies and legations
give yet the delightful opportunity for the
presence Of the pretty daughters of the
cabinet. The new ambassador Of France.
N. Cambon, whose wife is in Paris: the
bachelor ambassador of Germany, NJ. Hol-
lehen: Count Guilio Vinci bachelor charge
of Norway and Sweden: of the Neither
lands; of Denmark; M. Meron, whose wife
Is now in South America; the bachelor
charge d'affaires of Russia, NJ. de VOL
lunt; the charge OF Turkey; the bachelor
charge Of the Central American Republics,
must each have fair partners allotted them
at the banquet table. The burning diplo-
matte question of the hour is, next to
be seated? Will the young bachelors be
paired with matrons, and debutantes fall
to the lot of temporarily widowed fathers
OF families. or will the young men and
member 'monstrous' stately function as
"a jolly good timer Reflection tends to
the suppositfon that the first diplomatic
dinner OF this administration can in no
V"S oC iC8diuou dS Il demonstration
against international alliances
The President and Mrs Mckinley enter
tained at dinner last evening ex-President
and Mrs. Harrison. The host and hostess
stood to receive their guests in the crimson
carreted corridor near the doorway of the
blue room. Mrs. Mckinley wore a hand
scme white silk gown. Mrs. Harrison was
gowned In black satin with corsaEe trim
ming OF scarlet flowers, and Mrs Raymond
Patterson were white brocade with frills of
blue tulle and French pink velvet knots on
the bodice and In fer hair. Mr.. Joseph A.
Mediu OF Chicago and Mr.. Raymond Pat
terson. his son-in-law, were other guests
The table decorations were orchids.
Misses Mabel Mckinley and Mary Bar
bour were among the guests of Assistant
Secretary OF State and Mrs. Day last even
ing.
The Vice President and Mrs. Hobart gave
a dinner last night. Guests were the chief
Justice and Mrs. Fuller. Senator and Mrs
Lodge, Col. Corbin. Senator and Mrs Wet
more, Judge and Mrs. Mott Mrs. Newton,
Mr.. John Addison Porter, Miss McKenna,
Col and Mrs. William Barbour of New
York. who are visiting the house; Mr. and
Mrs. Hornblower. Mr.. Boutelle and Mrs.
Sanford