Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-15
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
Presented to the Prince by the Vice Presi-
dent.
Belgium's Future Ruler Meets a Bril-
Castle Tea Notes.


a brilliant one. He was last night the
guest of the Vice President and Mrs. Ho-
bart first at dinner Of twenty covers
and later at reception. where several
hundred guests came in pleasant contact
with royalty. The table was gorgeous with
white roses and white Hlacs the round
centerpiece being edged with maidenhair
fern. The cards, on which the names were
embossed in heavy gold lettering, had the
Belgian and American flags crossed on an
unclouded sky background. During the
dinner the Hungarian band played the
national airs OF Belgium and America and
of Great Britain. Germany and France.
whose ambassadors were present to hear
them. The dinner guests were the Be-
giaI minister and Countess Lichterveide.
the British ambassador. the German am
bassaGor, the French ambassador. Secre-
tary Shtrnan Mrs. Gr!ggs. Mrs. Harriet
Lane johnson. Mrs. Sartoris. Mrs. Sheii-
dan, Mrs. Beale. Hiss Barber Miss Gary.
Miss Dais- Letter. DIR. Melis. Col Jung
bluth anG MIR. Jocstens. AT 10, when the
guests commenced to assemble for the re-
ception. they Were received in the draw.
ing room by the Vice President and Mrs
Hobart and presented TO Prince Albert.
Mrs. Hobart was supsrbly gowned in white
SATIN. trimmed with Venetian point. and
wore diamonds and pearls. The drawing
rooms were Drofuseiy adorned with pink
roses, ana over the wide doorway the Bel
gan coat-of-arms and the stars and stripes
divided admiration.
The doorway was curtained with aspara-
gus garlands. Supper, with all the season.
able deiicacies, was served all evening in the
supper room, on the first floor, where the
decorations were in the Belgian colors The
hist of invited guests included the Mexican
minister and Mrs. Romero, the Belgian
minister and Mrs. Mendonca the Chilean
minister and Mrs Cana, the Austrian min
lister and Baroness HengeimuIler the min
NenpZrpla a
the minister from Portugal and the Wis
countess Santo-Thyrso. the charge daft
flares of Colombia and Mrs Rengifo. the
minister from Costa Rica and Mrs. Calvo,
Senior del Viso of the Argentine Republic,
Chief Justice and Mrs. Fuller. Justice and
Mrs. White, Justice and Mrs. Shiras, JUS
tica and Mrs. McKenna, the Speaker Mrs.
Reed and Miss Reed eX-Nice President
Morton of New York. the Secretary of the
Interior, the Secretary of the Navy and
Miss Long, the Postmaster General. Mrs.
Gary and the Misses Gary, Senator and
Mrs. Wetmore and the Misses Wetmore,
Mrs. Miles and Miss Miles, Senator and
Mrs. Mcmillan, Senator and Mrs. Hale.
Senator Sewell. Representative Newlands,
the Misses Newlands. Judge and Mrs. Da-
Wis. Representative and Mrs. Wayne Par
ker, General and Mrs. Rochester and Miss
Rochester, Representative and Mrs Pit
ney, Representative and Mrs. WadsWorth,
Mrs. Audenried, Mrs. Horstmann, the
Misses Horstmann, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Nelson Page, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hinck-
ley. Mr. and Mrs. George Bloomer, Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Hitt Mr.. and Mrs.
Ward Theron, Mrs. Warder and the Misses
Warder. Mr. and Mrs. James NJ. Johnston,
Mr.. and Mrs. Larz Anderson, Commander
and Mrs. Glover. Mrs. Hobson, DIR. and
Mrs Hammond. Mrs and Miss Letter Mr.
and Mrs. Boardman and the Misses Board
man. Mr.. John Addison Porter, the Misses
Patten, Mrs. Nicholas Anderson and Miss
Anderson, Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne McVeagh,
General Corbin, Mrs. Bates and Miss Bates,
Mr. and Mrs. McLanahan and Miss Nc
Lanahan.
Mrs Bessie Stewart gave tea yester-
day in honor of Miss Condit-Smith, whose
engagement to Lieutenant Key has lately
been announced. The main floor at Stew
art Castle was decked with spring flowers
and a company of pleasantly large propor-
lions chatted with the agreeable hostess.
the guest of honor and each other under
most delightful auspices. Miss Mary Con-
dit-Smith. Miss Miles and Miss Fox also
assisted in entertaining
Mrs. lie Breton and Mrs. A. V. Kautz,
who is visiting her at the Portner. will be
at home to their friends Wednesdays.
Lady Paupcefote and two daughters are
at Atlantic City. where Sir Julian Paunce-
fote is expected to join them the end of
the week.
Mrs. Mckee is the guest of Mrs. r. NJ. G.
Brown. having arrived last Saturday from
New York, accompanied by her son and
daughter, Master Benjamin Harrison Nc
Kee and Miss Mary Lodge Mckee.
The announcement of the engagement of
Miss Alice Belknap to Mr.. Barklie Henry
of Philadelphia, made in yesterdays Star,
| formed an interesting topic of conversation
wherever society gathered last night Mr..
| Henry Is son of Mr.. Morton Henry, a
prominent lawyer of Philadelphia:
Mrs. Cora NJ. Shwalier, who has been
| spending some time with her sisters. Mrs.
| Ella Dickinson and Miss Eta Woodland
of Capitol Hill, returned to her home in
Cortland county. N. Y, last evening.
Mrs. Ellen Smith has returned from New
York.
The Misses Fowler entertained a few
| friends at their residence. 100 18th street
southeast, last evening. Cards and games
We're the features of the evening. after
which a bountiful repast was served.
Mrs. Burrows left this morning for Mich
igan. called home by the serious illness of
her mother.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Graves are taking
a trip to New York and Atlantic City.
Miss Jessie Marshall of Milford, n. H, is
visiting her sister Miss Lydia Marshall,
at No. 1908 K street northwest.
Mrs. Dudley W. Gregory, the Victoria,
will not be 'at home Wednesday after
noon, as she is visiting in New York.