Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-28
THE SOCIAL WORLD
An Artistic 'Bal Poudre" at the
British Embassy Last Night.
Scene FROM FRENCH HISTORY
Brilliant Gathering at Fort Myer
Yesterday Afternoon.
PERSONALNOTESO FINTEREST

| Miss Talmage has sent out cards for a
| luncheon Monday, 31st. I'm honor of Miss
| Mary Barbour and Miss Mabel Mckinley.
niece of the President and Mrs. Mckinley.
| Twenty-four guests are invited, including
many young women of the official circle.
Rev. DR.. Talmage and his bride are ex-
pected in Washington Tuesday evening
| next.
| Mrs. Heistand. wife Of Major Hestand,
| has sent out invitations for a tea Tues
| day next.
Miss Kate Mickles is entertaining this
| afternoon at a reception in honor of Miss
| Squires of Omaha.
Mrs. Pettigrew, wife of Senator Petit
| grew, is entertaining today at a piano
| cital. for which forty guests were invited.
| Selections by Angelo Fronani, whose mas
| terly technique and delicate expression
| have made him well appreciated in this
| his home, make up the program. Bizet,
| Wagner Chopin. Greig and Mohr are the
composers Mr. Fronani has chosen to play
from. Mrs. Pettigrew was assisted at the
tea table by Mrs Gallinger Guests are
! principally ladies in official life.
Miss Daisy Talmage will entertain at
dinner Saturday evening in honor of her
guests, MISC Foote of New York and Miss
| Faulkner of West Virginia. A coaching
party was given these young women yes
| terday afternoon by Representative Foote
| of New York to Overlook Inn. Miss Kitty
Reed Representative Bennett of New York
| and Representative Gaines were among
| those who enjoyed the delightful drive.
Mrs. WI, wife of the Chinese minister, is
! receiving at the legation this afternoon for
! the last time during the season.
| The Vice President and Mrs. Hobart will
! give a large reception this evening at the
| vice presidential residence, on Lafayette
| square.
Ex-Governor Carroll, who has recently
| l,ased the home of Mrs. Ordway, will give
| IL dinner this evening.
Mrs. Joseph Washington is entertaining
| at a tea this afternoon.
The German ambassador was host last
| night at dinner in honor of the birthday
| of the Emperor Of Germany.
| Mrs. Sewers and Miss Sewers, her daugh-
| ter, were hostesses yesterday at tea in
compliment to the Misses Randol of New
| York, their guests. Mrs Stanley Brown,
| Miss Tisdel, Miss Madeline Gary, Miss
Houston and Miss Worthington assisted.
| Decorations were of scarlet tulips.
Mrs. Clifford Penn, assisted by the Misses
| Clagett. gave tea yesterday for the
| Misses Gary, daughters of the Postmaster
General
Miss Irene Swift was guest Of honor at a
luncheon given yesterday by Mrs. Wallace
| Radcliffe.
The bal poudre" at the British embassy
last evening was artistic and delightful
The scene in the ball room. which included
| so many beautiful girls and gallants in
picturesque "fxings," was like bit from
| French history. Just a thing of puffs and
| patches made for madrigals and catches;
| not for heart wounds, but for scratches
belle marquise." Austin Dobson's dainty
| verses were momentarily suggested. Mr.
Frank Andrews led the cotillon of seventy
| couples. dancing with Miss Audrey
Pauncefote. Lady Pauncefote and her
| daughters wore satin gowns of delicate
tints and the prescribed powder and patch
es. The diplomatic corps and other guests
numbering two hundred were present.
Mrs. Richards, wife of Assistant Solicit
tor General Richards. gave a luncheon to-
day. Decorations were white hyacinths
and violets. with ferns, and cluster of
violets for each guest. Those present were
Mrs. Haywood. Mrs. Heistand Mrs. Ham,
lin. Mrs. Gordon. Mrs. Mills. Mrs. Beale.
Mrs. Conrad, Mrs. Wiggin Mrs. Steece,
the Misses Bates Of England.
Col. and Mrs. Sumner entertained yester-
day afternoon at THE Dansant," at Fort
| Myer. More than 100 guests, including
| every one of prominence in official and dip
| lomatic circles and army and navy circles.
| were present The hop room of the post
was deliberately decorated with bunting and
| palms. and guns and sabers used orna-
mentally gave the proper military sugges-
| room, assisted by Mrs. West, Mrs Craig
Mrs. Brooks and Mrs Gallagher. At her
| home Mrs. Sumner welcomed guests, ele-
gantly gowned In dark crimson velvet, with
trimming of point lace. Assisting the host
ess were: Mrs. Cheever. Mrs Stout, Mrs.
How and Mrs. Ryan. Yellow roses and
tropical plants decorated the drawing room.
among those present We're the Chinese
Miss Miles, Mrs. and Miss Long General
Carr. Colonel and Miss Cotton, Mrs and
the Misses Dodge, Captain and Mrs. Ayres.
Major and Mrs. Coleman, Miss Coleman
Miss Baker, Mrs Heistand Miss Donayin
Miss Sweitzer. Miss Worthington. Miss
Humphrey. Mrs. Lancaster. the Misses
Crosby. the Misses Mattingly, Mrs. Chase.
Mrs. Lieber. Miss Lieber Lieut. Gilmore.
Miss Humphrey. Miss Porter. Col. Gordon,
Mrs Stanton. Capt. Michler and many
others. The affair was brilliant and thor
oughly enjoyed.
Miss Loud. daughter of Representative
Loud of California, will receive Tuesday
at SIG 18th street.
tonight. which promises to be. as is usual
with all gayetie5 planned there, jolly and
well attended.
Mrs. W. F. Mattingly gave a musicale
! last evening. which was attended by nearly
three hundred guests. Among those
: friends who took part in the music were
Macame de Diaz Albertini. Miss wignall,
Miss Harlan. Miss Bradley, Mr.. Gibbs,
Miss WoFthington and Mr.. Frailey. The
supper table was especially pretty, ices
| being fashioned mandoiins guitars and
other stringed Instruments while the CEN
ter floral decoration was a harp Of roses.
Misses Barbour, Mckinley, Satterlee Chief
Justice and Mrs. Fuller. Mrs. Clinton Cush-
| ing. DR.. and Mrs. Radcliffe. Mr.. and Mrs
Worthington, Mrs. Miles and Mrs Nc
kenLa were among those present.
Miss Mamie Letter gave a dinner last
evening. guests going later to the British
embassy dance.
| The former minister to Russia and Mrs.
Breckenridge were guests of honor last
evening at a dinr er given by Gen. and
Mrs. Miles.
Mrs. John w. Foster has cards out to
meet President and Mrs. Dole Friday Feb
ruary 4, from to 6.
Monday afternoon Mrs. Willard d. Van
diver will receive her friends at 122 Mary
land avenue northeast, with Mrs. Dieu-
donne.