Evening star., 1898-12-24
THE SOCIAL WORLD
How President and Cabinet Will
Spend Christmas,
GAYETIES OF THE LAST WEEK OF 'sS
a Tea Party at the Home of Com
missioner Evans.
P E r S o N AL NOTE S

Christmas preparations and the bad
| weather. with the consequent increase of
grip, caused the social events of the week
| to be somewhat slimly attended. The grip,
| however is playing the worst havoc, and
, in consequence few of the dinner companies
| lately have met with the first expected on
| hand The small or informal dances which
| are the holiday feature began last night
| with that given by Mrs. John Davis in hon.
| or OF the Homecoming of her son, and will
| continue during next week nearly every
| night. The list of debutantes will be in
creased the coming week by several more
young ladies, whose coming-ou parties will
| enliven the afternoons. Just at present
Christmas cheer interests, to the exclusion
of every other topic.
President and Mrs. Mckinley will spend
the holidays at the White House. Mr. and
| Mrs. Abner Mckinley and Miss Mabel Nc
| klnley of New York. and Mr.. James Nc
| kinney and Mr.. James Barber of Canton
| Will be with them. For Christmas dinner
| Lieutenant and Mrs. Smith and>Miss Ends
ley are expected as additional guests.
| The Vice President and Mrs. Hobart went
| to Paterson, N. j., few days ago, and will
remain there till the last of next week.
Secretary and Mrs Hay and family go to
| Cleveland today and remain over Monday.
Secretary and Mrs. Gage have been in
| vited by former Postmaster General and
! Mrs. Gary to spend over Sunday with them
| Secretary and Mrs. Alger have their
| daughters. Mrs. Bailey of Philadelphia and
Mrs. Charles Pike of Chicago and their
| son, Capt Alger, home for the holidays.
Secretary and Mrs. Long will have their
daughter. Miss Margaret Long, home for
the holidays from her college work in Bal
timore. Miss Helen Long is also here.
Attorney General and Mrs. Griggs. hav-
ing large family circle, expect a merry
| Christmas at their home here.
Postmaster General and Mrs. Smith and
Secretary and Miss Wilson will spend
| Christmas here.
| for the holidays.
| Mrs. II. Clay Evans and the Misses Evans
| entertained at tea yesterday, at which
| assembled several hundred acquaintance
| in resident and official social ranks. The
| hours from } to Were very convenient for
the many visiting in the neighborhood dur
ing the early afternoon, and We're short
| ened by the rapid flight of time amid such
pleasant surroundings by those who came
| late. Commissioner Evans was present to
| add his welcome to the cordial greetings of
| his wife and daughters. Mrs. Evans re-
! ceiVed in steel blue moire, richly trimmed
| in Duchess lace Assisting the Misses
| Evans in looking after the pleasure of their
| guests were Mrs. Goodloe Mrs Hiestand
| Mrs. Henry, Mrs. Bromwell. Miss Wilson,
| Miss Terry Miss Tonner and Miss Griffith
| OF tennessee, who is guest of the family
| Tor the holidays. Mrs. William Mearns did
| the honors most Sraciously at the refresh
| ment table The flower boowl in the center
| of the table, filled with red roses, rested on
| a square of lace over red.
Among the guests were Secretary Wilson
| the Chinese minister and Mrs. WI and
! their young son, Senator and Mrs Fair
! banks, Senator and Mrs. Foraker, the Miss
es Foraker Miss Faulkner, Solicitor Gen
| eral and Mrs. Richards, Mr. S. H. kauff-
| mann, Mrs. Joseph L. Willard. the Misses
Foraker, the Misses Tisdel and Miss Palm
er, Mr. and Mrs: B. H. Warner. Mr.. and
| Mrs. Wells and Miss Wells, Mr.. and Mrs
Robert j. Wynne. Mrs. Rudolph Kauff-
| mann, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas f. Lane, Mrs
Bessie Stewart. Mrs. Robley D. Evans and
MISS Virginia Evans DR.. and Mrs. Rad
| Zelepoy. Major and Mrs. William A Skunk
| Mrs Benton McMilin, the Misses Shoup
| Major Goodloe and Representative Evans
| Of Tennessee and Miss Evans.
| The sociabilities Of the coming week will
| have an auspicious opening Monday at Mrs
| Mattlngiys to 6, when their friends will
| nave an opportunity to greet Mr.. and Mrs.
| Robert Treat Paine. ir, who have returned
| from a southern trip and will linger here
| few days before proceeding to Boston.
Mrs Nathaniel Wilson will give a dance
for Miss Daisy Wilson Monday night at
Rauscher's, which will be preceded by
number of young peoples dinners. Tues
| day Mrs Gallaudet will give a tea to Z
to introduce her young daughter, and Mrs.
Kendall will give a dance at Rauschers the
same evening. The marriage of Miss Mills
and Lieut.. Richards at the Church of the
Covenant and the german at Linthicum Hall
/ IN IN hGnor on OF MISS sophye stuart by her broth
| er. Dr. A. Rhett Stuart, will be the events
OF wednesday evening. That afternoon
Miss Julia Foraker the youngest daughter
OF Senator and Mrs. Foraker will make
her debut at tea, to Z. Thursday Mrs
Philip F. Larner will present her daughter
at 8 o'clock tea. Mrs. Brown, wife of
| Justice Brown will give a tea and Mrs.
Ward dinner for young people. Friday
there will be several .luncheons and euchre
matinees. and in the evening Senator and
| Mrs. Elkins Mr.. and Mrs. Ffoulke and
Senator and Mrs. Foraker will entertain at
young peoples dinners. The guests of the
two first named will meet with those at the
Foraker mansion for dance later in the
| evening. Saturday night, the last day of
| the year, the Chinese minister and Mrs
WI will give dinner
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry F. Blount welcomed
large party to THE Oaks last night TO
celebrate the return home of Mr.. Henry F.
Blount, jr., and Mr.. Walter Blount The
| big house was in holiday array from the
| first floor to the theater upstairs with
Christmas greens. holly and mistletoe
musical and dramatic entertainment filled
the early part Of the evening, feature
Wnlch is always so successful when arrang-
Gu uy tHiS tdleHteO nOuSenOld. Mrs. Con-
we'll, Miss Geraldine Farrar of Boston, Mr..
Cooper and Mr.. Ernest participated in the
| musical numbers, which opened the pro-
! gram. A sixteenth-century play by Ia
dema called The Silent Voice." was most
artistically given by Miss Bessie Blount, as
the duchess; Miss Adele Greey, Miss Co.
baugh and Miss Chase, as her attendants:
IT:;,: Mr; Iheodore Friebus, as Osborne, and Mr..
William Dali, as page. Singing to the ac-
compartment of the lutte and a country
dance lnterspersed the play.
Mrs. Blount wore> an elegant dress of
| gray satin and lace. The evening wound
| up by dance. The dining room was deck
ed with pink roses and carnations, and all
the dainty appointments of the supper were
| in harmony.
The Misses Louis of Baltimore are spend
ing the holidays with their aunt, Mrs. H.
Sommers. 303S M street northwest where
they will be pleased to see their friends
AT home Sunday, December %:
Mrs. ]. Ellsworth Sickels and Miss Sick
| els are at Old Point Comfort. Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Barret Ridgely of
Springfield. ILL.,, arrived in the city this
! morning, and will spend some time with
| the latter's parents, Senator and Mrs Cul-