Evening star., 1898-12-16
DINNERS AND RECEPTION
Miss de Cassini Welcomes Callers to Russian
Embassy.
Debut Teas for Miss SaIlye Faulkner
and Miss Peter-Other Social
Events.

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Senator and Mrs. Fairbanks Senator and
Prof. and Mrs. Gallaudet, Mr.. and Mrs.
| Mum and Maj. and Mrs. BirG.
Mrs. Horstman had also a distinguished
| company TO dinner last night, her guests
| including Sir Wlfrid and Lady Laurier
! Sir LouIs and Lazy Davies, Aar. and Mrs.
| Chopper, Mr.. ana Mrs John w. Foster ex-
| oena,Jr ana Mrs. henderson, Miss Cart
| Wight Mrs. Au0enreid, Mr. and Mrs. Wal
ter iiorstmann OF thnaueiphla, Gen. Cor
| BIN, MIR. John W. kasson and Representa-
| i've I>UbCrt Adams.
! Miss Marguerite de Cassini, the adopted
| daughter and grandniece of the Russian
| Ambassador, Count lie Cassini, received yes
teruay afternoon al the Russian embassy
from ) to-, ana Il large ana distinguished
company pad Cheir respects 10 TINS charm
ing SounS idIS. MISS i4llIlan faunceiote
spent the afternoon with the young hostess,
| WHO Vas ulesseu IN paic gray ana had sew
| eral strmSs OF large pearls about her
| throat. MISS de Casalni IL ABOUT seventeen.
ana IS the only enid OF Count ue CHsSim
nephew, son Of younger Srother. Her
paren,s GIed when she WAS less than four
| years OF age. she has liNeu with ner grand
Gncie since that time. Her manners are as
bright AID NINacloGs as ne beauty is
| marked. and she IL bound to be great fa-
vorIte in sOclety, in winch she rs already
| largely acquainted. Miss de tassini Will re-
1 CtIhc Oh lHuIS'ldNS lllIS anu lltAb iilpHAli
| Mss Salye VI. Faulkner. youngest daugh-
| ter OF Senator ana Mrs. Faulkner, was pre-
| sented to society yesterday at one OF the
| most enjoy and social teas of the sea
| son, at wnlcn a large number of the
| friends of the family, both Of OFFICIAL and
| resident life in Washington, We're present.
Miss Faulkner is bright, spirited and at
t,active III manner, and was gowned in i
white taffeta and mousselinr, and carried
| the roses sent her 10y Lord Herschell.
do, atNT corr TOD
with palms and smIlaX, and almost every
| available place in the reception room was
| covered with flowers sent to her by her
| many friends. A mandolin orchestra was
| on the stairs and played during the entire
| evening.
| Mrs. Faulkner and the debutante were as
sisted in receiving by Lady l1aurier, Lady
Dawes, Miss Davies, Mrs. Fairbanks, Mrs.
Foster Miss Cartwright, Mss Kitty Reed,
Miss Maude Talmadge, Miss Farnsworth,
Miss Julia Foraker, Miss Mary Warner and
Miss Early. Miss Love presided at the
| punch bowl while Miss Mary Wills dis
| pensad trapped cherries. Refreshments
were served in the dining room, the table
| being decorated with oId family silver and
la France roses. Among the numerous
callers who honored the debutante by their
presence were Sir Julian, Lady and Miss
Pauncefote, Lord Hersche!l, Sir Wilfrid
Laurler, Sir Louis Davies, Vice President
/ and Mrs. Hobart, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Nelson Page, Chief Justice and Mrs. Fuller,
Justice and Mrs. Harlan, Justice and Mss
Mckenna, DIR and Mrs. Talmadge. the
Chinese minister. Mrs. j. Thompson Swami,
Mr.. and Mrs. Blair Lee, Judge McComas,
Judge Bradley, Gen. Hawley. members of
the Angio-Amarican commission, senators
and members of the House.
The Misses Morris, sisters of Justice Nor
| ris, welcomed a very large company yes
terday to tea at their home on MaSsa-
chusetts avenue. Miss Morris, Miss Mary
Morris and Miss Colbert haC the pleasant
assistance of Miss Hume, Miss Lambert,
Miss Sugden Miss Herman. Miss Carvallo
and Mrs. Shepherd in entertaining their
guests. In the dining room, where the table
was adorned with pink roses, Mrs. Hastings
served the chocolate and Mrs. Willard War
ner presided over the tea things Both judi
cial and official society generally as well
the resident families, were represented
in the throng of guests.
Mrs. Herbert VI. Wilson will give tea
in honor of Mrs. Henry Tucker Percy
Thursday, December -, 4 to q.
Mrs. Beverly Kennon, at TEA Yesterday,
which revived the social traditions of
Georgetowns most aristocratic quarter, and
in home synonymous with a leadership
and participation therein, presented her
pretty young granddaughter, Miss Agnes
Peter, to a large circle of friends. Tudor
place was decked with flowers in honor of
| the event, and the pretty bud bloomed at a
most auSpiCiouS moment. The dehutante's
toilet was of white mousseline de sole,
and her flowers We're long-stemmed pink
roses. Miss Dunlop. Miss Webster, Miss
| Greenleaf, Miss Beale, Miss CragIn. Miss
Orme Miss Taylor, Miss Stuart and Mss
Coyle were in the receiving party. Mrs.
Armistead Peter, jr., and MISS Macdonald
of Richmond also pleasantly assisted the
hostess, while in the dining room Mrs.
Moorehead and Mrs. William Dunlop did
the honors. Miss Margaret Peter served
punch in the hallway. Mr.. Armistead Peter
and Mr.. kennon Peter, brothers of the
debutante, were also present.
The governor-elect of Pennsylvania and
Mrs. Stone have returned to Washington
after a little trip taken for rest and recrea-
ton. Next Wednesday they are going to
Philadelphia to attend n dinner given by
Col. a. T. Mcclure. in honor of Admiral
and Mrs. Schley, where they and the pres
ent governor of the state and Mrs Hast
ingS will be special guests. Mrs Stone
finds the last days of her residence here
full of pleasant duties and farewell cour-
tesies from the warm friends she has made.
The snaueulation ceremonies viii take
place January II, an, the governOr-eiect
and family party Will go to Harrisburg on
a special car. accompanied by a few per-
sonal friends from this city. For the early
days of their residence in the gubernatorial
mansion al Harrisburg constant series of
social attentions have been prepared by
their admirers there. while Washington is
the loser by the departure of this family,
their friends proudly anticipate the new
honors " hIch await the goVernor-e.ect IN
his own state, and predict Mrs. Stone
a charmingly successful career in a posi-
ton where youth ana personal attractive
ness, such as are hers, will be such power
ful aids.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Edward Dickinson
of Calhoun, Va. stopping at the Nor
mandie. MIR. Dickinson is a civil engineer
and "Wednesday last was married. HIS
bride was Miss Alice Kent Tynsey of Rlcn-
mond. They are spending portion of Their
honeymoon in this city.
Chief Justice and Mrs Mott have returned
to their residence, SO Connecticut avenue.
But Mrs. Mott, IN consequence of the death
of her mother. Mrs. Marx hopkins of Mas
Sachusetts, Will be unable to receive ON
Mondays as she has hitherto done.
Lord Herschel will be given Il dinner by
former Vice President Levi p. Morton to-
morrow night at the iatters New York
residence.
y pleasant surprise party WAS given Mr..
Geo. Groener in honor of his birthday al
his residence. 1878 9Th street, Thursday
evening. Dancing and games We're lndulgel
in, after which u collation. was served. A
-arge party was present.
Mrs. Early and Miss Early will not re-
ceive until Saturdays in January.
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