The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-20

Mrs. Bassett, Mrs. NJ. c. Stone, Mrs. Ed
son. Mrs. WyviIle, Mrs. Tyssowski Mrs.
Blount. Mrs. Hardesty. Mrs. Schneider,
Mrs. Sloan, Mrs. Plat. of Baltimore; Mrs.
Plunkett and Miss Crane, of Dalton,
Mass.
The marriage of Miss Jennie Ross Fur
mage, the daughter of Mrs. FURNACE, of
this city, and Mr.. Harry G.. Kimball, son
of Judge Kimball, of the District Court
will take place Wednesday, March 30, at
o'clock at the North Presbyterian
Church.
Mrs. James Foster and Miss Foster, of
Louisiana, are visiting Mrs. Benton Nc
MILAN at the Normandie Hotel.
The young ladies Of the South Club will
give their mi-careme dance tomorrow
night in Confederate Veterans Hall This
will be their second hop of the season,
and doubtless will be as thoroughly en-
joyable an event as the clubs first dance,
which occurred last December No one is
TO be admitted without n card of invita-
ton, which must be presented at the door.
The chaperones are Mrs. j. X. Jones. Mrs.
Charles B. Howry, Mrs. James L. Pugh,
Mr.. John T Callaghan, Mrs. Albert
Akers, Mrs J. NJ Hickey, Mrs. William
II. Saunders and Mrs. T. G. Riley.
Mrs. Charles Renshaw, 1884 Corcoran
Street will give a tea March % in honor
of her guest, Mrs. E. II. Taylor of Oil
City Pa, and to meet Mrs. charles NJ.
Write Assisting her will be Miss II. NJ.
Comstock Mrs. S. S. Fuller and Miss
Mollie Renshaw.
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good and Mr. Thomas l.. Smith, of this
city, occurred Wednesday evening at the
home of the brides parents, Rev. and
Mrs John BlOodgood. The ceremony,
which was performed by Mr.. Bloodgood,
assisted by Rev. j. Fred Heisse, was wit
messed by a few friends. Miss Ethelyn
M Bloodgood a sister of the bride, at
tended as maid of honor in white organ
die over pink silk and carried a bouquet
of La France roses. Mr.. George l.. Crest
served as best man. The bride wore
white organdie over white taffeta, and
her flowers were bride roses and ferns.
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A large audience attended the birth
dav'' entertainment On Friday evening at
Eastern PRESBYTERIAN Church. The Met
ropolitan Orchestra, under the direction
Of Miss Bliss gave excellent music. Mss
Hurworth and Miss c. Hay met with en-
thusiastic applause. Mr.. Hazard, Miss
Jennie Smith Miss Hope Hopkins. Mr..
Smith. Mrs. Shedd and Mrs Stewart were
also contributors to, the evenings sac
cess. The whole entertainment was very
meritorious, and melted a good sum for
the Christian Endeqvor Society OF the
church.
Patriotism and stocks are not the only
interests involved in the war scare, for
the possibility of the immediate future
has had such an effect on the social world
that until things look a trifle more set
tied agents will find 1t next door to i'm
possible to rent houses for the Summer
season especially those located on the
Atlantic coast, where the Spanish ships
might pass 1t is said, too, by those who
who make it a business to know what
they are talking about, that the present
outlook will have q depressing effect on
foreign travel There come times when
We feel that, as Americans there is no
place like home.
The average woman considers that she
discusses the present situation" with about
the same degree of intelligence as the
average man, but he, on the other hand
insists that her knowledge pertaining to
the present crisis is superficial; that she
reads without discrimination; that she alb
serbs the head lines newspaper cuts
and surface eXcitements without troub-
ling herself about the problems beneath