The times., 1899-12-27

The Secretary Of War and Mrs. Root
gave a box party at the National last
night to see Sir Henry Irving in Robe
spierre After the play the English star
was entertained by The Secretary and Mrs.
Root al an II O'Clock supper at their resi-
dencc. on Rhode Island Avenue. The
guests. both at the theatre and supper,
were. The Spanish Ambassador and the
Duchess d'Arcos. the Secretary OF State
and Mrs Hay. the Secretary of the Treas
ury and Mrs. Gage. Senator aud Mrs.
Lodge, General and Mrs Miles. Poymaster
General and Mrs. Bates, Commander and
Mrs Cowles. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Nelson
Page. Mr. and Mrs Wayne MacNeagh,
General Corbin and Mr.. Branu Stokes.
Mrs. Sartoris gave dinner for young
people last night. when the guests We're
Miss Edith Daudge Miss WaIlach, Miss
Ethel Horstmanu Miss Bessie Ward, Miss
Ffoulke. Miss sartoris. Miss Miriam
Grant, OF san Francisco, VINO is now on a
visit 70 her grandmother. Mrs. L. s.
Grant. Miss Cassini Mr. Iowther, Mr..
Humphreys owen. and Mr. Robert BTon-
ley. of the British Embassy; Mir. HIT. Mr..
Austin Nr. Francis, Mt. Johnston. Cen
eral COrbin. who was a guest later at the
residence Of the Secretary Of War and
Mrs Root TO meet Sir Henry Irving, Colo
mel Michler. and Captain Sartoris.
The Secretary Of state and Mrs. Hay en-
tertained a coterie of young besuX and
bellies at dinner last night the majority
Of the guests leaving later 10 attend lhe
Albert dance at Rauschers
Miss Frederiks Leech entertained num-
Der of he dehutautes of this season and
last at luncheon yesterday.
The ladies Of The Cabinet who are now in
Washington viii receive this afternoon
Washington society viii be brilliantly
represeutated al the wedding tomorrow
evening of Miss Jane Winn Faulkner, eld-
est daughter OF former Senator G. j. Faux
ner. and Dr. William White, Of Nashville,
Tenn. The ceremony Will occur at Boyd
vile, the Faulkner homestead, near Mar
tinsbuTg ". Va. and viii be performed by
Rev T. NJ. Woods. pastor OF the PTesby
terian Church al Martinsburg. assisted by
Rev Dr. Talmage, of this city, and prom
ises 10 be ore Of Ihe most elaborate we'd
dings in the social history of that section.
Added 10 the Christmas decorations Of
green and red VIII be elaborate decorations
having the effect of pink and white Miss
Ssllye Faulkner Miss Faulhner's sister
viii be maid Of honor. and Mr. Z. Y. O.
Byrd, Of Nashville. viii be best man. The
bridesmaids are 10 be Miss Amelia Pear
son, of Harrodsburg, Ky; Miss Katherine
Reed daughter of former Speaker Thomas
B. Reed. and Miss Mary Paxton Of New
York: Miss Maud TalmBdge and Miss May
Wills. OF Washington; Miss Elsie Love, OF
Winchester. Va. Miss May B. Faulkner,
Miss Belle Stewart and Miss Elizabeth
ColsJon. Of MaTrinsburg The groomsmeu
are TO be Representative John W Gaines
Of Tennessee, Mr.. Curry, NJ. r. Bryan.
Guif0Td Douglas. Walter Kain, Johnson
Dansford. Alexander Martin. Park Mar
shall J. B. D. Da Boe, and Charles B. Cul-
Iom. all Of this city.
Beginning on TuCsday Miss Faulkner
viii entertain at house party the out-of-
town young ladies mentioned above and
Walter T. F0ote. Of Port Henry, y. Y;
Charles G. Bennett OF Brooklyn. y. Y;
Charles y S0urhWick. of Albany. Y. Y;
Joseph Bradley of Washington; Senator
Harry ID. Flood. Of AppomatToN county.
Virginia and Joseph Button Of Richmond.
On Wednesday morning Miss Belle Stewart
viii entertain The B0ydsville guests at a
whist party al her home Aspen Hall, and
that evening he society young men viii
give a bail in their honor al the Hotel
Berkeley