The times., 1899-01-01

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Rev. Edward Connolly. formerly of st.
Aioysius' Church and Georgetown Uniyer-
sity, and now stationed in Boston. spent a
portion of Christmas week in Washington.
He returned to Boston yesterday.
The social calendar for tomorrow. in ad-
dition to the receptions already announced,
Will include a 8 o'clock tea at which Miss
Louise Kaufman will be the hostess
On Tuesday Mrs. Alger will entertain at
luncheon, and the events OF the same
evening will include an evening reception
to be given by Senator and Mrs. Shoup at
the Normandie to introduce their dangh-
ter, Miss Laura Shoup, and the first of the
seasons cotillions to be given by the
Bachelors at National Rifles Armory. The
decorations and favors will be in keeping
with the artistic standard long ago at
tanned by these most courtly hosts, and
the guests will be received by Mrs. Hay.
On Tuesday evening also. the president
and faculty OF the Columbian School of
Diplomacy will hold a reception to cele-
brate the opening Of their new hall.
On Wednesday coming-ou tea will be
given by Mrs. William Alden Smith and
Mrs. Joel Prescott Heatwole, at the Baltic
when Mrs. Heatwole will present her
daughter, Miss Archibald, and Mrs. Eldred
liar pretty affair, when her daughter, Miss
Davis, will make her debut. President and
Mrs. Mckinley will entertain the Cabinet
at the first official dinner of the New Year,
and Commissioner ef Pensions and Mrs.
Evans will be dinner hosts of the night.
The leading social event scheduled for
Thursday is the reception TO be held BY
Mrs. Warder and which win be followed
by a small cotillion. The debutante of the
oft
Will be presented at tea TO be given in
her honor by Mrs. Fielding Marshall Lewis.
a tea will also be given by Mrs. ]. William
Henry, of Georgetown.
The reception which Mrs. Barber was
compelled to postpone from tomorrow on
account of her illness will be given Sat
urday evening at Belmont to meet Mr.. and
Mrs. Colin Aud Studs, and on the same
evening will be given a reception by Cap
tain and Mrs. Crowninsheld in honor of
the Secretary of the Navy and the Misses
Long.
The Secretary of the Interior returned to
Washington unaccompanied by Mrs. Bliss,
who will, therefore, not be in the receiv-
Ing line at the White House tomorrow.
Mrs. Stone, wife of the governor elect of
Pennsylvania, will hold her last reception
for Harrisburg.
The students OF Columbian College gave
their second dance OF the season on
Wednesday evening. The ball room of the
Majestic was beautifully decorated with
evergreens and university flags, and a
tasteful display of orange and blue bunt-
ing-the college cOlors. Dancing was en-
joyed until the early hours and all present
pronounced the occasion great success.
Among the guests were the Misses Nor
gan. Sherman, Barnes. Graham Ball, Nc
Cally, Darling Conway, Jeffries. Darrough,
Dillo, Echloff, Billingsly, Aldrieh., o'Brien.
Moore, Selhauson and Ginesi, and Messrs.
Titus, Seton, Cobourn, Beard, Farnham.
Riggles, Selhauson. Farris, Bond, Block,
Taggot, Loucks, Weaver. Spear Dunham.
Kelly, Andrews. Cummings Colley, Tin
dali, Chase, sterrett, Bates. Mason and
Sherman.
The Washington Wellesley Association
held its annual Christmas reunion on Fri
day afternoon at the home of Miss Buckly
Receiving with the hostess were the presi-
dent, Miss Jackson: the vice president,
Miss Mcknight, and the secretary, Miss
Campbell. In the tea room were Mrs
Buckly, Miss Buchly. Mrs. Lee, Mrs
Swormstedt, and Miss Caldwell. College
life at the present time was graphically
described by Miss Draper of Kendall
Green, and the souvenirs of the occasion
were dainty directories of the club mem
bership, with a picture of the college
beautiful in the Wellesley blue. :
Mr.. and Mrs. John p. Clum gave an en-
joyable entertainment at their home. No
Sl2 East Capitol Street, Thursday evening
The special feature of the evening was an
illustrated tour over Chilkoot Pass 10 the
Klondike, following the route of Mr..
Clum's journey through Alaska last Spring
and Summer. DR.. w. A. Croflutt. in a
humorous mood. introduced Mr.. Clum, and
the programme opened with transconti-
mental trip occupying half an hour and
presenting l25 exquisitely tinted views on
Picturesque America Mrs. Appleton p.
Clark, Jr., then read the amusing story of
The Ruggleses," and Mrs. Hussey sang a
delightful solo. The lights were again ex-
tinguished, and the company followed Mr.
Clum's illustrations and comments
through the totem-pole country to
Skaguay and Dyea; thence through the
canyon, over the icy trails of the dreadful
Chilkoct Pass, and down the lakes, rivers.
and rapids to Dawson City. The tour in
cluded views of the entire Yukon. the
Aleutian archipelago, Cooks Inlet. Prince
Williams Sound. and other points on the
South Alaskan coast Refreshments were
served by the hostess. and Mr. ]. D. Crois-
SAINT, who has also visited Alaska made a
pleasing address on the events OF the
evening.
There are some good people who know
how TO make themselves mighty unpIeas-
ant when they try hard, and not few of
them are dwellers in the outskirts of
Vanity Fair.
society woman who has entertained on
lavish scale has had, like many other
social leaders In Washington. reason 10
resent these same good people, and she
does not hesitate to voice her grievances
when others, through what she calls a
mistaken sense of delicacy. suffer in
dumbness instead. There are men and
women in this CITY," she said NOT long ago
to sympathizing listener, who are al
ways wanting TO get to entertainments TO
which they have not been invited, and
whose only earthly reason for smuggling
iI-as they too often do-is to see what
does not concern them, eat what was not
intended for them and then to go back
to where they came from and brag among
their kind.
Say give a dance,f she continued. "I
issue as many invitations as my house
can comfortably accommodate and ar
range with the caterer for a hundred
more for experience has taught me t1at
] will receive letters from some Of those
invited requesting permission to bring
some visiting friend. That is all right
/ like to please when ! can, so the cards
being exhausted write note telling my
guest to bring along her own