Evening star., 1899-03-25
THE SOCIAL WORLD
Past Week Full of Pleasant Hap
penings.
EASTER INVITATIONS ARE ABROAD
Gossip Of the Weddings and Othe,
Events of the Future.
DINNERS FOR NOTED GUESTS

| The week just closing has been perhaps
the most interesting of the Lenten season
| In one respect 1t excelled since the invita-.
| tions- abroad and rumors of others which
may be expected give tangible evidence
that the spring and early summer months
| will be quite active for a city, where of ali
others, certain repose and quiet would
seem attainable and dtgnif1ed. Wedding
cards are beginning to fly about for the
first two weeks Of April. and the only both
er Is that the same day and hour in each
week seems to have been selected by most
OF the brides. Weddings are rather popu-
lar events in this city, and at the season
when new clothes increase interest in pub
lie appearances the situation is just lit
tie trying. as many good people would like
to see and be seen at all instead of one.
Then again there will be some weddings for
which invitations would be purchased at a
high price, If that vulgar means could Sc
cure the coveted bid. OF these most read
able of all matrimonial occurrences there
are several on the tapis. and in directions
where coupling of noted names seemed at
frst too extraordinary for belief.
The gossips have it, though. that there is
nothing too wonderful to occur in these last
months of the century, and there is so much
ahead in the way of absorbing occurrences
that it is not worth while to refuse credence
to everything you hear. There will be some
young brides this spring who are wonder
ing how any one can feel an interest in or
binary topics beyond their wedding day.
but there will be some old brides, too who
can measure the popular excitement about
their movements much more accurately and
who know only too well what short-lived in
terest their marriages will create.
Ambassador Azpiroz and family, while
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Mexican embassy. have already made a
most pleasant impression upon those who
have made their acquaintance. Mrs. Az
piroz is very attractive in manners and ap-
pearance, and her inability to speak Eng
lish will not be felt SO much, since her
elder daughter speaks the language fiuently.
The latter is Mrs. De Perez Rivera. and is
a young widow. Her husband died about
year ago and she is in the deepest mourn
ing. Miss Belem AzpiroZ, the younger
daughter of the family. is still a school
girl. Several handsome dinners and recep
tiOns will be given in honor of the amDas-
sador and his wife during the early part of
April.
Mrs. Fuller will soon be home again and
has been much benefited by her winter
abroad. She spent some time in Egypt,
where her health was excellent: but upon
returning to Rome took a bad cold. Miss
Fanny Fuller will not come back with her
mother, as she is much interested in her
musical study at Berlin, but will probably
HcAl idll With tne Clllel justice, HNO
will go to Paris in the early summer.
The Misses Letter. who arrived yesterday
a Bombay, had the pleasure of their first
hours in India overshadowed by the loss of
their dressing case which contained their
jewelry. All the machinery, official and
local. which could possibly unravel the
mystery of its disappearance was put in
action, with the result that the young la
dies were soon in possession of the bag,
which had only got mixed up with the be-
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The vice-regal court is now established at
Smla in the hills, so Lady Curzon heard OF
the loss and recovery at the same time.
The SECRETARY of the viceroy was on hand
to meet the travellers from the states. But
talking of jewels, the Letter girls have not
any more than any Of their friends. with
the same wealth, in the family. Each of
the sisters was presented by their parents
with necklace of pearls when they en-
red society. They wore thaSe always on
dress-up occasions, and had several other
ornaments in pearls and other stones AS
becomes young girls. their diamonds were
fnconsoicuous additions to their toilets.
Now, If Mrs. Letter should lose her Jewel
bag, it would be a much more important
matter. Her diamonds and emeralds are
exceptionally beautiful and always at
tracted special attention.
Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Teunis S. Hamlin gave
an elegant dinner last night in honor of the
Secretary of State and Mrs. Hay. The
others at table were Representative and
Mrs. John Dalzell, Mr. and Mrs. George
Westinghouse, Mrs. Stanley Matthews DIR.
Gordon of Omaha, brother of the hostess.
Prof. Rawdon and Mr.. and Mrs. B. H.
Warner.
Assistant Secretary of State and Mrs.
David ]. Hill gave a dinner last night COM
plimentary to Admiral and Mrs. Schley.
The drawing rooms of their pleasant K
street home were adorned with La France
roses, and the table had a pretty arrange
ment Of these roses also. To meet Admiral
and Mrs. Schley, there were present the
Chilean minister and Mrs. Vicuna, the as
Senator and Mrs. Foraker. Mr.. and Mrs.
J. Stanley Brown. Mrs. Joel Steele Of FL
mira. N. Y, and Mr.. James E. Fitch.
Mr.. and Mrs James NJ. Green. who left
the city some time ago on a six months
trip to the west are now in Honolulu, and
before they return they will visit China,
Japan and the Philippines.
Miss Mary Elliott Chichester of Falmouth,
Va, and DR.. John Latane Lewis of Bethes-
da Md, were married at noon Thursday at
"Glencairne," the home of the brides
mcny was performed by Rev. DIR. Smith,
rector of St Georges Episcopal Church,
Fredericksburg. Va. The brides only at
tendant was her sister Miss Halle Chi
chester, and Mr.. James w. Lewis, brother
of the groom. was best man. The bride is
daughter of the late Judge P. NJ. Chichester
of Virginia.
f..
gomery county, and Miss Clara Mae Ben
son, daughter of Mr.. Thomas Benson of
Laytonsville, were married in Baltimore
Tuesday by Rev. d. Benton Winstead, pas
tor of Memorial NJ. E. Church. The cere-
mony was witnessed by only very few init
mate friends of the contracting parties. I'M
mediately after the ceremony the bride
and groom took the train for Rockville, and
upon their arrival at the grooms home an
informal reception was held.
Mrs. Daniel S. Lamont will spend next
week in Washington, and will be accom-
panied by her young daughters, who, like
herself look forward to their little visit
to the capital each spring with great pleas
ure.
Mrs. NJ. ]. Jones has returned to her
home on Capitol Hill after an absence of a
year.
Mr.. James Morrill, and his aunt, Miss
Swan, are at Palm Beach for stay of sew
eral weeks.
Miss Ernestine Wrenn, who has spent the
winter in New York. has returned to her
home, 225 E street.
pleasant party was given Thursday even
ing by Pearl and Irene Warren at the resi-
dence of their grandmother, Mrs. Rye, No.
429 10th street southwest. Games were en-
joyed by all. Among those present We're
Misses Helen Kline, Louisa Veihmeyer,
t.