Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-04
THE SOCIAL WORLD
First Bachelors Cotillion Attended
by Notable Company.
MISS LAURA SHOUP'S DEBUT BALL
Recent HospitaIities and Others of
the Future.
P Il r S o n A L n o L E S

The first state dinner of the winter series
at the White House will be given tonight,
when President and Mrs. Mckinley will en-
tertain in honor of the cabinet members.
The President and Mrs. Mckinley will
give a dinner at the White House next
Monday evening in special honor of the
American peace commissioners, who recent
ly returned from their important duties in
Paris. Judge Day, chairman of the COM
mission, who is now at his home in Can
ton, will come here in day or two to at
tend the dinner.
The first Bachelors cotilion went off in
a blaze of glory last night. The Rifles Hall
was empowered in plants, wreaths and
wires and draped with red hangings. The
lights were shaded in red, and the three
sets of favors were either bouquets of red
flowers or pretty flags, or sashes tied with
red ribbons. The scarfs for the men were
ornamented with holly sprays and gilt
stars.
Mrs. Hay was the hostess of the evening
and was magniticenty dressed in white
| lace and satin. She carried bouquet of
American beauty roses presented by the
committee. The cotillion was led by Capt.
Charles McCawley, L. S. NJ. c., assisted by
Capt. Gilmore. The debutantes were out in
force and presented beautiful group of
new beauties and bellies. About hundred
| couples danced the cotillion and the re-
| ccption and floor committees were most at
| tentive to their duties all evening. A buff
| fe- supper was served on the stage through
| out the ball. The list of invited guests IN
cluded:
The resident and Mrs. Mckinley.
Mrs. and Miss Amy, Mr.. and Mrs A. d.
Addison, Mrs. Audenreid, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
Hubiey Ashton, Miss Ashton, Mr. and Mrs.
F. W. Andrews, F. w. Andrews, jr., Mr..
Alvey A. Adee, Mrs. and Miss Anderson,
Mr.. and Mrs. George F. Appleby, Mr.. Rob
ert Adams. jr., Dr. and Mrs. j. l.. Ander-
son, Miss Anderson Mrs. and Misses Acos-
ia, Mr.. and Mrs. Mahlon Ashford, Miss
Ashford, Secretary and Mrs. Alger. Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles FL. Allen and Miss Allen.
Mr., Mrs: and Miss Biddle' Mr.. and Mrs,
Bradley, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Baker. Miss
Baker, Mr.. Brooke NJ. Baker, Mr.. Henry
H. Bingham. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles j. Bell,
Miss Bell Justice and Mrs. Brewer, Miss
| Brewer, Lieut.. and Mrs. b. H. Buckng-
ham, Mrs Belknap, Nine. Bonaparte Mrs.
and Misses Berry. Mr.. and Mrs. w. j.
Boardman, Misses Boardman, Mrs. and
Miss Bispham, Mr.. and Mrs. John NJ. Bid
die, Mr. and Mrs. A. c. Barney, Miss Bar
ney, Mr.. Archibald w. Butt, Mrs. E. F.
Beale, Major and Mrs. Marcelus Bailey,
Miss Bailey, Mr.. and Mrs. George c. Bloc
mer, Mrs. James Blair, Mr.. Jesup Blair,
Mr.. Jesse Brown, Mr.. Jules Boeufve, JUS
| tice and Mrs. Brown, Commander and Mrs.
W. H. Brownson. Miss Brownson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Alexander Graham Bell, Miss Bell,
Mr.. Constantin Brun, Mr.. Gist Blair, Mr..
A d. Brandao, Mrs. Truxtun Beale. Mrs.
James G. Blaine, Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius
n: Bliss, Miss Bliss, Mr.. c. A Boutelie,
Misses Boutelie, Col and Mrs Theodore
| A. Bingham, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur T. Brice,
| Mrs c. A. Bodies, Mrs. Eben Brewer Miss
Marion Lowery. Miss Barber Gen. and
| Mrs. j. c. Breckenridge, Col. and Mrs. A.
| E. Bates and Misses Bates.
Mr.. and Mrs T Donald Cameron Mr.
! Mrs Calderon Carlisle, Miss Connally, Mr..
| and Mrs. John Lee Carroll, Mrs. T J. Cof-
fey, Commander Richardson Clover, Judge
| Walter S. Cox, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert S.
! Chiffon, jr., Admiral and Mrs. Pierce Cros-
by. Miss Crosby. Col. and Mrs. John Cas-
sells. Misses Cassels, DR.. and Mrs. Thomas
NJ chatard Gen Gen and Shi,a Mrs B. card
Mrs. and Miss Clagett, DR.. T. A. Clayton,
Misses Ciaytor Gen. Henry c. Corbin, Mrs.
Fftzhugh Coyle, Mr.: and Mrs. G. G. Cole
gate, Lieut.. A. E. Culver Mr.. r. ID. Cum
| min, Gen. S. T. Gushing, Miss Gushing.
| Mrs. Addison Cammack Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert S. Chew. Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Chat
| field-Taylor. Commander and Mrs Crown
inshield. Col. and Mrs. Craig, Miss Craig,
Col. Francis Cotton, Miss Cotton, Miss CO.
hen, Miss Cobb. Ambassador Cassini,
Miss Cassini and Col John Schuyler Crosby.
Mr.. Walter D. Davidge, Mr.. Walter D.
Davdge. jr.. Misses Davidge. Mr.. and Mrs.
J. c. B. Davis. Judge and Mrs. John Davis.
Miss Davis. Mr.. and Mrs. George NJ. Dunn,
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Dalzell. Commander
| and Mrs. c. H. Davis, Miss Davis and Mrs.
and Miss Deering.
Capt. and Mrs. William H Emory, Miss
Emory, Mrs. and Misses Emory, Mrs:
Eide Countess Esterhazy, Mrs. and
| Misses Edes, Lewis Earle, General and
Mrs. o. H. Ernst, Miss Ernst, Miss
| Margaret Edes, Mr.. and Mrs. s. B.
Elkins, Mr.. S. B. Elkins, jr., and Frederick
Evans.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles NJ. Ffoulke. Mr..
| Horace c. Ffoulke, Justice and Mrs. Field,
Admiral and Mrs. s. r. Franklin, Chief
Justice and Mrs. Fuller Miss Fuller, Mont
gomery Fletcher Mr.. ]. G. Foster, Mr..
Lewis H. Finney. jr., Miss Bessie Fox, Mr..
and Mrs. G. c. Fraser Miss Minna B. Fin
| ney, Mrs. H. w. Fuller, Miss Fuller and
Mrs. and Miss Fendall.
Mrs. and Miss Goodfellow, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles c. Glover, Miss Glover, Admiral
and Mrs. Greer, Miss Greer, Miss Gwynn,
Justice and Mrs Gray, Capt J; Curtis Gil
more. Gen: and Mrs J. G. Gilmore, Miss
Gilmore. Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. Cuttings, Major
and Mrs. G. C. Goodloe, DR.. and Nine. Guz-
| man, Mr.. A. Grip, DR.. and Mrs. Goldsbor-
Gray, Misses Gray, Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman
J. Gage, Col. and Mrs E. A. Darlington,
| Lieut.. j. H Gibbons. Capt. and Mrs. r. n
Getty, Mrs. Grant, Dr. and Mrs. E. NJ
Miss Mary Heath. Mr.. and Mrs. j. n
Hopkins, Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Hale, Mr.
and Mrs. Chandler Hale. Mr.. and Mrs
Robert Hinckley, DR.. and Mrs. w. A. Ham
mond Justice and Mrs. Harlan, Misses
Harland Mrs. and Misses Horstman, Mr.
and Mrs. Archibald Hopkins Miss Hopkins
Paymaster and Mrs. James Hoy Misses
Hoy. Mr.. George HELEN Mr.. and Mrs. VIM
c. HILL Mr.. and Mrs. Robert r, Hit, Miss
| Hunt. Mrs. F. Fl. Howe, Mr.. and Mrs. Saml
S. Rowland. Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold Hague,
Mr.. George Howard, Mrs. NJ. Mel. Hazen,
Col. and Mrs. F. w. Huidekoper, Mr.. and
Mrs. George H. Howard, Misses Howard,
Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Henderson, Mr.. ]. B.
Henderson, jr., DR.. and Mrs. Hagner, Col.
and Mrs. Charles Haywood Mrs. Phoebe
Hearst, Commander and Mrs. Philip HIGH
born, Miss Martha Hichborn, Mrs. Hobson,
Mr.. and Nine. Hengelmuller. Mr.. Francis
c. Hutton, Capt and Mrs. W. cambridge
Hoff Miss cambridge Hoff, Vice President
and Mrs. Hobart, Secretary and Mrs John
Hay, Misses Hay, DR.. Won Holleben, Mr.
James Cecil Hooe.
Mrs and Miss Ingle, Mrs. Albert Janin.
| Judge James, Miss James, Mrs. and Misses
Jackson, Mrs. Julian James, Mr.. and Mrs
Ralph Cross Johnson, Miss johnson, Dr.
| and Mrs Ralph Jenkins, Mr.. Maurice Joos-
| tens Mrs. Harriet Lane Johnston.
MIR. and Mrs. n. J. Kragenhjelm, Miss
Kennedy. Miss Kibbey, Mr.. John A. Kas-
son. Mrs. Louis Kittson, Mrs. Constant
Williams, Baron and Baroness Won Kettle
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