The times., 1899-02-19
TIE SOCIAL WORLD
OF WASHINGTON
The GaySeason Not QuiteGv
shadowtd by Lent.
Mrs. ilanning's Reception to the
ID. A. X.
Secretary Hay and senator Fair.
banks Dinner Hosts of Last Night
senator Thurston's Musicale.

and with the Daughters of the American
| ready to go into convention tomorrow-to
say nothing about our very latest war, in
which society is obviously interested, and
| the coming anniversary of Washington S
birth. which Vanity Fair has elected to be
its military fete day-the immediate pres
ent is too red, white and blue with patri-
| o;ism to be overcast by the gray shadows
that Ash Wednesday cast in its midst.
Lent. on the social calendar. began when
the Assembly ball ended-or would have
ended if it had only had a fair chance to
begin-but the presence of a city full of
presidents. regents, delegates. and distin-
guished lay women entails outlay of
hospitality which will hardly be in strict
accordance with the penitential laws laid
down by the church.
The festivity of the present week will
mainly express itself in receptions with
decorations in the national colors.
There is something aggressive in the un-
compromising stripes and invincible stars
of Old Glory that shows to better adyan-
tage on the battlefield than in drawing
| rooms, where the routine appointments are
out of harmony with the military blue and
red. The artistic law of contrast is brought
about triumphantly. however, by every in
fectioner and florist, the latter in several
notable instances dyeing mass of creamy
tulips into d blue as vivid as the skies of
a day in June.
The first social courtesy extended to the
visiting Daughters was the reception held
at the Arlington yesterday from to Z
o'clock by Mrs. Daniel Manning. the Presi-
| dent General of the d. A. X. The hostess
wearing pearl tinted satin with corsage
pl n+ min foe nod amid fhn
rich old lace that showed in soft punches
on the high bodice. welcomed her guests
| standing near the door of the second par
| lOr. She was assisted by Miss Eugenia
Washington and Miss Mary Desha. the
former gowned in black satin and jet. and
the latter in black and green brocaded
satin with bodice effects in jetted lace
Miss Freeborn, of New York, in rose COL
ored silk and lace. poured tea from an
artistic silver urn that formed the central
feature of a small round table decorated
with pink carnations and confections, and
shaded with pink capped lights.
The several parlors were as green as a
summer forest with branches of Southern
laurel that sprayed the walls and ceiling
| and festooned the upper framework of the
mirrors and doors. Broad pink satin rib
bon, woven with Iattice-like effect
mingled with the greenery of the window
! decorations and over the entrance to the
various rooms were draped the Stars and
! Stripes.
| few among the ladies' present were
Mrs. Alger, Mrs Daniel Lothrop. who had
the honor of being elected unanimously
yesterday to the presidency of the Chill
| dEen Of the American Revolution. of which
| society she is the founder, Mrs Franklin
| w. Hopkins. Mrs. Hill. wife of Representa-
/ tive Hill of Connecticut, Mrs. William p.
! Frye. DIR. Anita Newcomb McGee Mrs.
| Simon Newcomb. district regent of the d.
y r. Mrs. c. W. Henry Miss Marie Het-
! eel, Mrs de b. Randolph Keim. Mrs. Nc
Kinney. of Minnesota, Mrs. Mary S Gist,
! and Mrs Lucy A. Leggett. Of Detroit.
| president OF the State Press Association of
Michigan. and head of the "Stragne School
OF Journalism.R which is the largest in the
| world. the students, men and women. num-
| berlng 1000. Mrs. Donald Mclean arrived
| IN washington during the hours of receiy-
ing and 1t was rumOred that she would be
present before the reception closed.
The Vice President and Mrs Hobart were
| guests of honor at the dinner given Iast
| night by Mrs. Wallach.
The Secretary OF State and Mrs Hay
entertained distinguished company al
dinner last night. Their guests were the
| German Ambassador the Russian Ambas.
sador and Mile Cassini, the Portuguese
Minister and Viscountess de Santo-Thryso
the Belgian Minister and Countess Lich.
tervelde, the Swedish Minister, the Chimes,
Minister and Madame WI. Baron Riedl
the Charge d Affairs of the Austrian lega
ton; Senator and Mrs. Cullom, Senator
and Mrs. Cushman K. Davis, Mrs Hender.
son. Miss Pauncefote. Miss Dennison. anc
Miss Hay The floral decorations of tn,
table were pink tulips and ferns.
Mrs. Gage. wife of the Secretary of tn,
Treasury. entertained a number of ladie!
! at luncheon yesterday afternoon
Senator Fairbanks was the host at ;
dinner last night at which his guests wer
number of prominent officials and states
men, invited to meet the Hon Addison c
Harris. United States Minister to Austria
who Will shortly sail for his post Tn
company gathered about the exauisitel,
appointed table. which was abloom witt
pink hyacinths and carnations, and hya
cinths OF the same dainty hue in addition
to the special guest OF the evening" in
cluded Senator Burrows, Senator Wilson
Senator Knute Nelson, Senator Cochran
First Assistant Postmaster General PER-
S Heath. Hon. T. Jefferson Coolidge Rep
resentatiye Royse, Representative Curtis
Representative Werner, Representatiy
Payne, Representative Russell, Representa-
tive HeatwOle. Representative Overstreet
Representative Lands, Representatiy
Steele DT. Franklin W Hays. presiden
OF the Commercial Club of indianapolis
Representative Crumpacker, Mr.. John Win
| gate, general attorney for the Lake Fri
and Western Railroad system; Representa-
| tive Heminway. Judge Maury Representa-
tive Evans, and Mr.. o. o. Staley Mrs
Fairbanks. eowned artistically in her ia
vorite color, heliotrope, welcomed tn
| guests in the drawing room, but did no
join them at the table.
Senator Thurston gave a musicale at tn
; Cairo last night
Apart from its religious Significance
: Lent is so palpaby a blessing to tagged
: out yotaries of society that while the
may not observe the ecclesiastical la
from the same lofty motive that inspire
the devOtee. they keep to its rulings to tn
extent OF resting themselves bodily an
mentally for the gayeties Of the summer
, campaign.
4 knot of violets on a gown of chast
! gray is construed by Dame Fashion int
the purple and ashes with which the churc
clothes itself during its forty days of fast
ing and prayer-and in that fetching CON
= bnation the women who live on the socii
= submits of Vanity Fair can attend Lente
devotions and absorb such mild dissipa
. tions as art, literary, and musical course
e diluted with afternoon teas and seasone
with impromptu dinners, with an oeca
sional box party thrown in.
D The last week of the gay season W:
e notable mainly for the events that did Il,
e occur.
I The annual Assembly ball was given q
Monday night, however despite the stor1