Evening star., 1899-03-11
THE SOCIAL WORLD
The End of the Lenten Season and
What It May Bring.
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY
Two Wealthy Families Give Their
Smiling Approval.
OTHER INTERESTING TOPICS

Lent is so far gone that what is likely 10
| happen at the end of it is of great inn
| portance. 1t has been neither gay nor
| dull, but has rather continued the regu-
/ larity and evenness of the entire winter.
| The adjournment of Congress has dis
| persed many who lend a pleasant variety
| to the winter doings in the polite world to
new scenes where recreation rest can
| be enjoyed amid summerlike surroundings
| or to homes where the usual cares of lie
await. The winter has not been prolific of
many sensational occurrences, nor, in fact,
| of the pleasant sort in any way removed
| from ordinary happenings. The occur
| rences of this most eventful year have
| rather lifted the average mind from any
! great surprise or concern over circum-
stances that affect only two people, or else
| the contemplated legal separation of the
| couple who have many friends at the cap
! ital would have aroused at least the nine
| days wonder. 1t does not follow, of course,
| that it is not deeply deplored because the
news occasloned such a trifiing surprise.
| The few other little breaks in the winters
harmony are practically forgotten, or Will
| be just as soon as the heroes of them at
| tain some new prominence, or, py WdihlnS
| the straight road SO vigorously, make the
| sudden deviations caused by too much OF
a good time appear quite childish errors.
| AS 1ntlf1ldteu III lulS COluiiiH ooiii| "SSiN'
! ago, the usual course of true love is not
| having u single thing to hinder its bIlsstui
| ending but the dislike of several couples
| of sensitive disposition not TO let the world
| know of their engagements until the very
| eve of the wedding announcements.
An engagement of more than ordinary IN
| terest was announced yesterday, and eX-
| cited most pleasant comment among tne
| friends of the happy young couple-ndIIss
| Elsie Anderson and Mr.. Philip H. Nc
MILAN. Miss Anderson is the daughter VI
| Mrs Nicholas Anderson and is among M ,he
| most popular young ladies in soclety. MI
! Mcmillan is a son of Senator and Mrs NC
MILAN and a great favorite In Nasnlhs-
| ton The two families are prominent mem
| bers of the Washington colony at Man
chester-by-t the-Sea- Mrs. Anderson VIII
give a dinner tonight in honor of her daugh-
ter and her fiance. 1t IS understood .ne
| marriage will take place Immediately alter
| the return of Mr.. Larz Anderson ana WlIe
from their trip around the World, upon
| which they started last autumn. Mr.. An
derson cahled his congratulations yesterday
| to his sister from Egypt.
Mrs. John w. Thompson entertained at a
| beautiful luncheon Thursday the friends
| who had assisted at her Monday receptions
throughout the winter, this being her usual
| custom at the close of each season. The
| drawing room and ball room We're dec
| Grated with long-Stemmed roses and palms,
| and in the library and dining room spring
| flowers and maidenhair ferns were massed
| on the mantes. A large cluster of La
| France roses In a superb silver lONIlS cup
| formed the center piece on the table, ana
| corsage bouquets of violetS were at eacil
cover. Mrs. ThoTpsons guests included
Mrs. Downs Wilson, Mrs. Willard Warner,
| Mrs Tom c. Moves, Mrs. Beall Howard,
| Mrs Miller Miss Grosvenor, Miss Her
mann, Miss Hopkins, Miss Powell and Miss
! Maud Talmage.
The late Mexican ambassador, Mr.. Ro-
| Nero has left almost his entire fortune to
charity. The value of his estate Is prob
| al Nat three four hundred thOUS-
| and dollars, and it consists largely of cof-
| fee plantations in the state of Oaxaca and
| in real estate in the City of Mexico, The
will was made last fall, just before his re-
! turn to this country, and the main stipuia-
| ton in regard to the expenditure of this
| large beQuest to charity is that no part of
| it be used, directly or indirectly, to aid any
| project controlled by religious denomina
| tions. 1t was Mr.. Romaros intention to
| name specifically the institutions to which
| his money should be applied by the MeXi-
| can government, but his sudden illness and
| death prevented his doing more than divid-
| ing the ready monay he had, and his per-
| Sonal belongings as well as those of his
| late wife, among his own and her rela-
tiVeS. Mr.. RomeroS brothers and sister
are rem ambered in his will by small lega-
| cias. Before his return to this country last
| fall, Mr. Romero placed in bank to the
| credit of a woman's hospital in the City of
Mexico $4,000, which sum is to be used in
| the building of a ward in memory of Mrs.
| Romero. The Georgetown University and
| the Garfield Hospitals of this city have now
| each room NAMED in Mrs. Romeros mem
ory, the funds having been contributed by
| her Intimate friends. 1t was her husbands
! expressed Intention to have duplicated
| these, or any other form of memorial
which the friends of his wife would have
selected, and had he been spared even a
| month longer it would have been accom-
| plished.
At the home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. l..
| Hughes, S04 H street northeast. Wednes-
| day evening Miss Alma Lieb of Frederick,
| Md, was introduced to the "Amaranth
| Club and friends The donkey game was
enjoyed, and prizes awarded, first, to Mr.
Augustus c. Durdin, jr., and BOBBY to
| Master Willie Hughes. At the conclusion
| of games and music refreshments were
| served. The parlors and dining rooms were
| beautifully decorated with palms and cut
| flowers. Among those present were Misses
| Edna TompkIns, Missye Moore, Alice Lee
| Roach, Zaidee Flather, Lille and Emma
| Hughes and Annabelie Hughes. and the
Messrs. Augustus {. Durdln, Sellnan
Ga ther, A. V. Gale. Harry Roach, Willie
| Hughes and Mr. and Mrs. c. F. Bennett,
Mr.. j. F. Mcdonald and MIR. and MIS-. w.
| L. hughes
| Mr.. +. Plowden Dougherty has been
| spe aiding the past week N Baltimore with
! his mother and s!s.er. Mrs. and Miss
Dougherty.
The Misses Stake entertained a party of
young people at their home, Pine Crest,
Il
vocal and instrumental music a novel fea-
ture of amusement was Introduced by 1isS
He en- Stake, which proved ve.y inter est
| ing. The guests We're each provided with
sheets of different colored tissue ps per,
| pins and scissors, with which to make bon
| nets and caps. Many new creations were
| produced and worn to refreshments, which
| Wele then served. Prizes We're won by lliss
| Eu!a Shreve and Mr. Milton Dickerson
| The thirty days of court mourning which
! have been observed at the British emba ssy
| for the grandson of Queen Victoria, the
| hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and
| Gotha, ended yesterday. Tonight the rit-
ish ambassador and Lady Pauncefote will
| be the guests of honor at a dinner g. ven
| by the German ambassador.
Ore of the pleasant meetings of the eighth
| season of the E. T w. Literary Club was
| held Tuesday evening at the residence of
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Taylor. 1921 ng-
| man place. Lfecr business the program fol-
lowed: Quotations from James Russell
Lowell, by members: Lowell as a Poet"
Mrs. Robert H. Martin; Lowell as a Prose
| Writer" Mrs. Edward S. May, and Lowell
| as Diplomat" Mr. Victor OImsted An
| orchestra, led by Prof. Holt, gave selections.
and Mr.: Charles E. Fairman discoursed