The times., 1899-12-31

will give a dinner January
% in compliment to the Hon. Lillian
Pauncefote and Mr.. Bromley
Mrs. L. o. c. Lamar will be at home
Thursdays in January at 1888 Seventeenth
Street.
Mrs. Talmage and the Misses Talmage
will receive Fridays throughout the season.
The third annual dance of the Chi Deu-
teron Charge Of the Theta Delta Chi fra
ternity was given in the ballroom of the
Cairo on last Wednesday evening. The
decorations were Of palms and Christmas
bOughs mingled with pennOns of black.
white, and blue. the fraternity colors and
orange and blue OF Columbia. Ten other
were represented among the
guests who are here for Christmas week.
The chaperones Of the occasion included
Mrs. stanton J. Peele, Mrs. Greely, and
Mrs. Lambertou.
Mrs. r. V Belt has cards cut for tea
tomorrow from to o'clock in honor OF a
house party of friends from Philadelphia
and Wilmington.
The Saturday Evening Assembly will
give its next dance January at the Ma
tional Rifles Armory.
Mrs. S Lacey Johnson entertained a
number of young friends last Thursday a.
the home OF her uncle, Major r. S. Lacey,
OF Bailston, Va. Those present were: Mrs.
A. B. Lacey, of Washington. with her hol-
iday visitors from Pittsburg, Pa. the two
Misses Dolby. daughters Of a prominent
artist there; Miss Berniee Lacey daughter
of Mr.. John 5. Lacey member of Congress,
with her cousin and visitors, Blanche Lacey
and sister Birdie, both of Oskaloosa, Ia,
and her college cbum, Miss Eva Spencer,
of Chicago; Miss Elsie Maud Sites of Bos-
ton, Mass, spending the holidays here with
former friends Misses Louise Arnold and
Minnie Knox, Of Cadiz. Ohio. and the
Misses Gertrude and Ruth Young. daugh-
ters Of Rev. Young, Of Ballston.
Mrs. Robert n Harper will not receive
until Mondays in February but viii be
glad to see her friends informally Mondays
in January at the Colonial.
A dancing party was given Friday even
ing by Mr.. W r Koch, OF the Colonial
Hotel The guests, TO the number OF near
ly one hundred, we're received by Mrs.
Robert Newton Harper Dancing was en-
ioyed until late hour when d buffet sup
per was served, The large hall room was
decorated with eyeTgreens and flags and
presented a handsome app arance. Among
those dancing were Misses Hynson, Ball,
Bayly, Chapman. Shepard. Morgan, Brooks,
Rogers Dolan, James Davis Scott, Mes
danes Atkins. Townsend, Daw. Harper,
Balm. Van Sender; MessFs. BOak Breck-
enridge. Van Sender, Titus. Knox, Male.
Nelson, Thomson, Keblinger. Doran, Web
Der, Foster, King, Conley, O'Connor. List
Boyd McGiu; Dr. Hackney, Dr. Medford
Or. PiPpiu Dr. Harper DR.. Lewis, and DIT.
Daw.
The -Four Leaf Clover Club the members
of which are composed of young people
prominent in the social life OF the Capital
gave tea from 3 to c o'clock yesterday
afternoon al the residence OF Miss East
man, 1919 VI Street for the benefit OF TIA,
Cbl0ren's Country Home The tables Were
in charge of Miss Kellogg. the Misses Gree
ly. Miss Schroeder. the Misses Pauiding
and Miss Marie Barnes.
Mr. and Mrs David /. Selke have issued
invitations for the marriage of their daugb-
ter, Alice. 20 MIR John Hartwell Dixon, o
South Carolina, Wednesday afternoon al
o'clock. at the family residence 1926 Sixth
Street northwest.
Miss Florence Isabelle Polklnhorn mad
LNl tstDNa at d LFeL 4 ltAcs on -ct num- III
to I. given in her honor by her mother
Mrs Samuel POlkiuhorn. The par o.,
were decorated in ferns ard eyergr6ens, tn
numerous bouquets received By the debu
tant adding color and fragrance to the oc
CasiOn. Mrs. FOlkinhoTn wore black ne
trimmed in lace ard spangles, with touche
of heliOtropa, and her daughter was in
white gown Of mouseliue de sole owe
satin, and carried'ivory roses.
Those who assisted in receiving Z.
! guests were Mrs. NJ. NJ. Mofiit, Mrs. G. c
/ Samson, Mrs. Bartle, Mrs. II. L. Hodgkns
/ Mrs Soper, and Mrs. Bristol, and IN
| Misses Emery, EdmOnston. Young Courts
/ Brown. Soper Began, Street. Cissel, Wa,
! ker Butler, Misses Lutz. Misses Muir ar
! Miss Emma Allen and Miss Stafford @
! Philadelphia.
While Capt f l. Houston. of the Unite
! States ship Amphitrite is on sea du,y, hi
wife and daughter Will remain ab oed, an
VIII probably net return TO Washington ii
after the Paris Exposition.
Ensign Victor Houston, son of Cap al
Houston, is on the Hartford, now on he
return trip TO the East from San francisco
The wives Of congressman stopping a
the VauUm 60 not receive on New \ ca
but viii be at home the second aud fou
| Mondays in January, ard on the 18th {
February.
Col. c. 7. Alexander L. s. A., retire,
and family have located foF the winter {
1920 Twentieth Street
The maids ana matrons will have bus
day of it tomorrow, but perhaps Miss Cas-
sini. the young niece OF the Russian An
! baesador, has more engagements TO Gil tina
any one Of them ALL With her uncle, IN
Ambassador, she viii attend the recep5io
at the White House and Immediately go
the diplomatic breakfast to be given by b
Secretary of State. At 1890 she viii b
with Mrs Dewey until the close OF her re
ception. and then receive in the afternoo
with Mrs. Gage She will then fill a Dime
| engagement, and after that attend the don
in0 party at Mrs. Ffoulkes.
Sir Henry Irving goes from Washingto
with the gratifying consciousness that h
visit here was both an artistic and sOci;
| success. Indeed, he was distinctly the lilo
OF the week being the guest of honor Z
successive luncheOns dinners, and supper
given before and after each performance
Among those who entertained the distir
guished actor were the British Ambassad(
and Lady Pauncefote, the Secretary
| oidJt anu MIS-. nay tut. oeCIttdIy Ol "
and Mrs. Root, the Postmaster General an
Mrs. Smith. and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ne
son Page.
The Music at St. Mary's.
The choir of St Marys Church, FIT
Street northwest, between G and II Street
will render the following music today:
High mass at 1880 a. m
"Asperges Me, Domine' ..........G. O. T. Wei
Mass No. 3, in Observation-Disclosures. HayC
| Ofertory: Date Sgnitum Paetorcs M Cos
(I}aSs solo and chorus)
''Veni Creator" before confirmation (rio
| flr .lrr.mn lnnnr md I'M IMn Ii ILIn