Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-09
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
Miss Mc0eney Hostess of Pretty Luncheon
Today.
Other Recent Fashionable Events and
Future Ones-Personal
Notes.

Early, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Early. and a debutante of the season. The
table was spread in the private dining room
and very prettily ornamented in red
and green. The centerpiece was of poinset-
ia blossoms and red carnations and the
cloth was sprayed with asparagus vines
and red carnations. The tapers burned I'M
der red shades. An original method of
seating the guests was followed. They
drew numbered cards which corresponded
with cards on the table. One was lucky
number, as its winner was the recipient of
a handsome bonbonniere filled with candy
and tied with red ribbons. Miss McCeney's
guests were Miss Early, Miss Adee, Miss
Kemp, Miss Charlotte Taylor, Miss Muir
ply, Miss Greedy, Miss Enrol Cuthbert
Brown, Miss Sallie Faulkner, Miss Kerr,
Miss Bessie White Miss Craig. Miss Walsh.
Miss Seymour, Miss Patterson and Miss
Bessie Baker.
Mrs. A. L. Barber entertained Saturday
afternoon at a very large and brilliant re-
ception for Mr.. and Mrs. Colin Aud Studs.
Belmont was in bridal attire in honor of
the handsome young lady who came to
Washington a bride a month ago. White
roses and orange blossoms adorned the
rooms and especially made beautiful the re-
freshment table in the dining room.
Streamers of white ribbon were stretched
from the chandelier to the corners of the
bunch of roses and orange blossoms. The
silver loving cup in the center was filled
with bride roses. Mrs. Barber was ele-
gantly gowned in white satin embroidered
in silver and Mrs. Studs was radiant in
her wedding dress of white satin and Ouch
ess lace Mrs. Samuel Todd Davis jr, of
Ardsley- on-the-Hudson was also dressed in
white brocaded silk. Mrs Robert l. Flem-
ing, Mrs. d. B. Wainwright, Mrs. Teel,
Miss Sewers, Miss Emory, Miss Herman,
Miss Kem, the Misses Talmage and Miss
Mary Warner, all the ladies receiving wore
white dresses. The company was large ana
included representatives of both resident
and official families.
The engagement of Miss Mira c. Noyes,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Crosby s. Noyes
to Mr.. George w. Boyd of Philadelphia is
announced. The wedding will take place on
the 2ith of this month at InglesiGe. the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank b. Noyes.
The ceremony will be private and attended
only by the families of the bride and groom.
1t will be followed by a reception.
Mrs. Jules Guthridge, who has been Sc
riousiy i'll for the last three weeks with
pneumonia, is now convalescing rapidly and
was yesterday able to sit up for while in
the sunny library Of her pleasant home on
Riggs place.
Captain and Mrs. Crowninshield gave an
afternoon reception Saturday to the Secre-
tary of the Navy and the Misses Long.
The occasion was most interesting one.
Assisting the hostess were Mrs. William
Emory, Mrs. T. B. Richardson, Mrs. Multi
gan, Mrs. Bradford and Miss Palmer. Mrs.
Spalding and Mrs. Charles Campbell did the
honors of the dining room Both official
and resident society were represented in
the large company present
Miss Long will receive Wednesday after
noon and will be assisted by Miss Helen
Long and their grandmother. Mrs. Glover
and number of young ladies.
Mrs. Garcia, sister of the late Mexican
ambassador, Mr.. Romero, has improved
considerably within the past three days,
but is still confined to the bed. Her aunt
Miss Guadalupe Avendano, is also much i'm
proved The two ladies have not as yet,
however, been able to make any plans Tor
their return to Mexico, and cannot until
Mrs. Garcia's convalescence is further as
sured.
Mrs. B H. Warner will not be at home
this Wednesday, but will be at home the
remaining Wednesdays in January.
Mrs. L. Whiting Estes has removed to
1341 Wallach place and will be at home in
formally on Wednesdays.
Mrs. Georgianna Parker of Winchester.
Va, will spend the winter with her daugh-
ter-in-law, Mrs. Jas. F. Parker
Mrs. Eddy, wife of Representative Frank
NJ Eddy of Minnesota, and Mrs. Prince,
wife of Representative G.. w. Prince of IL
linois, will be at home tomorrow. Tuesday,
at the residence of the former, 1922 Column
bia road. They will be assisted by Miss
Florence Roadway Mrs. Eddy's mother,
Mrs. Fraser of Washburn, ILL.,, is now with
her daughter.
Mrs. George Ross Anderson. 1917 . street
northwest, will not receive Wednesday,
January IL.
Representative and Mrs. Walter Reeves
are located at the Cairo for the winter.
Mrs Jack Storer of Boston will give a
large reception Wednesday in Boston. in
honor of her new sister-in-law. Mrs. Rob-
ert Treat Paine, jr., formerly Miss Mating
ly of this city.
Representative and Mrs. Sprague gave a
holiday ball at their Brookline home last
week. The ball room was bower of holly
and laurel. Grafton Minot, recently from
Europe. led the eotillion, after a supper
served at small tables. The hostess looked
unusually well in yellow satin, with dia-
mond tiara
Countess de Castellane, formerly Miss
Gould of New York, gave a novel house
warming to her new house in the Avenue
du Bots de Boulogne, Paris. She invited
the children of all the workmen who have
been engaged on the building had Christ
mas tree for them, as well as Punch and
Judy show and an orchestra, gave them
armsful of toys, and had dinner for their
parents, and the men boxes of cigars.
Mrs. r. Bowman Matthews tea an
nounced for Wednesday, the 18th, has been
abandoned owing to the sudden death of
Mr.. Matthews mother.
Mrs. Kate Provost widow of Dr. Louis
Provost of Mumersville, Pa. and May, her
granddaughter, are visiting Mrs. A Wind
of 1131 w street.
Miss Leavitt, 1121 Vermont avenue, will
not be at home Tuesday evenings January
10 and II, but will receive her friends in
formally on January "a and succeeding
Tuesday evenings.
Mrs. Edgar Allan and Miss Allan will re-
ceive the second and fourth Tuesdays in
January and February instead of Fridays
at 1901 H street.
Mrs. 8. G. Hilborne and Miss Hilborne
will receive the second and fourth Tues
days in January and February, assisted by
Mrs Edgar Allan and Miss Allan, at 1901
II street
Mrs George w. Rouzer will not be at
home tomorrow CTuesday), but will receive
the remaining Tuesdays of the season.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles M Ffoulke gave a
handsome dinner Saturday night in honor
of the Vice President and Mrs Hobart.
There were present to meet them Justice
and Mrs Brown, Senator and Mrs. McAlil-
Ian, Mr.. and Mrs. Cropper Mr. and Mrs
Arnold Hague, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Hender-
son, Mrs. Merriam, Mr.. and Mrs. Bateman
and John A. Kasson.
Captain Pendleton has just returned from
England, where he has been on duty con-
Tod wifi Ia ShsarN n.