Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-18
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
Pink Ball Given by the Bachelors Last
Night
Receptions. Dinners and Dances--A 81.
Valentine Day Wedding
Personals.

the decorations were I'm pink-draperies.
| flowers and faNors. The latter for one fig
| ure were of pink roses and for the others
| pretty trinkets in pink paper. Mr.. George
NJ. Dunn ted the cotillon, which was danced
| by about a hundred couples. Out-of-towu
| men present included Mr. Frederick Town
| send Martin, Mr.. Robert Parker and Mr..
| William Crawford, all of New York; Mr..
James W. Wadsworth jr., Mr.. II. Percival
| Dodge and Mr.. o Minott of Boston, and
Mr. Derby Harrington of Boston. Mr.. Jesse
Brown, Mr.. c. c. Glover Capt McCawley,
United States marine corps: Capt. J. {.
Gilmore, United States army. and Mr.. Gist
Blair formed the reception committee.
The small and early dances which were
| feature of last winter are shortly to be re-
vived, and at least TWO meetings Will be
given before the season wanes.
| Miss Alisan Houghton of Brookline, Mass,
| and the Adamowsh quartet will provide
the musical feast at Representative and
Mrs. Sprague's Monday evening, Jam
uary %.
The Secretary of Agriculture and Miss
Wilson gave a dinner of twenty covers last
night The guests We're the Chinese minis
ter and Nine. WI, Senator Allison. Senator
and Mrs. Gear, Representative and Mrs.
Wadsworth. Representative and Mrs. Hen
6erson. Assistant Postmaster General and
Mrs. Heath, Mr.. and Mrs. William Z. Cur
tbs, Col. and Mrs. Bingham, Prof and Mrs.
Thomas Wilson and Mrs. Conway of Louis
vile. The table decorations were in La
France roses, and were exceedingly pretty.
Mrs. and Miss Burdette, whose receptions
are always a most pleasing feature of the
winter We're at home yesterday TO callers
at their pleasant home on Vermont avenue.
Mrs. Fuller, wife of the chief Justice, with
Mrs Hugh Wallace and Mrs. Aubrey, sail
| ed a week or so ago for Europe and will
spend several months in southern Italy
and France. Mrs. Fuller was not in good
| health all the fall and the trip was under
| taken to further her convalescence the
more speedily Miss Fanny Fuller is in
Berlin this winter with relatives and is de-
voting much of her time to her musical
studies, and especially to the cultivation
of her really beautiful voice. Miss Jane
Fuller. whose marriage with Mr.. Nathaniel
Francis, jr., of Boston will take place in
the late spring, although the date is not
yet definitely set, is keeping house for her
father. and has besides the care of her
sisters children during the absence OF their
mothers abroad.
The Vice President and Mrs Hobart and
the cabinet families generally will attend
the charity ball on the evening of January
n at the Rifles Armory, which promises
this year to be more than usually brilliant
Attorney General and Mrs. Griggs will en-
| terrain the President and cabinet at dinner
that evening and the latter will go directly
| to the ball after it.
Secretary and Miss Wilson will give a
| dinner in honor of the President and Mrs
Mckinley February j.
Mrs. Swanson and Mrs. Henry Powers
received together at the Riggs yesterday.
assisted by Mrs. Colin Aud Studs and
Miss Lyons.
The wedding day for Miss Worthington
and Mr.. Charles Frailey has been set for
Tuesday, February IA. The ceremony will
take place at noon at Epiphany church,
and will be one of the most interesting
events of the last day Of the gay season.
Mrs. Worthington and her two younger
daughters are going abroad early in the
spring to spend at least six months III con-
tinental travel
Another large dance last night was the
| Tuesday cotillon at Rauscher's Mrs. l..
L. Lomax, Mrs. Claude NJ. Johnson, Mrs.
Benjamin Miller. Mrs. Philip A Darneille
and Mrs. Heddens were the chaperons
Mr. John G. Capers led the cotillon, which
was danced by about fifty couples.
The Misses Wymer gave pink tea yes
terday and entertained large gathering of
young people They had receiving with
Edison, Miss Mary Warner, Miss Platt, the
| Misses Dom, Miss Mann. Miss Rowland,
Miss Bell Miss Perrie and Miss Allen OF
Portland, Me. The drawing rooms and din
ing room were decked with pink roses and
carnations,
Mrs. Leger, wife of the Haitian minister,
gave pleasant and largely attended tea
yesterday at the legation on Rhode Island
avenue. lnbre were SulllA SnduGu liSHiS
and roses in the drawing room and tea
room, and the attractive and accomplished
hostess was assisted by her sister and
niece, Mrs. and Miss Bourke. Viscountess
Santo-Thryso, Mrs. Calvo, Mrs. Nicuna,
Mrs. Rengifo, Mrs. Godoy. Mrs. Robert S.
Hatcher. Mrs. Miller and Miss Shaw. The
diplomatic corps was fully represented, and
many other friends in officia! and resident
society passed delightful hair hour IN this
legation home.
Mrs. Adolph Ladenburg of Boston is the
guest of Senator and Mrs. Walcott.
Mrs Theodore F. Shirley will not be at
home on the remaining Thursdays of this
month, but will receive her friends Febru-
airy = and 8.
Owing to Gen. Flaglers prolonged illness
and Miss Flagler's continued absence in
Canada Mrs. Flagler will not receive Thurs
days during the remainder of the season.
Mrs. George Douglas Ramsay will be at
home Thursdays in February.
The marriage of Miss Mary A. Reinohl,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. D. Z. Reinohl, TO
Mr.. Wythe White will take place this even
ing at o'clock, at Hamline NJ. E. Church,
corner 9th and P streets northwest.
Mrs. A. P. German will not receive to-
morrow but will hold her last reception
Thursday, the Goth.
Mrs. T H Stanton, wife of the paymaster
general will be unable to receive tomorrow,
but will receive the last Thursday in Janu-
airy.
The annual reception of the Mems Socie-
ty, Church of the Covenant. to the congre-
CATION was given last evening in the chapel
of the church Prof Willis l.. Moore, the
president of the society, and Mrs. Moore,
Rev Dr. Hamlin and Mrs. Hamlin and
others received the guests. The chapel was
attractively decorated with foliage plants
and flowers and was arranged as a recep-
ton room, with lamps and divans An en-
joyable program was rendered, including
banjo airs by Messrs. Cullen and Collins,
songs by Mr.. Frank P. Reside and Mrs.
Marie Macnichol Richmond, humorous reci-
tations by Mr.. William H. Conley and piano
solo by Mr.. Harvey Murray. Elaborate
refreshments were served and a pleasant
hour or of social intercourse was passed.
Mrs. Robert Cohen, Mrs. Woolard and
Mrs Howell Bartle will not be at home
Thursdays, January 10 and e. but will be
glad to see their friends Thursday, Febru-
airy 2, when they will have their guest
Miss Black of Baltimore.
Mrs. George H. Chandlee will be at home
to her friends Thursday from to at
her home on Lennox street, Chevy Chase.
Miss Wilson of l719 Q street who has