Evening star., 1899-04-07
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
Diplomats and Scholars Meet the French
Critic.
Last Nights Receptions and Dinners
Personal Notes of In
terest.

the diplomatic corps and the heads OF varS-
Gus educational and scientific bodies of this
city. About hundred guests in all en-
joyed the hospitality of this most delight
full home and the pleasure of meeting the
eminent Frenchman whose fame is world
wide.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Washington enter
tained at dinner last night for Admiral
and Mrs. Schley. To meet them there were
present Rev. DR.. and Mrs. Mackay- Smith,
| Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Nelson Page. Mr..
| and Mrs. Cropper, Mr.. and Mrs. Spaulding,
! Mr.. and Mrs. GIllett and Mr.. and Mrs.
| Morefead.
The Chinese minister will be the guest
| tomorrow in Philadelphia of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Custis Harrison while in that city
| upon invitation Of the American Academy
| of Political and Social Science. which he
will address. In the afternoon Mr.. and
| Mrs. Talcott Williams will give a reception
| for him, and in the evening the University
Club will be his host. Mr.. WI will sail for
| Europe April 10. to spend three months in
| Spain. Mrs. WI will remain here.
The Chilean minister. Mr.. Vicuna- with
his family, will leave this city about the
| 18th for San Francisco, en- route to Japan,
where he Is the accredited minister. He
will be away four months, and will then
return to Washington.
Mrs. Lamont was the guest of honor to-
| day at a luncheon given by Mrs. Audsn-
ried, who invited a number of old friends
| here to meet her. Mrs. Lamonts visit to
Washington each spring is primarily to en-
joy an outing with her children away from
| the hustle and rush of New York. but her
friends here, especially among resident and
army circles, had arranged SO many enter
tainments for her that practically every
afternoon and evening this week have been
filed with engagements. The Misses BESSIE
and Julia Lamont have been equally OuSy,
the Misses Bell giving a dinner and dance
in their honor Monday night. at which
large company of young people were pres
ent, and Mrs. Goldsborough being the nos
tess Wednesday evening of another large
gathering of future bellies and beauX 10
meet their former schoolmates.
Mrs. Lamont will return to New hork
tomorrow. The family will summer In
Duchess county, where Mr.. Lamont has re-
Gently purchased fine place with ninety
acres that his family occupied last sum.
mer The month of August they expect
to spend al BIueberry Lodge, Sorrento. Me,
which has been made larger and more COM
Portable since their last residence In IL.
On Wednesday evening last the Blues and
Whites of the Eastern High School held
their Easter celebration at the nome OF
Miss Irene NJ Stratton 1903 Massachusetts
avenue northeast the parlor OF Which was
most tastefully decorated with flowers and
the colors of the club. Miss Stratton was
assisted by Miss Josephine G. Adams In en-
tertaining. After numerous games. refresh.
ments were served, and an excellent musical
program was rendered: The members OF
FAINT Gardner, Griffin, Hallam, Grace LIND.
Ida Lind. Pierce, Stratton. Schowalter and
Wells The guests were Lieutenant Colonel
Evans of the cadets. and Messrs. Adams,
Griffin, Hunt. Potter. Story. Stratton,
Trickey. Phillip H. Wisner, D. D. s.; Wors
| ley and Watson. The faculty of the East
ern High School was represented by Mes
srs. Eastman and Wallis.
The German ambassador gave dinner
last night when the French ambassador
was the guest Of honor.
Mrs. Alger had a number of Detroit
| friends temporarily in Washington at a din
neP last n1g--t.
The Immaterial Club gave a phantom
party last evening at the residence of Miss
| Bessie Baker, 919 11th street Those pres
ent were: Misses Ritchie, Lula and Katie
Nau. Lula Cole, Annie Lochboehler, Ida
| Grigsby Alice Dant and Bessie Baker,
| Messrs Harry Lochboehler, Frank Bresna-
| han, Harry DAILY. Bennie Bettis, Dave Dun
| igan, Bradley, Wilmer and Kenny Baker.
A pleasant progressive euchre party was
given Wednesday evening at the home of
Miss Clara E. Taylor in honor of Miss Bes-
sic V. Tanner of Smith College. who is
spending the Easter holidays with her. The
| first prizes We're won by VIM. c. Roland Ell
| lis and Miss Ethel Lee, and the consolation
prizes by Miss Edna Yates and Mr.. Hol-
| land. Those present We're the Misses Tan
| ner, Prather, Yates. Walker Lee. Lack
| land, Peterson and Taylor and Messrs. Ell
| lis Brodie, Mueden. Underwood, Ray, Fish,
Garret and Holland.
| surprise party was given last evening
| in honor of Master c. Ralph Ludwig's ninth
| birthday, at his residence. 723 9th street
northeast. Among his little friends present
were Misses Lollie Harrison. Ida and Ella
Fftzgibbons Fany and Mary Trimble, Sarah
and May Buchon and Masters Leroy and
Bernard Fox, Andrew Harrison. Joseph
| Norris, Irwin Milton and Willis Buck There
Were music and games before the refresh
mentS were served.
Mr.. Waggaman has rendered his art gal
lery to the board of the Working Girls
Home for April 26 Mrs. A. A Lisner. pres
| ident of the board and the vice presidents
Will receive the guests from to 8.
Miss Katharine Endsley has gone to New
York to visit her sister, Mrs Abner McKin-
ley She will return in about ten davs
Since the burning of the Windsor Hotel Mr..
Mckinley has been living at the Manhat-
tan.
The Saturday Evening Assembly will give
dance at the National Rifles Armory to-
| morrow evening.
Miss Mary Parater of 64S G street south
east left today for Greensboro, N c., for a
visit to her uncle, Mr.. J. W. Kendall
Mrs. E. A. Cannon of Wareham, Mass,
and Mrs. Gilbert Broome of New Bedford
Mass, have returned TO their homes, hav-
ing been the guests of Mrs. Helen NJ Wood
on NJ street.
The marriage at noon yesterday of Miss
Bessie Ashby and Mr.. Lincoln Hough
brought together large number of admir-
ing friends and relatives in the First Pres
byteran Church. The music was rendered
by Miss Johnston, lifelong friend of the
bride, and the ceremony was performed by
the pastor, DR.. Sunderland. Mr. Shields
Hunter was best man. The bride came in
with her father, MIR. James A. Ashly She
was tastily gowned in gray poplin, and
carried a shower bouquet of bride roses
The couple are away on wedding trip
Mrs. c. L. Brownell, 1106 street is en-
tertaining Mr.. Edgar B. Barton of St Paul
MINI.
Mrs. Charles Hepburn has returned from
a short visit to her husband in Cuba Cap
tain Hepburn is assistant chief signal Off
Ger on General Brooke's staff, and has
headquarters in Havana.
Miss SalEe White, who has been a resi-
dent of Chicago for many years, but for
merly of Georgetown, D. c., is the guest
of Mrs. John Hieston, 2911 street.
Mrs. Max Oppenheimer and her two chill
dren, after pleasant visit, have returned
to their home in New York.
ALLEGED VIOLATION.