Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-23
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
Young Folks Enjoy Military Birthday
Party.
Saturday Dinners and Other Hospi-
talities Personal
Notes,

THIS WlnteT LOOK place SATURDAY
at the residence of DR.. and Mrs. Nash, on
18th street, when large company of young
folks met to celebrate the eleventh birth
day of Miss Caroline Nash, which they did
in the happiest possible style. The red
| white and blue prevailed in the decorations,
and were most striking in the dining room,
where the lights burned under flag shades
and the tapers in the candelabras were
capped with red, white and blue. Tri-color
ribbons were stretched the length of the
table, and set of colonial blue and white
china held the ices, which were also in the
patriotic colors with the other sweets to
correspond. The young hostess and her
friends played games and danced till sup
per was announced. A tent with colors fly
ing was a conspicuous adornment of the
drawing room and in 1t were hidden the
favors which were distributed before the
children separated These favorS were
NEST warlike in character and consisted of
guns, pistols, drums, campaign hats. sailors
caps, officers army caps and naval officers
hats, flags, boats, Mauser bullets, etc.
The guests included Janet and Harriet
Mitchell, Bessie and Stephanie Wescot,
Helen Murphy, Bessie Washington Gladys
Hinckley, Alice Boyd, Lille Heth, Lillian
Baxter, Lillian Stone, Matte, Ethel, Louise
and Kate Ryan, Marie Manning, Lucy Adee
Florence Gheen, Sylvia Carter, Marion
Crenshaw, Margaret and Josephine John
son, Margaret Brooks, Caroline Skunk,
Margaret Dulles, Marguerite Knox,
Rose Greeley, Frances Brooks, Edgari-
ma Hastings, Florence Martin. Nata-
lie briggs. Eleanor Lusk, Elizabeth Ma
tile, John Greeley, Adolphus Greeley Robt
Fairbanks. Donald Cassels Dion and Ches-
ter Kerr, Joe Washington Tom Hinckley,
WI Choa Gnu, Ernest Draper, Jack Chand-
Ter, James ElIerson, .,obert Fleming
Brewster Reamey, Wiifred Blunt and Geo.
Matille.
Mrs. Nash was assisted in entertaining
her young guests by her mother, Mrs Will
liam X. Ryan.
The natural desire of many persons who
are not invited to the White House recep-
lions and who would highly prize an oppor-
UNITY to attend one of these events is the
cause of much maneuvering just at pres
ent, when the army and navy reception is
next on the program. After the diplomatic
leVee nothing ever approaches in interest
ana eclat the evening when the men who
wear uniforms pay their respects to the
President. 1t would seem to have a glory
all its own this winter, so that the recep-
ton next Wednesday ought to be and prob
ably Will be a memorable event A lady
who signs herself Stranger has sent the
following communication to The Star and
as it is fair expression of the feelings Of
hundreds of others on this tonic If will
illustrate the case:
In the absence of the congressman or
his inability to get the invitation, will it
be possible for lady and her escort to
obtain an invitation to the White House
reception to the army and navy or to Con-
greSs? If SO, to Wflom must the application
be made? Please give the correct form to
be used. Or. as your correspondent belongs
to the undisunguiShed multitude. must she
wait until the public reception? VIII invi-
tatlons be issued for that function? AT any
OF these receptions can a handsome street
suit be worn with a suitable hat or bon
net?''
Answers to the first queries are easy.
Applications for invitations to these recep-
TONS are made to Mr. John Addison Porter,
secretary to the President, and are by him
referred to those having charge of this
branch of White House correspondence 1t
is understood, however, that when each re-
ception is planned 1000 invitations are sent
out for it, the great official and resident
body in Washington having been carefully
enumerated and apportioned. so that reas-
onable safety and comfort can be assured
for each person invited. Requests for invi-
tations ought to be made as long in adj
vance of the date of the reception as pos
sihle. Guests unknown to the doorkeepers
are expected TO show their cards.
There are no invitations issued to the
public receptions, and the ''undistinguished
multitude fare alike on this occasion
first come first served"
There is no excuse for a lady appearing
IN nat or bonnet at any evening reception
at the White House, and violations of this
breach of good manners ignorance of
custom are few and far between.
Mrs. Audenried gave dinner Saturday
night in honor of the Secretary of State
Senator and Mrs. Frye, Mr. and Mrs Crop
per, Mr.. and Mrs Boardman Mrs Wads-
worth, eX-Secretary Herbert and Represen-
tatiye Cousins.
Mr. and Mrs. Mum entertained Saturday
light at dinner for the Secretary of the
Treasury and Mrs Gage. The other guests
included the Russian ambassador, the Turk
ish minister, Gen. and Mrs. Miles Senator
and Mrs. Mcmillan, Senator and Mrs. VOL
colt, Rev. DR.. and Mrs. Mackay-Smith
Gen. and Mrs. Stone, Representative and
Mrs. Hit, Miss Pauncefote, Miss Cassini
and Miss Horstmann.
Senator and Mrs Foraker were also
among the Saturday night entertainers
Their guests at dinner We're Sir Wilfrid
Laurier, the Chinese minister and Mrs. w.
ex-SeCretary Sherman Mrs. Sartoris ex-
Gov. and Mrs. Cornell of New York, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles A. Spalding, Solicitor
General and Mrs. Richards. Mr.. and Mrs
j. b. Henderson, Mr.. and Mrs. Perry S.
Heath, Mrs. Westinghouse and Gen. Carl
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. H. Kaufman gave
pretty dill rer Saturday night in honor of
Miss Noyes and Mr.. George w. Boyd. Their
guests included Miss McComas, Miss HIGH
born, Miss Anita Evans. Miss Stelwag, Mr..
A. w Butt, Mr.. A. j. Stofer. Miss Kauff-
mann. Mr.. Fleming Newbold. DR.. Deale
Mr.. Seckendorff, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank B.
Noyes, Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Kaufman and
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Mearns.
Mrs. and Miss Kaufman will not be at
home tomorrow.
Visiting Saturday afternoon along Con-
necticut avenue and streets adjacent there
to made that neighborhood quite lively
with passing carriages and pedestrians.
Mrs. Petty of 1891 street will be at
home January 81 and February and H.
Mrs. NJ. H. S. Long and her daughter
Mrs. r. A. Brown, are at the Ebbitt for the
winter.
Mrs. VIM. E. Goodman of Chestnut HILL
Philadelphia is the guest of Mrs. Gushing,
1909 Connecticut avenue.
Mrs. John Lee Davis, widow of Admiral
Davis, L. S. N, is at the Ebbitt.
Mrs. Leidy and Mrs. Pollock will be at
home February 10 and %.
Miss Greer, daughter of Admiral and Mrs
Greer who has been ill with grip for sew
eral weeks. hopes to leave Washington thu
latter part of the week for New Orleans
where she will spend the rest of the winter
Mrs. l. L. Blout and Mrs. NJ. Clark will
be at home Tuesdays during January and
February.
Mrs. II. NJ. Willis, who has been ill two
or three weeks, is now slowly improving
Mrs. Zimmerman Miss Bagaley and Miss |
Livingston will be at home, informally |
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