The times., 1899-03-19
THE SOCIAL WORLD
OF WASHINGTON
A Pretty Luncheon Given by
Miss Wilson Yesterday.
Lenten Shadows Deepen in the
Realm Of Vanity Fair.
The Geographic Society Will Hold
the Only Notable Entertain
ment of the Week.

Society is observing Lent in quiet fash
ion these days. There were no formal an
nouncements out for last week, though
luncheons and dinners were hospitalities Of
| every day occurrence, and philanthropy ex-
pressed itself in several entertainments
the most notable Of which was the panto-
| mime given by hundred and more Balti-
moreans TO add TO the funds for the
Womans Branch of the Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of their
State. die Puppenfee' was the amateur
success of the season, and It is to be hoped
| that the visitors were SO well pleased with
their reception, social and financial, that
when they need another addition to the
society's treasury they will come again.
The audience that almost filled the Lafay-
ette Opera House TO witness the production
was made up OF the various phases of Cap
ital society, official, diplomatic. and resi-
Dental. among whom were the British Am
bassador, Lady Pauncefote, and the Misses
Pauncefote, the Swiss Minister. and Ma
dame Pioda, the Portuguese Minister and
Countess de Santo Thyrso. and Mr.. Hum
phreys Owen. OF the English Embassy.
The chief and almost the only event OF
any social importance arranged for the
coming week will be the reception to be
given at the Arlington by the Geographic
Society on Wednesday evening next.
DIR. David T. Day is chairman OF the re-
ception committee, which includes II. f.
Blount, Prof H. S. ePritchett, Bernard
Green, W. 3, Cox, Alexander Graham Bell,
F. W. True, DR.. Anita n. MCGEE, Mrs.
George Westinghouse, Miss Bell, Miss
Aileen Bell and Miss Flora Hill. There
will be musical programme, and Mr..
Charles E. Tripley will give an exhibition
of liquid air.
On Wednesday evening, also, Miss Ade-
laide Sloan Bolway and Mr.. William Adino
Page, managing editor Of the New Haven
Evening Register" will be married at All
Souls Church, the ceremony TO be per-
formed by the Rev. Z. Bradford Leavitt
reception will follow at the residence of
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Hensey. 406 NJ
Street Miss Nellie Bolway will be the at
tendant maid.
With these exceptions, the week will be
one of almost unbroken quiet, or If there
are small social happenings of informal
character, both guests and hostesses will
have their good times in sober fashion SO
as not TO infringe on the religious prin-
ciples of their Lent-observing neighbors.
Many people do not recognize the peniten-
tial season from an ecclesiastic standpoint,
but, out of Difference TO those who do, they
like to keep their small junketings well
in the background-especially Just now
when the most solemn days of the church's
mourning Will SO soon set In.
Wedding bells will begin to chime out
on Easter Monday, which will be the mar
riage day of Miss Lowering, daughter of
Representative lowering. and Mr.. Adams,
Of Boston. The ceremony will be per-
formed at st. Johns Church. AT noon the
next day will occur the marriage of Miss
Katherine Hswes, daughter Of Mrs. Julia
B. Banks, to Mr.. James E. Todd, Of New
Haven, at st. Andrews Church. and on the
same evening, at S o'clock, Miss Genevieve
Mattingly will become the wife Of Lieuten-
ant Breckenridge: the ceremony to be SOL
emnized at the Mattingly residence by
Bishop Paret. The marriage will be at
tended by a family party only. and be
succeeded by a large reception. Wednes-
day, April 5. VIII be the wedding day of
Miss Rowena Whitman, daughter OF the
late W. C. Whitman, of this city, and Mr.
Winthrop McKim. Of New York. The cere-
mony will take place at noon. at ST. Johns
and be celebrated by the groom elects
father, Rev. DR.. Haslet McKim, assisted
by Rev. DIR. Msekay- Smith. Miss Rose Wal
ZACH will be the maid of honor. and Mr.
James +. Brown will serve as best man.
There will be train OF pretty bridesmaids
and gallant groomsmen selected from this
city and New York.
Miss Wilson, daughter OF the Secretary
Of Agriculture, entertained at a luncheon
yesterday. when her guests were Madame
Rengifo. Mrs. Hansbrough, Miss Long,
Miss Hazeltine. Miss McKenns, Miss Louise
Foraker. Miss Fairchild, Miss Elsie Bell,
Miss Selfridge. and her guest, Miss Boone,
Of Baltimore. Easter lilies. white hya-
cinths. and pink satin ribbons were the
decorations OF the exquisitely appointed
table ard the reception hall and drawing
room were abloom with pink roses con-
irasted with graceful palms.
Mrs. Sprague entertained twenty guests
at luncheon yesterday.
The engagement was announced during
the week of Miss Laura Belle Willett,
daughter OF the city postmaster. Mr.. James