Evening star., 1899-01-28
THE SOCIAL WORLD
Resume Of Regent Pleasant Happen
ings.
A ST. VALENTINE DAY WEDDING
Miss Edith Holmes and 1t. MoIa
to Be Married.
RECEPTIONS, DINNERS, TEAS

If there had been house ball or two
among the events of the past week its
activity would have reached the point of
thew ashington IDEAL AS 1t was, the char
ity ball had not only the night. but the en-
tire week to itself and profited by the cir
cumstance, although the custom of permit
ting nothing to mar this one great occa-
sion of the winter has obtained so long that
it is as settled a fact as anything can posi-
bly, be. The lack of house dances may not
continue much longer, as there are large
suspicious that somebody will come to the
rescue before the season is many days older,
although an impromptu occasion arranged
for the last nights would be pretty sure to
find plenty of people unengaged not only
for one, but for several evenings. The
southern ball and the Washington assembly
are the two next big balls, while the Dane
ing Glass, the Small and Early and the
Young Ladies cotillon have dates in the
near future. There is one more Bachelors
cotillon, February T. which will conclude
that series
The season has still two weeks to its
credit which will give ample time to make
up for the quiet which has prevailed until
the present week. The early part of Lent,
however, is likely to be pretty busy till
Congress adjourns with the deferred din
nerS and 1uncheonS. The Sociabilities for
the Revolution, which will occupy the week
about February %, will be especially enliv-
ening. Many well-known hostesses have
settled upon dates for that weeks enter
tanning.
On the calendar for the coming week are
Mrs. and Miss Bland's tea at the Ebbitt
Monday, and Mrs. Logans tea Tuesday.
Next Wednesday evening President and
Mrs. Mckinley will give a dinner in honor
of the Supreme Court, and Secretary and
Miss Wilson will entertain the President
and his wife at dinner Friday evening.
The last card reception at the White
House will be given Wednesday evening,
February 8. The public reception will be
given Tuesday evening, February IA.
Mrs. U. H. Painter entertained a number
of friends yesterday at a o'clock tea to
meet Miss Julia Marlowe. Mrs. John w.
Foster, Mrs. John o. Evans and Miss Tar
room Miss Waite and Miss Ida Thompson
We're vis-a-vis at the tea table.
DR.. and Mrs. Franklin T. Howe have in
vitations out for musicale Wednesday
evening, February 1, at 141s corcoran
street.
Mrs Sprague, wife-of Representative
Sprague of MASSACHUSETTS,, entertained
large company at an invited reception from
4 to Z yesterday at their residence, the
former Morton home. op Rhode Island ave-
nue.. Hungarian musicians played during
the afternoon, ana theA halls and drawing
rooms were adorned with plants and flow
ers, sent on from the green houses at
tached to the Sprague= home at Brookline.
Mrs George B. Mcmillan, Miss Williams,
Miss Anderson and Miss Lowering assisted
in the hosDitalties.
Mrs. George Ross Anderson, 1917 @ street,
will not be at home on Wednesday, Febru-
ary l. but will receive Wednesday, Febru-
ary 8. IN
The Vice Presideht ansa Mrs. Hobart were
entertained at large dinner last night at
Mrs Stanley Matthews home.
Mrs. Grant igaFe 4 dinner last night in
honor Of Miss Mckinley Miss Barber. Miss
Shields, Miss Harter and Miss McWilliams,
and there were also present Miss Sheridan,
Miss Wilson, airs. Sartoris, Miss Vivian
Sartoris, Miss Rosemary Sarroris, Mr.. Ohm
stead Lieut.. Victor Blue, Colonel Michler,
Mr.. Humphreys Owen, MIR. Bromley, Cap
tain Gilmore Mr.. Johnson, Mr.. D. Claytor
and Captain Foraker.
The guests of the Kenmore and their
friends indulged In an interesting and close
ly contested game of progressive whist last
evening. Fifteen boards were played, Mr..
Rice and Mrs. Gardner making the top
score-103-east and west, while four cou-
pies were tied with the top scores-101-
north and south. AS result of this tie,
cards were cut for the prizes, Mrs. Sim
monds and DR.. Rhinehardt being the
lucky pair.
Mrs. WI, wife of the Chinese minister,