Evening star., 1899-04-18

Gen. and Mrs Greedy, Miss Greely, Mrs
Bessie Stewart. Justice Brown. Gen. Cor
bin. Miss Tuckerman, Miss Berry. Assist
ant Secretary Vanderlip, Mrs. Cridler. JUS
tice and Mrs. Harlan. Gen. and Mrs Miles.
Mr. and Mrs. Godoy, Mr.. and Mrs. Rengifo,
the minister from the Netherlands. the min
lister from Sweden and Norway, the minis
ter from Guatemala, the Swiss minister and
Mrs. Pioda, the minister from Denmark.
the Portuguese minister and Viscountess de
Santo-Thyrso, the minister from Haiti and
Mrs. Leger, the Belgian minister and Count
ess de Lichtervelde, the Chilean minister
and Mrs. Vicuna. the japanese minister,
Mrs. Calvo. Marquis Romano, the Turkish
minister, Mr.. Walter Deucher, the Due de
Carraciolo, Mr.. ZeleEoy. Mr.. Routkowsky,
NJ. and Nine. de Oliveira Lima, Senior and
Sonora 1nfanta, Capt. Barron, Mr.. J. b.
Henderson. jr.. Mr.. Humphreys Owen. Mr.
Young and Mr.. Stevens.
An exceedingly pretty ceremony-a double
marriage-took place this afternoon at 8
o'clock at the home of Miss Marion West.
aunt of the two pretty young brides. MISS
Jean West Wood became the wife OF Lieut..
Joseph Powell Tracy of the 9th Artillery
and Miss Rose Wood the wife OF Lieut..
Thomas w. Darrah of the 10Th Infantry.
The sisters are the daughters Of Mrs. Wood
and of the late Lieut.. VIM Maxwell Wood,
U.S.N., and granddaughters of the late
Commissioner West, who was formerly SEN
ator from Louisiana. Miss Vests home on
Corcoran street was decked with the colors
of infantry and artillery, in red and white
MOWERS, ana tQe Drawing room, WHtTt lhc
double ceremony took place, was festooned
with flags. In the bay window palms were
arranged background. Rev. DR.. Perry
of st. Andrews Church performed both
ceremonies, and Major West, uncle of the
brides, gave them in marriage. The grooms
were in full dress uniforms. The sisters
were dressed alike, in dainty white organ
dies, over white silk, and wore tulle wells.
Miss Jean carried bouquet of lilies of the
valley and Miss Rose her name flower
mink A number of baltimore and
Philadelphia relatives and close friends
were present, with the Washington relatives
and personal friends of the three families
interested. Both couples left town this
afternoon for wedding Journeys. Lieut. and
Mrs. Tracy will go to st. Paul, where the
former is stationed. and Lieut.. and Mrs.
Darrah expect to go down to savannah,
where Lieut.. Darrah has been for some
time.
Maj Gen. and Mrs. Bliss gave dinner
last night, when their guests were DR.. and
Mrs. Gallaudet. Gen. and Mrs. Anson Mills,
Gen. and Mrs. Greely, Gen. and Mrs Moore,
Mr. and Mrs. Austin, Mrs Charles G. Ayres,
DIR. Hunt and Rev. w. Scott Smith.
Mrs. Louis P. Shoemaker, who has been
spending several weeks in New York city,
Will return to Washington in few days.
Mrs. DR.. VIM. B. French of SOC East Capt.
tol street was the hostess at a charmingly
informal tea given last Friday in honor of
Mrs. Daniel Chester French of New York
formerly of this city. She was assisted in
receiving by Mrs. ]. w. Babson, Mrs. j. L.
Weller, Miss Ruth Sprague of Omaha, Mrs.
Gilliatt Clarke and Miss Laura Thompson.
Among the guests were DIR. and Mrs. E. X.
Sprague, DIR. and Mrs. Geo. w. Foster, Mrs.
Chas. E. Foster, Miss Trott, Mrs. Geo w.
Salter, Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Winston, Miss
Elizabeth Lineaweaver, Mrs. Charles w.
Richardson, Mrs. Westinghouse, Miss Ida
Peck, Mr.. and Mrs. Hancock Robinson, Mr..
and Mrs. Edwin H. Fowler, DR.. c. r. Luce,
Mr.. Alexander G. Uptegraff, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jos. l. Weller, Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Babson,
Mrs. B. B. French, Miss Acker, Mrs. E. W.
Richardson, Miss Richardson, Miss Gray
Mr.. Edmund R. French. Mrs. Mary Hag
mann, DR.. and Mrs. Llewellyn Eliot, Mrs.
Woodbury. Wheeler, Miss Wheeler and DR..
and Mrs. S. S. Adams.
pleasant surprise party was given Mon
day evening to Mrs. s. Alexander at her
home, AT street southwest. The evening
was spent socially, after which a collation.
was served. Among those present were
Mrs. Cohen, Mr.. and Mrs Blumenfield Mr.
Hecht, Mr.. and Mrs. kleeblatt, Mr.. and
Mrs. Colman, Mrs. Lewis. Mrs Gus Eich-
berg, Mrs. Ullman and the Misses Bertha
Alexander, Cora Cohen, Bertha Cohen and
Minnie Ullman.
Mrs. John Jay Little and Mr.. Sterling B.
Little are at Atlantic City.
Mrs. NJ. Newmyer, 1904 New Hampshire
avenue, has discontinued her Wednesdays
at home.
Miss Lena Pray of Poultney, VT, is visit
ing the Misses Burns of 1857 Florida ave-
nue..
Mrs. L. Eiseman has discontinued her
Wednesdays.
Mr.. E. B. Barton, who has been visiting
friends in the city, has returned to st.
Paul, MINI.
The engagement is announced of Miss
Edgar Brown Barton of St Paul, Mimi.
Miss Harrington is the daughter of Mrs.
c. L. Brownell widow of Capt. Frank E.
Brownell, U.S-A.
DR.. and Mrs. c. ]. Wallace have left for
Chicago and Cincinnati, where they will
spend few weeks with friends. They will
be absent for month.
Mrs. H. E. Fries and her little daughter,
Marguerite, of Salem, n. c., are visiting
Miss Schultz at 1904 H street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacobus S. Jones are domi-
ciled for the spring and summer at 1462
Binney street, Columbia Heights.
Miss Blanche Esterly and Mr.. Oscar ].
Sortie were married yesterday at the home
of the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. w.
Esterly, Capitol Hill. Only family party,
with few friends, were present at the
ceremony, at which Rev. DIR. r. r. West
oficiated. The bride wore violet cloth,
travelling dress with hat to match. The
and will go to Grand Forks, N. D.. to re-
side.
A pleasant gathering took place at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Gerome Desio, 1912
10th street, last evening, the occasion be-
ing the twenty-frst birthday of their son,
Mr.. Victor E. Desio. The parlors were
decorated with palms and beautiful flowers
and the table with pink roses. A fine
musical program was rendered, after which
the party adjourned to the dining room,
where elaborate collation. was served.
Among those present were Mr.. and Mrs.
Mudd, Mr. and Mrs. Gulli, Mrs. Walcott,
Misses NJ. Donnelly, M. Costaggini, A.
Love, B. Thyson, G. Thyson, T. Desio, l.
Buckley, NJ. Harvey, E. May, G. Harper,
r. Gull, S. Taylor. B. Viett, b. Walcott,
c. Lochboehler. NJ. Walcott, K. Desio, NJ.
Finkman and V. Latham, and Messrs. Jno.
J. Kirby w. Ellinger, Z. Eshle, c. Price,
Geo Moran, c. Brodt II. r. Rives, P. Bal
linger, J. Lowcraft H. Hickey, E. Mitchell,
c. Walcott and w. Shreeves.
A number of invitations have been sent
out by Miss Snow, who will give a recital
this evening in the parlors of the Cairo,
with talk on her personal experiences and
impressions of Venice and Christmas in
Rome.