Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-11
Prospects for a Gay Winter Never
Brighter.
NOW TEE BUDS BEGIN TO BLOOM
Coming Marriages and Recent
HospitaIites.
OTHER TIN ELY TOPICS

Definite decisions are being reached as to
| plans for the winter, and the promise for
| gay season never was brighter. Many cir
! cumstances unite in making up the favor
able view, bu. perhaps one of the best
reasons is found in that delightful attribute
| of the Washington social atmosphere, the
| absolute uneXpectedness of two-thirds of
| the great things which happen. This has
been demonstrated over and over again
during the past year, and the wise folks
say will be again before the century closes.
| For the new year there is plenty ahead of
sufficiently diverting form to please every
one. The last days of this month and all
of December will be marked by debutante
| teas and small dances, and the last week
of the year has nearly every date full al
| ready, as evinced by the many preparations
made. The bud teas. however, will not be
perhaps quite as numerous as last season,
but that is all the better for the principal
! stars, who need not, therefore, divide up
| the glory and the bouquets of single af-
| ternoon.
| The marriage of Miss Miles and Col. Re
| Der will be an event of the winter, and is
| generally looked for to occur in January.
| The marriage of Hon. Lillian Pauncefote
| and Mr.. Bromley may also afford a grand
| close to the season, and Shrove Tuesday
| has been mentioned as an appropriate date
The season will be a long one, as Ash
| Wednesday does not come till February %.
| and there will be plenty OF time Tor a va
| riety of grand doings.
| Among tl.e debutantes who will be the
| first to make their bow will be Miss Martha
| Dalzell, Miss Sanger and Miss Mary Hop
| kins, whose coming-out teas will occur NO
| vember IA, November % and November -,
respectively. Miss Gladys Ffoulke Will be
| presented at tea December D.
| Mr. and Mrs. ]. v. L. Curry will give
[ hall for their niece Miss Curry Connolly,
T Christmas week. and Mr.. and Mrs. William
| Stone Albert will mark the debut of their
| daughter by a ball December % Both Of
these events will occur at Rauschers s.
Miss Lydie Webb, daughter of Mrs. John
| S. Webb and granddaughter of Mrs. H. M.
Hutchinson, will be among the most at
tractive of the buds. She has but lately
| returned from long stay abroad.
| Other young ladies belonging to we'll
known families who will be seen in society
| for the first time this winter are Miss Julia
| Kellogg, Miss Eta Wallace, Miss Eliza
Bates, Miss Alice Ward, Miss Cannon,
| Miss Christina Hill, Miss Page Morris and
| Miss Anderson.
| series of small and early dances will be
given at Rauscher's during the season, the
| first dated for the 18th of December.
| They are subscription affairs, the invita-
| tons to join being circulated some time ago.
| A charming company Is secured and the
chaperons number several of the most
| prominent leaders who have young daugh-
| tiers in society well debutantes Other
| dates selected are January and %, with
| the final meeting in February.
| Another wedding this month will be that
| of Miss Lemly and Lieut.. James Parker,
| 9th Cavalry. which will take place at noon
| November 25 at the home of the brides
parents, Capt. and Mrs. Lemly, at Chevy
Chase. Only family party will be present.
Admiral and Mrs. Dewey are now hav-
| ing a visit from Mr.. George Dewey. son
of the former, but are denying themselves
| to all other callers.
Master Ned Mclean returned to Washing
ton yesterday and is with his grandmother,
Mrs. Beale Mr.. and Mrs. John K. Mclean
are expected back here shortly.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Curtis entertained
| company of twelve at dinner last night.
The Secretary of War was the guest of
honor last night at a dinner given by Sur
geon General Sternberg. The guests pres
ent to meet him were: Secretary Hitchcock,
Attorney General Griggs, Controller Dawes,
Assistant Secretary Allen of the Navy De-
partment; Assistant Secretary Hill of the
State Department; Admiral Van Reypen,
| surgeon general of the navy; Adjutant Cen
| eral Corbin, General Fitzhugh Lee, Quar-
| termaster General Ludington and Paymas-
| ter General Bates of the army.
Lord Pauncefote, the British ambassador,
| has been much touched by the many kind
notices which have appeared in the Ameri-
| can press on the subject of his elevation
| to the peerage. He wishes to take the
earliest opportunity, after his return to the
United States, to express his grateful APP
probation of the manner In which, not only
those with whom he has been brought into
| official and private relations, but the Amer
| lean public generally, have received the
news of the honor conferred upon him
Lord Pauncefote would wish also to con-
Vey by this channel to those to whom he
has not been able to offer his thanks per-
in any rrlaIp
their friendly sentiments and of the con-
CALCULATIONS they have been good enough
| to offer to him on this occasion.
Captain and Mrs. Broome, who spent the
late summer and fall In Europe, have just
returned and are now here visiting Mr. and
Mrs. James F. Barbour.
The Iwenlagen Euchre Club was enter
tanned by Miss Vickery at her residence
NO 41o I'd street, Tuesday evening last
Inc prizes OF the evening We're awarded to
Miss Baker, first ladies'; Mrs. Gies. sec
ond ladies'; DR.. Moore, first gentlemen's
and Mr.. Giles, second gentlemen's Those
present We're Mrs. Vickery, Mr.. and Mrs
Hazard, Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor, Mr. and Mrs
Giles, Mrs. Baker Mrs. Daw Misses Wick
cry, Baker, Oliver, Cluss and Proctor and
Messrs. Cook, Hoyt. Baker, Palmer, Kig-
gins and DR.. Moore. The next meeting will
be held November p at the residence of
Mrs. Daw, No. 1901 H street.
One of the. prettiest weddings of the sea-
sen was soemnized Wednesday at $50
o'clock by the Rev. DR.. Stafford at St Pat
rick's Church, the contracting parties be-
ing Miss Jennie NJ. Shughrue and Mr. John
E. Cats, both of this city. The church was
tastefully decorated with palms and other
plants. The bride was dressed in gown
of white satin and wore a tulle veil, caught
with lilies Of the valley. She entered the
church with her father. Michael Shughrue
who gave her away. She carried bride
roses and white chrysanthemums, and was
met at the altar by the groom and his best
| man. Mr.. James d. McQuade Miss Eva c.
Shughrue, sister of the bride, was brides
maid. She W re a gown of light blue taf-
| feta, with yoke and sleeves of white organ
| die, and carried a cluster of white chrys-
anthemums. The ushers were Messrs. John
Meehan. Chas. E. Shughrue, William Hut
| ton and George B. Brahlet. After the cere-
mony reception was given to friends of
the family at the future home of the cou-
pie. After a wedding journey north Mr..
| and Mrs. Cats will be at home to their
| many friends.
The Abracadabra Club met, with Mr.. and
Mrs. Sidney 1. Besselievre. 315 street
northeast Wednesday evening, November
| 8. In the absence of the president, Mr.. F.
| B. Brock the vice president, Mrs. Eugene
Stevens presided. The responses We're from
| the works of Rudyard Kipling. Mr.. Apple.
| ton P. Clark had charge of the question
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