The times., 1899-12-08

The British Ambassador and Lady
Pauncefote entertained distinguished
company at dinner last night. The guests
were the Belgian Minister and Countess de
Lichteryelde, Admiral and Mrs. Dewey
Countess Won GOetzen, Commander and
Mrs. Richardson Clover Mile. Cassini, DR..
and Mrs. Hammond, Miss Pauncefote, Miss
Sybu Pauncefote, Mr.. Adelbert Hay, Mr..
T. B. Ferguson, Mr.. Seckendorf, and Mr..
Lowther, First Secretary Of the Embassy.
The table service included the official sill
yer and the lights in the massive candle
labra burned under tinted shades.
Such brilliant succession of dinners and
other entertainments are being arranged
for the Honorable Lillian PaUncefote and
| her fance. Mr.. Robert Bromley, that the
winter will be one continual round Of gay
ETY. for themselves and the group of attend
ants, American and English, who viii form
the wedding party when that supreme
event Of the social season takes place in
February.
The majority of the ladies Of the sena-
/ torial circle have deferred their Thursday
receptions until next month. Yesterdays
crisp air and bright sunshine made the
day an ideal enc for calling, but the greater
number of carriages that whirled along
the fashionable thOToughfares bore their
4 handsomely groomed occupants to the
Z homes of the hostesses who were giving
/ teas or to Mrs. Fairbanks, wife of the
! Senator from Indiana, who inaugurated
/ her weekly receptions in her always charm
1 ing fashion by gathering about her a group
! OF young ladies from Indiana who are at
/ tending school in Washington to meet the
wives and daughters of the Congress sional
delegation from their native State. The
students, who represented the National
/ Park Seminary. the Mcdonald Ellis school,
and Mount Vernon Seminary. were as fresh
and pretty as the roses and carnations that
/ decorated the drawing room, and were
piquantIy sppreciative of their glimpse into
the delights of the Washington social
world Assisting Mrs. Fairbanks were Mrs.
! Steele. Mrs. CrumpackeT, and Mrs. Brick,
/ Of Indiana; Mrs John W. Foster, Mrs.
! SternbeTg. Mrs Halford and Mrs. Hol
/ comb.
The debutaute of yesterday afternoon was
Miss Julia Kellogg, the only daughter of
I Col. and Mrs. Sanford kellogg who
made her formal bow TO society at a bril-
liantiy attended tea. Gowned in white
crepe de chine embroidered in silver and
carrying a great cluster of blush roses
/ given to her by her father the pretty bud
might have posed as the living realization
of Tennyson's queen rose. Receiving with
Mrs. and Miss Kellogg were Mrs. Sheridan
and the Misses Sheridan, Mrs. Clarke and
. the Misses Clarke, and Mrs. Harris. Nu
merous bouquets Of orchids, lilies, and
roses testified 10 the popularity OF Miss
I Kellogg, while the floral decorations of the
1 tea room were in pink, her fayorite color
Miss Kellogg adds 10 her personal charm
an attractive list of accomplishments, hay-
/ ing recently returned from Paris where
she has srudi ipd for several Years
Another notable event Of the afternoon
1 that brought together brilliant assem-
1 blage, made up of the various phases OF
Washington society. dip -omatic official, and
resident, was the reception given by Mrs.
( Clinton Gushing. Of l Street. who has spent
the greater part of the last year or two in
travel az home and abroad. The handsome
4 residence. enriched with rare curios,
( draperies. and paintings, collected by DR..
| and Mrs. Gushing during their journeyings
over the world, was fragrant with the
roses and carnations that decorated the
drawing room and in the reception lobby
and spacious halls were grouped tall,
graceful palms. The tea table was abloom
with la France roses, and Illuminated with
daintily shaded lights in tall candelabra
I OF silver. Mrs. Gushing. in a reception
gown OF mousseliue de sol embroidered
with thistles, was assisted in receiving the
several hundred guests by Mrs. Van Rey-
pen. Miss Josie Kelion. Miss Harrison, and
Miss Bliss the daughter OF General Bliss.
Mrs Rush Wallace, assisted by heI
daughters, gave a luncheon yesterday
in honor Of the debutantes of the season
The table was prettly decorated with
American Beauty roses. The guests were
the Misses Hitchcock Miss Albert, Miss
Connely Miss Sands, Miss Ffoulke, Mis-;
Coggeshall, Miss Sanger, Miss Adolt
Greeley. Miss Mary Hopkins, Miss Elizs
Bates, and Miss Webb. Miss Henrietta
, Wallace viii make her debut Christmai
week.
Senator and Mrs. Frye will go to NeF
York Saturday TO attend dinner giveI
by Mr. Whitelaw Reid TO the members o
the Peace Commission in celebration OF tht
anniversary of the signing of the Treaty
} Mrs Frye viii be at home Thursday after
/ moons, but WI hold no formal reception
until after January /.
. Mrs Shoup and the Misses Shoup, wifi
| and daughters Of the Senator from Idaho
. are established at the Normandie, whert
. they spent last season. Mrs. ShOup vii
not receive until January.
Senator Gallinger has taken apartment
! at the Dewey, where Mrs. Gallinger vii
join him after the holidays.
Colonel Dick, who Is also at the Dewe,
! for the winter, will be joined by his fsmil
] later on.
Mrs. Hodgson Burnett, who has Latch
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