Evening star., 1899-04-01
Now for the Gayeties, of the Short
Spring Season.
EASTER WEEK and ITS PLEASURES
Brides and Their Attendants at
Next Weeks Weddings.
OTHER INTERESTING TOPICS

The Easter gayeties open up with
! greater promise than has been known for
many years. In the list, of which the pub
| lie has been duly informed at intervals the
| past seven weeks, there is quite enough to
remove ordinary monotony at least for
| fortnight, and this does not begin to cover
| the possibilities even of April, the later
Edays of which are sure to be quite up to
| the mark. The weddings are likely to over
| shadow events of a less romantic character
| this and next week, but the dinners and
| luncheons planned in the set accustomed
| to this form of hospitality are in number
and note a continuation of the usual Win
ter program. There are several dances,
| Mrs Reyburn giving young peoples party
| at Rauscher's one evening next week, and
| the subscription germans, which will wind
| up their season. Mr.. and Mrs. Foster s
reception to Ambassador and Mrs. AZpiroZ
will not only give these latest additions 10
| the now half dozen ambaSsadorial families
| charming opportunity to see society IN
its most brilliant phase, but Will also serve
as a reunion preliminary to the soon-to-be
expected summer scattering. Many of the
foreigners will depart for European Naca-
tions before now and June, and the great
| occasions for general meetings of society
are practically over. barring, of course, the
unexpected, or al least unannounced-a con-
| dition which must never be overlooked in
Washington calculations The Gridiron re-
ception, for which 400 cards were sent out
| last week, will be al and possibly more
| than the happily invited can imagine. and
| no event of the season can be more delight
| fully anticipated with good reasons
The social program for Monday will in-
! clude the Adams Lowering wedding at St.
Johns at noon and Mrs. o. B. Boyds tea to
| meet Major and Mrs. Kirkman. Tuesday
noon there will be several weddings, the
happy couples being Miss Hawes and Mr..
crime A. Shea and Mr.. John Mcnamara at
! St. Patrick's and Miss Ednah Proctor
| Clarke and Mr. Henry Hayes at the resi-
| de1ce of the brides parents, Col. and Mrs.
Mattingiy wedding will take place on the
evening at Mr.. and Mrs. Mattingly's resi-
dence and will be followed by a reception.
! The bride # Wednesday will be Miss Ro-
wena Whitman, and the happy man, Mr..
Winthrop Mckfm of New YORK The re-
| ception by Mr.. and Mrs. Foster to the
Mexican ambassador and Mrs Azpiroz will
| take place Wednesday evening. Other
| events of the week Will consist of numerous
! dinners, the Russian and German ambassa-
| dcrs being hosts, as well as former Sena-
| tor and Mrs. Henderson, who have large
| company invited to meet the German am
| bassador Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Larz Anderson have re-
| turned from Europe to spend Easter with
| Mrs. and Miss Anderson. and to be present
at the AdamS-Lovering wedding Mr.. An
derson having been selected for an usher
The marriage VIII be witnessed by num-
| Der of BOstonians, relatives of the couple.
! who find coming here at this season one of
| the most attractive jaunts possible. The
| ushers, who from the hub and New
| York, will serve an appreciative gathering
! Of society folks. Mr.. George Caspar Adams,
| brother of the groom, will be best man. A
breakfast will follow the ceremony at the
home of Representative Lowering, 1875 n
| street, after which Mr. and Mrs. Charles
| Francis Adams, second, will depart for
| their honeymoon.
| Bishop Paret will officiate at the mar
| rage of Miss Genevieves Mattingly and
! Lieutenant E. l.. d. Breckinridge' Tuesday
! evening, but only family party VIII be
| present at the ceremony. A beautiful floral
| arrangement Will adOrn the north end OF
| the par!or. where the couple will stand to
| be married The bridal party is as large
as for church wedding. Miss Winifred
Mattinsly will be maid of honor and Mr.
Lucien Breckinridgc best man. Miss Hazel
Preckinridge, Miss McComaS, Miss Farms
worth, Miss Porter. Miss Rose Wood and
Miss Mckeehan will be bridesmaids, and
Lieutenants Allison and Cochran. Messrs.
Philip Chancellor and Goodloe Edgar of
Detroit, Fred HuXfOrd and William F.
Mattingly will be the groomsmen. The
brides souvenirs to her maids are panSy
pins. and to the maid of honor a bracelet
The reception which will follow will be a
large one. Lieutenant Breckinridge will
take his bride to Detroit, where their first
home in the officers quarters at his station
awaits them, very coZily and pretuly ar
ranged. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Treat Paine
jr., are on for the wedding, and will spend
month between here and New York.
Rev. DR.. Haslett McKim of New York
will offciate at the marriage of his son.
Winthrop Mckim, with Miss RoWena Whit
man at St. Johns, Wednesday next. Rev
DR.. Mackay-Smith will assist. The brides
attendants will be Miss Rose Wallock as
| maid of honor and Miss Ferguson and Miss
Alice Mckim sister of the groom. Mr.. Jas.
f. Brown will be best man, and MessrS
Charles S. Whitman, Henry r. Winthrop
a. Robson Sargent, Eugene S. Willard
Edward r. Thomas and lie Roy McKim
vii! be ushers. This young couple are go
ing abroad for summer tour. and contem-
plate a home at Tuxedo Park upon their
return. gathering of about fifty will at
tend the breakfast at the residence of Mrs
Charles 5. Whitman, the brides mother
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank F. Major will be
pleased to see their friends at their nome.
80 1 street.
Mrs. George Washington Clssel will not
be at home Monday next, but will be pleas
ed to see her friends the following Mon
days in April, at her residence Oak Crest.
Georgetown.
President and Mrs. Mckinley have Gem
eral Hastings and the Misses Hastings
their guests over Sunday.
The Vice President and Mrs Hobart will
spend Easter at their Lafayette Square
| home.
Mr.. apd Mrs. Stevens Dana Streeter on
tertained at dinner last week in honor of
Senator and Mrs. Cushman K. Davis
Miss Helen NJ. Davis of West Philadel-
phia is visiting Mrs. VIM. R. Hodges.
Commander and Mrs. Clover have been to
Fortress Monroe on a visit, and only re-
turned few days ago
Mrs. Lamont and her daughters are ex-
pected in Washington today and during
their stay will be at the Arlington Mrs
Lamont will be the recipient of a great
deal OF social attention, and numerous af-
talrs nave been planned in her honor
Among the iuncheons will be one to be
given by Mrs. Audenreid.
Miss Mary Baldwin Tolfree will be Miss
Virginia Fairs only attendant at her we'd
ding next Tuesday. Her costume will be of
white silk with insertions OF lace and the
hat, entirely made of pink roses. is a low
and broad picture shape. a muff of crush
pink roses and leaves will be carried. Miss
To,free is daughter of Pay Director Toll
free, u. S. N, and the brides most init
mate friend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph Kaufman have
returned to their 10th street home after
spending the winter at the Cairo
Mrs. E. Hope Gammell Slater of Wash
ington is erecting a handsome villa on her