Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-26
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
Dancing Party and Debut Tea at the Bates
Home.
Senator and Mrs. Stewards New Home
Mrs. Frye's Luncheon
Personal Notes.

| Fashionable interest was largely conferred
| yesterday afternoon in the tea given by
Mrs. Bates in honor of the debut of her
second daughter Miss Eliza Bates. A
| profuse decoration of fine flowers and
! Christmas garlands gave the holiday at
| mosphere. In the hall glistening Christ
| mas tree made, with the holly which
adorned the staircase and walls. a
most attractive feature. The ball
room was treated with the garland ef-
| feet in holly caught with loops and
| streamers of scarlet ribbon. Loses and
| poinsetta blossoms decked the mantels in
| the drawing room, and the bouquets sent
| the debutante enhanced a floral display
| the most elaborate so far this season. The
! lavish hospitality offered always by the
| family was in evidence at every turn. In
! the dining room. where Mrs. Audenried ami
| Mrs. Bingham did the honors. the table was
decked with holly and red ribbons, IN
which CLEANED tiny electric lights. Mrs.
Bates received in exquisite dress of
| gray silk, with silver spangled net, and the
debutante was in white Liberty satin. Her
grandmother, Mrs McCorkle; Miss Texas
Bates. Miss Cecilia Miles. Miss Alice
! Hay. Miss Audrey Pauncefote Miss
Bliss of New York, Miss Sheridan, Miss
| Louise Sheridan. Miss Hagner, Miss Edith
Patten. Miss Sanger. Miss Mary Hopkins
and Miss Daisy Wilson assisted Mrs.
Philip H. Mcmillan served the punch IN
the library. The receiving party. aug
mented by most of the seasons debutantes
and other younger friends of the family,
including all the eligibles among the ster:er
sex. came back to the dance, which wound
up the enjoyment and most charmingiy
iduhched INTO the social stream another
! belle equipped with good looks and many
accomplishments, well as family infiu-
erce.
Inc ladies of the cabinet. with the excep-
lon of Mrs Griggs and Mrs. Hitchcock.
| 3 to G.
| Admiral and Mrs Dewey will receive on
New Year day with Mrs. Washington Nc
| Lean at the latters residence, K street and
Connecticut avenue. The first intima ton of
the intention of the admiral and his wife
| not to receive in their home on the 1st of
January was talked of over a week ago.
and the report that the Rhode Island ave-
nue. residence will be closed tos callers on
| the first day of the year has been verified
| by the invitations extended TO a number of
| friends of the admiral'S wife to assist her
| in her reception at her mothers home New
| Year day.
| Senator and Mrs. Stewart, who have now
| the fine old residence at 18th and f streets
| welcomed there yesterday afternoon few
! or their oldest acqCaiEtances who eX
| changed holiday greetings over a glass of
| delicious egg-nog, amid surroundings most
| pleasantly suggestive of old-time hospital
| ity and cheer The great bowl of the
| snowy beverage. which had the place OF
| honor on the dining room table. was made
after Mrs Stewards timc-honored recipe
| and was therefore perfect. The house has
| received so many transforming touches that
| its familiar appearance is quite gone 1t
| has Il new stairway in the entrance hall,
! and from the Threshold to the uppermost
| chambers recalls the extensive travels and
| purchases of its mistress. which made Stew
| art Castle so notable among capital dwell
| ltEgs. The parlors have F'lorentine fur
nishings and to accommodate the tall mir
rors an addition was built on the south
! balcony. The red-toned walls of the dining
| room bring out the effect of the richly
| carved teakwood furniture. Mrs. Stewart
will receive the Thursdays in January.
Miss Bessie Stuart Driver, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. George W. Driver of 1912 U
| street, and Mr. George Edward Kittle of
| New York, will be married this evening at
| st. Stephens Episcopal Church. Miss LII
| Fan Seton will be maid of honor. and Mr..
Raymond Moulton Of New York best man.
The ushers will be Mr.. L. Hoover. Mr.. Don
| aid Fith!an, Mr. Talmadge. and Mr.. Ed
| munds. Mrs. George NJ. Russell of Mime
| remain till after the wedding. Mr.. and
| Mrs. Kittle, father and mother of the
groom. have arrived from New York to at
! tend the ceremony
| Miss Leavitt, 1121 Vermont avenue, will
| not be at home this or next Tuesday even
| ing.
Mr. Alexander Pope Dixon and wife of
| Martins Ferry. Ohio, are spending the holt
days with the formers sister, Mrs. DR.. W.
F. Gatchell, 604 E street northeast.
Miss Zeppa 10y of GAINESVILLE, Nd, is the
guest of Miss Fannie Clarke of 1920 34th
street during the holidays.
Mrs. Pierce and Miss Pierce of Boston
gave a small dinner party yesterday in
their apartments at the Portner,. where
they are located for the winter The deco
rations both of the rooms and table, were
poinsetta and holly. Among the guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. ]. P. Dolliver of Iowa,
Mrs. Judith Ellen Foster, Mrs. Emily NJ.
Kilvert, Miss Cox of Washington and Miss
Helen Varick Boswell of New York.
Miss L. C. Kessler of Philadelphia, for
Robert Cohen, 1877 T street, and will be at
home to her friends on Saturday afternoon
and evening of this week.
The National Rifles Cadets will give their
first military hop of the season at the Ma
| tional Rifles Armory Saturday evening,
December 30.
A number of Washington friends will go
to Martinsburg, w Va, Thursday to at
tend the wedding that evening of Miss Jane
Faulkner and DIR. William White of Nash
vile, Tenn, which will take place at the
residence of ex-senator and Mrs. Faulkner,
"Boydville." Rev. DR.. Talmage will assist
the Rev. F. NJ. Woods at the ceremony.
Miss Sallye Faulkner will be maid of honor,
and Mr.. r. V. o. Byrd of Nashville best
man. The bridesmaids are to be Miss Anne
liza Pearson of Harrodsburg, KY: Miss
katherine Reed, daughter of ex-Speaker
Thomas B. Reed, and Miss Mary Paxton of
New York; Miss Maud Talmage and Miss
May Wills of Washington; Miss Elsie Love
of Winchester Va; Miss May B. Faulkner,
Miss Belle Stewart and Miss Elizabeth Col
ston of Martinsburg. The groomsmen are
to be Representative John w Gaines of
Tennessee, Mr. Curry, NJ. T. Bryan, Gull
ford Douglas, Walter Kahn, Johnson Dams
ford, Alexander Martin, Park Marshall, j.
B. D Da Boo and Charles B. CuIlom, all of
Washington. All the bridal party. with a
number of relatives, will be guests of the
family and will be greatly entertained by
residents during their stay In Martinsburg
at balls and parties.
Miss Constantia Anderson has arrived In
Anaeostia from Philadelphia for a stay
with relatives
Miss Rose Herbert of Anacostia is in
Herndon, Va, as the guest of friends dur
ing the holidays.
Mrs. Minnie Arnold of Baltimore is STOP
ping with her sister, Mrs. Clara William
son, Anacostia, for the holiday term.
Mrs. Frye has Invitations out for a Cap
itol luncheon the canning Friday