The times., 1899-05-07

to meet them were the German Ambas-
sador, the French Ambassador, the Minis
ter from Sweden, the Secretary of the In
terror, General and Mrs. Miles, Mrs. Har
riet Lane Johnston, Miss Hay, Miss Patten,
Miss Boardman, Miss Emory, Prince Lich-
novsky. Baron Herman, NJ. de Faramond,
and NJ. Won Bohlen.
Among those who entertained dinner
companies last night were Senator and
Mrs. Mcmillan, and Mrs. and Mrs. John
r. Mclean.
Captain and Mrs. Beach entertained at
n dinner on Friday evening" when their
guests included the Countess EsterhaZy
the Director of the Census and Mrs. Mer-
riam, Commander and Mrs. Clover and
Mr.. Ferguson.
Mrs. Halliday has cards out for a 5
O'Clock tea tomorrow afternoon, to meet
Mrs. Mckee. Mrs Halliday has been I'M
able, owing to poor health, to take her
usual interest in social matters or to visit
her friends for the past two years, and
therefore the reopening Of her hospitable
home after this long period is a source
of pleasure to society generally.
signally delightful event of the past
week was the dinner dance out at the
Country Club on Friday evening. The diplo-
matte members of the club were the spe
cial guests and the ladies of the receiving
party were Mrs John Davis, Mrs. and Miss
Boardman, and Mrs. Won Rotterberg.
Senator and Mrs. Cushman X. Davis
have taken possession of the residence 1903
x Street, which they recently leased. The
great stone double house is splendidly
adapted TO entertaining on the hospitable
scale it is said that the Senator and his
wife have in view, and report says that
Mrs Davis has already decided to give a
musicale before going away for the sum-
mer.
Now that the Vice Presidents health is
SO much better each day, it is confidently
expected by his physicians that he will be
able TO leave for Long Branch any time
after this month. Mr.. Hobart has leased
''Normanhurst," the home of Mrs. Norman
Monroe, who expects TO spend the summer
in travel abroad. Normanhurst is one Of
the most picturesque villas At the Branch
and Mr. and Mrs. Hobart expect to enter
tain number of their friends there dur
ing the coming season, notably among
them the President and Mrs. Mckinley.
Secretary and Mrs. Gage are enjoying
every hour of their stay at the Hot Springs
of Virginia.
Mrs. Griggs, wife of the Attorney Cen
eral, who has been making a short visit to
her home in New Jersey, returned TO
Washington yesterday.
Invitations have been issued for the
marriage of Miss Harriet Sara Ward TO Mr..
Chandler Parsons Anderson, of New York,
which will take place al st. Johns Church
May IL at noon.
A wedding breakfast will be given for
the bridal party, relatives, and intimate
friends at the residence OF the bride s
grandmother, Mrs. Ward.
The spacious annex which is being erect
ed to the Westinghouse residence gives
splendid assurance of the hospitality which
the gracious mistress Of Blaine mansion
will extend to the American Society OF Me
chanical Engineers and to her friends in
Washington whom she has invited to meet
them.
NJ. de Faramond, the new naval attache
of France, arrived in Washington last
Thursday and received his first formal in
PRODUCTION to Washington social life at the
dinner given last night by the Russian
Ambassador in honor of the Mexican Am
bassador and Mrs. Azpiroz.
Senator and Mrs. Jones, of Arkansas,
and their son, James X. Jones' jr., were
among the passengers who sailed last week
from New York on the North German
Lloyd Line for Southampton. Their length
of stay and programme OF travel will de-
pend entirely upon the health of Senator
Jones, who, when he left on his voyage,
was improving every day.
1t has been announced that the marriage
of Mr.. Hobart Tuile, Of Paterson, N. j..
and Miss Marie Colin Studds. of Hartford,
Conn. will occur in that city in June.
Mr. Tulle is the brother-in-law of Vice
President Hobart and was recently a guest
at the family residence in Lafayette
Place.
A trip down the Potomac, with tea as a
pleasant accompaniment, was the idyllic
tribute that Rear Admiral and Mrs Crown
inshield paid to their house guest, Mrs.
John King Van Rensselaer, last Wednes-
| day afternoon. The boat weighed her
| anchor at $3.50 and returned about Z
o'clock, after a sail as far down the river
| o'clock in the cabin. but the guests spent
| the greater portion of the trip on deck.
The ladies interested in the Decorative
Art Society are jubilant over the financial