Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-30

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! Mrs. Boyd Taylor viii not be at home
| Tuesday, January .. but will be the three
| following Tuesdays at 900f 18th street.
| Mrs. Zenas c. Robbins and Mrs. Henry
A Robbins will be ut home on Wednesdays.
Mrs. S. II. Kaufman and Miss Kauff-
mann will not be at home Tuesdays this
| season.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. T Ashby entertained
! the friends Of their daughter, Eleanor
/ tuesday evening, December Is. Dancing
| was enjoyed until a late hour, when he
| guests repaired to the dining room. decor
| ated in red and green. where a dainty
| past served. Among those present
| were the Misses Armstrong. Green. Ged-
ney. Howard, Hoe, Meyer Stiles. Skinner,
| Warner, faeger. and the Messrs. r. ID.
Acams, Barnes, Burch; Carter. Davis. De
! land French, Howard, Kane. Kirkwood.
| Payne, Towers, Wallace and Wright.
Mrs. and Miss Houston. the wife and
| daughter of Capt. E. s Houston, L. S. N.
| now in command of the United States ship
Amphitrite, will continue to reside abroad
| during the latter's term of sea duty, and
| will return to Washington after the Paris
| exposition. Their son. Ems ign Victor Hous-
| ton, is also at sea, being on the United
! States ship Hartford. at present on her re-
| turn to the east from San Francisco.
Mr.. James W. Paul, jr-, gave a 10000
| ball last night at the Horticultural Hall,
| Philadelphia, in honor of his daughter
| The hall was arranged to represent an
4 Italian garden of the sixteenth century,
/ and was illuminated with thousands of in
| candescent lights, among the trees, along
| the DaiuStrades. The guests were rece. we'd
| on the staircase by Mrs. John K. Drexel.
| who came over from New York to perform
| that function; Mrs. Alexander Van Rens-
Selaer and Mrs. George w ChiIds Drexel
! assisting, and Mr.. Miss Paul. Among
| the 300 guests We're the Austrian minister
| and. Baroness Hengelmulier, Baron Carlo
1hllottl Count Llchtervelde, c. Handbury
| Tracy, Miss Audrey Pauncefote and Mr.
| and Mrs Legare of this city.
Miss Thomson of Boston is visiting Miss
Myra Davis. 22l1 r street
Miss Weaver of Philadelphia is visiting
Miss Ethel Davis. 22ll r street.
Mr. and Mrs. George r. Aiken gave a
| Christmas party for their daughter Julia
j arc, at their residence, 2u20 I5Jh stIeet
thursday evening. The guests were Misses
/ BESSIE ana Mae AJCn-svn, SauIe " aIsn,
Annie Mctfregor, Nenie and Katherine
loumle, Adellne and Mary Noble, Bertha
and Bessie Williamson, Masters Charlie
Noble. Claude and Carr Atchison, Martin
Walsh, Steven Justin, Oscar Claxton. Ar
thur Christ, George Adams. Harry Miller
| and jamie Daniels. The evening was spent
IN music and games such as young people
delight in at the Christmas season. and
before the time for home going a sumner
was served IN the dining room. which was
decorated for the occasion with ferns
flowers and holly.
Mr. and Mrs. Wood entertained a num-
Der of their friends Thursday evening at
"A "
Christmas vines. flowers. wreathS and holly
earlands suspended ny broad red ribbons
adorned the spacious par,ors and dining
room. The tabl" was r.ettiiy decorated IN
scarlet and green. and illum ned by candles
beneath dainty CT mSun shades. MeSsrS
Cook and Lehman rendered several vocal
selections. while Mr.. Lusby, Mr.. Hiider-
brand and Miss Ncna Palmer added to the
evening" pleasure by Their instrumental
and e.ocutionary contributions Among
those present Were Mr.. and Mrs. Nolan Mr..
and Mrs. Nesline: Mr. and Mrs: Hoover,
AIR. and Mrs. Heckiins, Mr.. and Mrs. Lus-
by, Mr.. and Mrs. Shelton, Misses Sa- all
Shelton, Frederick, Durphey, Shackelford,
Nena Palmer. Messrs. Cook, PITTS, Hilder-
brand, Lehman. Barton, Watson, Stewart,
Woodward and Swceny.
Miss Adele Lillian Barbour of 143 11th
street northeast left this week to visit rela-
tives in Bedford county. Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vim. Elllin of Is Tennessee
avenue northeast. will receive Monday af-
ternoon, and on Fridays thereafter.
The 'Yclept" Progressive Euchre Club
was entertained Thursday evening last by
Miss Florence Higgins Of Pittsburg, at 10
q street northeast. With all members pres
ent, Miss Nellie Juno won the first prize.
while Miss Florence Higgins took the sec
ond. The other first prize was won by Mr..
r. c. Booth while Mr.. ]. 7. Higgins came
IL. for the second. after which supper was
served. Those present were: Mr.. and Mrs.
w. S. Booth Mr. and Mrs. R. c. Booth Mr.
gins, Cowell, Leesntzer. Messrs. Well Orr,
Foley, Brownley. Rankins. The next meet
ing will be at Miss Leesintzes, 30I f street
northeast.
Minnehaha Dime Social Club was enter
tanned Thursday evening by Mr.. and Mrs
Dinsmore, at GIL 9TH street. 1t was a gath
ering of Good Templars and their friends in
a joyous holiday mood Mrs. Irene Her
nandez gave some charming recitals In A
prize game, entitled, "A Floral Love Story"
the gentlemen's first prize was won by Mr..
Bruce Smith. the second by Mr.. c. Ford,
the ladies' first prize, by Miss May Martin,
and the second by Mrs Carrie Smith. Mrs.
Dinsmore and staff of young ladies
served refreshments. The first club meeting
in the new year will be with Mrs. Margie
Miller, at 1923 9th street. There were pres
ent: Mr.. and Mrs. Garfield, Mr.. and Mrs.
H. F. Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. F. A Stier, Mr..
and Mrs. Dinsmore, the Misses Minnie Cary,
Minnie Stolpe, Stella Dirsmore, Blanche
Ford, Lolo NJ. Ellwood, Addie and May
Martin, Agnes Pollock, Nellie Smith, Fran
ces Fuller, Mrs. Hernandez, Mrs. Mary
Lewis, Mrs. Margie Miller and Mrs. Lizzie
Mckay; Messrs. L. F. Cudlip, A. c. New
man, c. A. and Frank Ford, Wilbur Nc
Daniel, ]. G. Eskridge, VIII McHenry, E. B.
Smith, c. F. Edison. John G. Smith. j. S.
Blackford, Frank Burke and S. w. Russell.
The Congressional ladies of the Varnum
will not receive New Years day, but will be
at home the following Mondays, January
and 22, also February ~.
Mrs. Otis d. SWEET will be at home Thurs
days at the jefferson, 315 H street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry w. Scovil of Water
bury. Conn, are entertaining a large house |
party of young people who will be among
the attendants at the marriage of their
daughter, Miss Jeanette Scovill. and Mr.
Clarence A. Aspinwall of Washington. |
Among the house guests are Misses Nora :
Kitchener and Grace Wright and Messrs |
Barry Mohun and W. H. Aspinwal. of
Washington and Miss Amanda Harter of
Canton, Ohio. and Mr.. VIM. Shriver of Bal
timore, both well known in this city.
Mrs. Rudolph Kaufman will give a
dance this evening for her young daughter
and son.
There was a pleasant entertainment at
Wimodaughsis the evening of the 18th
instant the admission to which was ''one
tea plate" 1t was a dance and social
launched by Miss Hortense Keables, finan-
cial secretary. Miss Ethel Camp recited
Charlie and Willie and Down at the
CAPITOL" Miss Bessie jolly sang Night of
Nights" On recall Miss Ethel Camp re-
cited Happy Little Cripple and Baby
Brother" Refreshments were served and |
a dance followed.