The times., 1899-12-21

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Mrs. CiIIet's Tca-Mrs. Burnett's
At Home-Miss Hoge Introduced.
/ The social atmosphere was yellow and
black yesterday afternoon. The Prince
/ ton Glee Club found an enthusiastic well
come awaiting them. and ovations, in the
way Of Iuncheons. receptions in the afte--
noon, and dance at night, followed each
other in quick triumph from their arrival
I at . o'clock until nearly dawn.
The ifty-fve minstrels. accompanied by
a number of additional students, came ever
from Baltimore by special train, reaching
here a few minutes after >. They were
/ driven at once to their headquarters at the
Grafton. and shortly afterward visited the
/ White House where they were received by
President Mckinley in his private Office
The President expressed his regret that
Mrs Mckinley was not feeling well enough
TO add her greeting to his. After that the
/ visitors separated to be lionized in groups
/ by the mothers and sisters of the students
/ whose homes are in this city. Society
/ girls wore the college cOlors in coquettish
knots and steamers, and the decorations
OF the various luncheon and tea tables
were of the same tawuy and sable hue.
Mr. James L. Norris. jr., who graduated
from Princeton last year gave the largest
luncheon of the afternoon. The guests
{ were fourteen sons of Old Nassau the ma
jority of whom were members of the club.
Miss Catharine Craig was the hostess al
another luncheon, when Mr.. Alexander
Blaine Robinson, manager of the organiza-
tion, was present, together with a party of
st nTt- nd fl.A
sons buds.
Still another luncheon was given by Mrs.
Alexander Bradley at o'clock in honor OF
her son, Mr. Charles Hamilton Bradley. the
piccoio performer of last night, and his
fellow members of the "Faffa Club" A
number of debutautes were invited to meet
them The decorations. which were in
touch with the sentiment of the hour. in
cluded. together with flowers and college
colOrs, humorous notices suggestive of
Hales defeat. One read, Poor Old Eli
the initial letters forming the name Poe.
The legend was supplemented by this line
of advice: "Uneeda Poe"
Miss Enrol Brown gave an informal tea
in the afternoon in honor OF her brother
Cuthbert Brown, who is a senior at Prince
ton. As Mrs. Brown is still too much of an
invalid TO resume her social duties the
hOnors of the afternoon we're shared by
Mrs. Aspinwall, aunt of the young hostess
Miss Lydie Webb and Miss Curry ConnalIy
also assisted in entertaining the guests
The affair was one of the gayest events of
the afternoon, more than half of the stu
dents being among the callers.
The Lafayette Opera House was the cen
tTe of attraction last night for socety's s
matrons and maids
The theatre was in gala array. the col
lege colors being conspicuous in the decOra-
tions The usheTs in charge were com
dfVfe
Mclean was chairman. The additional
members included Messrs Perkins TuI-
loch, Duvall Breckenridge, o. E. Pierce
and James L. Norris, jr. Over 100 invita-
tiOns were issued by the Washington
alumni and students of Princeton Uni
versity for the dance given after the con-
cert at the National Rifles Armory The
number was increased by additional inyi-
tations given during the performance. The
chaperOns were the prominent society
matrons who occupied the boxes, among
them being Mrs. McComas Mrs Foraker,
Mrs. Elkius, Mrs. William e. Curtis Mrs
Andrew Bradley, Mrs. John F. Waggamau,
Mrs. W. Stone Albert, Mrs William b.
Gurley, Mrs. George c. Fraser. Mrs. II
3. Davidson, Mrs. Quay, Mrs. J. o. Evans,
Mrs. n. c. Mclean. Mrs. Max Wiehle.
Mrs. Head, Mrs. A. E. Bates Mrs Rob-
inson, Mrs A. B, Duvall, Mrs Edison Mrs
Swami and Mrs. Walter Mclean Every
debutante of the season was among the
dancers together with the buds yet 10
bloom and those who We're introduced last
year. The students left Washington be-
tween midnight and morning.
The patrOnesses of tine concert, includ-
ing the chaperons of the dance, We're:
Mrs. Fuller, Mrs. Gray Mrs. Brown, Mrs.
Shiras. Mrs. Hay; Mrs. Grggs, Mrs Smith.
Mrs. Long, Miss Wilson, Mrs Dewey, Mrs.
John A. Baker, Mrs. J. s Blair, Mrs.
BlOunt, Mrs. Breckinridge Mrs. Alex Brit
ton, Mrs. c.. w. Brown Mrs Cassels Mrs.
Cassidy Mrs. Glover. Mrs. Cragin, Mrs.
Craig, Mrs. Henry f. Davis Mrs John
Davis, Mrs. George T. Dunlop, Mrs John
W. Foster. Mrs. FfOulke Mrs. II. " Full
Ter. Mrs. Glover Mrs. Gordon Mrs John
B. Henderson, Mrs. ID. b. Henderson, Mrs.
HichboTn, Mrs. Archibald Hopkins Mrs.
HOrstmaGn. Mrs. George J. Johnson Mrs
James NJ Johnson, Mrs. Victor Kaufman,
Mrs. J. T. Kelly Mrs. ". j. Lambert. Mrs
Blair Lee. Mrs. Alex 3. Legare Mrs. Lei
ter, Mrs. Lodge, Mrs W. f. Mattingly,
, Mrs. Samuel Mattingly. Mrs. McKenney.
Mrs. Merriam. Mrs. Mcmillan Mrs w J.
| Miller, Mrs. T. c. Moves. Mrs. Thomas
Nelson Page, Mrs. Charles Poor Mrs John
Addison Porter, Mrs. Somers. Mrs Sewers,
Mrs. Stone Mrs. Townsend Mrs Tuloch
Mrs. J. G. Walker.
The British Ambassador and Lady
Pauncefote entertained at dinner last night
, when their guests included Mr.. and Mrs
Hugh Legare, Mr.. and Mrs Fairfax Har-
risOn, Miss Satterlee. daughter of the
Bishop OF Washington, and her house guest
Miss Beatrice Creighton, daughter of the
Bishop of London; Miss sheridan, Miss
Lay, Mr.. Morgan, Mr. Edwin Morgan. Mr.
Barney, Rev. Ernest Paddock Mr. j. b.
Henderson, jr., Representative GilIett of
massachusetts, and Mr. Floyd
The date of the wedding of the Hon.
Lillian Pauucefote. third daughter OF the
) British Ambassador and Lady Pauncefota
and Mr. Robert Bromley, of the British
J Embassy. has been definitely arranged
The ceremony will take place at st. John
Church at noon, February a. Miss Cur
zOn, the cousin OF the Viceroy OF India
who was to have been one OF the brides
maids, Will not be here as her father has
recently met with Il carriage accident and
she does not care TO leave him. Her place
/ in the bridal train will be taken by Miss
Sybil PauncefOte.
3 The holiday entertainments heretofore
given by Lord and Lady Pauncefote fol
l . their daughters and the young gentlemen
1 Of the Embassys staff have been among
. the prominent festivities OF the Yuletide
l but no elaborate preparations for Christ
mas Will be made at the Embassy this
year
l Mrs. l. T. Letter will sail January 8 fol
Cairo, Egypt where she viii be joined by
5 her daughters, the Misses Letter who have
| been the guests for nearly year of then
l brother-in-law and sister, the Yiceroy o.
e India and Lady Curzon. Cairo has sue
g ceeded in attracting the favor of the fash.
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