Evening star., 1899-02-11
THE SOCIAL WORLD
The End of the Official Season Now
in Sight.
BRIDES AND GR0OMS OF NEXT WEEK
Shrove Tuesday and ST. Valentines
Day Couples.
OTHER INTERESTING TOPICS

The season will wind up with the accus-
| toned burst of glory next Tuesday, which
| will be marked by several exceedingly
| pretty weddings and in the evening by the
public reception at the White House. AS
! before intimated, events of great interest,
| quite as much as have marked similar oc
| casions all winter, will occur between now
! and the 4th of March. The Chinese minis
| ter and Mrs. WI, who perhaps better than
| any of their predecessors at the Chinese
| legation, are now pretty thoroughly ac-
| quainted win Washington, have planned
| large reception for Friday evening, Febru-
| airy II, for which the cards were sent out
yesterday. Mrs. Manning, president general
| of the d. a R., will lead the hospitalities
! Of the d. A X. congress by her reception
| at the Arlington on the afternoon of the
| 18th, in honor of the board of management.
Fortunately, there were few large recep-
| tions arranged for this week. at least dur
| ing these latter days, with zero weather
| prevailing. This evening, however, has
| such delightful program that it will tempt
| all those fortunate enough to have been
| invited away from their own comfortable
firesides: The two large events, the musi-
| Gale at McLeans and the reception at the
| Arlington in honor of Senator-elect Chaun-
eey Depew, of which Representative Mitch
ell of New York will be host, con-
| Yeniently close to each other. The Vice
| President and Mrs. Hobart and General and
| Mrs. Miles will give dinners tonight.
The wedding bells of the waning season
| viii begin to chime Monday night. Miss
| Marguerite Wheatley and Mr. Arthur Oak
| ley Townsend of New York will be married
| at the Metropolitan NJ. E. Church. Miss
| Adelaide Rogers of New York will be maid
Of honor and Miss Mary Alling of Derby
| Conn, and Miss Magee of Philadelphia
| bridesmaids. Mr.. Ferdinand c. Townsend
will be best man, and the ushers will be
Messrs. c. g. Masse, w. W. Thayer L. L.
Triors and W. H. Golden, all of New York.
| Tuesday at noon the Frailey- Wort thington
| marriage, at Epiphany, and the Mola-
Holmes marriage, at st. Johns Church, will
| attract large audiences. The wedding
| party for Miss Worthington and Mr. Frai-
! ley will be a large one. Miss Helen Worth
| 1ngton will be maid of honor and Miss Flor
! ence Worthington and Miss Juanita
humphrey bridesmaids. Mr. Corcoran
| Ihom will be best man and Messrs. Frank
| Worthington of Columbus, Ohio: Charles
harris, Frank Faust and Arthur Peter
| Or. Greenieaf and Maj. Spencer Cosby the
! ushers
] At the marriage of Miss Edith Holmes
| and Lieut.. Armando Mola of the Italian
| army Miss Sara Holmes will attend her
| sister as maid Of honor, and the Misses
| Ruth and Faith Moore of New York cous-
| ms of the bride, Miss Hyde OF Hartford and
Miss Page of Philadelphia will be brides
maids Capt. Mola came from Italy to be
| best man for his brother. A wedding break
I9st VIII follow at the residence of Mrs
| iolHeS, 1i12 Connecticut avenue. Lieut.
| Mola will take his bride to his home in
| Rome after short honeymoon in this
country
| Secretary Bliss entertained the President
and Mrs Mckinley at cabinet dinner last
| night, TO which also were invited a few
| other guests. The occasion marked the
| Secretary's last formal entertainment of
| those with whom he has been officially as
| sociated for the past two years, and there
| We're many genuine expressions of regret
| at his early retirement from the cabinet
Mrs. Mckinley received callers this after
noon between and o'clock All came by
| appointment.
Miss Sara Poe, Mr.. and Mrs. Jeffrey Par
sons We're guests last night at the bal pou-
| dre given by Mr.. and Mrs. F. NJ. Jencks in
| Baltimore. A mfnuet danced by seven cou--
| Piles opened the ball.
| Other social gatherings of the last two
| days before Lent will be the Washington
| Assembly Monday night at the Arlington,
| Mrs. Godoys tea Monday, to g. and on
| Tuesday evening, to Ii, another hand
| some reception to be given by Mrs. Will
liam T. Aidrich and Mrs. John w. Pratt
| The Constitution Chapter, D. A R., in
| vites its friends to open meeting and
| reception to be held at the home of Miss
| Tanner. 1912 18th street, Tuesday evening,
| February A. at o'clock Mrs. Judith Ell
| len Foster, chapter regent, will make an
| address the relation of the colonial gov
| ernments to the Constitution A paper on
| ''The Influence of the New England Colo
niStS the Constitution of the United
| States will be given by Mrs. Ellen Spencer
| Mussey. A musical program will also be
! rendered.
| The social season which is supposed to
! close with the coming of Lent has not been
| 81 gay one by any means There have been
spurtS of activity, and for some individuals
| a great deal more than they could possibly
| enjoy without feeling fatigue, but for the
| great body of society there need be no cases
| of nervous prostration on this score The
tt.a
| of entertainment. There has not been a
| President since Arthur who gave larger or
| more numerous dinners, and for all that
| goes to make the White House functions
| enjoyable and delightful in every way Pres
| ldent and Mrs. Mckinley have certainly
| eclpsed all efforts of the past decade. The
| Vice President and Mrs. Hobart have also
| entertained continuously, both at dinners
| and receptions. Of the Presidents official
| family the home of the Secretary of State
| and of the Secretary of War have been most
| frequently opened to large companies 9th
| erwise the season has developed no con-
! spicuous entertainer among the newer win
| ter residents. Dinner-givjng has been
| continuous and so largely the feature of the
| seasons hospitalites that it may be ques-
| toned whether they will continue during
| the quieter period now approaching.
OF private balls the number could be easi-
| ly counted on less than the fingers of one
| hand but the subscription dances kept up
| to the finish with surprising energy, consid-
| ering the depression which permeated both
| the young and the old contingents in social
| ranks Although the usual howl over the
| small number of men in town this winter.
| dancing or otherwise, was heard every
where, the average number Of spring we'd
! dings seem, by a merciful dispensation of
| Providence. to be already provided for. with
| an unconScionable list of probable casual
| ties of the same kind, not only limited at.
| but broadly stated by the few who know
| everything. The straits to which New
| York gossipers We're reduced yesterday by
| the marriage announcements of two we'll
| known couples, only in both cases to be
| vigorously denied today, are evidences that
people here are more careful in this regard
| than in the great metropolis, where you
| are not apt to see the people talked about
| so frequently.
| The winter, which opened up so gayy
! with weddings and debut parties making
| the first weeks of December rather remark
| able, especially in the line of weddings, will
close in an orange blossom atmosphere
| also. In fact, the weddings not only In
number, but in point of elaborate arrange
| ment for their solemnization, have been
| the feature of the season of '9S and 80
| Countess Esterhazy has cards out for a
| receDtiOn from fo fo