Evening star., 1899-02-03
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
Mrs, Foraker Entertains at Buffet Lunch
Today.
other HospitabIe Occasions - Dinner,
and Teas-"ersonai Notes
of Interest.

buffet luncheon today. The table was hand
| somely adorned with roses, and the guests
We're served wherever they were seated
the dining room. the t~cakfast room ad-
| joining or the library and the spacious
hall, where plants and flowers added 10 the
festive effect. An orchestra played on the
stair landing above the drawing room floor.
There were over fifty guests present in
Guiding the four young ladies now visiting
the Misses Foraker-Niss Reba Wallace of
Philadelphia. Miss Marion McFranz of
| Pittsburg. Miss Harrison of New Haven
and Miss Deshler of Columbus. Ohio. The
others present were Miss Mabel Mckinley,
Miss Barber, Miss Wilson, the Misses Hay.
| Miss GriggS, the Misses Pauncefote. Miss
Cassini the Misses Mckeuna. Miss COC.lrell.
| the Misses Faulkner, Miss Alice Jones. Miss
Miles Miss Cotton. Miss Thornton Miss
Wallace. Miss Ffouke, the Misses Lang
horne. Miss Emily Kemp. the Misses Sell
| fridge. Miss Enrol Brown Miss Marion
GaIlaudet. Miss Daisy Wilson. the Misses
Sartoris. Miss Edith Dayidge, Miss Haze
tine, Miss Bliss. Miss Bessie Ward. Miss
Kerr Miss Fairchild, Miss Mattingly, the
Misses Rammelsburg, Miss Poor. Miss Gill
more. Miss Satterlee, Miss Hurst, Miss
Phelps, Miss Dennison, Miss Kelly. Miss
Edith Henry of Detroit and Mrs. Hopper
Of Baltimore. formerly Miss Jessie Miller.
Senator and Mrs. Gear gave an elegant
dinner last night at the Portland, where
ratelY decorated with flowers and electric
lights. The ceiling was sprayed with south
ern SmilaX, starred with electric lights.
The mantelS Were banked and the mirrors
framed in green vines. in which the lights
tWinkled. The table was decorated with
plaques Of red tulips. and the candles
burned under red shades. The guests of
the evening We're the Secretary Of Agri-
culture. Governor Shaw of Iowa. Speaker
Reed, senator Allison. General Dodge. Ad-
miral Walker. Mr.. John a. Hassnn. Mr..
Baldwin and Representatives Curtis, Hen
derson. Updegraff. Hun. Doliver. Clark.
Hepburn Perkins. Lane Hager. Lacey and
Belknap, Mr. Mcpherson. Mr. Hedge. Mr..
Gown and Judge Hu-oard.
Mr=. Russell Seifridge gave a dance last
night al Rauscher's. when friends of her
daughters, among the younger people in
society. We're entertained in the pretty ball
room, which was adorned with fine flowers
and plants. supper served in the green
dining room.
Secretary and Mrs. Alger gave a dinner
last night. when the Vice President and
Mrs. Hobart were the guests OF honor.
| The company to meet them consisted of the
| British ambassador and Lady fauncefote,
| the German ambassador. the Russian am
bassador, Justice and Mrs Brown. Justice
and Mrs. Gray. Senator and Mrs. Elkins.
| Mr. and Mrs. harrison, MIR. and Mrs.
kountze. Mrs. Sheridan. Mrs. Newton of
| New Jersey, Mrs. Sheldon Miss Henry,
Senator Hanna and Senator Hale.
Assistant Postmaster General and Mrs.
Heath gave a card party last night. when
six pretty silver prizes were given to their
fortunate winners The guests were Miss
Barber. Miss Mabel Mckinley, Miss VIII
son, Miss Foraker. Miss Wallace of Phila-
ard her guest. Miss Seabury of Orange. n.
j.; Miss Hoeke. Miss White, Miss Farms
worth Miss Hopkins, Miss GrosvenOr Miss
Greely, Miss Davenport Of Iowa, Senator
Thurston, the assistant secretary of war,
MI. ZeiOney of the Russian embassy, Mr..
James Mckinley. Mr. Conway of Louisville
the brother of the hostess; Mr.. Shriver Mr.
Garthe. Mr.. Lewis Mr.. Crawford. Mr. Cur
ley Mr.. Vaughn. Mr.. Cushing. Air. Orig
ham Mr.. Wilson. Mr. Allen. Mr. Fairbanks
and Capt. J. B. Foraker jr
Mrs. Monroe Hopkins gave a tea yester-
| day in honor of Countess de Sibour who
is in Washington on a visit with Count de
Sibour to the latter'S mother at her home
on Farragut square. Receiving with the
hostess were also Mrs. John c. Poor Mrs.
Bell, Miss McLanahan. Miss Langhorne,
Miss Ffoulke and Miss Hagner
Mrs. Hobson entertained young people at
. o'clock tea yesterday to meet her niece.
Miss Lay of New York.
Mrs. Bingham gave the second of a series
of luncheons yesterday. when Miss Mabel
Nc kin!ey and Miss Barber We're the guests
of honor
The Saturday Evening Assembly will give
| a dance at National Rifles armory tomor-
row evening. Dancing will commence at
$50 promptly.
The next Tuesday german will be given
| at Rauschers. February I: assembly at \
and cotiliton at 9:3n. Mrs. l.. Lindsay Lo-
max. Mrs. John q. Capers Mrs. Philip A
Darneilie, Mrs. Ben. Miller and Mrs Claude
johnson are the chaperons
Mrs. c. V. Young and her daughter, Mrs.
bennett, will not receive tomorrow but
VIII be at home the remaining Saturday
afternoons during the season.
Mrs. Grady of Atlanta Ga. widow of the
| distinguished Georgian, Henry w. Grady.
is spending the winter in Washington at
the bancroft the guest of RepreSentatiY
| and Mrs. William NJ. Howard of Georgia
Mrs. Dove. with her guests Miss Spurrier
| Miss Patterson and Miss Cochran. will he
| at home today.
Mrs. Owen Lovejoy ingalls, will be at
home Fridays. February and 10.
Mrs. John Nolney Barross received yester-
| day and had many callers throughout
the afternoon. Her daughter, Mrs Chas
| II. Holmead, jr., assisted with Mrs Colin
| Auld Studds. Mrs. A. 7. Britton. jr.. Mrs
David Barry, Miss Dennis of Boston and
| Miss Hoeh,ing. Mrs. Barross will receive
again next Thursday.
Mrs. Bushrod Robinson and Miss Douglas
| of 1909 10Th street will be at home Satur-
day, February IL, but will not be at home
tomorrow.
Mrs. and Miss McCahill will not receive
| next Tuesday, but will be at home Tues
day, February II.
Mrs. Charles Elwood Foster will not be
at home Monday next, but will receive
Monday, February 13
The Sans Gene Euchre Club held its sew
enth meeting with Mrs. DR.. Pomeroy No
500 street, Monday evening last. The
prizes We're carried off by Mrs u. p Nor
gan and Mrs Silas Boyce. Mr.. Pearson and
DR.. w B. Pomeroy. An hour of chatting
and bountiful repast concluded pleasant
session.
Mrs. Alexander T. Stuart and the Misses
Stuart will be at home Mondays, February
Is and p.
Mrs. H. Conquest Clarke, 1852 street
will receive February for the last time
this season.
Hotel Arrivals.
Ariington-I. NJ. Macvane Cambridge
Mass: d. R Francis. ST. Louis: A A Thu
shee. Dayton, Ohio: J. L. Goding Worces-
ter. Mass: S. W. Jones' Boston.
Ebbtt-Eppa Hunton, Virginia: G. L.
Davis, New York: E. d. CONFER Grand
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