The times., 1899-04-09
THE SOCIAL WORLD
OF WASHINGTON
Several Important Weddings
to Occur This Week.
Capital Society TO Lose Three
Charming Bellies.
The Week to BE EHIfvened Also
With Luncbeons, Dinners, and
Afternoon Teas.

Afternoon Teas.
Another busy week in prospect for Hy- |
men and Lohengrin,
Wednesday, as usual, is to be the best |
day OF all, three of the most important |
weddings of the week having been ar
ranged for the middle of that day. TIE
first to be solemnized will be that of Miss
Mary Jones, daughter of Senator and Mrs
Jones, of Arkansas, and Mr.. F. W. Plant.
OF ST. Paul, which will occur at the Mount
Vernon Place Church at noon. A large
number OF invitations have been ISSUED for
the church ceremony, but owing TO Senator
Jones state OF health no reception will fol-
low at home. The couple will spend tae
summer at Lake Minnetonka, Mimi, where
they will have an attractive home.
One O'Clock, Wednesday afternoon, is the
hour arranged for the marriage of Miss
Jane Fuller daughter of the Chief Justice,
and Mr.. Nathaniel Francis. of Boston. 1t
will take place at St Johns.
Several hundred invitations have been
sent out for the reception, which will fol-
low at the Fuller home, and among the
guests wlli be many out -of-town reia ives
and friends Of the bride and groom.
On Wednesday afternoon. also. Miss Con-
stance ingalls,. the daughter of former Sem
ator Ingalls, will become a bride. The
groom is Mr.. Robert Shick. of Read
ing, Pa The marriage is TO take ace at
Ascension Church. and will be attended by
| only relatives and few personal friends.
Mr.. ic.alls, like Senator Jones, is recuper-
ating from a serious Illness and tie ex-
citement attending a large reception might
retard his convalescence.
Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Howell Dodge
| have issued invitations for the marriage of
their daughter. Anna Howell, to Lieut..
| Elvin Ringwold Heiberg, of the Sixth
United States Cavalry, Thursday evening,
April 20, at o'clock at St. Johns Church.
The wedding reception of Miss Katherine
Evans and Mr.. Howard Peterson Boyle will
take place Wednesday, April u, from / to
3. at the residence of Mrs. Eva S Evans,
1874 Tenth Street.
Mrs. L. s. Grant will go to Philadelphia
! shortly TO be present at the unveiling of
| the Grant monument in Fairmount Park on
April p. The actual uncovering of the
monument will be performed by one of the
grandchildren Of the dead hero. The Pres
ident and other distinguished guests will
| have places with Mrs. Grant and the mem
bers OF her family on the monument stand.
Mr.. Waggaman has kindly placed his gall
| lery at the disposal of the ladies compos-
ing the board of the Working Girls Home
for April 26, when Mrs. A. Lsner, Presi-
dent, and the vice presidents OF the board
| will receive the visitors. The ladies in
/ terested in the home hope that the event
Will prove financial success.
1
York about the middle of this month, where
of the Greek Church in that city. The Am
! bassador viii spend the summer in this
country at one OF the Northern resorts.
+, Miss Marion Cockrell, who has been Sc
| lected 10 christen the battleship Missouri.
is daughter of the junior United States
Senator from that State. She is viyaciously
pretty. of the Southern type, and is
| great friend OF Miss Helen Long the
daughter OF the Secretary of the Navy, who
selected the fortunate young lady 10 be
/ sponsor for the ship.
| Mr.. Marshall Darrach will give 4 Shake
speare recital tomorrow morning, April 10,
| at the Washington Club The play selected
for the occasion is The Merchant of Ven
| ice and the patronesses include Mrs. John
| Hay, Mrs. Gage, Mrs. Griggs, Mrs. 6. A.
Elkins Mrs. s. p. Lee, Mrs. Allan McLane,
! Mrs. ]. r. Hawley, Mrs. Boardman, Mrs.
C. NJ. Ffoulke, Mrs. G. W. Childs, Mrs.
| Wallach, Mrs. Chatard. Mrs. Spalding.
Mrs. Hortsmann, Mrs. Sheridan, Mrs. U. S.
! Grant, Mrs. Foraker, Mrs. Mum, Mrs.
Thomas Nelson Page, Madame WI. Mrs.
Sprague, Mrs. J. l. Lane, Mrs. H. C. Per-
kins. Mrs. Audenreid, Mrs. Peckham Mrs.
| Horace Gray. Mrs. r. NJ Kee. Mrs. West
| inghouse, Mrs. Richardson, and Mrs. a B.
| Legare.
The nuns of the Georgetown Visitation
| Convent have issued invitations 10 all for
mer students for their centennial celebra-
ton, May 29. so and 81.
Herr Won Bredow. attache of the German
| Embassy, has resigned from the diplomatic
service and will join his father, who has
vast estates near Berlin.
The Chilean Minister and family will
leave Washington on the 18th of this
month for California. en- route to Japan, 10
! which country Minister Nicuna has been
accredited.
Miss Kate Conrad. of Winchester, Va,
sister Of former Assistant Attorney General
Conrad, is making spring visit 10 Wash
ington. She is at the Victoria.
Despite the almost ceaseless rain Of
Friday. It was, socially considered. the
most brilliant day Of week. Mrs Chandler
welcomed large number of callers in her
flower fragrant drawing room, many of
whom were old friends Of the guest of
honor, Mrs. Carvis. OF Concord. n. H., who
was well-known in Washington before her
marriage, several years ago.
Mrs. Charles G. Ayres, whose hospitality
is synonymous with everything that is
graceful and artistic entertained number
OF official and social representatives OF
Washington at n tea on the same after
noon, given in honor OF Mr.. and Mrs. Ham
iton Fairfax who are at present her
| guests. The hostess was assisted in re-
celving by Mrs. George Titus Howland,
Mrs. Thomas Wood, Miss Miles, Miss
Margaret Adams. Miss Bliss, and Miss AL
ice Langhorne. The table decorations were
of snowy spring blossoms and rare ferns
massed in loving cups and pitchers of old
family silver. Among the callers were
General and Mrs. Hammond Nine Ficuna
wife of the Chilean Minister; Miss Natalie
Berry. Mrs. Foraker and Miss Foraker,
Mrs Elkins, Mrs. White. General and Mrs.
Bliss. Mrs. Cropper. the Japanese Minis
ter. Mrs. Dahlgren. General Card, General
Wilcox General and Mrs. Sumner, DIR.