Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-06
Pleasant Events Arranged for the
Coming Week.
RECEPTIONS, WEDDINGS AND TEAS
Secretary and Mrs. Hay Have
Company at Dinner.
OTHER INTERESTING TOPICS

The garden party season was most sue
| cessfully inaugurated by the fete at Cor
| coran house gardens Thursday and the
managers Of 1t are very happy over the re-
suits, which have added *700 or more to the
depleted treasury of the Decorative Art
| Society. Other out-of-door fetes are as yet
| few, June later in Ihis month has
| generally probabilities of more settled
weather. The tea parties of the coming
| week are indoor affairs, Mrs. Holiday lead
ing off Monday by large gathering Of her
friends in Mrs. McKee's honor, and Miss
| Kate Myer receiving her acquaintance
| Tuesday, as is her custom each spring.
| The largest gathering of the week, If not,
indeed, of the year, will be Mrs. Westing-
houses reception Thursday evening in
honor of the American Society of Mechan-
| zeal Engineers. The preparation for the en-
| Pertaining of such a large company has
| necessitated the erection of a temporary
addition to Blaine house. This annex, APP
propriately decorated, as ii is certain to be
! in these days of floral and electrical fairy
| land effects, even If 1t has a short exist
ence, will surely add a social chapter to
| local history of great Importance and in
| tereSt.
| Invitations for the marriage at st. Johns
Church May II, at noon, of Miss Harriet
| Sara Ward to Mr.. Chandler Parsons An
derSon of New York have been sent out by
| the brides grandmother, Mrs. Ward. Ccre-
| mony will be follow ed by a breakfast at
| the home of the latter. to which only the
bridal party, relatives and personal friends
| have been invited.
| The Secretary of State and Mrs. Hay
gave dinner last night, when their guests
included the Secretary of the interior, the
Secretary of Agriculture and Miss Wilson,
| the assistant secretary of state and Mrs.
| Hill, Mr.. md Mrs. buckingham. Mr.. and
Mrs. Richardson. Mr. and Mrs. Henry May,
| Mr.. and Mrs. Chiffon, Mr.. and Mrs Fair
| fax Harrison, Mrs. Postiethwaite, Miss
Warder Miss Hay. Mr.. Seckendorf and Mr.
| Reginald Tower, charge d'affares of the
| British embassy.
Rev. and Mrs 7. F. Chambers of Sara
| toga are visiting the parents of the former,
| Mr. and Mrs. d. A. Chambers, 1441 Q street.
| notable company gathered yesterday at
| Mrs. Robert NJ. G. Browns home at her ,
! O'clock tea, given in honor of Mrs. Mckee,
| whose visit to Washington has been made
| real homecoming. The library and draw
| ing room were decked with spring bios
| SONS, sweet peas being especially abundant.
| and the gathering in this hospltable home
| was most delightful one. Both Mrs.
| Brown and Mrs. Mckee were dressed in
| white.
| Among the old friends they welcomed
| were Mrs. Hay, Mrs. Grant Mrs. Elkins
| Maj. Parker, Mrs. Kuhn, DR., and Mrs
| Hamlin, Mrs. J. Thompson Swami, Mrs
| Miles, Miss McCeney, Mrs Richardson
| Glover. Mrs. Hit Mrs. Hinckley Dr. and
Mrs. Chatard, Mr. and Miss Halliday, Miss
| Dawes, Justice Brown. Mrs. Duffield, Mrs
j. NJ Johnston, Mrs. John W. Foster, Miss
! Thompson, Mrs. H; b. Beale, Mrs. Charles
| Williams, Miss Williams Miss Wilcox
| Judge Wilson, Miss Patten, Miss Gale, Miss
| Kate Myer, Col. and Mrs. James G.. Payne
| Mrs. Beriah Wilkins, Mr.. Goldsborough,
| Maj. Simpson, Mrs. Richardson. Mr.. VIII
! liam Thompson Harris, Mrs. Foraker, Miss
| Edith Hainer, Gen. and Mrs. Moore, Miss
| McKenna, DR.. and Mrs. Gushing, Mrs
! Ffoulke. Mrs: Baker. Col. and Mrs. Good
| loe. Col and Mrs Morehead and Mrs. Gun
| ningham. Ex-senator and Mrs. Davis were
| present to enjoy the occasion, and further
| assisting Mrs. Brown in entertaining her
| guests were Mrs. Arthur Lee, who has
| spent the past week visiting her parents:
| Mrs. Charles Campbell, Mrs. William
Thompson Harris, Mrs. Ayres, Mrs j. VI
Flndlay of Baltimore, Miss Maud Ashford
and the Misses Owen.
| Mrs. Mckee and her children leave town
| next Tuesday for Indianapolis where she
| will spend a month visiting relatives, and
| expects to be back again at her Saratoga
| home before the real warm weather be-
| gins.
| Judge Eustice kits of India, who, ac-
! companied by Mrs. Kits, is making a tour
| of the world, is spending some time in
Washington at the Concord with his rela-
| tives, Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Warner.
| Senator and Mrs. Cushman K. Davis have
leased 1903 K street, the double mansion
facing Farragut Square between the resi-
| former Stanford home. Though they have
been living Their for the past two or three
days 1t Will take some time longer to get the
house in good order. As is well known,
| this house is one of the most commodious
| in its section, and is especially we'll ar
ranged for entertaining. which is the main
| reason its present occupants have taken It.
| Mrs Davis intends to give 1t a warming, so
| to speak and has in contemplation a must
Gale which will be given before she leaves
Washington for the summer.
Senator and Mrs. Quay will keep their X
! street home open for some time yet, al
| though at present nearly all the family
! are out of town.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Belmont arrived at
| Lexington, KY, yesterday, where they will
spend while inspecting the formers thor
! oughbred horses. The modern honeymoon
seems to require both mental and physical
| employment to make it pass successfully.
| and this practical way of using the time is
commendable. They enjoyed their WASH
| ington visit hugely, and especially those
hours of 1t devoted to receiving their
| friends social and political, and inspecting
| the brides wedding gifts Mrs. Belmont
had several boxes handed to her one day
as she was in her carriage about to go for
a drive. She opened them with all the ex-
element any young girl might have dis
played, and the passers-by We're dazzed by
he flashing of diamonds in the bright sun
| light. A closer view showed that the gems
| formed a superb necklace, with a pendant
fieur-de-lis and a sunburst Mr.. Belmont
elJoyeu tHe surprise B11tS as m0Ch as his
bride. Mrs. Belmont did not know a great
! deal about politics till lately, but now she
has developed a wonderful liking for such
| topics and announced to Washington call
ers that she proposes to follow her hus-
bands lead in these matters because of his
| keen interest in them. Another incident in
| the famous divorce proceedings happened
yesterday, when Mr.. Sloan accepted the
house decided back to him by his former
wife the day of her second marriage
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Foster left this
morning for Ithaca, n. Y
Carroll Institute Hall was the scene last
evening of a greatly enjoyed reception of
their friends by Mrs. Louisa Mann and the
pupils of the Elizabeth Peabody Kinder
garten Normal School An hour was spent
in the reception of guests IN the parlor
after which the hall was thrown open for
dancing.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. VIM. Lee 49S Maryland
avenue southwest, will be at home to their
friends May 10 from to IL o'clock pm
Miss Maud Watmore sailed today for
Europe.
The Russian ambassador and Miss Cassini