Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-09
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
A Midday Feast With the Younger Set
Round the Board.
Mrs. Richards Entertains at Lunch
eOn-Dinners and Teas-Timeiy
Personal Notes.

Eenor OF her sister, MISS Helen Steece OF
Ohio. The decorations were in pink, and
the guests invited to meet Miss Steece were
Miss Mabel Mckinley. Miss Mary Barber,
Miss Brewer. Miss Marie McKcnna. the
Misses Griggs. the Misses Foraker. the
Cromwell, Miss Cynthia Richards. Miss
Gregory, Miss Gushing and Mrs. Fell of
New York. house guest of Mrs. Richards.
The announce ,nent made yesterday of a
st. Valentine dinner at the residence of
Mrs. Sanger, 1929 Conroctictit avenue. was
an error.
Among the dinner hosts tonight will be
Senator Depew. Assistant Secretary of
State and Mrs Hill and Representative and
Mrs. Fowler.
Secretary and Miss Wilson will give
dancing party at Rauscker's Monday even
ing, February 10, in honor of Miss Mckin-
ley and Miss Duncan.
Col and Mrs. Arthur Lee of the British
embassy have been in town for the past
few days and have been the recipients of
much attention.
The Secretary of State and Mrs. Hay
gave a dinner in honor Of Miss Lillian
Pauncefote and Mr.. Robert Bromley last
night and to meet them there were pres
ent Miss Cassini, Miss Maud Wctmore. Miss
Josephine Boardman, Miss Elizabeth Adj
ans. Miss w; rder. Miss Bates. the Misses
Hay, Sir Charles Eliot, the Marquis Ro
rlano, Baron Herman. Mr. Max-Muller.
Representative Chanler, Mr.. del Niso, Mr..
Walter Berry, Mr.. G. c. Lodge and MI
Henry Adams, jr
Senator and Mrs. Hanna, who are making
their residence on Lafayette Square nota-
BILE by their Inequalities, gave a diAner
last night, when their guests were the
Postmaster General, Secretary Hitchcock,
Secretary and Miss Wilson. Justice and
Mrs. Brown. Justice and Mrs. White. As
sistant Secretary and Mrs. Hin. Senator
Allison, Mrs. Daniel Manning. Mrs. Stanley
Matthews, Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Hender-
son and Miss Phelps.
Judge and Mrs. John Davis gave a dinner
last night in honor of the Spanish minister
and Duchess d'Arcos.
The Commissioner of Patents and Mrs.
Duell had dinner guests last night
Speaker and Mrs Henderson Solicitor
General and Mrs. Richards, Mr. Lowering,
Mr.. and Mrs. B. H. Warner, Mrs. John o.
Evans. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles +. Foster.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. E. Curtis and Mr.. and
Mrs. Ferdinand Daehler of Cortlandt, n. Y.
One of the interesting occasions yester-
day afternoon for which the sunshine was
a most charming accompaniment was the
tea given by Mrs Binger Herman and Miss
Herman at their home on street The
house was filled with guests. The hostess
and her daughter We're assisted by Mrs.
Carter. wife of the Montana senator and
Mrs. Nandeventer while in the tea room
Mrs. Thomas c. Moves and Mrs. Furlong
Harry G. Moses, the Misses Shoup Miss
Stuart, Miss keim, Miss Seward and Miss
Swazey.
Another large tea yesterday was that
given by Mrs. Edward John Harvey IN
honor Of her daughter, Mrs. James F.
Casey, whose marriage occurred but re-
Gently. The house was decorated with
flowers. Mr.. Casey was present to receive
congratulations and in the receiving party
were Mrs. Albion Keith Parrish, Miss EN-
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Elsie Blocker of Boston and Miss Antonio
Lynch of Philadelphia cousins of the bride;
Miss Charlotte Carmody, Miss Emily Will
son, Miss Maud Morgan, Miss Harriet Nc
Kenny and the Misses Harvey. Mrs. T.
Edwin Ridgway and Mrs. Charles Mozart
ney presided at the tea table, while Mrs.
George w. Salter served the punch. The
young people remained for a dance later in
the evening.
Cards have been received here announcing
the marriage of Mr. Joseph w. Dwyer of
Ration, N. NJ, at one time resident Of this
city, and Miss Marcia Medbery Denman, at
Anacortes, Wash, Monday. January -
Much sympathy is expressed for Mrs.
john Vinton Dahlgren on account of her lit
tie son and only child, who met with very
serious accident last week. The child who
is about six years old, was looking over the
balustrades in the third story of Mrs. Dahl
gren's residence, lost his balance, and fell
three flights to a stone floor, where he sus-
was feared that the skull was fractured, an
arm was broken, and there were internal
hurts sustained. Mrs. Dah}gren is the
daughter of Mrs. Joseph DreXel and the sis
ter of Miss Josephine Drexel. Mr. john
Vinton Dahigren, her husband, died at Col
orado Springs in August last.-New York
Times, today.
Mrs. Lowe Of Atlanta, Ga, and one Of the
best known southern women, Is now in this
city visiting Mrs. John L. Mcneil, at the
Lowe is the president of The
Federation of Womens Clubs, and will at
tend the Paris exposition the coming sum-
mer. Her Washington visit is being made
a most delightful one by her hostess and
numbers of other friends
Mrs. John Dalzell gave beautiful lunch
con yesterday to meet Miss Grace McKin-
ley Miss Sarah Duncan and Miss Mary
Barber, and Miss kitzmiller, who is her own
guest. The others present were Miss Fog1e.
Miss Rickley, Miss Evans, Miss White, Miss
Warner, Miss Pearson, Miss Parker, Miss
Hull, Miss Sheridan, Miss Archibald, Miss
Allen, Miss Talmage, Miss Kaufman, Miss
Wamelink, Miss Cotton, Miss Hemnlick and
Miss Carpenter.
Mrs. Longstreet will be at home tomor-
row afternoon, 1872 Goth street, from to
u o'clock.
Mrs John Sibley Prince of 1872 Coreoran
street and her sister, Mrs. Erneste F.
Smith, will be at home for the last time
this season tomorrow, from to q.
Last Thursday evening the Ycleped Pro-
gressive Euchre Club assembled at No. TO
s street as the guests Of Miss Chrissie
Juno. The first portion of the evening was
devoted to a euchre party. The successful
were: First prizes, Mr.. Jas
Higgins and Miss Mamie Cowell second
prizes, Mr.. II. S. Orr and Mrs. r. Booth |
After the contest the parlors were cleared
and dancing went on until midnight when
the happy occasion was brought to close
by bountiful repast served by the hostess.
Those present We're Mr.. and Mrs. Booth,
Mr.. and Mrs. gill; Mr. and Mrs. Higgins,
Mr.. and Mrs. Juno, the Misses Cowell, |
Higgins Lesnitzer and the Misses Juno,
Messrs. Brownley, Orr, Rankin, Wells, E.
Juno and Foley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles NJ. Yeates have
taken apartments at No. Iowa circle, |
where they will be pleased to see their
friends on Tuesdays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H. Duell gave din |
ner last evening Of sixteen covers. The
guests were Speaker and Mrs. Henderson, |
Solicitor General and Mrs. Richards, Rep |
resentative VIM. c. Lowering, Mr.. and Mrs. |
c. E. Foster, Mr.. and Mrs. b. H. War |
ner, Mr.. ana Mrs. VIM. L. Curtis, Mrs. |
John Q. Evans, and Mr.. and Mrs. Ferli- |
nand Daehler, who are their house guests. |
Mr.. Herman Thran and Miss johanna Kla- |
ges were married yesterday afternoon at |
80 at Concordia Church, 10th and G
49, hill