The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-11-11
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
A Brief Outlook Down the Highroad
Of Vanity Fair.

Season to he short and Gay One
Meeting of the Friday Dancing
Clnss-Admirai and Mrs. Dewey
Wedding Anniversary Mnrrfng
of Mr. Dunlop and Miss McCook
Now that the election is over societ,
finds itself with problem Of its very owl
to solve. The official season will las
from January to February 49, and it vii
require some. very skillfuI engineering tt
find room for all the gay things that art
sure to happen between those dates, judg
ing by the outlook just now.
A study of the social calendar of last
winter shows that in addition to the regu-
lar state receptions and banquets given
at the Executive Mansion. the President
| and Mrs. Mckinney were host and hostess
at number of dinners more or less Off
cial in character and that the Cabinet cir
| Gle did good deal more in the way OF en-
| tertsining than the social law required.
1t is not likely that hospitality will be on
| less gracious scale in these days of Re-
! publican jubilation.
| Brides are MOI alone in their belief that
| Wednesday is the Best day of all
| The observation-disclosures cheyaliers of So
cicty. who add signally to the triumphs
Of brilliant winter ana have more than
once saved dull one-betrayed a similar
preference by selecting the evenings of
that day for their three annual dances.
Wednesday has also come to be consid-
has been allotted to the ladies' of the Cabi-
net for their weekly receptions, and for
those very good reasons the hosts rear
ranged their dates in favor OF January
and % and February 12-all to be given,
as usual, at the National Rifles Armory.
There was once wise man-he lived in
fairyland-who decided that inanimate
things could think. That being the case,
what splendid recollections that bare old
armory must have of those Bachelor
dances: of laurel empowered walls and
scarlet YELLED lights; of music inspiring
enough to set the big clock over the bal
cony ticking to two-step measure. and of
maids fresh and lovely as the floral
trophies of the dance.
The dates of the small and early dances,
dear to the hearts of debutantes of last
year and this. have also been selected,
the first to take place at Rauscher's on
the evening of December 81. The sue
ceeding dates are January II and % and
February s.
The first meeting of the Friday evening
class, under the direction of Miss Elizabei n
Cox and Miss Beall, was held at Rausch-
ers last Friday evening. the chaperons
being Mrs. Craig and Mrs. James Kerr +!
Among the future bellies and beaux of |
Capital society who form the class. and |
a dan
were Miss Margaret Simpson. Miss Maud |
Roberts. Miss Maisie Gatewood, Miss Olive |
H. Warning, Miss Hattie English, Miss |
Louise Patterson Miss Kate Mccartney, |
Miss Anita Collins. Miss Elizabeth Cornell, |
Miss Janet Stearns. Miss Rose Bradford. |
Miss Grace Carroll, Miss Mary Sutherland.
Miss Patty Stanton, the Misses Goodwin.
Miss Margaret Woodward, Miss Helen Cla-
baugh, Miss Marie Barnes. Miss Blossom
Reed, Miss Barbara Kaufman, Messrs
William Townsend, William Pearson Wal
lace Mckaig, Donald Stewart, Ray Howe.
James Phelan. Douglas Sterrett, George
Randolph Coyle, Paul Alex
ander. Clarence Wright. Randolph Simp-
son, Leroy Chamberlin. William Roland p
D. Conger Max Kaufman. Bedford
Brown, Charles Boggs. William La Garde
the Messrs. Hagner, and the Messrs. Poe
The dances will be held fortnightfy at
hauscher's throughout the winter and ear
ly spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugo Johnson. of Chicago
are now established for the winter at the
connecticut Avenue residence of Mrs d ID.
Cotton, which they leased some time ago.
The Admiral of the Navy and Mrs. Dew.
ay were married one year ago today.
Inc ceremony occurred in the pastoral
M al
he presence of Mrs. Dewey's mother Nrs
Mclean, Mrs Ludlow and
-ieutenan. Caldwell the Admirals aide.
Rev. Fathe, Mackin. pastor of st. Paul's.
assisted by the assistant cler-
lyman of the church.
The marriage of Mr.. George Thomas
dunlop, jr., of this city. and Miss Jean
lette Ihurston McCook took place Thurs
Jay evening In Dayton. Ohio, the home of
he bride. Rev. NJ. E. Wilson, D. d.. pas
or OF the First Presbyterian Church, of
hat city. OBLIGATED, in the presence OF
notable gathering of relatives and
riends.
me ceremony was performed in the
pacious drawing room of the Phillips'
esidence in Dayton, where the marriage
I the brides parents was solemnized
hirty-seven years ago. Yellow and white
formed the floral decora- !
ions OF the drawing room floor together
18th an effective arrangement of smilax
ines and palms. I
Gen. Alexander McCook gave his daugh- :
sr in marriage. They were preceded into 9
ne drawing room by Miss Louise Davies
nd little Amelia Craighead, the former ,
cousin and the latter niece of the ,
ride. The groom was attended by his c
rOther. Mr.. John Dunlop. A large recep- t
on followed. and after a wedding supper @
[r. and Mrs. Dunlop left for a trip before G
omins to Washington. n
Miss Louise Lieber, youngest daughter of c
en-. and Mrs G. N Lieber. will be intro t
uced at a tea Wednesday afternoon. De- n
ember 5. v
No date has been fixed. as yet. for the h
arrIage OF Miss Geneva Norris, daugh- F
II of Mrs. Thaddeus Norris, to Lieut.. Y
lillian A. Lieber, which was announced e
st week 1t Is understood. however. t
lat it Will take place some time during a
lie winter. ];
Count Mongelas, recently arrived at the r.
erman Embassy from his former post y
The Hague, Is a handsome bachelor. L
lder thirty. and therefore decided ac- a
lisition TO the dancing contingent of the A
iplomatic Corps. II
Countess Cassini daughter of the Rus
an Ambassador, Count Cassini. is de-
ting her time before the opening of the pa
cial season to the study of Spanish. in Vi
hich she is becoming quite proficient.
Mr.. and Mrs. James |. McCallum and It'll
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