The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-20

a fashionable dancing event of last
night was the dance given at Rauschers
by Miss Wilson. daughter of the Secre-
tary of Agriculture. in honor of Miss Nc
Kinlcy and Miss Barber. Mrs. Root, wife
of the Secretary of War, was the chap
eron of the evening. and the music was
furnished by the Marine Band, which was
screened from view by palms. The young
hostess welcomed her guests in a very
lovely imported gown of rose pink SATIN
with flounce and bodice draperies oil
misty white lace. The ballroom was
gracefully decorated with palm foliage
and the lights were shaded with pink
Supper was served in the green parice at
midnight. The dancers were:
The Austrian Minister and Baroness Hengel-
muller. Rcrlr,senistive and Mrs. olmSted, hiss
Psunceiotc, Miss tassin MIS- heh pn, ,,iss
Misses HAY. the Misses GrlEgs, Miss Root a rs
Long the Misses Hitchcock, the Misses baios, th1
Misses Bell the Misses Foraker. Miss Merriam, .,
Miss Cotton. Miss pauding, Miss Netmore; III NJ
Wallace. Miss Sewers. Miss Gushing. Miss Aiheh'
Miss Curry Connally. Miss Gallaudet MISS hagutl,
Miss Allen Miss Gilmore, Miss llama, Miss
Phelps Miss Blake, OF Cedar haTnaS, ci.ei t
Corlin. Mr. Pulido, Baron Ambrozy. MI. pc ,pI".,
Il. r.
Mr. Illcr, Mr.. Routkowsky, Mr.. Max AuiieI'
CAPTAIN Sauicr. Mr.. Finney, Mr.. Del Niso, Mr.
| Iowtbcr Mr. Wilcox. Mr.. Morton. Mr. Evans,
Mr. Codes Mr.. uunphrey-Owcn. Iieutenaht
stirtt NJ nepnison Nj Mcpherson, Lieutenant
overion, Mr.. Faust Mr. Cushing. Mr. HNns'
Mr.. Henderson. ~, M. MOTOR Messls- ~, w
son, brothers OF the hostess; Mr.. hcks' Baron
lIennan Count Ilaeke, Mr.. Foraker, Mr. Iayier,
NJ. bancroft Mr.. Moikleion, Mr. RogestVansh!,
Cnptain Mc-t'awlcy. Senior Pastor. senior hiatu.
senior Romero. Mr. Totten, the Minister oil Nc
| aiagua. Lieutenant RebeurPachNlu, Ut. w"
Iiahsch, the Mcssrs. Grosvcrof
The Postmaster General and Mrs. Smith
| gave a dinner last night The guests were
the Chinese Minister and Madame WI,
| colonel and Mrs Bingham. Paymaster
| General and Mrs. Bates. the Assistant
Postmaster General and Mrs. Perry ;.
Heath. Senator and Mrs. Elkins, Mr.. ana
| Mrs. J. W. Foster, Senator Depew ana MISS
Paulding, Senator and Mrs. Foraker ana
| Mr. and Mrs William Eieroy Gurus.
Mr. and Mrs. Westinghouse entertained
a d stinguished company at dinner iast
night Their guests were the German Am
| bsssador. the Russian Ambassador, the
| secretary of State and Mrs. Hay, the Sec
Rotary of War and Mrs. Root, Senator and
Mrs. Frye, Senator and Mrs. Cuilom, sem
ator Hanna. Miss Phelps. Representative
and Mrs. Hit, General and Mrs. Miles, MT
and Mrs. Adams, Mrs. Allan McLane. Ma
dame nakhmeteff. Miss Aiken, Mr.. Charles
| Francis OF Boston, and DR.. William A
Stewart.
The Solicitor General and Mrs. Richards
entertained at dinner last night when
their guests were the Chief Justice and
Mrs. Fuller. Justice and Mrs. Brown, Jus
tice and Mrs. Shiras. Justice and Mrs. NC
| Kenna. Justice and Miss Brewer, Mrs. Au-
denreid. Miss Steece Of Ohio. sister OF the
hostess, Justice Taft. and Mr.. MauTy.
The Bachelors win give their last ger
man of the season tonight. The guests viii
| be received by Mrs. Hay.
The ladies of the Congressional con-
tingent at the Metropolitan Hotel VIII not
receive Tuesday or again during the sea-
son. They will be at home informally al
any time to their friends.
Mrs. Antoinette r. Perlie will not re-
| ceive this afternoon, but VIII be al nome
Tuesday. February %
Mrs W. F. Aldrch. OF Alabama. 15Sl
| New Hampshire Avenue, will not be al
home again during the season.
Mrs Kate Pier ana her daughters. MISS
Kate H. Pier and Mrs. Caroline Pier Rol-
mer. and Miss Harriet II. Pier, of Mil
| waukee. are at the Riggs their visit tc
Washington being Tor the benefit of Mis-:
Piers health The mother and three
daughters represent the Pier law firm o.
Milwaukee. Mrs. Pier. and her eldes
daughter were graduated from the State
| Law School OF wisconsin, in 1887, being th'
only women in their class. Mrs. Pie
studied Law originally to be better abl'
TO handle an estate that had been be
uueathed her, but the year following he
graduation she went TO Milwaukee ant
opcned a law Office Miss Kate going witt
her Tire two younger daughters wer'
graduates of 1891. In May of that year
largely through the Efforts of Miss Kat
pier. a law was passed making womer
eligible for court commissioner, and Mrs
rier was appointed to that office, being tn
first women in the country TO hold such I
position.
The trustees Of the Corcoran Gallery o