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

The Secretary of State and Mrs. Hay en-
| tertaincd at dinner last night. when their
| guests we're dlgultaries of the diplomatic
corps and ether notable friends. They
we're the British Ambassador and Lady
| Pauncefote the French Ambassador. the
! Belgian Minister and Countess de Lich-
| terveldc, the japanese Minister, the Bra
| lillian Minister and Mrs de Assis- Brasil.
the Korean Minister. the Haitian Minis
| ter and Madame Legar. the Chinese Minis
ter and Madame WI, the Minister from
| Costa Rica and Sonora CaIvo. Rustem
| Bey. Charge d'ATaires of the Turkish Le-
! CATION, Mr.. del Viso, Mr.. Pulido. Mr.. aud
! Mrs. 7. W. Cridler Miss Dennison. Mss
+! Hooper Miss Boardmau, Miss Alexander,
| and the Misses Helen and Alice Hay.
The Secretary of the Interior and Mrs.
1 Hitchcock were also among the dinner
hosts of the evening. Their guests were
the German Ambassador, the Russian Am
bassador. the Spanish Minister and Ouch
ess de ARGOS. Mr.: and Mrs. Ward Theron,
Mr.. and Mrs Dwight Collier of St. Louis.
! Mrs John Davis, Miss Chanler Miss
/ Pauding. Mrs. Slater. Mr.. Thiebaut, Sena-
tor Depew, Senator Kean, and Mr.. Chan
| Ter.
I The Countess de Lichtervelde gave a
! luncheon yesterday in compliment to Mrs
| Potter Palmer. OF Chicago. The additional
guests included the Duchess de ARGOS. Miss
Anna Depew paulding. and Count Lanow-
ski
Mrs Ohio Magrader Muncaster presented
aa.4. ut
tea from 10 yesterday afternoon. The
family residence. 500 Nineteenth Street,
, decorated with green foliage and pink-hued
blossoms. was thronged during the receiv-
ing hours with people from all social cir
cles Of the city. old resident families being
| largely represented. The flowers sent the
roung daughter of the house by her many
| friends were banked high above the mantle.
! Assisting in the reception of the guests
were Mrs Edwin Lee Morgan, Mrs. STAN
| to J. Peele. Mrs. Anita Newcomb Magee,
the Misses DuHanel, and Miss Muncaster,
an elder daughter. The following young
II lends of othe debutanie also assisted in
the hospitalfties of the afternoon; Miss Nc
| Courtney of Wheeling, w. Va; Miss Rob
ertson. OF Virginia: Miss Johns. Miss
! Rounds borough. Miss Nurse, of Maryland.
and Miss Prescott. of Rockfeld- The
younger set and their gentlemen friends
| remained after the departure Of the other
guests. and were entertained at euehre.
Mrs Muncaster wore a handsome gown
of lavendar eatin and carried violets, and
her daughters were both in white organdy
trimmed with lace and ribbon. The debu-
tante held an immense bouquet of long
stemmed La France roses, and Miss Mum
casters flowers were carnations.
Among the invited guests were Colonel
and Mrs. Bingham. former Senator and
Mrs Faulkner. Prof and Mrs. Newcomb.
Prof and Mrs. Walcott. DR.. and Mrs.
Hamlin. Mrs. Westinghouse. Admiral and
Mrs Stewart, Judge and Mrs. Peelle. Colo
mel and Mrs. Bird, Major and Mrs. Ritten-
house. DIR. and Mrs. Wallace, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thompson Alexander, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Blair. Mr. and Mrs. William Baldwin. Sena-
tor and Mrs. Bate, Mrs. John Edwards,
Miss Edwards, and Miss Stevens.
Mrs. Edward f. Droop and the Misses
Agnes and Bertha Droop have gone for
fortnight's visit to New York.
Mr. Edward II. Droop has been enjoying
a winter vacation in the Adirondacks for a
was entertained by the piano trade. He
is expected home by the end of this week.
Senator and Mrs. Thurston left for New
York Wednesday 10 be absent during the
week Mrs. Thurston, for that reason, did
not receive yesterday but will be at home
10 her friends during the remaining Thurs
days. al the Cairo.
4 pretty wedding took place in the
Church of the Epiphany at O'Clock last
evening. when Miss Annie A. Casey. for
merly of Harvey. New Brunswick and Mr.
Lewis :. Smith were married, Rev. Dr.
McKim. pastor OF the church, officiating.
The ediiice was filed with an assemblage OF
relatives and friends of the contracting
parties. The ushers who seated the COM
pany were Mr. Leonard l.. Nicholson, Mr..
John Niece Naggerman. Mr.. Charles NJ.
Jones. and Mr. Penrose Smith.
The bride. attended by her relative and
guardian, Mrs Antoinette II. Perlie, who
gave her hand in marriage, was met at
the altar by the groom and his best man,
Mr.. II. Z. perlie. Prof. Sau tman, who
presided at the organ. played oh. Promise
Me- softly during the marriage service
The bride wore handsome gown of ivory
satin. with trimmings of point applique and
pearls. Her long tulle veil was held in
place by the conventional orange blossoms.
In place OF flowers she carried beautiful
prayer book the gift of the groom, from
which the service was read. 1t was bound
in white leather with silver-tipped corners
and surmounted by gold cross. In the
front of the prayer book leaves were spe-
ciaIly arranged for filling in the marriage
certificate and the signatures Of the wit
nesses Mrs. Perlie's gown was of cream
satin brocade, in which was woven a tiny
spray of pink. 1t was trimmed in heavy
applique and silver spangles.
A reception was held at the home OF
Mrs Periie. s2l Fourteenth Street. where
the bride and groom received congratuia-
tions, standing in the bay window, which
was attrac,ively decorated with foliage
plants.
The presents Nere numerous and beauti-
ful. conspicuous among them being con-
siderable silverWare.
The groom was originally OF Syracuse.
y. y, but has been a resident of Wash
ington for some time. He is connected
with the Southern Land Improvement
Company.
Mr. and Mrs Smith left on a late train
for a trip through the Southern States.
Mrs. John Dougherty. wife OF Repre-
sentative Dougherts. of Missouri will be
at home this afternoon from to 6 O'Clock.
at the Washington College, Third and T
Streets northeast
Mrs. e. H. Parsons. Miss Bertha Par
sons. wife aud daughter Of Captain Par
sons. will receive this afternoon, at 1915
Clifton street, from until o'clock. Mrs
Warren. wife of Senator Warren, and Mrs.
S. II. Giesy viii assist them.
Mrs. Chandler win give tea next Sat-