Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-19
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
Past and Future Events of Interest Briefly
Noted.
Miss PauncefOte'a Wedding Gffts-In-
teresttng Personal Notes
Visitors Here.

President Mckinley gave dinner satur-
day night in honor of the members of the
Philippine commission. when the table
spread in the state dining room was elab-
orately adorned in the national colors, red
and white flowers forming the centerpieces
and blue ribbons making waved lines be-
tween them. A portion of the Marine Band
played in the conservatory. The Presi-
dents guests were the Speaker of the
House, the Secretary of War. the Attorney
General. the Postmaster General, the Sec
rotary of the Navy. the Secretary of the
Interior. Judge William H. Taft, Dr. Jacob
Gould Schurmau, Admiral Dewey, Colonel
Charles DENLY, Prof. Dean C. Worcester,
Senator Allison, Senator Morgan, Senator
Platt of Connecticut. Senator Aldrich Sem
ator Lodge, Senator Turiey, Senator Pritch-
ard, Senator Burrows, Senator Sewen, Sen
ator Wolcott, Senator Spooner. Senator
RoSs, Senator Culberson, Representa- tive
Cannon, Representative Hit, Representa-
tive Payne. Representative Grosvenor, Rep
resentative Hopkins. Representative Dali
cell. Repres entative Hepburn, Representa-
tive Loud Representative Mccall Repre-
sentative Maddox, Representative Henry A
Cooper, Representative Wadsworth, Repre-
sentative Cousins. Representative William
H. Moody, Representative Henry d. Clay
ton, Representative Lands, Representa- tive
Sibley. Representative Robert L. Henry.
representative Heatwole, Representative
Dick. Mr.. John A. Kasson. Mr.. William
Whiting OF Massachusetts, Mr.. Charles H.
Allen, assistant secretary of the navy: AS
sistant Secretary Cortelyou, Mr. John r.
Macarthur and Mr. Charles NJ Pepper
Dinners were given Saturday night at the
British. German and Mexican embassies.
The Misses Pauncefote's guests were Sir
Henry and Lady Bromley, Mr.. and Mrs.
Chandler Hale, Mr.. and Mrs George Fra
Hitchcock
Ernst, Miss Chanler, Miss Elizabeth Kean,
Miss Florence Boardman, Miss Kennedy
Miss Bromley, Mr.. BromleyWilson, Mr..
Taigney, Senior Riano, the Marquis Romano,
Mr. George Howard Representative Dins-
more. Mr.. Robert Adams, Mr. Mitchell and
Mr.. Gerard Lowther.
The German ambassadors dinner was in
honor of the British ambassador and Lady
Pauncefote.
The Mexican ambassador and Mrs Azpi-
roe gave a notable dinner in honor of the
Secretary of State and Mrs. Hay, to meet
whom there were present the Russian am
baSsador. the Secretary of the Treasury,
the Spanish minister and Duchess dArcos,
the Swiss minister and Mrs. Pioda, the
Guatemalan minister. Assistant Secretary
ard Mrs. Hill, Mrs. Arson Mills. Mrs.
Perez, Mr.. and Mrs. Godoy and Mr.. Santa
bsnez.
Senator Depew and Miss Paulding also
entertained at a dinner Saturday night.
which was followed by small dance.
Their guests were: Miss Mckinley, Miss
ander Legare, MIR. and Mrs. Blair Lee Miss
Rochester Miss Merriam, Miss Mcmillan.
Miss Bates, Miss McKenna. Miss Louise
Foraker, Miss Patten, Miss Hagner- Miss
Duke Caracciolo, Mr.. Humphreys Owen
Baron Herman, Mr.. Pulido Maj. McCaw-
ley, Mr.. Edie, Nj. Evans. Mr.. Mcpherson.
Mr.. Rogers and Mr.. Siebert.
Mr.. and. Mrs. Westinghouse gave their
third dinner company of the week Satur-
and Mrs. Breckenridge. Rear Admiral and
Mrs. Van Reypen. Rev. DR.. McKim and
Mrs. McKim, Capt. and Mrs. Dacis, Maj,
and Mrs. Sands, Mr.. and Mrs. Ashton,
Hopkins Mr.. and Mrs. Chatard, Prof
Langley and Mr.. Herbert Putnam.
At the marriage in New York tomorrow
of Miss Wiltse, daughter of the late Capt
Wiltse. to Mr.. Ernest Krause, Miss Rose
c. Vincent of this city, cousin of the bride
will be among her attendants.
Mrs. Hay will receive the guests tomor-
row night at the Bachelors cotillion, which
is the last of this winters series.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry May are expected
In New Orleans to enjoy the Mardi Gras
Representative and Mrs. Dalzen gave a
dinner Saturday night. when their guests
were the Speaker of the House and Mrs
David B. Henderson. Representative and
Mrs. Fowler, Representative Newlands
Mrs. Grant. Mr.. HUFF. Mr.. Raymond. Mr..
and Mrs. Preston Sands, Capt. and Mrs
George Sandopp Of Pittsburg, Representa-
tive and Mrs. Serene E. Payne.
As previously intimated in these columns
the wedding presents received by Miss Lii
liam Pauncefote make a magnificent COL
lection. of which jewels of value form no
inconsiderable part Lady Bromieys gift
to her future daughter-in-law is necklace
of five rows of diamonds and diamond and
pearl bracelet. Another necklace of dia-
mondS and pearls with heart-shap ped
brooch has come from the Rothschild fam
lily: Mr.. and Mrs. Carnegie have sent a tall
silver tankard; Ambassador Choate silver
candelabras; Mr.! and Mrs. Curzon of Eng
land, dressing case heavily mounted in sii-
yer and equipped with jeweled bottles;
Senator and Mrs. Mcmillan, a large silver
pitcher; Secretary and Mrs. Long, a dupli-
cate of the above; Colonel and Mrs. Arthur
Lee, a silver dish; Miss Riggs, antique sill :
yer and glass vase; Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Nc
CURE. open work silver flower vase; Mrs.
Stanley Matthews, silver mounted white
vellum portfolio; and the Misses Patten, a
silver loving cup Among other well known
New York and Washington friends repre-
sented by elegant tokens are Mr.. and Mrs.
Calderon Carlisle, Mrs. Nicholas Anderson,
Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt, Mrs: Cowles.
General and Mrs. Ernst, Miss Glover, Mr..
and Mrs. Kohl. Judge and Mrs. Bancroft
Davis and Mrs. and Miss Warden.
OF the social affairs of the week two OF
the most important and attractive will be
the receptions at the Corcoran Gallery of
Art, on Wednesday and Thursday evening
the first complimentary to the Washing
ton Academy of Sciences and American In
stitute Of Mining Engineers, that on Thurs
day to the Daughters of the American Rev.
olution. Admission to both will be by in
vitation and accompanying door card; and
guests will save themselves trouble and an
noyance by observing that the hours are
from until IL o'clock each evening. The
doors will therefore not be opened until Q
o'clock.
Saturday evening Miss Allyne Martin en-
tertained at euchre The Friendly Enemies"
After cards. which resulted In victory for
Miss Grace Hopkins, Miss Berdie Wilson,
Mr.. Albert ]. Potter and Mr.. Thatcher, sup
per was served. Following, an excellent
musical program was rendered by members
of the club. special feature of which was
mandolin selections by MT. Gamble. Those
who participated were the Misses Fuller,
Hopkins, Aliyne and Grace Martin, Castelle,
Wilson, and Messrs. Gamble, Watson, Kill
by, Notice, Potter and Thatcher. Miss
Wilson will entertain March 3.
General and Mrs. Horatio c. King will be
guests at the Hotel Regent this evening.
Mrs. Milton e. Allies will be at home
Wednesday, February q, after 8, for the