The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-01

on sale, and some of the prettest girls in
society were there to serve as models"
Mrs Frederick Mcclure and the Misses
Patten were in charge of the flower and
tea tables. Miss Gertrude Myer dispensed
lemonade and Mrs. O'Donnell cakes. a
phenomenal trade in ice cream was carried
on by Miss Ethel Horstmann. assisted by
Miss Hay. Among the successful flower
vendors were Miss Cassini and Miss
Hichborn, who sold roses and lilies. and
the Hon Sybil Pauncefote. whose favorite
wares were nosegays of white carnations.
A mysteriously fascinating feature of the
affair was a yelled fortune teller, who re-
vealed dramatically interesting futures for
a quarter. At each of the tables were a
corps of attractive young society bellies in
dainty muslins and coquettish garden hats.
Amons them were Miss Satterlee. Miss
Kibbey Miss Bessie Davis. Miss Board
man, the Misses McKenna, the Misses
Bates, Miss Root Miss HeGeman, Miss
Ffoulke. the Misses May. Miss Mathilde
Townsend Miss Daisy Wilson, Miss Car
Isle, and the Misses Wallach.
The entertainment was given by the
Girls Friendly Society to secure funds to
enable them in the furtherance of their
good work and the patronesses were Mrs.
Hay. Mrs. Hitchcock Mrs. Mcmillan. Mrs.
Elkins. Mrs. Gray Mrs. Hit. Mrs Slater.
Mrs Richardson Mrs. Westinghouse and
Miss Paulding, all of whom were present.
Others among the visitors who thronged
the gardens throughout the afternoon were
the British Ambassador and Lady Paunce-
fote, the French Ambassador, the Russian
Ambassador Madame Bonaparte and her
daughter the Countess Won Noltke- HUT
feldt; the Bishop of Washington and Mrs.
Satter1ee. Dr. and Mrs. Alexander Mackay-
Smith. the Swedish Minister and Mrs.
Pioda, Mr.. and Mrs. Stilson Hutchins Mrs.
William F. Mattingly and her daughter,
Mrs. Robert Treat Paine, of Boston; Mr..
Bromley and the Hon. Mrs. Bromley, who
will sail tomorrow for England; Mrs.
Glover, Mrs. Boardman. Mrs Bates. Mrs.
Cridler. Mrs. Guthridge, Mrs. Charles
Grayson Dulin, Mr.. Max Muller, Mr.. Won
Bohlen. and Senior Riano. Senator Depew.
who so graciously placed the grounds of
his residence at the disposal of the young
ladies in charge of the entertainment, was
present greater part of the afternoon.
The Mexican Ambassador and Sonora
de Azpiroz entertained at dinner last
night when their guests were the
Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs.
Gage, the Minister from Haiti and Nine.
Leger, the Turkish Minister. the Minister
from Nicaragua, the Minister from The
Netherlands, Senator and Mrs. Davis,
Senior GOdoy, Miss Cassini. Miss Root.
Miss Margaret Hitchcock. Miss Cockrell.
Sonora Perez. the Portuguese Charge DAT
flares, Mr.. Quartz Mr.. Pvlido. and Senior
Rodrigo de Azpiroz. The floral decora
tions, which are always in beautiful evil
dence at the entertainments given at the
Mexican Embassy, and which, as usual,
were arranged by the major do'Io of the
establishment, were in pink and green,
the pnIn-c "a Uric cd ant in, hrfJ
maid roses and smilax garlands and pink
shaded tapers and electric lights.
Nine. Bonaparte entertained al dinner
last night. The distinguished com pany in
cluded the French Ambassador, the Ger
man Ambassador. the Belgian Minister
and Countess de Lichtervelde, the Coun-
tess ven Moltke Huitfeldt. and Mr.. Won
Bohlen.
A birthday tea and musicale for the ben
eft of the Epiphany Church endowment
fund was given by the members of the
Epiphany branch of the Girls Friendly So
ciety in TIE guild room at the rear of the
church yesterday afternoon Mrs. Bolton
who is President of the Girls Friendly So
ciety. of which there are ten branches in
the diocese, presided. and at the various
prettily decked tables were Miss Amber
and Miss Greves. A feature of the after
noon was the presentation by the visiting
members and their friends of little bags
as many pennies as the donor
owned to birthdays.
The President and Mrs. Mckinley gave
a small dinner on Sunday evening. Their
guests included the Postmaster General
and Mrs. Smith. Senator and Mrs. Hanna. |
the Comptroller of the Currency and Mrs. |
Dawes, and Miss Phelps
Mrs. Janin, of Lafayette Square has in |
vitations out for a dance on Thursday |
evening.
Miss Julia Foraker was the guest of
honor at a dainty luncheon given last |
Friday by Miss Lois Wainwright at her |
home in Pittsburg, in which city Miss |
Foraker is visiting. Another Washing |
tonian present was Miss Enrol Brown, !
who is a guest of Miss Burd Thaw, of |