Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-16
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
The Receptions and Tea Parties Yes
terday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leighton's Evening-The
Dinner Dance-Per-
sOnals.

io. StSl Jul " as dlSo dIuoilS the HOSt
someiy appointed entertainments of the
winter. The company began to arrive at .
and In the next half hour both official and
resident Washington were represented in
the .throngs of guests chatting together in
the drawing room and music room one
side of this spacious home and the dining
room and library on the right of the en-
trance.
An elaborate arrangement of palms and
ferns adorned the window recesses in each
room. and on one side of the house Ameri-
can beauty roses filled the vases on the
mantels and cabinets. In the dining room
the table had a centerpiece of La France
roses, which color also predominated in the
library and hall. Mr.. and Mrs. Thompson
had receiving with them Mrs. Perez, daugh-
ter of the ambassador of Mexico. The
charming hostess was richly gowned in
mauve silk with the bodice entirely covered
with cream Russian lace. Mrs Perez wore
a becoming half-mourning toilet of jetted
black net. Also assisting in the reception
Lewis. Mrs. Percy Lamoreaux, Mrs. Jules
Guthridge. Mrs. De Witt Arnold, Mrs. VIM.
Kinnan, Mrs. Downs Wilson, Miss Maud
Talmage, Miss Hopkins and Miss Anna
Shaw.
Among those present were the Mexican
ambassador and Mrs. Azpiroz, Col. Berret,
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry S. Heath, Mrs. Con-
way of Louisville, KY, Assistant Secretary
and Mrs. David ]. Hill, Mrs. ]. Dorman
Steele, Gen. Corbin, Bishop and Miss Hurst,
DIR. and Mrs. Gallaudet, Mr.. and Mrs. John
r. Mclean, Representative and Mrs. Gros-
venor Col. and Mrs. Goodloe, Mr.. and Mrs.
Godoy Representative and Mrs. Dalzell. Mr..
and Mrs. Henry A. Willard, Mr. and Mrs.
Ross Thompson. the Chinese minister. Rev.
DR.. and Mrs. Talmage. Representative and
Mrs Swanson, Commissioner and Mrs. Jno.
B. Wight, Admiral and Mrs. Stewart, Mr..
and Mrs. E. Southland Parker, Mrs. Stanley
Matthews, Miss Addison Mitchell. Mrs. ].
Thomson Swami, the japanese minister,
Mrs Alvord, Rev. DIR. Radcliffe, the Hay
tan minister and Mrs. Leger, Representa-
tive and Mrs. Russell, Mrs. jose Romero,
Mr.. Santibanez, Dr. and Mrs Van Fliet,
DR.. Chase, Mr.. Rodrigo Azpiroz, Mrs Kill
bourn, Mr.. and Mrs. Bateman, Miss Mar
jorie Bateman, Rev. Ernest Paddock, Col.
and Mrs. James G. Payne Mr.. and Mrs.
Cecil Hooe, Mrs. Randolph, Mr.. Jules Guth-
ridge, Mr.. and Mrs. Gorham, Mr.. and Mrs.
Clark. the Japanese minister, Mr. Mcdowell
and Mr.. Martin.
The first of the dinner dances will be
given this evening at Mrs. waliack's, pre-
coded by dinners at the homes of Mrs. Nc
MILAN, Mrs. Glover, Mrs G. Fraser, Mrs.
Ward Thoron, Mrs. Blair Lee, Mrs. Fair
fax Harrison. Mrs. Livingston Hunt and
the Misses Patten. Among other patron
esses of these dinner dances, all of whom
will be hostesses at one or other of next
occasions, are Mrs. Hay, Mrs. Cabot Lodge,
Mrs. Wallack, Mrs. John ODonnell, Mrs.
Alex. Legare, Mrs. Hugh Legare and Mrs.
Bates.
Mrs. Cosby, wife of Pay Director Cosby,
gave a largely attended tea yesterday in
honor of her guest, Miss De Bots of Bridge
ton \. J. Assisting in the hospitality were
Mrs. Edwin Stanton, Mrs. Charles Spauld-
ing and the Misses Owen.
Miss Edes entertained at dinner last night
for the Spanish minister and Duchess d Ar
cos, when her other guests included the
Secretary of the Interior and Mrs. Hitch
cock, Senator Depew, the Belgian minister
and the Countess de Lichtervelde, Colonel
and Mrs. Bingham, Representative and Mrs
Hit Mr. and Mrs. Padeiford, Mrs. Henry
May Miss Paulding, Adjutant General Cor
bin and Mr.. Max Muller.
Mr. and Mrs Benjamin F. Leighton en-
tertained last night at the first large even
ing reception of the season and welcomed
notable gathering of their friends. Their
spacious home. as is always the custom OF
the hostess on festive occasions. was elab-
orately decorated, lilies and polnSetta
blooms mingling with the plants and vines
in the halls. The staircase was decked with
festoons of smilaX tied with red ribbons.
In both drawing rooms the mirrors were
draped with asparagus, and the mantels
banked with La France and Bride roses.
The orchestra played behind hedge OF
palms and foliage plants, and in the dining
room where the supper table had a beau
tiful arrangement of pink roses and ferns,
the lights were shaded in pink. The recep-
ton was given In honor of the debut of
Miss Freda De Forrest Foss, niece of the
host and hostess, who received with them.
Mrs. Leighton was elegantly gowned in
black velvet, trimmed in point lace. Miss
Foss wore pale blue silk, nearly covered
with Duchess lace, and the pretty debu-
tante Wore a dainty lace costume over
white taffeta. She carried large bunch
of pink roses.
The ladies of the cabinet, with the excep-
ton of Mrs Griggs and Miss Wilson, will
be at home tomorrow afternoon.
Mrs. Dewey held another large reception
yesterday at the home of Mrs. Washington
Mclean when she was also assisted by
Mrs. Fred. Dent Grant, Mrs. John r. Nc
Lean, Miss Paulding and Miss Hageman.
Mrs. John W. Fosters reception yester-
day was a particularly pleasant one. She
assisted by Mrs. Fairbanks. Mrs.
Schurman, Mrs. Godoy, Mrs. Robert Lam
sing Miss Cockre,l, Miss Mitchell, Miss
Faulkner and the Misses Phipps.
Mrs Charles Grayson Dulin will receive
tomorrow. Miss Jaquith of Boston is now
visit to Mrs. Dulin.
Senator and Mrs. Foraker and Mr.. and
Mrs. John w. Foster will give dinners to-
night
The guests of VI, 1912 18th street. gave a
progressive euchre party Saturday night
last. After a lively contest the prizes were
awarded to the following: First and second
prizes to Miss Tanner and Mrs. Lowry and
Mr.. Mason and Mr.. Fay. A delightful col
lation was served.
Mrs. A. R. Holden, 1901 10th street, will
be at home Wednesdays, January 81, and
February Ii, 81 and %.
Miss Sophia Schloss of Roanoke, Va, is
the guest of Mrs. Ella Frauendirner, 621 H
street.
Mrs. Beriah wilkins gave a beautiful
luncheon today, when her guests were Mrs.
Gage, Mrs. David B. Henderson, Mrs. John
". Foster, Mrs. Fairbanks, Mrs. Heatwole,
Mrs. Allen, Mrs. John NJ. Wilson, Mrs.
Bayne, Mrs. Sternberg. Mrs. Radcliffe Mrs.
John B. Henderson, Mrs. Robert Lansing
and Miss Sedgely. The floral centerpiece
was of La France roses and a corsage
bouquet OF pink carnations was at each
cover.
The Misses Patten gave a dinner last
night in honor of the British ambassador
and Lady Pauncefote.
The breakfast following the marriage of
Miss Lowery and Capt. Michler yesterday
was only attended bya few intimate friends,
Gen. and Mrs. Miles, Capt. and Mrs. Re
Der, Mrs. Townsend, Miss Hichborn, Mrs.
Perrin, Miss Hagner. Miss Albert, Miss Cla-
gett, Miss Stevens and Miss Rosa Douglas
Wallach, and few of the men friends of
the groom. Capt. and Mrs. Michler sail
today for Europe and will spend their
honeymoon in the south of France