Evening star., 1900-01-05
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
Receptions, Teas and Coming Par
ties.
Two Pretty Buds Added to the Lat
Other Home Gatherings
Personals.

| bia road at one of the most enjoyable
teas Of the winter. Southern smilax,
poipsetta blooms and roses adorned the
| walls, mantels and tables. giving the whole
house a delightfully."- festive air. Mr.. and
Mrs. Duell were assisted by Mrs. Garrett
s. Wheaton. Mrs. V. s. Stone Of Racine,
Wis; Mrs. Teunis Hamlin and Mrs. w. E.
Curtis. The latter served ices from a ta-
| BILE, which was half hidden by exquisite
| pink roses and foliage. while Mrs. Hamlin
poured coffee at poinsetta-decked table
in an adjoining room. where quantities Of
the same blooms adorned the mantels. Both
official and resident society were repre-
| sented among the guests who thronged this
| spacious home.
Mrs. Francis Nash's tea yesterday, a
| coming-out welcome to her charming young
niece, Miss Rita Hamilton Ryan, was a
great success The parlors and hall at the
Washington Club were none too commodi-
Gus to house the large company of friends
invited, and to whom the scene was so at
tractive that it was found hard to leave 1t
for other places. Mrs. Nash, gowned in
white net over silk, received with the hand
| some debutante in the first parlor The
latter wore a daintily tucked and lace
| trimmed organdie and carried an ar1nful of
| roses. Mrs. w. r. Ryan. mother of the
hostess, and Mrs. Rcbecca Ryan, mother
| of the dcbutante. assisted in receiving. with
Mrs. Fairbanks, Mrs. Sternberg, Mrs. Rixey,
Mrs. Goodloe. Miss Carter Miss Waite, Miss
Adee. the Misses Wallace, Miss Morris. Miss
Hawley, Miss Taunt. Miss Sanger. Miss
Lamperton and Miss Greely. DR.. Nash and
Caroline Nash, the bright little daughter
of the family, We're also present, and the
latter assisted very prettily in looking after
her mothers guests. Army and navy fam
| lies, as well as the diplomatic and resident
contingent in society, made up the interest
ing thronS of callers.
Miss Anna Mclean of Ellicott City, Nd,
| IS the guest Of her cousins, the Misses Nc
Lean of No. ~ Monroe street, Anacostia.
Miss Annie Brady of Anacostia is stopping
with relatives near Frederick Nd. She is
accompanied by Miss Olive Peters of Lees
burg, Va. who was her guest recently in
Anacostia.
Former Postmaster General and Mrs
Gary gave i domino ball last night at
their Baltimore city residence and the out
of-tOwn guests included Major McCawley
Messrs. Archibald Butt, Walter Wilcox and
H. c. Ffoulke. the Misses McKenna. Miss
Griggs. Miss Bates and the Misses Ffoulke
of this city.
Mrs. D. Murray Bohlen and Mrs. Robert
Murray Bohlen of Phi 'adeiphia have sent
cards for a tea January II to meet Mrs
Robert Murray Bohlen, formerly Miss Cas-
sells of Washington.
Miss Paulding held her first reception
yesterday and Corcoran house resumed its
former air Of sociablity Miss Paulding
presdes for her uncle. Senator Depew Re
ceiving with her were Mrs. Cowles Miss
Rochester, Miss Bates. Miss Merriam and
Miss Hagner.
Mrs. Fry. began her receptions yesterday
in her sunny parlor at the Hamilton and
welcomed numbers Of visitors. She had the
pleasant assistance of Mrs. and Miss Brad
ford and Mrs. Lift efeld
Mrs. Cullom had a pleasant reception
yesterday assisted by Miss Fisher Mrs.
Henry Ives Cobb and Mrs. j. S. Lord
Mrs. Cornelius Belt gave a pretty tea
bar
Cox of Baltimore. The assistants to the
hostess were Miss T'ill.brown Miss Ouack-
enbush. Miss Bowilc and Miss Lewis
Miss Kaufman and her guest, Miss Hass
Of Philadelphia, will be at home on Friday
afternoon.
Mrs Charles Early has returned home
after most charming stay in Louisville
OF ten days, and will be at home Satur-
days in January.
Miss Annie Ridge Early, after a most de-
lightful months visit in Louisville has
gone to New Orleans to join a house partv
Mrs. Amos G. Draper will not receive to-
morrow afternoon but will be at home the
remaining saturdays in January.
Mrs. r. De Witt Talnlage and the Misses
Talmase will receive today (Friday) from
) until $50 o'clock and will be assisted by
their guests Mr.. and Mrs. McCutcheon of
Pittsburg, Miss Paxton of New York and
Miss Gosncll of Baltimore.
The Scientific Whist CLUB held its last
meeting on Wednesday evening at the
home of Miss Frances Washington, 17Oi L
street. Mr.. Harbaugh and Miss Jeannette
Jirdinston carried Off the first prizes and
Mr.. Harley and Miss Weeden won the sec
ond prizes. Those present were Misses
Weeden Jirdinston, Roome, Hines, Mrs.
Briggs, MIR. and Mrs. Eugene Logan, Mr..
and Mrs. Rose, Messrs Cook Harley, Har-
baugh. johnson, Mentzer and H. P. Brown.
Miss Jirdinston will entertain the club at
its next meeting Wednesday evening, Janu-
airy 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholas Ferdinand Cleary
Of Norfolk. Va, have sent many Washing
ton friends invitations to the marriage of
their daughter Maud to Mr.. Edward Joseph
Brady. The ceremony will take place at
the Chapel of the Sacred Heart, Norfolk,
Wednesday morning, Januar.' !, at 10
o'clock.
Mrs. Westinghouse entertained last night
at large dinner. She returned few days
ago from Pittsburg, where last week she
gave q brilliant reception, over $40 guests
being present.
Miss Cassini gave a Russian Christmas
eve breakfast today. when her guests in
cluded the young ladies of the cabinet and
other friends. Tomorrow the ambassador
and his niece will entertain the embassy
staff at dinner to celebrate the Russian
festival Of Christmas.
The dance to be given by the Saturday
Evening Assembly tomorrow evening at the
National Rifles Armory promises to be
very pleasant affair
Mrs Faulkner, the wife of ex-senator
Faulkner, and Miss Salie Faulkner arrived
at the Shoreham yesterday with the inten-
ton of spending the winter in the city.
The Saturday Evening Cotiion will re-
sumo it's dances at Mrs. Dyer's on r
street, tomorrow evening at $50 o'clock
Mrs. Cushman X. Davis had large re-
ception yesterday. the first of her Thurs
days at her new house, TO-; K street.
Mrs. and Miss Mcmillan had a large re-
ception yesterday. although they have been
keeping their day informally throughout
December.
Miss Quay will give luncheon tomorrow.
An interesting topic at several of the
teas yesterday was the announcement of
the engagement of Miss Jane Albert and
Mr.. John P. Story, jr., whose marriage will
take place after Easter.
The visiting Yale men were the social
stars Of both afternoon and evening yester-
day. Mrs. Elkins gave tea in their honor.
Mr.. Stephen B. Elkins, jr., is Yale senior
and Is at home for the holiday vacation.
1t being Mrs. Elkins usual reception day,
she was assisted by Mrs. Fred Grant, Mrs. |
Audenried and Mrs. Hit, who, when the |