The evening times., 1900-03-16
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Announcement has been made in New
York Of the engagement OF Miss Katherine
Stauffer Clark the youngest daughter Of
Senator William A. Clark OF Montana, tC
Z DR.. Lewis Rutherford Morris. Of New
York. Miss Clark, since the death of hel
, mother. which occurred three years ago
has been residing with her sister. Mrs
! Culver, in New York, whose hus-
! band Dr. Everett VI. Culver, is a
! prominent physician of that city. Miss
! Clark met DIR. Morris at the home of her
! bVother-in-law. The groom-elect is a de-
scendaut OF Lewis Morris, of MorrisaEia.
! \. Y. one of the signers of the Deeilra-
/ tion of Independence. He is the present
owner of Manor House and the surround
! ing estate which was granted by the
! First Congress to Lewis Morris in lieu Of
family property at Morrisaria destroyed
by the Continental troops to prevent its
falling into the hands of the British. The
present home of the Morris family. row
standing in Morris, \. Y, was built by
Gen. Jacob Morris. an aide-de-camp Of
Gen. Charles Lee and General Greene, of
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member OF the Sons OF the Revolution,
the New York Academy of Medicine, the
Calumet. Century, and Metropolitan Clubs.
Miss Clark is gracefully pretty and pos
sesses fine musical talent. After her
mothers death she was frequently the
companion of her busy father in his pO-
litical campaigns. II is said that the
youngest daughter OF the Copper King and
the daughter of his strongest opponent
in Montana politics, Marcus Daily. were
often of much importance in bringing
wavering allies to their fathers stand
ards. Miss Clark and her elder sister Mrs.
Culver made a recent visit to their father.
and during their weeks stay at the Ar
lington made large number of friends.
The German Ambassador entertained
large and distinguished company at din
ner last night. The Mexican Ambassador
and rme. AZpiroz, Justice and Mrs. Gray,
Senator and Mrs. Elkins. General and Mrs.
Miles. DIR. and Mrs. Curry, Mr.. and Mrs.
Richardson, former Governor and Mrs.
Lowndes. Mr. and Mrs. George Westing-
house. Nine Perez, Miss Viola Meyers, and
Sir Charles Eliot were the guests.
The social interest of yesterday after
noon was centred in the tea given by Miss
Gale, from to O'Clock. in honor of her
house guest. Mrs. Tiffany, of Baltimore.
The beautiful residence of the hostess in
X Street was as fragrant as rose gar
den with flowers, pink and white. that
caught the eye at every artistic point. The
first glimpse gained by the guests as they
entered from the snowy outside world was
mass of pink and white tulips banked
against the oak paneled walls of the lower
hall. Half cancealed nearby was string
orchestra, whose music added to the
charm of the afternoon. Stately Easter
lilies. pink sweet peas, and La France
roses lent their fragrance and color to the
adOrnment of the drawing room and Ii
brary on the second floor and in the tea
room masses of the same blossoms dec
GRATED the table, together with white can
dies in massive silver candelabra that
burned under rose-tinted shades. The
hostess daintily graceful in white crepe,
embroidered in gold, was assisted in re-
ceiving her guests by Mrs. Tiffany, Mrs.
Cropper, Miss Kellogg, Miss Burroughs,
and Mrs. Campbell. Mrs. Ralph jenkins
and Mrs. Chamberlin dispensed the honors
of the tea table, while a Japanese punch
bowl in the library was in the gracious
custody of Mrs. John Poor
The Minister from Switzerland and Mrs.
Pioda entertained dinner guests at the le
cation last night. The beautiful rooms on
either side of the vast reception hall were
thrown open and adorned with flowers
and palms. A blush of rose tinted radiance
was given to the dining-room by pink
shaded lights, and grouped about the daiu-
table were slender crystal
vases filled with pink carnations and rose
buds. The centrepiece suggested a moss
grown fountain buried in fern and masses |
Of pink and white tulips, around the edges |
of which were poised life-sized birds paint |
ed in natural colors. The guests included |
the Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs. |
Gage, the Assistant Secretary of State and |
Mrs Hill. Captain and Mrs. Vignal Mr.. |
and Mrs. Chatard. Miss Page, Miss Steele. |
Miss Hcrstmann, Miss Seckendorf, Miss !!