The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-11-18

abouts of Well known People.
| Francis B. LOOMS. United States Min
lister to Venezuela; Mrs. Loomis, Robert
p. Skinner, United States Consul at Mar
settles, and Comptroller and Mrs. Dawes
were entertained at dinner on Friday
evening at the White House by the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Mckinley.
That Queen Fashion is despot of strict
business methods is proved by the clock
work regularity with which she manages
her affairs. In July she transferred her
court to the seashore. In September to
| the mountains. In October those of her
| votaries who intended to get married
| came home They have been getting mar
| ried ever since. Now that the majority
| of the seasons brides and grooms have
! gone on their way rejoicing. those for
whom wedding marches are yet to be
played must share the months laurels
with the debutantes whose reign is about
to begin. Then will come the Thanksgiv-
ing and the Christmas junketings. and
after that the official season, which opens
with the New Year and keeps up its PER
petual- round of gayety until the grey
days of Lent. The celebrations in honor
of the closing of the old century and the
beginning of the new will add no small
share to the festivities of the winter, to
say thing of the inaugural ball in the
! spring.
| The question of an increased army has
set the social prophets at variance in
T, their predictions-it is way that OK
| perts have. There are pessimistically-
inclined authorities who talk as il every
eligible son of Mars now in Washington
| will be wearing army blue in the Philip
pines before the winter is through. 1t
isn't cheerful outlook for the debutanies
and their pretty elders, nor particu-
larly Turing one, most likely, for the men.
| Happily, there is brighter horoscope
cast by more joyous interpreters OF events
to come and the comfort of it is that 1t
is twice as apt to be true.
| The President with Vice President-elect
Roosevelt and The members Of the Cabinet.
| has accepted invitations to attend the
| celebration of founders day at. the Union
League Club, Philadelphia, next Saturday.
| While in Philadelphia the President will
be the guest of Mr.. Edward I. Stotesbury.
of that city.
| The social gap between now and the
| opening of the official season will be filled
UP with numerous entertainments in the
way OF luncheons, teas, and dinners for
the seasons buds and brides.
Rev. and Mrs. John A. Aspinwall, OF Du-
pont Circle, have sent out cards for tea,
Wednesday, November %, from to
| o'clock. to introduce their daughter, Miss
| Aspinwall. Mrs and Miss Aspinwall will
/ be at home on Thursdays in December.
On the same date Mrs Edward McCauley
will Introduce her daughter, Miss Lille
McCauley, at an afternoon tea.
| Mrs Foraker has issued invitations to
| luncheon for next Wednesday, in compli-
ment to Miss Katharine Mott Ward. whose
debut will be marked by tea to be given
by. her mother. Mrs. Thomas NJ. Ward.
Tuesday, December 4. ~ -
Miss Katharine Bradford. daughter OF
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Bradford. will be
| presented to society at tea for which
/ Mrs Bradford has issued cards, Friday, De-
cember II.
| Mrs. F. B. Loring has cards out for
tea on Saturday, December l, to Introduce
| her eldest daughter Miss Lydia Loring
Mrs Loring has been making short visit
| to her grandmother, Mrs. Latrobe, in Bal
| timore
Monday. December 3. is the date an
pounced for the debut of Miss Mary Car
| Isle
Miss Elsie Evans Curtis, daughter OF Mr.
ard Mrs William Eleroy Curtis, Will be
presented Tuesday, December l.
Miss Louise Lieber, daughter OF Gen.
and Mrs. G. y. Lieber. will make her DOW
to society Wednesday, December D. On the
| next afternoon Mrs. Nathan Sargent Will
give tea in honor OF her daughter, MISS
Helen Heloise Sargent
| Dates have also been announced for the
| debut teas to be given in honor oil MISS
| Mary Livingston Austin and OF Miss Hide
1 garde McKenna. the youngest daughter OF
| Justice and Mrs. McKenna whose beauty
| ant &
| the social world.
| Among the entertainments to be given
| for Miss Mary McComas, whose marriage
| to Mr.. Clinton Goodloe Edgar, OF Detroit
| will take place at St. Johns church, De
| cember 5. will he a dinner, November -.
| al which Mrs. John Sidney Webb Will be
| tho hostess Senator and Mrs. McComas
| will entertain the bridal party at dinner
December 3.
The weddings Of the week will begin
tomorrow evening. when Miss Emma Ade-
| liza Hempler, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry II. Hempler, and Mr.. John NJ. Ter
wis will be married at the First Presby-
| terrain Church The sister Of the groom.
| Miss Katie Zerwis will be maid of hon
| or. and the niece of the bride. Lillian
| Mitchell. flower girl. The brother OF the
bride. Mr.. Harry II. Hempler. will be best
| man. The ceremony Will De peTioiuieu
by Rev. Dr. Donald Macleod and Rev.
DR.. Byron Sunderland Mr.. Kyle King.
Mr.. Orville w. Jeffries. Mr.. Charles Ell
lott and Mr. Bowie Roberts will be ush-
| erS.
| Mrs. John Moore McCalla has issued
invitations for the marriage OF her daugh-
ter. Isabel Hill. to Mr.. Edmund Lee
Goldsborough, on Wednesday. November
| o, n, 10 o,clock at Saint James Church,
Eighth and B Streets northeast.
Other marriages set for Wednesday in
clude that of Miss Edith Roberts and DR..
Jesse Ramsburgh. which is to take place
| at Epiphany Church at noon: NJ IS Eden
Jane jayne ami Mr.. Robert Lewis Ames.
who will be married at Calvary Baptist
| Church at Z. 80 O'Clock, and Miss Clarissa
Donch and Mr.. Alvin NJ. McNish at st.
| paul's English Lutheran Church at
o'clock.
Prince Henri de Croy. of Belgium. and
the Marquis and Marquise San Carlos de
| Pedrosa of Spain, were entertained con-
| tinuously during their stay In Washing
ton last week Prince Henri has gone to
| New York for the winter, while the mar
| uuis and marquise, after short return
| visit to Philadelphia, will sail for their
| home in SPAIN. The marquis, who was
an attache OF the Spanish Legation in this
city at the time of his marriage to Miss
| Camille Berghmans, of Philadelphia, has
tl.. 1tr,If In