The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-03-13
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

The engagement was announced in New
York yesterday OF Miss Edith Morton, TIE
eldest OF former Vice President Mortol's
five daughters. to William Corcoran Eustis
Miss Morton went abroad two months ago
with her mother and her sister. Miss Hell
en-, and a recent cable announced that
they were domiciled in Rome. Mr. Eustis
is the son of the late Chief Justice George
Eustis Of Louisiana. and has for years
been identified with polo and hunting in
terests OF the North
Miss Morton is the eldest OF the five
charming daughters OF Mr.. and Mrs Nor
ton, whose social career in Washington,
in Paris, and in New York has left moth
ing to be desired. Like all her siste-S she
/ is tall and divinely fair. and possesses a
grace OF manner that might have come
only from an official encourage had not her
mother who was Miss Anne Street, been
enc OF the most charming and engaging
women that ever ornamented New York
society For the present nobody seems 10
know whether there will be an early wed
ding in Rome or whether Mrs Morton
viii return with her two daughters 20 re-
join Mr. Morton and the other children at
home and have the wedding in New York.
Mrs. Mckinley and Miss Barber. accom-
panied by Senator and Mrs Mark Hanna,
Miss Hanna and Miss Phelps. attended
the performance Of Miss Hobbs" at the
National Theatre last evening. General
Corbin. with several ladies and gentlemen,
occupied a box above that OF the Presiden-
tial party
At the residence Of Mrs. Wallach. 1901
Street. on Tuesday afternoon, March 20, at
4.3O o'clock. and again at the residence Of
Senator DepeW COrcOran House. Lafayette
Square, on the Friday aftcrOOn following
at the same hour dialect recitals will be
given by Mrs Waldo Richards, and songs
by Mr.. Frances Rogers. Mrs. Richards
will include in her programmes
selections In the French Canadian,
Yankee, negro, and Irish dialect;
also stories in child character
written especially for her. Patronesses:
Mrs. Hay. Mrs. Root Mrs. Hitchcock. Mrs.
| Gray. Mrs White. the Baroness Won Eeng-
/ elmuller Mrs. Andrews. Mrs. Alfred L.
Bates Mrs Isaac c. Bates. Miss Board
/ man. Mrs George LothrOp Bradley. Mrs.
I Randolph NJ CLARK. Mrs. William Sheffield
/ Cowles. Mrs J. l. NJ. Curry Mrs. Charles
/ FfOulke Mrs Hanna Mrs HObSOu Mrs.
/ Archibald Hopkins. Mrs. Livingston Hunt.
/ Mrs Theodore y. Jewell Mrs. Harriet
/ Lane Johnston Mrs. James Marion John
ston Mrs. Ludlow Mrs. George T. Nc
Clellan Mrs. Allan McLane. Mrs. McMil-
! Ian. the Misses Mycr. Mrs. Mott. Miss Pat
I ten Miss Paulding. Mrs. Richardson. the
/ Misses Riggs, Mrs. George ID. Ruggles
I Mrs. :. Parkman shaw. Mrs. Edwin II.
| stanton Mrs. Wallach. Mrs. Westing-
/ house. and Mrs Williams G. WhiJJemorC
The Austrian Minister and Baroness
/ Hengelmuller entertained at dinner las
night. when their guests OF honor we're the
/ British Ambassador and Lady Pauncefotc
B Invited to meet them were the German
| Ambassador, the Spanish Minister and
! Duchess de ARGOS, senator and MIS-. Wet
more. General and Mrs. Miles Mr. and
. Mrs. Richardson. Mr.. and Mrs. WesUng-
house. Mr. and Mrs. Mcclellan. Mrs. Ward
/ Miss Patten. Miss Norris. OF New York
/ Mr.. Max Muller. and Mr Won Bohlen.
The Secretary OF the Treasury and Mrs
! Gage have dinner invitations out fcr thi.
Z evening.
The German Ambassador viii entertain
/ dinner guests on Friday night.
Senator Chandler Of New Hampshire
[ who has been quite ill. the result of an ar.
( duous three weeks in the closely packed
/ room at the Capitol where the Clark in
! vestigation was held is at Hot Springs
Va. taking the baths. lie viii remain un