Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-26
THE SOCIAL WORLD
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Lispenard Nicholson welcomed a host Of
friends yesterday afternoon to their pleas
ant * street home. The house was fra
grant with flowers and the hostesses were
Mrs. HELEN Mrs. Minetree, Mrs. Charles
Fits, Miss King, Miss Cooke and Miss
Leech.
The Secretary OF State and Mrs. Hay gave
diplomatic dinner last night when the
company included the Italian ambassador
d affaires of the French embassy; the Rus
sian ambassador and Miss Cassini the
Mexican ambassador and Mrs. Apiroz, the
minister from Guatemala, the Austrian
minister and Baroness Hengelmuller. the
Swiss minister and Mrs Pioda, Mr.. Duarte,
Representative and Mrs. Hit, Mrs. Slater
and Mr.. and Mrs. Reginald de Koven.
Mrs. Story gave a dinner last night in
honor Of Prince Henri de Croy of Austria.
The other guests were the Belgium min
lister and Countess de Lichtervelde, General
and Mrs. Bates, Mrs. Nicholas Anderson,
Miss Albert, Commander Stanton and Mr..
j. p. Story, jr.
Mrs. Hamilton Fenton Colman enter
tanned at progressive euchre last evening at
hersresidence, 1926 o street. Ten games
were played. and afterward collation. was
served. Mrs. Colman has cards out for
another euchre party on St. Valentines
eve.
Commissioner Of Patents c. H Duell will
be the host at dinner in honor of the Sec
rotary of the Interior on Tuesday, the Both.
Miss Virginia Skerrett Morris has gone
to Annapolis to attend the ball at the Naval
Academy tonight. Miss Morris will leave in
a few days for New York, whence she will
sail. with her aunt. Mrs. Bean, and DR..
Tarlton H. Bean, who is one Of the direct
ors of the exposition. to spend Year or
two in Paris. Before returning to America
a continent
Mrs. Rosetta Madden and her son, Mr..
E. v. Madden of New York, are visiting
Mr.. Joseph Reilly. brother of Mrs. Mad
den, 251 10th street northeast and last
evening were present, with other. guests, at
a birthday party in honor of Mr.. Reilly.
Mrs Reilly received the company.
Mrs. John W. Thompson entertained at a
beautiful luncheon today for her guest Mrs
J. Hamilton Lewis of Seattle. Washington.
Seated about the daintily adorned table
rows, Mrs. Addison Foster, Mrs. Fair
banks Mrs. Swanson, Mrs. Grosvenor, Mrs.
Russell, Mrs. Francis Nash Mrs. Radcliffe,
Mrs. Robert I. Fleming and Mrs. James
Cecil Hooe.
The Spanish minister and the Duchess
d'Arcos were the guests at the opera in
Philadelphia last night of Mr. and Mrs.
s. F.-Tylcr. A supper of 100 covers in their
honor in the ball room of the Flanders fol-
lowed. The decorations of the ball room
were spread beneath bay trees and tiny
electric lights were strung in festoon from
the branches, with spring flowers budding
at the roots Violets, hyacinths. tulips and
daffodils in cut glass vases We're used in
decorating the tables, and violets were
scattered among the silver and crystal.
Lady Bromley, mother of Mr.. Robert
Bromley, has arrived in Washington, and
will be a guest at the British embassy until
after the marriage Of her son and Miss
a1r
travelling in the east the past year, and
come here from the Pacific coast on the
way from Hawaii.
Miss Frances Fenton of Washington has
been elected president of the class of 1902
at Vassar College.
Miss Helen Bodine of Philadelphia, who
attended the White House levee Wednes-
day night, will spend part of the winter
with Miss Miller of 1901 14th street.
Mrs. Dewitt Arnold will not receive to-
morrow.
An informal dance will be given at Mrs.
Dyer's tomorrow evening. Dancing will
commence at $50 and continue until IL.
Miss Ethel Lowrey entertained at a So
cial gathering at her residence, 1912 9th
street. Tuesday evening. Games were
joyed and refreshments served. Among
those present were the Misses Katherine
Bell, Lillian Bell. May and Maggie Bur-
rows, Ada Bates. Susie Bouling, Estella
Lowrey, Leila Bause and Lillian Lowrey
and Messrs; T: Jones, J; shutes, A. Bell,
H. White. WI wilkins ia &C G. Kerr W. swart
Mr.. and Mrs. D. A. Edwards of Capitol
Hill entertained party of young people
at their residence this week, as is their
usual custom each year. A well arranged
program was rendered by Misses Davis and
Brewer and Messrs. Lmebach, Wright and
Wingate. The usual games and dances
were enjoyed, including cake walk by
professionals, after which refreshments
were served in the spacious dining rooms
Among those present were Mr.. and Mrs.
Stienmier, Mrs. McNally, Mr.. and Mrs.
Edwards, Mr.. and Mrs. Sunwold, Misses
Brewer, Mcdonald, Glazer, Rena Ball, Lid
die. Davis Reinburg, Talcott, Wingate,
Rita Sunwold, Helen and Dorothy Edwards
and Miss Stienmier, Messrs. Bridacamp,
Limebach, Pyles. Lawrence and Tom Nc
Cormick, Chase, Humphrey, Bein, Wright
and lacking.
A pretty wedding of unusual interest
took place yesterday morning at 1l:3o
o'clock at the residence of the bride, 1423 r
street, the contracting parties being Mr..
George K. Leet of the War Department
and Miss Besse Daskam. eldest daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Daskam. Only the
relatives of the bride and groom were in
vited to the ceremony, which was per.
formed by Rev. Asa S. Fiske. pastor of
Gunton Temple Memorial Presbyterian
Church Mr and Mrs. Leet left at ~ IN
the afternoon for short trip west.
Mrs. Gallinger, wife of the senator from
New Hampshire, gave a delightful tea yes
terday afternoon, when the parlors of the
Hotel Dewey were filled by a succession of
visitors from 8 to 6 o'clock. Assisting in
welcoming the guests were Mrs. Roberts Of
New Hampshire, an old friend Of the host
ess; Mrs. B. de Randolph Keim Mrs. Tul-
loch, Mrs. Skunk, Inc Misses Shoup, daugh-
tiers of the senator from Idaho: Miss
Brosius. Miss Gardner, Miss Jaquith of
Massachusetts and Miss Kem. An orches-
ira played on the stairs throughout the
afternoon, and a second parlor served as a
tea room, where airs. Pettigrew, wife of
the senator from South Dakota, and Mrs.
Clark wife of the senator from Wyoming,
did the honors of a handsomely decorated
table, which had for it's centerpiece a large
basket of pink carnations.
Miss r. Lillian Smith and Miss Handron
of Brooklyn are visiting Mrs. Van Wickle.
The fourth meeting of the Ycleped Pro-
gressive Euchre Club was held at the resi-
dence Of Mrs. Gill, 38 New York avenue, =,
Thursday evening. The prize winners were
Messrs. H. D. Orr, r. c. Booth, Mrs. r. c..
Booth and Mrs. Jas. Higgins. According
to the usual custom, at the close of the
game refreshments were served by the
hostess. The contestants were Mr.. and
Mrs. Booth, Mr.. and Mrs. Gill, Mr.. and
MrS Huppipc and tho MisSes CoualJ Hue