Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-13
The Seasons Whirl of Gayety Well
Under Way.
FUTURE And PAST ENTERTAINERS
Pretty Luncheon Today for the
White House Guests.
9TH Err TIMELY TOP &c S

| who is anybody is at their wits end to get
| in half they want to accomplish. OF lunch
| cons there are so many that many women
| after having accepted one for every day
! have yet several to decline, all of which
| goes to show that those who give feasts
get them, too. The same could be said of
| the dinners and their givers as well as
| of other attractions. The 1890 dinner dance
| will be inaugurated also, the first of the
series being set for Tuesday, when Mrs.
Wallach will be the hostess. Mrs. John
| w. Thompson, Mrs. David Jayne Hill and
| Mrs John b. Wight will entertain at the
largest teas of the week.
| 1t goes without saying that Mr. and Mrs.
| John r. McLean's reception and musical
| in honor of the admiral of the navy and
| Mrs Dewey, on Friday next, is likely to be
| princely hospitality which has always
| marked their entertainments will be even
| surpassed on this occasion. The number
| of invitations is very large and the artists
who will appear are from the Metropolitan
| Opera House in New York with the Balti-
more Symphony.
One of the prettiest luncheons which has
| marked the hosDitalties extended Miss
Grace Mckinley and Miss Sarah Duncan
was given by the Misses Evans, daughters
of Commissioner and Mrs. Evans, today.
To meet them there were present Miss
| Margaret Hitchcock. Miss Kaufman. Miss
Hoeke. Miss Taylor, Miss Maud Talmage,
Miss Hurst, Miss Hemmick, Miss Wills,
| Miss Sewers and Miss Farnsworth.
Solicitor General and Mrs. Richards en-
tertaincd at dinner last evening the follow
| ing guests: The Chinese Minister and Mrs.
WI, Senator and Mrs. Fairbanks, Secre-
| tary and Mrs. Porter, Mr.. and Mrs. West
1nghouse, Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt, Mr.. and Mrs.
Nandevanter, Mr.. Littauer. Mai Wright,
Miss Alice Maury and Mrs. Streets, a house
guest of Mrs Richards
Secretary and Mrs. Gage gave a dinner
| last night in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. f. E.
Ayres of Chicago, who are with them on Il
visit. Other guests included the Secretary
of the Interior and Mrs. Hitchcock, the
Assistant Secretary of State and Mrs. Hill,
| Prof. and Mrs. Schurman, Prof and Mrs.
Wolcott and Mr. and Mrs. w II. Holmes.
Senator Kcan will entertain at a dinner
on January % in honor of the Admiral of
| the Navy and Mrs. Dewey.
Mrs. c. C. Glover gave a large luncheon
| Thursday last, when her guests were from
the old resident families.
| Senator Kean of New Jersey began his
Washington dinner giving last night, when
| his guests We're Senator and Mrs Frye,
| Senator and Mrs. Cullom, Senator and Mrs.
Foraker, Senator ana Mrs. Davis, Senator
| and Mrs. Bun rows, Senator and Mrs. Nc
Comas, Miss Kean, Miss Eliza Kean and
| Mr.. Proctor.
Mrs. Grant gave a large dinner last night,
| "nen hef guests included the German and
| Russian ambassadors, the Mexican ambas-
| sador and Mrs. AZpiloz, the Austro-Hun-
| gar!an minister and the Baroness Hen
| gelmuller, Gen. and Mrs. Miles, Adjutant
General Corbin, Senator and Mrs. Plat,
Senator and Mrs. Elkins, Mrs. Frederick
Dent Grant. Mrs. Sartoris, Mrs Philip
| Sheridan and the Japanese minister.
Senator and Mrs. Mcmillan gave another
| of the notable dinners last night. which
| always marks their winter in Washington
Their guests were Admiral and Mrs
| Dewey, Representative and Mrs. Hit, Rep
| resentative and Mrs. Mcclellan, Mrs Har-
| riet Lane Johnston. Mrs. Slater, Senator
| Hale, Senator Allison, Senator Wolcott,
| Miss Wetmore of Detroit, Miss Mcmillan,
Mr.. w. w. Rockhill and Mr.. seckendorf.
Miss Anna Sincell Of 1924 9th street is
now visiting relatives in Frederick, Md.
Mrs. W. Is. Brooke entertained at a pro-
gressive euchre Friday evening in honor
of her guests, Miss West and Miss Dolly
| of Baltimore, Nd, and Miss Burch of Vir-
| ginia. Mr.. Terry and Miss Burch were
awarded the first prizes, while Miss West
and Mr.. Duckworth received the consola-
| ton prizes. After cards supper was serv-
| cd Those present Were Mr.. and Mrs. I'm
ger, Mr.. and Mrs. Terry, Mr.. and Mrs.
| Fawcett, Misses West Dolly, Burch,
Phelps, Luckett, Gray and Messrs. F. r.
| Parks, Fletcher, Ward, Simmons, Duck
| worth, c. E. Luckett, Sprightly and Ra-
| leigh Luclzctt.
Mrs. Samuel Polkinhorn and the Misses
Polknhcrn will be at home Mondays, Janu-
| airy 10 and %.
| Mrs. l.. A. Coolidge will be at home Fri
| days in February at 1i23 yelling place,
| Columbia Heights.
Senator Depew has dinner invitations out
| for January -
The Misses Patten have dinner invitations
| out for February s.
Assistant Postmaster General and Mrs.
| Heath will entertain at dinner January %
| in honor of the Postmaster General and
| Mrs Charles Emory Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. George E. Hamilton will
| give a dinner January 20 in honor of their
guests, Miss Thornton and Miss Brown of
Kentucky. These young ladies are nieces
| of Mrs. Draper, wife Of the ambassador to
Rome.
Representative Lowering will give a din
ner next week.
Among the many young ladies from the
| south who attended the Presidents recep-
| ton last Wednesday night was Miss Madge
! Lamb, the accomplished daughter of Col.
William Lamb of Norfolk, Va, who was
recently knighted by the King of Sweden
and Norway. Notwithstanding Miss Lamb S
youth she is the historian of the Daughters
of the American Revolution of Great
Bridge Chapter.
Mrs. George Barrie gave a charming
afternoon to several hundred friends yes
terday Her tea was one Of the prettiest
was adorned with roses and foliage, and in
the dining room the table had a center
piece La France roses. Mrs. Barrie wore
an open-work embroidered white cloth, with
knots of panne velvet. Assisting the host
ess were Mrs. Matthew'S Mrs. Bermann,
Miss Cuttings, Miss Page Morris, Miss EliZ-
abeth Smith, Miss Florence Jacobs, Miss
Tiffey, Fraulein jacob, Misses Irvine and
Miss Hynson Mrs Frank Fletcher and Mrs.
Philip Ryan presided at the tea table. Some
of those present were the Swiss minister
and Mrs. Pioda, Countess de Lichtervelde,
Mrs. Hay. the Misses Hay, Mrs. Gage, Mrs.
Long. Mrs. Charles Emory Smith. Mrs.
David Jayne Hill, Mrs. Steele, Mr.. and
, Mrs. Foraker, Miss Foraker, Senator and
Mrs. Kenrey, Miss Lucy Page, Mr.. and
| Mrs. Westinghouse, Miss Aiken, Major and
Mrs. Henry Jackson and Miss Motter of
Fort Myer, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Sherman
Boutelle, Justice and Mrs. Clabaugh, Mrs
Vance, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Martin, Judge
and Mrs. Page Morris, Miss Morris, Miss
Statham. DR.. and Mrs. James Kerr, Miss
AiIeen Kerr. Rev. and Mrs. ]. B. Perry,
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Cleveland Perkins
| Miss Perkins, Mrs. kenney and the Misses
Du Hamel.
Mrs. Cosby, 1908 Massachusetts, avenue,
has cards out for a tea Monday, January
Is, to meet Miss Dubois.
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