Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-06
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
The Japanese Minister Will Be Host of Two
Events.
Thestrieals by Japanese Artlst.-Las,
Nights Dinner-A Corcoran House
Dance-Pers0nal Notes.

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There Is no lack of entertainment on the
program for this evening. A reception at
the Japanese legation is the great event
| for the diplomatic and Official world and a
few intimate friends of the host. The Japa-
| nese minister has invited about a hundred
| guests for $50. who will be entertained by
| japanese theatricals. Tomorrow evening
| he will entertain similarly another COM
pany. dividing the hospitality between the
| two evenings, so as to assure the comfort
and pleasure Of all. The dinner dance at
Senator Deoew's home will be attended by
about 160 guests, for whom supper will be
| served after midnight larger number of
| dinner parties than usual will precede the
| ball, the hosts and hostesses of which have
all participated in previous gatherings of
| the dinner dances. Another dancing event
| Of this evening looked forward to with de-
| light is the hop at the marine barracks,
given by the officers there.
Mr.. and Mrs John r. Mclean will give a
ball on the evening of February -.
| Mrs. Thomas w. Cridler will give a tea
| this afternoon, to Z. and. Mrs. John ID.
I Smoot will entertain at tea to meet Mrs.
! Lloyd Duval Smoot. The ladies at the Ma
| tional Hotel will also give tea.
The Secretary Of War and Mrs. Root en-
tertained at an army dinner last night,
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| roses, and the guests were General and
Mrs. Breckenridge. the paymaster general
| and Mrs. Bates, the surgeon general and
| Mrs. Sternberg, General and Mrs. John NJ.
| Wilson. General and Mrs. Greedy. General
| and Mrs. Ludington. Colonel and Mrs. ]. F.
Weston. Mrs. Sheridan, Miss Hagner, Cen
| eral Corbin and Colonel A B. Burlington.
| The company was seated at long table
| decorated in pink roses and lighted by
| pink-capped tapers.
| Mrs. Henry Clay Evans. wife of the COM
missioner of pensions, gave pretty lunch
| con today. when her guests were Mrs.
| Charles Emory Smith. Mrs Addison FoS-
ter. Mrs. David Jayne Hill, Mrs. John W.
| Foster Mrs. Dawes. Mrs. Heatwole. Mrs.
| Talmage, Mrs. Conway, Mrs. Richards,
Mrs. Radcliffe. Mrs. William Alden Smith.
| Mrs. John T. Granger and Mrs. John Joy
| Edison. The table was decked with pink
| roses.
Mr.. and Mrs. Westinghouse began last
| evening series of dinner parties. which
| will occur once or twice a week during this
| month. The table was beautifully deco
| rated with meteor roses. and all the elab-
| crate appointments of the feast were in
harmony with their color. The guests were
| the minister from Austria-Hungary and
| Baroness Hengelmuler. the minister of
Belgium and Countess de Litchervelde
| Senator and Mrs. Burrows. Senator and
Mrs. McComas. the assistant secretary of
| state and Mrs. Hill. Col. and Mrs. Bing-
ham. Col. and Mrs. Andrews. DR.. and Mrs
| Talmage. Mrs. Stanley Matthews Miss
Dawes. r. Clere Parsons. NJ. p, and Mr.
| w. c. Benson of London. guests of the
| house: Miss Aiken of Pittsburg and DR.
| VIM A. Stewart.
Dr. and Mrs. ]. L. NJ. Curry gave another
| notable dinner last night, when their guests
| included the Russian ambassador the Sec
| rotary of State and Mrs Hay. Mr.. and Mrs.
| J. B. Henderson. Col. and Mrs Archibald
| Hopkins Mrs. Audenreid, Mrs. Frederick
| Dent Grant. Representative and Mrs. Hit
| Mr. and Mrs. Weightman and Mr.. Rich
| mond Pearson.
| Senator Kean and his sister, Miss Kean
gave a dinner last night for Speaker and
| MRS. Henderson, to meet whom were pres
| ent Senator and Mrs. Hawley, Senator and
| the navy and Mrs. Allen. Representative
and Mrs. Daizell Mrs. Hobson, Miss Kean
and Miss Elizabeth Kean, Mr.. Adams and
| Mr.. Ferguson.
Mrs. HUFF gave rose luncheon today.
| when her guests included Mrs Cotton. Mrs
| Payne, Mrs. Dalzeu, Mrs. Curtis Mrs
Wight, Mrs. Painter. Mrs. Wilkins, Mrs. ]
o Evans, Mrs. Hough, Mrs. Moore and
Miss Carpenter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh have
gone to New York to enjoy a week of opera
| with friends there. The governor of Col
orado, who will be here about the 18th to
| attend the meeting of governors from all
the states In preparation for the Washing
| ton centennial celebration. will be the
/ guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Walsh during his
| stay. Governor Thomas will be accom-
panied by his wife and his daughter, Mrs
Malburn, and the party will be handsomely
| entertained while at the capital Mr. and
| Mrs. Walsh will give two large dinners for
| them, at the first of which all the guests
| Will be from Colorado, the congressional
delegation from that state being invited.
| The Walsh home at Leroy Place, now so
| charmingly identified with the sociabi!ities
OF the winter. is most 'artistically arranged.
| Flowers and books abound and the musical
tastes of both Mr.. and Mrs. Walsh are in
| abundant evidence.
Mrs. Henry Clay Evans, 14O6 NJ street,
| will not receive tomorrow, but will be at
home Wednesday, February IA.
| The cabinet ladies will receive tomorrow
afternoon.
| Mrs. E. W. Ayres who has been das-
perately ill for the past four weeks is inl-
proving. and strong hopes are now felt for
her recovery.
| Mrs. E. L. Giles will be at home Thursdays
at the Parkview, 427 4th street northwest.
| Mrs. Hopperton and Mrs. Geo. A. Myers
| will not be at home tomorrow, but will be
| on Wednesdays, IA and p.
| Mrs. and Miss Williams of 1887 Rhode
Island avenue, wife and daughter of Repre-
| sentative VIM. Eliza Williams, will receive
| today from 3 to 6 o'clock.
Mrs. Andrew B. Graham will hold her
| first at home tomorrow afternoon, and will
| have assisting her Mrs. Bixey, Mrs. Free
man, Mrs. Merriam, Miss Edna Smith and
| Miss Blaine.
Miss Emily May Wheat of Louisville,
KY. is visiting Miss Annie Ridge Early.
Mrs. VIM. w. Jones, No. 12O4 Lamar
| place, Holmead Manner. will not receive
| Wednesdays, February Z and Ii, but will
be at home on Wednesdays, February q
| and 2S.
Miss Lille King, $50 B street southwest
| who has been i'll for some months past, has
| sufficiently recovered to take a trip south
| In order to regain her lost strength.
Mrs. Allison Nailor will not be at home
| the Sth or 18th, owing to returning calls,
| but will be at home the 22d from ) to 6, for
| the last time this season.
Mrs. L. Lowell Blake, 1517 street, viii!
not be at home, but will receive her
| friends Tuesday, February Ii.
Mrs. A. H. s. Davis ard Miss Davis of
| 1906 18th street will be at home to their
| friends informally on Wednesdays, Febru-
| airy and IA.
Miss Nellie G. Dalzell, daughter of Mr.. ].
| NJ. Dalzell, entertained a party of young
| people at her home, 2311 Pennsylvania
| avenue, Saturday evening.