The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-18
'NIASHlNGION'S
SOCIETY CIRCLE.
Pleasures Of the Lenten Season at
the National Capital.
QUIET EVENINGS AT HOME.
Society Wamcn Sign Their Names in
Full to Personal Notes and BUSH
ness Lc,icrs-pcrsonM Men
tion OF tho Smart Set.

washington Society soocis o''s - -
rree or TWO as the Lcnten days pass by.
Instructive readings have occupied the
mornings, dainty luncheons break the
,ncnotony OF the day, and gorgeous din
ncr parties occupy the evenings.
The most noted dinner of the week
was that rendered the President and Mrs.
mckinley on Monday night by the Sec
rotary Of Agriculture and Miss Wilson.
il was the last of the State dinners,
and was attended by every member OF
the Cabinet
"A welcome addition to the diplomatic
corps is Baron a. +. de Gevcrs, the new
Minister from the Netherlands. The
baron is young, unmarried and possess
ed OF a large rortunc. He should prove
attractive from the dcbutante stand
point. On his mothers side he is Amcri-
can, another valuable consideration IN
Gaug,nS his eligibility in the matrimo-
NAL line.
Perhaps if England has one or two
more South African wars. we Will ma
our American English-loving men and
women OF means and leisure focklns
TO Ireland TO enjoy breathiQg the same
atniosphere with the Queen. by the
way. we can look for the shamrock TO
become popular this season. as ner
Majesty has sent forth an order reQuir-
ing ali her troops to display that emblem
on ST. Patrick's-DaE-
-:-ac Lotus Clup of New York CITY ccle-
bratcd its thirteenth anniversary on
Saturday last by giving dinner TO the
Gridiron Club of Washington, u. Z. Inc
Cridiron Club takes its name from the
or
fortunate orators who address it.. in the
STYLE OF the Clover Club of Philadelphia.
Between the veteran chefs there was eX-
pert broiling and devi!ing the speakers
of the dinner who were done to a turn.
SOCIAL HIGl1WAYMAN.
There is much talk over the presence
of social highwayman III the very
heart of the Philadelphia elect Inc
mysterious loss and equally peculiar re-
turn OF caskct of whist trophies ana
decorations belonging to Mrs. L. IL. An
,irews, the disappearance OF diamond
crescent, belonging to a prominent socie-
~ girl. and a muCh-admired pearl neck
lace, the property of another. furnish
food for much speculation as TO the
lleptomaniac.
1.e,te,1ant Juan .Atwcll has been at
tached to the legation of the Arsen-
tine Republic of this city as its naval
expert. Mrs. -Atweli is the fourth Amer
ican lady in the diplomatic corps at
washington. the others being the Ouch
.ass OF ARGOS, wife Of the Spanish Min
lister. formerly Miss Virginia Lowery;
bMadam de wollant, wife OF the first
secretary of the Russian Embassy, who
t1yas Miss Edith Tisdcl. and Mrs. Arthur
dec, who was Miss Ruth Moore, OF
New York who married a few months
ago the military attache of the Brit-
Ash Embassy.
The German Ambassador has issued
invitations for a grand reception ana
ball to be given March 2lst. from Till
III o'clock. Madame Hengelmuller will
act as the hostess this occasion.
Baron Speck Won Sternburg, first secre-
tary Of the Germany Embassy, will lead
the cotillon.
Mrs John b. Henderson was the host
css ut Boundary Castle at reading on
American art, given by Mrs. Ellen Hard
liz Walwortll. The guests We're seated
in the large ballroom and the adjoining
reception-room.
Aardi Gras, in Memphis. closed with 4
fancy dress ball at the Chfckasaw Club,
and popular George Cunningham scored
another artistic and social triumph for
that noted association. The costumes
We're handsome and aooros riate.
Admiral Dewey and Chicago society
vii, meet during the Dewey Carnival
next May, at a grand naval and mill
tary ball at the Auditorium. MIR. Ho-
bart C. Standardization has on account
OF his superior knowledge of the proper
way 10 execute every detail involved IN
a society function Of such magnitude,
been selected to head the ball commit
lee.
THE SOCIAL SET.
~
sas E,eagelnuller entertained at one of
The handsomest dinners of the season
Monday night, in honor of the British
Ambassador and Lady Pauncefote. The
ttfie was beautifully decorated with
golden flowers and black ribbons, the
Austrian colors.
The Misses Hay, daughters of the Sec
rotary OF State, who have been at Hot
Springs for a short stay, Will return to
Washington this week.
Mrs Charles Emory Smith. wife of
the Postmaster-General. is recuperatinS
at Atlantic City.
Miss Will Allen Drumgolc. the tai.
ented Tennessee writer, who has been
spending the winter al the Capital left
Sunday for q Sojourn in Texas.
A woman of foreign birth and educa-
ton. who had come to stay in Wash
ington, has been speaking to me of the
way American women sign their names
TO the various letters they write.
81 have had many notes from Wash
ington women says she. Some of
the notes have been of a semi-business
character. and ali have been from wo-
men am but slightly acquainted with.
My husband has had many notes. too.
and to all of those we have received the
writers have signed their names In full
SO. Sarah Brown Jones. In my country
nobody but a wonan's family and most
intimate friends are supposed to know
what her Christian name IS. She signs
none but letters to her most intimate
friends. Sarah Brown Jones. To all the
resi- OF the world. and especially. to per-
sons to whom she writes business let
tiers. she is g. i. Jones, with Mrs. or
Nine. IN parcnthesis before it
lit Is just little bit of reserve which
you have not In America. Here a lady
signs a note to her grocer, for example.
By her full name. With US that fact
would indicate that the grocer was a
friend. With You II means nothing, but
think 1t pity that you do not fol-
low our custom. for you have no way
of indicating by your signature your
! degree of intimacy with the person to
whom you write.