The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-01

on sale. and some Of the prettiest girls in
society were there to serve as models"
Mrs Frederick Mcclure and the Misses
Patten were in charge of the flower and
tea tables. Miss Gertrude MyeT dispensed
| lemonade and Mrs O'Donnell cakes. 4
phenomenal trade in ice cream was carried
| on by Miss Ethel Horstmann, assisted by
Miss Hay. Among the successful flower
vendors were Miss Cassini and Miss
Hichborn who sold roses and lilies. and
the Hon Sybil Pauncefote. whose favoTite
wares were nosegays OF white carnations.
4 mysteriously fascinating feature of the
affair was a yelled fortune teller. who re-
vealed dramatically Interesting futures for
a quarter At each of the tables were a
corps of attractive young society bellies in
dainty musiins and cOquettsh garden hats.
Among them were Miss Satterlee, Miss
Kibbey Miss Bessie Davis Miss Board
man, the Misses McKenna. the Misses
Bates, Miss Root, Miss Hegeman, Miss
Ffouke. the Misses May. Miss Mathilde
Townsend, Miss Daisy Wilson, Miss Car
Isle, and the Misses Wallach
The entertainment was given by the
Girls Friendly Society to secure funds TO
enable them in the furtherance of their
good work and the patronesses were Mrs.
Hay. Mrs Hitchcock. Mrs Mcmillan. Mrs
Elkins. Mrs. Gray. Mrs. Hit. Mrs. Slater
MIS-. hltIdTQSOu. MIS- W toLluEuuuHt, anu
Miss Paulding, all Of whom were present
Others among the visitors who thronged
the gardens throughout the afternoon were
the British Ambassador and Lady Paunce-
fote the French Ambassador. the Russian
Ambassador. Madame Bonaparte and her
daughter, the Countess Won Moltke-H HUT
feldt; the Bishop Of Washington and Mrs.
Satterlee Dr. and Mrs. Alexander Mackay-
Smith. the Swedish Minister and Mrs.
Tns. Arr
William T. Mattingly and her daughter,
Mrs. Robert Treat Paine, of Boston; Mr..
Bromley and the Hon Mrs. Bromley, who
will sail tomorrow for England; Mrs.
Glover Mrs Boardman. Mrs. Bates. Mrs.
Cridler Mrs. Guthridge, Mrs. Charles
Grayson Dulin, Mr. Max Muller, Mr. Won
Bohlen. and Senior Riano. Senator Depew.
who so graciously placed the grounds of
his residence at the disposal Of the young
ladies in charge of the entertainment, was
present a greater part of the afternoon.
The Mexican Ambassador and Sonora
de Azpiroz entertained at dinner last
night, when their guests were the
Secretary Of the Treasury and Mrs
Gage the Minister from Haiti and Nine.
Leger, the Turkish Minister. the Minister
from Nicaragua, the Minister from The
Netherlands Senator and Mrs. Davis, I
Senior Godoy, Miss Cassini Miss Root.
Miss Margaret Hitchcock Miss Cockrell, /
Sonora Perez. the Portuguese Charge DAT !
flares, Mr.. Duarte, Mr.. P2lido, and Senior /
Rodrigo de Azpiroz. The floral decora |
tions which are always in beautiful evi- /
dence at the entertainments given at the |
Mexican Embassy and which, as usual, I
were arranged by the major domo Of the +
establishment. were in pink and green, /
the colors carried out in mounds Of brides
maid roses and smilax garlands and pink (
shaded tapers and electric lights.
Nine. Bonaparte entertained a dinner .
last night. The distinguished company in
cluded the French Ambassador the Ger
man Ambassador. the Belgian Minister
and Countess de Lichtervelde. the Coun-
tess Won Moltke- Huitfeldt. and Mr.. Won
Bohlen.
A birthday tea and musicale for the ben
eft of the Epiphany Church endowment
fund was given by the members of the
Epiphany branch of the Girls Friendly So
ciety in the guild room at the rear of the
church yesterday afternoon. Mrs Bolton.
who is President of the Girls Friendly So
ciety, of which there are ten branches in
the diocese. presided. and at the various
prettily decked tables were Miss Amber,
Miss Dorsey. Mrs Berry Miss de Leon,
and Miss Greves A feature of the after
noon was the presentation by the visiting
members and their friends of little bags
containing as many pennies as the donor
owned to birthdays.
The President and Mrs. Mckinley gave
a small dinner on Sunday evening. Their
guests included the Postmaster General
and Mrs. Smith, Senator and Mrs Hanna,
he Comptroller Of the Currency and Mrs.
Dawes and Miss Phelps
Mrs Janin. of Lafayette Square has in
7itations out for dance on Thursday
evening.
Miss Julia Foraker was the guest of
honor at a dainty luncheon given last
Friday by Miss Lois Wainwright at her
rome in Pittsburg, in which city Miss
Foraker is visiting. Another Washing
-onian present was Miss Enrol Brown,
who is a guest of Miss Burd Thaw, of
Pittsburg.