The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-04

ancc to BE Preceded by IA Dozen or
More Dinners Personal Notes
Society is penitent, but not too panitent.
The laws of the Church. sanctioned by
| fashion. ordain that for forty days and
nights the social wheel shall cease its
giddy whiTling, but there is no danger OF
its tire being rutted hub deep in the dust
and ashes OF the spiritual season. II isn't
| that kind of a wheel There are dinner in
| vitations out in sufficient number to fur
nish entertainment of the eat drink. and
be merry sort from now on until the mid
| lent balls, and almost every little sister of
| society, no matter how many afternoons
| week she goes to church to repent of her
| sins, in an ash colored tailor gown aud
Vioiets, has engagements ahead for subrosa
| suppers. small, very small theatre parties
| and cards
| The calendar from Ash "Wednesday until
| last night was a social blank. except of
| course, for the dinners-there are dinners,
no matter what happens-but the present
week begins merriiy enough tomorrow
! night with a farce at the National Rifles
| Armory. which will bring together a no
| table gathering from the social world. The
| production is Arthur Wing Pinero's thee
act play, The School Mistress and the
| cast is composed of Miss Wetmore, who
will take the title role; Miss Eleanor C ark.
Miss Helen Hay, Miss Katherine Berry,
Miss Ethel Horstmann. Miss Bates Miss
Eliza Bates, Mr. Reginald de Koven Mr..
William Chaplin, Mr.. Theodore Wilson, Mr.
Oden Hofstmann. Mr.. Beall Bloomer and
Mr.. Humphreys Owen
The performance will not begin until
$50 clock, as the guests who are to form
the audience will be entertained at dinner
earlier In the evening by various hosts and
hostesses, among whom will be the French
Ambassador, the Russian Ambassador, Sec
rotary and Mrs. Hitchcock, Senator Depew.
General and Mrs. Bates, Judge and Mrs
Davis. Mrs. Horstmann, the Misses Board
man. Senator and Mrs. Wetmore, Repre-
sentative and Mrs Hit, Representative
and Mrs. Sprague, MIR. and Mrs Richard
son, Mrs. Fairfax Harrison, Mrs George
Fraser, Mrs. Blair Lee Mrs Lothrop
Bradley. Mrs. S. S. Rowland, and Mrs c.
C. Glover.
The decorations of the Armory will be
the same used by the Bachelors at their
opening cotillion of the season-ruby red.
With foliage plants aud wild laurel
The Mexican Ambassador and Sonora Az
piroZ entertained at diplomatic dinner
last night, in honor of the British Ambas
sador and Lady Pauncefote. The latter
was too indisposed to be present, however
and her place was filled by the Hon. Sybii
Pauncefote, the second daughter Of the |
house. The additional guests were the |
German Ambassador the Russian Ambas |
sador and Miss Cassini, Gen. Powell Clay |
ton, the Ambassador from the United |
States to Mexico. who is travelling for the |
benefit Of his health; the Chinese Minister
and Mrs. WI, the Braziliag Minister and |
Mrs. de Assis- Brasil the Secretary to the
Chilean Legation and Sonora Infante, Miss
Hitchcock. Miss Garmendia Reyes. Sonora
Perez, and Senior Don Rodrigo de Approx,
The floral decoration OF the spIendidly ap-
pointed table were red tulips and caring
lions, contrasted with white hyacinths and
fern.
The marriage of Miss NJ Elizabeth
Somerville, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs |
James W. Somervilie. to Mr. William
Hyatt Norwood will occur Tuesday even
Ing al o'clock at the family residence of
the bride, 1913 Princeton Street Only the
family, out-of-town relatives and very
few intimate friends will attend the cere-
mony. which will be followed by a recep-
ton from $50 until II o'clock, for which
30 invitations have been issued The bride
will be given in marriage by her father.
and the ceremony will be performed by
Rev. Stoweil L. Bryant, rector Of st.
Paufs NJ. l.. Church. The maid OF honor
will be Miss Eleanor Somerville. the
brides sister, and Mr.. John Lawton will
act as best man. The little ATTENDANTS |
who will form a ribbon aisle through |
which the bridal party will pass. are Grace
Somerville, the brides sister; Anna May
n niece: Louise Shaw Nettie
Norwood, sister of the groom. and Masters |
James W. Somerville. jr.. Percy Schneider, |
Ralph Quinter and Percy Rogers
The Secretary Of Agriculture and Miss
Wilson will entertain the President and
Mrs. Mckinley at dinner tomorrow night.
The members of the Cabinet will form the
additional guests.
Now that the season is over. no one can !
complain that ii was dull. The rosebud !
garden of girls who deluged December with
afternoon teas had pretty much their own
way in the early winter. Nothing could
ave been prettier than the debutaute
,alls given at Rauscher's by Miss Jane :
Albert and Miss Curry Connally both of
whom, by the way, are to be among the
'retty brides of the spring. Then followed q
n gay succession the small and earlies" | J;
or the debutantes, at Rauscher's. and the | :
amous dinner-dances for their elder sis $
ers and the young matrons OF society | a
which were given, respectively. in Mrs | $
Vallach 5 ballroom. at Senator DepeWs | Il
and at the German Embassy C
nd which. those who attended them main n
ain were the most brilliant events of the \
ear Mrs. Ffoulke inaugurated the New +
ear with a domino party, and three nights a
tier Mrs. Foraker gave a dance in cont n
liment to the Yale Glee Club. A week q
tier those gracious hosts, the Bachelors Y
ave the first Of their three annual cotU- lie
ons, and two evenings afterward society k
ressed itself in fancy garb and went to |
lie Hopkins ball. The great charity bali N
wen at the Arlington on January Is and
lie assembly ball at the same hotel which
osej the official season. were the most N
nportant dancing events of the season j.
1d the one splendid musicale was given =
: Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Mclean sta =
stically inclined chronicler kept tab on !.
lie dinners given until they reached three Z
cures, when the count was hopelessly lost 4.
s to luncheons. teas, and informal dances, !.
ley were simply endless. The reminis- !.
ntly inclined ought to be thankful to the I
ason just closed, if only ON account of its =
eddings. First came that of the Admiral !.
the Navy, followed not long afterward I.
the marriage of the daughter of the T
General of the Army. and 4.
tally by that of the daughter OF the dean J.
the Diplomatic Corps. The very oldest !.
habitant never saw the like of that be- 4
re. =
The Secretary of War with Mrs. and !.
ISIS Root, will be absent on their Cuban \.
ip for the greater part OF the Lenten 4.
ason and upon their return will be