Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-03
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
SHORTER HOURS FOR THE WHITE
HOUSE LEVEES.
Dance mt Senator Mason's Home for 9
Foot Ball Team-Other Pleasant
Events-PersOnal Notes.

The most important change in the an
nouncement Of the White House program
| for the season of 1901 is that the hours for
the evening levees shortened, to 1890
being stated instead of 8 to IL, as the Gus
tom OF past years. AS all these receptions
are practically over, far as new arrivals
IN the house are concerned, by 10 or
quarter past, the change will not occasion
any Inconvenience, since the evening is
usually kept free from other engagements
anyway. AS Wednesday is also the night
for all save the last reception, which is for
the pubic, 1t will practically do away with
the afternoon receptions at cabinet homes.
or limit their number. The withdrawal by
mourning of Mrs. Hay and the probability
that Mrs. Long will not remain here for
! the winter names the circle smaller, any
way.
open his new 9Th avenue home Friday
| evening, January 4, 1901 with a ball In
| honor of his niece, Miss Helen Barney, the
debutante daughter of MIR. and Mrs. Chas.
L. Barney. 1t Will be the first large enter
tainment given by Mr.. Whitney for several
years, ana will serve to open up his new
house. which ranks among the palaces of
| the metropolis.
| Mr. and Mrs Frank S. Cannon went to
! New York Friday last on their private car
| to meet their daughter Miss Cannon, who
returned from Europe Saturday after an
eight months trip. accompanied by Mrs.
| Robert IaIlum, Miss Maud Lambert and
| Master Cailum. With Mr.. and Mrs Gan
| mons party to welcome home the t1avelers
were Mr.. Robert Callum, Mr. and Mrs. Tai
| madge Lambert, Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Bur
| rows, Mrs Frank S. Cannon, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. w. Cannon and Mr. Frank S. Cannon,
| Jr. The party returned to this city yester-
| day morning. Miss Cannon will be a
debutante of this winter.
| Miss Loring, eldest daughter of Dr. and
Mrs. Frank b. Loring, was presented at
late tea Saturday, when large company
of resident and official notables were pres
ent in person and also represented by lioral
tokens III giving a cordial welcome to The
new addition to society. Mrs. John Poor
and Miss Routh presided in the tea ROOM
and Miss Ethel Anderson and Miss Garcia
| de Peyster assisted in receiving.
| From q until 9 Thanksgiving evening the
| young ladies' of ST. kathar mes Guild re-
| celVed their friends at a colonial tea, given
In the Pro-Cathedral Parish Hail. corner Of
| ID and A streets southeast. The hall was
| decked IN true colonial style. In one end
was an immense fireplace, in whose wide
| open mouth, resting on heavy brass and
| irons, We're oak logs supporting a huge black
| Kettle. In one chimney corner was a sp n
| ming wheel and low chair, while the other
| was piled high with yellow pumpkins and
| ears of corn. Other spinning wheels braid
| cd mats roomy couches and polished ma
|
| erect; holly, evergreens and great strings
| OIL pared and quartered apples. dried pep
pers and herbs were hung everywhere; and
| candles in tall candelabra and quaint far
| candlestcks gave the only light. The spirif
| OF 16 was represented by dangling spurs
| crossed swords and muskets old portraits
! and an ancient copy of the signing of the
| Declaration Of Independence. Masters Car
penter and Stilson. in continental army cos
| time, dispensed refreshments. The Young
iacles- themselves, with powdered hair.
| patches and silk and satin gowns which
| i'll many instances had been the wedding
gowns of great-grandmot theirs, as they gave
| each guest low, sweeping courtesy added
the finishing touch to a scene typically CO.
cnial. Those in costume were Mrs. Chap
pel, Miss Graves. Miss Hart and Miss
| Young, and the Misses Lola Barber. Jessie
Blumer, Lillian Burch, Caro- Clum, Intz
Cadet, Cochran, Hope Durfee, Jessie
FAINT, Grace Fiegenbaum, May Hersey.
Beulah Lusen, Helen Keech, Irma Kane,
! Nellie Myer. Jessie Miller and Ida Rock
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Stern gave a dinner
| last night at their 9Th avenue residence, New
York city. in honor of the Paris commits
| sioners. Today and tomorrow the party will
be entertained in Philadelphia by Mr.. Will
liam l.. Elkins and Wednesday will come
| to this city. Thursday morning a trip to
Mt. Vernon has been planned by Mr. and
| Mrs. Walsh, and that evening President
and Mrs. Mckinley will entertain the COM
| missioners at dinner. Friday afternoon Mr.
and Mrs. Walsh give an afternoon recep-
ton at their home to meet the commits
| s.oners and the ladies who accompany them
Miss Winnifred Mason gave a dance at
| her home, 145S Columbia road, Saturday
| evening in honor Of the Western High
| School foot ball team of this city The oc-
casion was a most delightful one. The red
and white of Western was prominent in the
decorations. Senator and Mrs. Mason We're
present and assisted in entertaining the
guests. Miss Winnifred Mason was assisted
In receiving the guests by the captain Of
| = l>on
Among those present were Misses Mason,
Edwards, Stahk Howard, Morgan, knight,
Rose Wellman, Ruth Wellman, Johnson,
Fftzpatrick. Conrade, Pimper. Birch, Rou
| ser, Baker, GRAVEYARD. Messrs. Hoover,
| Coyle, Boggs, Norris, Hays. Roger Weight
| man. Hanson Weightman, Spofford, Cara
ga, Pimper, Birch, Caldwell Minick, Frey,
Murphy, Roland k,einschmdt, Mason, OAR
by, Charlie Carr and Harry Carr.
Mrs. William Alexander Hill will be at
home Thursdays, December and ID, at
| 1915 10th street.
Senator and Mrs. A G. Foster are at the
| Cairo. Mrs. Foster will receive Thursdays
during January and February.
Prof. G. L. Raymond and family Of
Princeton have taken the residence 1925
| 18th street northwest for the winter and
will be at home the first and second Satur-
| days in each month.
| Miss Dorothy Elsasser Of Baltimore is
| the guest Of Miss Helen Block, 1906 9th
| street. At home Tuesday afternoon and
| evening, December 4.
| Mrs. Enoch Totten will present her daugn-
| ter, Miss Edith Totten, to society at an
afternoon tea at her residence, 1IOS l street,
| December 81, to be followed on the evening
| of December q by a dance at the Wash
| ington Club.
| Mrs A. s. Tibbetts and Miss S. A. lib
| belts Of Bangor Me, have taken apart
ments on Capitol Hill for the winter.
| Mrs George c. Walker and Mrs. G. E.
| Marshall of Middlebury, VT, are spending
| the winter with their brother, DR.. Corey,
| 1905 r street. q
pleasant evening was spent by the
guests of the Livingston and their friends
| at a progressive euchre Friday evening. The
| first prize was captured by Mrs Hills and
Mr.. Hampton; second by Miss kluge and
Mr. Conover. Among those present were
| Col and Mrs. Treutlen, Miss Barnett. Misses
Contee, Mrs. Groslup, Mrs. Foy, Miss Foy,
Mrs. Hills, Miss Horton. Miss Kluge, Mrs.
McLain Miss Peabody. Miss Porterfield.
| Miss Robinsol, Miss Treutlen, Mrs. Tullis,
Miss Wilson, Mr.. Barnett, Mr.. Boykin,
Mr. Conover, Mr.. Cross, Mr.. Edmondston,
| Mr. Hampton Mr.. Jackson. Prof. Jenner.
| Mr Kenyon, Mr.. Littlepage Mr.. McLoud,