The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-20
IN THE SOCIAL WORLD
Fashionable Washington Received
by Senator Depew.
Over Thousand Guests Attended
the Reception Held by the Dis
a Dinner Company Entertained
by Secretary and Mrs. Root.

tinguishcd Host of Corcoran House
a Dinner Company Entertained
by Secretary and Mrs. Root.
Washington society. official, diplomatic
and social, was brilliantly represented at
the reception held last night by Senator
Depew assisted by his nieces, Miss Pault-
ing and Miss Hegeman. The splendid cd
Corcoran mansion was a blaze of light
from portal to roof tree, and the great
rooms which have been the setting for so
many brilliant functions in the past were
decorated throughout with Easter lilies,
roses and azaleas, pink, white, and GRIM
son, together with masses OF spring bios
SONS and tall, graceful palms. The gra-
cious host and his nieces stood in the first
| drawing room to receive the guests, Miss
Paulding wearing a very lovely toilet Of
| pink silk and white lace, and Miss Hege-
| man in a girIishly dainty gown of pale
blue A musical programme was furnished
| by the Marine Band, stationed in the ball
| room, and collation. was served in TIE
| dining-room, where the decorations we're
| red roses, and the lights were capped with
| crimson shades. The twelve hundred
guests invited included the diplomatic and
| Cabinet families, the justices OF the Su-
preme Court, the Senatorial and Congress
sional bodies. and a large number Of men
and women prominent in the social life OF
| the Capital, many of whom did not arrive
| until after the opera.
The Secretary of War and Mrs. Root en-
tertained at dinner last night, when their
he of Inst and MrC
Fuller. Justice and Mrs. Brewer, Justice
and Mrs. McKenna, the Swiss Minister and
Mrs. Pioda, the Danish Minister, the Min
lister from Costa Rica, Senator and Mrs.
Elkins, Senator and MIS-. Wetmore. Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Dalzell, Mrs. Westing
house, Mrs. Slater, and Miss Patten.
Mrs. Edward McCauley. of Rhode Island
Avenue, will entertain a number of the
future beaux and bellies of society this af-
ternoon, at tea and dance, to be given
at the Chevy Chase Club
Senator Clark entertained a box party
at the opera last night, among whom were
Miss Cockrell Miss Rochester and Miss
Davies, of New York.
Invitations have been received by Wash
ington friends to the wedding of William
Corcoran Eustis and Miss Edith Morton.
The ceremony will take place in Grace
Church. New York City, at 1890 o'clock
Monday. April %. Bishop Potter, assist
ed by the Rev. DR.. Huntington, rector of
the church, will perform the ceremony.
The bridesmaids will be Miss Lena Morton
and Miss Helen Morton, sisters of the
bride; Miss Celestine Eustis, Miss Rosa
mond Street and two little girls, Titine
Hitchcock, daughter of Mrs. Thomas
Hitchcock. jr., and Patsy Carroll, daugh-
ter of Mr.. Royal Phelps Carroll. The
ceremony will be followed by a reception
to the intimate friends and relatives at
| the Morton residence.
One of the most interesting events of
! this Eastertde at Falls Church. Va, was
| the marriage of Miss Edith Octav;a, only
| daughter of Mr.. G. A. L. Mortified, and
| the Rev Arsene B. Schmayonian Tuesday
evening April Il, at the First Congrega-
| tional Church of Falls Church, Va, of
which church the groom is pastor. The
| bride, gowned in white organdie, with veil
| fastened with orange blossoms, entered the
| church with her father, and was met at
| the altar by the groom and his best man,
| DR.. Avedissyan, OF Boston. The brides
| maids Miss Julia Patterson, of Washing
ton, and Miss Margaret Nourse, of Falls
Church, were attired in white organdie
| over pink, and carried pink carnations
.
attended the bride as maid OF honor end
| wore white organdie and carried white car
| nations. The usheCs were Messrs. Carl
| Kinsley. William R. East man, Z. F. Rore-
beck and Charles Parker, all of Falls
| Church. Miss Louise Wltherow, of Wash
| ington presided at the organ. rendering the
| wedding march from "Lohengrin'' as the
| bridal party entered the church. The cere-
mony was performed by the Rev. Stephen
| NJ. Newman, d. D., pastor of the First
Congregational Church of Washington, as
| sisted by the Rev. B. W Pond, also of
Washington. The church was profusely
| decorated with palms. ferns, and flowers,
under the artistic supervision of Capt. A.
| p. Eastman. Immediately following the
ceremony a reception was held at the home
| of the brides father, which was largely
| attended by relatives and friends
Among the guests from this city were:
| Mr.. and Mrs VIM H. BayIey. Mr. and Mrs
| Alfred Wood. Mr.. and Mrs. A. b. Chatfield Mr.
| and Mrs. Elphonzo Noungs, Mr.. and Mrs. jerome
f. johnson, Mr.. and Mis-. \. ;. Clywood and
| Miss Caywood Mr.. Joseph Jackson Mr.. and Mrs
T. c. Clafin and daughter, MIR. and Mrs. Harry
| Clafiin, Mr. Adolph Burger, Mr.. and Mrs. p. ".
| Coleman, Mr.. Charles +. Hood, Miss Jarvis, Prof
and Mrs. J. /; Eweil, Mrs George r. Phillips
and daughter, Mr.. John ;. Patterson and daugh-
| ters Mrs. J. X. Fulton and son, Mr.. r. II. Phil
| lips, Mrs. Sarah Spoiord and daughter Rev 5.
| NJ Newman. ID. d.; Rev. b. W. Pond and Miss
Mrs. James L. Bliss, Mrs George Bliss and
| daughter.
The Short Story Club met at the home Of
Mr. ]. H. Whitaker the President, Tuesday
evening last Richard kellison" an in
teresting original story was contributed by
| Mrs. II. b. Sperry. Selections from Mr.
| Dooley'' were given by Mr.. w. w. Case.
| Under the common ,itle OF ''Archie's Mis-
| take other members read short original
| tales as follows: Mrs. L. +. Hort, Mrs. l..
| A. Crandall Mrs. NJ L. Willis. DIR. Thomas
| Robinson, Mrs Clifford Howard, Miss Ger
trude Wilmington, and Mrs. W. w. Case.
| Mrs. F. L. Barringer sang 'Even.:de.' and
| Mr.. George Provost also contributed vocal
| number, The Queen Of the Earth He
was accompanied on the piano by Miss
| Edith Hubbard. Mrs Clifford Howard ia
| h. eli, riar mud