The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-16
SOCIAL AND Personal.

n. Coquelin. the actor, aud y. Taeo-
bait Chartran. The artist were the guests
Of n. Jules Cambon. the French An6as-
sGdor. and STAFF. at breakfast this morn
ing.
Mrs Charles W Fairbanks was the
guest OF honor at banquet given at the
Pertner Flats last night by the Constitu-
ton chapter, Daughters OF the American
Revolution. Mrs. Fairbanks IS one of
the most prominent candidates for the
position OF president general Of that So
ciety. She responded TO lie toast, Pa
tri9tism. the Soul OF the Constitution"
Il IS the custom of the Constitution
chapter OF which Mrs. J. Ellen Foster is
regent 10 gi.e each season a public re-
clytiCD- This year there was a devia-
tioa from precedent and a banquet was
decided upon instead.
The guests were seated az single long
table with covers laid for fifty in the
banquet room The decorations were pa
trigJic IN tone. At each place lay the
menu card 10 which was attached by red,
white, and blue ribbons a pencil for the
iEssEibins OF autographs on an inside
page. Beside it vas placed small b0u-
quet OF carnations and ferns held to-
gold the colors OF the Daughters Of the
American Revolution Large table pieces
of carnations and ferns and pTimroses
decorated the board. On the walls the
national c0lors were prominent features
in the decorative scheme
Mrs Helen Farick Boswell acted as
tcastmistress. All The toasts we're pa
triotic and had for their theme the Con
stitutIon. They were responded to as
follows
The Constitution in Literature" Mrs
Mary 5 Lockwood; The Constitution
and Religious Liberty" Mrs. II. ". E.
Hartscck; The Constitution in Journal
isil" Mrs. II. r. Sperry; The Constitu-
tiou-rhe Law" Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mus
sey: Patriotism. the Soul OF the Consti-
turlou.' Mrs Fairbanks; The ConstiJU-
ton and The Flag Mrs. J. Ellen Foster
Senator Depew's residence, the socially
historic old COrcoran mansion, was bril-
liaatIy reminiscent last night of the hos
piralIty which has 50 distinguished it in
The past
The evenings festivities began with a
dinner, at which the guests were made up
CT that happy contingent Of society, the
younger set, and was followed later by q
I dance. The dinner company were Miss
Hay. Miss Root. Miss Hitchcock, Miss
u eLL2DLe, MISS hdI0- MISS OldBtlt.
Miss Hagner. Baron Gevers. the Min
( isrer from the Netherlands: Mr. Nor
man. Baron Won Herman Nj Siebert. Mr..
/ MerrIck, Mr. Edie. Mr. Andrews, 8fr.
Hyde, and MIR Charles Paulding, of New
York.
American Beauty roses and palms added
q touch Of floral beauty 10 the drawing
rooms and ballroom. and the festivities
Of the night included a stand up supper
~ midnight MIS- Paulding wore pic
( turesqueIy dainty gown Of white point
+ d'espriJ dotted With black. over a skirt
/ of pink Janeta. with bodice effects in pink
/ panue. a number Of dinner parties were
given in the early evening, the guests
/ going later 10 the dance
The dinner company entertained by the
/ British Ambassador and Lady Pauncefote
/ included Miss Root, Miss Sheridan, Miss
Alice Ward, Miss Ffoulke. Miss Fora
! ker, Miss Webb Miss Edith Patten
/ Adjutant General Corbin, Baron Her
man. Senor Riano. Mr.. Zeienoy. Mr
/ Horace Ffoulke, Representative Dinsmore
Representative Mcpherson. Representa-
tive Woodruff, and Lieutenant Dainyers
/ L. s. A