Evening star., 1901-02-01
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
DINNERS AND RECEPTIONS OF LAST
DAY IN JANUARY.
Coming Events Plensantly Foreshad.
Owed-The Bell Dance-PersOnal
NOtes-At Home Days.


Senator and Mrs. Mcmillan. Senator and
Mrs. Hanna, Senator Kean. Commander
| and Mrs. Cow.es, General Ernst and Miss
Ernst, Representative and Mrs. Hit. Baron
Herman of the German embassy. Miss Lay,
Mss Lucy Kean and Miss Root.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Charles ]. Bell gave de-
| lightful dance last night at Rauschers to
| the friends of their debutante daughter,
| Mss Helen Bell. About 200 guests Were
| present.
| The Attorney General and Mrs Grggs en-
| tertained at dinner last night Miss Alice
| Hay, Miss Ruth Hanna, Miss Ward. MISS
Hemmich, Miss Rhoades Miss Carlisle, tne
Misses Griggs, Mr.. Macfarland. Mr.. john
| son, Mr.. Mcpherson, MIR. Hicks, Mr.. Wal
| Riano of the Spanish iegation and Mr.. Jose
| Romero of the Mexican embassy.
| The Brazilian minister and Mrs. Brasil
gave dinner last night. when their guests
| included the Secretary of the Treasury ana
| Mrs. Gage the SWISS minister. the Chilean
| minister and Mrs. Vicuna, Baron Amorozy,
| Miss Hitchcock and Nj SIS Lucy Page.
| DIR. and Mrs. ]. l.. NJ. Curry had another
| of the notable dinners of last evening, their
| company including the Secretary of the In
| terror and Mrs. Hitchcock, Senator Hale.
| General Bates, Mrs Hearst, Mrs. Manning,
| Mr.. Langley, Mr.. and Mrs. Andrews, D!-
rector of the Census and Mrs Merriam,
| Mrs. Audenreid, Colonel and Mrs. Clarence
Mrs Chandler had another of the pleas
ant receptions of the day, having with her
Mrs. Harry Mnot Cavis her niece. Mr. ana
Mrs Cavis, the latter being well remem-
| bered here as Miss Chandler. are In W ash-
ington for the winter and at the Richmond.
Mrs. Ewing wife of DR.. Ewing, U. s. A..
is here on a visit to her brother and wife'
Mr. and Mrs. Paul johnson. During her
husbands absence In the Philippines Mrs.
Ewing makes her home at Fort Porter,
Buffalo, N. Y.
Miss CockrelI, who has held series of
charming receptions during January, was
pleasantly assisted yesterday by Mrs. Thos.
F. Walsh and Mrs. Ewing, sister-in-laW OF
| the hostess.
| Miss Pauding resumed her reception
| day at home yesterday, and Corcoran
| House was as usual the objective point for
many visitors. The hostess had with her
| Miss Hagner, Miss Clagett, Miss Winslow,
Miss Ketchum and Miss Romola Dahlgren
of New York. In the tea room mrs mrs
| Chandler Hale and Mrs. George McCie!-
| Ian presided
Mr. and Mrs Thomas F. Walsh will give
a dance at Rauscher's Monday evening
| next. Mr.. Caspar Crowninshieid VIII lead
| the cotillon. in which forty couples viii
dance Mrs Walsh. Miss Wilson, Miss
Rochester and Miss Ffoulke will be among
those giving dinners that night whose
guests will make up the company later at
the cotillon. Mr. and Mrs. Walsh Will give
d
guests will have the unusual pleasure of
having Nine. Nordica sing for them after
ward.
The assistant secretary of state and Mrs
Hill entertained at dinner last night, their
guests being Senator Thomas c. Platt, Sen
ator and Mrs. O. H Plat, Senator and
Mrs. Fairbanks, Solicitor and Mrs. Rich
ards, Miss Wilson, Representative and Mrs.
Payne, Controller and Mrs. Dawes, Com
missioner and Mrs Dueu. Mr.. and Mrs.
Thos. T. Walsh and Mrs. Esther B. Steele.
Rev Horace A. Cleveland, ID, is the
guest of Mr. B. H. Stinemetz, 1881 street.
and will be at home to his friends Satur
day evening.
Mrs Frederick II. Wines and Miss Mary
Virginia Wines will be at home to their
friends Informally at 1446 Staughton street
Mondays in February.
Owing to illness, Mrs. Alfred Goodman
Bryan, of 3014 Cambridge place. will not
be at home the first Tuesdays in February
as announced, but will receive informally
on Tuesday the 28th.
Mrs David Wolfe Brown and the Misses
Brown, 2O23 Kalorama avenue, will be at
home tomorrow and the remaining Satur-
days during the season.
Mrs. A. P. Lacey has almost recovered
from her recent dangerous Illness, while
in Schenectady, N. Y. She is now al South
Nyack, near New York city. In about two
weeks Mrs. Lacey hopes to get back home
to Washington.
Mrs. w. A. Reeder will receive her
friends Informally February 4. II. 1s and
25 Gil Maryland avenue northeast.
Mrs Robt. T. Hill, 1898 Q street. will
not receive today. but will be at home the
remaining Fridays OF the month.
Mrs Phelan c. Hawn. 1910 18th street
northwest, will be at home Saturdays in
February Miss Mollie Early and Miss
Evelyn Early Of Lynchburg. Va. will be
with Mrs. Hawn tomorrow.
Mr.. and Mrs David NJ. Selke will leave
for New York this evening, whence they
will sail on the steamer Graf. Waldersee,
for Hamburg. Mr.. Selke's mother died re-
Gently, and his journey to the fatherland
was thereby rendered necessary
Miss Matte V. Wade who was reported
as having recovered from the grip, is still
quite ILL.,
Mrs Isidor L. Goldheim of 23l6 18th
street will be pleased to see her friends
Wednesdays.
Mrs Andrew Renick Benson gave a re-
oeption from to yesterday afternoon in
honor of her guest Mrs Rebuck OF Har-
risburg, Pa. The ladies who assisted in re
ceiving were Mrs. Little, Miss Orndorn,
Mrs Graves, Mrs. Graft of Denver and
Mrs Rebuck. The decorations In the dim
ing room were in pink, bridesmaid roses
and ferns forming the centerpiece. There
were numerous callers. and during the af-
ternoon Miss Orndorff and Mrs. Benson
sang a number of songs.
Mrs James w. Wadsworth will not re-
ceive again until February 26. owing to
absence from the city.
Miss Louise Vogt Of Philadelphia and
Miss Maud Banks of Chestnut Hill, Pa,
are now making visit of several weeks
with Mrs. Ben Miller of 2723 p street Miss
Banks is well known as a tennis player,
having played in many championship tour
namentS.
Mrs E. D. Robie and Miss Robie will not
be at home tomorrow. but will receive Feb
rlary and 16 for the last time this sea-
son.
Miss Scherr, daughter of Gen. A. c. Sherr
of Keyser. w. Va. is the guest of Miss
Maud Schmidt.
Mrs. Longstreet will be at home at the
Normandie tomorrow afternoon from TO
6 o'clock, for the first time this season.
She will have wi h her number of charm
ing young southern girls.
Mrs A. G. Wilkinson and Miss Wilkinson
who have received informally during Janu-
ary, will not be at home again until Febru-
ary 49,
Mrs Delos Lloyd Of East Capitol street
will be at home informally Mondays in
February. She has with her as house
guest for the month Mrs. D. p. Richardson
of New York, sister Of Mr. Lloyd and of