The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-17

| Among the Dinner Hosts of Last
Night--Nndame Godoy's Tea-Mrs.
Fairbanks Reception Some Gay
Events for the Next Two Days.
The President and Mrs. Mckinley were
| entertained at dinner last night by Senator
and Mrs Hanna. The President will give
q reception Wednesday for the Daugh-
| tiers of the American Revolution. Miss
| McWilliams, who has been making visit
of several weeks TO the White House, will
leave for home tomorrow, owing to the
death of her grandfather
Two days more TO eat, drink, and be
| merry in, and then for forty days of sack
cloth and ashes-perhaps
The Monday before Ash Wednesday be-
| longs by right Of custom to the Assembly
ball, but tomorrow must also make room
for the reception at the Corcoran Gallery
for the Daughters of the American Revo-
luton, whose session will keep the last
half OF the week from being deadly dull.
Mrs. Hill and Mrs. Steele will close the
season in brilliant fashion with a Mardi
Gras ball, which has been eagerly antici-
pated by society for weeks. The Presi-
dent and Mrs Mckinley will entertain at
dinner in honor of the Judiciary, Tuesday
evening, and an afternoon happening OF
interest to many Will be Mrs. Logan's tea
should she be well enough to receive. Ash
Wednesday, even, is to have its share OF
the weeks festivities, owing to the pres
ence of the ID. A. R.. foremost among
| them being the White House reception for
the Daughters and Mrs. Nash's reception
In honor of Mrs. Fairbanks
Mrs. Hearst's second musicale last night
was in brilliant keeping with the first.
Her two hundred guests were made up of
the young people of official and resident
society, together with friends from Bos
ton and New York. Earlier in the even
ing a dinner of twenty-five covers was
given at which Mrs. Hearst was not pres
ent, her place as hostess being filled by
Miss Apperson her niece. The guests
were Miss Aileen Tone, Miss Harlan. Miss
Marie McKenna, Miss Helen Bell, Miss
Garcia de Peyster. Miss Hopkins, Miss
Hagner, Mr.. and Mrs. Halstead, Miss
Carlisle, Miss Lane, DR.. Deale, Mr.. Ran
dali, Mr.. Davidge, Mr.. Arthur Cosby,
Commander Carter, and Mr.. Thomas Bay
ard. Mr.. Winthrop Wright, Mr.. Chester
Aldrich and Mr.. Louis Metcalf. of New
York. Dinner was served in the large
supper room down stairs. The walls were
hung with gariands of galax and the table
was abloom with a graceful profusion of
pink roses and white lilacs. The candles
burned ur.der white shades. wreathed
with tiny pink rosebuds. The floral deco
rations of the drawing and music looms
were also of lilacs and roses. The hostess
received in an artistic toilet Of black lace
pailletted with jet, with which she wore
splendid pearls Miss Apperson was
gowned in pink crepe de chine, spangled
with silver paillettgs. and Miss Lane, in
blue crepe, garlanded with cherry biCs-
SONS. Mrs. Anthony, Of Boston, who is
Mrs. Hearst's house guest, wore black
velvet, and Miss Tone, OF New York, who
is also house visitor, was gowned in
white liberty satin and lace. The artists
of the evening were Miss Sara Anderson,
soprano; Mr.. Gwilym Miles, baritone, and
Fritz Kreisler, violin; Isidore Luckstone
at the piano. The programme was as
follows:
Prologue from ''Pagliacei''. ..Leoncavallo
Mr.. Miles.
Airs Russes'' ..................Wi eniawski
Fritz Kreisler.
''Dich theure Halle" CTannhauser).; ...
Wagner
Miss Anderson.
0' o. "Bcaming Eyes 80. .MacDoweii
(c) serenade, Don Juan
Mr.. Miles
~ - m Goring Thomas
Miss Anderson and Mr.. Miles.
o. "chanson sans Paroles" .Tchaikowsky
(c) Scene de Czardas" ............... Hubay
Fritz Kreisler.
Songs (a) "CanZonet' ................ Haydn
(b) Under the Rose" Fisher
(c) Les Files de Cadix" ...,. Tostl
Miss Anderson.
Spring ..........-....-..--......O oscar Wei
Misc
Violin obligato...-.......-..-.. Fritz kreisler
The exquisiteIy dainty programmes bore
on their covers a painted portrait OF some
historical court beauty, together with the
monogram OF the hostess in gold. The in
ner leaves were caught with bow of
white watered ribbon. After the concert a
supper was served down stairs.
The German Ambassador entertained at
dinner last night, when his guests were
the Mexican Ambassador and Sonora Az
piroZ, the Belgian Minister and Countess
de Lichtervelde, the Secretary of State and
Miss Hay Senator and Mrs. Elkins, JUS
tice and Mrs. Gray, Mr. and Mrs. Siebert
Count and Countess Quadt, Miss Kean
Miss Myer, Senator Hale, Count Won Hacke
and Count Montgelas, OF the German En-
bassy; Mr. Seckendorff, and Mr.. John A.
Kasson.
The French Ambassador was also a din
ner host OF the evening. His guests were
the Austrian Minister and Baroness Hen
gelmuller, the Minister from the Neither
lands Mr.. and Mrs. de Wolant, Mr. and
Mrs. Richardson. Mr. and Mrs. Bradley,
| Mr.. and Mrs Ward, Miss Deering, Miss
Alice Hay, Miss Emily Wallach, Captain
| and Mrs Vignal, and Lieutenant Com
| mander de Faramond, naval attache of the
| French Embassy.
| Nine Godoy, wife of the first secretary
| of the Mexican Embassy, was the hostess
| yesterday afternoon from to o'clock. at
| one of the most entertaining teas OF the
| season. Senior ana Nine Godoy occupy
| the handsome home of DR.. Colgroye In
| Fifteenth Street. and the drawing room
| and several reception rooms were thrown
\ en- suite, and decorated throughout with
| the national colors of Mexico, red. white
| and green. The lights were capped with
| shades of the three colors, and the man
| tells were banked with red and white tulips
| and fern. The same flowers formed the
| centrepiece OF the table and the prevail
| ing colors were carried out by green bas-
| kets, filled with large red cherries. The
hostess, who is handsome woman of the
| brunette type, received In pink silk, trim
| med with white chiffon and gilt She was
/, assisted by Nine. Perez and Nine. Torres
| of the Mexican Embassy; Mrs. Leger, wife
| Of the Minister from Haiti: Mrs. David ].
| Hill, Mrs. Steele, Mrs. John W. Thompson,
| Mrs. Jules Guthridge, Mrs. c. Walton,
| Mrs Heistand, Miss Hopkins. Miss Marcia
| Duque, of the Mexican Embassy. and Miss
| Powell The several hundred guests COM