Evening star., 1901-12-30
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
CABINET HOsTESsEs AND ASSISTANTS
ON NEW YEAR.
About Recent Married Couples and
Other Interesting PeoPle-saturday
and Sunday Dfnners--Personals.

| OtAcE interesting ECOFkC-SatuEu0y
and Sunday Dfnners--Personals.
receive on New Year. Their only participa-
tion in the hospitality of that day will be
the entertainmentoof the diplomatic corps
at noon breakfast. Mrs. Hay and her
daughters will have with them Mrs. Hill
and Mrs. Pierce, wives of the assistant sec
| retaries of state.
| Mrs. Root, Mrs. Long, Mrs. Knox, Mrs.
Hitchcock and Miss Wilson will hold the
customary New Year receptions. No special
hours are given, but it is generally under
| stood the receptions begin about half-past
2, giving time to these hostesses for brief
| intermission between their presence at the
White House and in their own homes.
Mrs Root will be assisted by Mrs. San
ger, Mrs. Corbin, Mrs. Bates, Mrs. Gil
! lespie, Mrs Clarence Edwards, Mrs. Car
ter, Mrs. Sheridan, Mrs. Edward H. Wales
Of New York, Mrs. Cowles, Mrs. Mcclellan,
| Mrs Postlethwate, Miss Alice Roosevelt,
! Miss Audrey Pauncefote, Miss Mcmillan,
Miss Wetmore, Miss McKenna, Miss Pauld-
! ing, Miss MacVeagh, Miss Helen Roose-
welt and Miss Christine Roosevelt, both of
New York; Miss Alice Ward, Miss Glover,
Miss Ashton, Miss Daisy Wilson, and Miss
Helen Cutting of New York.
Mrs. Knox will be assisted by Mrs.
Charles Emory Smith, Mrs. Elkins, Mrs
| Richards, Mrs. Dalzell, Mrs. Beck, Mrs
Bingham, Mrs. Hoyt Mrs. McCauley, Mrs
Blair, Miss Maud Wetmore, Miss Foraker,
| Miss Clagett, Miss Loring and Miss Helen
| Johnson.
| Mrs. Long will receive from to at the
Portland. She will be assisted by Mrs.
Hackett, Mrs. Darling, wife Of the assistant
secretary; Miss Long, Mrs. Glover, Miss
| Terry Miss Van Reypen, Miss Lamberton,
| Miss Renham Miss Virginia
Evans, Miss Switzerland Miss Isabel john
son, Miss Hemphill. Miss Wallace, Miss
Taunt and Miss Katherine Bradford.
Mrs. Hitchcock and the Misses Hitchcock
will have in their receiving party Mrs. Wet
more, Mrs Newland Mrs. Bartholdt, Mrs.
Van Devanter, Mrs. Henry Clay Evans,
Mrs. H. H. D. Pierce, Mrs. Shipley of st.
Louis, Mrs. de Meissner. Mrs. Joy, Mrs.
Selfridge, Miss Kean, Miss Lowering, Mrs.
Ryan, Mrs. James s. Wadsworth. tr, Miss
Jane Riggs, Miss McCawley, Miss Lay. the
Misses Warder, Miss Alice Wilson, Mrs.
Fairfax Harrison, Miss Mott. Miss Wads-
neff and Miss Catlin Of New York
Miss Wilson will have with her Mrs.
Perez, Mrs. Pezet Mrs. John W. Foster,
/ Mrs. Fairbanks, Mrs. DoIliver, Mrs Hill,
Mrs Moore, Mrs. Hansbrough, Mrs. Steele,
Mrs. Campbell, Mrs Stilson Hutchins, Mrs.
Mattingly, Miss Sewers. Miss Grossman.
Miss Helen Bell and Miss Grace Bell.
| The marriage Of Miss Nellie Reeder,
] daughter of Captain William H. Reeder,
| and Mr.. John Ernest Blandy, jr., OF
] Funchal, Madeira, eldest son Of Mr.. John
| Ernest Blandy, one of the wealthiest land
| owners of Madeira, took place Saturday in
| Baltimore at the residence of the uncle
and aunt of the bride, Judge and Mrs
Wickes. About forty guests were present
| including personal friends of the bride from
| this city. The bride, who is so well-known
| here, her former home, was gowned in
| white embroidered crepe de chine, with ac-
| Gordon plaits of chiffon, edged with point
| lace. With it was worn a magnificent col
| lar of diamonds, the gift of the groom. The
bridesmaids were Miss Mary Wells Reeder,
| sister of the bride, and Miss Henrietta
| Wickes, cousin of the bride. Both wore
sun-plaited gowns of white French null.
| with insertions Of cluny lace, and carried
| shower bouquets of Parma violets. In their
| hair were worn butterfly bows OF white
| satin with coronals of white rosebuds. A
seated wedding breakfast followed before
| the departure Of the couple for Atlantic
City. They sail next Saturday for Eng
| land and will go later to France and Italy,
! and finally to their Madeira home, where a
| part of each year will be spent.
| Mrs. Henrietta B. Gait and Mr.. I. Lee
| Whitmore were married Saturday at the
brides home, 1925 18th street, by Rev. John
c. Bowers. Mr.. John H. Nelson Of Vir-
| ginia was best man and the bride was es-
corted by her mother, Mrs. j. L. Dulaney.
The bridal toilet was of pearl gray cloth
| and duchess lace, and pink roses formed
the bouquet A breakfast followed before
the departure of the couple for their we'd
ding journey.
There Is another newly married couple,
according to recent cable dispatches, at
Nice in which Washington society has an
interest almost as great as that which at
taches at the present moment to Senator
| and Mrs, Depew. The bride was Miss Mary
| Aulick (Minnie) Stout, formerly Of this city,
and her husband is Enrfco Guerrero, first
violinist of the Monte. Carlo orchestra.
Their marriage was a love match, the ac-
| quaintance beginning two years ago at AK
| les-Bains The brides witnesses at the
ceremony were Consul Van Buren, and an
American physician and for the bridegroom
| the leader of the orchestra and his assist
! ant Later the orchestra gave serenade
| to the bride and groom.
Mrs. Blaine entertained at a luncheon last
week for her daughter-in-law, Mrs. James
| G. Blaine.
Mr.. Pioda, the Swiss minister, received
| the Swiss colony at the capital YESTERDAY
afternoon at the legation on Hillyer place.
An entertainment was given with William
Tell an opening number, the Swiss ma
tional hymn, and the "Star-SpangIed Ban
ner'' at the conclusion. Mr.. Lardy and
Mr.. Stroehlin assisted their chief in his hos
pitality. Gifts were distributed to each
person and refreshments served.
Senator Depew and his bride were pre-
sented by the market women of Nice Satur-
ment not extended by them since Queen
Victoria's visit. Senator and Mrs Depew
are at the Villa Beaulieu for the first days
| Of their honeymoon. The latter made a
pretty speech to the deputation and the
senator presented gift of money.
| Senator and Mrs. Hanna gave a dinner
| last night in honor of Mr.. T. F. Rhodes of
| Boston, brother of the hostess, and his
| wife, who are making the family a holiday
| visit. In the company were Justice and
| Mrs. White, Senator and Mrs. Wetmore
| the Assistant Secretary of State and Mrs
HiL Mr.. and Mrs. William Boardman Mr..
| and Mrs. Lowell of Boston. Mrs. Van Rens-
| selaer Cruger, Morse Stephens Of Cornell
| University and Mr.. Bancroft.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Dwight Wilcox.
whose wedding was such brilliant event
| the past autumn sailed Thursday last from
| New York on LAfricaine for France,
| where they will spend several weeks and
| then go on to London. Mrs. Wilcox was
| educated in Paris and has many friends
| there, who are waiting to welcome the
bride with all manner Of pleasant atten-
| tions
A very large reception Saturday was