The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-08
SOCIAL And PERSONAL
General and Mrs. Mills Give a
Pretty Dance at RauScher's.
Dinner Guests Entertained at the
Austrian and Belgian Legations
Mrs. Walsh - Mrs. ! Bromweli's
Luncheon for Miss Stevenson.

Luncheon for Miss stevenson.
General and Mrs. Arson Mills enter
tanned $50 guests last night at one of the
prettiest dances Of the year. The bali
room at Rauscher's was artistically dec
GRATED with palms. pink roses. and pink
ribbons and the lights were yelled with
pink shades. The hostess received in an
elegant toilet of lavender silk and her
young daughter, Miss Mills, was girlishly
dainty in a robe of soft white:-with trim
mings of gold. Assisting them were the
two young nieces and house guests of
General and Mrs. Mills, Miss Kline. who
wore pretty gown of white tulle, and
Miss Helen Stewart. of Ohio who has
recently arrived in Washington and who
will remain until after the Inauguration.
The guests included:
Lieutenant General and Mrs Miles, Surgeon
Wilson, Surgeon General and Mrs. Van Rcypen,
Mrs Skunk, Mrs DevereauN. DR.. and Mrs. Bor
den, Captain and Mrs. Beach, Captain and Mrs
Yates, Miss Root. Miss Paulding, Nine. Perez,
Miss Hanna. Miss Van Reypen. Miss Katherine
Ward, Miss Simpson, Miss Kellogg Miss Austin.
Miss Gordon, Miss Aspinwal Miss Lambert. Miss
Gallery. Miss Steece, Miss Duque, Miss Gushing,
Misses Worthington Miss Kingsley Miss Patter-
son. Miss Ridgley. the Misses Humphrey Miss
Gregory. Miss Smith. Miss Loud Miss Koerper,
Miss Bubb, Miss Grover Miss Mano the Misses
Gllfrey, Miss Sawtelie, Miss Gibson. Miss Benham,
Miss Hagner Miss Powell, Miss Lucy Fuller, Miss
Satterlee, Miss Thompson. Miss Stellwag the
Misses Hume, Miss Swertzer. Miss Whitmore Miss
Humphrey, MIR. Romero Mr.. Azpiroz. Mr.. Cum
ningham Mr.. Duncan, Mr.. Bell. Mr. Cropley, Mr.
Arnold. MIR. Wigmore, Mr. p. Cunningham. Mr.
Breckenridge. Mr.. Foley, Mr.. Bracket, Mr.. Com
ley. DIR. Morse Mr. de Funisck, Captain Weizel,
Mr.. Cursell. Mr.. Staufer, Mr.. Wells, Mr.. Horner
Mr. -Nyeth, Mr. Hohlinzer Mr.. Duvall, Mr.. c.
johnson, Mir. Conrad. Mr.. Heron, Mr.. Overflow
Mr.. hoerper. Mr.. Chester, DIR. Devereaux Mr..
Buhh. Mr.. Crowninshield Mr.. Van Wyck, Mr.
Johnson Mr.. Hume, Mr.. Thomas, Mr.. Tracy, sIr.
MIR POwland, MIR. Archer. Major Simpson, Mr..
Corner, DR.. Kieffer, Mr.. Hoffman, Mr.. McGrero,
Mr.. Edie. DIR. Clayton. Mr.. Jones. MIR. DenniSon,
Mr.. Govern, Major Lauchemer, Major Rixey,
Goldsborough, Mr.. Mcfarland Mr.. Seimms, MIR.
Grover. Captain Gibson, Mr.. Powell Major Rus
sell, Mr.. Rousseau, Mr.. LOCKER, Mr.. Edwards, and
Mr.. Thompson.
The Austrian Minister and Baroness
Hengelmuller entertained at dinner last
night, when their guests were the Secre-
tary of the Treasury and Mrs. Gage, the
French Ambassador, Senator and Mrs.
Wetmore. the Spanish Minister and Ouch
B.
Count and Countess Quadt. Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Mccormick. Mrs. Hobson. Miss
Hay, Miss Edit Patten and Adjutant
General Corbin. The table was decorated
in the Austrian coiors, the patriotic idea
being expressed in yellow carnations and
ribbons of black and yellow.
The Belgian Minister and Countess de
Bichtervelde also gave a beautifully ap-
pointed dinner last night at Their hand
some new house in Sixteenth Street.
Among the company were Justice and Mrs.
Gray, Mr.. and Mrs. Richardson Mrs. Sar-
gent, Miss Myer, Baron Herman, of the
German Embassy, and Baron Ambrozy of
the Austrian Legation.
Another event that added brilliancy to
last nights programme was the re-
ception held by Mrs William X. Hodges
from to II o'clock. The hostess welcomed
her several hundred guests in the draw
ing-room, which was decorated with white
roses and palms Assisting her in the
gracious duties OF the evening were Miss
Blaine. Miss Dodge Mics Stevenson, Miss
Gill. Miss Tell, Miss Dom. Miss Fiji.
Miss Richardson. the Misses Bangs. Miss
eering. Miss Oliver, Miss Snyder and
Miss Noble.
Mr.. Keeling gave musical tea" at
his studio Wednesday afternoon in honor
of Monsieur Meteila. of Paris. He was
assisted in receiving his guests by Mrs.
Stilson Hutchins, Mrs. Huidekoper Mrs.
Carroll Mercer and Mrs. John Fremont.
of New York. The decorations were
palms, pink roses and carnations.
Mr. Frederick Martin, of New York and
Paris, now visiting his sister, Mrs.
Rochester. wife of General Rochester.
gave a breakfast at Rauscher's yesterday
in honor of Mrs Thomas F. Walsh. In
vited TO meet her were Mrs. John Davis,
Mrs Richard Townsend. Miss Wetnore.
Miss Wallach Miss Wilson. Miss Roches-
ter. Miss Siebert. Mrs. Andrews, Mrs De
Koven, Miss Smith-Clift Mrs. Padelford
General Corbin. Mr. Winthrop. Mr.. Jas
per Wilson, Mr.. Walter Andrews. Assist
ant Secretary Vanderlip. Mr.. Martin
Jones. Mr.. Bracket, Mr.. Richardson, Mr.
Padelford, Mr.. De Koyen. and Mr.. Walsh.
Mrs BromYells guests at her luncheon
yesterday in honor of her cousin, Miss
Letitia Stevenson, who is at present her
house guest. included Miss Condit-Smith,
Miss McLanahan. Miss Ffoulke. Miss
Deering, Miss Apperson. Miss Lane, Mis-
Van Reypen. Miss Burwell Miss Cockreu,
Miss HagDer. Miss Lieber. Miss Roches-
ter, Miss Katherine Ward, Mrs Halstead
and Irs. Chamberlain. The appointments
and decorations of the table were in pink
Mrs. Thomas Edward Ridgeway will
give tea on Thursday February Il. at
the residence OF her sister. Mrs. Edward
j. Harvey zoos p Street, 5 to O'clock
Mr.. and Mrs John Sidney Webb and Mr.
aud Mrs. Arthur Lee were among those
who entertained AT dinners last night.
Mrs. William Burke, jr., will be at home
today at the Olympia.
Mrs. r De Witt Talmage and the Miss.
es Talmage viii be at home this after
noon from 3 to for the last time this
season.
Mrs. William :. Hoee and Miss Hoge
will be at home today, assisted by Mrs.
r. A. Savage Of Baltimore.
Madame Wu will receive this afternoon
from to for the last time this season.
Rev. DR.. Elliott and Miss Elliott re-
ceiyed the congregation of Ascension
Church last night from 20 II o'clock at
the rectory, 1l19 o Street.
To Bar Freedman's Claims.
Representative Lamb has introduced
bill 10 close up the affairs of the Freed
mans Savings and Trust Company. The
bill provides that the Comptroller of the
Currency, who. under the act approved
February 81. 1881, is commissioner of the
Freedman's Savings and Trust Company,
be authorized to close up the affairs of