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The Washington times., 1901-12-29

The week viii open Eayly tomorrow
night with two dances, ono a fancy dress
ball tc be given by Mrs. Enoch Totten.
and ball at Rauscher's, at which the
hcstcss will be Mrs. W. W. Finley, of
Connecticut Avenue
Mrs. Gardiner Hubbard also has cards
out for dance at Rauscher's for Tuesday
night. The new year viii be opened
meirliy at The Oaks by Mrs. Henry f.
Blount, who will give, dance oil New
Year night for the young people. OF the
house and their Christmas guests Among
The house visitors are Miss Aimee MIS-
bet. OF Kalamazoo. Mich: Miss Elizabeth
Adams, Of Springfield. Mass; Miss de
cor6ova. OF New York, ara Miss Helen
Sears, OF Chicago. The sons who are
home from college have as their guests
several classmates, and the younger
The Washington times., 1901-12-29

Mrs. Henrietta B. Gait and Mr. J. Lee
whitInore were married yesterday at the
home of the brice. 1925 Fifteenth Street
northwest. Promptly at u o'clock the
bridal party entered the parlors. preceded
by the Rev. John C. Bowers, pastor Of St
Marks Lutheran Church, who performed
the ceremony. The bride wearing pearl
grey broadcloth ttlm1ned with taffcta and
duchess lace. and Carrying a bouquet OF
pink roses, was escorted by her mother,
Mrn. J. l.. Dulaneg. and the groom was
attended by his best inan, Mr.. John H.
Nelson Of Virginia. After the ceremony
a wedding breakfast was served. Among
those present were Mr.. Lee Gait, Or. J.
/. and Mrs. Duianey, Mrs. w. z. Ed
monston and the Misses Ed1onston. Mr.
Rnd Mrs Marsh. Mrs. John Canmack
Mrs. W. E. Clark. Mrs. Sterns. Mrs. W
u. .shaffer, Mrs. L. T. Rapley. Mrs Edith
s. Barnes. Miss Dick. Miss Hooe. Mrs.
Mcconachie. Of Baltimore; Mrs. Regal of
New York; Mrs. Shock. Miss Lottie Jack
son, Miss Marsh, Mrs. Albert George. Mrs
George Pearson Mr.. Harry Run. Mr..
Wade. Dir Clark. Mr. Charles f. Berry.
DR.. Collins. Mr. Mccain. Dr. l. s. Stone.
MIR. William II Adams, OF Baltimore, and
Commodore Shock.
The Washington times., 1901-12-29

The marriage of Miss Minna Cromwell.
daughter of Rear Admiral and Mrs. Crom-
we'll. to Ensign Needham Lee Jones, U.
s. N, will be the notable nuptial event
of the coming week. The ceremony will
take place Tuesday. at the Church OF the
Ascension.
The Washington times., 1901-12-29

[ Miss Elizabeth Plain Fenton enter
tained Informally Friday evening last.
During the evening selections were rem
dered on the piano, violin. mandolin.
guitar and banjo. Among the guests were
Mr.. and Mrs Howard Wentworth. Mrs
James Davidson ard Mr. Jack Thompson.
of Havre dc Grace, Md; Mrs. John
DasenbrocS Miss Bessie Strong, Misses
0'Hagan, Miss Dunn, Miss DasenbrOck,
and Miss Ford. and Messrs. Floyd Wilson,
Alpine Hutchins, Wilkinson, Dasenbrock
and Jesse Stone.
The Washington times., 1901-12-29

The Secretary of War and Mrs. Root
gave a dinner last night TO General and
Mrs Corbin. There were present also as
guests Assistant Secretary Sanger, Gem
eral and Mrs. Gillespie. Mrs. Bates, wife
OF General Bates. Mr.. and Mrs. {. {.
Glover. Representative and Mrs Newlands.
Mr.. and Mrs. Macveagh and their house
guests, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Francis Ad-
ans, OF Boston: Miss Root, General Gro
zier, Mr.. Z. II. Wales. a brother OF Mrs.
Root, and Mrs. WALES. Admiral Kenney,
and Colonel Edwards
The Washington times., 1901-12-29

Mrs. /. r. corwin, of New York, and
Miss Mabel Glare Christy. OF Philadelphia.
are visiting Mrs. Christy, 1906 Seven
teentb Street. and viii be at home to their
friends Tuesdays after January /.
The Washington times., 1901-12-29

Miss Anna Belle Macintosh entertained
the Florodora on Christmas night. A min
iature Christmas tree held dainty ana
The Washington times., 1901-12-29

Miss Howard was hostess at a luncheon
yesterday. when the guests included Miss
webb, Miss Ray. Miss Fltcn, Miss Grace
Bell. Miss Marie Barnes Miss Bertha
Hill. Miss Simpson, Miss Parker, and Miss
Goldsborough.
The Washington times., 1901-12-29

Mrs. Alice Ton Talbot, of Madison Ave-
enue, Baltimore. is visiting her cousin.
Mrs. r. w. SheckelIs. at 1910 New Jersey
Avenue. northwest.
The Washington times., 1901-12-29
|News and Gossip of
The World of Society.

daughter. Mrs shirpen. Of Boston, is also
home for the family reunions which are
joyous features of their Christmas fes-
tivities.
The Washington times., 1901-12-29

Mrs. John D. MeChesney and her daugh-
ter, Mrs. johnson Riker Morgan. will be
at home Informally tomorrow afternoon
at 2902 Thirteenth Street
The Washington times., 1901-12-29

Senator and Mrs. Hanna viii entertain
at dinner on New Year night, when their
guests OF honor viii bc the President and
Mrs. Roosevelt
The Washington times., 1901-12-29

Mrs. Charles William Powers, of the
Savoy. will be at home during January
on Thursday afternoons from 4 to C
o'clock.
The Washington times., 1901-12-29

Mr. and Mrs. ". A. Porterield enter
tanned the BOYS Of Christ Church choir
Georgetown, Friday evening at their beau
tiful home, lli3 New Hampshire Avenue.
All sorts Of games we're played, a feature
Of :be evening being Jack Horner Pie, ="
from which each boy drew a favor instead
Of plum. Mrs. Porterfeld was assisted
in receiving by her sister. Miss Margaret
PorterGeld. Miss Amy Butler. and Miss
Jenkins Those present we're Mr. Glover,
director of the choir: Mr.. John Allison,
Masters Charles Glover. John Barbarn.
Julian Miller. Henry Robinson, VIM. Ring.
Nm. Laub. Howard King. Francis Robin
son. Vincent Smith. William Alex. Porter
field, Robert English, WIN. Taylor, A.
Howard, Ralph Paul, Samuel Thrift, Allen
King Parker Goodwin, John Waters. Leo
Williams, Richard Allison, and Theodore
Howard.
The Washington times., 1901-12-29

Miss Lydia Loring has been entertaining
Miss Walker. Of Charleston, S. c., and
Miss Latrobe, of Baltimore.
The Washington times., 1901-12-29

Mrs. A. P. Lacy. who has for some time
been unable to see her friends. and her
niece, Miss Elsie Maude Sites. who has
recently returned from year abroad will
be at home informally at the La Fetra
Hotel next Monday afternoon. December
20, from 3 TO O'Clock. Miss Sites leaves
January 2, stopping off TO visit her broth
er, Fred r. Sites. in Harrisburg. Pa. be-
fore proceeding to East Greenwich. r. |.
The Washington times., 1901-12-29

Prof. Samuel L Russell. Of Yale Uni-
versity, is spending the holidays with his
grandparents, Colonel and Mrs. G. A.
Shelienberger, in this city Professor
Russeil's home is in Seattle, Wash.
The Washington times., 1901-12-29

Mr.. and Mrs. William E. Green held a
pleasant at home yesterday afternoon.
when they had with them their brother.
Mr.. Bernard 5. Green and his wife, OF
Cleveland. Ohio.
The Washington times., 1901-12-29

Mrs Cushman X. Davis. who is now set
tied in her handsome new home, 1884 S
Street northwest, is entertaining her
young friend, Miss Louise NJ. Rosseter,
of Chicago. Miss Rosseter, who viii re-
main in the Capital until the end of the
holiday season, is musician of great
promise. she graduated this year from
the American Conservatory Of Music. and
was The gold medalist of the year for
piano playing
The Washington times., 1901-12-29

Miss Mabel Kaufman. who attends school
at Bradford Academy. Bradford, Mass, is
at home for the holidays. 1872 Yale Street
northwest.
The Washington times., 1901-12-29

Nine. Bonaparie was at lome informally
on Friday afternoon.
The Washington times., 1901-12-29

Miss Molly Elliot Seawell, the author
ess, entertained Admiral and Mrs. Schley
at box party Friday night at the New
National Theatre. With the party we're
Miss Seawell's sister. Miss Henrietta Sea-
well, and exSecretary OF the Navy Hilary
Il. Herbert. The party was entertained
at fuppcr after the theatre az the resi-
dence of Miss Seawell. Mr.. Hackeit join
ed them.
The Washington times., 1901-12-29

Mrs. Charles c. Not will not receive
until Monday January c.
The Washington times., 1901-12-29

Miss Mary Benson and Miss Weaver. of
Philadelphia, are visiting Miss Maud Da-
Wis, 22l1 r Street.
The Washington times., 1901-12-29

Miss Bessie Virginia seay. daughter OF
Mrs. Bessie T. Seay Burche and the late
The Washington times., 1901-12-29

Mrs. Arnold Hague gave a luncheon yes
terday to Miss Roosevelt.
The Washington times., 1901-12-29
Hoods J0rs0p0rilio

Which radically and permanently drives
them out and builds up the whole system.
The Washington times., 1901-12-29

The Mlsses Patten entertained din
ner company last night
The Washington times., 1901-12-29

Mr.. and Mrs. G. a. Whitaker, of 539
Florida Avenue. entertained company Of
young people, classmates and friends Of
their daughter Helen, Friday evening
Among those present were the Misses c.
G. Root, Julia Lay, Annie Galloway. Alma
and Louise Keemli, Ethel CroXton, and
Messrs. c. Cox, Z. Johnson. f Ballinger
Claude Koss, 4. CroNton. p Shipiey, Wal
lace and William Whitaker.
The Washington times., 1901-12-29

Mr. J. Edward Libbey announces the
coming marriage Of his daughter. Miss
Clara orme Libbey, and Mr.. ;. Clinton
Cropley. The ceremony viii take place
at the family residence Tuesday. Decem-
ber 81. Only members of the family will
be uresent.
The Washington times., 1901-12-29

There will be a dance at the Dunbar
ton Club on Tuesday evening.
The Washington times., 1901-12-29
Hunors

They take possession of the body, and
are Lords Of Misrule
They are attended by pimples, boils the
Itching letter, salt rheum, and other Gu
taneous eruptions; by feelings Of weakness,
languor, general debility and what not
They cause more suffering than anything
else.
Health, Strength. Peace and Pleasure
require their expulsion, and this is posi-
lively effected. according TO thousands o.
grateful testimonials by
The Washington times., 1901-12-29

There will be dance at the Dunbar
I ton Club on Tuesday evening
Lady Pauncefote, wife Of the British
Ambassador, held her regular afternoon
al home" on Friday She was assisted
in re ceiying by her daughters, III. Misses
Paun efote. and Mrs. Kitson and Mrs.
Cracl anthorpe. wives of members of the
| embassy stall. Several hundred mem
bers of the diplomatic contingent and
wives of prominent officials were among
those who called.
Mrs. Alice Harper Allen and Miss Allen.
Of Pottsyille. Pa, are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. II. E. Harper, of South Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. John b. Henderson held
reception yesterday from to O'Clock
at Boundary Castle, in honor of the visit
| ing members Of the American Historical
| Association, there being invited to meet
| them a number of distinguished guests.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ogden Ellery Edwards,
Of North Carolina are at 1906 H Street
! northwest for the winter.
Mrs. Electa r. Smith. 911 NJ Street
p. m. on New Year Day. assisted by Mrs.
Thomas Calver. Mrs. Sprague. Mrs. Jon-
kins, and Mrs. Ferris. Soldiers, and IL
linoisans are especially invited
Mrs. Amos G. Draper received yester-
day afternoon, assisted by Miss Alice
Stockwell and Miss Constance Draper,
who are here for the holidays.
Mrs. Charles A. Mccarthy. of Prescott,
Ontario, Canada. is visiting her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. J. Weller OF Capitol
Hill, and will remain during tEc month
of January.
AT the first of the winters series OF
Bachelor germans. which will be given
at the National Rifles Armory on We'd
nesday evening, January s. the cotillion
will be led by Capt. Charles Mccawiey.
United States Marine Corps. who will
have Miss Alice Roosevelt for his part
ner.
The Washington times., 1901-12-29

Mrs. Joseph II. Crawford. 1882 Park
Street, Mount Pleasant. will be at home
Mondays, January - and 20.
The Washington times., 1901-12-29

Mrs. Herbert Wadsworth gave a tea
yesterday afternoon that brought out Of
fetal and diplomatic society, with a large
contingent from the Senatorial circle.
The hostess wore soft grey crepe. while
Miss Wadsworth was in a light blue en-
broidered chiffon. Miss Smirnofi. niece
OF the hostess, presided at the tea table.
and Miss Wadsworth served punch.
The Washington times., 1901-12-29

John II. Seay. of Cumberland. Nd, was
married at noon Friday at st. Patrick s
Church 10 Mr.. William 7. Stack, OF New
York City The bride wore white organdIe
trimmed with lace and carried lilies OF
the valley. A Wedding dinner was served at
the home of the brides mother, $50 Ninth
Street, members of the family and a few
intimate friends being present. Mr.. and
Mrs Stack will visit New York for a
few days. and after their return will
make their home in Washington.
The Washington times., 1901-12-29

Mrs. Sanger. wife of tho First Assistant
Secretary of War. is making a short visit
TO New York.
The Washington times., 1901-12-29

Mrs. Charles A. Mccarthy. of Prescott,
Ontario, Canada. is visiting her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. ]. Weller. OF Capitol
Hill, and will remain during tSc month
of January.
The Washington times., 1901-12-29

Mrs. Max Goldsmith. of New York, is
visiting her parents, DR.. and Mrs. J. ".
Abel, of 62i X Street northwest
The Washington times., 1901-12-29

Mrs. Amos G. Draper received yester-
day afternoon, assisted by Miss Alice
Stockwell and Miss Constance Draper.
who are here for the holidays
The Washington times., 1901-12-29

Mrs. Alice Harper Allen and Miss Allen.
OF Pottsyille. Pa, are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. II. E. Harper, OF South Washington.
The Washington times., 1901-12-29

Mr. and Mrs. Ogden Ellery Edwards,
Of North Carolina are at 1906 II Street
northwest for the winter
The times., 1901-05-12
CLIMBERS INTO THE CLOUDS.
The Narrow Escape of "a SteepIe JacL
From Death.
(From the Chicago News.

Hundreds of people watched "Steeple
Pete" climb the flag pole 10 fix rope
and pulley on top of the
high Stock Exchange Building
the other day. and when his
strength failed and he almost fell from
the 75-foot pole a cry went up from the
crowd gathered in front Of the City Hall.
The big pole on top OF the History buila-
ing was without & rope or pulley and Pc
ter Rousseau had taken the contract TO
climb the pole, place the pulley and fix
the wire rope. Almost naked Rousseau
climbed UD Twice he was almost eX
hausted. and dozen times he was COM
PEELED TO rest.
Finally, however. ne reached the top.
Quickly he adjusted a new pulley. Then
he tried to pull up the flag pole" with
the cord, but the cord broke under the
weight
Clutching the pole with both arms and
legs Rosseau slid down the pole, and the
crowd, 800 feet below, gasped. Soon, how
ever, Rousseau was again seen, this time
with the end of a rope in his mouth,
climbing up the flag pole. He fixed the
rope, made sure of the pulleys fasten-
ings and then grabbed one end of the
rope and threw himself from the pole
and made the descent in what seemed less
than two seconds. Bob Mcintyre was
ten hauled to the top and in ten minutes
painted the pole.
It's a hard job to climb smooth pole
said Rousseau, especially when you can
not look down. for if / look down at the
people so far below me | am sure 10 lose
my nerve. / always look up. Staring the
sun is bad enough. but climbing a wealth
er-beaten flag pole is worse"
The times., 1901-05-12
ODD THINGS IN a DRY STATE.
Mean Joke Of Husband Upon His
LiquOr-Hating Spouse.
(F'rom the Lewiston. Me, JournaLl

An Augusta man is having an unhaI-
lowed. masculine laugh at his wife. The
first of last week, after several days suf-
fering with a bad tooth, she made up her
mind TO have il extracted. Now gas and
ether are two things " hich she can't and
won't stand and while she was worrying
about the torture in store for her. her
husband heartlessly suggested that she
take a nip of whisky to brace her up for
the ordeal
The husband concocted the doses with
the cleverness of a graduate mixer. He
contrived 10 load them so that the taste
was as mild a May morning-but the
kick thereof was the kick of a March
blizzard His wife took the doses blindly
trusting to his good faith-and-well. in
view of the fact that the lady had never
taken more than tablespoonful of the
ardent and that amount only in the dread
days of grip the effect of that seductive
and inquitOuS tlpple was pronounced.
She had the tooth out. She didn't feel
it. Indeed, she hardly knew shed been
to the dentist S and things in the house
had strange double-aud-tWisted look
when her husband brought her home in a
carriage. She felt horribly mortified when
the fun consciousness of what she had
been through came back TO her She eX-
pected that her husband would attempt
to jolly her life out, but when he came
ing remark about her visit to the dem
fists she came to the conclusion that
there must be a greater streak of for
bearancc in his makeup than she had
given him credit for.
Bat when nearly every ring OF the
pOstman left a Keeley cure circular at
her door she withdrew her mental oh
servatiOn in regard TO her husbands s for
bearance. The circulars are still coming
and the friends OF certain weil-known
professional man are wondering why he
's as''ing them to address envelopes to
his wife.
The times., 1901-05-12
PUZZLED THE LIBRARIAN.
His Inability to Answer Any of
Three Qucsfions.
rom the SAVINGS Journal.l

one day two well-dressed young women
approached the desk in the reading room
of a big library one of them took Il
memorandum from her poCketboOk.
Can you tell me how many yardS-oh,
that's the wrong list,' she said, hastily
bringing forth another slip of paper
Here il is. VIII you please tell me who
is Rudyard kipling fayorte author?
Il am unable to tell you, never having
heard that he had one admitted one Of
the librarians.
Dear me-" said the young woman, irri-
tably. 1t is one Of the questions for our
next club meeting Wei. which one OF
Thackeray's books brought him the most
ipcome2"
THAT you can probably find out by con-
sulting a book the number Of which / viii
give you, said the official
"Oh. ] can't stop TO look IT up. she
said, hurriedly. Il thought you could tell
me at once Well, there's one more thing
Bessie Cummock, my cousin in MauChes-
ter had a splendid book when ! was there
last year, for anecdotes of famous people
| can't remember the name Of IL. or who
wrote it, but il was about so big Illus
il has a dark green cover. Now. can you
tell me what il is2 Some day when /
have time / would like to get il out OF
course you must have ii in the library.
For the third time the official was obig-
ed to confess his inability to give her di-
rect information She looked NJ him with
piercing gaze and turned away, saying
audibly TO her companion:
There, that just shows what all this
talk about their being examined for posi-
tions In libraries amounts to. Three per
fectly simple questions. al on literary
subjects, and he couldn't answer one of
them
The times., 1901-05-12
QUEER SITES FOR BIRDS NESTS.
Some Odd Places Chosen rs Homes
by Fenthered Families.
(From the Baltimore SUM

The peculiar nesting sites of the birds
in the vicinity of Baltimore is most
interesting study. Several days ago on
the old Liberty Road the completed nest
OF a bluebird was found in a letterbOx
which was in constant use. When found
a letter was lying beside the nest and
one Of the birds was IN the box
In Dulaney's Valley a sparrow-hawk
appeared at a barn and drove from a box
in which it had made its home a wren
The hawk threw out the wrenS nest anu
soon completed one of its own. and there
Upon level tops of city houses bull-bats
or nighthawks frequently lay their eggs:
The COW bird deposits its eggs in the
nests of other and weaker birds for them
to incubate Only one egg is usually de-
posfted in the nest. The discovery OF
summer tanager's nest short time ago
in which four COW bird eggs reposed pc
sides one of the proprietOrs. was consid-
cred almost unusual case by ornthoio-
gists.
In the telegraph poles about the. sub
urbs of the city two members of the
woodpecker family. the flicker and the
redhead, frequently make their homes,
burrowing into the wood. In the masts
of abandoned vessels they also rear their
young.
English sparrows frequently build in
freight cars and their nests and inhabi-
tants are sometimes taken across the con-
tinent. Mr. Frank G. kirkwood, Secre-
tarv of the Game and Fish Association.
Kent Island In the top was a nest of
fish crow: farther down was a hshhawk S,
in the sticks of which were i've purple
eracIxIec. with Young ones and four Eng
lfsh ssparrows' nests. Farther down
fickers nest and three more grackles and
the nest of one wren.
Mr. William II. Fisher, well-known
ornithoogist OF this city. has in his col
lection a double nest Of a chipping spar
row It was found near Baltimore and
contained one egg in one apartment and
three in the other.
In the glass globes of the arc electric
lights of the city English sparrows and
purple grackles sometimes build
Barn-owIs. despite the noise around the
grain elevators, have been known to rear
their young in buildings Mr. KirkwOOd
last wear found very intimate relations
existing between the families of a red
tail hawk and a grey squirrel. The
hawks nest was built upon the squirrels,
and both of them were inhabited. In the
sails of boats which have been laid by for
the summer tree-SwallowS nave been
known To build their nests.
The times., 1901-05-12
YACHTS LONG CRUISE.
Her Notable Journey of Nine Months
and Half.
(Fron the Chicago Chronicle }

Many residents Of Chicago will remem-
ber that on the lst of September last a
yawl-rigged yacht. the Natka, anchored
in this port. She hailed from New York
city, having come all the way by water
from the Eastern metropolis, and being
bound for the Gulf of Mexico and thence
home. The yacht was owned by Richard
Il. Hart and left the wharf in Gotham
on June y for an extended cruise. On
April she returned by the stormy At
Iantic. During this cruise of more than
nine months and half the yacht visited
the Great Lakes went through the canals
and rivers to the Mississippi, down the
stream to the Gulf of Mexico, and then
sailed up the coast.
The Natka went up the Hudson as far
as Albany and through the Erie canal to
Buffalo, which place was left on July
to cruise along the lake shores. Stops
were made a Long Point. Canada; Erie,
l'ut-in-Bay, Toledo. and Monroe, on Lake
Erie; Detroit and st. Clair Flats. on Lake
81. Clair. and Port Huron and Sand
Beach on Lake Huron. Then Sault Ste.
Marie, Mich, was visited. and then the
tiarbor. and Island Marquette, Grand Is
land and Grand Marais. on Lake Superior
when the yacht returned to Sault Ste.
Marie. From there she touched at Har-
City, Harbor Springs, Charlevoix, Petos-
key, and Grand Haven and arrived at
this port on September /.
Here pontOon was built under the
4NdthsL 10 ieSStu HeT uTdHSHt. SHc WAS
then towed through the Illinois and Mich
igan Canal and the Illinois River to the
Mississippi. and down the river TO St
Louis where the D0nt0On was removed,
and she proceeded under her own power
to Cairo, III. There she was refitted, and
started for the run down the river on NO
vember 10. stopping on the way at Tip
tonVile, Memphis. Nicksburg. Natchcz.
Baton Rouge, and New Orleans a trip
was also made AZ the White River of
about fifty miles.
Leaving New Orleans on December 81,
the yacht went out in the Gulf of Mexico,
going TO Mobile, Pensacola. st. Joseph's
Bay AppaIachicola Tampa, Charlotte
HarboT. Punta Rassa, and Key West. and
then, heading 20 the northward, soon
reached Mama. There Mr. Hart and his
guests left the yacht with orders that
she proceed to New York.
The Natka left Mama on March q
stopping at Mayport and Southport on
account OF strong head winds: All the
way up the coast she ha'i bad weather
running into the well-remembered blow of
April just above the capeS Of Deia-
ware. fUt. being an excellent sea boat, ar-
rived hose without the ieaGt damage.