Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-03
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
PRESIDENT AND MRS. MCKINLEY EN-
TERRAIN THE CABINET.
Miss Days Debut Among Warrington
-Weddings-Person Notes.

honor of the cabinet. The carnation so
| much used during the last campaign as
| republican emblem has evidently received
! the White House Endorsement. It's profuse
use made very bright and attractive
table, the bouquets being interspersed with
| several others of wax blossoms, all set in
| borders of Farleyense ferns. The floral
| ornamentation extended down the center
and across the ends of the table. The can
| dies burned under pink shades and the
sweets were also pink. The dining room
was artistically treated with fern deco
| ration. Large clusters formed a center
| piece in the grill work at each window,
and, like the sideboard and mantels, had
numerous red, white and blue electric lights
| cleaning in the green. The ceiling was
| also hung with smiiax garlands dotted with
| the electric sparks.
| President and Mrs. Mckinley received
| their guests in the east room. The COM
| pany included the Secretary of the Treas
ury and Mrs. Gage, the Secretary of War
| and Mrs. Root, the Attorney General and
| Mrs. Grfggs, the Postmaster General and
| Mrs. Smith, the Secretary of the Navy, the
| Secretary of the Interior and Mrs. Hitch
| cock, the Secretary of Agriculture and Miss
| Wilson, the Speaker of the House and Mrs.
| Henderson, Senator Allison, Senator and
Mrs. Burrows, Senator and Mrs Carter
| Senator McEnery, Senator and Miss Kean
! Senator Beveridge, Senator and Mrs Scott
Senator and Mrs. Dolliver, Representative
| =
| Grosvenor, Representative and Mrs Hop
| kins, Representative and Mrs. Dalzell, Miss
Root, Mr.. James A. Gary and Mrs Gary,
| Mrs. Abner Mckinley Col and Mrs Will
| Beale and Miss Jane Cox of Chicago.
Mrs. Mckinley wore an elegant blue satin
| brocade. Mrs. Henderson, wife of the
Speaker, wore mauve satin trimmed IN
| thread lace.
| The decorations of the east room were
particularly effective The usual grouping
of palms about the windows and on the
| mantels made the more conspicuous the
| garlands of shining holly leaves and ber-
| ries around the pillars and the great wreaths
| of holly berries hanging against the mir
rors. pOrton of the Marine Band played
| in the corridor
| Mrs. Martin, wife of the Virginia sena-
tor, was hostess yesterday at an afternoon
reception in honor of the debut of her
sister, Miss Day. The hospitality was
given at the Gordon Hotel and attended by
Official and resident society, who in well
coming this new addition made the
quaintance of a very charming young
man. Mrs. Martin was gowned in light
gray crepe, and the debutante was in white
mousseline. In the tea room Mrs. Henry
S. Boutell and Mrs. Olmsted, Miss Taunt
and Miss Wallace presided. Mrs. Fair
New York, Mrs. Heatwole, Miss Cockrell
Miss Mabel Hume, Miss Greedy and Miss
Archibald formed the agreeable receiving
party.
Mrs. and the Misses Kean gave a dinner
| followed by a dance. last night in honor of
Miss Wadsworth, the debutante daughter
of Representative and Mrs. James Wads-
| worth of New York. At the dinner the
guests were Miss Root, Miss Margaret
Hitchcock, Miss Audrey Pauncefote, Miss
| Maud Wetmore. Mrs. Carlisle, Miss Wins
| low. Miss Sargent, the Misses Lucy and
Elizabeth Kean. Baron Herman. Mr.. Nor
man. Mr.. Riano, Mr.. Warren, Mr.. Win
throp. Mr.. John Lodge, Mr.. William Hit
| Mr. I'd Nv I'd
| Lieut.. Commander Rogers.
| The guests from two other dinners given
| by Senator and Mrs. Wetmore and Com
mander and Mrs. Cowles and a number Of
additional men came in later to the keans
| for the dance Senator Kean. whose
| mother and sisters preside for him. has the
| former Pollock house this winter which
| has every facility in the way of spacious
| ness for large entertainments.
| In Boston yesterday Miss Mary Camela
| Magrane, daughter of Mr.. Patrick Magrane
| of Lynn. and Representative Martin Henry
| Glynn of Albany were married in St. Jo-
| seph's Church. The bridesmaid was Miss
| Anna Magrane and the best man was Mr.
Joseph A. Farrell of Albany, N. Y. After
| brief tour Mr.. and Mrs. Glynn will take up
their residence in Washington.
New Year eve Miss Edith Lazarus Of Cap
| itol Hill entertained in honor of her visiting
friend Miss Katie Logan of Chattanooga.
The party enjoyed themselves at cards until
Year Refreshments were then served,
| after which beautiful prizes were awarded
to the winners-Miss Goldie Taylor, Miss
Kate Logan, Mr.. Gay and Mr.. L. P. Dry
den. Dancing wound up the evenings
| pleasure.
Mrs. Henry J. Goodman of 1908 New
Hampshire avenue will be at home the
| first and third Saturdays of January and
| February, when she will be pleased to see
her friends.
II G .in mill no to-
morrow Ohe 4th), and the following Fridays
! in January.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs Stephen A.
| Cox. Chestnut Glen, Bellevue District of
| Columbia, was the scene of enjoyment and
holiday cheer Tuesday evening. Miss LII
| liam Cox and Miss Nellie Cox assisted the
host and hostess The parlor was beauti-
| fully decorated with holly and mist!etoe.
Games and other amusements were in
dulged in by the young folks until late
hour, when a bountiful repast was served
in the large dining room, which was also
decorated. Among those present were Mr..
| and Mrs. George Rodman. Mr.. and Mrs:
Fielder Magruder, Miss Lilias Tho,ne of
Belmont, Misses Sadie Rodman. Elsie Rod
man. Fannie Haar, Eva Haar. Marion Cox,
Nellie Cox, Lillian Cox, and Messrs. Rouse
of Chicago, Jas. Schneider. VIM. McKim,
VIM. Ferris. And. Jarboe, Warner Wright.
John Kennedy, Roster Wright, Donald
Thorne Harry Rodman, Charles Cox and
Forest Cox.
The residence Of Mr. Sears, IN Mount
Pleasant, was recently the scene of much
| pleasure and happiness owing to the re-
| turn Of Mr.. Adams, who has been serving
Uncle Sam both in Cuba and Porto Rico
| soldier Mr.. and Mrs. Adams have gone
| to Philadelphia to reside.
| Mrs. Keim, 2O24 18th street, gave an en-
| joyable musicale last night. Vocal and in
| strumental numbers were given by Miss
Dewitt and Mrs. Jackson and Messrs. Mill
er and Wright, who, with the following,
| were afterward entertained at supper:
| Misses Prather, Granger, Krauskopf.
Brown, Clagett. Lee. Hurley. Crawford and
Messrs. Jack Hurley, George Hurley, Holt.
Brown. Clagett, Lee, Crawford and
Poetsche.
| very pleasant evening was spent New
| Year eve at the home of Mrs. Craig, 81
ID street northeast, where her daughter,
Edith, entertained the Imperial Social
Club An oyster supper was served and
among the guests were Misses B. O'Neil,
NJ. Cole. v. Orion, L. Nash, A. Orion. M.
| Carlisle, M. Farmer, A. Lear and M. Lear,
| and the Messrs. e. Spanier, H. Coulter, o.
| Lewis, c. Kitchen. T. Scott, E. Payne. r.
| Bright, j. Farmer, P. Miller and H. Orion.
| delightful evening was spent Wednes-
day at the residence of Miss Nellie Cissel
| No. sos E street southeast. The parlors
| were handsomely decorated with palms and
| La France roses. The evening was pleas