Evening star., 1901-02-05
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
DELIGHTFUL HOsPITALITIEs EX-
TENDED BY LEADING RESIDENTS.
Enlargement Of Miss Gladys Ff0ulke
Announced-A Wedding Anni-
versary-PersOnal Notes.


twenty-four, and this party. with similar
gatherings dined by Miss Wilson. Miss
Cockrell, Miss Rochester and Mss Ffoulke
met about IL for an hour or SO of dancing
before the cotillion began. The entire ball
room suite at Rauscher's and the staircase
were delicately sprayed with southern smi-
lax, pink roses gave q pretty touch to the
mante!s and the array of favors on several
screens a grouping of gay colOrs most ef-
fective. When supper was served, after
midnight, the company was seated about
small tables each decorated in roses and
arranged about and below the balcony.
which, festooned with hanging vines and
ferns. framed a very pretty picture Mr..
Caspar CrowninShield led the cotillion, at
which there were seven favor figures, for
which there were such dainty souvenirs
as white and silver fans and riding crops,
belt and scarf pins, gauze boas and flower
boutonnieres, siiver-trimmed card cases and
memorandum books and number OF use
full and pretty things Forty couples
danced the cOtilllon, and in all about 125
enjoyed the hospitality of Mr.. and Mrs.
Walsh. who since their coming to the
capital have so successfully identified them
selves with the most charming incidents
of resident social life.
Mrs. Hearst entertained last night at
musicale, when about two hundred guests
listened to a program in which Mime. Schu-
mann-Heinke, Mr.. David BisDham and MIR.
seated in the picture gallery, which. with
its splendid treasures in paintings and tap
estrieS. made superb setting for the scene.
American beauty roses clustered on the
font of the gallery with hanging vines
formed the fragrant decoration.
The hostess, to whom Washington So
c1ety is under obligations for many brilliant
gatherings in years gone by, to which this
winter she has already added an even more
interesting series, was handsomely gowncd
in dark red velvet trimmed with lace. For
Saturday, February 16, Mrs. Hearst has in
vited another company for a musicale Miss
Lane and Miss ApperSon, who are Mrs.
Hearsts guests, pleasantly assisted in en-
tertaining.
The Japanese minister and Mrs. Taxa
hira began last evening a series of dinners,
when their guests were the Secretary Of
War and Mrs. Root, the Secretary of the
Navy and Mrs. Long, the surgeon general
and Mrs Sternberg, the assistant secretary
Of the navy and Mrs. Hackett, Judge and
M IS Morris. Mr. and Mrs. William E. Cur
tbs, Representative Hugh A. Dnsmore, Mrs
Butler, Miss Van Reypen and Mr.. Durham
White Stevens.
The Secretary Of the Interior and Mrs.
Hitchcock entertained at dinner last night
their guests being Count and Countess de
Qradt, Capt. and Mrs. Vignal. Mr.. and Mrs.
J. l.. M. Curry, Mr.. and Mrs Richardson
Mrs. Dahlgren of New York, Mrs. McKim,
Gen. Bates, MIR. KaSson Mr.. lowering Mr.
Craigen, Miss Berry and the Misses Hitch
cock.
Mr.. and Mrs Ffoulke's dinner guests
last night were Miss Janet NewIands, Miss
Sanger, Miss Henrietta Sands, Miss Enrol
Brown, the Misses Ffoulke Mr. Carleton
Watts and Mr.. Herbert Smith of Philadel-
phia. Mr.. A. F. Hopkins, Mr.. Robert Keel
baSsy.
Secretary and Miss Wilson entertained at
dinner last Eight Miss Mary McWilliams
Miss Alice Hay Miss Wetmore. Miss Deer
ing Miss Mcmillan Miss Fuller, Miss Low
errg, Baron Herman, Mr.. Siebert Mr.. Nc
Pherson. Mr.. Rosseau, Representative Cou-
sins and the Messrs. Wilson.
Senator and Miss Cockrelrs guests includ-
ed Captain and Mrs. Bromwell. Miss Letitia
Stevenson, Miss McKenna, Miss Foraker
Miss McLanahan, Miss Scanlon of st. Louis,
Mr.. Charles Wauters. Mr.. Crowninshield,
Mr.. Enoch Totten. Mr.. Floyd Of PhiladeI-
phia, Mr.. Ewing and Mr.. Johnson. -
The engagement is announced today of
Miss Gladys Ffoulke, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles M. Ffoulke, to Mr. Edward
Chapman Smith Of Philadelphia Miss
Ffoulke has enjoyed a great belleship since
her debut short time ago Her fiance is a
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Winthrop Smith of
Philadelphia, and member of the Prince
ton, Markham end other clubs in his city.
He has been absent in New Mexico lately
attending to his mining interests there. No
date has been fixed for the wedding.
A wedding Of unusual importance to the
friends Of the bride and her family, who
are well-known residents of this city, took
place at st. Paurs Church, 23d street to-
day at noon, Miss Saidee Keen daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. T. Keen, becoming
the wife of DR.. Robert Scott Lamb of
Pennsylvania. Rev. DR.. Harding performed
the ceremony, and the wedding marches
were played by Prof. Bischof. The chan
and the altar with white lilies and violets,
the aisle being also divided off with rib
bons and flowers. The ushers were DR..
Samuel E. Watkins, Mr.. Henry c. Lewis,
Mr.. Robert C. Howard and Mr.. John Gra-
ham. The bride was attended by Miss
Irena Keen as maid Of honor, and Mr..
Charles E. Wood was best man. The
bride, who is very pretty. looked exceed
ingly attractive in q smart gown Of mode
broa adcloth, trimmed with renaissance lace
and turquoise velvet. Her hat was in these
shades and her bouquet was OF lilies Of
the valley and violets. tied with long
streamers Of blue velvet ribbon. The maid
of honor wore pastel blue broadcloth, also
trimmed in lace, and black chiffon hat,
with touches Of blue velvet. Her flowers
were violets. Only the immediate members
of the family were present later at the
wedding breakfast at the Keen residence.
924 S street. The brides presents were
numerous and valuable. Her travelling
dress was of blue broadeioth: After wed
ding trip to New York and Philadelphia
the couple will go to the groom's home IN
Pennsylvania to live.
The congressional ladies residing at the
Hamilton will receive tomorrow from 3 to 6
for the last time this season.
Receiving Wednesday. the 9th instant.
with Mrs Edward w. Dom of 1908 10th
street will be her daughter, Mrs. Lester
Latham Stevens Of Baltimore.
Mrs. David Vincent Chadwick will not be
at home tomorrow, but will be at home
Wednesday, February 13 for the last time
before her departure for San Juan, where
she will join Mr.. Chadwick.
Mrs. Fleming Lavender will not receive
tomorrow, but will be at home the follow
ing Wednesdays in February.
Misses Lillian and Blanche Williams, sis
ters of Representative w. e. Williams Of
Illinois, are visiting their brother and fam
lily at 1437 Rhode Island avenue
Mr. and Mrs. John Tileston Granger en-
tertained last night at a beautifully ap-
pointed dinner at their home, 1888 Connecti-
cut avenue, in honor Of the Speaker and
Mrs. Henderson. The other guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. William Alden Smith, Mr.. and
Mrs. Perry Heath, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Benson Of Passaic, N. j.; Mr.. and Mrs.
H. Clay Evans, Mr.. James F. Stewart Of
New Jersey, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Wilson,
Mrs. John 0. Evans and Mr.. and Mrs.
Theodore w. Noyes. The decorations were
American beauty roses.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. wilmer celebrated the
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