Evening star., 1901-04-29
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
TRAVELLING ABROAD FOR PLEASURE
AND HEALTH.
Recent Hospftalfttes at Home. and
Clubs-TimeIy Personal
Notes,

| Countess Cassini sails tomorrow for Eu-
| rope with her companion, She will spend
month in Germany and later will be
Joined by the Russian ambassador.
| Mrs. Hearst left yesterday for the west
| travelling in her own car and accompanied
| by party of guests. Miss Lane and Miss
| Apperson, who spent the past winter here
with her. in the number.
Mrs Burrows. wife of Senator Burrows
who has been quite i'll for nearly two
/ months with nervous prostration, has gone
| to Atlantic City to recuperate
Mrs. Charles G. Dulin and family. who
made long visit to Atlantic City, are
back at their 10th street house. After a
month so at her Cambridge Mass,
| place, Mrs. Dulin will spend the late sum-
| mer in Canada.
Mrs. John P. Story was favored by
| bright, sunshiny afternoon Saturday for
her tea in honor of her daughter, the
Countess de Buisseret of Belgium, who.
| with Count Buisseret, now enjoying a va
| ca ton from his diplomatic duties at Wen
ma. Will spend the summer in this country.
The gathering at the Country Club reflect
| ed the social life of the capital at the mo-
! ment and proved. a very pleasant reunion.
! Mrs. Story and her daughter were assisted
| by Mrs. John p Story. jr. There We're
| small tables, at which the guests were seat
| ed, about the porch. as well as indoors,
| where refreshments were served.
The German ambassador gave a dinner
Saturday night, when his guests included
| the Secretary of the Interior and Mrs.
| Hitchcock, the Spanish minister and Ouch
ess dArcos, the Peruvian minister and
| Mrs. Calderon, Senator Depew, Count Tar
nowski, Baron Ambrozy, Mr.. and Ms.
| Crackenthorpe, Mr.. and Mrs. MacVeagh,
| Mrs. Perrin, Miss Myers, Miss Wallach, Mr..
Jesse Brown, Captain and Mrs. Won Re
beur Paschwitz, Count Hacke and Count
! Arnim of the embassy staff.
! General and Mrs. Sternberg gave din
ner Saturday night. The guests were Sec
retary Wilson, the japanese minister and
Mrs. Takahira, Assistant Secretary and
Mrs. Hill, Assistant Secretary and Mrs.
Sanger, Mrs. Manning and Mr.. and Mrs.
w. E. Curtis.
General l.. dArtamonoff Of Russia,
Gently chief of staff at Manchuria was
the guest Saturday of the Russian ambas-
sador, who gave a breakfast in his honor.
Last night he dined at the French en-
| bassy.
Mrs Fairbanks, president general OF the
d. A. R.. was the guest of honor at a tea
Saturday given at the Washington Club
by the local chapters Of the organization.
The 500 guests were presented to Mrs. Fair
banks by Mrs. Lockwood, regent OF the
District. In the receiving line were the
following regents of the ten District chap
ters: Miss Virginia Miller of Mary Wash
ington Chapter, Mrs. A. E. Mann OF Dolly
Madison Chapter Mrs. Oscar Roome OF
Martina w dSHlnSLON NHdpttT, IndiS
S. Gist OF Continental Chapter Mrs. ]. d.
CroisSant Of Columbia Chapter, Mrs. A.
Main of Army and Navy Chapter, Mrs NJ
A. Ballinger of Manor House Chapter, Mrs
=. NJ. Stocking of American Chapter, Mrs.
J. E. Foster Of Constitution Chapter, Mrs.
G w. Draper of Miriam Danforth Chapter
and Mrs. J. Walker Holcombe of Lucy
Holcombe Chapter. Mrs. Ludington PIE
sided at the tea table. and had the assist
ance Of several dozen other members of
various chapters.
Miss Rosie l.. Blades was given party
In honor Of her sixteenth birthday at her
residence. 112S 4th street southeast. Friday
evening last. After games and music sup
per was served. Among those present were:
Miss Josephine Abdll, Miss Jessie Hough-
ton, Rita Cissell, Laura Kestin. Elsie Cis-
Cooper, BESSIE Hardy, Edith Reits. Maud
Mason. Edwin Cooper, Walter Collins,
Harry Warfeld, George Sheets Leonard
Williams. Mrs s A. Fletcher; Mrs, Cal
Wright and Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Blades.
The Cosmopolitan Shakespeare Club of
CAPITOL Hin was entertained at the home
of Mrs. A Patten, 1902 Concord street.
Brookland, Tuesday evening, the 23d in
slant, II being the anniversary of Shake
speare's birth. The evening was devoted
to papers and thoughts on the poet and
ShakeSpearean guessing contests. Each
members represented some character or
quotation from Shakespeare Refreshments
were served by the hostess, assisted by her
daughters. Those present were: Mesdames
Pierson, Forster, Thompson, Whitney,
Armstrong Stanton. Patten, Webb, Wood,
Misses Jeffery. Bear, Malone. Weiss, Pat
ten, PierSon.
The Northeast Euchre Club held a meet
ing last Tuesday evening at the residence
of Mrs. c. H. Martyr. 1903 H street north
east. The first prizes We're won by Mrs.
c. H. Martyr and Mr.. ]. Talbert; second
prizes were won by Mr.. Palen and Mr.. H.
Wenzel; boobys were won by Mrs. H. Wen
Eel and Mr. A. LauXman. Eight tables
were played, after which refreshments
were served. Those present were: Mr. and
Mrs. Minnis, Mr.. and Mrs. Shelf, Dr. and
Mrs. Walters. Mr.. and Mrs. Martyr, Mr..
man, Mr.. and Mrs. w. Wenzel, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. Wenzel, Mr.. and Mrs Grey, Mrs
2. Talbert. Mrs swank. Mrs. Litz. Mrs.
Rawlings, Miss NJ; Myers, Miss NJ. Huston,
Messrs. ]. Talbert, ]. Brown, Mr.. Palen,
Mr. Chartar, Mr.. Wassner, win MINIS. J.
Lauxman, E. Lauxman and ]. Robertson
Miss Greedy, who is visiting the Misses
Crawford in Philadelphia, had an unpleas-
ant experience Saturday-an three young
laoies being thrown from a trap. The
horses became frightened, and. after rum
ming about a mile down a steep hill on the
in car track, causing the trap to
upset. The escape of the party was
miraculous. Miss Ethel Crawford who
was the most seriously injured, expects to
Miss Edith Crawford, beyond feeling a liz
tie stiff and from their fail, were
about. as usual yesterday.
Visiting members of Pi Beta Phi Frater-
nifty and the Columbia Alpha Chapter, Co.
lumbian University, were entertained by
the Washington alumnae Saturday at a
beautifully appointed luncheon In the red
room of the Cairo, in honor of the thirty
fourth anniversary of the founding of the
fraternity. Covers We're laid for about
thirty. The prevailing tone in the decora-
tions was red, the table being attractively
decorated with a large centerpiece of car
nations, from which long slender ferns ra-
dated to the red-shaped candeabra Gar
lands of asparagus vine festooned the man.
tells and buffet, while among the flowers
scattered through the room was a hand
some bunch of pink carnations, sent by the
Chi Denteron Charge OF Theta Delta Chi |
Fraternity. Mrs Albert Hiiiiker acted as |
toastmistress and read messages Of con-
graduation and good wishes from the ma
tional president. The speakers of the af- |
ternoon were Miss Elsie Turner Miss Bay-
ly, Miss Lynch and Miss Emma Turner |
At the conclusion of the luncheon the
standing toast was given to Mrs Hilliker |