Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-29
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
LAST DAYS OF THE OLD YEAR
WILL BE BUSY ONES.
The Monday Dances Begin Tonight
Miss Kean's Dinner Of Eighty
Other Closely Events-Notes.

Other Closely Events-Notes.
The first Of the Monday dances will ne
held tonight at Rauscher's. Mrs. Whliam
s. Cowles. Mrs Postlethwaite, Mrs Thomas
Nelson Page and Miss Kean Will receive.
The debutantes will be present in full force,
and the new white ball room will be used
for the first time. AS the entire scheme OF
decoration could not be finished in time the
ivory effect has been gained by lavish
use of white draperies. The walls are lined
with mirrors and the dividing panels are
half hidden with boughs Of laurel and
sprays of southern smilax. The room Is
lofty and has an arched ceiling. The music
gallery Is an unusually pretty feature OF
the new ball room. The new room and the
green ball room adjoin wide arched open
ing disclosing fine view from one to the
other. Another broad staircase has been
added as an approach to the new room.
Both ball rooms and reception parlors, as
we'll as the new banquet hall on the mez-
canine floor, will be in use tonight as the
company is to be a large one. Supper Will
be served at small tables in the banquet
hall, which is already gay with Christmas
greens and ribbons. Two more Of the Mon-
day dances will be given at Rauscher's DIR
ing the season and a fourth after Easter.
The Postmaster General and Mrs. Payne
gave a dinner Saturday night, when their
guests were the Belgian minister and the
Baroness MOncheur, Count Quadt the mil
itary attache of the French embassy and
Nine. Vignal, Colonel and Mrs. Lieber, Miss
McKenna, Miss MacVeagh, Miss Patten.
Miss Louise Jones, Mr.. Thaw, Lieut.. Rob-
ert Sterling Clark and Mr.. Edward Morgan.
Justice Brown gave a dinner Saturday
night in honor of Justice and Mrs. Holmes,
and in the company to meet them were
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Foster, Rev. DR.. and
Mrs. Randolph McKim, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Lowndes, General and Mrs. A. w. Greedy
Mrs Julian James, Miss McKibben and Mr.
Hoehling.
Miss Fuller gave a luncheon Saturday.
when her guests were Miss Louise Jones,
Mrs Charles Poor, Mrs. Cobb, Miss For
aker, Miss Anita Poor, Miss Adola Greedy,
Miss McLanahan, Miss Marion Gallaudet
Miss Ward. Miss Hoban. Miss Christine
Owen, Miss Sargent. Miss Helen Ffoulke
and Mrs. Francis of New York, sister Of
the hostess.
A phantom party was given at the
home Of the Misses Paxson, 200 A street
southeast, Saturday night. The spirits OF
musicians long since departed-Schubert,
Verdi, Jenny Lind, Ole Bull and others
consented to leave their usual haunts for
the occasion. and, shrouded In sheets and
pillow cases, gave ghost walk ana con-
cert that had, perhaps, more Of originality
and fun in it than melody. Following the
ghost walk came dancing and cake walk
in which the winning couple, List ana
Parepa Rosa, won a handsome picture
During the evening refreshments were
served. Christmas eve was also the occa-
sion of holiday merrymaking at the Misses
Parsons. A company of some fifty friends
of ST. Nicholas gathered at the tree left by
the jolly saint in their front parlor, and
each was the recipient Of some token
which he had placed on its spreading
branches. Mr. Charles H. Strobeck made
n
followed by the Rev. Henry Mason Baum,
d. c.. L., who, for the Capitol Hill Christ
mas Association" presented the Misses
Paxson with copy of Da Vmci Au-
rora'' and heavy plate glass wall mirror
Music and dancing followed the distribu-
ton of presents, with an interval Tor col
lation. Capt. w. II. H. WATSON and Mr.
L. W. Aldrich were the committee in charge
of the occasion.
Miss Della Mussey is spending the holt
days with her mother, Mrs. Ellen Spencer
Mussey They will be at home to their
friends informally Tuesday, December 30,
from 3 to 6, at Mrs. Mussey's residence,
No 2145 K street northwest.
Mr. and Mrs Frederick Ambrose Clark
are entertaining a house party at their
place. Iroquois Farm, near CooperstoWn,
n. Y. The estate was gift to Mr. clark
from his brother and this party Is given
to properly housewarm the mansion. Lieu
join his brothers party over Sunday.
Mr. Willis Moore gave a dinner Satur-
day night, when his guests were Assistant
Attorney General Willis Vandervanter AS
sistant Postmaster General Wynne, Solici-
tor General Richards Commissioner Mac
farland Commissioner West, Robert Hill,
Gilbert Grosvenor, Richard Weightman,
Prof Alexander Graham Bell, Prof. ). +.
Langley, DR.. Charles D. Walcott, DR.. B. 7.
Galloway and DR.. Otto Ilttmann.
Mr.. Francis Cotton gave a dinner Satur-
day, the first of series in honor of his
debutante daughter Miss Margery Cotton.
The company included Miss Martina Jones,
Miss Pansy Bloomer, Miss Annie McCaw-
ley, Miss Postlethwaite, Miss Field, Miss
Hill, Miss Seymour Miss Huff, Miss Gwen
doline Ffoulke, Count Gherardesco Of the
Italian embassy, Mr.. Boeufve of the French
embassy, Lieutenant Gibbons, Lieutenant
Martin. Mr.. Pulido, Mr.. Alfred Hopkins,
Dr. Clayton, Lieutenant Edward McCauley
and Mr. and Mrs. Lucian B. Chase of New
York.
Miss Mabel King of 1856 Yale street has
as her guests Miss Edith Ward and Miss
Ethel Love Of Hendersonville. N. c.
Mrs. Moncure Burke has gone to New
York, and will not be home until the last
of January.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles E. Young and Mr..
and Mrs. William Harrison Heron are at
1917 Rhode Island avenue for the winter
Mrs, Edward Stevens has cards out for
January and 81. from to g.
Mrs. Corbin, assisted by Mrs. Bates, Mrs.
Gillespie Mrs Bingham, Mrs. Johnston,
Mrs Olmstead, Miss Sheridan, Miss Young
and a number Of other ladies OF the army
and resident circles will receive New Year
day from until o'clock.
Miss Amelia Alexander has gone to New
York to visit relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Dyer are at the
Farragut, with their daughters, Lu Ru and
Iris, who have just returned from a years
travel in Europe.
Mrs Walter Brown Fairfield has returned
from Buck Lodge Md, where she went