Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-30
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
THE FIRST MONDAY DANCE AND
ITS PLEASURES.
Dancing in the New Ball Room-Com'
ing-Out and Other Teas-Hmely
Personal Notes.

night at HauSCnerS, settled tne popularity
Of the series. The meeting was a. most sue
cessful one and assembled company OF
youthful distinction and chaperons of
prominence in the social world Of the CAPT.
tai. Mrs Postlethwaite, Miss Kean and
Mr.. Thomas Nelson Page received the
guests, who danced from 10 until 2, with
an hours interval at midnight for supper
The gathering of young girls was an I'M
usually attractive one, the debutantes be-
ing present in large numbers, with the
bellies of the last two seasons. The COM
mittee received in the pink parlor. Inc
great feature of the evening, was, OF
course, the-opening Of the new white ball
room. This latest addition to the public
ball rooms of the capital is splendidiy pro
portioned in size and height Its finish Is
white, the electric brackets are in old gilt
and the chairs all in gilt. The mirrored
walls reflect again and again each passing
form, and a pretty arrangement OF the
lights last night bathed the large room
first In simulated sunshine and then again
in the rosiest of CLOVIS. The music gallery
had hedge of fir trees around the front
balustrade, in which shone tnnumerable
small red and white electric lights. The
guests moving from one ball room to the
other, passed under a red flower bel, to
the clapper of which was suspended sprig
of mistletoe. Other suggestions of the holi-
day season. in the way Of holly and req
ribbons, were in the green ball room, and
in the new banquet hall and parlors and
small dining rooms adjoining on the meg
canine floor, all of which were thrown open
last night to the inspection of the company.
Mrs Charles E. Seymour will give ball
tonight at Rauscher's for the young friends
of her daughter, Miss Seymour. debutante
this winter. Owing to her mourning,
that keeps her this season from participant
ing at all in social affairs, Mrs. seymour
will not be present, but Mrs. Postlethwaite,
Mrs. Sanger. Mrs. Schroeder and Mr..
Thomas Nelson Page will do the honors IN
her name About 200 guests will be pres
ent.
Other events Of today will include the
large afternoon reception at the austrian
embassy, when the friends of the newly &C
credited ambassador and Nine. Hengel-
muller will meet their niece and guest for
the winter, the Baroness Won Palm, as well
as to formally congratulate the latest
honor to ambassador and ambassadress
from their sovereign.
Mrs Joseph Washington, wife Of the
former representative from Tennessee, gave
tea yesterday afternoon to Introduce her
daughter Miss Anna Boiling Washington,
to their friends here. Miss Washington
made her debut last winter at her southern
home The hostess was assisted in recelv-
ing by Mrs. w. H. J. Lee and Mrs. John
Chopper, Mrs. Alfred Gillette, Miss Seawell
and Mrs. Page. Among the young people
who assisted in the entertainment OF the
guests were Miss Gertrude Grossman, Miss
Zaidee Cobb, Miss Elsie Seymour, Miss
Harriet Switzerland, Miss Julia Colds
borough, Miss Emily Fitch, Miss Bertha
Hill, Miss Hoban and Miss Elsie Dodge.
The Italian ambassador and Nine.
Mayor des Planches gave dinner last
night their guests being Senator and Mrs:
Lodge, Senator and Mrs. Hale, MT ana
Mrs William ]. Boardman, Mrs. Slater,
Visconte de Alte, the minister from Por-
tugal Count Montgelas and Mr.. H. c. Nor
man.
Mrs. H. J. Reilly, widow of Captain Reilly
of the 9Th Artillery, gave tea yesterday
in the green ball room at Rauscher's to
present her young daughter. Miss Margaret
Reilly. The occasion was a very happy
one, large company of friends from both
army and resident circles being present
Mrs. Robert Toombs Small will be at
home at the Albemarle Fridays in January.
Mrs. A. Kaufman, 1912 Yale street, has
cards out for tea January 2, 1903. from
to G. to meet Miss Clifford Of Bath, Me-,
and Miss StrouSe of Baltimore.
Miss Christine Roosevelt Of New York Is
visiting her relatives the family Of Senator
Kean, where a dinner of eighty covers WILL
be given in her honor tomorrow night.
Mr. and Mrs. William Corcoran Eustis
are at the farm they have leased near
Leesburg for the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi P Morton and their
daughters will sail next week to spend the
rest of the winter in Europe.
Miss Edith Miller, the debutante daughter
of Lieutenant Commander and Mrs. Fred
erck A. Miller, gave a luncheon today at
Rauscher's, when thirty of the debutantes
and other young friends of the hostess were
present.
Ex-senator and Mrs. ]. M. Thurston are
spending part of the holidays in New York
city Mrs. Thurston viii receive thursdays
in February.
Mr.. and Mrs James McGrath have issued
invitations for the marriage Of their daugh-
ter, Cecilia Agnes, to Mr.. Roy Emmons
McQuigg New Year day. The bridesmaids
will be the Misses Beatrice Marie Hall,
Rosalie Helena Holmes, Nella Mccormick
and Title Sparks and the ushers Messrs
Ernest E. Herrell, ]. F. Click. James Buck
ley and James Farrell. Miss Rosalie Ber-
nardette McGrath will be maid Of honor
Miss Anna L. McGrath, who is now at
school in Boston, will not be able to attend
the marriage of her sister, as she Is to take
a prominent part in the college girls en-
tertainment on the same day.
Mrs. T. NJ. Miller gave a tea for young
people Yesterday in honor Of the Misses
Mackay Smith, the young daughters of the
bishop of Philadelphia.
Mrs. u. H. Painter and her daughter, Miss
Painter, will be at the New Willard until
January TO- Both are receiving many
pleasant attentions from their large circle
Of Washington friends.
Secretary and Mrs. Hay, Mr.. and Mrs
John w. Foster and Mr.. Francis Cotton
will give dinners tonight.
The musicale and tea yesterday at the
New Willard gave a delightful hour or two
to an appreciative gathering. Mr.. Reginald
De Koven and Mrs. Stilson Hutchins were
in charge Of the program, the numbers of
which were LIE Cygne," Saint Saens; Span
ish Dance, Moszkowski, MI. Walter Morse
Rummel; "Frulingsnacht." Schuman;
'.FaIlih! Fallahv' Van der Stucken, Miss
Harlan, accompanied by Mrs. Graves;
Loves Litany," Romance" Reginald De
Koven, Mrs. Stilson Hutchins, violoncello
accompaniment, Mr.. .Villalpando; reading,
Mr., Thomas Nelson Page; Lea Chanson
des Baisers," Bernberg; violin solo, De Ber-
riot, Mr. Walter Morse Rummel; THE
Little Shepherd Of Kingdom Come" read
ing by Mr.. John Fox, jr. The last number
in which Mrs. Fremont was to have sung
was necessarily omitted. After the music
Mrs Hale and Mrs. Leonard Wood presided
at the tea tables, Mrs. Patterson and Miss
Kean served coffee, and a number Of others
assisted Miss Gwynn, who has worked so
fndefatigably and successfully for the event
in other pleasurable positions. Mr.. Edwin