Evening star., 1902-03-08
THE SOCIAL WORLD
Sociabilities Continue at the
White House.
COMING EVENTS NOTED
EASTER PLEASURES NOW BEING
ARRANGED.
Dinners and Dances Of the Spring
Seasop-Interesting Per-
sonal Mention.
COMING EVENTS NOTED

SeaSop-1ntereSt1ng FER
sonal Mention.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt will have a
young company dining with them tonight
as little farewell party to Miss Roosevelt,
who leaves tomorrow night for her trip to
Cuba.
Minister and Mrs Calvo will give a small
dinner tonight. Mr.. and Mrs. Westinghouse
will entertain at a large dinner for Earl
Grey, their much-feted guest, tonight, and
have invited a number of friends in later
for reception.
Mrs Roosevelt has recently received from
President Diaz Of Mexico three specimens
of Mexican drawn work, probably as ex
qu!sitely fine as any ever sent from that
country, whose ncedlewomen are famous
the world over for their beautiful work of
this kind. The presentation was made
through Mr.. John Barrett, eX-minister to
Siam, upon his return from the Pan-Ameri-
can congress lately. He was accompanied
to the White House by his private secre-
tary, Mr.. Theodore z. Hardee The linen
pieces were encased in a handsome box.
The President ard Mrs. Roosevelt received
the Chilean minister Mr.. Joaquin Walker
Martinez, and Mrs. Walker Martinez, in the
blue room yesterday afternoon, when the
neWly-arriyed minister and wife made their
first call at the White House. Other visit
ors received by both the President and
Mrs. Roosevelt were the Belgian minister
and Baroness Moncheur and the minister
from Guatemala, Mr.. LaZo Arriaja. Mr..
Martinez, the new Chilean minister. is the
successor to late Don Carlos Vicuna whose
death occurred at Buffalo during his at
tendance at the Pan-American exposition.
Mrs. Burrows, wife of Senator Burrows.
accompanied Mrs. Fairbanks on her recent
trip to Charleston and enjoyed with her the
delightful hospitalities extended to the visi
tors from the national capital who We're
entertained so handsomely both by the D.
A. r. chapters and by friends in private
life. The visits to the exposition and sails
about the harbor We're especially pleasant.
Mrs. Elkins went south today for visit
to moro quickly recuperate from the illness
which has kept her indoors a great deal of
the winter, and from which she has only
recently recovered
The French ambassador. M. Cambon. has
issued invitations for Monday evening,
when his guests will be entertained by
lecture.
ball will be given at the New Willard
Easter Tuesday, April q for the Home for
1ncura bIes and the ladies interested in this
direction are asking that the evening be
kept free from any other large entertain
ment.
Mr.. Charles D. Stephens Of this city and
Miss Mary A. Wilson Of Port Gibson, N Y,
will be married Saturday, March Is, at the
residence of the latter at Port Gibson. n.
Y At home 10 Grant place. this city, after
March 10, from to o'clock p. m.
Miss Julia Lamont. daughter Of Col. and
Mrs Lamont who has been seriously i'll
with brain fever, was considered out Of
danger yesterday.
Representative and Mrs, Thropp gave
notable dinner last night when their guests
were the Countess EsterhaZy, the Swiss
minister. Mrs. Hornsby, Mr.. and Mrs.
Rear Admiral and Mrs Terry, Col. and
Mrs. Alexander. Mr.. and Mrs. Page Nor
ris and Mr.. Douglass Merritt.
Chatfield Taylor and Mr.. and Mrs. John r.
Mclean We're dinner hosts last night.
The future residence in New York city Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Payne Whitney will occupy
q site on 5th avenue between 18th and 10Th
streets Col. Payne, uncle Of the former,
has just paid $4O0, 600 for the ground. The
mansion which is to be erected on it is to
represent an expenditure Of another half
million, although the plans have not yet
been decided upon definitely.
: The Japanese minister entertained at
luncheon today In honor Of the Siamese
minister.
A musicale was given by DR.. and Mrs
Arthur T. Ramsay at Fairmont Seminary
last evening. A well-arranged program
was rendered by number Of Washington
artists in the ball room in what was for
merly the home Of the Chinese legation.
Dr. and Mrs. Ramsay received the guests
main parlors. and a corps of young ladies
assisted the host and hostess and ushered
the guests to their seats. The program in
cluded selections from Donizetti and Hen
sckers Spring Song by Mrs. Elsie Bond
Bischoff. with Professor Bischoff as ac-
ccmpanist; and violoncello reiditions, Mr.
zurka, LIE Cygne and Tarantelle among
them, by Mr.. Ernest Lent Mr.. Anton Kas-
par gave several violin recitals, including
Wieniawskis Romance and Sarasate's III
geunerwesen. Mrs. Ernest Lent's piano Sc
lections included LISTS Polonaise and Sim
dhng's Fruhlingsrauschen. Mr.. Charlie
magne Koehler depicted a number of scenes
from Hamlet" and other ShalSespearean
plays, and in response to encores gave
some humorous recitations Songs by Mr..
Herbert D. Lawson were among the other
features of Inc program.
Mrs Richardson Glover has returned from
a trip to California and her ranch there.
She will shortly sail for Europe to rejoin
Captain and Mrs. Warren c. Beach Gf
New York have returned to their Washing
ton home and will shortly began a series
of Tuesday night dinners.
Washingtonians at the Brexton, Atlantic
City. include J. j. Nelson and family, Rev.
J. Bickler Burns and family Miss Laura
Smalley, Miss NJ. Brown, John Dixon, II.
H. Forster. G. 8. Bliss and family and ].
D. Sherry.
A charming dinner was given at the Will
lard Hotel last evening by Representative
and Mrs. Mondell Of Wyoming. The guests
were received in the reception parlors Of
the presidential suite and dinner served in
the handsome adjoining dining room. Dou-
BILE tulips and roses were the decorations
almost completely covering the large round
table. At the table with Mr.. and Mrs Mon
dell were: Speaker Henderson, Secretary
Wilson. General and Mrs. Miles. Mr.. and
Miss Cannon. Miss Estelle Reel. Mr.. and
Mrs. Wadsworth. Mr.. and Mrs. Dalzell
Senator Warren. Mr. and Mrs. Payne Mrs.
Van Devanter. Gov. and Mrs. Richards, Mr..