Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-08
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
Mr.. AND MRS. WALSH ENTER
TAIN FOR MRS. MACKAY.
A Musicale at the Russian Embassy
Mr.. Ridgely's Dinner-Per-
sonal Notes.

Mr.. and Mrs Thomas F. Walsh enter
| tanned at dinner last night in their new
home on Massachusetts avenue, which i'll
every detail was one of the most suinp-
tuous affairs ever given at the capital Tne
| spacious mansion is very nearly completed,
| even to the most minor detail, and the
| good taste and judgment of its owners Is
! apparent at every point The French salon,
dainty in Pompadour tints, to the north
| east of the spacious hail. is joined on the
| south by an equally imposing apartment.
| the library music ROOM where there are
| more glowing colors. The dining room,
! one Of the largest in any private residence
here, extends across the south end of the
suite. The dinner table was adorned with
| yellow orchids of very beautiful variety,
their coloring being the keynote to the
superb decoration of the board, where a
| service of gold, made from gittering mug
| gets taken from the Camp Bird mine, was
| used for the first time. recital on the
| organ in the music room was an accom-
| paniment to the dinner. Mr.. and Mrs.
| Walsh's guests included Mrs. John w.
| Mackay, in whose honor the event was
given, the British ambassador, Admiral
| Dewey, Secretary Wilson Senator and Mrs.
| Wetmore, Senator and Mrs. Hanna, Sena-
| tor and Mrs. Depew, the Belgian minister
and Baroness Moncheur General S. b. M.
| Young Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne MacVeagh.
| Mr.. and Mrs. John 3. Henderson, Mr.. and
Mrs. John w. Foster Mr.. and Mrs. c. c.
| Glover, Mr. and Mrs w. J. Boardman,
| Mr.. and Mrs. Ward Thoron, Mr.. and Mrs
| Thomas Nelson Page, Mrs Stanley Mat
| thews Mrs Richardson Glover, Mrs. An
derson, Mrs. Kortright of New York, MRS
Pos. -hwaite, Miss Flora Wilson. Miss
Patten, the Marquis St. Vito of Italy. Mr..
E.. V. Morgan, Mr.. Lowery and Mr.. Fred
erick Townsend Martin of New York.
Controller Ridgely gave dinner last
night at his residence in honor of Mr. and
Mrs. Nelson O'Shaughnessy of London. The
other guests were the assistant secretary OIL
state and Mrs. Loomis, Charles RI. Keep,
assistant secretary of the treasury. and
Mrs. Keep, Mrs. and Miss Deering, MAJOR
and Mrs. Swift and Gen. Crozier.
Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Tiffany again
occupying their Connecticut avenue house,
where the latter gave luncheon today.
The Russian ambassador and the Coun-
tess Cassini welcomed a company last
night to hear NJ Oumiroff, Russian BARI
tone. The guests present included the
French ambassador and Nine. Jusserand.
Nine. Hengemuller, Baroness Speck Won
Sternburg wife of the German ambassador,
and her sister Miss Langham; the charge
daffaires of the Italian embassy and the
Countess di Cellere; the Swedish minister.
the Persian minister, the Argentine min
| lister and Sonora Merou, the Belgian MIN
lister and Baroness Moncheur the Portu-
guest minister, Senator and Mrs. Wetmore,
Mr.. and Mrs. Boardman the Misses Board
man and Mrs. Frederick H. Keep of Chi
CaRO, MISS GlOVeT, MT. anu -hTs w W.
Rockhill, Miss Edith Root, the Viscount de
Chambrun, Major McCawley, Mrs. Hobson,
Baron and Baroness Bussche, Baron and
Baroness Giskra, Senior Montagna, Mr..
Raikes, Mr.. Wyndham, Senior Del Niso,
Miss Bessie Ashton Mr.. Van Roijen of the
Netherlands legation. Commander and
Nine. Boutakoff, Col. Raspowpow and Mr..
Hansen of the embassy staff.
The annual charity ball given by the
Southern Relief Society will be held at the
Arlington, February /, 1904.
The second semi-monthIy meeting of the
euchre club was held at the home of Mss
Braddock Friday evening last. Among those
present We're: Misses Menaugh Morrison;
Mcknight, Bushby, L. Seurferle, West and
Messrs. Hulsey, Conner, Thomas, West, At
kinson, Burket. The invited guests were
Miss Helen Suerffere. Harriette Jones and
Messrs. Elmer Evans and Charles Beard.
The first prizes were won by Miss Menaugh
and Mr.. Evans, and the consolation prizes
by Mr.. Conner and L. Seurferle- Refresh
ments were served in the dining room at IL
o'clock. The rest of the evening was devot-
ed to music and dancing.
Mrs Henry Philip Brown will not be at
home Tuesdays during December.
Miss Carrie Hollander of zoos nth street
has returned from a visit to Baltimore with
relatives and friends
Mrs William F. Clark and son will be
with Major and Mrs. Beach, PIP Q street
until the I'd Cavalry sail
Last Saturday evening the friends of Mss
Maud Wilson surprised her at her home at
Ballston, Va. Music and dancing We're in
dulged in up until a late hour. Miss Wilson
received many appropriate presents. Among
those present We're. Miss Edith Gideon, Mss
Mae Thomas, Miss Myrtle Veitch. Miss Isa-
bel Sullivan, Miss Pearl Sutton, Miss Co
rhine Kendrick Mrs. Geo Thurber Mr. w
Kendrick. Mr.. Julian Walton. Mr.. Clyde
Meyer, Mr. Marvin Sutton, Mr.. Ralph
Meyer, Mr.. Garland Kendrick, Mr.. Richard
Sutton, Mr.. Kelly and Mr.. c. Donaldson.
Miss Flora Keith has returned from a
two months visit in Portmouth and Nor
folk, Va and has, as a guest. Miss Mabel
Herbert of Portsmouth, Va.
Mrs T. C. Plat. wife of Senator Plat.
will not receive at the Arlington Hotel until
the first Thursday in January.
Senator Warren of Wyoming has again
taken rooms at the New Willard. His
daughter, Miss Warren. will be with him
during the winter. and anticipates an en-
joyable season. She has been away from
her home much of the time prior to her
graduation from Wellesley College last
June, and the present season will be her
first in society.
MI. Ernest Walsche and Miss Alice NJ.
Lakin were married Wednesday evening.
December 2, at the Epworth Southern
Methodist Church, which was beautifully
decorated for the occasion, the Rev. DR..
Brakeman officiating.
and lace, and carried a shower bouquet of
bride roses.
The bridesmaid was sister of the
groom. The ushers were Messrs. Terry,