Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-08
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
THE FIRST OF THE BACHELORS
CoTILLIoNS LAST NIGHT.
Lady Herbert Received for the Com
mittee-Teas and Cabinet Recep-
tions-Future Events.

AT the White House reception tonight
carriages will approach from the north
pennsylvania avenue) on 151a street, and
enter on the east side Of the White House,
opposite the Treasury. Pedestrians will
follow the same route.
The gates will not be open until $50
| o'clock. Two carriages will drive under
the porte-cochere at the same time. Coach
men will be provided with numbered tick
cts, which must be preserved by them In
| order to regain admittance to the grounds
Guests will also be provided with tickets
of the same number as their carriages.
These they should carefully preserve, In Or
der to call their carriages.
Guests will depart (as well as arrfVe) on
the east side of the White House, on 1512
street, opposite the Treasury.
Separate dressing rooms for ladies ana
gentlemen will be found at the lower end
Of the grand staircase.
After leaving cloaks in the cloak room
guests requested to pass up the grand
staircase and go to the left, through the
private dining room, into the state dining
room.
flavor, series Of cabinet at homes and
several teas for the daylight hours and
number of dinners at night. finishing up
with the Bachelors, an event that contfn-
ues to hold its own in social value. though
closely contested by variety OF other
subscription affairs. The holiday sugses.
lions in the decoration of the National
Rifles Armory were exceedingly tasteful'
red predominating everywhere, and the
flower favors and the pretty trifies for the
other figures being tied with red ribbons.
Lady Herbert made a most gracious host
ess for the committee. and Mr.. John Van
Ness Philip led the cotillion. assisted by
Mr.. George Howard and Major McCaWley.
The committee under whose direction these
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Brown. president Mr. ]. Lee Phillips, vice
president; Mr.. George Howard, treasurer:
Major Macomb, Lieut.. c. Davis. Mr.. Rich
ard r. Merrick and Mr.. John Van Ness
Philip.
At the parsonage of the Church Of the
and Mr.. Philip c. Hyam tr., were married
by the rector, Rev. Edward Marshall Mott.
On account of the recent death OF the
groOms mother only the immediate rela-
tives were present. Immediately after the
ceremony the couple left for New York.
Mrs. f. S. Moore, ITO New Hampshire
avenue. has invitations out for Friday even
ing, January %, at o'clock.
Mrs Kearns, wife of Senator Kearns, ar
rived yesterday to spend the remainder or
the winter. She is a young and very at
tractive woman, both in appearance and
manners. Last year she remained In Eu-
rope with her young children Although
somewhat fatigued by her long journey
across the continent, she was making calls
in the afternoon. Later in the month she
will begin to receive callers on Thursdays.
Senator and Mrs. Kearns are at the New
Willard.
Mr. and Mrs Reginald DeKoven had
gathering of their friends last night to hear
Mr. Gabrilowitsch play. AT dinner earlier
Russian ambassador and the Countess Cas-
sini, the Austrian Ambassador and Baron
ess Hengelmuller, Mrs. Van Rensselaer,
Crugcr, Miss Wallach Mr.. Cambridge Liv-
Henry May.
Mrs. Frank L. Browne and Miss Ruth
Oldberg Browne will be at home at the Co
lumbia Fridays in January.
The Misses Morris, sisters of Justice
Morris, welcomed several hundred friends
Yesterday at one of the most interesting re-
ceptions of the winter. The spacious home
of the family on Massachusetts avenue was
thronged with callers who were Hospitality
looked after by Mrs. Hastings and Miss Col
bert, sisters of the hostesses; Mrs. Claude
Swanson, Mrs. Francis Nash, Miss jose
phine Merrick, the Misses Hume, Miss Shep
ard, Miss Perrie Anderson, Miss Lambert,
Miss Hillyer and Miss French In the din
ing room Mrs. Seth Shepard and Mrs. Will
lard Warner were vis-a-vis at the flower
decked table, and in the library Miss Ed
garina Hastings and Miss Gertrude White,
schoolgirl nieces of Justice Morris, served
the punch.
Miss Bessie Dorothy Root, assisted by
Mrs. Herbert Wright, the Cambridge, de-
lightfuly entertained Tuesday, January 6,
at matinee euchre party of twenty.
Mrs. Shaw, Mrs. Knox. Mrs. Payne, Miss
Wilson and Mrs. Henderson were at home
to callers yesterday and the Vast hour of
the afternoon was quite a busy one for
each of the hostesses. Owing to Mrs. Hays
absence in New York no reception was held
at the home Of the Secretary Of State. Mr..
and Mrs James Wadsworth, jr., made the
round Of cabinet calls.
Mrs. Shaw had the assistance Of Mrs.
Shrener, Miss Fountain and Miss Emaa
Shaw, the latter presiding at a cosy tea
table in the dining room and exchanging
chatty conversations with the visitors who
found lingering much to their taste.
Mrs. Knox's agreeable personality was
felt throughout her drawing rooms, where
she was assisted by Mrs. Showalter, Mrs.
Sibley, Mrs. Allen and Miss Johnson.
Mrs. Payne, who has been quite Ill since
New Year with bad cold. was sufficiently
recovered to see callers yesterday. She had
Mrs. Cameron and Miss Jones, Miss For
aker and Miss Macomb with her for the
afternoon.
Miss Wilson's receiving party was large
and her reception well attended. Mrs. Theo-
dore Bingham, Mrs. Fabyan Of Chicago,
Miss Grace Mckinley. Miss Mattingly, Miss
Switzerland and Miss Anna Ewing Cock
rell assisted.
Mrs. Henderson. wife Of the Speaker, re-
ceived in the Normandie annex and had the
company Of Mr.. Henderson during the late
afternoon. Miss Palmer, daughter Of Rep
resentative Palmer, who has just returned
from several years absence in Europe for
musical study. sang delightfully."- several
songs. Miss Koon presided at the flower
decked refreshment table in the dining
room and Miss Serene Payne, Miss Dalzell,
Mrs. and Miss Hull and Mrs. Metcalf as
sisted in entertaining the callers.
The Postmaster General and Mrs. Payne
gave dinner at the Arlington, when their
table was decorated with poinsetta blooms
and their guests were: Secretary Moody.
Justice and Mrs. Holmes, Senator and Mrs.
Aldrich, Gen. and Mrs. Corbin. Capt. and
Mrs. Cowles, Gen. and Mrs. Draper, Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh, Mrs. Cameron,
Miss Louise Jones and Col. Biddle.
Mr. George Albert Birch, son Of Edward
j. Birch of Georgetown. and Miss Mary
Clayton Hemmick. daughter Of Mrs. Emma
Schley Hemmick, and granddaughter Of the
late Col VIM Lewis Schley Of Baltimore,