New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-02-19
NOTES OF SOCIETY IN WASHINGTON.

Washington. Feb IS (SpeciaD.-The First AS
sistant Postmaster General and Mrs Wynne gave
a reception tonight, which was attended oy sew
eraI hundred people. The hostess wore silver
spangIed white net with corsage touches OF pink
and the decorations of the drawing and dining
rooms of pink flowers and palms
The "Rachelors'' gave the third and last or their
series of cotillons tonight at the National Rifles
Hall. The big armory was decorated with rose
coIors and the ceiling was hung with Southern
laurel. The favors consisted OF corsage bouquets
tinseI decorations, fans. wands canes ana otner
trifes in gilt and gay ribbons Mrs PostlethWdlts
received the guests and George Howard led the
cotiIlon Earlier in the evening he entertained at
dinner the other members Of the committee IN
charge Of the dance-P. Lee Phillips. Lieutenant
Davis. Major Montgomery Macomb. Richard Mer-
rick Van Ness Philip and Major Charles l. NC
Cawley.
Representative Sibey, of Pennsylvania enter
tanned twenty-five men at dinner tonight.
Clifford Pinchot gave dinner Tonight
Mrs Addison G. Foster gave luncheon at the
Arlington to-day in honor of her guest. Mrs HdIrf
son Foster of Chicago Others present were MIS-
Shaw. wife OF the secretary of the Treasury; Mrs
PAYNE wife OF the Postmaster General. and MIS-
VI s. Quay
Mrs Mary Thaw who announced last night tlle
engagement Of her daughter, Alice, 10 the Ear
of Yarmouth st-rted tonight for Fernandina Fla.
where shs will join her daughter and the carr
Mrs Thaw is tne widow of William ThaW, or Plus
burg a wealthy iron manufacturer at "ho'o
death some years ago each Of his children receiver
81 100000 and his widow times that sum- Harry
K Thaw her son, leased the Don Cameron house
in Lafayette Square, in the early winter ana MS
mothe- and sister have been with him through the
season Miss ThaW went South a few weeks ago 10
visit her sister, Mrs. George L. Carnegie, at Cum
berand Island, the Florida coast Inc Earl
Of Yarmouth tad been the guest of Mr. Inaw at
his Washington home. and afterward followed MISS
Thaw to Florida The earl has an ancient tltie'
but no estates. and his dramatic and Journalistic
efforts to maintain himself have been discussed at
length in the press of this country and Great BTU
ain Miss Thsw made her debut two years ago
She is the younger Of the two daughters or Wlildn
Thaw by his second marriage, the elder. Margaret
having been married several years ago TO George
Lander Carneg e. Her brothers are Ldward Iha"
of New-York ard Harry X Thaw and josiah COP
ley Thaw of Pfttsburg. Mrs. Thaw expects TO re-
turn with her de lighter within a week
Representative and Mrs. Huff gave a dinner To-
night for their daughter Miss Carolyn HUFF. Later
the young people attended the Bachelor5 CoIIiion.
The dinner company included Miss Gwendoline
Ffo,1lke Miss Foraker, Miss Eliza Bates, MISS
T'he7dosi~ Ma tin, Miss Ethel Seckendorr. MISS
r. -@ev Bloorrer Miss Postlethwaite, Nathan
V yeth Reginald Huidekoper, Count Gherardesca
of the Italiar Embassy; Count De Ahadamar. Rob
ert Sterling Clark. Murray Cobb. Harry K Tnaw
and Julian H If who is at home from 1ale Tor a
weeks vacation.