Evening star., 1904-12-17
THE SOCIAL WORLD
Christmas and New Year
Plans in Notable Homes.
THE GAYETIES AHEAD
RECENT AND SOME OF THE FU-
TURE HosPITALITIEs.
Debut of the Daughter of the Secretary
of the Navy Today
Personals.

The coming-out season may be said .
be practically over with the entertainments
for which invitations are now broadcast.
1t has been much more active and the
debutantes are much more numerous than
Indications first pointed out. The afternoon
tea thus far has beep the medium, or at
least the opening wedge, and has answered.
all the demands made upon 1t. There nave
been few of what might be considered
Jams mainly because where the families
had the largest acquaintance, the weather
was far from satisfactory, except for those
having carriages, and all of social Wash
irgton is not yet in that class Ihese
much-feted young persons In carry NO
Vember could have been counted very easily,
but each week has added others, until now
the list is thought to be just right. MISS
Belen Azpiroz, Miss Elena Calderon MISS
Bella Bateman Miss Florence Conrad, MISS
Cornelia Mercer. Miss Mary Switzerland,
Miss Gwendolyn Cummings, Miss Ethel de
Koven. Miss Alice Miller. Miss Helene
Black. Miss Katharine Bradley Heald ana
Miss Caroline Schroeder have been pre-
sented while similar honors await Miss
Pauline Morton. Miss Katherine Elkins,
a. Miss Ethel Middleton Ryan, Miss Elliott
Miss Zaidee Gaff. Miss Joan Reeves and
Miss Walker Martinez.
In these days of striving after novelty,
necessitated indeed by modern taste IN
every particular, it may interest those who
have not gone to all the teas, that some
small changes have been noted. All the buds
have not come out in white dresses, so long
considered as necessary an accompaniment
to these events as to wedding, but pink
or blue or any other delicate shade has
been frequently worn. Only SWeetS-lceS,
cakes and candies are offered, but the ap-
pearance of these edibles grows more beau
tiful every day. A steaming hot wine punch
has been served occasionally instead of the
usual iced beverage
Miss Zadie Gaff's coming out ball on the
Goth will be the first large private dance of
the winter. Mr.. and Mrs. Gaff are expect
ing about 300 guests, and, having spacious
residence, can amply entertain that num-
Der. With this and the dance to be given
Thursday night in the new hop room at
Washington barracks by the engineer Off
GERS of the post and the siXty-couple CO.
tillion Wednesday night, three merry occa-
sions are ahead next week for the dancing
contingent.
Other hosts and hostesses of the coming
week will be the Postmaster General and
Mrs Wynne. Senator and Mrs. Fairbanks,
Mrs Switzerland, Senator and Mrs. our
rows, Senator and Mrs. Foraker and the
Chinese minister, who will give dinnerS
Commander and Mrs Hodges, who will give
a musicale, and coming-out teas by Mrs
Ryan for Miss Ethel Middleton Ryan, and
Mrs. Lewellyn Elliott for Miss Elliott.
The President and the members of the
cabinet will be in Washington for Christ
mas day, and generally the cabinet house
holds where there are hostesSes will be
open to callers on New Years unusual
preparations are being made for the official
celebrations on the latter date The Secre-
tary of State and Mrs Hay will have the
dipomatic corps to breakfast, although
Mrs. Hay will not hold public reception
Mrs. Shaw, Mrs. Taft, Mrs Wynne Mrs
Morton Mrs. Hitchcock and Mrs. Metcalf
will receive callers, and other notable host
esses of the day will be Miss Cannon, Mrs
Dewey and Mrs. Chaffee.
The coming week has a program of un-
usual gayety so close to the holidays, hav-
ing within its span an international mar
riage, number of large dances and
marked this month. The usual holiday
dances, both in public and private ball
rooms, are also indicated by the invitations
already out.
The wedding next Wednesday at Epiph-
any Church of Miss Elizabeth Glover and
the Netherlands minister Mr.. Swinderen
will be among the most notable events of
the year. TIE personal popularity of the
bride and family, as we'll as the prominence
OF the bridegroom, combine to make 1t an
unusual event. even in this city. where
international marriages occur SO frequently.
The bishop of Washington. Rt. Rev. Henry
Yates Satterlee, will off1ciate. Miss Isabella
Hagner will be the brides only attendant,
while Baron Moncheur, minister from Bel
GUM, will attend the bridegroom as best
man. Major Charles " McCawley, Mr..
Walter V. r. Berry, Nd Clarence Wilson,
Count Adam de Moltke de Hintfeldt, Count
Limhurg Strum and Baron Serovskerken
will be ushers large reception will fol-
low at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. C. c.
Glover on x street.
Mr.. c.. Hauge of the legation of Sweden
and Norway and Mrs Hauge, whose mar
riage took place last summer at Bar Har-
bor have the house, 175S n street, where
tonight they will entertain at dinner
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Gaff will give
large dinner tonight.
Miss Pauline Morton's debut will be to-