The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-30
SOCIAL LIFE in
NATIONAL CAPITAL
What Doing Among the Lead Of the
Costumes the White House Reception the Members
Supreme Cour-An Marquise Washington

, during their recent bereavement. 1t
was untjmely, as the debut of their
daughter was only a few days in the
future when death struck down the
secretary's brother. Miss Shaw re-
ceived with her mother on Wednesday,
altho not with the eclat planned.
Miss Shaw will be welcomed into the
small circle Of .debutantes of the leap
year. She will grace her position ad-
Inirably and is fitted, by education,
travel and common sense for high
position in the beau monde. Miss
Shaw, more typically than any other
maiden at the capital, exempltfles the
characteristics Of the American girl.
An old-time custom, the giving of
dinner to the chief Justice of the SUI
preme court, his associates and their
wives, by the attorney general of the
United States has been duly observed
by Attorney General and Mrs. Knox.
The date Of the dinner is selected by
the wifeof the chief justice, and, like
all official functions, is matter Of
great formality.
The handsomely appointed table was
deliberately decorated. Mrs Knox
wore a becoming gown Of white tulle,
spangled with silver and accessories
Of green velvet.
Inc guests 1nCluQed OHleI y uStlCs
and Mrs. Fuller, Justice Harlan, JUS
tee and Mrs. Brewer, Justice and Mrs.
| White, Justice and Mrs. Peckhan,
Justice and Mrs. McKenna, Justice and
Mrs. Holmes, Justice Day, Solicitor
General and Mrs, Hoyt, Mrs. G. Harlem
Singer of Pittsburg, the sister of Mrs.
Knox, and Mrs. Cowles.
The ladies of the National Society of
the Daughters of the American Revo-
luton recently celebrated the wedding
anniversary of George and Martha
Washington by grand ball at the Ar
lington. Most of the ladies were in
costumes reminiscent Of the olden
time, and many ancient gowns and
furbelows were brought from their re-
tirement to figure once again In scenes
Of merrinnent. The opening number
was q brilliant grand march and a
great Virginia reel. The ball went
off pleasantly and many women to
whom this is the one night Of social
activity, were resplendent In evening
dress. The presence. Of Mrs. Daniel
Manning, former president general Of
the society, lent interest to the oc-
Mrs. Morgan D. Lewis personated
Anna Scudder. her great-great-great-
grandmother, who married John
| Smith, an officer in the Duchess
| company militia n11f1uten1en, VINO en-
| tertained in his home a Whole COM
pany of soldiers, and forty officers sal
at his table at one time. at Saratoga.
during the surrender Of Burgoyne.
Miss Anne Magill Fauntleroy per-
! sonated her great-grandmother Kath-
crime Brooke, granddaughter a Rob
! ert Brooke, who was member OF LORD
Baltimore's privy council Of state in
1919, then president Of the council,
and acting governor under parliamen-
! tary commission in 1852. Miss 'Faunt-
leroy wore the dress Of her great
grandmother, which Is 125s years old.
! Mrs. Emma Henry Young, great
granddaughter of Patrick Henry, per-
] sonated Dorothea Spottswood Henry
/ and wore some Of her garments CEN
fury old. Her daughter, Miss Marie
/ Henry Young, personated her ances-
4 tors second wife. Martha Dandridge,
i The following interesting paragraph
Is from the Washington Mirror OF re-
!. I am satisfied that. the Washington COR
4 respondent of the st. Louis Censor IL
/ doing Miss Wilson, the daughter Of the
4 secretary of agriculture, and Mrs. Gal
i laudet q great injustice in saying that
they had been bribed, so to speak. by the
i Washes. It is well known the Walshe.
Ecan not only afford to be, but are liberal
4 in bestowing gifts upon their friends, but
i even had they tendered--whicho Of course
they did not Miss W ilson present Of
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