Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-02
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
DINING AT NOTABLE HOMES AND
THEN ON TO THE BALL.
Mrs. Chaffee Charmingly Entertains for
Her House Guests-other Re-
cent Events-Notes.

Her House GueSts-Other Ne-
cent Events-Notes.
| Most of the dinners last night brought to-
| gether companies en- route to the Bachelors
| cotillion.
| Senator and Mrs. Elkins were hosts, with
Miss Elkins and their guests included Miss
HUFF, Miss Alice Gordon Parker, Miss Mary
| Switzerland, Miss Schroeder. Miss Zadie
Gaff Miss Brown, Miss Curtis. Miss Bird.
! Miss Annie McCauley, Mr.. Lounsbury, Mr..
| Huidekoper, Mr.. Charles Lee, the Messrs.
Brown, Captain Bulmer and Mr.. S. B. Ell
| kins, jr.
Colonel and Mrs. BromwelI had as dinner
| guests last night Mr.. and Mrs Arthur Lee,
| Mr.. and Mrs. McClintock, Mr. and Mrs.
| Albert Halstead, Mr.. and Mrs. p. Lee Phil
lips, Mr.. and Mrs Horace Westcott. Miss
| Durand, Miss McKenna. Miss Foraker. Mr..
| Herbert Dering of the British embassy.
| Captain Fournier of the French embassy
and Lieut.. Dan C. Moore U. s. M. c..
| The Belgian minister and Baroness Mon
| cheur, who left today for New York, gave
| a dinner last night, when the company as
| sembled consisted of the British ambassa-
| dor and Lady Durand, Senator and Mrs.
| Wetmore, Senator and Mrs. Depew. General
! and Mrs. Draper, Mrs. Cowles Representa-
tive Bourke Cochran, Representative
| Adams and Representative Nicholas Long
! worth.
| Representative and Mrs. H. Kirke Porter
! had a notable company dining with them
| last night. Their guests were the Speaker
| of the House and Miss Cannon, the Secre-
| tary of War and Mrs. Taft. Senator and
| Mrs. Spooner, Senator and Mrs. Dryden,
| the Assistant Secretary of War and Mrs.
| Oliver, Lieutenant General and Mrs. Chat
| fee, Mr.. and Mrs. Glover, Mr.. and Mrs.
| Boardman, Gen. John M. Wilson and Miss
| Hegeman. Very general regret is expressed
| that Representative Porter's congressional
| duties close with this session, since rev OF
| the newcomers to the capital have enjoyed
| the social popularity of this host and his
| wife and daughter, as fewer indeed have
| the qualities which assured 1t and which
! will always make their return subject OF
| pleasure
| Mrs. Chaffee, wife of Lieutenant General
| Chaffee who is entertaining Mrs. Daniel
Butterfield of New York, gave luncheon
| in her honor today, when the others present
| included Mrs. Hay, Mrs. Lodge, Mrs. Gill
| Iespie, Mrs. Stanley Matthews, Mrs kean,
| Mrs. Brewer, Mrs. Pinehot, Mrs. Kirke Por-
| ter Mrs Spooner, Mrs. Austin Flint, Mrs.
| Alger Mrs. Frederick Funston and Miss
Biddle.
The engagement of Miss Marguerite West
inghouse Sands, daughter of Capt. and Mrs.
| George II. Sands of Fort Meade, S. D., and
granddaughter of the late Gen. A. L. Pear
son. to Lieut.. James Sumner Jones of the
| 9th United States Cavalry, has been recent
| ly announced. Lieutenant Jones Is the only
son of H. F. Jones of Wheeling, w. Va.
Mrs. George Lothrop Bradley, one of the
| most gracious of capital hostesses, received
| the guests at the second of the Bachelors
cotillons last night, which was held at the
| New Willard. 1t was a yellow ball. the
| flowers being jonquils, the ribbons tying
| them and the other favors being yelioW' ana
| the lights were shaded in the same soft ana
| becoming tint Thermometers and cigar
| cites, fans and shepherds crooks We're the
always seasonable offerings in pretty trlneS
| on the favor screens. Mr.. Reginald Hulde-
| koper led the cotillion, in which about 100
couples took part. The out-of-toWn contln-
| gent, both of men and maids, was as large
| and as notable as ever.
Mrs Elizabeth Stauffer Moore, whose
| Inequalities are a delightful feature or
| each season. entertained at a dinner of six
| teen covers last night.
Mrs Ross Thompson will give O'Clock
tea Saturday February 4, to meet Miss
Rusk, daughter of the former Secretary OF
| Agriculture.
Mrs. Higginson will give a luncheon on
| February 8, in honor of Mrs. Barker, wife
| OF hSaf A0nirdl BARNET, III u
| the North Atlantic squadron.
Miss Violet Langham, who has been
spending several months with Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur Granville Langham, in Louisville,
KY will return here this week TO JOIN her
sister, the Baroness Won Sternburg, who,
with the German Ambassador landed yes
terday in New York from their recent con-
tinental trip.
A reception was given Tuesday evening
at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry q.
| Hohma1ln 1888 7th street northwest, In
honor of the fifth anniversary of their mar
rage Among those present Were: Mr.
and Mrs. John Nesline, Mr.. and Mrs VIM
| and Mrs. Thos NJ. Boland, Mr.. and Mrs.
| Frank c. Hohmann, Miss L. Hermann
| Miss H. Dreis, Miss A. Hohmann. Miss
Katie Hohmann. Mrs. and Miss May Kohl
mann, Miss Anna and Master Willie Dom
aldson, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Boyden, Mrs.
| NJ F. Latimer, Mr.. John Nesline, jr Mr..
! Joseph Nesline Mr.. d. Hartmann, MI Il.
| ]. .Hohmann. The couple received many
| useful presents.
| Mrs AIvah w. Patterson of the MARI
| borough will not be at home tomorrow, but
will receive Friday, February 10. from
| to 6.
| Mrs. Sadie Trazzare Roe of Capitol Hill
| is visiting with relatives in Harrisburg, Pa,
| until March /.
| Mrs Joseph Paris, accompanied by her
brother Mr.. F. c. Linger left today for an
| extended trip through California.
| Mrs. John Tweedale is i'll with an attack
| of the grip and will have to cancel all So
| cial engagements for the present. She will
| not receive tomorrow.
| Company G, High School Cadets, of the
| Business High School, will give a dance
| Friday February 10.
| Miss Sara Thome of 63 r street north
| west has gone to Camden, N. J., to make
| an extensive visit with friends and rela-
| tives.
| Miss Cassel and Miss Frances Patterson
| Cassel entertained at luncheon at the
| Shoreham yesterday in honor of Miss Har-
| rison and Miss Browne. Those present. in
| addition to the above, were: Miss Deemer,
| Miss Gooch. Miss Ruth Browne, Miss
| Laura Deemer, Miss Dove, Miss Warnock,
| Miss Grandin Miss Lou Deemer, Miss Anne
| Warnock, Miss Mccoy, Miss Wills, Miss
| on