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aven’s CHERRY | Worid’s Fair PECTORAL, maeuena. | MEDAL AND WORLDS FAIR DIPLOMA Awarded AYER’S Cherry Pectoral For Throat and | +=" cum: PECTORAL, Lung PRIZE MEDAL aT Com plai nts. | wortps ram Backache is almost immediately relieved by Wearing one of Yeed and Bella- donna “Backache Carter's Smart Weed Plasters. Try one and be free from pain. Price, 25 cents. MANY PERSONS ARE BROKEN DOWN FROM overwork or household cares. Brown's Iron bitters Sean of bile and Curse Malaria. “S splendid wonis far omen and children. 2 for ‘Twenty-five cents a bottle. myl-1¥ WOODBURY'S FACIAL soaP ms ocd-1y Interest Is Centered m ber young ones, and par- | the baby, and among the conveniences that the fur- niture designer has gotten up for the “rising generation” nove better exemplities bis siill than Handsome Designs,| From $5 Upwards. | hese styles represent the new- est and latest in “Perambulators.”” fn Rattan Reed bodies, upholstered in different colors, new and novel shapes. In seats, wheels, either io triple-p'ated tire wheels or im hard, shaved. bleached spruce. Lace pacasols, regulated by a single crew. All in all, excellent ( examp'-s of the mechante’s skill, | uphoist-rer's art and designer's ; cleverness. 'W..B. Williams, FURNITURE, CARPETS, &c., If you se it im our ad. it’s so.” ohnson Luttrell, 713 Market Space. We wit fannie oo eee ee, Clearing Sale OF DRY GOODS, CLOAKS, UNDERWEAR, &e. not red. Cost of merchandise is conside: re Mandate bas gone forth LJ stocks must be cleared. and consequent! th desirable and. andesrable goods will. be Tuthlewly sacrificed .o effect this purpose. We ask special at*-/tion to the few items which follow. Similar reductions prevail throughout ail our other departments: Lace Curtains. THE BEST VALUES EVER OFFERED. Ge. instead of $1 a pair for White Not- tinghain Lace Curtains, Se. instead of $1.25 a pair for Lace Curtains, with scalloped edge, bound with tay H.25 instead of $1.50 a pair for White or Ecru Lace Curtains. ains. id of $5 a pair for Very Fine ins. Also an odd lot of Lace Curtains. con- taining one and two pairs of a pattén at less than HALF PRIC White Shirts. SPECIAL CLEARING SALE. 100 down Men's Uniaundered White Shirts, made of gool heavy cotton, reinfore- ed back avd fromt and guaranteed to fit, Worth and made to sell for Se. At 39c. 7S dozen Men's Unlaundered White Shirts, made of good cotton, four-ply linen bosoms and cuffs, reinfo--ed back and front, and Foul agree wish us that they're worth At 49e. 25 dozen Men's Plaited Bosom Unlaunder- ed White Shirts, made of Wamsutta mus- lin and best lnen, reduced from $1 To 65e. Dress Goods. Our Dress Goods Department has caught the infection, and will have its first IN- VENTORY SALE next week. We propose to make it memorable by offering fine at lower pricey than you ever saw before. 19, 21 and 2c. the yard are the oo odd lots of All-wool Dress Dress ‘Te. instead of T3e. a yard for Colored Goods. instead of $1 a yard for Novelty Suitings. d ‘of Blue Cheviot Coats, and braid trimming. 13.50 instead of $18 for Ladies’ Beaver Cloth Coats, trimmed with fur and braid and full umbrella back. blue or black. JOHNSON An LUTTRELL, 713 Market Space. with cape A Fuel Different From Others. ‘The peculiarity of our C. C. COKE: It's made different from others, as it ts repared fuel, while ordinary “oke percentage of fuel in che world. end nits tu n, giving uy No smell or gas, burns to a pow costs but $4 for 40 bushels—we 1 * tee to equal a ton of the best coal. Pa. Coke Co., 615 7th St. an “Ladies never Bave any @yepepsia after a wine glass of Angostura Bitters, the genuine of Dr. & @ B, Siegert & Sous. Ask your druggist THE EVENING STAR , SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 1894-TWENTY PAGES. a 2 4 5 ‘The official season in which society dis- Ports itself has exactly three weeks more to its credit. Every day and night of that period is crammed to the utmost with en- gagements on the part of those who keep up with the social rounds, ard is also full of interesting occasions for those who will partake only moderately of what is offered. There are rumors of several big balls in prospect, but it is never safe to boast of these things until the cards are out. Take it all in all it has been the gayest season for years, and the chances are will wind up with the accustomed degree of glory. Peo- ple are already talking over their Lenten plans, which, during the first week or two, are likely to be made up almost entirely of undisturbed seclusion and absolute rest. Out-of-town trips are certainties for a great many to ward off expected cases of nervous prostration, if this indulgence is not al- lowed. During the coming week the events for which invitations are out are full of delight- ful promise of good times. In the list are the following: Monday—Miss Scott will give a luncheon. Mrs. Daniel Nash Morgan and Miss Morgan and Mrs. John A. Norris and Miss Norris will give a tea at the Elsmere, 4 to 6:30. Miss Bessie Tilford will give a 5 o'clock tea at her residence, 1336 New Hampshire ave- nue. Tuesday—Miss Murphy, Miss Hamlin and Mrs. S. M. Bryan will give luncheons. Mrs. Romero will receive at the Mexican lega- tion at 3 o'clock. Mrs. Arthur P. Gorman will give a tea, 4 to7. Mrs. Horace S. Cum- mings, the first of her three teas. In the evening the Secretary of the Navy and Miss Herbert will dine the President and Mrs. Cleveland. The Postmaster General and Mrs. Bissell will give a dinner. Wednesday—The marriage of Miss Madge Williamson and Mr. George R. Stearns will be solemnized at St. John’s Church at 12 o'clock. Mrs. Stevenson and the cabinet ladies will receive from 3 to 5. Mrs. Enoch Totten will give a tea from 4 to 7. In the evening Senator and Mrs. Sherman will hold their second reception from 9 to 11. Thursday—Mrs. Ruggles, Mrs. Tom ‘L. Johnson and Mrs. A. A. Wilson will give luncheons. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hinckley will give a studio tea, 4 to 6. In the even.- ing President and Mrs. Cleveland will hold their second levee, which is in honor of Congress and the judiciary. Friday—Mrs. Chas. G. Dulin will give a luncheon in honor of Mrs. Frye. Miss Edes will give a luncheon. Minister and Mrs. Zeballos will give a tea, 3 to 6, at the Argentine legation. Representative ‘and Mrs. Outhwaite will give a dinner. Saturday—The German ambassador, Baron von Saurma Jeltsch, will give a reception in honor of the birthday of the German em- peror. Mrs. Lamont’s tea yesterday afternoon for the wives and daughters of army of- ficers to enjoy a special introduction to Mrs. Cleveland was a most successful event. The residence of the Secretary of War was thronged from 4 to 5, everybody expressing surprise that there were so many ladies in the army circle of this city. As the list included not only the families of those officers now in active service, but also the families of retired officers, it made up a goodly throng, and wns which ther- oughly enjoyed the opportunity of meeting amid such agreeable surroundings. Mrs. Lamont received in the first parlor, and wore a most becoming toilet of white moire antique that had a yoke of lace and rosettes of bright-hued velvet in the trim- ming. Mrs. Cleveland wore her New Year gown of magenta moire antique that has a bertha effect of lace around the shoulders and a crush neckband of black satin. In her hair was a bandeau of light magenta velvet. Assisting in the entertainment of the guests were Mrs. Schofield, whose gown was of I’rench gray moire, with a stylish waist trimming of scarlet satin and lace; Mrs. Norman G. Lieber, black and brown brocade; Mrs. Sternberg, mauve moire and lace; Volkmar, bigck satin striped with mauve; Mrs. O'Reilly, green and white striped satin, with green velvet trimming; Miss Wailer, black velvet and bertha of lace and illusion; Miss Breckinridge, pink | silk and ; Miss Miles, black net and silver braid; Miss Victoria Emory, garnet silk, and Miss Ernst, in black !uce ani gold braid. In the tea room a long table was spread, decorated with scarlet tulips and lighted by scarlet shaded tapers. In this rosy-hued light Miss May Huddleston, in a pretty gown of white satin and chiffon, and Miss Grace Sanders, in white satin and lace, sat at the head and foot of the table and brewed cups of tea and chocolate. A mandolin orchestra in the hall played throughout the reception. Among the guests were Mrs. and Miss Ruggles, Miss Slocum of New York, Mrs. and Miss Rochester, Mrs. and Miss Scott, Mrs. Wright, Mrs. Wright Smith, Mrs. Augur, Mrs. John S. Billings, Mrs, and Miss Armes, Mrs. Carbaugh, Mrs. Craig, Mrs. Sanger, Mrs. and Miss Bates, Miss Greenleaf, Mrs. McKeever, Mrs. Rodgers, Mrs. and Miss Sutherland, Mrs. John Moore. Mrs. Drum, Mrs. Dana, Mrs. and Miss Emory, Mrs. and Miss Parke, Mrs. and Mr. and Mrs. Claude M. Johnson of Kentucky. The table decorations were in green and white, the center piece, of white roses, fringed with lilies of the valley. Vases of white roses were at the corners, and smilax and maidenhair fern were strewn over the cloth. Mrs. Chas. Chester Bassett will be at home this afternoon after 3 o'clock. Mrs. McCartney, 1704 19th street, will not receive today, but will be at home the following Saturdays throughout the season. Mrs, Elliott B. Thurber of New York is visiting her parents, Dr. and Mrs. Wads- worth. Miss Marie Wadsworth has been with her sister all winter, but is now with friends at Riverton-on-the-Delaware, and will not return home till next week, Both Mrs. Wadsworth and Mrs. Thurber are at home informatly almost every afternoon to their friends. | The spacious parlors in the residence of Rear Admiral E. R. Colhoun, 1612 21st street, were filled with a brilliant audience last evening for a recital given by Miss Culbertson of Zanesville, Ohio. The guests were received upon their arrival by the Misses Colhoun, and among those present were many people who are well known in the social life of the West End. Miss Cul- bertson is an attractive young lady, and as an elocutionist shows marked natural abili- ty and thorough training. Her recitations were very varied in style, though most of them were of her own composition, and her dialect pieces and character sketches were particularly pleasing. She was assisted by Miss Rogers and Miss Freeman, who ren- dered a number of vocal solos in a manner to win them deserved encores. A brilliant cotillion was given by Mrs. E. L. Kinney last evening. It was limited to thirty-five couples, and included most of the debutantes of this season. Mr. Slack, who led, introduced many novel figures, most no- tieeable among which was a Japanese lan- tern figure danced in semi-twilight with the lights turned down. The favors were all the introduction of a giant ermine muff. ‘The supper was served at small tables, and the entertainment did not break up till after 3 o'clock. The guests included: Miss Ro- chester, Miss McLanihan, Miss Draper, Miss Stewart, Miss Horstmann, Miss Jane Riggs, Miss Hazeltine, Miss Katie Hopkins, Miss Condit Smith, the Misses Jackson, Miss Crosby, Miss Belknap, Miss Ruggles, Miss Lieber, Miss Dickerson, Miss Thomas, Miss Grace Train, the Misses Davidge, Miss Hutchinson, Miss Wilcox, Miss Hobson, Miss Gregory of New York, Lieut. and Mrs. Sargent, Mr. and Mrs. French, Mrs. Slack, Mrs. Condit Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Prentiss Browning of New York, Mr. Jessup Blair, Mr. Lee Phillips, Mr. George Howa:d, Mar- quis Chambruro, Mr. Woodhull, Mr. Charles McCauley, Mr. Wallwitz, Count Rerentlow, Mr. Vogel, Mr. John Day Jack- son, Mr. Frank Andrews, Mr. Waiter An- drews, Broome, Baron von Ketteler, M. Pierre Botkine, Commander Houston, Mr. Jesse Brown, M>. Fred. May, Mr. Westcott, Mr. John Henderson, Mr. Goldsborough, Mr. Marron, Mr. Lindsley, M>. Beaty, Mr. Wil- Ham Lieber, Mr.Walter Davidge, Dr. Tryon, | Mr. Horace Washington, Mr. Depret, Mr. Garcis, Baron Fallon, Mr. Knagenhjelm, Mr. Padilha, Mr. Heese, Prince Iturbide, Gen. Ruggles and Lieut. Mott of West Point. One of the notable entertainments of the week was the reception given on Tuesday evening by Mr. Justice Morris of the Apel- late Court. at his handsome and spacious residence on Massachusetts avenue. There are few houses, if any, in the city as well | adapted for entertaining on a large scale |as the one erected by Judge Morris some | three years ago, and its ample and elegant {salons and broad hallways were filled on | this occasion by an assemblage which em- braced the best representatives of official, fashionable and intellectual society at the national capital. The bench and the bar ) were naturally out in full force, for no per- | son in the District is more highly esteemed by his professional brethren and colleagues | than Judge Morris; but what may be term. ed the residential social circles of Washin: ton were present in much greater numbers; while the executive and legislative depart- ments and the army and navy contributed a large quota to the brilliant throng. Mrs. Burr R. Tracy and Miss Tracy will be at home Wednesdays, January 24 and 31. Mrs. Katharina Miller has cards out for | the marriage of her daughter, Miss Anna Barbara, to Mr. A. Damian Gaegler, Wed- | hesday evening, January 24, at 5:30 o'clock, at St. Mary's Church, 5th street between G and H streets northwest. They will be at home Wednesdays after February 15, at 1782 8th street. | Miss Josephine Stockton, daughter of | Gen. Stockton of Chicago, is a guest in the | family of E. Southard Parker. Mrs. Findlay Harris, 1733 Q street north- west, will be at home to her friends Janu- ary 26 and February 2. Desiring to make some calls that day, Mrs.S. H. Kauffmann will not be at home next Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. B. F. Leighton, 708 Massachusetts enue, Capitol Hill, will receive on Mon- January 22, from 3 to 6 Mr. and Mrs. Leighton will also be at home to their friends informally on Monday evening from 7:30 to 10. Miss Florence French of Baltimore has returned home after a pleasant visit among her friends, A large assemblage, filling every available space and reaching out into the open street, gathered at McKendree M. EF. Church Wed- nesday evening to witness the pretty wed- ding of Mr, Burnet L. Nevius, jr., and Miss Lula May Fuller, daughter of B. F. Fuller. The bride, attired in white, with veil and orange blossoms, entered the church leaning Parker, Mrs. John A. Logan, Mrs. William Tucker, Mrs. Rutherford, Mrs. Batcheller, Mrs. and Miss Smith, Mrs. Casey, Mrs. John M. Wilson, Mrs. Greely, Mrs. C. R. Edwards, Mrs. and Miss Gilmore, Mrs. Vin- cent, Mrs. Joseph C. Breckinridge, Mrs. Williams, Mrs. Mahon and Mrs. and Miss Cowles. Miss Scott, niece of the Vice President and Mrs. Stevenson, gave a luncheon today at the Normandie, at which the guests were young ladles, and the floral decora- tion white roses and maidenhair ferns. The tapers burned under white shades and the whole effect was most pleasing. Mrs. Stevenson matronized the gathering and the guests seated with Miss Scott were Miss Stewart, Miss Murphy, Miss McLana- han, Miss Johnson, Miss Huddleston, Miss Lillian Pauncefote, Miss Stillwell of Chi- cago, Miss Condit-Smith, Miss Wendling, Miss Aline Wilcox, Miss Nina Cabell, Miss Enloe, Miss Grace Hutchinson and Miss Norton. Mrs. Carlisle gave a luncheon today, at which the guests were: Mrs. Outhwaite, Mrs. MeMillan, Mrs. Fort, Mrs. Oates, Mrs. Lockwood, Mrs. Crook, Mrs. Reed, Mrs. Zane, Mrs. L. P. Blackburn, Mrs. Bynum, Mrs. Claud Johnson, Miss Hamlin and Miss Mildred Lee. Mrs. Perkins, wife of Senator Perkins of California, will not receive next Thursday, the 25th, but will be at home to callers Thursday, February 1, at the Shoreham. The Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs. Carlisle gave a dinner party last night, at which the guests were the Mexican minis- ter and Mme. Romero, Senator and Mrs. Gibson, Marshal and Mrs. A. A. Wilson, Dr. and Mrs. Hammon Mr. and Mrs. Thurber, Mr. and Mrs. Calderon Carlisle, Col. and Mrs. French, Mrs. Stanley Mat- thews, Mr. Stump, Miss Draper and Sena- tor White of Louisiana. Another of the elegant dinners of last night was that of which Lieut. and Mrs. William Irwin were host and hostess. It upon the arm of her father, preceded by the ushers, Messrs. Henry and Edwin Flather, Burdette Stryker, Robert Trimble, epee | h, Eugene Burgess and a little girf Miss Bessie Fuller, niece of the bride, car- rying a basket of flowers. The ceremony was impressively performed by Rev. E. Olin Eldridge, pastor of Douglas Memorial, northeast, assisted by Dr. L. T. Widerman, pastor of McKendree. A pleasant feature was a number of young lady friends of the bride present. A reception was given the couple and immediate relatives at the res- idence of the bride’s parents, at close of which Mr. and Mrs. Nevius were driven to their new home, 1214 12th street northeast, where they will be happy to receive their friends on Wednesdays after March 1, 1894. The gifts were many and beautiful. Mrs. Bernard S. Clark of New York, for- merly Miss Montrose Elliott of this city, will receive with Mrs. Morehead at the Shoreham on Monday. Mrs. McCreery and the young ladies from Georgia who are vis- iting at Secretary Smith’s will also assist Mrs. Morehead. One of the pleasant events of last even- ing was the musicale given by Mr. and Mrs. Osborne Ward. The house was elab- orately decorated for the occasion and soft- ly illuminated by shaded lamps. Supper was served. at midnight. Some of those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Von Wimpffen, Mr. and Mrs. Gambrel, Mrs. J. B. Smythe, Miss Rosamond Ward, Miss Blanche King, Miss Corbey, Miss Meta Von Wimpffen, Miss Florence King, Miss Clara Smythe, Capt. Adams, Mr. Julian Ulke, Mr. Frank Ward, Mr. Witherow, Mr. Wilson and Mr. Verela. Miss Medeiry of Baltimore is visiting Miss Clara Kennedy. Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Nesbit have returned to the city and will be at home hereafter at 508 Maple avenue rorthwest. A birthday party was given to Miss | Lintan Dorsey at her residence, 102 G street. | About twenty-five children were present, en- | joying themselves in various games and | partaking of refreshments. Miss Lillian was the recipient of many handsome pres- jents. Among those present were: Misses | Jennie Sherwood, Rosie Essex, Annie Mil- ler, Ollie Gunning, Alice Merriam, Mor; was in honor of Secretary and Miss Her- bert. The decorations were in yellow and red. The flowers were yellow orchids and red carnations. The menu cards were novel and were in the form of rad spoons. A buttereup was tied to the handle by yel- low ribbons, on the streamers of which was the fivest name and date. The other guests were Senator and Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. and Mrs. § Mrs. Adolph Meyer Benton McMillin. Representative and Mrs. Tom L. Johnson gave a dinner last evening in honor of the | Secretary of the Interior and Mrs. Hoke Smith, and the company asked to meet “hem were Senator and Mrs. Sherman, Sen- jamin Micou, Gen. and Miss Barbour and Hon. ator and Mrs. Brice, Representative and Mrs. McCreary, Representative and Mrs. Joseph Washington, Gen. and Mrs. Greely n Sherwood, Mary Hutchi§on, Helen Whit- hand, Blanchie Reese, Bessie Bush, Robert | Whithand, Bernadette Conners and Jessie Lockhea | Miss Lewis of Corcoran street gave a ‘progressive euchre party last evening in honor of her guests, Misses Jones and Knight of Philadelphia. The sucesssful |contestants were Miss Sloan and Mr. Gad- |des. ‘The guests included Misses Clay, Cog- ley, Poole, Noble, Beall, Sloan, Hodges, and | Messrs. Hodges, Clay, Childs, { Mahon, wfough, Beall, Tucker and others, novel, and much merriment was caused by, Herr von Slotow, Mr. S. Cochran; Gaddes, | Miss Stillwell of Chicago ts the guest of | Gen. Fullerton’s family. Mrs..Chas, Heywood will not be at home | on Monday next. At the annual meeting of the Science Club for Women, on Wednesday afternoon, the following officers were elected: Presi- dent, Mrs. Mark W. Harrington; vice presi- dents, Mrs. George Vasey and Mrs. 8. M. Hayden; executive committee, Mrs. P. R. Flint and Miss Isabel Lenman; treasurer, Mrs. John Walker Holcombe; secretary, Mrs. Edward Goodfellow. Mrs. A. Rosenthal, 222 11th street south- west, is having her mother, Mrs. D. Long, and her sister, Mrs. Jos. Perlman, visiting her from Baltimore. The Rev. Dr. Milburn and his daughtez, Miss Gemley, will be at home on Monday, 22d instant, from 3 to 5 p.m. The marriage of Miss Adie Perry Burr, daughter of Mrs. M. J. Burr of tis city, to Mr. John Cheesman Clark of New York, will take place next Wednesday evening, Jaunary 24, at half-past 7 o'clock, at Metropolitan M, E. Church. After the church ceremony a reception for relatives and intimate friends will follow at the home of Mrs. Burr. The maid of honor will be Miss Louise McWilliams of Chicago, and the bridesmaids Miss Mamie Emery and Miss Helen Hurst of this city. Cards of admission are required for the church. Mrs, Charles H. Babbitt, 933 Massachu- venue, will not be at home Monday, d, but on Mondays thereafter, infor- mally, between 2 and 5:30, Mrs. Harmer Reside will not receive Monday next, but will hold her last recep- tion on January 29, Miss Katrina V., daughter of Commander Gridley, U. S. N., of Erie, Pa., is visiting the family of her uncle, L. E. Gridley, at 1511 T street northwest. Mrs. P. V. DeGraw will be at nome on Mondays in February, Mrs. Marr will be at home, with her sis- ter, Miss Thyson, at 49 I street northwest on Monday. Mrs. Edward P. Welch and the Misses Welch of 3307 N street will »e at home Wednesday, January 24, from 3 to 6 p.m. Mrs. Hicks will continue to receive her friends on Mondays during ihe season. Miss Bessie Poole entertained « few friends at progressive euchre Tuesday evening. Prizes were secured by Misses Lewis and Knight, Messrs. Gag? Childs, Dr. and Mrs. S. H. Dickson will be at 712 19th street, and not at the marine bar- racks, The marriage of Miss Alice E. I. Holmes of this city to Mr. Linwood L. Hoibvrook of Virginia on June 35 fast has just been made public. Mr. and Mrs. Chas, W. Hewitt will be at home Tuesdays and Thursdays of tbis month. The headquarters of the Legion of Loy9l] | Women were crowded inst nignt from an jearly hour until long past th: time an- nounced for the closing of their “Frilay nights.” Old and young thorcughly enjoy- ed the evening. Dancing was kept up after the musical program was concluded. The participants in the latter were Mrs. Engle, Miss Maud Dexter, the Misses Tabler, Miss | Bessie. Tyler, Mr. and Miss Walcott and jand = Messrs. Tabler and Soody, all | under the direction of Mrs. H. A. Er- |gle. The lemonade bow! was presided | over by Mrs. C. Lewis, Miss Magzie Fiem- ing and Miss Eacritt. Dr. J. A. Abrahams of Mobile, Ala., Is visiting his aunt, Mrs. W. A. Wayae, at 1510 Q street. The Twilight Tennis Club met last Tues- | day evening at the residence of Miss Ham- blett, 13% California street northeast. After the regular business meeting an attractive |) Program was executed, participated in by the following: Misses Nasz and Hamblett, Mr. Leonard, Mr. Hoafel, Miss Green and Mr. Robb. A forensic duel upon the ques- jtion, “Are Great Cities Considered in Themselves and in their Influence a Great- er Evil than Good?” was interesting, Mr. Wiley taking the affirmative and Mr. Crox- ton the negative. The T. T. C. Gazette, in two parts, proved attractive. The first part was read by Mr. Churchill, and part two, by Miss Farabee. At .the completion of the program, all present participated, with eyes \closed, in a free-hand drawing of a. pig. ‘The highest prizes were won by Miss Wat- son and Mr. Frech, and the booby by Mrs. Farabee and Mr. Davis. Those present | were: Mesdames Farabee and Zeaman, the | Misses Hamblett, Nasz, E. Nasz, Walter, |C. KE. Walter, Vatson, Simmons, Black, \Green, Nevins, Newton and Farabee: Messrs. Hill, Churchill, Wiley, Frech, Olin, Farabee. Croxton,Goodwin, Davis, Leonard, | Robb, Hoarel, King and Hamblett. The | Rext meeting will be February 6, at Miss Watson's, 900 11th street southeast. The Earnest Dozen Euchre Club was en- tertained last evening by Dr. W. W. Baker and wife at their residence, 916 S street northwest. There were present: Mrs. Silas A. Boyce, Mr. and Mrs. Lebring, Mr. Will Stierling and Mrs. Stierling, the Misses Lueia and Camille Hendriekson, Mrs. Den- nett, Mr. La Bold, Mr. Goss and Dr. and Mrs. Baker. Mrs. William F. Pruette of New York is visiting her sister-in-law, Mrs. Lloyd F. Keleher of 1850 8th street northwest. The Japanese legation was hardly large enough for the throngs in attendance upon the tea given yesterday afternoon by Mrs. Tateno in honor of the debut of her young niece, Miss Goto. The hostess was elegantly gowned in light brocaded satin and Miss Goto was in white satin and chiffon and carried white roses. Little Miss Masu, the daughter of the minister, in a pretty frock of white mull, was much admired and pet- ted by all the visitors. Minister Tateno and the young gentlemen of the legation were busy helpers in extending the hospitallties of the house. Miss Cabell, Miss Maury, Miss Norris and Miss Shields assisted in entertaining the guests, who found their way back to the dining room, where an abundant collation was served. Among the guests all the diplomatic and official world of the capital was fully represented. Among the members of the cabinet and their families present were Mrs. Olney, \ly, Mrs. Crossiant, Mrs. Georgia, Miss Thomas of Missouri and | Miss Brooke. Mr. and Mrs. John Schweitzer of 613 Rhode Island avenue on Wednesday even- ing gave a party to their daughters Erma, | aged five years, and Audrey, aged two years, it being their birthday. The chil- dren present were Misses Paulin Zeh, Gracie Meyers, Estelle Carroll, Constance Day, Roberta Weber, Ruth Moore, Louise Hoover, Alice Hoover, Aggie Bruseke, Bes- sie Evans, Marie Baker, Adele Larring, Mamie Spindler, Susie Mitchell, Lillian Mitchell, Mamie Miller, Katie Stewart, and Masters Henry Zeh, Tom Miller, Herbert Meyers, John Day, Wilson Baker, Elzo Burdette, Jesse Miller, Frank Glick, Walter Covey, Loring Miller, John Laning, Fred. Spindler, Harry Hoover, Warren Hum- phrey, John Stewart, Harry Aufdembrink. A surprise party was tendered Mrs. Wm. Wagner at her residence, 493 Maryland avenue, by the ladies of the G. I. A. to the . of L. E. of the latter, of which Mrs. Wagner is president. Among those present were Mr. and Mrs. Moore, Mr. and Mrs. O’Brien, Mrs. Koflin, Mrs. Meeks, Mrs. Kel- Rowan and Mrs. | Strobel of Alexandria, Va., and Mrs. Boyer, Mr. and Mrs. Chil . Virture, Mrs. Linthicum, Mrs, Jasper, M-s. Black, Mr. and Mrs. Merritt, Mrs. Luff and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Wagner. A surprise party was given to Mr. and Mrs. Louis J. Ranel at their residence, 324 D street southwest. During the evening vocal and instrumental solos were render- ed by Miss E. Nightingale, and Messrs. J. Fahy, McFadden, Murphy, Landg-raf, Mr. S Schultz, Stege, Reece and Ed. Byer. After supper dancing was participated in until a late hour. Among those present were Mr. and Mrs. Fred. Schultz, Mr. and Mrs. James Connors, Mr. and Mrs. John Con- nors, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Lang, Mr. Mrs. Paul Stege, Mr. and Mrs. John Wal- dron, Mr. and Mrs. Julius McLitzer, Misses Emma Nightingale, A. Cumberland, M. Donaldson, Olga Volten, McDermott, Staight, Crabtree, Gentner, Reupp, Herbert and Messrs. Anderson, M. Flaherty, Ed. Sil, A. Myers, Hf. Landgraf, Ospado, G. SHE ASKS ._NO ONE'S PITY. The Working Girl is Well Able to Take Oare of Herself. She is Independent, Pays Her Own Way and Has a Good Time. Written Exclusively for The Evening Star. There is a great deal of misapplied sym- | pathy in the world. At least that is what | 1 thought the other day when a woman Said she felt so sorry for Miss Blank, who | went to work at 7:30 every morning, and never reached home before 6:°0 p.m. Her sympathy was enlisted merely because Miss | Blank led a busy. life, not because the daily | demands upon her time were too great for | her strength, nor because the young lady herself was displeased with her lot in life, because the one in question was altogether | unconscious of any good reason why she | should quarrel with fate. This condolence attitude assumed by the indolent to the energetic and industrious is maudling in the extreme. One should thoroughly love the girl who works. This belief of mine is not the result of sudden infatuation, but the outgrowth of years of study of her char- acter under conditions when there was no opportunity for special posing or counter- felting qualities, which were not either cul- | tivated or inherent. This is an age when false impressions are no longer accepted, because they are hand- ed down from past generations with other heirlooms of more or less doubtful value. Land, J. Quill, R. Fitzgerald, James Mc- Fadden, C. Waite, J. Fahy, Louis Volker, Reece, J. Waldron, C. McClure, Ed. Byer and J. Woods. The Tokio Pleasure and Social Club met at the residence of Miss Edna Thornton, 206 Indiana avenue, last evening. Those present Were the Misses Isabel Koontz, Mary E. Thatcher, Edna Thornton, Blanche Price, and the Messrs. Bayard T. Wrenn, Ben. Wood and Edward T. Thatcher. The next meeting will be at the residence of the secretary, 203 D street northwest, tonight. A social was given by the E Street Bap- tist Church last evening. The program was as follows: Piano duet, by Miss Lizzie Lerch and Prof. H. E. Saltsman; baritone solo, Mr. Walter Eisinger; cornet duet, by Prof. Mundelle and Dr. Dieffendorfer; con- tralto solo, by Miss Eva Whitford; piano solo, by Miss Mabel Dorris; recitation, by Mr. Wm. De Ford; tenor solo, by Prof. G. W. Lawrence; soprano solo, by Miss Mattie but each particular set of errors must be held up and publicly denounced before there is a universal agreement that some special misunderstanding is explained away. It chances not infrequently that the novelist | is to blame for illusions that blind the sight of usually far-seeing people. Be that as it may, the working girl of the imagination is a wan, weary creature, who drudges the day through and then walks footsore into some poor part of the city, climbs three or four flights of rickety stairs, rakes out the embers of the last few coals, eats the rem- nant of the morning’s repast, and shivers desolate through the evening till sleep cioses her eyes and relieves her for a time, at least, from facing the dread realities of-ex- istence. This picture is as like the average work- ing girl's experience as the middle of a Re A cream of tartar baking pow- der. Highest of all in leavening strength.—Latest United States Government Food Report, Royal Baking Powder Oo., 106 Wall &., §.Y, high before women in past years. it is to | the working girls of the land that emanci- pated women owe their freedom, and they ask neither sympathy nor condolence; all they desire is fair play, and they will then demonstrate that a working girl can be tne | happiest creature on earth, for she earns | her own pleasures, pays her own way and ‘is altogether the most deliciously inde- pendent body taat possesses a soul and a ‘ue Lw. —_——__—_ DINING IN WASHINGTON. Its Refinements of Detail Described by a Capitaline Woman. From the New York San. The ways of the Washington woman are past finding out. You never know what she will do. Sometimes she affects a rapt inter- est in politics. She haunts the galleries at the Capitol; lunches with the statesmen of the family at the restaurant therein; bas favorite bills for which she lobbies, and dis- covers deadly antipathies for other meas- ures, which can be supported only at the cost of her friendship, And then, again, she nonchalantly pro- claims her indifference to the affairs of state; thinks it plebian to go to the Capitol, and taboos the discussion of politics in her presence. | Sometimes she speaks scornfully of Wash- ington society, and explains, with an air of being bored to death, that her enforced residence there cannot end too quickly to Sut her. And, when you summon your | most bluse and discontented expression to Houck, with violin obligato by Mrs. G. W. | moonless December night is like the bright- | meet ber the next time withal, behold! you Lawrence, The reception held by Mrs. Dora T. Voor-| ccntrasts are not more striking. The spirit |“ his of 1428 Q street on Thursday at her residence was a pleasant gathering of the personal friends of the lady, and the par- lors were crowded from 4 till 10 o'clock. She was assisted by Mrs. Boyce and Miss Parsons. bd One of the pleasant birthday parties of the season was given last evening by Mrs. Henry, at her home in Alexandria, Va., in honor of her sister, Mrs. Gerhauser of this city. About thirty couples went down from Washington and returned at 7 this morning. Mrs. Gerhauser was the recipient of many presents. Among those present were the Misses Flora and Nettie McDonald, Mrs. Lipphardt and her two daughters, Rena and Bertie, Mr. and Mrs. Gerhauser, Capt. W. W. Miles, J. Barries, Wm. Murphy, Rev. Dr. Smith and family of Anacostia, Judge Richardson, Miss Bell Burns, J. C. King, A. Ashford, Warren King of Anacostia, Jones, Daley, Bugby, Mason, French, Baine, Bird, Draper, Belt, Brittan, rgd James, Taylor, Johnson, Grant and ness of a midsummer noon, and the two of independerce and the well spring of am- bition, which prompt her to go out into the world and seek an avocation, are guar- antees of her ability to surround herself with congenial circumstances. That a girl seeks clerking, typewriting, dressmaking, school teaching or any of the other occupa- tions now open towomen does not prove that peverty is the impelling motive. On the ccntrary, the most successful workers come out of comfortable homes, where the neces- sities and many of ‘the luxuries are already provided. But girls of today are educated in a practical way. Problems in partial payments and the quick accruing of interest on deferred notes appeal to them directly i= there is a mortgage on the home, and to the others the ever-recurring rent day once a@ month is a plain matter-of-fact domestic certainty that takes somebody's earnings. And so it comes to pass that the discussion Mrs. Benjamin P. Snyder, accompanied | of household expenditures brings about a by her daughter, Elsie, has gone to Hot | train of thought which ends in a desire to Springs, Ark., on a visit of several weeks | be a moneymaker and enjoy a sense of to her daughter, Mrs. Howard P. Collings. | treedom in winning one's own way. Der Deutsch-Amerikanishe Club was very She is Thoroughly Independent. agreeably entertained by Mrs. Wm. H.! The girl with a good situation in the ec at a a ed taxon commercial world is not a creature to be northwest. The literary and musical pro- gram included a piano solo, .“Conzonetta,” | Pitied, but admired and envied. She is by Miss Alma Ebert; reading of the essay | cheery and bright, and by contact with by Mrs. Von Hartleben; vocal duet, by Mrs. | humanity comes in time to a degree of aw an ir. Michaelsen, accompanied by | self-possession that many a girl has failed Mine Ebert; reading by Miss Flora Gibson; to nk tna. Soma lather hing Bchael oF Hattie Rumell, song, Tostts “Good. Byers | Years of forelgn travel. She carries her by Mrs. Esputa Daly; piano solo, Miss | head with a graceful poise and her easy Anna Brandes; vocal duet by Mrs. Morgan and Mrs. Daw accompanied by Miss Cecil McKee; reading a selection by Mr. Ebert; a@ trio by Mrs. Morgan, Mrs. Daw and Miss McKee, accompanied by Miss Ebert. Mr. Michaelgen ended the program with a vocal solo, “Fascination,” sung by special request. Among those present were: Dr. and Mrs. Von Hartleben, Representative and Mrs. Smith, Dr. and Mrs. Daw, Dr. and Mrs. Donohue, Mr. and Mrs. Morgan, Mr. and Mrs. y, Mr. and Mrs. Gibson, Dr. and Mrs. Cleaves, Mr. and Mrs. Crois- sant, Mr. and Mrs. Ramsay, Mrs. §choe- neker, Mrs. Rueckert, Mrs. Giles Rust, Mrs. Feldhouse, Mrs. Holzer, Mrs. Davis, Mrs. Clayton Bernheim, Mrs. Ball, Mrs. Julia Clarke, Mrs. Armour, Mrs. Toland, Mrs. Sharpless and Mrs. Barnes and Mrs. | Grape of Baltimore, the Misses Flora and Anita Cluss, Anna Brandes, Xarifa Han- cock, Blanche Rueckert, Flora and Bertha Gibson, Hattie Rumell, Charlotte and Wil- ma Willenbucher, Cecil McKee, Rice, Stutz, Scheuch, Crosthwaite, Toland, Von Entrees, Tauszky, Lubkert, Demongeot, and the Messrs. J. Mohler Gwin, Jas. E. Bliss, M. te frig ares J. M. Bond, Thos. 5 le, Jas. Stryker, Green, W: Hazard and Geo. C. Gwynne. Bs Under the patronage of such, leaders in Weshington socicty as Mrs. Leiter, Mrs. Benet, Mrs. Justice Fuller, Miss Morton, Secretary Herbert and Mrs. Hoke Smith, Justice Brown, Mrs. Harlan, Mrs. and Miss Brewer, Mrs. Field, Mrs. Jackson and Mrs. Shiras, the British Am- bassador and Lady Pauncefote, the ambas- sadors of Germany and France, Baroness Fava and most of the foreign ministers and their families. Senators and members of the House and their families and other persons promi- nent in official and social life were also among the number who enjoyed the hos- pitality of the Japanese legation on this occasion, One of the prettiest teas of the season was given Thursday last from 5 to 7 o'clock by Dr. and Mrs. James T. Sothoron to an- nounce the debut of their daughter, Miss Sothoron. Mrs. thoron received in a gown of black silk. Miss Sothoron stood at her mother’s side in a gown of ivory silk, and carried a large bunch of white roses. She was assisted in receiving by Miss Atkinson of Philadelphia, in a gown of cream cloth, trimmed with lace. In the dining room, where the decorations were in pink, Mrs. Elmer Sothoron, in black vel- vet, and Mrs. Mark F, Finley in light silk, presided at the punch bowl. Mrs. Henry Biscoe, in black satin, poured coffee. The other ladies assisting were Miss Bynum, in blue brocade; Miss Newton, in pink silk; Mrs. Clarence Duvall, in black and white satin; Miss Scott, in blue silk; Miss Bis- coe, in pink’ silk; Miss Wyville, in yellow satin; Miss Anna Scott, in red silk, and Miss Canter in cream silk. Among the guests were Representative and Mrs. By- num, Admiral and Mrs. Selfridge, Dr. and Mrs. Hegar, Capt. and Mrs, Crosby Miller, Mrs, and Miss Purcell, Dr. and Mrs. Robt. Reyburn, the Misses Reyburn, Mrs. H. 0. Claughton, and Commander Lamberton, Ensign Welford Harrison, Miss Harriso: Misses Claughton, Dr. M. F. Finley, En- sign and Mrs. Clarence M. Stone, Gen. and | Mrs. Heth, br. and Mrs. Liewellyn Eliot, Dr. Elmer Sothoron, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Holcomb, the Misses Holcomb. Miss Bar- ney, Mr. and Mrs, Richard Merrick, Gen. and Mrs. Marcus Wright, Mrs. and Miss Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Anderson, Dr. G. L. Magruder, Maj. and Mrs. Henry Adams, Mrs. Wadsworth, Mrs. Eakin Gadsby, Miss Womack, Mr. W. Clarence Duvall, Dr. and Mrs. George N. Perry, Rev. and Mrs. Charles Buck, Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius T. Belt, Miss Ridgeley, Rev. and Mrs. Alfred Harding, Rev. Frank Gibson, Dr. and Mrs. Edwin L. Morgan, Mr. and Mrs. John Moody: Mrs. and Miss Lar- combe, Dr, and Mrs. William Maddox, Mr. Charles L. Gardner, Dr. Stewart Muncas- ter, and Messrs. Guy Davis, Allen Towson, Burke Scott, Henry Samson, Rowland Har- rison, G. W. Sottlehales, Thomas Mullett, A. M. eeler, jr., and James Whiteside and others, ‘The congressional circle and many lite- long residents of Washington were repre- sented in a handsome tea at the National last Monday. Tall, graceful palms, smi- | lax and roses made beautiful the surround- | ines. More than 800 guests honored with | their presence the happy occasion, hostesses were Mrs. Barwig of Wisconsin, Miss Ida Richardson of Tennessee, Mrs. | Mansur of Missouri, Mrs. Merredith of | Virginia, Mrs. McDearmond of Tennessee, of Mississipp!, Mrs. berlin, Mrs. Bryant, Mrs. Anderson, Mrs. Platt and Mrs. Adams, with assisting ladies. Presiding over the richly appointed /nesday evening, January 24, at Willard’s ‘The| 1. Wilson | fully decorated with cut lowers and palms | Mrs. Stockdale and Miss Rosa Stockdale! by the Rev. Dr. Samuel Domer, refreshment tables were the Misses Jor- dan of Tennessee, Miss Inca Turner of! Hagner, Mrs. Stockbridge,Mrs. Gen. Greely, Mrs. Lieut. Chadwick, Mrs. Admiral Crosby, and the Misses Wilkes, what promises to be a very pleasing event is the dramatization of Chzrles Dic%ens’ famous Christmas story, “The Cricket on the Hearth,” Wed- Hall, by the members of the Guild Holy Child of St. John’s parish of this city. The event is looked forward to with eager- ness. In addition to the play the Plunk Trio,” composed of Messrs. W. Hinman, H. E. Hinman and Wm. Regina Mackrille, will furnish the music. The cast includes Wm. Mills Thomson as “Mr. Tackleton,” Mr. Felix E. Mahoney as ‘aleb Plummer,” Mr. Ernest H. Daniel as ‘John Perrybingle,” Mr. Karl Daniel as “The Old Gentleman,” Miss Anita Hendrie as “Dot,” Miss Juliette Thompson as the blind girl, “Bertha,” Mrs. Helen Smith as “Mrs. Fielding,” Miss Gertrude Gardner as “May Fielding,” Miss Priscilla Stearns as “Tilly Slowboy,” and Jack (a dog, the prop- erty of Mr. Cabot Lodge) as “Boxer.” The fourth of the series of germans by the Dolce-far-Niente Club was given at the Hotel Morrisett last evening. Mrs. Smith of Illinois will be at home informally Tuesday, the 23d, at 918 14th street. The Cosmopolitan Shakespeare Club held its regular semi-monthly meeting on Mon- day evening, at the president's, Mrs. En- gle's, 104 10th street southeast. A written examination of the play just read by the glub, The Merchant of Venice, a paper on Portia and Desdemona, by Mrs. Chipley, @ sketch of her summer outing by Mrs. mpson and “literary punch,”, made up | ® varied and interesting program, thor- oughly enjoyed by all. The members pres- ent were Mesdames Engel, Carey, Chipley, Neilson, Patten, Thompson and Miss Grace Patten. The next regular meeting of the club will be at the same place on the first Monday in February. Mrs. Hallowell and Miss Harriet Hallow- ell will be at home Wednesdays, 1323 Q street. At the wedding yesterday at noon in Bal- timore of Miss A. Me@ora Moale, daughter of Mr. I. Gorham Moale, and Mr. Julien Bowdre the ushers were Mr. Philip Minis, jr., of New York, Mr. William Hull of Bal- timore, and Messrs. Basil Duke, Dabney | Harrison, William Griffin and’ William Peters, all of Washington. Some of those | at the wedding were Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Ross of Mississippi, Mrs. Banks, the Misses Colquitt, daughters of Senator Colquitt of G Mr. and Mrs. Hugh H. Colquitt | of Georgia, Miss Warren of Atlanta, Ga., | Miss Carey, Miss Dennis, Mr. Dennis, Miss | Robinson, Mrs. Smith, Miss Holmes, Mr. and Mrs. Seely, all of this city. Mrs. John Thornton WJ, 318 East Cap- itol street, will receive on Monday from 3 to 5, assisted by Mrs. Edward Wilkinson Blodgett of Rhode Island. Last Wednesday at noon Miss Sue H. and Mr. William Arlington Domer were married in St. Paul's English Lutheran Church. The church was beauti- of all kinds. The ceremony w4s performed father of and Charles Domer, brothers >f the groom; David E. North and B. Frank Myers. A reception followed at the residence of the bride’s parents, after which the couple started for a trip north, think it over!” She never questions the | cargoes of precious gems! ES walk is an outgrowth of her honorable in- dependence. She works her way up in busi- ness circles if she is the right girl in the right place. Her affability, which may have been assumed at first, as a politic measure, becomes in time her second nature. Then trifies cease to annoy her. The professional shopper, who was at first a sharp thorn in her flesh, is now no more than a breath of air that passes by unheeded—only the breeze can’t ask questions. Of course these things are only true of the girl who recognizes the importance and dignity of her position. The flippant one who is always in search of “some easy place” is only a side issue in the army of the employed. She drifts about, drops out, and the world loses sight of her. Mean- while the zealous worker at the same coun- ter reaches the head of her department, or, at least, is recognized in a substantial way as a valuable and well-paid assistant. The ready wit and cultivated taste of the working girl aid her in selecting her ap- parel. She is in this year of the century at her best in a plain serge or cloth tailor- made suit with broad collar and cuffs and a demure sailor hat, a costume which is jaunty in spite of itself. On the street she is quick to resent real or fancied insult. She is up in arms at a stare. Yet the man who haw an eye for grace and beauty should be excused for taking note of her, only let his protracted gaze keep it- self within the limitg: of respectful admi tion, She leaves her avocation with her desk or counter, and enjoys the full free- dom of her release from duties for the | evening. Her home is a cheery place. How | could it be otherwise? Creature comforts learn that Washington is a queen among | cities, and that no other society in the land can be compared with that of the city of magnificent distances. In one of these recent bursts of enthu- Slasm a Washington woman expresseu ger- self on dinners us they are given at the ma- ashington,” j “Here in W are set, and if you how your feast should’ be spread, pay heed unto the words of a Wash- i.gtonian who has seen many administra- tions and placed her feet beneath countless dinner-laden mahoganics.” Then she tells how this a-me of correct- ness ly to be attained. She begins with the flowers. She cautions prospective dimuer- givers against overloading teir tables with flowers, especially those whose heavy fra- grance is not a pleasant accompaniment to roast and salad. A singte long -siemmed rose at the plate of every lady, a boutonniere by the plate of each gentieman, a few cateless- ly scattered roses, and, if the decorations be high, two tall.siender vases of roses with ferns of drooping green around the base; | these are all-suflicient. ‘The the dinner table ta to ast t comploneinr wh ly, with the ex- ception of dishes as are brought ip hot, j and ices and The Englisa, on salads. contrary, do not have the fruf dessert brought in until nons of taste. next to that a smaller knife for | and then a somewhat smaller one for the game. At the left put an oyster fork; the medium-sized one for the entree, large one for the roast, and the smalier for the game. It reads like the story of bears. Evidently they do not have fish at Washington dinners, or, at make no special for serving eating them. The soup spoon should be placed on the left next the plate. Not more than four forks are allowable by each plate on the table at once. “Between the roast and the game a Ro- man punch is served in the most exquisitely bubble-like bits of Carlsbad glass,” said the Washington woman. Saucers ang souvenw pany the glasses. The litle bread and butter plates, which apparently still obtain at Washington dinners, are laid at the beginning and left till dessert is “Now. the glassware!” exclaimed the Washington woman, warming to the work of description. “Cut glass has been and al- ways will be absolutely correct. Just at present, however, if you are the fortunate possessor of a set of the beautiful and fra- gile Carlsbad ware, you can use that-and be sure that you are right, but with your cut glass you need have no fear of being behind the times. The wineglasses should. be all of the same design and make, only differing in shape and size. Before the plate of the Washington host on the table, the open piano in the parlor, the stay-at-homes of the family tell ‘the little happenings of the day. Congenial friends come in, or perhaps an evening is spent at the opera. Tickets to the opera take money? Yes. And who is better able to buy a ticket or two tickets than the woman who works? She does not care for anything ordinary. The best or nothing is her motto. Her business life makes her careful of outlay, and when she spends a dollar she wants her money's worth—a lesson that can be learned of every business man the world over. In the course of time she is able to indulge herself in certain pieces of fur- nitue and bric-a-brac, and her home takes added air of refinement and compara- tive elegance. Meanwhile her measure of success enlarges, and continued effort finds her of a competency—that most enviable situation which frees one from the dread of poverty and yet does not in- eur the worry ‘and responsibility which comes with riches. Im No Hurry to Marry. Her social life has not been a desert | without an occasional oasis, and she may be pleased to know that a certain young man Is only awaiting a really good and fa- vorably opportunity to propose. She would rather he wouldn’t—at least not just yet. In fact, she has hardly time to make up| her mind. And then she is very anxious | to be certain she likes him better than she | does her $8 or $10 or $12 or $20 a week. | She remembers one of the girls who used to have hing she fancied, being a girl of modaiate tastes. But one day she got married, and from that moment to this she had never been able to buy even a new pair of gloves or shoes without teas- ing her husbard two or three days for them. Then to counterbalance this sad condition of affairs she recalls another one of the girls who has a kind husband, a lovely home, with everything her own way, and & summer cottage besides, and she says, “Well, I'll take plenty of time to young man’s affections. Having no for. | tune, she knows that ihe man who seeks | to win her does it for love’s sweet sake and the good heart of a sensible woman_ @ fortune that outweighs mines of gold and In this class of working women are many heroines with unwritten histories. The ork, commenced, perhaps, for self-ad- vancement,broadens into a means by whic! others are made comfortable. She shelters and cheers her loved ones and finds.a new and delightful satisfaction in providing for their comfort. Yet it never occurs to her that her conduct has anything heroic in it. She takes the unfortunate into the narrow limits of her own home when other relatives in spacious mansions can find no room for them, and tells you thelr com- panionship is a positive pleasure. She gets out of life its purest blessing—a contented Georgette A. Cham-) the groom. The ushers were Messrs. Blair! mind, which leaves nothing to be desired. The bright brave girls who have grap- pled with the world have made it cleaner and better, and have found at the same time self-reliance and courage to conquer culties which have loomed mountain |ed' is laid the soup ladie and the carving set for the roast. That to be used with the game is brought tn with that course. About ten minutes before dinner is announced it ts customary, according to this chronicler of w lon customs, to have a cocktail of sherry and bitters with a caviar sandwich, Served in the drawing room as an appetizer, This ceremony, however, can be dispensed with without, violating any social law. Ry claret,” a oF satisfied nar- or, “is warmed and the champagne frap- bed in the bottle.” ———_@e——_____ Lost THE PRETT: Y Wipow. A Modern Miles the Mistake of Wool The most select circles in Wissahickom Society recently had a choice bit of gossip to discuss, and it has finally reached be- yond that pretty suburban settlement and Philadelphia reached the some time past Mrs. Millie Mitchell, a dash- ing and handsome young widow, has been making her home at 135 Sumac street with her uncle, Samuel Garrett. Th have it that she was engaged to be married accumulated an extensive trousseau in pre- paring for a plunge into the trou- bled sea of ma y. The date for the marriage ceremony been fixed for De- cember 26, Attention to business preven- ted the yourg man, Whose name is not yet divulged, from reaching this city till Christ- mas evening, and in order that affairs might procesd smothly on the morrow he had written to the lady's cousin, Francis H. Garrett, a lawyer, requesting him to fix all the necessary legal transactions and pro- cure a licens of suburban civilization, says that Mr. Gar- rett, now a man of some thirty-eight years, had been in love with Mrs. Mitchell before her first marriage. Thrown so much im each other's company the old passion re- vived, and the request brought affairs to @ climax, for Mr. Garrett had the licens® made out in his own name. Christmas night the western lover arrived, and was received by Mrs. Mitchell and the Ga: $ family, but early the next day the widow and her cousin, Mr. Garrett, flew to Phila~ delphia, were married by Rev. Dr. B. Le Agnew, and left at noon on an extended wedding trip, from whjch they have not yet returned. The di: lover did not feet as badly as might |. but an un-~ mistakable air of | surround- ed him as he aguin the train at Broad street station to go to his west ern home in solitude. The Jatest news from the young couple was that they were enjoy- ing a happy honeymoon in Boston. ce-0 ‘Trustees’ saie of two-story brick dwelling on C street np ing and 14th streets southeast, on Monday, at 4 o'clock. Sed ivertisement.—Advt,