Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-05


Of attract'on amcng the ladies. General Kill
patrick was accompanied by General Estes.
AdjutaDt General of his cavalry corps In
hheIman's mar,h, and who escorted Mi
Carrie Beene, Of New York.
COSTUMES AND COIFFURES.
Mrs. Grant was attired in white satin with
point lace trimmings, low corssse, and point
ace cape; hair very simply arranged, aud
adorned with a single japonica; jewelry of
,arls and diamonds.
Mrs. Colfax wore pink satin with white
tulie overdrrss, white lace cape: pearl jswelry,
al hair dressed with pink owers
Mrs. Casey wore blue silk, with white tulle
oyerdress.
Mrs. Dent wore lavender eros grain silk
trimmed with quilliDgs OF white SATIN tunic,
and coral jewelry.
Mrs. General Comstock was attired In bridal
costume Of rich W hte satin, with point a,,pii2ue
trimmings, low oorsage; hair dressed with
orange blossoms.
Miss Nellie Grant wore a white tuile dress.
hair flowing, and Master Fred Grant uas st
tired in the uniform Of a West Point caoet.
President Grant and Nics President Coifax
Wore black dless suits and white gloves
Mrs. Freeman, wi,e OF Mr.. Freeman OF the
English L. CATION, wore a white Parisian taFeta
with black lace trimmings, jet jewelry, and
White japonica in her hair.
Mr.. Charles NJ. McCulloch wore a rose.col
ored silk with point applique and pink satin
trimming, hair dressed with artificial flowers,
Mrs. Senator Rice wore a wine-colored p,,ire
with white satin trimmings, sash Of same ma.
terial as dress, plain gold jeweIry, and hair
dressed with artificial flowers.
Mrs. General Emory wore heavy black lus.
terless elk, with black lace and jet trimmings.
r. HInY
vet, with pont lace trimmings and diamoad
jswslry.
Mrs. Geo. Palmer, Of N. Y, wore blue and
white striped silks, with white lace oyerlress;
hair dTts SEQ with roses.
Mrs. Christopher Graham wore rose -colorad
MORE, with po nj applique trimmings.
Miss Hickman (with Senator UayI-) wo-r
blue silk, with white silk tunic aud point
applique trimming; hair curled. Diamohd
brooch and eardrops.
Mrs. w. L. Chandler wore ashes OF rose
SILK. " ith lace trimmings.
MTs.Wm. l.. W all wore rich white gros grain
with blue silk irimnIDgs and hair adorned
with pink rotss.
Mrs Louise Smith, OF Philadelphia. ~v-s
blue si,k, viii " nite lace trimmings
Mrs. Msrshall Brown wore white satin, viii,
black lace shawl pearl jewe!ry
Mis- Hunt, Of New York, with Dr. Pc.
farker.) wore white tuIle dress with ov-r-
skirt, Trimmings OF white satin and pearl
dismond brooch and ear-dreps.
MIS-. Edward Stephens, Of New York, wore
cherry cclored metre with lace trimmings
Mrs. LOUIS Schade Wore a white satin fuil
dr.ss with laces, and wr~ah of French iiO%
.Ts il her hair.
Miss Lue PortrrfirId, Of W, =. Point, was one
OF the bellies oi the evening, charming in face.
figure, and costume.
The beautiful daughter OF Senator Chandler,
with powderet hair aud The costume and coi.-
fure Of the last French Regency, created gen.
eral admiration.
Mrs. Judge Cooley, Of Iowa, WAS dres sed in
a dark red satin tri mined with lace.
Mrs. Senator Morgan wore u Get OF jewels
SAID 20 be the finest in America.
WHO WIRE THERE.
AmOIg those present were Speaker Blaine,
Horace Greeley, Gen. w l.. Burt, Marshall
Jewell, Of Conn. Hon. II. L. Dawes, OF Mass.
Jehn CochraLe, of N. Y; Gov. Hamilton, OF
Texas; Hon. y. Il. Judd and Hon. John +.
FarRswortn. OF H.; Hon. John A. Peters, O:
Me- Hon II. ). Morrell, Senator Sawyer, of
5 c. Hon. X. Butler, Of Tenn Hon. !. NJ
Ashley, of Ohio; Hon Logan II. II Ober;s, OF
Ark; Hon. ". =. Banks, Of Mass; Hon. Thps
P. Florence, Hon. II. T.. Schenck, Of Ohio;
Hon. Hiram Walbridgs, Hon. John A. Logan
Warren L-lanj, and A. L. Stewart, OF N. Y:
Mrs. Biddle, Of Philadelphia; Surgeon q n.
eIal Barnes, aud Mrs. Bell. OF New York,
Senator Rice aud lady: 5 crctary NcCui.
loeh and Mrs. Charles NJ. McCulioch.
Mr.. Bigelow, our Consul at Florence, and LADY:
Secretary Schoheid, Hon. b. NJ. Boyer OF Pa,
and ledyi General Emery and lady, S-ra,or
Edmnnds, lady and daughter. Senator Stewart
ana lady, Senator Cittall, Seuatsr Cole and
lady, Senator Chandler and lady, Senator ia.
Wis ana Miss Hickman of Ky, Seua'or Anthu.
ny, Senator Corhett ana iasy, Representatives
ketcham OF n. ". kellogg of Ala, Gin II
Ga, MeIrissey of N. y, and lady; Ad,nirs,s
fIragnt, Bailey and Goidsborough, Commo.
dore jenkins, Paymaster J. u. Cunningha
GeIerals She, man, Sickles, Mchler, Daia-
field and Hunter; Colonel A. r. Blunt, Me-.
jor u. q. White, Colonel J. A. Campbell,
Coisnsl ID. A. DaPoEt; Generals Pleasantos,
Thomas, Torbert, Avery, Fitzpatrick, Msigs.
Among the citizens OF Washington were N. p
Chipman. Harvey Wattsrston, Hon. Peter Par.
ker, Alex. X. Shepherd, John W. Thompson
Franklin Philip, Edward Clark, Adolph Cluss'
J. X. O'Beirne, VIM. Wall, p. w. Rrovn,us,
Thomas Berry, James @. Berrst, Deputy Com.
missioner Harlan and ladies, ex.Mayor Wal
ZACH and lady, Marshall Brown aud lady.
Lewis Clepnans and lady. Mr.. Rice Of N. y,
ofothef oi tne senator, and daughter; General
+. 4. Spinner, Colonel W Whsrry, OF Secretary
Schonelds stan, Major Russell, ex-senator
Harms, Mr.. and Mrs. w. b. shaw.
TIE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.
or the Diplomatic Corps, there were Mr..
Edward Thornton. the British Minister, ana
lady, Mr.. Freeman and lady and Messrs. Fame
and Howard, Of the English legation: the
Com mmander Cerruti, Italian Minister. ana
Count ColobianO, his Secretary; Baron Gsrolt.
minister OF the North German Union. and
lady; Baron Lederer. Austrian Minister; Gen.
erai Acosta, Minister from the United States of
colombia; n Martens d'Antas. the Portugess
Ministers n. de Bodisco. Charge d'Aaairs
Hnssisi u. Rangabee, Chares d'Aaairs Greece;
sne oonneillor de Maga,hsns, Brazilian MN.
's'er; u. BILE, Charge d'Afairs Denmark, and
number OF attaches Of the various legations.
The DANCING
The dancing halls were four In numb r,
thfes Of them being located, one above the
other, % The basement neoy and the second and