Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-06-05


Sir Edward Thornton, the British Minister; NJ
Bile. Charge d'Affairs OF Denmark, and lady
MIR. Freeman, OF the English Legation, and
lady, and Captain Ward, Of the same legation
Swiss Oonsu al General Hitz, General Garfield
Rear Admiral Bailey; the Board of Visitors
consisting OF Rear Admiral Hiram PauIding
Commodore Goldsbsrough, Captain Parrot
Chief Engineer Charles f. Loring, Surgeon
William NJ. Wood, Governor Hawley, Judge
Humphries, Mr.. Wadsworth of Kentncky,
Wilii3m Albert, Esq, and 5. B. Chlt.enden
Esq General N. N. Halstead, of New Jersey
Major Graham, Major Slack. Captain TiIton
Lieutenants Goodlove. Allen, NJ use, and Good
rell, OF the marine corps; Comm ander Daven.
port, Lieut.. Commander Wise, Paymaste
Bridge, Chief Engineer Shock, Paymaste.
jackson, Paymaster Cunningham, Major G
u. Russell. w. ). Mitchell, Esq, CLARK Mills
Commodore Alden, Commanders Breese anC
Vain wright. Captain Almy, Lieutenant Com.
manders O'kane, Chew, Kane, Cunningham
Edward Terry, Love, Dewey, Silas Terry
Bartlett, and Cook, Commanders Greir, Skier.
Pinckney, Wood, and Lyon, Paymaster Hoy
and others.
Besides the ladies above mentioned there
were Mrs. General Fremont, Mrs. PaymasteI
Jackson and MISS Jackson, Mrs Clark Mills
and Miss Eva Mills, Miss Mona 6oldsborongh
OF Baltimore, Miss Annie Il. Jeffers, Mrs. Gen.
Angur and Miss Jennie Augur, Miss Matte
Clark, Miss Anna Draper and Miss Lizzie
Jenkins Of Washington. Miss Carrie Swami OF
Annapolis, Miss Sallie A. Lyon of Boston,
Miss Lulu Cofiin, Mrs Silas Casey, Mrs. Gen
Miss Lena Porter. daughters Of the Admiral
MISS Chittenden of Syracuse, Miss Birnev oi
Philadelphia, Mrs. and Miss Potts OF New
York, Miss SaIlie Stevens Of Cambridge, Miss
Bsddineton of New York. Mrs Admiral Pauid.
ing, Miss WadswOrth, Mrs. Paymaster Gun.
Dingham, Miss George Jones, daughter of the
STATE Attorney General for Maryland. Mrs.
Freeman, Mrs. Bile, Mrs. Paymaster Bridge
Mrs Ellis OF Baltimore. Miss Hoy OF Boston,
Mrs. Eastman, Mrs. Maxwell, Miss Peck,
daughter Of Judge Peck, Misses Fannie, Ellen,
nh Otn p.In1I lila
Julia Lindsey Miss Clara Handy. Mrs. Capt.
Shirk, Miss Carrie Brown, ana many other la
DIES, who attracted much attention during the
evening.
Mrs. Admiral Porter was attired in a pch
white satin dress, with point applique trim.
mlngs, festooned around the skirt with wild
flowers; five narrow tarleton hounces, trim.
med with white satin around the bottom of the
skirt; blue satin tunic under point applique,
and bertha of the same, the tunic elaborately v
trimmed with flowers; diamond brooch and
eardrops.
Mrs. Grant wore vslenciennes lace over pink
silk, trimmed with pufings Of muslin; hair
plain, and dressed with two or three roses:
diamond eardrops, pearl necklaces aad diamond
Mrs. Col. Dayton wore white tarleton, with
white satin trimmings, and hair dressed with
white flowers.
Miss Borie wore pink silk, with white tarle.
ton overdress, looped up with bows OF pink
satin
0Miss Lene Porter youngest daughter on the
Ne
illusion overdress, and silver tinsel. white
sash; hair loose, and dressed with pink flow.
ers.
Miss Lizzie Porter wore white satin with
pink tarleton 1iounces.
Mrs. Col. Audenreid wore a pearl gros grain
silk, with white lace shawl; diamond jewelry.
Miss Mttie Tuck, daughter Of Judge Tuck,
Of the Court of Appeals OF Maryland, was
dressed in white corded silk, with white satin
and point applique trimmings.
Mrs. General Michler wore white tulle over
Ina 81 h % In aaA
sash. Hair curled and dressed with PINK roses
Mrs. Judge Richardson wore rlch lavender
silk with point applique trimmings.
satin, with white lace overdress, looped up a.
the side with roses. Hair dressed with white
Mrs. S. B. Ch,ttenden wore pink satin, with
white tarleton tunic and trimmings of the same
Miss Buddington, Of New York, wore white
tarleton over green silk, caught up at the sides
with flowers suspended from the corsage.
Mrs. Freeman wore puffed white illusion
dress with overskirt Of white MORE black lace
trimmings.
Miss Jackson wore short white tarleton
dress with pink silk tunic.
Miss Mary Sherman wore white illusion over
green silk; diamond Jewelry.
Mrs. Capt Grier wore blace silk with black
Mrs. Capt. Sheck wore rose silk with crystal
trimmings.
Many of the toilets were very rich and be.
coming. The entire oall was decided success
The Presidents party led the way TO supper
about l oclock-Admiral Porter with Mrs.
Grant, and the President with Mrs. Porter
After supper the German was commenced
Mrs. Porter leading OF the first with Lieuten.
ant Commander Frank Blake, and Miss Lizzie
Porter leading of the next with Midshipman
Field.
The President and Mrs. Grant retired from
the ball room about , O'Clock, though General
Sherman, the Admiral and Mrs. Porter re.
mained until near daylight.
The Cruise OF the s.MiddIes" this Summer.
Sixty ofthe class which graduated yesterday
are ordered to report on the Frigate Sabine,
now at Boston, by the Fourth Of July next for
a years cruise, at which time they must pass
another examination and receive their promo.
ton to Ensign. The Sabine will visit Ports
mouth, Cherbourg, Breast, Lisbon and Cadiz
pass the winter up the Mediterranean, and re.
turning home stop at South America. The re-.
mainder OF the graduating class have been or.
dered to otner ships, now being fitted out.
The lower classes will embark on the "Ma.
day next for the usual Summer cruise for
three months. They will visit England, France
and Spain.
Departure of the Visitors.
A majority of the graduating class left the
Academy this morning for their homes and
will be absent on a months leave.
The President and a large party OF ladies
and gentlemen left this morning on the
steamer Tallapoosa for Baltimore, and will re-.
turn to Washington this evening by rail from
that city.
Secretary Cox, General Sherman, Assis,an,
Secretary Richardson ard many others left
this morning on the train for Washington.
The Board of Visitors adjourned to-day,
having completed their report, which will be
made public In the course of few days.
POINT OF ROCKS RAILRoAD.-Tne Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company seem not to be
preparing to push the Point OF Rocks aud
Washington Branch to speedy completion