Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-02-25

SOCIETY OF wAsHINGToN.-Ther residence OF
Vice Admiral Porter, on II street, was, last
evening, the scene of the gathering Of the gaiety
and fashion of the Capital, it being the occasion
Of grand ball, to which over five hundred in
pitati0ns were issued, nearly all the recipients
cf which were present during the evening. Ad
miral Porter was in full dress uniform and with
Mrs. Porter, Miss Lizzie Porter and Miss Salle
Lyon. welcomed the guests. At IL O'Clock
magnificent supper was partaken of, after which
dancing commenced, as follows: March, jubi-
garten; waltz, illustrations, by T. Strauss;
galop, columbanus, by Parlon lanciers, Prince
Arthur, by l.. Weber; waltz, wine, wife and
song, by L; Strauss; galop, eascaden. by Z.
Faust; quadrille, barbe bleu, by Offenbach:
waltz, hochzeits klange, by L. Strauss; waltz,
hopigslieder. by Il. Strauss; galop, turisten, BY
Parlon; waltz, aus des hoshwalds gurness ber-
gen, Z. Faust; closing about daylight with the
german.
Among the guests were Governor Swami, OF
Maryland, and ladies; Captain Reynolds, u. 5.
Navy; Mr.. Spaulding and ladies, Baron Gerelt.
Prussian Minister; Gen. and Mrs. Townsend,
Dr. Richter, ID. {. FOrney, Esq, and Mrs For
ney, Hon. Mr.. Ketcham, Hon. Mr.. Farnham.
Baron Charles Lederer, Austrian Minister;
Judge Tabor, Fourth Auditor; Commander and
Mrs. Jeffers, U. 5. Navy; Paymaster Stewart
Y. 5. Navy; Prof. Baird and lady, Captain and
Mrs. Churchill, Colonel Don Manuel Freyre,
Peruvian Minister; Mr. and Mrs. Cobb, Mr.
Muse, L. S. Marine Corps Mr.. and Mrs. Sher-
rell, Colonel Sigsbee, Rear Admiral Rodgers.
MI. Greenough, Colonel j. w. FOrney, the
Postmaster General, Mr.. Daniel Dougherty, of
PhiladelphIa; Admiral and Mrs. Hoff, Admiral
Howe. Hon. MI BrOwnlOw, Commodore Laselle,
Paymaster and Mrs. Cushing, Mr. and Mrs.
Myers, Capt. Fish, Mr.. Maurice Deifosse, Bel
gan Minister; Mr. johnson, Mrs. and Miss Mills
Senator and Mrs. Ferry. Senator and Mrs. Scott
and Miss Blair, General Shriver and Mrs
MeClain, Captain Pyne, Commodore and Mrs
Casey, Mr.. and Mrs. Boles Judge Wylie and
Nor rob,
Major Cash and ladies, Major Butler, General
Thomas and ladies, Commander Bailey, Senator
Ramsey, Admiral Lee, Senator Abbott, Admiral
Stewart and lady, Mr.. Hunter and lady, w. b.
Webb, Esq, and Mrs. Webb, General Eaton
and lady, Mr.. and Mrs. Richardson, Commodore
Smith and ladies, Commander White. Senator
Harris, Mr. and Mrs. Mohun, Rev. DIR. and Mrs
Newman, Samuel Norment, ESD, with Mis-
Anna Hayden, of Boston, and Mrs. Governor
Wright, of Indiana; General Sherman, Miss
sherman, and Miss Phillips. Hon. Glenni W
Affairs, and Mrs. Scofeld; Secretary Boutwell,.
and ladies, Secretary Of State and Mrs Fish
W. s. Huntington, Esq, First National Bank,
and lady, Holmes E. Ofley, Esq, ana
lady, General Whittlesey, MIR. Constantine
de Cafacazy, Russian Minister, and wife
late Secretary of the Treasury; Col. Lee and
ladies, Secretary Robson, with Capt CONNER
ell, commander of her Majesty's ship Monarch
at Annapolis, and Lieut.. Pilkington, Lieut. El
liOt, Lieut.. Dundas. and Mr.. Wintz and Others
Of the officers of that vessel; Gen. Ricketts,, the
President and Miss Nellie Grant, Major Morris.
OF CAL, and his sister: Mrs. Carnohan of New
YORK; Gen; Marcy and Mrs. Marcy, Senator and
Mrs. Hamlin, Senator Blake and lady, General
Michler. Senator Harlan, Robert Lincoln, Esq,
Commodore and Mrs. Sands, Mr.. and Mrs.
McNey, Mr.. Ruiz and two daughters of Cuba
General Badeau, Secretary Of War and lady
Speaker Blaine and Mrs. Blaine, Gen. Schenck
and ladies, Hon. Mr.. Judd and Mrs. Judd, SEN
ator Sumner, OF Mass; Admiral Goldsborough
and wife, Marshal Sharp and Mrs. Sharp. ex-
Mayor Wallach and ladies, Hon. Mr. Brooks
and lady, Capt. Whiting and lady,