Evening star., 1870-02-15
Society I'm Washington.

Notwithstanding the rain last evening, the
reception Of the Postmaster General and Mrs.
CresveIl was attended by an unusually large
assemblage of their friends. Indeed, nothing
but the extent and admirable arrangement Of
their residence prevented the affair from being
an uncomfortable and inextricable jam Of dig
nifty, fashion and beauty.
The distinguished hosts received their guests
with rare grace and affability, being aided in
their pleasant duty by Miss Mcintyre. (sister Of
Mrs. C.,) Miss Tyson, of Baltimore, and Mis-
Jewett, of Ohio. Mrs. Creswell was attired in a
full and magnificent suit Of black velvet, with
colored velvet ribbon, and butterfly panier; hair
puffed and dressed high in front, with tresses,
and single rose adornment Miss Mcintyre
wore q rich cherry colored silk, low corsage,
with lace and floral loopings Miss Tyson and
Miss Jewett were each dressed in white, with
red japonicas in their hair, and handsome neck
lace and jewelry ador nments.
The attendance included person prominent
In ofncial, military, naval, professional, and
fashionable society, and the throng usually in
cident to such occasions in Washington was con-
siderably augmented in this instance BY the
presence Of a large number OF Baltimoreans,
who came over to testify in this handsome man
ner to the respect they entertain for the Mary
land member Of the Cabinet. The dressing of
the ladies was also remarkably rich and attract
i've, according admirably with the elegance and
sumptuous appointments Of the mansisn, which
is unusually well adapted for entertainments.
The suits Of parlOrs on the west were used as
reception room; beyond these, and opening
from them, was the ball room, which was COM
fortably filed during the whole evening. On
the opposite side Of the main hall were the sup
per rooms. Over these, on the second floor,
were the ladies' dressing rooms, while the apart
ments opposite and over the main parlors, were
devoted to chatty conversation and coffee-the
gentlemen's dressing rooms being on the third
floor.
Among the more noticeable persons present
were all the members of the Cabinet and ladies;
the Generalof the Armies, the Lieutenant Gene
raj, and Generals Brice, Dyer and wife, Ames
Porter and wife, Babcock and wife, Zeilin, and
others; Rear Admiral Bailey and Commodore
Smith and neices, Miss Smith and Miss Martin;
Judge Davis, of the Supreme Court, Judge
Wylie, and Judge Advocate General Holt;
Senators Howe, Cole and wife, Carpenter and
wife, Kellogg and wife, Spencer and wife,
Schurz, Pomeroy and wife, Warner, and others,
with the ladies Of their families; Representatives
Butler and daughter, washburne and ladies,
Eldridge and lady, Sypher and wife, Schenck
and ladies, Slocum, Judd, Farnsworth and lady,
"NOA'St ION wynn anu WAcs nCOOTmlCk, anu
many others; ex-Secretary McCulloch and ex-
T. NJ. G. Blair, Ministe- IS Thornton, Blacque
Bey, Garcia, Freyre and daughter, and others;
Colonel W. F. Shaffer and wife, Mr.. Franklin
Philip and wife, the Mayor and Mrs Bowen;
Hon. j. w. Marshall, 1st, and Gen. q. Smith, 2d
Assistant Postmaster Gener al, and wife; Gov
Campbell OF Wyoming, Col. Forsythe, Colonel
Audenreid, W. s. Huntington, j. NJ. McGrew
Esq, Commissioner Van Aernum, Col. Sutter
of California. Rev. DR.. Newman and wife,
&C., &c.
THE USUAL MONDAY EVENING RECEPTION
OF MRS. G. w. RIGGS brought together last
evening large circle from the best society in
the city, including most of the representatives
OF foreign governments residing here, together
with many other prominent persons in public
and private life.
Mr.. F. A. LUTz made the return of his
son Mr.. John A. Lutz and his wife from their
marriage tour the occasion for entertaining A
very large number of friends at his hospitab,e
mansion on = street last evening.