Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-02-23

Miss Sallle Tilley, Mrs. B. G. Root, Mrs. A. G.
Mrs. Richard B. Mohun, Miss Jesse Carr, Mrs,
w. C. Anderson, Miss Nellie Stanton, Miss
Laura Stanton, Miss Wagner, Mrs. E. DeMotte,
RiSs Mrs: Marshall n Brown Mrs; M,a. MG,avappaIg Mrs.
Miss Jenny Wood, Miss Whiting, Mrs. Judge
BARLEY, Miss Miller, Miss Dora Moorhcad,
Miss Humphrey, Mrs. William Thompson, Miss
Woodward, Miss NJ: Drury, Miss Pratt, Mrs.
M. c. Ames, Mrs. Peter F. Wilson, Mrs. e.
Baldwin, Miss Bert NJ. English, Mrs. d.
+. BALDWIN. Mrs. ". B. Moses. g. % Mrs. ii. G. 6.
Emery, Miss Kate Emery, Miss Charlotte
Jeykylls. Miss NJ. Jeykylls, Miss N. l.. McCul-
Loeb Loeb Miss Miss L. M McGuloch Mrs Hugh MeCul-
MIS-. James .. Clephane, Miss Jennie
Lancey, Mrs. H. Adler, Mrs. Giles A. Smith,
Miss c. Noss, Mrs. General Morris, Mrs. Camp,
Mrs. Z. II. Schafer, Miss Poore of Georgetown,
Miss r. Reichenbach. Mrs. e. b. Youngs, Miss
Al Brown, Miss Helen Moves, Miss Eva 5.
Mills, Mrs Clark Mills. Miss Ettie Jeffries, Mrs.
Thomas Q. Hills, Miss Eleanor Edelin,, Mrs. Al
lIson NailOr, Jr., Miss Mollie Semmes, Miss Liz
Ze d. HOugh. Miss Erie Sewers of Baltimore
Mrs. David Walker, Miss Minnie Johnston, Mrs.
Barbour, Miss Ida NJ. Thompson, Miss Powers,
Miss Mary +. Rapley, Miss Josie Kerr, Mrs. n.
L; Jeffries, Mrs. Mary Cromwell, Miss Kate
Mss Mrs G proSR Mis- MSe
!er, Miss Kidwell, Mrs. Hallet Kilbourne, the
Misses kilbOurne, Airs. General Whittlesey.
Mrs. g; F; Seheifcr, Mrs. j. w. Thompson, and
or the newspaper fraternity there were pre-
sent Maj. Ben. Perley POOre, j. b. McCullOch,
;. n. kauftmann, 9. $. NOyes, X. F. Boiseau, F..
Porter c. Bliss, o. X. Harris, Arthur Shepherd
J. b. Stillson, #. b. Connery, j. Macfarland.
Mrs D. K Briggs, j. X. Young, T. N. Burritt.
and others.
THE ToILETTEs.
Among the handsome toilettes displayed, were
the following:
Miss Minnie Sherman, white tarleton over
silk; rubies
Mrs. Senator Cole, in white silk with trim
mings Of white satin, and hair adorned with
natural flowers.
Mrs. A. X. Shepherd, white Irish popln with
trimmings Of white crepe, and ornamented with
white japOnicas.
white satin Overskirt, with point applique trim
mings; diamond jewelry.
Mrs. A. b. Muilett, In blue silk with tarleton
overdress; diamond jewelry.
Mrs. VIM. l.. Wall, white and blue striped silk
with blue satin Overskirt, point applique trim
mings; hair powdered and Ornamented with
flowers: damon jewelry.
Mrs. Robert Lincoln, striped blue and white
corded silk with blue silk trimmings; diamond
jewelry.
Mrs. n. B. Fugitt, in black gros grain silk
with white lace unique.
Mis-. Phillip MOhun, white tarletoD over white
silk, trimmed with folds of white satin; hair
powdered.
Mis- Mamie Lutz, in mauvc satin, trimmed
with folds of the same material, and pOint-lace
sash of same; hair powdered; coral jewelry.
Miss Matte Faulkner, corn colOred silk, with
white satin trimmings.
Mrs. w. s. Mitchell, in mauve silk, with rose
with natural flowers.
Mrs. Jos. Macfarland wore blue corded silk
with blue silk and point lace trimmings.
Mrs. Hugh hcCullOch, in black Lyons silk
velvet, with satin trimmings.
af vsAn anr II
straw colOred silk, with blue satin unique
white silk trimmings; hair powdered, diamond
Mrs Col. Dayton, in green silk, with point
lace trimmings; pearl jewelry.
Miss Mitchell, niece of Senator Harlan, in pink
and white striped silk, with pink silk overdress
Miss POOrc, daughter Of Major POOre in rose
colored silk, tastefully trimmed.
BITS. Henry Semken, In ashes of roses silk
trimmed with cherry colOred satin and black
lace; diamond jewelry.
Mrs. j. NJ. Cavanaugh in rich lowered silk
with purple silk trimmings; diamond jewelry.
Mrs. DeHaven, of N. H., cherry colored Silk,
point point lace & trimmings; stone cameo jewelry.
Mrs. Hallet kilbOurn, I'm blue silk with pink
SILK trimmings; jet and gold jewelry.
Mrs. X. b. Mohun, blue silk with white illu-
corded black silk and white cloak.
Mrs. Adolph Cluss, straw colored silk trimmed
with point lace.
Mrs. F. Philip, in emerald satin with black
lace trimmings; Brazilian necklace and diamond
jewelry.
Miss Van Sycklin, in pink satin white satin
trimmings; diamond jewelry.
MIS- d. T.. Fitch, in wine cOlored silk with
trimmings Of the same material; emerald Jew
elry.
Mrs. S. s. Cox, violet cOlored silk trimmed
with tiny Swiss ruffies, edged with valenciennes
lace; diamond jewelry.
Miss Hattie Jekyll, in black grenadine with
orange trimmings; jet jewelry; hair ornament
ed with white flowers.
Miss Lulu Joyce, IN white silk, with blue satin
trimmings.
Mrs. Mary Golay, green silk, with illusion
aOunces.
Mrs. Arthur Shepherd, in purple moire with
point applique trimmings; eruscan gold and
Miss Lottie Jekyll, white tarelton, with laven-
Mrs. N. l.. Jeffries, PINK silk, with white satin
trimmings.
Miss Fannie Dunn, green silk, with overdress
of green tarletOn.
Miss Lethea Kelly, in black silk, with satin
trimmings.
Mrs. L. j. O'Toole, blue silk, with white tarle-
ton Overdress.
The President remained in the hall until near
midnight, and seemed to enjoy the scene thor
Oughly.
The decorations of the room were arranged
by Messrs. Kich'd H. Boswell and VIM. H. Har-
mon, under the superintendence OF the commit
tee, Messrs. w. ID. Wyvill, w. H. Baldwin and
AdOlph Cluss.
, The ball was in every way most creditable to
the citizens Of Washington, and especially to
the gentlemen Immediately concerned in its in
ceptiOn and execution.