Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-03-05


trimmed with tulle; ornaments pearls. Ms
Garvin is from Louisville, Nv. Madame
Freyre wore a"Worthr dress OF pink pros grain
trimmed with maroon the train and tablisr OF
chantilly lace, low corsage, trimmed with ma
room silk and lace; full set OF diamonds. Miss
Rosa Freyre wore pink silk, trimmed with the
palest shade of blue brocade, and Nalenciennes
lace, corsage low. She wore a rare and costly
Miss Victoria Freyre wore a pale blue
French crepe, with wreaths OF daisies
embToidered upon the. crepe; corsage low;
necklace of pearls and turquoise; ear
rings OF two handsome black pearls. and
bracelet OF pearls and turquoise. Madame
Flores wore blue silk with blonde trimmings
and fine jewelry. Madame Preston wore pafe
smber-tiDted silk with white blonde lace and
nanusome DIAMONDS. sac was accompanied by
fine looking young lady from Brooklyn. The
wife of Paymaster carpenter wore black velvet
with black Brussels lace and white opera cloak
The wife of Mr.. Justice Macarthur wore
black velvet with white lace overiress
Madame BOuligny wore a pale tinted silk
with trimmings OF white. Mrs. kilbourn
wore white Paris muslin trimmed with
Nalenciennes lace. Miss George Kilbourn
wore a pistache green silk Miss Bella wore
ID. e. Cox wore white carleton, with pipings OF
white satin. Mrs. Frank Gassaway wore white
SILK, with trimmings of point lace; hair pow
d ie ed Mrs senator Corbett wore white gaze
Bliss, OF Erie, Pa, wore black silk train, with
ruching of white silk; overdress of white silk
with trimmings of black. There were two
ladies from New York whose toilets were very
much admired, being in the Louis Nv. style,
with hair powdered perfectly white.
The ball room had filled up by the time the
PRESIDENTIAL party arrived, at half-past eleven.
There were seen besides those already mention
ed, the Hayten minister and wife; Mrs. Car
penter, wife of Paymaster Carpenter, who is
expected home next week: Mrs. Dawson. siste.
Of the American consul ut principal port in
japan; Gen. Chapman; Gen. Dunn and his
sister; Mr.. and Mrs. u. X. Mckee, and Major
and Mrs. Dent; Mr.. and Mrs. s. Ii. Kaufman:
Judge and Mrs. Macarthur; Senator Schurz;
Dr Gibson, OF tbeinavy, who has recently been
ORDERED 10 the Mediterranean as fee1 sur geon;
Miss warren, OF Boston, beautifully dressed:
Senator, Mrs. and Miss Cole. and Miss Whit.
ing; ex-Nice President ColfaS. with laiIes;
Senator and Mrs. COrbett; the Chinese Com
missioner of Education, and his wife, a Chinese
pa Incess in her native costume. A Java mer-
chant and two brunettes, supposed to be foreign
EarSss Mr DE- Esi Baxter Surgeon General
GrnndyD, Mrs Snead, eN-Mayor Wallach.
Commissioner Douglass, Mr.. Longworthy.
Assistant Comptroller of the Currency Mr.. i.
y: Burritt, Mr.. R. J. Hinton, Mr.. Horatio
King and daughthr and Miss Nichols, Mr. and
Mrs Barrel. Mr.. W, w. Warden, Senator Nye,
Senator Spragne, Mr.. II. j: Ramsdell, General
Mr.. +. V Smalley, Mr.. George Alfred Town
send and Mrs. Townsend, Mr.. Cliff Warden,
Mr.. Thomas Mast, the artist with keen eye to
hand for his pencil: Mr. ii. A. Preston. senator
Sargent ana his daughter, DIR. j. b. Blake
Mrs YRS. Myyill, a Washington beauty; Mr.. and
Ms. W. r. Sawyer. of Boston; Mr.. James Il.
Young, MIR. and Mrs. W. }. Murtagh, Mr. W.
7. Copeland, Mr.. and Mrs. ID. e. Forney, Mr.
l.; A Gobright, with Mrs. I. b. McFalls and
Miss Annie Smith, Mr.. James q. Holland, Mr..
and Mrs. G.. ID. Curtis, Mr.. ). +. Brown. the
Misses Brown, Mr.. =. A. Richardson, Mr. W.
Scott Smith and Mrs. Smith. Mrs. Dubant Mr.
A: B 1,si, Miss Nellie Murphy, daughter of
eT- collector Marphy, handsome blonde, in
white; the charming Miss Hastings, of New
lcrk, and the lovely Miss Worthington, niece of
The Secretary of War, who was escorted by Mr..
klch ii Murphy, brother OF Miss Nellie Murphy:
Count Corti, the Italian Minister; Mr. j. Sella
Martin, Collector Casey, OF New Orleans; Mar
shall Sharpe; eX-Mayor Wallach, ex- Mayor En-
Japanese Minister: Mr.. X. f. Boisseau. Ser
geant- at Arms French, Mr.. j. +. Colburn, Mr.
>. Mcfarland, Gen1 Whipple, Commissioner
y Mas Of me Revenue department, Mr.; W.
assistant secretary TO the President, and LADY:
Mr. and Mrs. n. Acker, Mrs. III. NJ. Barnard
James r.. Taylor, Frank Leslie's artist; j. W
Boteier and lady, j. ". LeBarnes, with the two
daughters of Mr.. George Downing, the caterer
MIR. CORDOBA, the eOlored secretary of state of
South Carolina, and lady; Lieutenant Gov
ernor Glees, of South Carolina, and lady:
Senators Clayton, Schurz, Spencer Osborn and
lady ,Kobertson, Ferry and lady. Representatives
Hsnme er and lady, Richie and daughter, Mer
nam, OF n. Y, Hay, Hawiey, OF H., AMI lady
ha"ley; OF Conn, storm, Shella5arger, Saw
Yer and lady, SyPher and lady Hol n, a n and lady
W NlSSrdge, kellogg, Young, Ellis II. Roberts
OF Ind. Elliott. of s C., and lady, Gen Banks.
bingham, Randall, Cotton, Acker: Gre neral
sherman, Surgeon General Barnes Commodore
anihch ahd Gov. Jewell, OF Connecticut.
THE WEST POINT CADETS
were well represented and were greatly lion
lzed by the ladies. The older soldiers OF the
visiting organizations stood but little show to
dance or promenade when the West Pointers
were about. The middies from Annapolis were
not in attendance, otherwise the tables might
nave been turned on the West Point bows. The
miGdies are rOllicking set. spirited dancers
anu thelr easier uniform give them some advan-
tage on the floor over the West Pointers who
are buttoned up TO thechin.
W the visiting military there was quite a
large delegation from the Old Guards battalion.
OF New York, their snowy uniforms, described
at length In The STAR of Yesterday attracting
much attention. The Philadelphia City Troop
also had delegation present. whose uniforms
added much to the brilliancy of the scene.
Vice President Wilson was one of the early
corners, reaching the ball about 10 O clock, and
promenaded until the arrival of the President
THE CANARIEs AT THE BALL.
Much was expected i'm the way OF ch eerful
music from the army of canary birds provided
for the ballroom, but they were too cold to
sing. Now and then a squad of them yould get
eNclted by the band-music. and set I'M a lively
little song, but they didn't find the temperaiure
gooa for their Threats. and pretty soon they
their bills anu toes under their feathers Con
comfort.
THE COMMITTEES AND THEIR WORK.
The systematic arrangements for the convent
ence OF guests was something new in the way OF
Inauguration balls, and the various committees
carried out their plans proposed with exceptional
The general committee consisted of Aley.R.
Shepherd, president; Henry ID. Cooke, VIVA
Dickson, Hallet kilbourn, j. w. Thomson.
John Q. Evans, A. NJ. Clapp, Amos Webster.
Thos. l.. Hume, Ben. Perley Poore; John b.
Blake. treasurer; George ). Gideon, secretary;
VIM Tinball, assistant secretary.
The reception committee was Gov III: d.
Cooke, Gen. w. L. sherman. Hon. n. p Chip
man, Senator Conkling. j. q. Blaine NJ. C..
Chief Justice Chase. Admiral l.. NJ. Goldsbor-
ough: John w. Thompson, Gen. J. q. Parke,
Franklin Philip, Senator Thurman, C. A. Ell
bridge, M. C., Mr.. Justice Wylie, Hailett Kill
6ourn, Col. John W. Forney, b. F. Butler, NJ.
G., Senator Stockton, Admiral b. r. sands.
Col Co A; Webster, Pay Director Cunningham,
Ihos. Ii. Bryan, A. r. Shepherd, Ben. Perley
Poore, Admiral ID. ID. Porter, Thos. Swami. NJ
q, Senator Bayard, Chief Justice Cartier Gen.
4. b Marcy, Geo. Il. McCartee, p. M. B. Young,
NJ. G., Mr.. Justice Field, Senator Anthony, j.
A Garfield, NJ. c., Gen. " s. Hancock, Sen Il
1tor Carpenter, ID. w. voorhees,. NJ. c., DR..