Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-01-01

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sherman. Among them were Adjutant GEN
eral Townst nd; Generals Vincent, Whipple,
Marcy. Crane, Parkc, Casey, Howard, Barne-;
Mae
wood~ard. and Billings; Adiutant General
Holt; II. T.. Crosby, chief clerk War Depart
Among the heads of bureaus of the various
apartments were the auditors and controllers
of the Treasury he partment, Supervising Arch
,teet B. Mnets ContTeiisT nn9s, c ca1nns,
Henphill Jones, General Spinner, and others.
The soldiers of the war OF 1872 were followed
by the Oldest Inhabitants association; Of this
Semmes, DIR. j. B. Blake, j. Carroll Brent,
Nicholas Callan, s. Mast, Jenkin Thomas, Jno
Purdy, Col. James A. TAFT, r. Hama, George
A. Bohrer, James Lawrenson. Michael Nash,
and other well-known residents of this District.
at / O'Clock the gates were thrown open and
the general pnblic were admitted. and from that
time until O'Clock there was constant stream
of guests to pay their respects to the President
and Mrs. Grant.
Receptions by the Members Of the
The Secretary of War was assisted in his re-
ception by his niece, Miss Ida Worthington,
Mrs. General Marcy, Mrs. General Ricketts,,
Stevenson. The ladies were dressed with ex-
treme elegance. Mrs. Marcy wore a silk of q
pale delicate tint OF maize, with fiounces of su-
about the neck. Mrs. Rieketts wore black vel
vet and diamonds. Mrs. Stevenson's dress was
a novelty in exquisite taste. 1t was q sage green
sllk, with trimmings Of PINK silk, the whole so
deliberately arranged as to defy description.
The two lovely young girls vino graced this re-
cepticn were charming IN rich black s;lks, with
vests and trimmings of colored silk, Miss Worth
inRton wearing blue and Miss Stevenson pink.
Among those who called and received a cordial
welcome were Gen. Sherman, Gen. Townse
ADMIRAL Porter, Admiral Goidsborough. Vice
President-elect Wilson, Hon. Samuel Hooper,
Justices Field, Strong, Swayne, Miller and
Bradley, Judge Geo. p. Fisher, Judges Cartier
Wyhe and Humphreys, Sir Edward Thornton,
y. Russell Quincy, Minister Mort, Rear Admit
raj Rodgers, Admiral Case, Senators Stewart,
sherman, Hamilton, (Md.,) and Trumbuli
atcr Ames, the Spanish Minister, Judge VIM
A. Richardson, Assistant Secretary OF State
Chas. Hale, MIR. Preston, the Haytien Minister,
Commodore Ammen, Commissioner Douglass
Mir. Il. L. Merrick, and Others, and a large del
egstion OF officers of the army in their new uni
forms, headed by Gen. Sherman.
Although Mrs. Secretary Deiano is absent Ia
Cuba with her husband, the honors OF the occa-
SION were gracefully performed by Mrs. John
5. Deiano, wife of Nr. John s. Delano, chief
clerk OF the DEPARTMENT. of the Interior, assisted
by Mrs. Senator Logan, and Mrs. ID. q. Cox and
Mrs. Clark, of Ohio. Among the early callers
were Mr.. Justice Strong, of the L. ). Supreme
Ccart, and Major Darling, OF the L. s. Army
ments IN abundance, but there was no wine,
miider beverages, such as coffee and chocolate
supplying its place.
Secretary Kobe son received his official and
personal friends by the score at his residence,
NO. 1857 * street. Although he was Unassisted,
Mis-. RObeson still being III, he vas fully equal
the occasion, his long bschelorhood having
made him proficient IN entertaining his friends
He was as jolly as ever, and pressed the bospi-
tsItiss Of his msDsion upon every caller.
Among those who led were the Russian min
hon. WIN. Wheeler, Hon. Ellis II. Roberts
Gen. b. Cowen. Assistant Secretary OF the
Interior, MT: John s. Delano. Col D.. O. Cox,
Hon. VIM, Williams, OF Indiana, and large
number OF officers OF the navy, including Adj
mTal Porter, Admiral Goldst orough, Admiral
Lee, Commander Breese, Commodore Patter-
ton and repairs, Captain y. c. Beaumont ,
Commander Shirk aud Lieut.. Ke,den.
The parlors of Attorney General Williams
were thronged with callers all day. and q con
slant strea m Of carriages were going and com
ing every moment The Judge was Eat home, i"
ard together with Mrs. Williams and her sister
IN law, MIS-. Hughes, received the guests as
they arrived. Refreshments ia great abundance
were provided but 10 wine. Among those who
called were MIR. Justice Miller, Mr.. JIstice
Bra dley. Baron d Gutenberg, Envoye de Rnssie,
Baron Lederer, Austrian Minister, Gem
eIai Me't, OF the Egyptian army, SEN
ators Anes and Frelinghnysen, Admiral Lee,
j. fallS, chief clerk, department o; Justice,
Field, Mr. MOri, japanese minister; Judge
Geo r. Fisher and Mr.. Richard Harringto ,
Mr. Justice Swayne, Hon. L. w. Perez, Gen.
n. IN.
Cowen, Judge Adds. Admiral Bailey, Hons.
VIM. Williams and Samuel Hooper, Senators
sherman and j. $. Morrill,, Rear Admiral Polo
de Bsrnabe, Senator Trumbull, the Portuguese
minister. the minister from Holland and ofhers,
Secretary and Mrs. Boutwell,, assisted BY their
daughter, Miss Boutwell,, received their friends
at Their residence, SIP 18th street. The number
o. callers was very large. Among them were
General sherman and staff, Vice President
eject Wilson, Senators Sherman and Morrill,,
nj: Justice Clifford. Sir Etward Thornton,
mis- Al
Justice Bradley. Hon. Samuel Hooper per-.
Judges wylie, Humphreys and Cartier, den.
Foster and staff; Senior Mariscal. the Mexican
Miiligan, United States Court Of Claims;
Hon. NJ. II. Dunnen, Antonio Flores,
minister del Ecuador, Senator Hamilton,
GeDersl VIM. Myers, Baron Lederer, Austrian
minister; Hon. John Taffe, General Townsend,
H1n HoM y. Lsggstt, Swiss Consul General
Blacque Bey, the Turkish minister; and many
others. including ali the heads OF bureaus of the
Treasury department.
Other Receptions.
Mrs. Cole. wife OF Senator Cole, was assisted
by her daughters and niece. Miss Cole was eis-
CANT in a r0se-cOlored silk, with overdress of
broeaded crepe the same color. Miss Within
wore black Illusion, embroidered i'm gold a
flghiy becoming dress.
Mrs: j. G. Garvey. from Iowa; Hon. VIM. l..
Stoughton and family, Mich; and Hon. VIVA H.
ohu toluug new 1Ork, received their
TRENDS at the National Hotel
MRS. Clark Mills, assisted by her daughter
MISS EVA Mills; and j. 8. Baldwin and family
received at the st. James Hotel.
MRS. senator Sherman, assisted by Mrs. Mon
roe. wife OF Representative Monroe, of Ohio
and Mrs Pearl received large number Of call
ers. Among the early callers were Governor
Cooke, Count COrti, the italian minister, and
Quar:ermaster General Meigs.
0ae OF the most elegant OF the many unofH cial
receptions, was that of Mrs. Hallett Kilbourn,
who was assisted by her mother. Mrs. Kill
b0urn's dress was not from Worth, but from the
lady who makes his designs. 1t was . rich black
Antwerp silk court train, with heavenly blue
elk petticoat; there were three ecolioped ruffies
of the blue silk, bound with 0same trimming as
the pettieoat, The court train was finished with
the frest black Chautilly lace, which extended
doxn the SIDES Of the front and sround the train;
the bodice was open, q ruffie Of white valen-
cieDzes lace trimmed the neck, and fall OF
black lace fe!l over the white. Mrs. Kilbourn
looked regal, and was the recipient OF many
compliments. e -st
Another reception worthy of notice was tina.
OF Mrs. j. M. Carlisle. Mrs. Wright, Miss Pres
ton, Miss Hopkins and Miss Davis assisted on
the occasion. The ladies were all dressed with
great elegance, but the crowd was 90 great and
the attention SO divided between the brilliant
conversation and appetizinR collation. that it
vas mpcssible to remember what each wore.