Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-12-17
The Centennial Tea-Parfy.

The Centennial tea-psrtv given in the rotun-
ds CT the Capitol last evening Was one of thu
most brilliant affairs ever witnessed Ia this
city. The vast retunds, with its numerous aud
tasteful decorations, was thronged vita an ss-
ssmblage of the best people of Washington, and
every portion OF cur country was represented
by ladies and gentlemen OF prominence and
fame The tables, representing the thirteen
original Colonies, were range arOuni tue circle
AID were presided over follows:
Neg Jersey.-Mrs. General Marcy, NJ .s Secre-
taFy Robson. Mrs. L. VI Alexander, Mrs Lieu
tenant Commander j. ID. Graham, AMI Msss
Mary Aulick Stout. These ladies' were dressed
in the costume Of Lord EeTkeley's ticle.
New FoTk-Miss Risley Seward, Mss Upton.
H1ss Hoffman, daughter OF tas celebrated
Odsen Hoffman, Hiss Ellen Giilispie, a Sreac~
great nddaughter OF Benjamin Fra1zlln,
Miss Lawrence, Miss Beckwijh, Mrs. Frank
t'tDg, graLdl@u .hter OF Chiet-,fUstics
Tauey, Nrs. Paige Mrs. Meigs, the Misses Ken
neds, tire Misses Vieie. Miss Adds, Mas. GOV.
Noyes. OF the O1iO central executive committee,
Mrs. Perry, Mts. Lincoln and the Misses LIN
coin. Thee ladies' were sprayed in costly and
eltgant toll'ttcs OF the revolutionary ter5ud
TLsIe was It the table. wuicI s4s sur ln0unuel
| ty ship iautn win fT3lts an flowers repre-
.,nt2d a. sailing out o. the Golden Gate OF Gals
fyTHiE.
Coansctrcu' -Mrs. SsdgsIc,l. Miss Bi,nev,
WHO wore her shoulders = lace cape "a - once
belonged 10 Martin Luther Mrs. G,O. 7. Arm,
VITO we're ali oiG miniature OF HeT :. an IfathsI,
Senator Carr; Mas Green, wh3 WJFo a DOS
once worn at one OF "aohipgton's reception at
Mount Vernon; hlrs. Pau aud Mrs. Myers. vi :
Jewell Miss Tay iuT, Ni-s Sands MiSs .Ieuk ~.
| Mss BainbriJge. ti,s Camp. who NaTa SOns VI
q Je~e'ry OF htT noble auco tors, AID rare Oil
lac :, and by Clara Louise Kellogg. IN .4v0-.Je
prlIaa Gonna. Tie feature o. the s,i- - tIis
table wss tbs Hartford f-Tn-.
IirgiD,d.-f'rs- AdasITal Powell, hys. Adn.-
ra' Poor, Mrs General Iellin, HIs Comm il
r tteTsOB and Mr.. GuIrk, sssl-teL by Mrs
Ling Mics Nellie Woo hLH, Miss Anne VI. Sad
ger. Miss Lilly WOrdeD, Miss Annie POOR. Miss
WaiieH. MRS. Maxwell, Mas Ciiton. Mrs lad
ford, Mis- Natm0ugh. Mt>s Cofia, Mss Shsr-
1 H.
Mis- Payne, Miss WatmOugh, of Pa, Mis-. PoF-
ter, Miss Burgess, Ms Thornton, Mss Bsale,
Miss Turner, Miss Dorsey, Miss Micheh4m
aud Miss FheBt1. THIS table, which WAS i'm me-
stely untieT the picture of the iptism OF PJcs-
hOnIas, had spe ciai care of the army snd navy.
The ladies' were dressed in the Old style o. dress
and thCir handsome faces we're nicely sst OF oy
the Old fashioned profuson OF laces ani trills.
South Cdroliaa.-Mrs Judge Moore, Mrs. DE-.
Maury, Miss Morse, Miss WorthiHgton. aud
Mrs. Senator Robertson. This table WAS pro
iusely Ornanented with Palmstto trees, lilies.
flowers ard fruit, and bore hLRdsoms set CT
| the old fashion blue crockerg.
NoTa CaroiiRG.-MTs. DR.. QIintre, Mrs.
Wheeler OF Mass, Mrs. Maynadier Mr..
SwaTZa, Misses Co.'S per- wait, Smith, Keg. Mrs.
SturCivant and Mrs. Young. THIS table WAS
handsomely lit up with large number OF wax
candles, and the salas wers very profitable.
GeorgiG-Mrs. 5. Z. Brown, Mrs. Fitzhugh
Coyle, Mrs. Rcnalfis of New York. Mrs.. Bbug-
liny, Mrs. Brown, the Misses Hanson, Miss EiiIa
| Cash, Miss bradley, Miss Wendell, the Misses
Coyle, Miss Speer, Miss Pare, Mss Badtnrd
and Miss Barclay. The toilets OF these ladies
were rich and appropriate. Ghe table was COW
| cred by a handsome temple OF evergreens, SIN
ported by six columns which were ornameuteI
with cotton III bloom, rice, straw, green sugsr-
| Rhode Island Miss Maggie Fades, Mrs. Chief
Justice Waite, Baroness pa BGsiere, airs.
| O'DoEnen, Mrs. NJ. Smith, Mrs. Foster, Mis-.
| Jenkins and Miss Sprague. This table was
| placed Immediately in front of the picture OF
the Landing Of Columbus, and was hinisJrnsiy
| decorated.
| fyh
| ed by Miss Boutwell,, Mrs. Senator Edmua,is
| Mrs. Eugene Hale, Mrs. T.. J.. Stanton, Mrs
| Judge Mott, Mrs. Il. Il. French, Mrs. Crocksr,
! Miss Annie Story, Mics ShGrte, ana Mrs. Kim
deloerger. TIE continental dress was especially
| becoming TO MIR. Chapman, Wh, was highly
| compliment ed or her F,Iy handsome appear
| alce- The table was placed il front OF the
| historical painting ot the ''Lludius Of the Pill
! arim-."
Ns,O Hdmpshire.-It Was in charge of Ms
| Governor Shepherd and Mrs. ). :. Mitchell
! Mis-. Tom Shepherd, Mrs. Dunn. Mrs. Mckee
MR.. MOTsell, Mrs. II. ID. Cooke. jr.. Miss Dam
Miss Morgan, lss Cooke, Miss JoansOn, NJ a
! Infancy, Hiss Wells, MISS Cox, Miss Page
| Miss Morse, Miss LOOmis, Miss Bradley spd
| Miss Moore. hrs. Shepherd aud her lady assist
! anfs made this table and its neighoochoot A
| peculiarly charming one; aud III the tea bad
| been INTOXICATING a. well a. invigorating. We
! shonld judge from the great amount they dis
Iosed OF that a goodly number OF Young men
| would have fallen by the wayside. Back OF the
| tahie was The Portrait OF Gen. Thomas
| ehRsytrcaid.-Mrs Justice Strong and Mad
| am BeTghnans, assisted by the Misses Strong
Miss GAssaRay, MFs. Ashton, Mrs. DeIan1, ana
| M!ss Kennedy. An attraction OF tho table wa
| IT. heavy gilt candeisbtas and lit up BIZ many
I Wax candies that thr- y mellow i3gut over ( re
picture o. Washington Tu-i CHING ms com II Ssg.i
| = Congress, at \ nnapOl's, December p, !1sJ
SuhI over ITS center was an I'M 1rl.se Del
o. choic" flowers, representing TIE old indie
| Dciaa5rc.--Mrs, General Emory, .Irs. s. Y.
| Nilce, Sl's. General tI-ue:, Mrs GOIJso ,h
| Mrs. Elicott, Miss Wainwright, AMI Miss Ey-
1 asF+. ta.Asf ~.
standard, bearing the Of AT iis OF the ate
| had E-Gsf elegant Cross beneath.
! BGryic1d Mrs s. Ray. assisted BY Mrs
| CARTE CARROLL, Mrs. General q. III. Stuart. Mrs
| ALERT Ray, Mrs. Paymas:er Hoy. L. :. N
! MTs. Theodore Il. Webb, Miss Grace Worlfen
Miss Lotue Wise, Miss Celia Ray, Mise Addie
| ana Mrs Maggie Lei'in. Miss Carrie Dodge
| Miss Ei!s Ray, Miss Ads Sherman, Miss WHIT
ing, the Misses Chubb, Miss Blair aud Miss
| Slack. The dressing at this table, which W a. in
! continental style, was rich and grand, and the
| sales very profitable.
The presence OF the Nsvajoe Indians with
| General ATly, created much interest and ex-
| element. They were followed everywhere l.y
| large crowds. Over the door leads from the
| fotunds TO the h2if of the House, was 2 mini a.
| ture ship representing the ''Dsrtm outh." Two
| boys, dressed in Mohawk costume, mounted The
| Platform and stood by the ship ready % over
! throw the tea. The indians saw Them an. asked
very cuficusly 70 what tribe they belonged, aud
! s3id they we're Navai1es.
The Marine baud dispensed Eue pusic d-1rf7y
| the evening.
! ne feature OF the evening was tho address Of
! Secretary Robson, who ststsd the ideas au
| motives or the assembling, and in a clear ant
| most interesting manner gave resume OF tina
] historical events upon when the centenaiq! was
| based.
Among the distinguished guests present were
! hhred 3. G0shorD, Col Meyer Ash ami CO.
| FRANK NJ EttiDg, all OF Philadelphia, and mem
| bers OF the Ma i00si Centennial Executives
! Committee; Mrs. T.. ID. Gillespie, president
! Woman's National Gentennsl Executive Com
/ niitee; Mrs. Frank III. Ettiug, secretary sam.
ana Mrs. Gov. Noyes ana Miss E!iZshsth, mem.
befs or the same committee. the ladies return
! thar ks 10 Mrs. r. &. Long, of Florida for CEN
! orous donations Of lnJsses, plants, anu native
! wines.
King kalakaua sent tis regrets that ne cgp'l
nct be present, but his suite were in attend ty.5
/ sLC paid their respects 10 the president of the
| tea lartF al her table immediately upon the ir
| arrival They stood GA the stand with SscFa.
tsrS hobCson while ne made his remarks
! TJS TEA PARTY AGAIN TO-ElGa-
| HE Immense Dumber OF persons present last
/ evening, and the large number turned away
! aHd unable 10 get IN, have decided the ladies q
! continue the tea party this evening at the same
| -Four. Notwithstanding their great and tire
| some lshoIs last evening, the ladies were hard
| AT work this morning, ant promise addition Al
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