Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-01-17
Society.


Although the ladies who received on Friday
were at home yesterday the sudden and ex-
reDe cold prevented the receptions fro n being
very brilliant. Mrs. Gen. William Myers and btr
daughter together with their guest, Miss ussell,
OF Detroit, had perhaps the largest number of
calls, especially from the young besux of the
city. Mrs. Gen. Paul, Mrs. Gen Ricketts,, Miss
hdes, Mrs; Ross Raw, Mrs. Alexander Raw,
Mrs. and Miss Baird, Mrs Parker and her
daughter, Mrs. Bouiisay, Mrs. AleIanaer
Jthrey, her daughter, Miss johnson, and niece,
the day. 1s
The events of the evening were the first
evening reception of Mrs. Speaker Blaine a
small dancing party at Mrs. AIbert's ami the
elegant entertainment given by Governor and
iIs. SheFherd. The latter was one of the mast
Celghtful entertainments ever given in Wash
lhgton, So perfect were the arrangements m sde
loI the comfort and pleasure of the guests
suit OF beautiful rooms was thrown open on the
second floor for the ladies dressing rooms ON
me hrst floor there were four rooms opening
INTO each other, one of them the ball room in
which the dancers greatly enioyed Themselves
On the stairways were vases of flowers on
which were perched singing birds whose life
IKE movements and sweet music almost made
one believe them creatures OF flesh and blood.
The billiard room below the ball room was used
lor tae supper room, and most substantial
were assisted by their guest, Miss Sanderson, of
Philadelphia.
MIS- onepneru wore an elegant toilet of blue
SILK, with facings of rose color. Miss Sander
sons dress of blue tarletane over blue silk was
relieved with sprays OF roses. Mrs. Belknap's
Partisan toilet was superb. 1t was of pearl grew
satin, the trained skirt composed entirely OF
perpendicular puts, banded down with Black
velvet. She wore an agrette of diamonds in
her hair and a pendant at her throat of da-
monds and pearls. Mrs. Redfern wore a mag
nihcent black velvet, with overdress and f,fu
OF point lace.
Some of the distinguished guests were the
President, Secretary and Mrs. Fish, Secretarv
Richardson, Miss Richardson, Miss oldfeld.
Secretary and Mrs. Belknap, Secretary Deano
and his daughter, Mrs. Ames, the Attorney
General ant Mrs. Williams Mrs. and the Misses
kilbouIne, Mrs. Parker and Mrs. Bouligny,
Mr.. and Mis-. 6. ). NOyes, Mr. and Mrs Red
fern, District Secretary Harrington, Mrs. II ar
rington and Miss Harrington, Miss Dupont,
Senator and Mrs. Morton, Senator aud Mrs
Dorsey and Miss Wick, Senator and Mira
Copover, Mr. John Edmund Brown, Miss Nor.
gan, Misses MacksIl, Mrs. Morsell, DIR. aud
Mrs. Nichols, Gen. Banning, Col. Dom Piatt
Lieut.. and Mrs Mannix, Admiral Polo, Aristar-
chi Bey, Baltazzi Efendi and the Prussian
McCartee. Mr.. NJ W. Gait, Mr.. Rich ard " AL
ZACH and Mrs. Marshall Brown, Mr. and Mrs
Adolph Cluss, Mr.. and Mrs Lewis Clephane
Judge Niblack and Mrs. Niblack. Judge Drake
Col. Dryer, Hon. Mr.. Clements, Mr. A B. Null
lett, Gen. Sherman. Prot. Gallaudet and Mrs
Gallaudet, Col. Magruder. Recorder Wolf SEN
ators Sargent, Boutwell,, Hamlm and Norton
Representative kassoD, Mckee. Stannard, and
many others of both Houses OF Congress.
- The third literary reunion of the season a.
Hon. Horatio Kings occurs this evening.
- Mrs. Southworth receives at Prospect Cot
tige, Georgetown, every Saturday evening.