National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1876-02-16
GRAND BALL AT wILLARD's.
How Colonel and Hrs. Cake Emu rtainei Q
Brilliant AElemhlaYe of Erienda.

hlulknb AB1emplSRe OF krlenQG.
One Of the most selec; and enjoyable social en-
tertainnents OF the season was that given by
Colonel and Mrs Cake, a. Willard's hotel, last
evening. The affair was not Q regular hotel hop,
but an elegant private ball given to the personal
friends Of the host and hostess. Invitations were
greatly in demand, and many were disappointed
in not being able to secure the necessary cards Of
admission, as Invitations had 10 bs refused to
many who would have otherwise bsen invited, in
order 70 prevent the disagreeable crowding Of the
The latter was tasterully decorated for the
occasion. Flags were draped from the walls and
ceiling; the stage, handsomely carpeted and fur
nished, was decorated with flowers and plants,
and the stills Of the windows and edge OF the gal
afiood OF lght was thrown from the ref ectors the
tasteful decorations, the handsome ladies' dressed
Tor the most part in an exquisite manner, the
strains Of music, the whirling Of hundreds OF
dancers in the dizzy waltz, served to render the
scene beautiful and animated In the extreme.
The supperroom OF the hotel was set with a
table which was tastefully ornamented with
flowers and groaned beneath O load of delcaces,
while champagne and claret punch in abundance
were at hand with which to wash them down.
Mrs. Cake received the guests In the large
parlors Of the hotel, assisted by her pretty and
pleasant daughters, Miss Mary Cake and Mrs.
tered about the ball room, the pariors, the recsp.
tion or supper-roOm, rendering the scene In the
hotel one OF pleasing animation. Messrs. Rylaud
Kun, Howard Wyman, Jack and Ridgely Mc.
Blair were appointed a floor committee, and
were very ecien in the discharge Of their duties
Among those present were Hon. ]. q. Blair and
family, Mr.. ). 7. Brown and family, MIR. and
Mrs. A. P. Brown, DIR. and Mrs. Bulky, Score
tary and Mrs. Bristow, Mr.. and Mrs. Bottelar,
Mr: BehrePs, Coy: Burbank, Mr.; and .. Mrs;
Barton, Capt. Burritt, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. b. Bow
man, Mr.. and Mrs. d. A. Baldwin, Miss Bailey,
Brown, Mr.. Henry Brown, Mr.. Geo. k. Chase,
Mr.. and Mrs. Castle, Mr.. Geo. A. Comfy, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Il. Cake, Mr.. and Mrs. W. Z.
hill, Mr.. and Mrs CheDoweth, the Misses Cheno-
weth, Mr.. ID. q. Cox and family, Senator and
Mrs. Conover, Mrs. Conover and escort Senator
Dawes and family, Senator Dorsey and family,
Miss Du0ant ana escort, the Misses Dougal,
Miss Dodge, George Dodson, Mr.. JAKE
Doyle, Mr.: Z. II. DLttmsn, Senator Dennis,
Mr.. NJ. g. Emery and family, Miss Emery, Mr..
and Mrs. Emery, Mr. and Mrs. w. II. Evans, the
Misses Evans. Mr. Richard Evans, Judge and
Mrs. Embry, MIR. Robert Erwin, Miss Rose Eng
lisb, Hon. and Mrs. Il. l.. Fort, Mr. and Mrs. II.
Clay Ford, the Misses Fowler and escorts, Mr..
and Mrs. James Flanagan, Mr.. Geo. Fsrrar. Hon.
Chas. X. Gill, Mrs. Gen Gaines, Miss Gordon
and escort, Mr.. K. Il. Gordon, Mr.. and Mrs. q. q.
Graham, Mrs. GOrham, Senator and Mrs. Ham
lin, Gen. ana Mira Hillyer, Mr.. HInscome and
ley, Mr. and Mrs. Holman, Mr.. f. Il. Hay and
two ladies, Mr. l.. n. Howell, Hon. q. u. Hos
kins and family, Hon Il. IL Hamilton and family,
Hon. A. II. Hamilton and family. Miss II smtlton,
Mr.. NJ. Hamilton and wife. Mr.. q. Z. Huntington
and wife. Mrs. E J. Haniltoo, Mrs.
senator Joues and family, Mr. p. H. Julien, NJ.
and Mrs. Kellogg, MIR. Kaufman and lady, Mr..
Keenan,, Mr.. ana Mrs. NJ. U. Kerr, Sam Kerr,
Mr.. and Mrs. KetchaD. MR. and Mrs. Lord, Miss
Lutz and escort, MIR. Lqrd, Mr.. Lock wood, Dr..
and Mrs. Lndermap, Mrs. L1skey and friends,
Senator and Mrs. Logan, Colonel Mcclure, Mr..
Mckeldon and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Murtagh,
Hon. w. r. Morrison and wife, Charles NJ. Mar
tin, Hon. L. Il. Mead and wife, Hon. q. II. Nor
ton, Mrs. Morton, Oliver T. Morton, Hon. and
Mrs. Ma giDnis, Mr.. and Mrs. John Morton, Judge
and Mrs. Macarthur, Senator and Mrs. Mitchell,
Mics Mitchell. Mr.. and Mrs. Moses, Mr.. aud Mrs.
Morgan, the Misses Morgan, Mr.: Herndon Nor.
sell, Mr.. A. J: McBlair, Mr.. Ridgley McBlsir,
Mr.. San uel MsttinRly, Mr.. and Mrs. Null
ford, Senator Mcdonald, Miss Montague,
man, Mr.. Howard Nymap. DR.. Nelson. Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Norment, Miss Mary Nealy and
escort, Mr. Noyes, Mr.. and Mrs. Preston, DIR.
and Mrs. Peck, DR.. and Mrs. Pope, Mrs. George
Mrs. q. F. Paddock, Thomas Perry, Mr.. Jackson
Prouty, DIR. Parsons, Miss Phillips and escort,
Senator Robertson and family, General John
i. Raymond. Mr.. and Mrs. Ross, Mr.. Ryland
A. Ruff, Msjor Richards and family, Mrs. Ro-
maids and escort, Hen. and Mrs. Rush, MIR. Rap
ley and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Shepherd, Mr.. j.
W. Starr, MRS. Sullivan and daughters Mr.. and
Mrs. Perry Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. Shaw, Mr.. Sutro,
Colonel Shaugnesey, Hon. A. Herr Smith, Mr..
l.. NJ. Launders, Colonel and Mrs Shelley, Mr..
and Mrs. SomervilIe, Mr.. Soloman and family,
mr.. and Mrs. Tullock, +. d. Taylor, NJ. Turner,
Miss Thompson, Mrs. Jas. H. Tyner and escort,
LeDoX Towers, NJ. Harold Underwood, Maj. War
field, Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Woodbury., MAJOR
Esnaenburg and family, Miss Veelder and escort,
DIR. and Miss Woodbury., Mr.. A. NJ. Waddell,
MIR. and Mrs. Jas. Williams, Hon. a. Wood and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. q. Z. Walker, Hon. and
Mrs. Wells, Hon. VIM. A. Wallace and family.
Hon. J. o.. Whitehouse. Miss Whitehouse, DIR:
family, Mr.. and Mrs. George Williams, Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilmarth, Mr.. and Mrs. James Young.