National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-01-04
NIARINI'S SOIREE.

Brilliant Gathering of Sleigh and Other
Bellies at his Terpsichorean Temple-What
the Dear Girls Wore, &C., &c.
Last evening Professor Marini gave his third
monthly soiree dansante at his handsome hail.
on E street. About O'Clock the carriages and
sleighs began to arrive, ard for upwards of an
hour the scene in the street in front of the hall
was quite lively, the merry laughter of the
bellies mingling with the tinkling of the other
kind, as the gay gallants assisted their fair
charges from the vehicles When all had as
sembled in the upper hall the discussion of an
excellent programme OF sixteen dances of which
the Notwithstanding Boston formed the princi-
pal part was commenced. and continued, with n
short intermission, until after midnight. The
genial Professor was in his happiest mood, and
his able assistant, Evans, did the hOnOrs of the
evening in his usual graceful manner. The fol-
lowing were among the ladies who graced the
occasion with their presence and
HANDSOME ToILKrTEs
Miss Benson, blue silk, Empress train with
rose pink silk overdress couture, decorated with
pink flowers.
Miss Combs, handsome blue silk, trimmed with
velvet and fringe of darker shade, pink flowers
in hair.
Miss Linda Hobbs, pale blue silk, white net
Overdress, pink sash, flowers in hair.
Miss Carrie Linton, dark brown silk, trimmed
with darker velvet, cardinal bows, pearl jewelry.
The Misses McCeney, in handsome black silks,
trimmed with lace, Roman sashes.
Miss May Scrivner, black velvet, ecru over
Mrs. Brelsford; black silk, deliberately trimmed
with lace and velvet.
Miss Bessie Bentley black tarlatan, cardinal
trimmings. flowers in hair.
The Misses Schneider. black silks, trimmed
with velvet and fringe, heavy Roman jewelry.
Mrs. Annie q. Burns, black silk, elaborately
trimmed with blue folds. plpings and bows.
Miss Alice Bennett cherry silk, with trimmings
and bodice Of same colored velvet, hair crimped
and flowing.
Miss Sallie Buck, OF Baltimore, black silk, pink
side bodice pink plume in hair.
trimmed with cardinal folds and bows.
Mrs. Thomas Wilson, black silk court train,
folds.
The Misses Wilson, one in black silk. with lace
fchu jacket, the other in navy blue silk, plaid
oyerdress, with pale blue trimmings.
Miss Olga Petersen, seal brown silk ecru over
dress, beautifully embroidered, tea rose at the
Miss Collins, of Georgetown, cafe au ldif, silk
sleeveless Jacket Of cardinal with lace insertion,
spray of natural flowers in hair.
Miss Kendall, navy blue silk, cut en- train
trimmed with cardinal points and folds.
Miss EHe Hoffman, seal brown silk, over
dress Of lighter shade. elegantly embroidered.
with valencienpes, single camelia in hair.
Miss Cora Lamont, heavy gros grain, trimmed
with velvet and with blue, eoitIure in French
Miss PolkInhorn, rich gros-grain silk, trimmed
with knife plaitings Of white Swiss, under black
Miss Annie Gordon, drab silk, tastefully
trimmed; coral ornaments, eoltfure decorated
trimmed with velvet bodice of ciel-blue silk,
hair powdered and decorated with blue plume,
Among the gentlemen were noticed z. NJ.
Knott, ]. P. Smart, Louis Thompson, Fay Fitz-
hugh, DR.. H. o. Thompson, John Keyworth,
Robert Hughes, E. A. Newman W. s. Gordon
T; G. Bourne, Snowden Hampstead, g. w.
Thompson, Clark, wheatley, Taylor, Watson
and Others