Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-02-08
NASEiMgt0n S0cieIu.

+ IONS 1Cr saturday evenings In February
/ On Monday, the 10th, dancing Will be one of
the pleasures Of the reception he'd by Miss
Heard at Gen. Buffers residence The invita-
tions are very informal; mostly verbal
Mr.. and Mrs. II. Pollok have invited their
friends from to I next Monday Miss Dicker-
son. OF New York, whose beauty was so much
praised last winter, Is again Mrs. POllok's guest
Yesterday occurred the first of the three
soIrees for which Baron and Baroness Blanc
na.e nav issued invitations. 1t was their first en-
teftalnment In Washington. and was in every
way productive Of enjoyment to the distii-
guiSned company whom the youthful host
ana hostess were assiduous in their grace
Iul efforts to entertain. Many members OF the
diplomatic corps were present-Sir Edward and
Lady Thornton, Misses Thornton and Miss Bowie.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Howard and Miss Riggs,
the Brazilian minister and Nine Borges the
Mexican minister, his son and pretty daughte-,
the rev Spanish minister and all the secreta-
r1eS OF his legation, Mr.. Carrie, Mr. de MeiSnaer
and his wife, recently Miss Radford, Mr. Rms
tenn, Mr.: Yoshida DJiro. Count Lewenhaupt, Mr.
Outrey the French minister and wife, the Dan
1sh minister and wife, the Chinese minister and
Mr. Bartlett, and Mr.. Tsang, the Chinese CON
sui to Iiavannah. attended. Count Lltta rem
deled valuable assistance to his minister in en-.
teIta1n1ng the guests and received on his own
oehaiI eI warm congratulations on his re-
covely Goy from, from the malady which it was
The Cabinet was represented by Assistant sec
Ietary Seward ard his wife (yThO were accom-
panied by grand daughter OF Thurlow Weed},
tie postmaster General and his wife and da,lgh-
Ter. very fine looking trio, and AttOrney-eien-
elal Devens. Pretty Miss Parsons, who was ell
esantly dressed, came to represent the family
OF the Secretary Of the Treasury, whose guest
she is. Justice and Mrs. Swayne who rarely
attend an evening party, made an exception in
iaHof of their next door neishbor5, aud were
Nalniy greeted by all the company. They Will
60 to New York to-day to spend week with
MIS- Parsons, their daughter Included among
ire guests also were senator Blaine Senator
and MIS-. Jones and Miss Heard Miss Bayard
& Nh ap6 Mac ID lIoi-
ara Miss DfckersOn, who was charmtngIy
dressed in peacock blue silk; MI Caas. Bryan.
Mrs. Rodgers and her very pretty daughter,
MRS. Philip. Phillips and her son. Mrs Mont
gomery aid Eer daughters, Mrs. Gibson and
Miss Montgomery, General Randall Gibson
Mrs. Nicholas h Beach OF Newport, Mrs Ricketts,,
rartn ent, Mr. Eugene Hale. General Albert
M3er and his daughter. who wore a very be-
coming lowered White gauZe over white silk:
MIS-. and Miss Christmas who wore eynuis,fe
ltLetS; Mr. Morris. Dr. Garnett, Mr.. Fernando
Nood and Mrs. HickOk, VINO was elegantly at
tHed. captain and Mrs. Story, aud Mr. Ken
Eedy, formerly CT the Census Bureau. Dancing
ia Tie third paflor OF the suite WINS enjoyed ali
Tie evening. Supper was served up stairs
me Agreeable hostess was attiTed in q cream
In,ed six With hIgh waist heartshape in front
Was almost entirely covered with deep fall OF
tie ralest point lace. Iier only ie,ye;s were
UamoEi solitaire earrings. Lady Thornton
wore a mauve silk trimmed with rows Of hand
stMe White lace and mauve satin bows aud
I-ea1irg; her jewels were large sapphires set in
IeaiJS Ill Iehdant and earring. Mrs Nicholas
ieach woe the most superb toilet OF the even
ing. 1t was tie thicheSt satin brOcade: the
ground FleLch grey and the flowers OF deli
CAFE .o!OiS. diamond ornament was worn in
/ er halr; around her neck was black velvet
slGGGed with diamonds, from which fell a mag
blfCent pendant consisting of a large pearl set
with diamonds The earrings correSponded
lie Misses ThorltOn were m )St tastefuly
Cres ed III b.ue gauZe over the same shade of
SIX. Nine. Gle MeiSSl er were white crepe de
ChlLe Trimmed with lace and looked very hard
sone. Nine. BorgeS wore a very becoming
plnk SILK trimmed with valenciennes lace: orna.
Ii eDts, superb diamonds. Mrs. POlokS pa!e
fhade OF mauve brocade was trimmed with rare
polht lace; ornaments. magnificent diamonds
snd emeralds, Mr.. Thurlow Weeds grand
uGLter wore very fire embroidered white
muslin trimmed with valenciennes lace and re-
liz Ved with brOcaded ribbons. Miss Herman
wore an elegant Whi'e silk brOcade combined
win plain silk. Mrs. Key was becOmngly
dIeS ed In green silk very handsomely made
Her daughter wore white, which is very suit
abe to iler blonde type. Miss Montgomery
wore charming white satin striped silk gar
landed with flowers.
An interesting feature of the King literary
reunion to. night, will be ." A sketch from New
England Life" by. Hon. George B. LorIng, OF
Massachusetts.