Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-07

The table was set in the private dining room Of
the Executive Mansion. all day yesterday, for the
President and his friends, should they come, ami
stands waiting for them to-day. Covers are laid
for twelve. The first dinner viii be nothing out
OF the usual style daily enjoyed at the Executive
Mansion when a President is living there
As now improved, the Green Room. at the
Executive Mansion, will probably be regarded as
the prettiest In the house; Every thing in 1t is
and the furniture is OF the same shade I'm brocade
satin, while the carpet has small figures I'm neutral
shades In the center, with a broad border OF olive
green. A variety In STYLES OF chairs Is noticed
In this. as well as the East Room. In the East
room the walls and woodwork remain as be-
fore, and the carpet also. The furniture and
door and window curtains are all new. The
curtains and lambrequiDs are very dark old gold
satin brocade. The chairs and sofas are plush,
the same color. upholstered on eboniZed wood.
The door curtain is costly tapestry, hung on a
gilt rod The woodwork in the main corridor is
red, striped with gold bars perpeDdicularly. The
walls are pale, greyiSh green, with red plush Dor
der and olive frieze. The furniture is old gold
brocade upholstered on the frames used hereto
and is all newly furnished I'm crimson velvet. in
Guiding the curtains. The walls have been fresh
ened by kaisomining over the same paper.
The Blue paIlor is unchanged.
The Martha Washington Tea Party. under the
direction OF many lady leaders OF society, an
nOunced for tomorrow evening at Masonic Temple
is making decided progress towards success, ana
bids fair to be most delightful gathering OF pleas
ant people, as all the entertainments for this
have heretofore been.
Speaker Keifer's wife was present during the
organization OF the House on Monday, occupying
with some friends the seats in front on the right
OF the reserved gallery hitherto reserved for the
Speakers family and friends. She was dressed In
black silk with a black silk cloak and broad fur
collar, and black hat with beaded crown and black
plume Representative GibSon's wife expects
her mother and sister, Mrs. and Miss Montgomery,
10 return from Europe next month. They have
been absent a NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and Mrs.
Deering will pass the winter at the Hamilton
House. where he is now.-Ex-Representat
swan Is now on M street with his daughter, Mrs
carter. His other daughter, Mrs Ferguson, Is In
the house ON Massachusetts, avenue her husband
has built, and which is now nearly completed
within as well as without-Mrs. Thomas Bryan
expects to pass most OF the winter In Colorado
with her husband and children, and towards
spring Will come here with Miss Bryan to visit
Judge and Mrs Wyie.-MrS. Magruder, formerly
Miss kttt1e Cooke, who is with her mother In
Ieorgetown expects to pass the winter here
The wife OF Senator Hill, OF Colorado, Will soon
turn from New York, where she has been spending
few days.-The wife and daughter OF Mr.. Pres
ton, the Haytfen minister have taken Tuesday for
their reception day, and had many visitors yester.
day.-The widow and daughter OF the late Sena-
tor Carpenter visiting friends here and attend
ing to business connected with his estate Miss
Mrs. Barbour, OF Virginia, who has for some
time resided at the Louise Home, is considered to
be dangerously ill.-The mother OF Col. McCaw.
ley and widow OF Capt JAS McCawley, USING,
dled in Philadelphia, last week, after a long i'll
neSS-During her stay i'm Washington, ex-Sena-
tor kernan's daughter is the guest of Gen. Sher.
mans famlly.-To-day Miss Redeem gave a
breakfast in honor OF Miss Barca, the Spanish
Minister'S daughter, to which dozen young ladies
were invited.