Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-05-03
PRESIDENT ARTHUR AT HOME.
A Brilliant Affair.

WHO WERE PREsBNr-soxB OF THE FEATURES or
THE occAsIoN-sATIsFAcroRY ARRANGEMENTS FOB
THE COMFORT OF TIE GUESTS.
The Presidents card reception last evening
| brought together very large company. About
eight hundred Invitations were issued, mostly to
gentlemen, intended 70 include the ladies OF their
families, which, as all are aware, Is phrase con-
strued here In most comprehensive manner.
Members and ex-members OF the Cabinet; men,
bers OF both Houses OF Congress; Justices OF the
U. s. supreme Court and OF the District Supreme
Court; the Assistant Secretaries and Chief Clerks
and heads OF important bureaus OF the Executive
Departments; the army and marine officers, above
certain grade; the gentlemen and ladies Of the
diplomatic corps and a few private citizens, in
Guiding certain representatives OF leading papers,
both ladies and gentlemen, were invited.
The Executive Mansion was brilliantly lighted,
including the conservatores, and the parlors and
c0rrldOrs were adorned with many choice flowers.
The Marine Band played throughout the reception.
Colonel Rockwell, who, &as well as all the army
and navy OH GERS presently wore full dress uniform
made the presentations to the President. wns, as
ladies assisting him-the wives of Secretaries
FrelinghuySen, Lincoln, and Chandler, in q line
With him. Secretaries Frelnghuysen, Lincoln and
Chandler, ex-Secretary BlaineS wife and daugh-
yer ana Mss Dodge, ex-Secretary: Mrs and Mss
Hunt Assistant Secretary and Mrs. Bancroft Davis,
room, helping to entertain the visitors The gen.
tlemen OF the diplomatic CORDS did not wear court
dresses but evening dress suits, and their orders
Inc ladies were, as Is customary on these occa-
SONS, richly dressed. MIS- Frelinghuysen wore
black brocade: white roses were fastened in her
pearance at party since her illness began in FEB
ruary, was becOmtngly dressed In white satin gar
landed with flowers and draped with Spanish lace.
Ars. Chandler wore handsome blue brocade,
trimmed with white lace. Mrs John Davis wore
an elegant satin, with rich white embroidery on
crepe lsse. rufied, eiaborateiy embroidered. Miss
Alice Blaine wore white nuns yelling, trimmed
with lace justice Miller's wife and daughter. who
were with him, wore handsome and becoming
white dresses. Representative Flower was with
MS wlie who wore magnificent white embossed
duehesse lace; ornaments, diamonds Mrs- Car
nsie VINO accompanied her husband, Representa-
tive Carlisle, wore an enerald-green velvet COM
otned with pale shade OF green satin, and trimmed
with emerald passementerie; ornaments, diamonds
The Russian Minister was with his vile who wore
light tint Of heliotrope satin, trimmed with lace
Dle had numerous rare diamond ornaments in
Giudlng an "order' presented by the Empress OF
dent Davis Justice Harlan, Senator Mrs. and Miss
Dawes; Speaker Keifer, Senator Frye and wife,
senator and Mrs Allison, Senator Anthony, Sena-
tors Butler, Don Cameron and wife, Cockrell and
vile. Conger, wife and sister, Harrison and wife,
Hawley and wife, Ill., OF Colorado, and wife; NC
wife and her sister; Sawyer, wife and daughter;
Malone, wife and son; Senator Logan's wife, Sher-
man and wife; Representatives. Townshend and
Wi1e, D1ngley,wife and daughter, and Mrs. McKn-
ney, Mrs Dingley's mother; Carlisle and wife, Nc
A1llin, with Miss Freeland and Miss Gesner, Chal-
cock, Bngham W. E Robinson, H BiackSurn M burr; and and
4augLIer, Deer1ng and wife, Bowman and wife,
Burrows and wife, Gambler and vile, CLARK and
daughter, Randau and daughter, Curtin, Dwight
wife, Springer, O'Nefll, Pound and wife, watson
and WIFE speer and wife, Oscar Turner wife ana
TTanfiSw; Thu Klotz and wife and Miss Coleman,
Ian Do<lr Ga,,
Gen. and Mrs Van Vliet, Gen. Avord, Admiral and
Mrs. Stanley Gen. and Miss Hazen, Admiral and
Mrs. Brown, Commodore and Mrs Queen. Commo-
dore, MIS- and Miss PattiSOn, Dr. aud Mrs. Baxter
Ssn MISS Drum, Major Nckerson, Major Goodloe. Mr.:
and Mrs MacArt thur, Judge Wylie Judge and Mrs
Cox, ex-Justice Strong and daughter, Judge Rich
ardson. .ex Secretary and Miss Boutwell,, MrGeorge
Bancroft Mr. and Mrs. Sanders Irving, Count Won
Beust, Mr.. West, the British minister, and Miss
West, NJ Outrey, Aristarchi Bey N. de struve, the
Russian minister ana wife, Mr.. de Bounder, NJ. and
Nine de Meissner, MIR. Henry Howard. Mr.. Charl-
ton, Mr. dc Bildt. Count Lewenhaupt, Paynaster
Mr.: and Mrs. Hallett Kiibourn and Miss Kilbourn,
MT MT nBs Burchsr5 e aovaI Mrs M and Miss Peck NJ
Missioner Eaton, Mr.. and Mrs. Nic0lay, Prof.
Baird, Prof. Hilgard, Professor and Mrs Newcomb,
Gen. schenck and daughters, Miss James. Mrs
Ricketts,, MIR. F.. A. Richardson, Gen. and Mrs
Eaton, Commissioner and Mrs. Lortng, Col. and
Mrs Cor6in, Mr.. Geo. c. Gorham, Gen Beale and
PooE s san sson M R Max h
Mrs. HoratiO King and Miss Howard, OF New York.
and MT Kings son and his wife, Mr.. Woodbury.
MRS. Gallaudet, Mr. and Mrs. s. V. Niles, Mr.. and
Mrs. J; C. G: Kennedy, DR.. and Mrs. Lincoln, Dr.
and. and MS Frank Loring, Mr. and Mrs Nor
Henry and wife, Assistant Secretary Bel ana Mrs
Bruce and Mrs. Bruce, Commissioner Dudley.
Mr. and Mrs. c. NJ Ogden, Advocate General Swain
and wife, Assistant Postmaster General Hatton and
n Evnn or6N ffn Nlf Car
Hon. and Mrs. Edward Mcpherson, Col o. H
Irish. Commodore English and wife, r. ]. Meigs,
Drum, Judge Lawrence, first controller OF the
Treasury, and daughters; Treasurer and Mrs. GIL
lillian, DR.: and Mrs Kindleberger, Chief Engineer
Lackey OF the navy and Mrs. Lackey, Mr. and Mrs
John W. Hogg, Commodore Shock, Third Assistant
P. NJ. g. Hazen, Mr.. Sumner l. Kimball. superin-
ton, surgeon general Of the Marine hospital SER
vice. ex-Commissioner Phelps, Mr. Frank Trues-
dell; Mr. Walter Duke, Mr. Warren Young. VIM.
Assistant Attorney General McCammon. Mr.
Burchard, director OF the mint; Rear Admi-
rails rail- Alexander Murray and wife. R. N Stem
VIM R and Mrs. Taylor, Fabius Stanley and wife,
T. o. seltridge, T. A. Jenkins, Edward Middleton,
daughters; Commodore and Mrs. s. r. Carter,
Commodore Dekraft and daughters, Commodore
csmp and n ~
Captain and Mrs. T: G johnson, Commodors R. L
Law duu UduSutcI, SttpCulu anu b. i. breeze.
Captain and Mrs. f. P. Lull, Commander John A.
Howell, Commander Silas Casey. Jr.;. Medical
Director Gunnell, Medical Director and Mrs John
geon General Wales, Medical Inspector d. c.
Nelson, Medical Inspector Adrian Hudson Pay
Director T. II. LOCKER, Pay Inspectors Frank
Casby and Joseph A. Smith, Paymaster Geo. A.
Lyon, Pay Inspector and Mrs. Carpenter, Chief
Engineer ". s. Smith: Naval Constructor s. N.
Pook, Civil Engineers Nenocal and Craven,
Majors Slack and Goodloe Of the marine
corps, and ex-Paymaster General Bridge.
The clOak-rOOm and other arrangements were
unusually complete and satisfactory, and there
were very few Of the usual bitches and annoy.
anceS OF q White House reception.
The SOldicrxc Home InvestigadOn.
REPORT OF THE SENATE MILITARY O0AMITTEE.
The Senate military committee this morning
adopted the report Of the sub committee on tho
investigation OF the Soldiers Home and agreed to
q bill for the government OF the home The report
was submitted to the Senate, and the bill intro.
duced. The report is very voluminous, reviewing