National Republican., 1883-01-25
THE SOCIAL WORLD.
The President Entertains Members Of the
Diplomatic Corps at Dinner.
The Cabinet Receptions Ycsterday-Gen-
eral Social Gossip.
TIE sTATE DINNER.

and tho affair quite equaled the banquet to
the same body last year. The state apart
ments were all lighted and thrown open and
| decorated with palms and tropical plants
massed together upon mounds of moss in all
the angles and rccesses of the great rooms.
| The mantelpieces were banked with cut
| flowers and foliage plants and the chande-
| liers wreathcd with smilaX. The green par
| Tor was used as n cloak room for the ladies
and the red room for tine gentlemen. The
| President and his sister, Mrs. McElroy, re-
! ceiyed the guests in the east room, and the
Marine band was stationed in the Yestibule,
| and played during the evening. t.g
The table in the state dining room was laid
for thirty-siS the symbolical number to which
all such state banquets generally conform. A
| long mirror was laid down the center of the
table, with it's edges wrenthed with roses In
! the middle was set an Indian canoe, over three
I feet long, composed of red and white earna-
| tiOns, the cross pieces or seats represented by
| cOscly-set white roses, and the body of the
canoe filed with jacqueminot roses and their
| leaves. At either end of this center piece
| were square cushions of moss, set with Gala
| lilies. and beyond them cpcrgnes over
flowing with long-stemmed iacQueminot
and Marshal Neil roses. At the OK
| tremc ends of the board were grouped
! three cushions of white carnations, and big
nonias SGT with horseshocs in rcd carnations,
| Candelabra bearing shaded wax lights crystal
cOmpotcs, and decantors further decorated the
| board. A fiat corsago bouquet of choice roses,
or lilies of the valley, was laid at each lady's
| plate, and bOutonnieres for the gentlemen.
| Thirteen courses, with six accompanying
wines, were served and beside the cluster of
glasses and flowers gilt embossed name card
! was laid mt each plate.
| Dinner was announced few minutes be-
| fore o'clock, the President leading the way
with Nine. Preston, wife of the Haytian min
ister whom he placed at his right, Mrs. FIRE.
| linghuysen sitting at his left Mr. Preston,
minister of Hayti and Dean, of tho diplo-
matte corps, sat facing the President, with
Countess Lewenhaupt, ofSweden, mt his right
and Mrs. MCElroy, the Presidents sister, at
his left. Other guests were the Turkish and
Swedish ministers, tho Portuguese min
lister and Niscountess Nogueiras, the
| Spanish minister and Nine. Barca,
| the Belgian minister, the British minister
and Miss West, the Chinese minister, the Aus
trian minister, the Mexican minister and Nine.
Remero, the Russian minister the French
minister, the Chilian minister and Nine. Go
doy, the Swiss, Brazilian, and japanese min
istcrs, the Argentine minister and Nine. Co
doy, the Peruvian, Netherlands, and Danish
ministers, the Venezuelan minister and Nine.
Camachs Miss Frclinghuysen, Marquis da
Vale, charge d'aiiaires of Italy, and Assistant
| Secretary of State Davis, who represented his
department in the absence of Secretary FIRE.
lnghuysen. The dinner lasted over two hours,
and the toilets of the ladies were of marked
elegance.
THE CABINET RECEPTIONS.
Owing TO the continued indisposition of
Secretary Frelinghuysen Mrs. Frelinghuysen
was not present in her parlors yesterday after
noon, her visitors being received by her
daughters and Miss Slack. Miss Lucy Ere
linghuysen greeted tho callers at the drawing
room door, wearing toilet of ruby velvet,
with square neck, edged with point lace.
Miss Frelinghuysen presided over the tea
table in the adjoining room and wore recep-
tion dress of heliotrope surah, with panels OF
heliOtrOpe and silver brocade. Miss Slack, at
tired in toilet of black satin and dotted lace
gracefully lent her aid in entertaining the
throngs of ladies who called during the after
noon. .t @ ~
Mrs. Chandler held large reception ycster.
day afternoon, her gas-lighted parlors proving
% welcome resort from the chill mir outdoors
The visitors were presented to Mrs. Chandler
by Mrs Everett, and her assistants were Mrs
Kinsley and Mrs Charles G. McCawlcy. Mrs
Chandler wore crimson satin, overlaid with
ietted lace, and combined with crimson bro
Cade; Mrs. kinsley, corsage and tablier oi
darkest green velvet, and train of mauvC
ottoman silk and Mrs. McCawlcy, II short
dress of white surah rutlled with Spanish
lace.
Mrs. Brewster did not receive yesterday
afternoon.
Mrs. Totten received for her father, tho
postmaster general, and was assisted by Miss
TOtten, Mrs. William Goodman, Mrs. Richard
Elmer, and Miss Bestor. Mrs. Totten wore
black satin, with point lace; Miss Totten, pale
green silk with tablier of white satin painted
with flowers Mrs. Emer, ruby satin corsagC
and train, with front of ruby and gold bro
cade; Mrs. Goodman, white Grape and silk
with paniers and revers of cherry satin over
! lni NNith npl,
satin and lace, with amber and ruby passe
menteries.
Mrs. Teller was assisted yesterday by thu
wife of Representative Beford, of Colorado
by Mrs Ashley, of Denver, and Miss Emmi
Teller. Mrs. Teller wore black velvet, will
handsome fichu Of point lace; Mrs Bclford
black satin and velvet, with honton lace
Mrs. Ashley, n handsome reception dress o
velvet; and Miss Teller, crimson silk and vel
vet. 1t being the first pleasant Wednesday o.
the season the long drawing-rOom was quitC
crowded at times with the numbers of ladies
who availed themselves of this occasion to pay
their respects.
MRS. KEIFERs RECEPTION.
Mrs. Keifer had large and crowded recep
tion yesterday, her assistants numbering owe
twenty ladies, all of whom wore rich toilets
Mrs keifer's toilet was of electric blue sill
and brocade, with iichu of point lace; Mrs
Geddes, of Ohio, maroon satin with point lact
trimmings Mrs. Willis, of Kentucky, terri
Gotta ottoman silk, combined with pale pinl
chene silk strewn with flowers; Mrs. Bow
man, Of Massachusetts, turquoise blue silk
} combined with blue and pearl brOcnde; Mrs
Peele of Indiana, white silk anC
lace, with shirred front of silk; Mrs
Lacy of Michigan white brocaded satin
J combined with heliotrOpe satin; Mrs
Lacy, pink cashmere gown, with quimp,
of white cashmere Mrs. Walker, of Pennsyl
; sylvania, bodice and train of maroon ottoman
. silk with petticOat of strawberry aud golC
brOcade; Mrs. Thurlow, mauye satin, with
} front of mauve and white brocade Mrs. Nc
Kinley, of Ohio, pale blue brOcade satin
trimmed with passementares of blue jet
Mrs. Lord, of Michigan, emerald green otto
man silk, draped with thread lace Mrs. Web
ber of Michigan, flwn-colored satin, will
trimmings of point lace; Mrs. Rice, of Ohio
Mrs. Atherton of Ohio, white silk and broCado
with lace Mrs. Gen. Rosecrns, black velvet
with point lace trimmings; Miss Rosecrans, lay
ender silk, combined with lavender checked
silk Miss Neal, of Ohio, bodice of Grim
son satin, with skirts il white nuns veiliini
and lace Miss PEBBLES, black velvet and poin
lace Mrs. MOroy of Ohio, pale blue silk apt
lace; Miss Stcbbins, blue satin and whit
lace Mrs. Plumb, lemon-tinted cashmere ant
lace, and Mrs. Musgrave, Nile green silk, will
trimmings of white lace. Speaker Keifer
> several representatives, and many othe
+, gentlemen were present during the last hou
of the afternoon, and tho reception was pro
longed until o'clock.
ON account of the wedding and the recep
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