National Republican., 1883-02-05
THE SOCIAL WORLD.

THE SOCIAL WORLD.
Mrs. NTcI5iroy's second Saturday After
noon Reception ne the white House
Secretary and Mrs. ChnndIer's Saturday
Evening-A Dinner Party ut the Jap
anese nIinistcr's-DIr. BIainc's House
Warming.
THE WHITE HOUSE RECEPTION.
Mrs. McElroy's Saturday afternoon recep.
tion at tho white house was more largely at.
tended than the one of the week preceding
and the stream of visitors flowed through the
blue room continuously from to s.. The east
room and the three parors were thrown open
| for the company but the conservatory was
not accessible, as used to be the rulo at after
noon receptions in the white house. The re-
ceiving party stood in the blue room and pre-
sentations were made by Col. Rockwell.
Mrs. McElroy wore reception dress of black
satin, with pettiCoat of black and white bro
caded velvet and facings of white satin, square
corsage, finished with duchcsse lace.
Mrs. Chandler wore black silk, covered with
| Spanish lace, with tabier and trimmings of
jettcd lace, diamond ornaments.
Mrs Brewster was attired in n reception
dress of black velvet, trimmed with jet passe-
menterics, diamond ornaments.
Miss Frelinghuysen wore deep marine blue
| satin, faced with scarlet satin and druperies of
! pale blue and white chcne silk.
Miss Knorals wore dark blue velvet with
square corsagc and large boquct Of Marshall
| Neil roses.
Miss Phillips, white mems yelling trimmed
with bands of black ostrich feathers and loops
of black satin ribbon.
| Miss McElroy, lilac Grape with trimmings Of
| wide white lace.
Among those present were
The Portuguese minister and Madame Nognieras,
| Mrs. AnguYCamcron, Mrs. Poe Mrs. Emory, Mrs.
| DQhgreon, Mrs. Ricketts,, Mrs. Rose Ray Mrs.
Dwight Mrs. Stanley Matthews, Miss Waite Mr..
Allan Arthur, Mr. Andre Brewster, Miss Koons,
tue Argentine minister aud family, and many
others.
THE JAPANESE MINISTER'S DINNER PARTY.
The japanese minister gave dinner party
of eighteen covers at the legation residence on
Saturday evening. The guests'were Secretary
Folger, Secretary Teller, Secretary Chandler,
Gen. Sherman, the British, Austrian, Chinese,
Danish, French, Portuguese, Spanish, and
Russian ministers, Mr.. Adee, the third assist
ant secretary of state; Nj. dc Gcoilroy, NJ.
Sameshima, and NJ. Takahira.
AT SECRETARY oHANDLER's.
The third of their series of card receptions
was held by Secretary and Mrs. Chandler on
Saturday evening, and tho attendance was
unusually large. Although u large addition
has been made to their residence during the
| last year, the suite of apartments was well
| filed by the large company that gathered
during the evening. Secretary Chandler, who
attended the dinner ut the Japanese minis
| tors, assisted in entertaining the guests dur
| ing tho latter part of the evening. Mrs
Chandler was aided by her sister, Mrs. Kins-
| ley
| The ladies present wore unusually hand
some toilets, that Of Mrs. Chandler being
cream white satin, with plaitings and revers
| of cardinal satin covered with Irish point em-
| broidery, and diamond ornaments.
! Mrs Kinsley wore lavender silk tissue over
lavender satin, with duchesse lace.
| Mrs. Brewster wore white silk and moiro,
| with flounces and trimmings ofChantilly lace.
Miss Howe, black satin and jetted lace,
with gold ornaments.
| Mrs Kcifer, black velvet with point lace
| fiChu, and clusters of lavender ostrich tips.
| Nine. Godoy, wife of the Chili6n minister,
black satin covered with Spanish lace and jet
| ted lace with bouquet of crimson roses aud
diamond ornaments.
Miss West, daughter of the British minis
ter pale rose colored satin and moire, with
| pearl and diamond ornaments.
Mrs. PendletOn, electric blue satin and
ottoman silk; Mrs. Malone, rose colorcd
satin and brocade embroidered in colors !;
! Mrs. Platt, white satin with crystal
passementeries; Mrs. Mary Clemmer, ruby
velvet with front Of pale blue satin Miss
Knerals, of New York, white satin and bro
| Caue, NrS. NlCtlcllbll, bIccl BTHy ehJlll
| with front and trimmings of cardinal moire,
| pearl and diamond ornaments; Miss McClel-
| Ian, heavy white silk with pleatcd hounces
edged with lace; Mrs. Conger, black OF
toman silk with front of lavender satin;
Mrs w. ID. Washburn, white striped gauze
and white silk embroidered with steel, dia-
| mOnd ornaments.
Mrs. Call, white satin and brocade.
Miss Phillips, of New York, white camel's
| hair trimmed with black ostrich feathers and
black satin ribbons.
Mrs. II. f.. Page, Jane colored satin bro
caded with heliotrope velvet
Mrs. Benson, of California, white satin and
brOcade with crystal embroidery and point
lace.
Mrs. G. II. Deuster, cardinal MORO with
duchessc lace and diamond ornaments.
Miss Deuster, white silk and -brocado with
pearl trimmings.
Miss Hamilton, of Kentucky, pale blue bro
Cado and satin with white lace,
Miss Adlcy Williamson, cream white bro
cade combined with cardinal satin.
Miss Tripp white brocade and satin.
Miss Steele, mauve satin and brocade en-
brOdored in cOlors.
Miss Neal, white brocade and ruby satin.
! Miss Raumey, white satin and brocade.
Miss Dwight rose pink ottoman silk, with
valenciennos lace.
Miss Julia Dwight, white satin and bro
Cade.
Mrs. Aldrich, lilac satin and brocadc, with
| point lace.
Mrs. Sturgis, black satin and jetted lace.
| Miss StuTgis, rose cOlored satin, with
hounces of ecru embroidery and sack of
| Spanish lace.
Miss Swan, heliotrope silk and brocado,
with point aco.
Mrs. Dahlgreen black satin and Jet.
Mrs. Blair Lord, white satin and brocadc,
with point lace.
Mrs, Senator Vance, white brocaded satin,
with point lace.
Mrs. Blatchford, black velvet and point
| lace.
Mrs, Goodman, white satin and china crepc,
with white chenille trimmings
Miss Nora White, rose pink satin and bro
cade, with duchesse lace.
Mrs, Harriet Bushnell, white satin and bro
cade, with crystal trimmings.
Mme Roa, black silk and jet
Miss Roa, blue satin and broCade.
Miss KilbOurn, white satin and brocade.
Miss Prall white satin and brocade, with
| crystal trimmings.
Mrs, Emory, black velvet and duchese lace
with diamond ornaments.
| Among those present We're:
Secretary Teller, Postmaster General Howe Mr.
Allan Arthur, Speaker Keiier, Senators Call Jones'
| Vance, Patt Pendleton, and Williams; Repre-
sentatiyes neuster Ranney, Page McCook, Town
! send, Neal Rice, and Washburn; Mr. F. j. Phillips
! Gen. Van Nlct, Gen, Van Buren,, Gen, Sturgis
| Hon. George ). Boutwell,, Director of the Mint
| Bnrchard, Gen. j. A, Williamson, eN Coy. Rice
| Lieuts. Lemly, Macomb, Paine and Everett Mr.
Mr., ID. w. Bartlett, and Senor Roa.
| Mr. and Mrs w w gtnrv loft tba cit,, ~,