National Republican., 1883-02-01
TIE SOCIAL WORLD.

the Season UnusualIy Well Attended
Postmaster General Howe's Dinner Party
Weddings, and other society News.
Postmaster General Howe gave a dinner
party last evening to the President and the
members Of the cabinet. Tho table was dec
grated with flowers and covers laid for
eighteen. The guests were President Arthur
and Mrs. McElroy, Assistant Secretary Davis
and Mrs. Frelinghuysen, Secretary FOlger,
Secretary Lincoln, Secretary and Mrs. Chand-
Ter, Secretary and Mrs. Teller, Attorney Gen
eral and Mrs. Brewster, Mrs. Kinsley Miss
Howe, Colonel and Mrs. Enoch Totten and
Miss Totten.
More than usual interest was attached to
the receptions yesterday afternoon from the
fact that so many ladies then receiving will
not continue their receptions during Lent,
and these large gatherings were, in some in
stances, farewell occasions.
Mrs. Freinghuysen was present i'm her par
lors during part of the afternoon but the
greater number of guests were entertained by
her daughters Miss Lucy Frclinghuysen re-
| ceivcd tho callers in the front drawing room
in toilet of wine-colorcd velvet, and Miss
Frolinghuysen dispensed the hospitalities of
the dining room In trained dress of hello
| tropo surah and brocade. Many inquiries
were made for Secretary Frelinghuyson, Whose
illness has been so long continued, and his
| recovery is not yet sufficiently assured to per-
init his attending the cabinet dinner at Post.
master Gen. Howe's last evening.
As before one of the most agreeable rcccp-
| tons of the day was that held ut the resi-
dence of Secretary Teller, where Mrs. Teller
was assisted in her pleasant duties by Mrs.
| James B. Belford, Mrs Wickersham Mrs
Stevenson, and Mrs. Holabird Miss Emma
| Teller was present in the later hour of the
afternoon, and presided over her dainty tea
| table. The ladies were richly attired Mrs
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diamond ornaments; Mrs. Bclford, wine-col-
orcd silk with oriental lace fichu Mrs Wick
| ersham, Nile green brOcade and silk with lace
| trimmings Mrs. Stevenson, white cashmere
and Mrs. Holabird, black ottoman silk and jet
Mrs. Brewster received her callers yestcr-
| day, assisted by u group of five charming
| young ladies, all of whom are TO be brides
maids at Miss Brewster's wedding on Tues
day evening. Mrs. Brewster wore wine
| cOlored velvet dress, slashed at the side to dis
! close plaitings of pale pink brOcade with
trimmings of rose point lace and diamond
ornaments; Miss Koons of ofPhiladelphia, wore
| n pale green silk with duChcsse lace, and front
embroidered with daisies Miss Emory wore
white cashmere aud Spanish lace and the
| other young ladies were Miss McKeever, Miss
| Dora Miller, and Miss Robertson, of Philadel-
phia. Miss Brewster who has been in Phila-
delphia for day or two, was expected to re-
turn last evening
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day afternoon, assisted by Mrs Kinsley and
Mrs McCawley. Mrs. Chandler wore u hand
some toilet of black silk ruftlcd With valen-
ciennes lace; Mrs Kinsley, claret colorcd
velvet and ottoman silk, and Mrs McCawley,
black brocaded silk with jetted and point
| lace trimmingG.
There was brilliant gathering at the
Ebbitt yesterday afternoon on the occasion of
Mrs. Keifers last reception of the season..
| Thirty weight ladies assisted her in receiving,
representing nearly all of the states of the
union andeach section of the country. Each
lady carried q small bouquet presented by
| Mrs Keifer and baskets of flowers ornN-
mented the tables and mantel pieces
of the red parlor. The hotel orchestra
furnished music during the reception hours,
| and the halls leading to the red parlOr were
decorated with plants. Mrs Keifer received
her visitors in a trained dress of black velvet,
with point lace fchu. and cluster of laven-
der ostrich tips at the point of the corsage.
Her lady assistants quite We'd with one an
other in the beauty of their toilets. Mrs.
| Hiscock, of New York, wore n sCaret bro
caded satin, with irridescent trimmings, and
diamond ornaments; Mrs. j. w. Dwight of
| New York, black satin court train, with front
of white satin, brocaded with purple velvet (;
| Miss Dwight, rose pink ottoman silt Miss
Julia Dwight, crushed raspberry ottoman silk,
with lace trimmings; Mrs. III. +. Page, of
| California, q superb toilet of silver fhNyn
satin, brocaded with heliotrope velvet, and
trimmed with point lace; Mrs. q. g. Hazel
ton, of Wisconsin, corsage and train of black
satin, with front brocaded with roses
and large flowers in colors the square
neck outlined by antique Smyrna lace of
rare beauty; Mrs. Dezendorf, of Virginia,
| white brocaded SATIN combined with black
velvet and trimmed with point lace, diamond
ornaments Mrs Aldrich, of Illinois, silver
| gray satin, combined with brocade of silver
Al. Ns,.t. Il
! Ranney, of Massachusetts, pale blue silk and
brocade Miss Minnie Ranney, heliotrope cash
mere trimmed with white lace; Mrs II. l..
| Humphrey, of Wisconsin, lavender satin,
draped with point lace; Mrs, Doxey, of In
DIANA light blue satin and embossed velvet (;
Mrs. Steele, of Indiana, turquoise silk and
| broCadc; Mrs. HOge. of West Virginia black
satin and brocade; Mrs. Hatch, of Missouri,
wine.colored silk and brocade Mrs. Jacobs,
| of New York, white ottoman silk, COM
bned with white satin, Mrs. Sparks, of
Illinois, white satin, trimmed with point
lace, with diamond ornaments; Mrs. w. D.
Washburn, of Minnesota, white satin covered
with white striped gauze; Mrs. Hardenburg,
of New Jersey, corsage and train Of maroon
velvet over petticoat of pearl satin brocaded
in colors Miss Taylor of Ohio, white silk
rufiled with white lace; Mrs, Boggs, dark
greea satin, Mrs Ray, Mrs, Lawrence, Mrs.
Miller, Mrs Jones, Miss Richardson, Miss
ldWrcnCci MISS hllhS van DuTcll, lllsS
Scofeld, and Miss Iacop were also noticeable
for the elegance of their toilets. Speaker
Kefer and many representatives came TO the
reception after the adjournment of the house,
and, as on previous occasions, the visitors lin
gored until long after the regular reception
hours.
The tea given at the residence of Chief
Justice Waite yesterday afternoon was one of
the brilliant features of the week, and was
an appropriate 81 house warming" for n resi-
denco destined to such an important place in
the social history of the capital. The gather
ing represented the most distinguished peo-
pie of the social world, and the drawing room,
library, and dining room of the chief justice s
new home barely accommodated the thrOng
of friends and acquaintance. Mrs. Waite
received her guests at tho drawing room
door, wearing toilet of bronze silk. trimmed
with bronze and gold passementeries Miss
Waite wore black silk, with Spanish lace
drapery and sleeves and trimmings of gold
passcmenterie, with gold and turquoise orna-
ments; Miss Moore, niece of Justice Waite,
wore white camels hair and lace; Miss
Stevens, Nile green silk, trimmed with white
lace, and Mrs. Timber, pale blue brocade and
satin, with valenciennes lace. A handsome
collation. was served in the dining room, in
Guiding all dainties, and punch bowls were
placed on table in the hall. Among those
present were:
Justice Gray, Baron Won schaefer Senior
Dominguez and the Misses DOminguez, Gen.
Cauido, NJ Temshimn, NJ. Takahiru, Col. Frey