The Evening critic., 1883-01-19
SOCIETY,",
SOCIETY.
What is Going On in the Social world.

One of the pleasantest mornings" yes
terday was Miss Kilbourn's lunch. Their
suite at the Portland is unusually pyetty,
and yesterday its attractions were enhanced
by the flowers and the fair assembly. There
were ten covers, and the only married lady
present was Mrs. Lanier Dunn, who, by
the way, is positively radiant this season.
The guests were Miss Ida Muller, Miss
Sterling, Miss Van Buren,, Miss Waite, Miss
Curtin and Miss Redfern.
The largest receptions of the day were at
Senator Cameron's and Senator Sawyer's.
The latter was n matinee dansante, and the
gay world danced its gayest in spite of
sulky skies and wintry air. The guests
were received in the front parlor by Mrs.
Sawyer, who was assisted by her daughters,
Mrs. Horace White, Mrs. Goodman, of Chi
cago, and Miss Niles. The toilets of these
ladies made an exquisite bit of coloring
and contrasted effectively with each
other. Mrs. Sawyer wore pansy
purple satin brocaded with gold aud
trimmed with pompadour. Solitaires
flashed in her ears, :and amid the lace
at her throat burnt the splendid fires of "a
diamond crescent and star. Mrs. Goodman's
toilet was pompadour brocade, made with
corsage and court train over "A jupon of
silk the color of blush rose. Rich
duchesse lace and handsome jewels com
pleted the effect. Mrs. White wore pale
blue moire, copiously trimmed with valen-
ciennes lace, court train of moire
superbly brocaded in russell brown velvet
leaves and flowers fell in heavy folds from
the waist, and lay mass of rich color
about her feet. Miss Niles wore
cardinal satin, with draperies,
and sleeves1 of Spanish lace of the
same shade. She flckercd about like
| little flame. The rooms were thronged.
| Those who wished to dance went to the
| ballroom, where a band played as ifit had
| been "bit with the gay madness of the
taIahtula," and those who wished to talk
| remained in the suite of parlors and said
| their say to the sweet ringing accompani-
| ment of the music. 1t was long after 6
| when the last guests made their adieux,
| and the ladies had barely time to prepare
for the dissipations of the evening.
These dissipations were the Bachelors
| german and the reception Of the Secretary
| of State. They were both beautiful par
tics and neither interfered with the other.
| The evening at Secretary Frelinghuysen's
was an occasion of great brilliancy, the
legations being present in force, both
| Houses of Congress being represented by
| their most prominent members, the Army
| and Navy sending many distin-
| guished officers and the resi-
dent society being present in
NUMBERS. Inc guests were received Dy
| Mrs. Frelinghuysen and her daughters, the
secrotary-to the regret of every one-be-
| ing confined to his room. Mrs. Frelinghuy-
sen wore black brocade trimmed at throat
and wrists with pointe, a dainty
cap of pointe lace crowned her
coifure, and she wore diamonds.
Miss Frelinghuysen wore an effective toilet
of black satin, glittering with jet from
throat to hem, the only bit Of color being
1
Miss Lucy Frelinghuysen wore pale pink
satin and moire the tablier being COW
cred with flounces and Spanish lace.
Among the guests were Senator and Mrs.
Cameron, Admiral Rodgers, Mr.. and Mrs.
Belmont, Mr. and Mrs Story, Mrs. and Miss
McElroy, Mrs. and Miss Crocker, Justice
and Mrs. Woods, Miss Douglass, Mr.. West
and all the foreign Ministers, Senator aud
Mrs. Hawley, Admiral and Miss Porter,
Keith, Colonel Hoffman, DIR. and Mrs.
Leonard, Mrs. Hugh Mccullough,
Mrs. Bancroft Davis, Senator and Mrs.
Hale, Miss Foote, Mrs. Malone. Senator
Jones' Senator Morrill, and many others.
The toilets were noticeably handsome.
Especially striking among them were Mrs.
Eugene Hale's-a pale green silk with
brocade. Mrs Charles Crocker's--black and
gold brocade, with magnificent diamonds.
They spanned her hair, elapsed her throat,
encircled her wrists and CLEANED in her
ears and among the lace of her cor
sage. Madame Prestons, hand.
painted samite Miss Crocker's, a
white satin, brocaded with gold and
silver daisies her train fell in heavy folds
over short skirt of pale pink satin, and
later, at the german, she tucked its flowing
length over her arm and danced blithely in
the pretty short gown-a most sensible
fashion. Her diamonds wed with those OF
her mother and Mrs. August Belmont
Madame Godoy's, a shell pink satin heav-
lily embroidered in crimson chenille. Mrs
August Belmont's, a corsage and court
train of black satin and silver over a jupon
of white satin "creamed" with yalencien-
nes of exquisite fineness. She wore
all of her superb diamonds
Miss Schurz was charming in
blue satin, and Mrs. MacArthur's toilet OF
lilac brocade, with its wonderful pOinte
Flamande lace flounces, was one of the
toilets of the evening. Mrs. Bancroft
Davis wore white satin brocade, and Mrs
Stewart (of Castle Stewart), Mrs. Woods
and Mrs Totten wore the hand
Miss Preston was piquant in amber gauzt
and satin, and Miss Mccullough fair to SEE
in white mouslin de sol and silk. Mis-.
Frelinghuysen presided over the tea-urn
and made her "Orange Pekoe'' in way
that elected praise from even the Chinese
Legation. These gentlemen, by the way
are always dressed in such elegant silks and
brocades that / feel tempted tt
rank their garments among the toilets ani
and describe them in detail. They have
exquisite taste in colors, and the combina-
tions are so artistic that our bellies nigh
profit by them.
From this charming party the majority
of the guests went to Marinis, where thu
german was conducted to brilliant con
clusion under the leadership of Mr.. Nc
Cuen. The guests were received by Mrs
Cameron, the introductions being made b,
Mr.. Munro, and the fair lady never looket
lovelier than in her toilet of gold brocadet
white satin. with trailing folds of Chin
, crepe. Snowballs garlanded the simmer
, ing stuff, and pearls and diamond
! WED with her throat and eyes
There were hundred couples, and th'
guests included Mrs. and the Misses Nc
Keever, Mrs. Stewart and Mrs. Hooker
Miss Kilbourn, Miss Farwell Miss Sher-
rill, Miss Yulee, NJ. de Bildt, Messrs. Charl
| ton and Saurin, Lieutenants Paine, Ma
I comb, Emory and Buchanan, Mrs. and Mis-
Pendleton, M. de Struve, Ensigns Harrison
; and Almy, Mrs. Ricketts,, the Misses Har
wood and hosts more.
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