National Republican., 1884-02-22
SOCIAL MATTERS.
The Lnst Card Reception OF the Secretary
OF stato-Othor Society Gossip.

The Inst Card Reception OF the Secretary
OF stRto-Othor Society Gossip.
Secretary Frelinghuyson held the last of
the series Of Thursday evening card re.
ceptions, which have been such feature of
this season, at his residence last evening.
Mrs. Freinghuyson has been confined to her
room for a week past by worry severe cold,
and was unable to preside in her parlors on
this occasion. Miss Lucy Frelinghuysen stood
with her father at the doorway to receive the
guests, wearing toilet of white satin and
lace, with front aud sleeves OF white buglo
embroidery. Miss Tillie Frelinghuysen sat
at the low tea table In the supper
room, wearing a toilet Of silver gray
Grape and Irish point lace. There were many
noticeable toilets worn by the ladies present,
among them being that Of Mrs August Bel
mont, of New York, which consisted of
trained dress Of white satin and lace, with
coronet necklace, and other ornaments of
pale pink branching coral set with pearls
and emeralds. Mrs Henry Sanford wore
violet satin, with low corsage and tablier
covered with point lace tlounces; Mrs. Chan
dler was attired in black brocaded velvet,
with front of chenille netting over crimson
satin; Mrs. Brewster, In white china silk
and lace, with diamond ornaments aud Mrs.
Gresham in white brocade with crystal trim
mings. Miss Gresham wore shrimp pink satin
and tullC, and her cousin, Miss Jones, palo
blue satin and broCade Mrs George b.
McClelland's toilet was of white brocade and
lace with diamond ornaments, and Miss
McClelland, a ball dress of black satin COW
cred with gold dotted tulle. Countess
d'Arschot wore gold brocade over crimson
satin, with diamond ornaments Mrs. l.. u.
Letter, violet velvet, with trimmings of old
rose point; Mrs. Philip Sheridan, pale pink
MORE and tulle, with fringe Of moss and wild
grasses; Mrs. G.. w. Clarke, white satin bor-
derod with vandykes of crimson velvet and
front Of cheno brocade Mrs. Dolph, of Ore
gon, black satin and jet, with ornaments of
large diamonds; Mrs. ingalls,, olive satin and
brOcade, with trimmings of Irish lace; Miss
Foote, gray satin and brocade
Among those present were the President
and Mrs. McElroy, Justice Gray Miss Waite,
Attorney General and Mrs. Brewster, Mrs.
William f. Chandler, Mrs. and Miss Gresham,
Gen. and Mrs Sheridan Count and Countess
d d'Arschot, the Chinese minister and sister,
the French. Swedish, Brazilian, and Argen-
tino ministers. Senator and Mrs. Dolph,
Senator and Miss Hill, Prof. Hilgard, Con.
Van Vliet, Senator Hswley, Charles Dudley
Warner, Mr.. Henry Bergh, Miss Brown, Mr.
and Mrs. Henry $. Sandford, Mrs. August
Belmont, Mrs Malone, Mrs. Ingalls,, Capt.
Clark, Mr. and Miss Emory, Col and Mrs
Rockwell Mrs. and Miss Van Buren,, Gen
Van Vliet, Mrs. Ricketts, and many others.
Miss Ransom will not give her usual Friday
evening reception to-day.
A german was given by number of young
gentem at the Seminary building, West
Washington, which was chaperonod by Mrs.
McKulo, Mrs. Hyde, and Mrs. Higgins
Among those present were Misses Shoemaker
Wood, Casilear, Jones, Davis, Maggie David
son, Ennis, Bootes, Robrer Miller, Mitchell,
Welch, Buckley, Cartwright, Powell, Libbey,
and Hester Messrs. Nicholson, Maytleld,
Cropley, Rodgers, Clarke, Leetch, Burr,
Davis, Evans, Hill Thomas, Jones, Dodge,
Graham, Bradley, Pickrell, Kidwell, Libbey,
Brown, Hester, Matthews, and Norvel.