New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-01
SOCIAL INCIDENTS IN W1SHINGTo
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 81. - The Postmaster
General gave dinner party this evening in honor Of the
President The other guests the Secretary OF War;
the Secretary OF the Navy the Secretary OF the INTERIOR
the Attorney General Justice Woods Justice Batchord,
Justice Gray, Judge Butler OF Indianapolis, Second As
sistant Postmaster-General Elmer Senator Sawyer,
George Bancroft, and Representative HILL Mrs Gresham
presided Miss Gresham and her brother Otto Gresham,
completing the company. Regrets were received from
the Secretary OF State and the Secretary Of the Treasury
who were unable to be present.
The last OF series of the January receptions, given
this evening by Justice and Mrs. Woods attended by
large number of guests, the drawingrooms filling up
rapidly before 10 o'clock Mrs. Woods received in a
toilet of black velvet with jet trimmings point lace and
diamonds. She assisted by her daughter, who wore
pale blue china SILK with corsage and draperes OF ruby
velvet, Oriental lace and amber ornaments. Their
guests, the Misses Hutchins and Foster, were In
toilets OF white silk Miss Warner wore dress
of cheHe bro0ade
Among the guests were the Chief Justice and Miss
Waite Justice and Mrs Field General and Mrs. Sheridan
exseeretary and Mrs McCuloch the latter IN toilet OF
mave gros grain garnet velvet Colonel and ars In
gersOll who white hrOcade, duchess lace ana Ola
monds Justice and Mrs Blatchford General, Mrs and
Miss slocum Senator and Mrs. Hawley and Miss Foote,
Representative and Mrs. Randolph Tucker. Mrs and Miss
Turner Mr.. and Mrs. Warner, of Ohio Senator and Mrs.
Cockrell. the latter wearing white br0cade, the
British Minister and Miss West, the Jap
anese Minister, Mrs. DR.. Lincoln, Miss Mcintosh,
who wore rosecoored gros grain with .res of Oriental
lace Representative and Miss Ranney, Senator and Mrs
PendetOn Senator ana Mrs Vance and Miss Steele Miss
KilbourDe in toilet OF black silk and ulle Miss Ingersol
who wore blue silk, Commissioner and MIS-. Dudley Rep
resentatlve Mrs and Miss Johnson, Mr., Mrs and Miss
Kennedy, General Roberts0h Commissioner and Mrs
LOng Representative Cox and guest Miss Buckingham,
Mr. Dominique, of the Argentine Legation, Mrs. Car
penter or Ohio Mrs Orlando Poe Mr.. Goddard and Mr.
Elliott
One of the prettest toilets was that of Miss
socum, daughter of General Socum, who wore white
silver-dOted tule with bodice OF white satin finished
with pale purple clover clusters Of the same bordering
tho skirt. -
Miss Pierce of Brooklyn who is the guest OF Mis-! Slo
cum wore gray silk the front OF the skirt and low
corsage finished with Melted chenille OF the shade.
Miss Larrabee, OF Albany, the guest OF exSecretary
Mrs McCullOch wore bright garnet silk and velvet
with duchesse lace.
Many of the guests went later to the reception
given by the Secretary Of State and Mrs
Frelnghuysen, where nearly all OF the ladies and
men OF the Diplomatic Corps present, and large
number of other guests prominent in official circles.
Mrs W. f. HildrOp mas issued cards for tea on Tues
day. inviting friends to meet her guest, Mrs. John Saw
age Of New York.
Tho Delta Kappa Epsilon Of Washington gave dinner
at the Arlington this evening. About forty guests were
present including Senator Randall L. Gibson, Rcpresen
tatiyes John D. Long, Perry Belmont, A. H. Petubone,
william c. Maybury, James W. Wadsworth ana Professor
Hardness OF the United States Naval Observatory.