National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-11
AT HOME.
The National Rifles Show That They Know
How to Keep House.
A List Of the Guests with Description OF
Toilets.

One Of the most decided sociHl features
among the gay Didwinter festivities of the
national capital was the National Rifles "at
home last evening The handsome gilt
cdrcd and gold-emblazoned invitations
brought together in the largo hall OF the
artnory building the elite Of Washington So
cctv. The room had been specially decorated
for the occasion. Unique and original de-
signs in bright eoors graced the walls and
ceilings The stage was set with camp scene,
which added to the picturesque view. Throngs
Of ladies in gay evening dresses,
gentlemen in full dress, Rihemen in their
bright scarlet coats, Light infautrymen in
white Austrian ooats, and regular army officers
and cadets in their dark uniforms made the
picture cheerful and pretty. Tho reception
began ct 8 o'clock aud ended at o'clock in
the morning. Among tho many handsome
costumes were the following: Mrs Willis Il.
Magruder, white satin and Spanish lace;
diamond ornaments; Miss Mollie De Saucs,
cream nuns yelling and Spanish lace, square
cut neck and puff sleeves, corsage
boquet OF natural howeIs daisy and ivy
leaves; Miss Fanny Clare, bluo nuns Yelling
trimmed with garnet velvet Miss Annie
Lewis. red satin Mother Hubbard hand
painted front Mrs. Jessie Carman. blue silk,
box x-pleated front, hAnd-paiuted front; Miss
Cannon, daughter Of Representative Cannon,
pale blue silk diamond ornaments; Miss
Helen KimbAll, pearl sick, lace trimmings
and pearl ornaments; Miss Emma Nc
Cauley, red silk, black lacc overskirt,
gold ornaments; Mrs George A. Shehan.
black velvet. diamond ornaments; Mrs. Maj.
i. A. Clifford. white silk and lace geld orna-
mcnts Miss Cora Hughes, pale pink silk,
pearl aud gold ornaments; Miss Amelia Voice,
Of Baltimore. white silk, natural flowers,
diamond ornaments; Mrs. William Guilford,
black velvet. gold ornaments; Miss Brawner.
Of Baltimore, white satin, hand worked in
silk, diamond ornaments. Among the many
present were Kate Thomo, the Misses Boyd,
Mrs. Charles Nutze, Mrs. A. +. Childs, Mrs.
Post. Miss Ely, Mrs. Gen. Ricketts,, Miss
Clapp, daughter of Mr.. A. NJ, Clapp, Miss
Bishop. Mrs. Col. Marion Parker,
Miss Hurbert. Miss Emma Darden. Miss
Picken, Miss c. W. Thorn, Miss Willard, Miss
NJ. II. Livingston, Miss l.. Hollingsworth
Miss Becker. Miss Combs, Mrs. William II.
Ruot, the Misses Korn, Miss Pauline. the
Misses Sweet, Mrs NJ. +. Riley, Miss Sally
Burns. Miss Selby Miss Goddard. Miss Rose
Whipple, Miss Jessie Burgess, Miss Fuller,
Miss Irene Koones, Miss Belle Roterberg
Miss Ellie Sweet, Miss Minnie Goscking
Miss Jennie Tanner, of Baltimore; Miss
Mamie Naylor Miss Mollio Potee, Miss May
Giddings. Miss Kate Ellis, Miss Kate Shomo,
Of Taunton. Mass; Miss Minnie Clear Miss
Bessie Staloy, Mrs. NJ. c. Murdock, Mr. and
Mrs. Hafncr, Hon. Mr.. Lacey and Mrs
Lacey, Hon. Mr.. Cannon and ladies' Mr..
and Mrs. o. l.. Judd, and Miss Jessie Lacey,
Lieut.. I. n. ThOmison, r. +. Danforth, Nat
Rowell, l.. B. Mosher. George Atkinson, +.
&. Henry, Lieut.. A. Liebschuta, DIR. George
B. Welsh, C. NJ. Hendley, w. &. Murdock,
Franklin Janus, Thomas Evers, John A.
bowers, DR.. Il. A. Bacon. Messrs. Kintner
Nate, and Kondrup, Columbia Boat club
Sergt. W. L. Clapp. Continontals; Charles
Cummings and r. j. Ferris. Rifle cadets;
Willis Moore Washington Light Infantry,
Lcwis Thompson.