Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-01-22

official Opening of the Gay Season.
The Presidential Procrar-Ircep-
tiOns and Dinners AT thc White
HOuse-Other Entertainments.

The announcement OF the program OF official
gayeticS at the White House has naen DELAYED
untll now on account N ;he absence of she Pra>i-
dent sister, Mrs hcE!G0y. Since her arrival here
the President has decided u0Dn the f9 low IA
dinners and receptions: on January Both a dinner
VIII be given 10 the members ~ the cabinet ana
1ntir wives. and lew OILERS, amODE whom :, IN he
Inc speaker and Ms Carlisle. on February 9TH a
dinner viii be given 10 the diplomat lc CORPS aG,i On
tl, 18th 10 the supreme Court Following these a
sres ot dinners VIII he given n senator's ana rep
reSentatves, occurring the 2oth and 2th of teo-
ruary ana weekly during the month u March.
The first evening reception VIII be public one.
ana Will be held on Tuesday evening. February 5rh
from TO 10 o'clock. on the 12th uf February an
evening reception VIII be given To the diplomatic
corps; on the 10Th 10 the officers o the army aid
navy ana marine corps, and Oh The 26th 10 senators
ana Representatives.
Mrs McElroy viii hold her first reception Mt the
White House next saturday afternoon from , TIL
2,oclock; and every saturday afternoon following
during The season.
Ihe event OF last evening the fancy dress
ball given 10y Mr. and Mrs, Halliday, which proved
10 be notable success. The three lar-e rooms on
the parior floor were cleare NJ all furui- tr ive
room Tor dancing. Mr.. and MIS-. Halliday received
their guests, standing in the alcuve leading from
the entrance hall into the dining rnOnlMrS HALT
uaE IN beautiful dress combination Uf white
surah ana Spanish lace. The froat parlor was re-
served uhtll after ten o'clock for those who Were 70
dance The nnet. the other guests being resi- rired
from encroachng 10y means of bright ribbons tied
| across % lnc doorway; The ninuct was led ly Mr.
HUBBARD Smith and Miss Alexander. OF New \ nrk
a sister OF Mrs. Leher. her dress was a bu.
quilted satin petticoat with long vatican train OF
Yellow satin. Second came Mr.. Orlando 4. Wales
WIN Miss Williamson. or New York, IN blue petit
coat ANA lowered gown. Miss GouverleGr wore a
! Marina Washington costume: Miss Jonas. a pink
SUN pnttlcoat Win lowered overdreSS and pOinJ
E; E.S; Miss -ddN; nue skirt 3id huwered Dolly
Warden: Miss McMuicn. Of san Francisco mallye
more antique with poinr lace draperies; Mrs.
Leonard Chew, white satin dress, low neck aud
snort Seeyes with deep elnbroderis OF gold thread
] ne ladies all wore powdered hair. dressed high
and adorned with pOmpldour feathers. Their caya-
/ al IpAl lral-
lilltS and courtiero The stately dance WAS grace
1uiy performed, being repeated luSt before twelve
oVock supper WAS served up stairs in the hil ard
room. the menu embracing every dainty one could
WISH ior Among The guests were sii1e and Mrs
Macarthur; Gen. and mrs. Cle3ry: POSTMASTER Cen
ef;ti Gresham and family; the Argent minister
Senor DomlngeZ and family: the Chinese miniSie er
ana secretary Mr. ChG; NJ. and Madam Ribaud des
ioies. Count llppe NeiSsenied. Marquis A. Dalla
Vale. Mr. De CauN. and many attaches OF the
dipioiIatlc corps; surgeon General Snd Mrs Wales:
Gen. SturgiS: Marshal and Mrs NcNichael. Ser or
and MIS- Vance senator an l Mrs. Jonas. PROF ana
Mrs. Alexander Graham Bell: rr callaudet: Dr.
and MIS- MaulSby: Dr. and Mrs. oReil'y: Col. and
MIS. liSf'n: Major and Mrs Heap; Col and MrS.
/ Leiber; Col and Mrs. Whittemore: Mrs Franklin
Pierce, Miss Calhoun; Commander and Mrs. LearV:
Lieut. and MIS-. Gala: the Misses Jonas McCenpy
Prescott. Thon Gouveneur. Heap. Duncan. JeIl-
klns. Marbuy, Jones, Dougal, Lockwood, Carter,
Bowles and Others.
The german OF last evening" held at Wormleys.
by the Bachelor Club was led by Nfr George Dunn
MIS-. Frelhghuysen and Mrs lie Struve receiving The
company. The favorS Were entirely of cut flowers
| IN accordance With The prevalent fashion About
TWO hundred guests We're present during the even
! Ing. the COSTUMES being extremely handsome.
Mrs. Iulees tea OF yesterday, from four to seven
was largely attended by numpers OF prominent
society people. With supper and good music the
! entertainment proved Very enjoyable
Nicholas Anderson and wife gave last evening a
small entertannent to few OF their friends AT
| their home on X street-Senator and Mrs. PEN
| deton held their usual Monday evening reception
/ last night. numerous representatives from the
social and diplomatic world being present-GcI-
\ eral and Mrs. AyreS give a bail on the coming
Friday at their quarters in the arsenal-The
Misses Stevens, Of 81 reet give gelIaal of twen-
ty-six couples tomorrow evening. Mt. Wilkinson
Will lead.-Mrs- T. L. Moore gives 'tea" this
| afternoon from to O'Clock at her nome on the
| HeightS-JuStice and Mrs. Matthews have sent
out cards for tea TO be held tomorrow evening.
! MIS- Halliday has made change in her reCep-
ton days, and will hereafter receive on FRIDAYS
| from until O'Clock, and on Saturday evenings. 10y
| special invitation. Mrs. brewster being Ia New
| York, Will not receive tomorrow.
A DISPUTED WILL CASE DECIDED.-Judre Hagner
| to-day made decree I'm the equity cause Of Hook
myer ct al. against Neumeyer et al. heard by him
| some months ago This was a bill IL interpret the
| following clause in the VIII of Christopher Neu-
NEVER. deceased: Il give and bequeath to NV four
children, namely. John, Henry. Leopold and Cathe-
rne. and to their heirs and assigns forever all th.
rest and residue OF my property. real and personal
| OF every kind and description, share aud snare
alike" IL appears that Henry. one or the parties
was dead when the viii was made, which fact gave
rise to dispute to the disposition OF the one
fourth devised him. The decree declares this de-
wise void. and That to the undivided fourth part
OF the realty attempted To ne devised the ator
IS held TO have died intetate. and this portion OF
the real estate deyOye at the teStat0rS dealt upon
his {the teStatorS) heirS-at-iaw and not upon the
heirs OF Henry. The words land 10 their heirs and
assigns he holds TO be merely words Of limitation
indicating that the estate OF each Child To be
| fee simple.