National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-28
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
Mrs. McElroys Reception to the Society People
Of the Capital.
The BromwclI Ten and Other Social
Evcnts--society Gossip.

Mrs McElroy, the sister of President Ar.
thur, who now prcsides over the white house
for him, held hor first reception of the winter
from to o'clock on Saturday afternoon.
Tho suite Of state apartments were lighted
with gas, and tho receiving party stood in
the blue room. Mrs. McElroy was assisted by
Mrs. j. G.. Carlisle Mrs. II ebert Lincoln, Mrs.
Walter Gresham, Mrs. Samuel +. Miller, and
Mrs. w. b. Woods, Mrs. Joseph Hawley. Mrs
Pendoton, Mrs. Frank Hiscock, Mrs. and
Miss Winans, of New York; Mrs. Mellon, OF
philadelphia. and her daughter, and Miss
May McElroy Marshal McMichnol stood ut
Mrs. McElroy's left, and made tho introduce
tions to her. The attendance was worry large,
and the corridor and approaches to tho blue
room were crowded from tho first hour to
the last.
Mrs. McElroy wore delicate toilet of pearl
colored silk, trimmed with wide rufiles OF
oriental lace.
Mrs. Carlisle wore a trained dress of cleo
trio blue brocadcd velvet. with front OF
white satin brocaded with colored tulips.
Mrs. Lincoln wore black silk, with drape-
ries aud sleeves OF ietted laos.
Mrs Gresham was attired in black broCaded
ottoman silk with front of white satin COW
cred with open work embroidery of white
SIX, ana DOr0cfCu WIN DlaCk NphllbH lhVc'
Mrs. Miller. n trained dress of black silk,
with sleeves aud draperies of black Chantilly
lace, and front of salmon satin covered with
lace.
Mrs. Woods, mahogany colored satin, with
front of pearl satin brocaded in colors.
Mrs Hawley, pearl colored silk, COM
bned with gray brocaded velvet and RULED
with duchcs5e lace.
Mrs. Pendlcton. black and gold striped
| satin pnm binpd with black satin,
| Mrs liscook, rich toilet of ruby velvet,
| with front of steel colored ottoman silk bro
cadod with figures in ruby velvet. Cut steel
trimmings and diamond ornaments com.
| pleted this costume.
Mrs Nevins black brocado and satin, with
Chantilly lace.
Miss Ncvins, black satin and jet.
Miss Melon, palo blue India silk and
| Nalenccnnos lace.
Miss Maury, blue cashmere and oriental
lace.
Miss McIilroy, geranium red silk ant
| plush with Nalenciennes lace.
Among those present were Mrs. Teller, Mis-!
Frelinghuyscn, Miss Gresham, Secretary
Lincoln, Gen. and Mrs. Sheridan, Nine. Pres
| ton, Countess d'ArccOt the Danish minister
and Nine. de Billie, the French minister, th,
Austrian minister, the Chinese minister ant
suite, Nicountess Noguciras, the Hawaiian
minister and Mrs. Carter, Mrs. and Mis-
Blaine, Mr.. Walker Blaine, Senator Hawley
! Senator and Mrs. Morrill,, Miss Swan, Mrs
Angus Cameron, Mrs George 4. Hoar, Mis-,
Dawes Mrs. Malone, Mrs. Cockrell, Mrs. AM
Miss Cullom, Mrs. Logan, Mrs. Tucker, Mrs
| Joslyn, Mrs L. u. Letter, Mrs. q. III. Platt
Mrs. sherman Mrs. George w. Steele, Mrs
n. c. Dcering Mrs. Laughton, Mme, dt
Struve, Mrs Frye, Hon. and Mrs. ii. c
Burchard, Mrs. c. G. Farrell, Gen: 3. A. VIII
hanson. Mrs. Trip. Mrs Felix, Mrs
| Hprsrhn1 Hatch Miss Wilson Mrs
Willard, Mrs. JefIords, Mrs. Winans
Mrs Wise, Mrs. Durham, Mrs. James
Wadsworth Mrs. NJ. Il. Post Mis-
Parker, Mrs. McReever, Miss Loring, Mrs
and Miss Sheriff., Mrs. Walter A. Woods, Col
and Miss Rockwell, Mrs. and the Mise
Rucker, Mr.. Dominique, Gen. Robertson
Gen. Van Vliet, Maj. and Mrs. Coppenger
Mrs. and Miss Matthews, Representative AM
Mrs. Jones, Mrs. G. W. Clark, DIR. and Mrs
Brown, Miss Kilbourn, Miss Loring, and Mrs
Dole.
DIR. and Mrs. ]. B. Bromwell gave tea a
their residence on Connecticut avenue oil
Saturday afternoon that was largely attended
by the friends of this popular physician ant
his agreeable wife, The spirit of o fine hos
pitality animated tho company, and it wa
one of the enjoyable little entertainments c
the week. Mrs Cromwell was assisted in re
ceiving by Mrs Senator Groome and Mrs
Chinn, and by her sister, Miss Constable VIII
presided over the tea table, WIN tnree yOun
girls as her assistants. Tho ladies wore be
comingly attired, and the brilliantly lighte
parlors were most attractive upon entorin
from the keen, frigid air. Refresh
ments were served from q beautiful
laid table in the dining room, and anon
those present were Gen. aud Mrs. Hagne
; DIR. and Mrs Tabor Johnson, Ropresentativ
and Mrs. Jones, DIR. and Mrs. Beale, Mrs. job
Marbury, Commander Semmes and the Mise
Semmes Lieut.. Cosby, Mai, Nash, Miss Nast
Col. John Wilson. Rev. Breese Alsop, of Phila
delphia; Paymaster Thompson. Miss Giddings
Mrs Felix, Rev. Charles Griffith, Mrs. Seato
Schroeder Mrs. Quackenbush, Mr.. and Mr.
a. G. Wilkinson, the Misses Lazell, of Ne
York; Miss Glasgow, of St. Louis; Miss Law
the Misses Cunningham, Mrs. Norton Nj
Leach. Mr.. j. ID. Abrahams, Mrs. o. G. Green
Miss Brockenborough. Mrs. Judge Hagnei
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Ogden, Mr.. and Mt
Charles Fisher, and many others.
Mrs. Lincoln and Mrs. Gresham will foreg
their usual receptions on the Weinesda
afternoon of this week, and will not receiv
until the following Wednesday, Feb. q.
The Haytien minister and Nine Presto
expect to DO Joined by their eldest daughter
Miss Preston, at the end of the week.
Mrs. Brewster's daughter, Mrs. Robcr
Rooms, has issued cards for series of tea
TO be given at her pretty little home o
Seventeenth street in Philadelphia, on tn
seventh, fourteenth, and twenty-tlrst of Eel
ruary. and several of her friends in this cit
will go over to attend one or more of them