National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-01-10

ford, purple velvet and point lace; Mrs.
Comings, q waist aud train OF black veil
vet over n petticoat Of gold brocade Mrs.
j. N. Dolph, Of Oregon, gold colored satin
and velvet brocade; Madame Kuke,
rose-colored silk and brocadod
velvet Miss Sohenck, black satin
with front covered solidly with steel
Mrs. Lanier Dunn. ball dress Of black
tulle and satin Mrs Glassoock, Of Cali.
fornia, white satin aud lace, with faciugs
OF poppy red satin; Mrs. Slocum, Of
Brooklyn, golden bronze satin ombrold-
cred with gold Miss Slocum, white silk
and lace, with corsage of crimson velvet +,
Mrs. Tucker, nee Logan, white satin aud
lace embroidered with pearls Mrs. j. L.
Spriggs, black silk and lace Miss Spriggs.
pearl tinted satin and pompadour bro-
cade Mrs q. w. Clark, white satin and
lace embroidered with pearls.
Among those present we're tho Presi-
dent and Mrs MoElroy, Secretary Lin
coin, Gen. sherman, Justice Harlan, JUS
tice Blatchford, Mrs. Blatchford, Mrs.
Comings, Gen. and Mrs. Hazen, Senator
Fair, Senator and Mrs. Dolph, Senator
and Miss Cullom, Mai. and Mrs. Tucker,
Mr.. Manning Logan, Commissioner and
Mrs. Loring, Marshall and Mrs. Nc
Michael, Senator and Mrs Hale, Gen.
DUN, Mrs. Lanier Dunn, Gen. and
Mrs. Miles, Gems. Schohold, Ferry, Brooks,
| Van Vliet, Robinson, Clark, Stirgis,
McKeever, McFeely, Wright, and Parks,
Col. Tourtellottc, Mrs and Miss Audeu-
ried, Lieut.. and Mrs. Vail, Representativ e
and Mrs. Slocum, Miss Slooum, Gen.
Beale, Representative and Mrs. Glass
cock. Representative and Mrs. Spriggs,
Miss Spriggs, Senator and Mrs. Cameron,
Senator and Mrs Dawes, Senator Morrill,,
Lieut.. Reamy, Lieut., Lemly Mrs. Stew
art, Mrs. Hooker, Mrs. Fox, Mr.. Augustin
Yturbide, Gen. Beverly Robinson, the
Argentine minister and family, the Jap
anese minister aud Nine. Kuki, Mr.. Mai
TO, Mr.. Same Shima, Mr.. Booth, Mr.. ID.
w. Bartlett, the Chinese charge d'atiaires
and secretary; tho French, Spanish,
Swiss, and German ministers, Senator
Palmer, Col. Gregory, Maj. and Mrs. Ly-
decker, Gen. and Mrs. Drum, Gen. and
Miss Holabird, Mrs. Emory, Col. aud
Mrs. Rockwell Lieut.. aud Mrs. Greedy,
DIR. and Mrs. O'Reilly, aud many others.
Many Of the guests at Gen. Sheridan'S
house went also to the brilliant ball OF
the Russian legation, and there was q
pleasant interchange of guests between
the two houses during tho evening Nine
Do Struve, whose hopitalitios are pro-
vorbial, surpassed previous efforts by the
fote of this evening, and received her
guests in toilet Of pearl colored chin'
Grape with low corsage and diamond
ornaments. There were many handsome
toilets worn on this occasion. Mrs
Brewster wore shrimp pink satin anC
brocade; Miss Lucy Frelingbuysen,
ball dress of black silk and lac,
= covered with gold netting and balls
Mrs. Gomez, the wife of Seno
Gomez, of the Brazilian legation
aud niece of Mrs. r. r. Hit, wor,
a handsome toilet of olive velvet and
blue satin, and having just returned
from her wedding tour, was quito CUES
of honor; Mrs. Darwin James, of New
York, wore white satin and brocade,
velvet, with low corsage and superb dia
mond necklace and ornaments; Mrs
Henderson, black velvet and point lace
Miss Yulee, Of Florida, white satin an,
lace, with pearl ornaments; Mrs. Cockrell
} of Missouri, turquoise satin and brocad'
J with Duchesse lace.
There was n very largo and distin
guished company, aud dancing Logan il
the ball room at 10 o'clock, finished witt
handsome cotillon. An elaborate suppe
, was served during the evening.
A very enjoyable aud largely ATTENDED
! hop was given at Willard Hall last ever
, ing to the guests of the hotel and thei
friends, the dancing lasting until mic
night.