Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-01-15

| ton concerning the appointment OF such re-
nave no Information as to the the PreSldentS
reasons for the suspension for removalI Of
MI"
NOTES.
The Senate was not in session to-day.
ferred the bill to extend the powers of the clerk
| of the court of Alabama claims for six months
to Messrs. Collins, seney and Stewart
Society.
The state dining room of the White House
| was profusely decorated and gayly lighted and
festooned last evening for the first state dinner
given by its present occupant. The mantels
| were massed with tulips and roses, and fringed
| with long grasses, while palms and ferns filled
the corners of the rooms. In the center of the
dining table was the ship Of state, on delicious
bank of roses with its hull of red, pink, and
let's; the freight was of lilies of the valley, and
the rigging of smiaX and carnations. Al half
| past seven the company began to arrive and
whose guests they were. Ats O'Clock, the Marine
band began to play the MikadO march, and the
President with Mrs. Bayard headed the process
| sion to the dining room. The following were
the guests: The Secretary of State and Mrs.
Bayard, Secretary and Mrs. Whitney, Secretary
| and Mrs. Manning, the Postmaster General and
Mrs. Villas, Secretary Lamar, Speaker and Mrs.
Carlisle, General and Mrs. Sheridan, Secretary
Weddeii, Mr.. and Mrs. D. W. James, a dmirai
Rodgers, ex-Secretary and Mrs. McCulloch,
senator and Mrs. Edmunds, Senator Harris,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Cooper, of New York:
| Miss Cleveland with Secretary Bayard brought
| up the rear OF the procession, and the couples
between were pleasantly arranged. Each lady
| gentleman a boutonniere of a rosebud and
| geranium leaf, Miss Cleveland wore a superb
and corsage, the front being of lead colored
satin with a crosswise line running through 1T,
s,treG oVes W WI
| with pointed train and low pointed corsage.
Miss Loves dress was white brocaded satin,
with train and bodice of claret velvet. Mrs.
Manning wore heliotrope procaded satin, with
pearl necklace and old point lace: Mrs
syad s,rSS See Of
pearl embroidery. Mrs. Whitney wore q
beautiful embossed cream velvet, trimmed
wild-rose pink, with fiounces Of Bruges lace
| and. pointed eorsage. Mrs. Endicott wore a
black velvet bodice and train, with pipings and
ruchings Of rose-colored satin, the front OF satin
yelled with lace and finished W tn bows and
long ends of black velvet. Mrs. Carlisle's was
of bronze and silver brocade, Pompadour cor
sage, with garniture of white feathers. Mrs.
Edmunds wore black satin and chenille TRIM
mings; Mrs. Cooper, q white satin, with panels
James, a ruby velvet, with front OF mbrOidered
ruby satin; Mrs. McCullOch, cream satin en-
Sheridan, cream silk, with the train embroid-
| cred in q pattern Of natural roses. The east
room was splendidIy decorated with plants and
| flowers and looked like fairy garden. Two of
| the mantels were banked with fragrant bios
| SONS and frinsed with the scarlet leaves OF the
poinsetta. The chandeliers were draped with
The acting Vice President and Mrs. Sherman
| were obliged to decline an invitation on ac-
| and Attorney General Garland justified all his
other refusals to dine out by declining to dine
| with the President on this occasion.
The brilliant winter Weather brought out
numerous callers yesterday, and the salons
| thrown open were filled with bevies of CHEEKY,
| chatty women, with an occasional gentleman.
Mrs. Senator Jackson was not able to receive,
because of the illness Of two little children but
Miss Jackson, assisted by Miss Fannie Rhea
| McAllister, Miss Brown, of Georgia. and Miss
Wadleigh, was pleasantly at home to callers.
| At the Portland Mrs. voorhees, was assisted
by Miss voorhees,, Mrs. Hamilton Smith and
| Miss Key. Mrs. Henderson received her callers
| in her coy apartments at the same hotel.
Mrs. Mcpherson was out driving, but will stay
! at home for calls next Thursday.
Mrs. Dawes and Miss Dawes, just returned
from Pittsfield received their delighted friends,
who went in platoons to greet them. They had
| with them Mrs. w. w. Rice.
Miss Breckenridge and Miss Governor as
sisted Mrs. Beck and Mrs. Goodloe to receive
in their pretty home, on Rhode Island avenue.
Mrs. Cullom and Miss Cullom had with them
Mrs. L. E. Payson, Mrs. T. c. Crawford and Mrs.
Fisher. Mrs. Ridgely, Of Illinois, Mrs. Gull
Ions daughter, was also present.
Mrs. Miller OF California, and Miss Miller
were not seeing callers, but the Senator is i'm.
| proving III ucdlIu auO was nolo W sit up yes
| terday.
Mrs. Gibson is in mourning, and is not at
home to callers on Thursday.
Mrs. Stanford is not receiving, and q great
| many ladies were leaving cards for he- yester-
Mrs. Hale was at home, assisted by Miss
Sallie Loring. -
Probably the largest reception Of the after.
| noon was that of Mrs. Dolph. Miss Dolph had
about her number Of young friends, and they
formed pretty group of pleasant entertainers.
Mrs. Cameron has not yet resumed her recep-
lions on account of her recent illness.
| Mrs. Logan held another immense levee yes
terday afternoon. She was assisted by a mum.
| Der OF ladies, some of whom were Mrs Z. A.
Logan. wife of the ex-minister to Chilli; Mrs.
Sabin, Mrs. Lander, Mrs. Stevenson, Mrs. Bid
die, Miss Murphy, Miss Riddle, Mrs. Burke,
Mrs Bolton and Mrs. Whitehead Of Cleveland.
Senator and Mrs. Logan gave dinner In the
and their friends.
Mrs Waite gave ladies' luncheon yesterday
to their guest, Mrs. Tinker, of New York.
Mr.. n. Won Alvensleben, the German minis
ter, gave dinner to q number of gentlemen on
| Wednesday evening.
Mrs. John Sewer, who was so much admired
here last winter, has returned, and is at the
Riggs, and was making calls yesterday with
Mrs. Carlisle.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. NJ. Bryan gave q theater
party last evening to Representative and Mrs.
| wilkins to see Fanny Davenport in Fedora. "
There is, it is authoritatively stated, no truth
| whatever in the published report that the Chi
| neSe minister is to give q ball this evening, or
on any other evening during this season.
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