St. Paul daily globe., 1886-02-28

the Russian Honeymoon" Mrs. Burton
Harrison, the authoress of the play. arrived
from New York Monday, the guest of Mrs.
Townsend. The boxes for this perform
ance had been taken by the Frel ch min
lster, who had two; Mrs. Laughton, Mrs.
Manning, Mrs. Whitney, Mrs. Townsend.
Mrs Sweat and Gen. Beale. The attend
anee was very large, and the audience one
Oh the most brilliant the National theater
has seen.
| SOME DRESSES.
1t may be of interest to the ladies to know
now MISS Cleveland and her assistants were
dressed at her last reception. Miss CleYe-
land wore train dress of Nile green satin,
with pipingS of. pink satin and front
drapings of ecru crepe lisSe embroidered in
silver. The cOrSage was made square neck.
back and front. outlined with bow OF
| pearls and filled in high, with the silver Pm
| brOidered crepe lisSe fastened at the left
| side OF the throat with bow OF satin rim
| bOnS of the two colOrS of the dress. Miss
| Porter. who stood next To Miss Cleveland
wore pink fiounced satin, with decolleta
| waist and bOutfant draperies 10 the train.
| The front of the skirt was trimmed with
white lace. The sleeves and cOrsage trim
! ming were of crystal net. \ bou-
| quet of white roses and Smilax
was carried. Miss Cleveland'S bouquet
was of bon sileue buds and smilaX. Miss
| Van Nechten wore beautiful train robe OF
mazarin blue velvet. with front sash dra-
| peries OF white canton crepe embroidered
In broad silver stripes. Across the low
| neck was loosely knitted fOne kerchief of
hne embroidered null. A bouquet of lilies
OF the valley and ferns was carried. A sill
/ yer arrow was worn in the hair. Mrs. En-
dIcott wore cardinal satin de Lyou with
/ vest ana front OF light lowered satin. Fans
/ ol arsenic green SATIN were let in at the
| sides OF the front with pretty effect. Mrs.
| Manning wore a trained gown of black silk
| trimmed with plaitings and reyerSes OF bot
| Tie green velvet. The front OF the corsage
ana side panels We're OF sheer black silk
srenadne beaded with smoked Steel and
| Jet over tuile green. Mrs Villas was i'm
| black velvet with Jet trimmings. and Mrs
! hltney IN black and white satin brocade
] combined with black MORE and ietted NET
Speaking OF dresses at may be intereStino,
| 70 add something about those seen at Seua-
1 tor Sherman reception this week. Mrs
| sherman received her guests wearing a be-
coming robe of ruby velvet with a pleated
! front of white carded silk. The
square necked opening was pret-
! tly filed il with gold net.
! Miss Parsons wore a gown of shrimp pink
| ottoman with a front of brucade i'm shades
| OF blue. Mrs Thurman. the wife OF ex-
| NoV Thurman, was among the guests. and
| received great deal of attention from her
| husbands Old friends IN social life. Miss
! Van Nechten wore shell pink tulle over
| pink satin, with low eorSage and shoulder
knots of narrow pink ribbons. She wore
many fine gems gliStening in the tulle
| bertha encircling her shoulders, and a pearl
necklace Mrs. David Dudley Field, .Jr.
wore olive velvet with paneled front of
orOcade IN light tints and low waist of vel
vet. Mrs Tucker wore white tulle with
low white satin pointed waist garlanded
with white flowers.
NOTES.
Mrs. c. c. CLAY of Alabama. formerly
| prominent in Washington society. is at the
Arlington for few weeks. She is accom-
panied by three young ladies who are here
for the remainder of the gay season. Miss
| Benagh is the granddaughter of the late
/ Gov Collier Of Tuscaloosa; Miss Brodnax
IS DIquant brunette from Lynchburg. and
| Miss Barnard is a step-daughter of Col. Il.
Is. Rhett, formerly editor of the Charleston
! Mercury and Journal of Commerce and of
| the New Orleans Picayune, whose services
| IN the redemption of several of the Southern
/
| The secretary Of the treasury and Mrs
Manning have as their guests this week the
| Secretary's married son and his wife. Mr..
I and Mrs. James b. Manning of ALBANY.
The marriage of Miss English. the daugh
! ter Admiral English to Mr., Russell Smith
of Cnlpeper, Va, takes place at st. Johns
church, March 3, at o'clock D. IN.
Mrs. GrOome, wife OF ex-senator GroOme
OF Maryland. has been the guest of Mrs.
Cullom for several days
Capt. Holly, late United States Consul
at Barbados, and Mrs. Holly have returned
to the city and are stopping at 241O Penn
sylyania avenue.
Miss LOoney, daughter of Col. II. Z.
Looney, OF Nashville, Tenn, has ioined
| her father at the Ebbitt House.
Owing to the Presidents reception Fri
day evening the ladies of tue National
Hotel postponed their dance which they in
tended giving that evening, to Friday.
/ March ,.
Miss Cleveland closes the week with
another lunch party ON Saturday to the
wives Of senator's and members.