St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-02
Some of the Costumes Gorgeous Many
People Well Known to the Ma
tion Present.
A Fair at Which the Costumes of a
Century Ago Are Worn by
Those Participating.
The Conclusion Reached That the
President VIII Make Miss Fol-
SOM His Wife.
Washington society.

Nathaniel Wilson gave party to their
daughter, Miss Alice Wilson. On Tuesday
a matinee of ''Sweethearts' and ''Snow-
balr' was given at Albaugh's Opera house
for the benefit of the Wonan's Exchange.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Hayes also gave a party
ON that evening to their young daughter,
who is home for the Easter holidays. On
| Wednesday the Princeton Glee club gave an
entertainment at Albaugh's Mrs. Hearst
had invitations to her friends to hear DR..
Milburn deliver all essay on Goethe. Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Cruger Pell and the Misses
Cress gave a tea party on that afternoon
from to Z. This is farewell entertain
ment, as they will return to New York on
the 1st of May. Paymaster and Mrs. Hoy
gave a musicale to the friends of their
young son on Wednesday evening. The
most interesting feature of the work was
THE CALICO BALL
at the Chinese legation ON Monday even
ing. To see the leaders of society dressed
i'll calico and muslin was in itself an inter
esting sight, and there was great curiosity
to see the new Chinese minister and his
suite. The minister, while placing every
facility in the way of the guests of the
house, did not mirgle with them, because
he has not yet been formally presented to
the president. He was represented, how
ever, by number of attaches of the lega-
ton. including Mr.. Liang Shung who has
been educated in this country and is thor
oughly converSant OIL American topics; MI.
Hi Jden Jee Mr.. Ting Tin Jay, Mr.. Sem
Ling and Mr.. Qua Chun il. The first three
named stood with the ladies of the recep-
ton committee and were presented to the
guests as they entered by Mrs. Logan, who
as president of the WOman's Aid, Ladies'
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duty she was most agreeably assisted by
Mrs. Rickertts. Mrs. II. Crawford, Mrs. II.
c.. Willard Mrs. Seney, Mrs Fendall, Mrs.
Kellogg, Mrs. Dowdney, Mrs. Goodloe.
Mrs. Pepper Mrs. Bentley, Mrs. Shipper,
Miss Vedder and Miss Cuthbert. The
guests after promenading the spacious
salon, soon mingled with the gay party in
the ball room. The toilets were something
marvellous. Some came in calico, more in
muslin, a few i'll cretonne, many in lace and
tulle, and many more in elegant velvets and
brocades. Through all was
| A WONDERFUL MINGLING
of color and a dainty summer freshness,
quite suitable and infinitely becoming. The
gentlemen wore calico ties, narrow bands
and gorgeous bows, and few wore flow
cred calico vests of bewildering pattern.
Mrs. Logan wore Nile-green Saline fig
ured in tiny blossoms; and few of the
other striking gowns were worn by Mrs.
Nelson Brown. French cretonne in shep-
herdess style, with pretty lace adornments;
Miss Berghmanns, a lowered chintz, gar
landed with roses, with null fichu and
sasher; Miss Dolph. cream Saline, figured in
blue; Miss Wilson, spotted null; Miss
Ricketts,. lowered Saline; Miss Vedder,
white French muslin, with the front COW
wit hI,ftn tod
wearer); Miss Eustis, pink lowered lawn;
Miss Johnston, pink muslin; Miss Thorn,
blue and pink bingham, in rainbow stripes;
Miss Green, pink lawn; Miss Sheriff., spot
ted muslin and lace, with knots of lavender
ribbon; Miss Burrows, blue and white
sprigged muslin; Mrs. Hearst, gold bro
cade, with thread lace, powdered hair
and handsome diamonds; Miss Calhoun,
sprigged muslin, with pink roses, garniture,
| powdered hair.
| AMONG THOSE PRESENT
were Mrs. Laughton, Baron Fava,
Mr.. Nogueiras, Col. Duvall, Col.
and Mrs. Wilson, Gen. HaZen,
Col, Meigs, Senator Hearst, Mrs. Senator
Eustis and daughter, Mr.. Geo. Eustis, Mr.
and Mrs. Halliday, Gen. Mckee Hudson
the Misses Hudson, Marshal and Mrs.
A. A. Wilson, Mrs. Dolph, Mrs. Judge
Green and daughters, Miss VanVechten, of
| New York, Representative Seney. Lieut..
| Vlokmar, Lieut. Dennev and Miss Edgar.
A bountiful supper was served in the dining
room at II, with bullion, lemonade and
tea. The ball lasted merrily until long past
midnight, and financially as well as socially
was successful. The rest of the attaches of
| the legation who were not taking part in
| the scene, watched it from the handsome
winding stairway, and the guests were
| greatly amused by the movements of a tiny
| Chinese boy, the son of one of the secre-
| retaries, who seemed to take great in
| terest in the pageant before him and peeped
| at it from every corner.
''oLD ENGLISH"
| Another interesting event of the week
| was far held at the Light Infantry
| armory. 1t was intended to represent the
customs and costumes of century ago. and
was very interesting. The scene was a
| fair of that date and about the booths
| moved ladies attired in picturesque cos
| tunes, over two hundred young ladies be-
| ing in waiting upon the stands where the
| choicest articles of every description were
offered for sale. The booths were located
at different intervals about the room. and
| represented the quaint little gabled houses
of the period. There were many different
styles of architecture and the painting and
arrangement was very realistic and effec-
tive. There were flags of the time and
bunting and flowers were arranged in a
style rich. racy medieval and bizarre The
costumes representing the holiday dresses
of the laboring classes and the court toilets
of the aristocracy were of the styles preva-
lent between the years 1850 and 1910.
These had been carefully copied from en-
cravings, mostly by Hogarth. Not only
the style but part of the material of many
of the dresses were of the last century.
One young lady was happy in wearing part
of a dress that graced one of her ancestors
at one of Martha Washington's receptions,
while another young lady had for part of
the material for her costume light silk that
was said to be over $50 years old. Out of
the regular line of the costumes was those
of the attendants upon the oriental booths
near the entrance of the hall, who wore the
habits of the East. making a rich
and gorgeous appearance. 1t was near
o'clock when the English squire of the
town. accompanied by six gendarmerie and
followed by his fair ladies, consisting of
all the attendants on the booth came into
the hall and with great pomposity made
the circuit of the miniature town. The
SQUIRE was represented in the person of
Mr.. Eugene Couryasier. The gendarmerie
carried spears, while powdered wigs Gov
cred the heads of all the dignified party
The squire then mounted stand at the
end of the hall and delivered bombastic
speech of welcome to those present and
thanks to all who had donated to the fair.
WILL THE PRESIDENT MARRY?
The question as to whether the president
| will marry Miss Folsom is a good deal dis
| cussed here. There is still good deal of
doubt about it. Even the assertions of Miss
Folsom's near relatives don't seem to be
convincing. There seems to be settled
conviction that Mr.. Cleveland is not a
marrying man. Yet those who have
watched the matter closely from beginning
to end are gradually coming to the conclu-
sion that the story is probably true.
NOTES.
Mrs. John Hay will go in few DAYS to
Cleveland and does not expect to return TO
her residence here until autumn.