Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-01-11
SOCIETY NOTES.


The President and Mrs Cleveland were given
their first Cabinet dinner OF the season last even
ing by the Secretary or state and his daughters,
Miss Bayard and Miss Florence Bayard The
table was laid with the family plate, crystal and
china, with a rare piece or silver In the center.
II has never been the custom OF the lamily TO dec
crate their dinner taol with flowers. The guests
invited TO dine with the President and his vile
were secretary and Mrs. Fairchild. secretary aHd
Mrs Endicctt, Hon. George Bancroft, Mr.. George
dent OF the Senate and Mrs. Ingalls, speaker and
Mrs Carlisle, Miss Nelson or New York, Mrs. Cleve
lands guest, Miss Lockwood OF New York, niece or
Secretary Bayard, and Ex- Secretary Lamar. The
Misses Bayard wore demi-Lrained square corsage
dresses or white satin draped with white tulle.
and shoulder-knots OF white satin ribbon.
Mrs Cleveland wore dainty toilet or pink bro
cade, trdine, the pompadour corsage sleeveless
long white gloves, ana diamond necklace. Mrs.
rich brocade Mrs Endicott wore a becoming
Louis WI toilet, that suited her Huguenot sty le
coat OF white satin richly embossed In black vel
vet, waStcoat OF white lace and satin, and train
or black velvet Mrs. Fairchid wore white bro
caded satin body and train, the front draped with
lace and caught by bows and ends OF white satin.
Mrs ingalls, wore black velvet and orange panels
and rosettes yelled on black thread lace. Miss
Nelson wore a body and train OF gar ct velvet the
front OF peachblOw silk veed In Mechlin lace, ana
| Miss Lockwood wore dark blue silk and tule.
! Secretary and Mrs. Whitney entertained party
| OF friends at a dinner and dance last evening.
The guests were Mr.. and Mrs sloane. OF New
dore Vanderbilt; the swedish minister and Mrs.
| de ReuterskiUld, Col. and Mrs. Bonaparte, Judge
and Mrs. John Davis, the Turkish minister, Nav
royeni Bey Miss johnson, Miss Pruyn, Mrs. Rich
ard Townsend, Senator Cameron, Miss West
Count Sala, Miss Letter, Miss Adele Grant, Mr.. de
Lovenorn and VI. Roustan. The decorations re
three bowls OF white roses upon white satin scarfs.
A large company OF young people Joined the diners
later In the evening, and the dancing was con-
tlnued into the morning hours.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry EdwarT1es, of the British
legation, entertained Mr.. Stewart MenZles, VI. p,
OF London, and his sister Miss Menzies Miss Long,
Miss MacomD, MI. William Endicott, Jr., and Mr..
Sigourney Butler at dinner last night.
Mrs. Romero threw open the new Mexican lega-
ton building yesterday Afternoon and held pleas
ant public reception. The visitors numbered sew
eral hundred, and all admired the spacious rooms
and the handsome decorations Ms. Romero re-
ceved the callers in ruby satin dress with panels
and revers or brocade; Mrs. Foster, who assisted,
wore black silk, the black train brocaded In bou-
QuetS of flowers; Mrs. Bacon. dead black silk;
| Mrs. Geo. viee wore pink gold sPangied Grape,
with angel sleeves OF the Grape and the petticoat
and train OF pearl SILK. nowered In pink and green;
Mrs Evans Thomas wore black silk; Miss Thomas
pink cashmere and ribbons In the dining-room
Miss Foster, at the tea urn, wore pale silk and
Spanish lace; Miss Thompson, who poured choco-
late, wore blue SILK and lace; MI ,s Goldie was at
the punch table In black stik and Lace. The punch
Was mixed with the famous Mexican macali.
Mrs. Hit and Mrs. b. II. Warder held large re-
ceptions yesterday.
Mrs. Guzman received In her parlors, at the
Riggs, assisted by Miss Paige. Mrs. Guzman wore
blue cashmere, the facilgs and panels being OF
blue satin brocade and tue garniture OF blue
ribbons.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Edmonds entertained large
number Of visitors yesterday In the most pleasan.
manner. Mrs. Edmonds received In black la e
enlivened with bows and floating euds OF orange
ribbons The Misses Perry. In white Drocade and
lace; Miss Wilson, daus n er OF the Senator from
Iowa. In back lace dress with roSetes OF crimson
satin, and Miss Storrs, In white India silk, as
sisted in drawing room and dining TOOn
Miss EdeS received yesterday in a dress OF black
lace, and was assisted by Mis-, Dodge, the Misses
Tiffany, the Misses Toiards Miss Brodhead, and
DIR. Vow, or the Cninese legation, vino sat at The
tea table and made the tea aIuer the very latest
oriental fashion.
Mrs James Z. Campbell, OF Ohio, and her sister,
Miss owens, were at home to callers yesterday In
quisite dress OF rainbow silk, taine with Fe-
DORA front of point desprit. Miss owens wore
white china SILK, with panel and revers OF white
embossed velvet.
Mrs. Henry Bacon and Miss Bacon were assisted
by Miss French, In their pleasant reception yester-
day. Representative Bacon has taken the Ver-
mont avenue house, occupied by Judge Maury a
year ago.
Mr.. John ". Thompson gave card party last
evening.
Col John Hay and Mrs. Hay entertained party
at dinner last night.
Mrs. A. j. Magruder entertained Mrs Janin
Miss Endicott, Miss Anne Barnes, Miss Matthew's
ZedtHttZ, Surgeon-General Gunnell, Mr.. Blair Lee,
Mr.. Hunt, Mr.. Rae, MI. LOwery, and CHIEF Justice
ser ~ dSner nnne 70 1s a se py aa
Mrs. Letter and Mrs. Wallach gave dinner par
ties Monday night.
Representative and Mrs. Cabot Lodge gave
dinner last night.
Mrs James C. yelling has issued cards for
reception 10 meet MIR. and Mrs. wigfan Saturday
evening from to O'Clock.
Miss Emma McNeir has returned home. from q
visit IN phIladeln IL and RrOOkivn
Mrs. S. c. POmeroy Will be at home on Thursdays
after this week.
Miss Farrar has returned from a visit in the
West, and will be at home Tuesdays, at llO2 1879
street.
The resident members of the x. F. r. Society," an
organization once well and favorbly known here,
propose holding a reunion and banquet next week.
The membership, now widely scattered, CON-
prises many men whose names are familiar as
Frank BOlles, secretary OF Harvard University;
Rev. Chas. Morris Addison, rector OF Christ church,
Fitchburg, Mass; Lucius N. Cuthbert. attorney
Tor the Pullman Car Co., Denver; j. Walker
Benet and Frank l. Hobbs, Ordinance Corps OF tie
Army; Lieut.. w. L. Amy, 5lh cavalry; Edmund
j. MOffet,, United stat S consul REPRESENTING the
Agricultural Department Al London; Murray NJ.
Duncan, superintendent ROane Iron Co., Chatta-
New York city; b. c. Dent and T. s. Rodgers, OF
the Navy; Jesse X. Grant and Hugh X Belknap,
II the @ rng ana N o&o aSe n Tha Among
X ggs, Blair Lee, VIM. Tayloe snyder, Albion X.
Parris j. b. Kendall, j. LOr1ng Wilmington, DIR.
VIM. j. FOX, Jno. +. Palet DIR. N. +. Cuthbert,
henry l. Davis, Lieut. j. r. Finley, Lieut.. Ihos n.
Wood Ind Benz. Miller. This will be the nrst
meeting In four ears and it 1 Is expected That the
Mrs senator Wilson and daughters, OF Iowa;
Mrs Morrill,, OF Kansas; Mrs. Bynum, OF Indiana,
and MIS- Chas. s. Baker, 0I New York, will receive
on Thursdays after this week, at 623 18th street
northwest.
Ms. senator Palmer will receive tomorrow, as
sisted by Mrs. Representative Boutelle, OF Maine
ner daughter, hiss Grace Bouteiie, and Miss
CutcheOn, OF Michig n
Mrs. anA Miss Cabell, l4O7 Massachusetts, avenue
were not at home to callers to-day.
Miss Marie smith, OF Lebanon, Ohio. Il the guest
OF Miss Lillian Jones. OF 1911 @ street.
NJ VAN and his wife, Admiral stevens daughter,
are spending the winter In Mofristown, n. J..
and win not vistt WashtngtOn as usual
Ms. walthan win receive tomorrow q sl3 YER
mont avenue, assisted BY MA Judge Hoge and the
wife Of RepreSenttve Anderson, OF Mississippi.
Ma Dr. g. 8 SCearns and Miss Stesrns, of lls5
Rhode Island avenue, viii be q home wednesdays
senator Dawes AMI family are at J705 n street
northwest, and the ladies VIII begin their recep-
uons tO-mOfr0w.
| The Misses Sttnemetz entertained quite q large
company at their homo. 13s0 street. last even-
| ing.
pleasant dancing party was given last night
| at the residence OF Nj. J. ". Norris IN honor of
hts dsugnter's stxteenth birthday.