Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-06
SOCIAL MATTERS.
Secretary Whitney's Dinner - What
Fashionable People are Doing.

Fashionable People are Doing.
The Senatorial houses viii be open to callers
tomorrow: Mrs. Dolph and her daughter, Mrs.
Nixon, Mrs. and the Misses Blackburn,
at the Ebbitt; Miss Voorhees,. Mrs. and
Miss Sherman, Mrs. Hoar, Mrs. Nor
rill and Mise Swan, Mrs. and Miss Evarts,
Mrs J. d. Cameron, Mrs. Hale, Mrs
and Mrs. and Miss Paddock, ct the Portland
Others who will receive are Mira Quay, Mrs.
Reagan, Mrs. Hearst, Mrs. Teller, Mrs. Pugh,
Mrs. Walthall, Mrs. Daniel, 100 18th street,
assisted by Mrs. Call, of Florida the Misses
Blackburn, Miss Freret, Of Louisiana; Miss
Cabell, Of Virginia; Miss French, Of New York;
Miss De Haven. Of New York; Miss Spofford,
Miss Maggie Watkins and Miss Carrie Kenyon,
OF Montana; Mrs. Pomeroy, Mrs. ]. H. Soule,
1882 NJ street; Mrs. Monroe, Mrs. Hopkins Mrs.
Jeremiah Wilson, Mrs. and the Misses Huyck,
and Mrs. Pollok, 1920 / street: Mrs. Saunders
Garland, 1909 Corcorsn street; Mrs. John Blair
Hoge, Mrs. Neil Belt. Mrs. Faulkner, Mrs Clag-
EFT, the Misses Duhamel, the Misses Butler,
the Misses Blackboard, Mrs. Parker Mann, Kali
Drama avenue; Mrs. NJ. F. Finley, 1928 street.
Secretary and Mrs whitney entertained the
President and Mrs. Cleveland, the members
Of the cabinet and their wives, and q large
party Of guests invited to meet them, at dinner
last evening. The table was a large oval in
form, and covers were laid for twenty-six. The
central foral piece was an oval basket filed
roses. Tall silver vases held stacks of La
France roses, and the cloth was strewn with
long-stenmed Gabriel Lucerne roses with their
beautiful foliage about them, and sprays OF
asparagus and smilax. Silver candelabra held
the white tapers that burned under white
satin shades. A gilt-edge card with gold W
upon IL and the name of the guest marked each
cover. The other guests were the Secretary Of
State and Miss Bayard, the Secretary of the
Treasury and Mrs. Fairchild, the Secretary Of
fha nf tha
Interior and Mrs. Villas, the Postmaster General
and Mrs. Dickinson, the Speaker of the House
and Mrs. Carlisle, Gov. Hill, of New York; Mrs.
Folsom, Senator and Mrs. Blackburn, Mr.. and
New York city; Mr.. and Mrs. W. L. Russell and
Mrs. Henry Whitney, Of Boston. The Presi-
dent sat at the right Of Mrs. Whitney and
Speaker Carlisle on the left. Mrs. Cleveland
sat upon the right of Secretary Whitney and
Mrs. Carlisle on his left and Gov. Hill on Mrs.
Clevsland's right, and diagonally across the
very large table from the President.
The rain storm Of yester day stopped the high
tide Of calling early in the afternoon. Mrs.
Wheeler and the Misses Wheeler saw large
number Of callers. Mrs. Wheeler, who has
been indisposed for some time and obliged to
keep her room, was in the drawing-room yes
tsrday and received her guests seated, and
dressed in pretty tea gown Of French gray
Henrietta cloth trimmed with a vest of pink
silk Miss Wheeler was in blue lowered silk;
Miss Julia Wheeler was in white silk and tulle,
and Miss Annie, the second daughter, in pink
India silk, presided at the tea table, that was
also adorned with huge punch bowl.
Mrs. Spinola was at home to callers in her
apartment in the Arlington yesterday, and was
assisted by her guest Miss Jennie Whitford, of
New York, Mrs. @. M. Hendley, Miss Brewster,
bliss Laidlaw and Miss Bolts.
Madame Romero held the closing reception
Of the elegant series which has been one of the
lad Eaa% ~
Romero wore an exquisite toilet of gray silk.
She was assisted by Mrs. Menocal in a dress of
white lace made over white satin. Mrs. Thomas
Riggs. Mrs. Jules Guthridge, Madame yaras.
wife OF the Gillian minister, Mrs. Willard
Warner and Miss Ida Thompson at the table;
Miss Lawton, Miss Block, Miss Sagrario, Miss
Susie Randall, Miss Semmes. Miss Cooper,
Miss Mary Justine Wilson. Miss Mead. Miss
Nordhoff, Miss Richards and Miss Rosecrans,
all assisted the accomplished hostess and
helped to make the occasion the complete sue
cess that il was, and one long to be remem-
bered by all who participated.
Mrs. Seawell and the Misses Seawell No 1905
street, will not receive next Friday. the Sth,
but will be at home the succeeding Fridays in
February and the first Friday in March.
Mrs. Augusta Lathrop, of Newark, n. j., and
her daughter, Miss Emma Lathrop, are at the
Clarendon for the season.
The hop at Wizards this week will be given
on Saturday evening instead of Friday, as for
merly.
Mrs. Albion f. Paris has issued cards for an
''at home" at her residence in Georgetown on
Thursday.
Mrs. Gilliss and Miss Gilliss will give a tea on
Friday at their spacious residence, the old
Dodge mansion, on 2Sth street.
Mrs. L. F. Nc chimney, wife of Representative
Mckinney will not receive tomorrow the 7th
but will give her last reception Thursday, Feb
ruary 14-l229 L street.
Miss Nettie Beall, who has been visiting Miss
Lillian Gordon Ellis, of Norfolk, has returned
home.
Mrs. Senator Palmer will not be at home to
callers on Thursdays the remainder of this
season.
The marriage of Mr.. G. A. Gheen and Miss
Claudia c. Pearson took place last night at
Congress-street NJ p. church, in Georgetown.
Rev. DIR. Bates, pastor of the church, per-
formed the ceremony.
Commissioner and Mrs. Wheatley gave a high
tea yesterday afternoon to mark the entrance
into society of their second daughter. Miss
Fannie Wheatley. The large house was thrown
open for the event, radiantly lighted and beau
titled with cut flowers. The table in the din
ing-room had unique decoration for a CENTER
piece that was designed by the hostess 1t was
circle Of pink tulips with long wings
OF smilax set with tulips. The punch
DOHi III the DdCh udu was Qecke0
with ropes of smilax. Mrs. Wheatley was
attired in q rich dress Of black velvet. paneled
with ivorie MORE antique, and demi train Of
the silk The bodice had pointed opening in
the neck and was edged with duchesse lace,
and she wore a diamond pendant. The debu-
tante, Miss Fannie. wore simple dress of
white India silk. with high tucker and sleeves
Of white net and the body edged with pearl
passementerie. Miss Wheatley was attired in
blue silk and crepe. Among the ladies
assisting were Miss COrinne Blackburn in pale
pink gauze and silk; Miss Lucille Blackburn in
blue creton crepe; Miss Gibson, blue silk and
ribbons; Miss Agnes Gibson, pink silk and
crepe; Miss Lottie Gibson, pink silk gauze;
Miss Bache, pink silk null; Miss Billings, blue
nuns yelling; Mrs. Richard Townsend, at the
tea table, sprigged pearl satin; Mrs.
Ellicott, white China silk; Miss New,
white wool; Miss Febiger, black gauze and net;
Miss Nicholson in black net and lace, Miss
Matthews. black lace over black satin: Miss
Abbott, blue velvet and white lace, and Mrs.
Geo. T. Dunlop, black silk. Among the guests
were Mrs. Judge Bentley, Mrs. j. W. Powell
Mrs. and Miss Rutherford, Senator and Mrs
Palmer, Senator and Mrs. Paddock. Col and
Mrs. J. NJ Wilson and Miss Gussie Wilson, DIR.
and Mrs. Billings, Mrs. Vance, Representative
and Mrs. ]. I. Heard. Representative and Mrs.
Richard Townshend, Representative and Mrs.
Baker, Representative and Mrs. Benz. Butter
worth and Miss Butterworth. Miss ingalls,, Mr..
and Mrs. Horatio King, Representative and
Mrs. Levi Maish, Mr. and Mrs. II. e. Davis.
Maj. and Mrs G. W. RAYMOND. Commissioner
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