New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-24
THE FESTIVE CAPITAL.
A WEEKS DoNGs IN OFFICIAL SOCIETY

A WEEKS DoINGS IN OFFICIAL SOCIETY
A COLONIAL BALL AT SENATOR HEARsr's, AND 4
PARTY AT THE JAPANESE MINIsrER's-GAY
DANCERS PHOTOGRAPHED BY FLASH
LIGHT-TEA REJGNs SUPREME.
Washington, Feb. GAS festive hour Tuesday
evening was the greatest night Of the week, II one
may DO allowed to mako night of an evening
Certainly Senator Hcarsts Colonial ball. the japanese
Minister'S notable party and end Of smaller things
made a night OF It, and very brilliant one, too
The Mikados representative filed HIS drawing rooms
with distinguished company to rejoice over tho
new Japanese Constitution and celebrate this pro-
gressive step of his Government The Legation
residence In N-st. was dected with flowers ana
tropical foliage and Chinese lights gave picturesque
color throughout the house. Minister and Madame
Mutsu were assisted in receiving their guests by
Mr. Sato, secretary Of the Legation, and Mr. Stevens
the counsellor. The hostess wore gown OF silver
and white brocade, and diamond ornaments. 1t
was q beautiful toilet. and very becoming to her
pure brunette type. Madame Mutsu makes a ready
uso Of English. and is fast acquiring knowledge OF
the language. Though she has daughter OF four
een she Is scarcely less youthful in appearance than
her predecessor, Madame Kuld, and scarcely less
pretty than that little Japanese lady who spent four
years In washington as hostess OF the japanese Le-
CATION.
In The company were the Chief Justice and Mrs
RULER, Senator and Mrs. Stanford Secretary and Mrs
EndicotI Justice and Mrs. Miller, John W. Foster,
Mr. and Mrs. Horatlo King Senator and Miss Evarts,
Mr. and Mrs. g. NJ Bryan, Representative and Mrs
Spnola, Representative and Mrs Cox Representative
ana Mrs. HIT, Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh McCulloch Captain
and Mrs. John Rodgers, Speaker and Mrs. Carlisle.
Mr.. and Mrs BLAINE Senator and Mrs Cooreu. Justice
and Mrs. Fieldi Secretary and Miss Bayard Colonel
and Mrs Lamont Postmaster General and Mrs. Dlchln
Mr. auIMT OH
OF their families were large part Of tho company
As reception Of conversational fcstiyty IL was one
Of the most brilliant OF the season.
Perhaps there not the fun display of Colonial
costumes at Mrs Hearsts ball that the name implied
1t seemed 10 DO the very general opinion of young
people that a truly Colonial costume would be
awfuliy expensive, don't you knows Young women
IA SOCIETY DO not of'en stop TO count the cost of ball
toilets But some Of them did on this occasion. and
because they could not afford the genuine rich stus
OF their great grandmothers' time many of them
appeared In the conventional marty gown
However, the "Colonlals' were the moro striking
because few In number, and the BAN was all I'm ALI
both beautiful and gay.
1t goes without saying That Mrs Hsarsts
decorations arc unique She herself is too much
ABOVE the commonplace 10 follow a beaten track IN
dispensing the hosptanues Of her house In tho first
drawing room there were cut flowers with airy
asparagus and draperies OF bright Indian silks The
second drawing-room was even more effective. with
wealth Of yellow cowsllps gilded cones and thlstIes
from tho Pacific State, and over all canopy Of
California spun silk Tho doorways were hung with
porteres Of smllax, held back by garands of roses
and the music came down to the dancers from the
tower ROOM whero in some invisible nook,
the players were stationed. Mrs Hearst
received in gown OF white satin
and old pink" brooade fashioned with short bodice
Medfcl collar and long sleeves with pus at the top
Diamonds and powdered hair completed the toilet
The cotillon OF thirty couplss was led by Dr. Rute
Of tho Navy and Miss Head, Of California tho young
lady appearing In Pompadour costume. The fayofs
wefo, as tho dancers declared, worth possessing
They included amber and tortoise sheIl combs:
Princess of Wales feathers held By she'll pins gauze
fans having painted figures and tho handles tied with
long ribbons to be attached the belt Of the gown.
and embroidered reticules. For the thoro vcro
silver medals cut with Cooked hat and shield, with
Colonial date; embroidered I'D pen-wipeD. silver
paper knives, and bucket pn-oushions Of California
redwood, useful with pins, and ornamental with
ribbons held BY silver bear. Among tho
dancers In costume, Miss Bareda Of EewYork IN
Vatican gown Of yellow satan; Miss Butteraeh, IN
Puritan gown Of gray cashmere, with apron and cape
Of white null Miss sandcrson in Dlpoctolro gown OF
blue and white bfocade Senior Galvan. james Morrill,.
william Endicott, Senior Morelos. Mr.. dc Chamborcn,
Mr. Herbert Mr.. Barclay, Mr. webb and Lieutenant
brooches, satin waistcoas and powdered wigs Ad-
miral Porter's son, Mr.. Dick" Porter. added tho
Louis XVI lace rufies to bis costume, and Arthur
Herbert of the British Legation, appeared 4 Cont
Mental soldier
AT 10 O'Clock before the cotron began. nashlight
photograph taken Of the dancers costume. About
200 guests wero lookers-on at the gag and natve
scene.
In the early evening, Secretary and Mrs Villas gayo
land The hostess, who, BY il-heaIh, has been kept
from all social entertainments this season save the
round of Cabinet dinners, received her guests in
gown Of pink fale and point lace. The table-ho
were roses, and the dinner company one Of eighteen
guests. Beside the Cabinet circle, in which the Sec
rotary Of Agriculture and Ms Colnan made something
Of debut, a first appearance there were Speaker
and Mrs. Carlisle, Justice Lamar and Mrs. Folsom,
Nr. Gardner Hubbard also gave dinner, at which
the guests wero Senators Dawes, Evarts, Farrell,
Hawiey, Hiscock and Hoar, Major Powell, Colonel
walker, Mr. Allen, Mr. Hopkins, Mr. Pollock, Mr..
X aufman and Alexander Graham Bell.
Mrs Roger Blrnie gave q luncheon, and Mrs.
Cameron of Canada, gave theatre party, followed by
a supper at tho NoImandlo The guests Of honor
were Miss Cockburn, OF Canada, and Miss Brewster OF
New-York
Mrs Ira Davenport gave handsome luncheon
party on Tuesday IN honor OF Mrs. McElroy, the
President Arthur's sister, who Is visiting Mrs Julian
James In ConnectIcutave. Mrs. McElroy is recciv-
ing much attention from friends who know her when
she was the popular mistress Of the White House
Mrs Lamont gave tho last Of a series Of luncheon |
parties on Wednesday, making them and several
teas during tho month something Of good-by enter
tanments 10 her friends. AT tho Wednesday luncheon
the table was beautiful with ionquils aud yellow
effects were carried out in other flowers about the
room. Tho Presidents wife, Mrs. Folsom, Mrs. |
Cullom Mrs George Hearst Mrs. John Wilson, |
Mrs. Tyler and Miss Rucker wero among the guests.
A number OF other luncheon parties filled the carly |
hours OF Wednesday afternoon, and tho later, OF |
course were given over to Cabinet receptions, the
last but one,r OF tho present Cabinet "daysp |
There was no lack of visitors, though not tho crowd
to DO expected on next Wednesday.
The Misses Bayard had group Of attractive assist
ants-Mss Moore and Miss Head. who arc Mrs. Hearsts
guests the Misses LAYTON Miss Foll9nsby, Mrs |