The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-21
/ Board OF Trade.
SOCIETY," EyEyTS N WAsHNcTON.
Mrs. Hesrst's Grand Colonial hall-Nhl
House and cabinet Dinners.

the handsomcst fancy dress cotiiiou
ever given in this city $685.. fhat 90 which
MIS-. Senator Hearst invited hcr friends
for this evening The occasion was q
colonial BAH af which about forty c0u-
pies danced AND ihe other guests looked
ON and visited each other The parlol
were supcrby decorated with dln'Ily
c0l0rcl stIeamer-, iesio0ned above
doors. about pictures aut iailed
gracefully from mms horn. and other
objects about the wall There was masses
OF pink roses upon manieIs ani tables.
and a superb collection ot orchids o..
ceiyed much attention The musicians
were stationed iu the toworr00m. The
second dawing-ioom was adorned with
canopy OF California ,ilk. and there
we're clusters of giidcd and siiycred tir
cones, with thstles and foliage mal3ed
IN appropriate places.
Mrs. Hearst received her guests IN ~
dress copied from % portrait o- n lady
painted ia 1870 The mar4uosc petit
coal was of "stanlnI0ut Cieam-"hie
satin. and was lesf9oaeI with pink
Christmas roses. aud their green leaves
appliQued IN The skirt and caught with
bows and long ends of satin
ribbon. The Oyerdress was 70 sail
mon pink hrocade the ground
stIewn with hunches of roses IAe
short low bodice had Is high piece of
quipurs lace wired so as 90 stand up
The sleeves were pulled on The should
ers. and the long cults were untOned on
tho fore arm with diamonds. Ms
Hearst wore rows of jewels about her
throat and powdered couture
Nine Bereda. of New York, whose
husband was the Minister from Peru
here 40 one time. wore a trained dress 0t
sapphire velvet trimmed with point lace.
Miss Bereda wore superb dress OF yell
low satin, drapcd with striped SILK eauze
Miss Follansbee of Sew 1olk wore
Martha Washington gown ot white
corded silk Miss Moore or san
Jose, California, wore white siis
brocaded with blue and pink flowers
Miss Sanders0n OF Paris wore an Evan
geline dress Of white and blue s'lk Miss
Herd of san Francisco blue and pink
br0Cadc W Vatican train Miss Ada But
ierfeld, of san Francisco. Puritan COS.
tune of egquisitely soft gray cashmere
with white null sprOn, keIcAlli. and
cap. trimmed with black velvet
The fagoTs were beautiful silk-lauZe
fans. hand-panied, made in San Fran
cisco. little buckets made from the Cali
f0fnia redwood and filled Wiih bark from
the big trees silver texts adorned the
sides of the unique pin-cushions that
were gifts for the men They also re-
ceiyel beautiful silver pen and stamp
holders, paper cutters. knives key-lm9.
rulers, &c. also pen Wipefs. OF white
Kid embroidered in god The souvenir
iayors were o1Oil1ed silver medalli0ns
upon broad blue ribbons 90 be worn
about the neck For The girls there
were feather fans, ideal work-bags made
In the Art Exchange IN New York OF
lowered silk. tortoise shell and amber
combs. silk and satin bags and Prince OF
Wales plumea mounted upon pens. with
bows OF ribbons 90 match In pink, yel-
low, blue, and white
The german began al 1879 Al Il
% clock Il hot supper was served down
stairs for the uOu-dancing guests, and 80
midnight the entire COtill0n party went
downstairs, whore another hot supper
was ia readiness Tor them. Senator
Hearst, who arrived here from Calit0r
MIA last week, was among thr 0nlOok
ers Mr. William Hearst editor and
proprietor of the san Francisco Ertu-
.ner, who is ON bis way West from
tour in Europe, was present. but did not
dance Some OF The dancers were the
Misses Bayard, Count and Countess
BentibogliO. the Misses TroWbriige of
Detroit Miss Biddle. Miss Audenreid
Miss ingalls,, Miss QUAY, Miss Hoisey
Miss Has, Miss Dodge, Alr Arthur Her
bert, Mr. Leo Phillips, the Messrs " ehb
Count dc Chambrln, William G. End.-
colt. Jf., Major Post, and Ir. james
Morrill,
Mrs. Spinola held her closing recep-
ton Of the season at the Arlington this
afternoon Tables were spread with
straw berries, salads, fees, cake and con-
serves, and champagne punch was served
from "a great bowl
President and Mrs Cleveland gave
an elaborate reception last night In honor
OF the ex-Minister and Mrs Phelps
There were about one hundred guests
present General and Mrs Spin0la
Secretary and Mrs Whitney The Post
master-Gener2l and Mrs Dickinson and
their guests were among those present
superb supper o. salads and oysters
boned turkey and niectionefy was
served in the State oining-room