Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-25

Dodlce, 'front.' draped with Saxony lace; Madame
Mutsu beautiful trained dress of white silk with
pointed opening at the throat; Madame Guz-
man white MORE, tulle front of skirt spangled
| in gold; Madame Zeledon lemon MORE trained
and V-shaped corsage, and Mrs. Laughton
black velvet princesse trained from opening
net
Mrs. William Matthews Lay will give tea
on Wednesday of next week from tot
Mrs. Josephine Rowan Reid and Miss Reid
will not receive on Saturday owing to the death
of Miss Reds uncle, at Springhurst, N. Y.
Miss Anna wyckoff, of stroudsburg, Pa, is
the guest of Miss Maude Wolston, 1901 X street
northwest.
The entertainment given by the Thursday
Assembly and the German club. at the National
Rifles armOry, last evening, was one of the most
brilliant and enjoyable social occasions of the
season, and all who were present will long en-
terrain most pleasing recOllections of the cour-
teous attentions, elaborate hospitality. and I'M
alleged pleasure which the occasion afforded
The several hundred guests were received by
Mrs. a. A. Wilson, Mrs. Menocal and Mrs. j. W.
Powell, and the executive committee of the
club, Mr.. Hubbard Il. Smith. Mr.. A. n. Mayer
U. S. N; Mr.. st. Julien 3. Dapray, Mr.. Ross
Thompson, Lieut.. Lowell X. Reynolds, Asst.
Engineer Benz. c. Bryan u. s. N: Mr. HI. NJ.
Wilson, Mr.. VIM. L. Griswold and Lieut.. Geo.
Barnett U. S. NJ. c. The spacious hall was
profusely and artistically decorated with bunt-
ings, flags, bannerettes, states coat-of-arms,
&C., and was filed with large and distin-
guished assemblage. and presented beautiful
scene. The reception and assembly was from
to IL O'Clock. At IL O'Clock the german was
formed, with between seventy and eighty
couples, and was gracefully ledby Lieut. Lowell
h. Reynolds, who introduceda number of ex-
ceedingly pretty figures. The favors were ele-
CANT, being asb-cup and stamp-cases. hand
mirrors, pocket toilet-cases. cigar-cases. card
cases, small spinning-wheels and chairs, &c.
The souvenir favors were a beautiful fringe
piano-lamp. with silk shade. for the ladies,
and a handsome alligator leather travelling
satchel for the gentlemen, and were drawn
by Miss Virginia Payne and Mr.. Frede-
rick j. Muller. The supper was boun-
tiful and elegant. Among those present were
MIR and Mrs. Menocal, Marshal and Mrs. A. A.
Wilson. Commodore, Mrs. and Miss Schley;
Count and Countess De Foior. Judge and Mrs
Baber, Hon. and the Misses Herbert. Mr. and
Mrs. W. E. Curtis, Miss Jenkins. Judge, Mrs.
and Miss Denver, Miss De BrI,er, Miss Mabel
DE Bruler, Justice and Mrs Harlan Colonel and
Mrs. w. A. Freret. sr., Miss Freret, the Misses
Gibson. Major and Mrs. J. W. Powell. Ensign
and Mrs. Howell, Captain and Mrs. Haskall,
Captain and Mrs. r. L. Hoxie, Senator, Mrs
and Miss Ingalls,, Capt J. Meem. Mrs Hamilton
Hon.. Mrs and Miss Muldrow, Senator, Mrs. and
abe Misses Blackburn. Hon. and Mrs William c.
Oates. DIR. T. VI. Norton, Lieut.. H. p Norton
Mr.. and Mrs. Royal Percell. Colonel and Mrs
Perry, Colonel and Mrs. Arthur Payne Miss
Virginia Payne, Mrs. l.. L. Reamey, Mrs.
William c. Brewster and Miss Brewster,
Quackenbush. Mr.. and Mrs. Ellicott
Hon.. Mrs. and the Misses Thompson. of Cali
fornia; Hon. John w. Thompson, Miss Ida
Thompson. Miss Sherman. Mrs. Whipple, Hon.
and Mrs. ]. Il. Thomas, Miss Thomas, Major
and Mrs. Tucker, Judge and Mrs Wilson, Miss
Anna Wilson, Miss Mary Wilson, Commissioner
and Mrs. S. E. Wheatley. the Misses Wheatley.
DIR. Vim. Wheatley, Sen, Mrs. and Miss Whit
thorne, Hon., Mrs. and the Misses Wheeler of
Alabama: Col. j. NJ. Wilson, the Misses Wilson,
Prof. and Mrs. III. Z Wilkinson. Miss Wilkin-
son, Gen. and Mrs. Marcus J. Wright, Ensign
and Mrs. f. III. Wilkinson, Lieut.. and Mrs. Z.
A. Anderson. Miss Aylmer. Miss Ammen. Miss
ElinOr t. Addison, Lieut.. B. C.. Bryan, Mrs w.
l.. Burehell, Lieut. George Barnett, Col and
Mrs. Black. Mr., Mrs. and Miss Brown. of Bal
timore; Mr.. l. Blunt, Mr.. D. Buckley Miss
Anna Brewster. of New York; Hon. and Mrs.
\. c. Blanchard, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. T. Baxter.
Miss Blunt. of Maryland; Lieut.. and Mrs. +. C..
Beig. Mrs J. Howard Baker, Miss Helen E. Ba-
Miss McEachin, Miss Annie Buler, Miss
Barber, Miss Belin, Miss Annie BRYAN.
Mr.. f. A. Bowers, MIR. and Mrs. ]. I. Barbour
Miss Slingluff, Mr.. J. Z. Blackwell Lieut. +.
Z. Beatty, Mr.. and Mrs. Burt, Miss Brandreath,
Mr. John Brelite, Lieut.. w. b. Caperton, Mr..
ID. Breckenridge. Miss Barbour, Miss Bingham,
Mr.. III. Nj. Black, Miss Black, Mr.. Jas. VI. Carey
Mir. II. W. Carpenter Mr.. G.. Stearns. Mr. r.
Il. Cameron. Lieut.. G.. W. Danfeld. Lieut. and
Mrs. J. II. Clagett, Miss Neva Dapray, Lieut..
Fechteler. Mrs. Caffmann. the Misses Compton,
Capt. and Mrs. c. III. Cragin. Mrs. and the
Misses Campbell, Capt. and Mrs. Casey Miss
Bessie Casey, Mr.. st. Julien Il. Dapray Lieut.
W. Il. Hodges, Lieut.. G. H. Laucheimer. Mr..
J. II. Darneille, Mr.. Will A. Freret, jr., Mr.. T.
Durant, Mr.. James Durant, Mr.. VIM. i. Girls
void. Mr.. F. W. Graham. Mr.. and Mrs j. II.
Doyle, Mr.. Fred. Dixon, Mr. w. III. Dennis.
Miss Annie Dennis, Mr.. and Mrs. II. f. Davis
Miss Donovan, Miss Adele Davidson. Miss
Despard, Mr. p. II. Heiskell Dr. r. S. Hill. Mr..
VIM. Hayward, Mr.. l. Keith, Mr.. and
Mrs. George B. Edwards, Miss Edelin,,
Miss Elliott. Mr.. J. l.. Heiskell MIR. f. W. Hill
MIR. Chas. II. Hendiey, Lieut.. Augustus n
Mayer, DIR. G. ID. Morgan, Lieut.. aud Mrs. l..
and Mrs. F. b. Conger. Miss Gait, Miss God
ding. Capt and Mrs. Greer, Miss Greer, Mr..
Devereux Green. Major and Mrs. G. C. Good
loe, Miss Lottie Gibson, Miss McGregor. Mr. J.
]. McCallam, Mr.. Chas Mills. DIR. NJ. Muncas-
ter, Mr.. Josiah McRoberts, Lieut.. +. J. Moses.
Mr.. Van II. Manning. Mr.. c. C. Manning. En-
sign and Mrs. Howard, Miss Hodges. Mrs. and
Miss HolcOmb, DIR. l.. Harlan, Miss Hayden,
Miss Catherine Hill. Mr.. and Mrs. Oberteuffer
Hermann, Mr.. H. Hodges, Mrs. G. NJ. Hendley,
Ter, Mr.. Vim. O'Neill, Lieut.. Lowell h Rey-
nolds, Mr.. E. 7. Perkins, jr., Mr.. w. j. Peters,
Lieut.. VIM. r. Rush, Mr.. j. Pierce, IT,,
Mr.. Frank j. Reynolds, Lieut.. Edgar RUSSELL
Dr. L.. Il. Reed, Mr.. and Mrs. ChaS IL. Reade,
Lieut.. s. @. Robertson, Mr.. Hubbard T.. Smith,
1ir. II. Warren Smith, DIR. j. C. Simpson, Mr.
j. Kennedy, Mr.. ID. III. Kincaid. Mr.. w. J. Lamp
ton. Miss Marie LaCoste, Gen. and Mrs. Lee,
Gen. and Mrs. Sparks, Miss Leary, MIR. Littelle,
Mr.. f. b. LOOMS, Mr.. H. C. Stewart, jr., Mr..
Alex. III. Semmes, Mrs. E. Semmes. Mrs. A.
Semmes, Miss Semmes. Mr.. Ross Thompson
Lieut.. Benjamin Tappan, Mrs. J. McMullin,
Miss McNulty, OF New York; Miss Morrow Miss
Ada Morgan, MIR. j. A McLeron. Mr.. McElhone,
Miss Hattie Martin, Mr.. Frank Martin, Mrs. D.
7. Mccartney, Miss Murphy, Mr.. j. J. Mccall
lum, Mrs. and Miss McCallum. Mr.. c. Martin,
Mrs. and Miss Norton. MIR. h. Morrele, Lieut.
+. II. TillInan, Mr.. Charles S. Wilson, Mr.
Herbert n. Wilson, Lieut.. H. P. Norton. Miss
Perrin, Mrs. II. o. Paulding, of Virginia; Miss
Bolts. Mrs. Louis Pace, Miss Annie Peachy.
1lr. Herbert NJ. Wilson. Mr.. L. A. Wilson. Mr.
+. b. Wills, Lieut.. w. b. Whittlesey, Miss
Edith Reamer. Dir. q. n. Roberts, Miss Rome,
Miss Soule, MIR. ]. f. Smith, Mr.. II. III. Wyeth,
MIR. II. W. Welsh, jr., Lieut.. NJ. l.. Wood, Mrs
and the Misses Sewall, Miss Scidmore, Mr.. and
Mrs. ii. w. Spofford. Miss Hunter, Lieut.. and
Mrs. W. II. Stoyton, Mr.. and Mrs. C. Warden,
Miss Collins, Miss Wallace, DIR. and Mrs. A. ii.
Wilmer, Miss Wesner, and Miss Williamson.
The homes of Senators were very generally
thrown open to callers yesterday afternoon In
few instances the sidewalks in front of the
houses were in such wet condition as to pre-
vent callers from crossing through the slush to
enter.
Mrs. John Sherman, in toilet of black vel
vet. was assisted by Miss Mary Sherman in
white silk. and their guest. Miss Belin, of Penn
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