The Washington bee., 1889-03-16

Mrs Jas. Bradford, Mrs. Phillips
Roberts, of Philadelphia; Mrs.
Jas. Wormley, Miss Cleo Jones
and sisters, Misses Ripper. Laura,
Fannie, and Ellen Fisher, Mr..
and Mrs. Hamilton Smith. Mrs.
Richard Smith and daughters,
Misses Julie and Jennie Grant,
M. Matthews, of Brooklyn, N. Y;
DR.. Cruson, MIR. William Syphax
and daughters, Miss Jennie Dor
sey, Messrs. M. Thoml1kins,
Henderson, and Geo. Arnold, M 8.
Eliza Stewart, Mrs. J. Sella Mar.
tin, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Lee, Mr..
Jacob Richardson and many others
who are omitted for want OF
space.
INAUGURAL RECEPTION.
One OF the most brilliant affairs
that has ever taken place in our
capital was the Inaugural Recep-
tion given by Mrs. L. Chase and
daughters. The lovely drawing
room was brilliantly lighted and
adorned with smilax, roses and
lilies, From the gas light was sus.
pended a floral design of the let
ter G, from the center of which
t1oated the American flag bearing
the inscription "WelcOme." This
was presented for the occasion by
Mr.. w. Augustus Stewart, who
Is one of our most progressive and
promising real estate dealers. Tue
reception party stood amidst this
beautiful scene to receive the
guests who were introduced by Mr..
J. w. Cromwell, editor Of the '.Ad.
vocate," and Mr.. w. Calvin Chase,
editor of the BEE.
Mrs. l.. Chase wore a black satin
mervalo, heavily trimmed with cut
jet, which was relieved by a piece
of spaugled gauze, falling in grace
full folds from the throat down.
ward, and gold jewelry. Mrs. DR..
Augusta was richly attired i'll a
black gross grained silk and point
lace. Mrs. Sella Martin was in
black silk, relieved by full fall of
lace about the neck aud shoulders.
Mrs. Chas. r. Douglass was very
gracefully attired in goblin blue
silk, hair arranged la pompadore,
with gold jewellery.
Mrs. w. Calvin Chase wore a
white satin en- train, draped with
viOlets; hair fixed a la pOmpadOre.
Miss Fannie Chase, a black moi
ra, lace drappery and caught here
and there with tea rose buds.
Miss Lulie Chase, cream satin
en- train, with valenciemas lace
drappery, opening at the neck, fill
ed with lace, with gold iewelry.
Miss Kate Stewart Thomas, an
ottoman silk, elaborately trimmed
with pink crepe and Id France ros.
es, with gold jewelry.
Miss Florence Williams, very
becoming pink surah, with pink
gauze overdress, V back and front,
short sleeves.
Miss Florence Van Horn, Of New
port, wore a violet plush and alba
tross. The basque was made of
plush the SKIRT had a white bead
ed front and panels Of plush, drap.
ed with flowers.
Miss Ida Chase, mauve color
ed silk, gauze drapperies, gold jew
elleries.
Miss X. U. Alexander, a blach
silk, opening at the neck, filed
with point lace and draped with
flowers, and gold jewellery.
Miss Sadie Gaskln's dress WAS
lavender satin MeIvalo, covered
with embroidered tulle of the same
shade. The skirt was slashed at
the bottom, caught with bows and
drsped with sprays Of violets.
Miss Ida B. Wells, of Memphis,
was attired in a toilette of black
velvet en- train, square neck, and
ostrich feather fan.
Miss Eva A. Chase wore an olive
greeu marble plush draped with
gauze and water lilies. The basque
and skirt had panel of rine stone
and frostlng, with diamond and
rine stone jewellery.
Miss E. Merritt, a black moire,
black lace draped over it and
caught up with sprays Of flowers.
A six story pyramid cake was
the center piece of the table that
had been skilltully arranged by
Mr.. Murry who served fine cola
ton.
Lack ofspace allows me to give the names
Of only a few present.
Elk Senator B. K. Bruce, Prof. John NJ
Langston, DR.. Williams. of Chicago; Prof. w
=. Montgomery and wife, Mrs. Waring and
daughter, Prof. James M. and Mrs. Greg ry,