Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-28
SOCIAL MATTERS.
The Last Cabinet Reception-Personal
Mention.

honor of Mrs McElroy. sister of Gen Arthur
who ras mistress Of the White House before
Mr.. Clevelands administration. The other
guests were: Miss Bayard, Mrs. Endicott. Mrs.
whitney. AIRS. Dickinson, Mrs. Colman. Mrs.
Fuller. Mrs. Carlisle. Mrs. Edrnunds. wife of
Senator Edmunds; Mrs. EEarts. Mrs. Hearst.
Mira Benet. Mrs Admiral Rodgers. Mrs. Meal.
lister Laughton. Mrs. Lamont. Mrs. Harmon.
Mrs.. Sunderland, Mrs. Janin, and Mrs. Folsom.
Among those who called on Mrs Harrison
yesterday we're Mrs. ingalls,. Mrs. w. A. Bart
lett Miss Jennings. Mrs and Miss Gouyeneur
Mrs. Jas. 4 Morrill,. Mrs. j. C. Spooner, Mrs.
NJ. Dawes Bruce. Miss Lizzie GhappeIl, New
York; Mrs. I. w. Palmer, Mrs. A. ]. Edgerton.
Mrs. b. C. Card, Mrs Geo. b Loring. Mrs.
Hosr, Miss B!oodgood. Mrs. Jno. Hay. Mrs ].
L. Hawiey. Mrs. W. b. Bennett. Mrs. F. p.
Gross. Mrs. J. y. Dolph. Mrs. s. b. Elkins, Mrs.
Gustafson. Mrs. Blaine. Mrs. J. W. Foster, Mrs.
Kellogg, Nrs. NJ. 5. Quay. Mrs. J. C. Black.
Mrs. John r. Edie, Mrs. W. W. Dudley, and
Mrs. Macarthur.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. A. Durham. of Athens.
Vt. are visiting DIR. and Mrs. Frank T. Howe.
Among those who at home to callers to-
morrow are Mrs. A. A Wilson. 1000 q street:
Mrs. Guthridge. Mrs. C. A. Williams and
Hiss Williams. 1901 18th street: Mrs. j. ". Pow
ell $40 N street; Mrs. Willard f. Warner, 1882
Massachusetts avenue: the Misses Van Zandt.
1888 G street; Mrs. w. III. Miller 1907
Y street; Mrs. j. NJ Farquhar. at Si3 18th street:
Mrs. W. G.. P. Breckenridge with her daughters.
1881 y street. the ladies at Wizards hotel; Mrs.
and Miss Many. Mrs Allen Brewster. Mrs.
Oates, 1927 Z street; DIR. and Mrs. Bullock,
9l5 New York avenue; Mrs. A b. Null
lett, 2501 Pennsylvania avenue; Mrs. Davis.
1897 street; Mrs. Van yliet; Mrs. Z. b.
Youmans, 1920 Connecticut avenue; Mr. and
Mrs Theodore Gilbert King, ZIG II street:
Ghaa n ar
Philip Richborn. Mrs. and Miss Weber; Miss
Durnall. 1913 Goth street: Mrs. Butterworth
and Miss Butterworth, lie Droit park, assisted
BY their guests. Miss Shirley. of Cincinnati;
Miss Wiman, of New York, and Miss Seller, of
Harrisburg.
The ladies of the cabinet held their closing
receptions yesterday. steady downfall of
rain and sleet prevailing did not prevent large
numbers of prominent society people from pay
ing their respects ON this occasion. Many
groups from among the transient guests of the
city were going around in open-eyed wonder.
They said they had come on for the inaugural
ton, and as they had a chance they were going
to see both sides.
The Misses Bayard were all receiving yester-
day afternoon: Miss Bayard in pale cream cor
duroy, greeted the callers in the first drawing
room; Miss Florence Bayard, in aesthetic green
crepe, and Miss Louise Bayard, in lowered pale
silk, escorted them to the draving-room. where
Miss Ellen made tea. Madam Guzman, Miss
Kilbreth. of New York; Miss Nellie Biddle, and
Miss Head, were the house party. The family
of the Secretary will not leave the city until the
late spring, but'they do not expect to have their
home here next season.
Mrs. Endicott was very bright and gay, al
though she had been up past midnight the
night before entertaining guests at a reception.
She wore trained princesse dress of garnet
fsiile. trimmed with lace, and had with her
Fremont nd Iisa
Lay.
Mrs. Dickinson's house had its usual
thronged appearance. The hostess wore be-
coming toilet of French gray satin trimmed
with steel passementerie. and her party con-
sisted of Mrs. A. Leo Knott. Mrs. Senator GRAY.
the Misses Trowbridge, Mrs. Villas, Miss Deer
ing. Miss SwlnsOn, Miss Speed, Miss Gussie
Wilson. and Miss Brooke. Mrs Ralph Cross
johnson presided at one end of the table and
Mrs. RUSSELL of Massachusetts,, at the other
Mrs. Whitney's ball room had much the
aspect OF card reception in the later after
noon. so many OF her society friends were in to
see the brilliant hostess through her closing
official reception. Mrs. Whitney wore a superb
directOire gown of white brocade trimmed with
gold fringes. The Secretary was present to
greet his friends. The house party consisted
of Mrs. Hazen, Mrs. Carrie May Wright
Miss Julie May, Miss Mamie Macomb, the
Misses Butler. Miss Letter; Miss Audenreid
made the tea at one end of the dining-room
table. and Miss Dodge poured the ever-popular
chocolate at the other end, surrounded by ad-
mirers
Miss Daisy Garland had gay party of young
people with her. ehaperoned by Mrs. Saunders
Garland Miss Garland wore a bodice of dark
velvet and skirts of heliotrope cashmere. Her
party consisted of Miss Gleason the Misses
Aylmer. Miss Milburn. Miss Strong. Miss Oates,
of Alabama; Miss Stout, of Montana and Miss
Gibbs. A sumpt1ous table was spread in the
back parlor. Miss Garland was not saying
goodbye to her friends as she expects to live
as private resident of the city.
Among those making the cabinet calls yes
terday were Mrs. Fuller, Miss Maud Fuller,
Hon. Mr. Henry Edwardes. of the British lega-
ton; Mr. Won Mumm and Baron Eckardstein.
OF the German legation; Gen. n. l.. Anderson.
Mrs. George b. Loring, Mr.. George A. Halle
hurst. Mrs. John Bloodgood. of New York: Mr.
Pickering Dodge. Mr.. Richard Porter, Mrs.
Guthridge. Miss Crowley. Mrs. Cockrell. Mrs
Justice Miller, Miss Sheriff. Miss Virginia But
Ter. Miss Rosecrsns. DIR. and Mrs Browne. Mr..
and Mrs. Thos. l. Thompson. Mrs Wallach the
Misses Wallaoh. and Miss Rosalie Brown.
The members of the h-American club en-
tertained a pleasant party Of about four hundred
invited guest at the National Rifles Armory
last night with reception and ball. The hall
was tastefully decorated for the occasion and
the evening was pleasantly spent in dancing to
the good music furnished by a selected corps
Of instrumentalists- Supper was served at
about midnight Dancing was participated in
BY young and old alike. and all who attended
agreed that the affair was in most respects the
most successful affair ever given by the club.
Among those present were Col. John c. Healy
Slaj and Mrs. O'Driscoll. accompanied by Mrs
Alice Hill, Of Philadelphia: Mr. John Rogers
Mr.. and Mrs. G. I. Bride, and Miss Hartman.
of Atlanta Mr.. Morris Murphy and Miss
Murphy. Representative John j. O'Neill and
Mrs. O'Seil. Mr.. and Mrs. Babcock. Mr. Thomas
Kirby and wife, Mr.. Frank Brannigan. Mr.
Arthur Small, and Prof. yermilyea.
The attendance at the final german given by
the Georgetown German club last night at Lin
thicum institute hall was greater than similar
entertainments given by this popular club dur
ing the season. More than fifty couples par
ticipsted
Mrs. Capt. VIM. James Epps and daughter.
Of Richmond. Va, are on visit to Mrs. W. r.
Collins during the Inauguration season.
DIR. J. d. Baker and Miss Baker, of Bellaire
Ohio, are visiting relatives here
1fr. ]. b. slattery, of Boston. who has been
visiting In Georgetown, returned home this
morning
Mr.. and Mr.. d. 8. Gray and their daughter.
Miss Louise Gray, Of Columbus, Ohio, and Mr..
George p. Rowell. Of Lancaster, n. H.. are
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. s. H. Kaufman for the
Inauguration occasion
The Classical Society will meet at Miss Ran
SONS studio. 9l5 street, tomorrow evening AT
: O'Clock, when the essayist for the evening.
Prof. Z: A. keneaston, viii read q paper on
The ldealism of Greek Art
Mrs. John veasey. Mrs. Henry Hine. Mrs.
John ii. Kirby, and Mrs Eph. REYNOLDS. Of
South Bend. Indiana, are stopping at No 81