The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-05-11

adornments OF rubber plants, palms, ferns, and
sides all the members of the Cabinet and their
families, the Chief Justice and Associate JUS
tices of the Supreme Court and their families,
Rochester, Mrs. Logan, Major and Mrs. Tucker,
Senator and Mrs. Dolph, Senator and Mrs
Dawes, Miss Dawes, Mr.. and Mrs. Galaudet
Senator Plumb, Senator and Mrs. spooner,
der, Admiral and Mrs, Crosby, Admi-
raj and Mrs. Queen, Mrs. Hazen, the
Chinese Minister and attache, Count
Sala, Baron Struve, NJ. Roustan, Mavoyeni Bey,
Batcheller, MIR. Wharton, Miss Grace Davis,
Secretary Proctor, Mr.. and Mrs. Scranton, Miss
Jenning, Senator Morrill,, Miss Swan, Senator
and Mrs. Cullom, Gen. Schofeld, Senator and
Mrs. Squire, Senator and Mrs. Sanders, Senator !
Sawyer, Mr.. and Mrs. John Hay, Gen. Beall,
Mrs. Mclean, Sir Julian and Lady Pauncefote,
Senator Hawley, Senator and Miss Evarts, Sen
ator and Mrs Stewart Senator and Mrs Payne,
Senator and Mrs. Dixon, Lieutenant and Mrs. An
drews, General and Mrs. Greely, Mr.. and Mrs. B.
F. Butterworth, Senator and Mrs Hale, MIR.
and Mrs. Boutelle Mr.. and Mrs. Spinola, Sen
ator and Mrs. Cockrell, Miss Mitchell, Mrs.
Handy, and Senator and Mrs. Chandler.
Mrs. Coolidges nursery tea was the feature
of Mondays society events. Luncheons came
to the front on Tuesday, when Mrs. Allan Nc
Lane and Mrs. Hearst were the entertainers.
Mrs McLane's was in honor of the bride, Mrs.
Allan McLane, Jr., of Baltimore, and her brides
maids Miss Amy James and Miss Fannie Nc
Lane The floral decorations were all of white
and green-suggestive of the bridal event:
snowballs, and graceful ferns made lovely house
adornments. Themenu was exceedingly dainty
and elaborate. The ices, creams, and confec-
tions were truly "things of fbeauty'--almost too
pretty to eat. The guests at this feast were,
besides the bride and her maids, Miss Elizabeth
H. McLane, Miss E. Taylor, Miss Viola Myer,
Miss Emory, Miss Parke, Miss Lowery, Mrs.
Cropper, Miss Gertrude Myer, Miss Story, ,MissL.
Roip phrid off Katha-
rine, Eugenia, and Sallie McLane. Mrs.
Hearst's luncheon on Tuesday was an elegant
affair. The guests were twenty in number and
dainty menu was enjoyed amid wealth Of
artisticaly disposed tulips, which charmingly
set off the elegant table appointments of crystal
and silver. The guests were Miss Florence
Bayard, Miss Eillyer, Miss Biddle, Miss Bolles,
the Misses Fuller the Misses Upton, Miss Hal
liday, Miss Preston, Miss Heap, the Misses Pat
ten, the Misses Condit-Smith, Miss Sherman,
Miss Cecilia Miles, and Miss Aldrich. There
were lovely bouquets of American Beauty roses
for the guests.
The May ball, under the direction of Pro-
fessor William G. Belts, which took place at
Odd Fellows Hall, East Washington last Tues
day night, proved to be brilliant success.
The hall was well filled and all present en-
ladies were beautiful and the artistically deco
rated ballroom presented brilliant scene.
The newly organized Acorn Club, Of which
Professor Belts is a member, acted as floor mana
gers, and were highly complimented for the ex-
cellent manner in which they performed their
duties. Among those present were the follow
ing: Mrs. Professor William G.. Belts, Misses
Sophia and Katie Holmes, Ella and Nora Nc
Knight. Maggie O'Donald, Katie and Annie
Davis N Callan, Belle Wilson, Maggie O'Brien,
Belle Quigley, Nettie Dibble, Susie Winkelman,
Hattie Allen, Matte and BERTHE E. Hayden,
Parsons, Carter, Lynch, Herberlin, Messrs:
William Mcclellan, Joseph Torrens, Samuel
Ellis, Edward Robertson, William Norris, Fred
Rose Chester Clendennin, Clarence Dunbar
ton, Charles Bradley, D. s. Hughes, ,rtT; Frank
Greenwell, and II. Bayly.
Mrs. j. H. Cultivate, of No. 4 Dupont Cir
Gle, gave very pretty tea on Saturday, from
to y p M, which was largely attended. Mrs.
Cultivate wore a cream-white satin surah, en-
traine, trimmed with lace. She was assisted by
the guest of honor, Mrs. Burr, of Columbus,
Ohio, who wore pnlish faile gown, with
Medici collar and white guimpure embroidery.
Mrs. loft was also assisting She wore gray
falle, with white satin panels oyerlaid with
rich lace. In the dining-room Mrs Parker
Mann, Mrs. Hutchinson, and Mrs. DeBarr did
the honors most gracefully. In the back draw
ing-room the Misses Hough presided
over the lemonade and punch bowls.
Among those present were Mrs. Huston,
Mrs. Sellers, Mrs. Owens, Mrs. Corkhill,
Madame Romero, Madame Menocal, Mrs: soule,
Mrs. Judge Schoonmaker, Mrs. Kaufman,
Miss De Barr Miss Johnston, Miss Decca,
Mrs. P. E, Chaplin Miss Swan, Mrs. Burrows,
Mrs. Reside, the Misses Halstead, Mr. and Mrs.
OaDcll, MTb, CdpJ' lledCOCh, hIo' DuGIcIWOIJu,
Mrs. Judge Carey, Mrs Hardenbergh, Mrs.
Mendenhall, Mrs Hough, and Mrs. Wescott.
The Garfield Sewing Circle were very hand
Eomely entertained on Friday by Mrs Deb. X.
Kem at 1909 X street. Mrs Simon VOLTS
daughter sent in from New York box of most
artistic specimens of what woman can dc
with needle and brush and few bits of gay
colored silks. Among those present were Mrs.
r. q. Rutherford, president; Mrs. John A. Lo-
gan, Mrs. j. Ford Thompson, Mrs. Burrows
Jennings, E, B,
ston, Mrs. Haycock, Mrs. Johnston, Mrs. Ruth
Mrs. Dennison, Mrs. Seney, Mrs and Miss
Blount, Mrs. Brinton, Mrs. Cohen, Mrs Diet
rich, Mrs. Col. Flemming, Mrs. Hastings, Mrs
Hall, Mrs. Tucker, Mrs. Schofeld, Mrs, Scott
Mrs Henry Willard, Mrs G. w. Wilson, Mrs
Bliss, Miss Snsabaugh, Mrs. and Miss Lathe
from Worcester, Mass; Miss Schofeld, Miss
Rutherford, and Mrs. Lewis Clephane.
The Excelsior Club met on Thursday evening
at the residence of Mrs. Bacon, 202l 7 street
the president, Mrs McCreary, in the chair The
essayist of the evening was Mrs. Nellie Hoyt
and she handled her subject, "a. w. Iourgee,
in very original and skillful manner Mrs
Bell Bacon, the accomplished elocutionist
daughter of the hostess, recited in her best man
ner I'Tourgees Ride,n taken from scene II
1.-The Fools Errand." There was a large an(
highly appreciatiYe audience present. And tn
Excelsior being ladies' club, is doing gooC
work in developing and bringing out origina
talent.
Mr.. j. Carroll Frazer, of Martinsburg, w
Va, and Miss Leila j. Cropp, of Surrey Eng
land, were welded on Wednesday evening IL