The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-04-27

known in the White House. On tuesday tne
Army and Navy reception came off, on We'd
nesday night Mrs McKee's dancing party, and |
on Friday the surprise party-to the guests |
to hear the London bel-ringers. The dance in |
the East Room Wednesday evening was the
event of the social season, now so fast waning. |
The great room never looked more beautiful. |
The flags and banners used for the reception the
night previous were still in place. The mantels
were freshly banked with lilacs and roses. The
other rooms of the suite were profusely adorned |
with foliage plants and flowers and the deli
cious music of the Marine Band added to the
enchantment of the scene. The ball was
opened at 9:30 by Mr.. and Mrs Mckee and Miss
Anna Wilson and Mr.. Haywood. There were
twelve dances on the programme. In the din
ing-room refreshments were served during the
whole evening. Mrs. Mckee wore a
gauze adorned with olive velvet loops
and bows; Mrs. Russell Harrison was in olive
green tule Miss Shepard the guest of the
house, was in white gauze. The guests in
Mrs. Romero, Mr. Theodore Roustan, Gen. B.
II. Robertson. DR.. NJ. L. Ruth Miss Scranton,
Miss Stoughton, Miss Studebaker, Maj. W. f.
Tucker, Miss Anna Wilson, the Misses Wood,
and Mrs. and the Misses Ernst, Mr.. Henry S.
Edwards, Mr. and Mrs Reginald Fendall, Miss
Fuller, Lieut.. F. F. Fletcher, John V. l.. Find
larry, Miss Gouverneur Senior and Sonora Guz-
man, Mr. and Mrs Nixon, Miss Nordboff, Miss
Proctor, Miss Porter, the Misses Preston, Sir
Julian Pauncefote, Miss Pauncefote, Miss Quay,
Rev. and Mrs. Roswell R. Hoes, Mr.. s. s. How
land, Mr.. and Mrs. J. N. Huston, Mr.. and Mrs
Paymaster Heap. Mr.. E. w. Halford, Mr.. and
Miss Ingalls, Miss Jones, Assistant Surgeon
Gatewood, Ensign Garrett, Miss Harlan, Com
mander and Mrs. Hoff Senator and Mrs. Hale
Butterworth, Jr.; Lieutenant and Mrs.
Miss Batcheller, Miss Brewer Mr..
Jesup Blair Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Britton, Gen
Il T
Richardson, Mr.. Robert s. Chiffon, jr., Lieut..
Caperton, Miss Dawes, Miss Dalzell, Miss
Deering, Miss Mitchell, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph X.
McCammon, Attorney General and Mrs. Miller
and Miss Miller, Vice President and Mrs. Nor.
ton, Mr.. Mario Mendonca, Secretary and Mrs.
Noble, Miss Aldrich, Miss Butterworth, Lieut..
T. Porter, of the Navy; Miss Heap, Mr.. Theo-
doric Porter, Miss Lewis, of Indiana; Ensign
and Mrs. Henry Cabot Lodge, Lieutenant and
Mrs. Logan, Mr.. Woodbury. Lowery and Miss
Lowery, DR.. and Mrs. Magruder, Mr.. and Mrs.
B. Fl. Warder Mr.. and Mrs. Arkell. Lieutenant
and Mrs. Andrews, Senator and Mrs. Aldricb,
Count Arco Valley, Sefor Bosch, and Miss AL
exander. On Friday afternoon the entertain
ment was contributed by the bell-ringers giving
an exhibition of their skill in the East Room.
Airs, "Home, Sweet Home" and "The College
Hornpipe' march, ''Turkish Patrol, !" Michaelis
galop, Tout la Joie," Fahrbach; limitations of
polka, "The Westminster Chimes' d. s. Miller
with ''Big Ben" and the clock of the House of
Parliament; song, "The Lost Chord" Sullivan;
gayotte, ,.'Toquee Bleven Berridge; yalse leid,
"Little Fisher Maiden," Wadman. The guests
on this occasion were Mrs Morton, the Misses
Morton, Mrs. Rusk Miss Rusk, Miss Jacobs,
Secretary Rusk, Mr.. and Mrs. Halford. Miss
Halford' Ht' Mrs John Hay Miss Nimmo; Mrs.
the Misses Epson, Miss Witherow of Chicago;
Maj. Parker, Miss Dahlgren, Mrs. Washington
Mclean, Miss Barnes, Mrs Frank Palmer, Miss
Hatch, Miss Window, Miss Kingman Mrs
Noble Mrs. Norris, Miss Norris, Miss Hastead,
Miss Wanamaker. and Miss Petttt.
The Army and Navy reception at the White
House on Tuesday evening presented the usual
brilliant spectacle. Although the decorations
in the East Room were less elaborate than Gus
tomary, they were very unique. The mantels
were banked with green foliage, in which were
stars in pale-yelow flowers and anchors in white
carnations. Flags and banners were artistically
draped over The mirrors. The Blue Parlor was
tastefully adorned with cut flowers. The con-
servatores, with their wealth of bloom and fra
grance, were thrown open, and many of the
guests walked through them, enjoying the cooler
air and delicious odors of the green aisles, over
shadowed by ferns and palms. AT o'clock the
Marine Band announced the coming of the Presi-
dent and party. Mrs Harrison was on the
Presidents arm. She wore superb white satin
gown, trimmed with ostrich tips. She carried a
bouquet of white lilacs in her left hand and q
fan in her right. Vice President and Mrs. Nor
ton came next. Mrs. Morton wore a Partisan
gown of pale mauve silk. The Attorney Gene
raj and Mrs Miller followed. Mrs. Miller wore
pearl-gray gown of brocaded silk. Then came
Secretary and Mrs. Noble, Secretary and Mrs
Rusk, Postmaster General and Mrs and Miss
Wanamaker, Secretary Window and Miss King
man. of New York, who is the guest of his house.
and Secretary and Miss Proctor. Mrs. Noble wore
Felix gown of white satin, brocaded in roses
Mrs Rusk was in handsome dress of cream
satin damasse, with panels of canary-colored
silk. Mrs Noble and Miss Proctor remained
in line but few moments. They retired behind
the barTicade of sofas, where the Cabinet officers
seemed to hold little court of their own. Here
also were Mrs. Mckee, in becoming gown of
black net and diamond ornaments; Mrs. Russell
Harrison, in cream satin and white net; Miss
Wanamaker, in white satin; Miss Hastead, in
black velvet and pink silk; Miss Leonora
Halstead in a lovely Greek costume of white;
Miss Hutchins, in white satin bodice and nous
seline de sole skirt; Mrs. Huston, in black vel
vet; Miss Grace Davis, in pink silk Miss
Brickner in blue faille; Mrs. Brickner, in apple
green brocade; Miss Ida Hughs, in white silk:
Mrs. Cockrell, in blue silk; Madam Guzman, in
black lace; Miss Rusk, in pink silk; Mrs Sena-
tor Squres, in black and white striped brocade:
Secretary and Mrs Halford, Colonel and Mrs.
Willett, and Commissioner Mcdonald. Among
the Army officers present We're Gen Breckin-
ridge, Gen. Sawtelle, Gems. Baird, Gibson, Smith,
Brown, and SaXton, all of whom were accompa-
MED by ladies in rich toilets. Among others pres
ent were Col. Haywood, of the Marine Corps
and Mrs. Haywood; Capt. Taylor, Commissioner
Douglass, Senator and Mrs Morrill,, Colonel
and Mrs. Rutherford and Miss Rutherford Mr..
Rich Nottingham, Mr.. Herbert Nottingham
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