The Washington critic., 1890-04-17
IHE SOCIAL WORLD.

ion 10 President Harrison was in every |
respect the most magnificent ever given !
in This city. The floral decorations, uu-
der the charge of Small were unusually |
beautiful The centre piece to the |
table, which was in the form Of an
eight pointed star, was huge palm |
reaching to the ceiling. The long stems |
were festooned with smilax, among
which cleaned a myriad of incandcs.
cent lamps of various colors About |
the base were clustered white roses of |
the Mabel Morris species, and beyond !
these jacqueminot roses radiated into n
star The deep points of the table were
Crnamented down the middle with
maidths' hair fern, interspersed
with clusters of long stemmed |
hybrid roses. The boutonnieres were
of American beauty buds with lilies of
the valley. The menu cards were orua-
mcnted at the upper left hand corner
with device in gold of three rings in
tertwined, typical of the Three
Americas, the same idea being carried
out in the floral decorations of white
and green before the musicians bal.
Copy at one end of the room.
The table was arranged to seat 100
guests. The place of honor was given
TO the President, with Senior Zegarra on
his right and Mr.. Price on his left
The other guests at that section of the
table were Justice Miller, Baron de
StIuve, Secretary Window, Senator
Payne, the Belgian and Chinese Minis
tiers, Representative Carlisle, Mr.
Bliss, Senior de Mendonca and Senior
Andrade. In the second point of the
star, in the table to the right of the
President sat Vice President Morton,
with Senior Guzman and Senor Cruz on
his right and left hand The other
guests were Justice Field, the French
Minister, Secretary Proctor, Senator
Eustus, the Portuguese and Danish
Ministers. Representative Fitch, Repre-
sentative Chapman, Mr. w. T. Wharton,
Private Secretary f. S. Halford, Senior
The Chief Justice occupied the seat Of
honor at the third point of the star to
the left of the President, with Senor Hur-
tado, Senior Quentana, Justice Harlan,
the Dutch Minister, Postmaster General
Wanamaker, Senator Allison, Mr..
Studebaker, Mr.. Coolidge, Representa-
tive Andrew, Representative Ketcham,
Senor Calderin, japanese Charge d At
faires. Mr.. Alvey Adee and Senior Don
Domingo i. Ruiz. Secretary Blaine
sat at the fourth point, with Senor
Arragon, Senor Decond, Justice Gray.
the Spanish Minister, Secretary Noble,
Senator Jones, Representative Rock
well, Mr.. Trescott, Representative
Estee, Representative Morrow, Repre-
sentative Springer and the Charge d Af-
faires of the Argentine Republic.
Baron Fava, as dean of the Diplo
matte Corps, sat at the fifth point, with
Senor Valente, Senor Zeloya, Justice
Lamar, Senator Sherman, Attorney
General Miller, the Governor of Della
ware, Representative Donnell, Mr.. An
drew Carnegie, Mr. Hanson, Repre-.
sentative Thompson. Representative
Buiterworth, the Mayor of Port
land, Mr.. William L. Curtis aud
Mr. II. Remsen Whitehouse. The
Speaker of the House sat at the
sixth point, with General MeXia, Senor
Nelardy, Justice Brewer, Senator Frye,
Secretary Rusk, the Austrian Minister,
Representative Scranton, Senator Cock
rell Mr.. II. G. Davis, Mr.. Flint, Repre-
sentative Cannon, the Mayor of Boston,
the Mayor of Harrisburg and Senor
Don j. j. Rodriguez. Mr.. Henderson
occupied the place of honor at the
seventh point, with Senor Bolet Peraza,
Senor Varus, Senator Dolph, Senator
Mcpherson. General Schofield, the
= Swiss Minister Representative Hit,
Representative McCreary, the Costa
Rican Charge d'Affaires, the Mayor of
New Hampshire, Representative Breck-
inridge, Representative Coleman, Mr..
Charles Nordhoff, Mr.. David r. Nc
Kee, Mr.. p. V. de Graw and Mr.. Henry
West.
Governor Bulkeley sat at the eighth
point, with Senor Castellanos, Senor
Caamano, Senator Morgan, the German
Minister, the British Minister, Senor
Saenz Pena. Senator Hiscock, Repre-
sentative Hooker, Senor Martinez Silva
and Senor Romero, the Mexican Min
lister.
Mrs. Proctor, wife of the Secretary OF
War, returned on Tuesday from the
Hot Springs greatly improved in health
and, accompanied by her daughter. took
advantage of the fine afternoon yester
day to make the round of Cabinet
calls.
Mr.. Alexander Greger was in the
city yesterday making p. p. G. calls
as he sails for Europe on Saturday.
Mrs. Harrison has issued invitations
for musicale at the White House to-
morrow evening. This will be fol
lowed by second musicale on the 23t
instant, when Mrs. Mckee will enter
tain the friends who have extended
social courtesies to her during thl
season.
Representative and Mrs. Adams oil
Chicago have issued invitations for {
reading Of Hamlet by Mr.. Clapp o.
Boston tonight at the Arlington.
Mrs. Miller held her last formal re-
ception of the season yesterday, assisted
by Mrs. Hull of Waverly, N. Y, sister
of the Attorney General; Miss Lewis Of
indianapolis, Miss Maury and Mis-!
Studebaker.
The ladies of the Cabinet received
yesterday afternoon with the exception
of Mrs. Proctor and Mrs. Window
The residence of the Vice President a!
usual was crowded with callers. Mrs
Morton received alone in q gown oil
black satin brocade. Miss Nellie
Hunt in gown of pink silk presided
in the tea-room where the table wa!
decorated with bowls of pink tulips ant
carnations.
Mrs. Wanamaker was assisted in re
ceiving by Miss Wanamaker and he
guests, Mrs Fox and Miss Pettitt o
Philadelphia. Miss Ellen Hodge pre-
sided in the tea room, where the deco
rations were of maiden's hair ferns.
Mrs. and Miss Rusk were assisted il
receiving by Mrs. La Dow.
Mrs. Noble was assisted in receiyin!
by the Misses Halsted.
Mrs. Jeannette NJ. Thnrber enter