The Washington critic., 1890-04-16
THE SOCIAL WORLD.

Attorney General and Mrs. Miller
entertained the President and Mrs,
Harrison at dinner last evening. the
table decorations were Of white and
green, great cluster of feathery
plumes OF spirea rising from circle of
m0iden's hair ferns Boutonnieres Of
lilies. Of ihe.valley were for gentlemen,
while NJ the place for each lady
was single long stemmed per.
feet Baroness Rothschild rose. The
guests were Secretary and Mrs.
Window, Secretary and Mrs. Noble,
Secretary and Mrs. Rusk, Post.
master. General and Mrs. Wanamaker,
Judge and Mrs. Bancroft Davis, Miss
Miller aud Mrs. T. N. Hull of Waverly,
N. Y, sister of the Attorney General.
The hostess wore handsome gown Of
heliotrope satin and brocadc.
Secretary Proctor has gone to Yer.
mont for brief stay on business.
Senator and Mrs, Leland Stanford
have gone TO California.
Tx Representative and Mrs. French
of Connecticut, with their daughter,
Miss French, after q stay Of several
weeks at the Arlington, are now the
guests of Mrs. Townsend at her resi-.
dence on Lafayette Square.
Miss Lucy Coleman returned to her
home in Virginia to-day after visit of
several weeks to her aunt, Miss Brecdin,
at the Clarendon.
A dancing reception will be given at
the Light Infantry Armory on Thurs.
day evening by Company D of that
corps.
Representative and Mrs Spinola will
| give their afternoon tea at the Airing
ton on the 23d instant, not this after.
noon, as heretofore published.
Miss Marie Decca left this morning
for Lancaster, Pa, and Trenton, N. j.
TO take part in the concerts 10 he given
on Thursday and Friday evenings by
the Marine Band. Miss Decca will
also sing at the Star course concert, to
be given at the Academy of Music in
Philadelphia.
Mrs. Charles Vincent Of philadelphia,
with her children, is in the city for q
stay of several weeks at the Normandie.
Miss Georgine Campbell has returned
from New York and is the guest OF
Senator and Mrs. Hearst.
Mrs. Wyse, wife of Colonel +. O.
Wyse, U. S. A., is in the city for short
visitto her sister, Mrs. Farquhar, at the
Livingston on Fifteenth street
At the dinner to be given at the
Arlington tonight by the Latin
American delegates to the President
there will be 40 guests present. These
will include the Cabinet, the Judiciary
the Senate and House Committee or
4 Matp lAa -
the governors and mayors of the vari
| ous States and cities which extended
courtesies to the Pan Americans during
the course of their Western trip. The
table will be set in the form of deeply
| indented eight pointed star. The single
seats at each of these points will be re
served for the guests of honor
Thus the President will bt
seated at what is regarded
as the pivotal point with leading dele
gate on either side. At the point to hi
right will sit the Vice President, tha
on the left being reserved for the Chic
Justice, while directly opposite will 81
the Secretary of State. No expens,
will be spared to make this the mos
magnificent banquet ever given in thi
city, as the floral decorations alone will
cost 800.
Mr.. Andrews of New York gave
beautiful little dinner at Ritti's Satur
day night, when the company wa
chaperoned by Mrs. Bailey. The guest
were Miss Cooper, Miss Black, Mis-
Tilton, Miss Condit Smith. Mr.. Preston
Mr. Ferarra and Mr.. Bailey.
Senator and Mrs. Mcmillan enter
tained party of fourteen at dinner las
evening, with Vice President and Mrs
Morton as the guests of honor. Th
other guests were Senator and Mis-
Evarts, Senator and Mrs. Cockrell
Senator and Mrs. Aldrich, Senator anC
Mrs. Gray, Mr.. and Mrs. Kent, Genera
and Mrs. McCook.
Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett ha
returned from abroad.