The Washington critic., 1890-02-13
GAYETlES ON THE WANE
MANY OF THE SEASONS LAST RE-
CEPTloNS BEING HELD.

ircle will hold their usual receptions
o.day. Miss Sheriff. gives luncheon
DS twelve covers today. Mrs. Howard
G. White will give a tea this afternoon
at the handsome residence of Senator
Sawyer, on Ninteenth street. Mrs.
Henderson will receive this afternoon
at her home at the head of Sixteenth
street. Mrs. Outerbridge Horsey will
hold large reception this evening.
Mrs, Agnes G. Moore will hold her
last formal reception at her residence,
1862 M street northwest, tomorrow af-
ternoon from TO 6. assisted by her
daughter, Miss Daisy Moore, Miss
Clements and Miss O'Neall of Indiana,
Mrs. j. D. Farrar, Miss Twigge and
Miss Madge Burke.
Mrs. Whitmer of 1907 p street has
issued invitations for breakfast on
Saturday the 10Th instant and lunch
con of twelve covers on the 18th, in
honor of Mrs. Winthrop of West Point.
Mrs. Frolck has issued cards for tea
on Saturday next.
Monday night was Illinois night at
the pleasant home of Gen. and Mrs
Philip Sidney Post on Fifteenth street
A few friends from other states were
present, but they all came to be pretty
loyal Illnioisans before the evening
was over. The time from o'clock
until midnight was consumed in social
communion and the discussion of re-
fresbments. Among the guests were
Senator and Mrs. Cullom and Mrs. Hardy,
Representative and Mrs. Paysou, Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Rowell and Mr.. Rowell,
Representative and Mrs. Henderson, Rep
rescDtative and Mrs Hopkins, Representa-
tive and Mrs. Lane, Representative and
Mrs. Hill, Representative and Mrs.
Smith, Representative Gest and Miss
Gest, Colonel and Mrs. A. c. Mat
thews, General Green B. Raum, Hon.
F. T.. Dubois, Hon. aud Mrs,
r. Tanner and Miss Tanner, Col
and Mrs. J. M. Rice, Peoria, H.; Mr.
and Mrs. Willis B. Hawkins, Representa-.
tive and Mrs Bowden and Miss Jones'
General and Mrs. Dutton, Sycamore, H..
Mr.. and Mrs. Worthy, Chicago; Major and
Mrs. Bash and Miss Bash, the Misses Rouse
Peoria; Mrs. Wiswell, Mr.. James Knox
State Of Washington; the Misses Sweeny
New York; DR.. Sheldon NJ. Jackson
Alaska; Mrs. Daniel Shepard and Mr.
Shepard.
Mrs. Letter entertained party o.
specially invited guests yesterday morn
ing at the second of q course of three
talks on European Politics." by Mrs
Rigby. The first of the series was helC
on Monday at the same hour
the subject of the talk being Austria
Hungary. That of yesterday wa
Germany" while for Friday next tn,
Eastern Question" will be discussed
The guests. though specially invited
each contributed SO for the course
The patronesses, in addition TO tn
hostess, are Mrs Blaine, who was, .
course, unable 10 lie present; Mrs. Lee
Akerman, Mrs. Michael Herbert ant
Mrs. Edmunds.
Mrs. Lyman Tiffany gave a tea yes
terday afternoon to announce the dehu
of her third daughter, Margaret. Th
rooms on the first floor were beautifully
decorated with flowers. The hostes
was assisted in receiving by he
sister, Miss Stanton of New York; Mis-
Helen Tiffany, Mrs. N. s. Lincoln, Mrs
Jackson, Miss Potts and Miss Elsi
McKeever. In the tea room Miss Mar
garet Tiffany presided, assisted by he
sister, Mrs. Parker, and Miss Porter o
New York. Among the guests were:
Mrs. Colonel Winthrop, Mrs Hit, Ger
eral, Mrs. and Miss McKeever, Mr.. an
Mrs. Lothrop Bradley and Mrs. j. ID. Lang
horne, Mrs. T. b. Musgrave of New Yorl,
Mrs. Field, Mrs. and the Misses Condi
Smith, Mr.. Won Mumm, DR.. and Mrs. Kindlt
berger, Mrs. and Miss Woodruff, Mr.. Ere
Poor, Admiral and Mrs Queen, Admiral an
Mrs, Crosby, Mrs. Howard White, Mrs
| and Miss Batcheller, Miss Cramer Of Nel
York, General and Mrs. Greeley, Mrs
| William e. Chandler, Mrs. Noble, wife c
| the Secretary of the Interior, and her sistel
in-law, Mrs. Acton.
Mrs. Calderon Carlisle received tn
guests. The cotillion was danced b
100 couples. led by Lieutenant Bucl
anan. The favors consisted of squar
baskets, filled with jonquils, hy,
cinths, tulips and flowers of every hu,
Others were in the form Of wicker sliI
pers, tied with long bows, an
ends of part. colered ribbon, an
filed with smilaX, lilies {
the valley and white Parma violet
These favors were artistically a
ranged as a border about the hue
mirror, which occupied one end of tt
stage. The attendance included almo
every one prominent in social circles.
Senator and Mrs. Stanford ga,
another of their series of handsom
dinners yesterday. The decoration
of the table were especially tast
full and elegant. The cloth was bordere
with awide insertion and edge of antiq,
lace. AT either end were large sauar
Of delicately tinted blue and pink sat
embroidered with silver and finisht
with lace. The central ornament,
the form of heavily wrought silv
epergne, was filed with La France ros
tlanked by candelabra holding WAKE
tapers burning beneath flower shade
All over the cloth were scattcrt
sage bouquets of roses tied with sati
ribbon of the separate shades and Il
boutonieres of lilies were placed at eat
plate. Covers were laid for sixtee
The guests included Surgeon -Gener
and Mrs. Moore, Senator and Mrs. Coo
rell, Colonel and Mrs. John Hay, NJ
and Mrs. David Mckee, Admiral al
Mrs. Crosby, Senator Gibson, Mrs. Sc
ator Davis, and Mr.. and Mrs. Estel.
California.
Mrs. Reed, wife of the Speaker, he
the last of her receptions yesterday
the Shoreham, assisted by Mrs. Bo
telle of Maine and Mrs. Wallace Of NJ
York Mrs. Reed will be at home
formally during Lent, Mrs. Reed pt
sesses that graciousness of manner
characteristic of her pred ecessor.
Mrs. w. w. Burdette and Miss Ali
Burdette held their last formal rece
tion ofthe season yesterday at their r,
idence on Vermont avenue. Af
greeting the hostess the guests We
cared for in the tea room by Miss Be
eridge, Miss Kaufman, Miss Truesd
and Miss Clapp.
Mr.. and Mrs, Mckee, who left vest
day on Mr. Bateman's yacht, accoml
MED by Mrs. Dimmock, for a trip dov
the bay, will not return before the Ii
of the week. Mr.. j. W Thomps