Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-29
SOCIAL MATTERS.
The White House Reception Last Night
Other Entertainments.

The White House Reception Last Night
Other Entertainments.
The President and Mrs Harrison held their
second card reception at the White House last
night in honor Of the Supreme Court and Con-
sress. The state apartments of the executive
mansion were lavishly decorated with cut flow
ers, towering palms and smaller plants. The
Marine band had Its place in the front hall and
the cloak room arrangements were unusually
satisfactory. There were not many people in
the red corridor when the presidential party
came down stairs at o'clock, but in fifteen
minutes afterward the rooms were impossible.
The Justices of the Supreme Court and ladies
and the members of the diplomatic corps were
IN the red parlor and passed into the blue
receiving paror Immediately after the presi-
Dental party took up their positions. Major
ERNST made the presentations to the President
and Lieut. Parker repeated the names for Mrs.
Harrison The President escorted his wife to
the blue room and the cabinet officers present
brought in their wives, with the exception Of
Secretary Proctor, who gave his arm to Mrs.
Noble. as the Secretary Of the Interior was
absent. Mrs Proctor has never yet appeared
at the White House on a state occasion. In
the procession the Secretary Of War gave Mrs.
Noble the precedence of his ranking in the
cabinet, which is third in the line. Mrs. Noble
again took the ranking of her husbands port
folio, which is seventh.
Mrs. Harrison was looking unusually well
last evening and was attired in a splendid new
imported gown Of wistaria blue silk brocade.
made IN a princesse fashion, over petticoat OF
primrose satin edged with deep hounce OF
point lace. and a knotted scarf of primrose
crepe beaded the fiounce. A silver girdle di-
vided the bodice from the petticoat and the
bodice Was finished with pointed silver passe-
menterie that edged the Elizabethan collar at
the back. Panels of dark blue velvet were on
the skirt and high puff Of velvet on the shout
der. Mrs. Harrison wore her becomingly high
coiffe and she carried a round bunch OF fra
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to Mrs. Harrison, wore n trained gown of royal
purple velvet and pearl satin brocade and q
diamond pendant at her throat.
Mrs. Miller wore princesse gown Of pansy
velvet, back and train, opening over a petit
coat Of lilac brocade.
Mrs. Tracy was in a rich toilet Of black satin
combined with gray brocade.
Mrs. Noble was in Worth gown OF wood
green satin brocade and silk gauze
Mrs. Rusk greeted her friends in a handsome
dress Of pearl brocade. deliberately trimmed
with pearl embroideries and passementeries
Behind the line in the blue room were Mrs
Mckee, in a dancing length dress of white nous
seline de sole embroidered with gold seguins
and edged with green sea island grass and rib
boned with hunter green uncut velvet. The low
bodice was of velvet and the sleeves of white
The guests OF the White House,: Mrs Russell
Harrison was IN a blue silk toilet; Mrs Harvey
Bates was in blue silk with tabler draperies of
blue mousseline de sole. and Mrs. Chas Mar
crimson velvet and duchesse lace The ap-
pearance OF Col. Jno. NJ. Wilson from West
Point in the blue room seemed 40 natural to
his hosts of friends that some of them forgot to
inquire when he had come to town. Others
present were Mr.. Russell Harrison. Chief JUS
tice Fuller. Postmaster General Wanamaker
Attorney General Miller. Secretary Tracy
Miss Tracy. Miss Miller, Miss Window,
Secretary Rusk. Miss Rusk. Miss Quay
senator and Mrs. Stanford. Senator Dawes
Miss Dawes, Senator Hearst, Mr. James Nor
rill Miss Swan. the Misses Houghton Dr. and
Mrs. Hamlin. Mr.. James Burden, Mrs. Cilley,
Mr.. Cilley. Mr.. Abbott. Mr.. W. J. Hutchinson.
Miss Hutchinson, Justice and Mrs. Harlan JUS
tice and Mrs. Blstchford. Miss Cummings, Miss
Fuller, Miss Lucy Corkhill. Sir Julian and
Lady Pauneefote. Miss Pauncefote, Mr. Henry
Edwardes. Count dArco Valley, Mr. Won
Mumm. Minister and Mrs. Romero, the Corean
Alien, Mr.. and Mrs. \. N. Martin
DR.. and Mrs ]. Is. Hamilton. Mrs. and
Miss Nordhoff. Mr.. and Mrs. Jno. E. Beall
Miss Chandler. Gen. J. c. Breckenridge. Miss
breckenridge. Maj. and Mrs. Farquhar, Mrs
Isaac Henderson, Mr.. and Mrs. Carbaugh, Mrs
Frey. Lieut.. and Mrs. Clover. Mr. and Mrs W.
Z. Curtis. Mr. and Mrs. ;. Z. Johnson Miss
Butler, DIR. and Mrs. VIM. r. Morrison, Sena-
tor and Mrs. Frye. Mr.. and Mrs. j. 5. Clark
son. Mrs. A. j. Halford, Mr. f. W. Halford.
Miss Halford. Mrs. VIM. Window, IT, Miss
Anna Wilson. Miss Gouverneur, Chaplain and
Mrs Hoos. MIR. and Mrs. Cultivate, Mrs
Ingalls,, Senator and Mrs. Blackburn, Miss
Blackburn. Senator and Mrs. Walthall,
Mr.. Roustan. Speaker and Mrs Reed
DIR. Taylor. Miss r. Taylor Prof. Atwater. Mr..
and hrs. Green r. Raum, jr., Senator and
Mrs. Davis. Mr., Mrs. and the Misses Darling
ton. Mr.. and Mrs. X. p. Flower, Mr. and Mrs.
{. II. Gibson and Gen. Wheeler, Senator Ran
son. Representatives Tracy of New York and
Bowden of Virginia, Assistant Secretary Whar-
ton, Assistant Secretary Batcheller. Controller
Lacey, Commodore Mason, Commodore Raum
Superintendent Porter. Gen. Dumont Gen
Schotield, Gen. Wright After IL O'Clock the
receiving party went up stairs, where a cozy
warm supper was served. and many of the
ladies' then repaired to the meeting of the
dancing class at the Postmaster Generals
house.
DIR. and Mrs. VIM. A. Hammond gave one OF
the very largest teas of the season at Belcourt
yesterday afternoon from 4 to T. By O'Clock
18th street extended was Iull of cabs, victorias
dog carts and great variety OF vehicles for sew
eral blocks, and the scene within the palatial
mansion was one of exceeding brIlliancy Mrs
Hammond stood in the yellow drawing room
door to receive her guests, attired in white silk
and brOesde draped in gold-beaded satin and
trimmed with point lace. The Marquise de
Langa, in a toilet of black Brussels net EN-
broidered in gold; Miss vinton. guest of the
house, short dress OF pompadour silk. In the din
ing room. with Its hundred lights were Mr. and
Mrs Lothrop Bradley, the latter pouring tea and
dressed IN gray failIe and black lace. At the
other end of the table was Mrs j. +. Rogers. in
pink MORE, demi trained, bodice of black
velvet. Miss Alice Parker, q niece Of Dr.
Hammond, who served the punch, wore a
dainty dress of gray silk. Mrs. Hornsby was in
black silk and velvet and rich golden broid-
cred panels Mrs. Winlock was in black net
and silk and Mrs. McCauley was in old rose
India silk. The whole mansion was thrown
open 70 the guests who numbered several hun
dred persons Some of those present were
Senator and Mrs. Mcpherson, Mrs. Mclean,
Mrs. Hazen, Mrs. Hornsby, Mr. George
HELEN, Mr.. and Mrs. Jno X. Mclean Dr.
Ruth. Senator Walcott. Mr.. Walcott brother
and secretary To the Senator; Mrs. " s. Lin
coin, Mr.. Jno. W. Thompson, Miss Ida Thomp-
son, Gen. Beale. DIR. aud Mrs. Kindleberger
Admiral and Mrs. Crosby, Mrs. Green Capt.
j. +. Rodgers and the members and chaperones
of the dancing class, who were so handsomely
entertained at Belcourt last week
Mrs. Romero held the closing reception of
the season at the Mexican legation Yesterday
afternoon The house was lighted. the table in
the dining room was furnished with cut fow-
ers, salads, ices, confectionery, tea and coffee.
the punch bowl was kept full all the afternoon
hours, and the musicians were stationed In the
hall and began their program with an exquisite
rendering Of the spanish national HYMN LA
Palama." Mrs. Romero had a large corps of
assistants, among whom were Mrs. Menocal in
white MORE; Mrs. Salnz Peria, black net
over satin; Mrs. Ihos. Riggs, blue brocade
Mrs. Lines, bronze brocade Miss Nordhon,
red silk and net yelling; Miss Stude baker. blue
Mrs. Pugh, jr., polka-dotted black net; Miss
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