The Washington critic., 1890-02-11
BUSY TIMES FOR THOSE WHO ARE
IN THE SWIM.
The PRn-Americans Entertained by
Ex-senator Uendcrson--rhe Forty
Couple German-The Mcdonald
Tea-Narious Mention.

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received with her husband and son, the
latter young Harvard student, in the
yellow parlor on the left of the en-
trance, and wore Sultana gown of
old.rose velvet embroidered in fine gold
thread and tiny gold beads on the
corsage and down either side of the
front. A tucker and frill petticoat Of
white mouselin de Sole was elaborately
embroidered in gold thread and finished
with gold fringe. The court train was
formed of old-rose silk striped
with flowers on white ground.
Opening out from the yellow
parior was the ballroom finished in old
oak, the walls covered with deep. red
plush and hung with valuable paint.
ings, several of which were brought
from the Paris Salon of last season.
Across the hallway from the ballroom
is the dining room, where bountiful
collation. was served, and next to this,
Immediately on the right of the en-
trance, is sitting room, the walls of
which are hung in cardinal. Promi-
nent among the pictures in this room is
painting of nearly nude figure cleverly
executed by Mrs. Henderson after one
of Chaplin's finest efforts. The decora.
tions in this apartment were stands Of
La France roses, while in the yellow
parlor the flowers were Marechal Mel
roses. The library, from which on the
cast side opens out conservatory, is
on the second floor, adjoining the cham.
bers used as dressing-rooms. The
guests present, numbering between
three and four hundred included the
Pan Americans, the Diplomatic Corps,
the Judiciary and the Congress.
THE FORTY. COUPLE GERMAN.
The social honors of the evening
were divided between the reception to
the Pan-Ameri. cans and the subscrip-
ton german of forty couples given at
the National Rifles Armory. AT the
latter entertainment the hall was hung
with bunting and decorated with pro
| fusion of tropical plants. The com
mittee under whose auspices the german
was given was composed of Mrs Rich
ardson Glover, Miss Elena Porter, Miss
Stoughton and Miss Myers Mrs. Eugene
Hale received the guests and Mr.. Fred
Poor led the cotilion, which was
| danced by twenty gentlemen in addi
| ton to the forty couples. Boulllon
and ices were served throughout the
evening. The favors for the five favor
figures we're most artistically arranged.
Corsage bouquets of lilies, roses and
ionquils were in the form of a huge
umbrella, while about an immense hat
frame were satin sachet-b bags for the
ladies and clusters of bows
and bells for the gentlemen. A
large open fan was decorated
with tambourines for the ladies, and
tiny wicker baskets tied with bows, and
small satin buckets, as favors for the
gentlemen. A fourth device was a cir
cular fan covered with clusters Of arti
fetal flowers. The favors were pre-
pared for the german by the ladies o
the committee, and as such will bt
doubly treasured as souvenirs of the
occasion. Mrs. Mckee, though unable
to take part in the cotillion, as she hat
intended prior to Monday last, con
tributed her share of handiwork, which
was among the most dainty of the col
lection.
MRS. LINCoIN's TEA.
Mrs. N S. Lincoln gave charmin!
5 o'clock tea yesterday in honor o
Mrs. Winthrop, wife of Colonel Win
throp, u. S. A., now stationed at Yves
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black and white striped satin and wa
assisted in receiving by Mrs. Winthro
in heliotrope faille embroidered in gol
thread; Mrs. Gould, velvet, point lac
ard diamonds, and Mrs. George New
bold, old rose faille and brocade.
the tea room Miss Porter of Niagar
Falls poured tea, while Miss Titan
served chocolate from the opposite en-
of the table. A large t-glass bow
of jonquils formed the centrepiec(
Among the guests were:
Mrs. and Miss Batchellor, Mrs. Fran
Loring, Mrs. Isham Hornsby, Mrs. Wasl
ington Mclean, Mrs. Hazen, Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Gordon, Mrs. John Rodgers, Mrs. ]
, Thomson Swami, General Beverly Rober
son, Miss Wilkes, Mrs. Harry Dodge, Ge,
eral and Mrs. William II. Browne, Mr.
Mullan, Mrs. Field, Mr.. and Mrs. Lothro
Bradley, Mr.. William Wheatley, Mrs. Al
gustus C. Tyler, Mrs and Miss Dahlgrel
Mr.. and Mrs Tifisny, Miss Shepard, Adm
/ rial and Mrs. Franklin, General Mckceye
THE MACDONALD TEA.
Commissioner and Mrs. MacDonal
gave one of the largest teas of the seaso
S | yesterday afternoon at their attractiy
> residence on r. street, which was take
I to IFS utmost capacity to accommoda
! the number of guests present. I'll
a hostess wore a handsome gown {
: black lace, with a cluster of Parmi
. violets on the V-shaped corsage, an
was assisted in receiving by Miss Ma
Donald in white point d'esprit ov,
satin. with garland of snowballs an
grasses on the corsage. Mrs. Willia
Earle served coffee. Among the man
young ladies who assisted in entertain
' ing the guests were:
Miss de Kerwer of Paris, Miss Waltha
t Miss Scott, Miss Green, Miss Hattie Pa
4 ten, Miss Fanny Riley, Miss McCormic
Miss Graves, Miss Bessie Tilford and Nj
Nightingale. In the tea-room, in additit
+, to the young ladies, were Mr.. Riley, NJ
! Page, Mr.. Mccormick, Mr.. Robert Lew
= and Mr.. Seawell, who assisted IN ser
), ing.
They served the guests with Il
s bountiful supply of good things
IS every description with which the tab
S was heaped. Among the many disti
guished guests present were;
. Mrs. General Lee, Mrs, Bullock, Nj
u Tilford, Miss Milton, Mrs. Sturteya
r Moore, Mrs. Addison, Mr., Barton Maeka
l. Mrs. Ford Thompson, the Chinese Mi
G lister, Mrs. Carr, Mrs, John White, Nj
"a Pairo Miss Nellie Pairo, Mrs. w. W. Bl
% dette, Miss Lizzie Tyler, Professor CT
! Mr. Herbert GIL, Mrs. Dunning, Mrs Re
r Perry, Mrs. DeFord Webb, Mr.. and NJ
Breckinridge, Mrs. Little, Miss Breed
Miss Lucy Colmau, Mrs Cockrell, NJ
1t Carlisle, Miss Bessie Chubb, Mrs. and NJ
10 Sprigg,
"A LOCAL MENTION.
b, Mr. Fred Moffatt has resigned l
le clerk ship in the Adiutant Genera
r Office, and will soon leave for the We
to engage in business.
Mrs. p A. Darniele and Miss Ma
4 gie Darnielle will hold their last recc
g tion of the season on Thursday, VIII