The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-04-27
SOCIETY NEWS AND CHAT.
Continued from seUenth page.

OF guests In attendance. A number of charm
ing girls assisted in the hosptalities of the oc-
casion. They were Miss Gambler, white crepe
embroidered in gold; Miss Dalzell, violet crepe;
Miss ingalls,, gray cloth, combined with pink
silk Miss Boutelle, blue silk; Miss Wathall,
white silk gauze; Miss Cabell, howered silk;
Miss Hutchinson, black gold-embrodered net;
Miss Hobbs, yellow net; Miss Colt. white lace
and green velvet; Miss Ida Scranton, yellow
silk and black lace Miss Stetson, and the
Misses Wheeler Mrs. Whittemore wore an
elegant gown of gray faille, combined with old
rose satin. The rich lace of the bodice was fas-
tened with diamonds. The house was adorned
with roses. The dining-room was almost rose
bower, with masses of these lovely flowers on
the mantels and the large centre piece of
hybrids on the refreshment table. An ele-
giant collation. was served, and the
punch bowl was placed in corner Of
the dining.room. Among the guests were
Senator and Mrs. ingalls,, Admiral and Mrs
Rae, Mr.. and Mrs. Hichborn, Mrs. Condit-
Smith, the Misses Condit.smith, Mrs English,
General and Mrs Spinola, Mrs Dali. Mrs. j. G.
Carlisle, Senator and Mrs. Sherman, Senator
and Mrs. Morrill,, Miss Proctor, Colonel and
Mrs. Mallery, Mr. and Mrs: Cutcheon, DR.. and
Mrs. Burrows, Mrs. Justice Miller, Mr. and
Mrs. Seney, Mrs. and Miss Nordhoff Mr.. and
Mrs. Adams, Mrs Denver Miss Denver, Mrs.
Anson McCook, Mrs: Dixon, Miss Edwards,
Mrs. Bradley Mr. and Mrs. Spofford, Mr.. and
Mrs. seaton Perry, Mrs, Fuller, Miss Grace
Fuller General and Mrs. Shields, Mrs. Huide-
koper, Mr.. and Mrs. Hutchinson, Mrs. Halford,
Mr.. and Mrs. wilkins, DIR. and Mrs. Hamlin,
Mitchell, Mrs. Henderson, Mrs. Scranton,
Mrs. Lewis Clephane, Mrs. Cullom, Miss
Fischer, Mr.. and Mrs. Chaplin, Mrs Ross
Thompson. Hon. and Mrs. John w. Foster,
Mrs. Greenleaf. Mrs. McCrae, Mrs. Hig-
gins, Mr.. and Mrs. Cultivate, Mr.. A. G. Hea-
ton, Mrs. Curtis Hillyer, Mrs. Parker, Mrs.
Schoonmaker, Mrs Gen. Williams, Mrs. Justice
Field, Minister and Madame Romero, Mrs.
Rusk Miss Jacobs, Mrs. j. P. Jones, Senator
and aT Mrs Squire, Mrs. Furman, Capt. Taylor.
Carlisle Miss Mcdonald, Mrs. j. B. Henderson,
Mr.. and Mrs. Wolcott, Mr.. and Mrs Cabell,
Mr.; and Mrs. Pellew. DR.. GILL Miss Olisan
Wilson, Miss Hyatt, Mrs. Mcmillan, Senator
Morrell, Col. Woodwork, Mrs. John TAYLOR
Arms. Colonel and Mrs. Woodward, Mr.. and
Mrs j. H. Soule, Miss Soule, Mrs. Isaac Hen
derson, Mr.. and Mrs Stetson, Mrs. Gallaudet,
Senator and Mrs. Frye, Mr.. and Mrs. George
G. Gorham, Mrs. Walthall, the Misses upson,
Mr.. and Mrs. Platt Rear Admiral and Mrs
Russell, Mrs. Frey, Judge Baber, Secretary and
Mrs. Noble the Misses Hastead. Mrs. Norris,
Miss Norris, Mrs. Webb. DR.. and Mrs Kerr,
Mrs Butterworth, Secretary Proctor, and Mrs.
Wi P Elliott.
Mr. and Mrs. John Joy Edison entertained
large company on Tuesday night at their hand
some residence on Sixteenth street. The re-
ception was in honor of Hon. R. P. Flower, the
newly elected president of the National HON po-
pathc Hospital. The handsome rooms of the
Edison residence were profusely adorned with
also beautifully decked with roses. A superb
collation. was served. Mr. and Mrs. Edison
were assisted in receiving by Hon. and Mrs
R. P. Flower, Mrs. Taylor, and Mrs. Nordhoff.
j. B. G. Custis,s Dr. and Mrs. j. A. Freer, DR.. Dr..
Roberts, Mr.. and Mrs. John Tweedale, DR..
Riggs, Commissioner and Mrs Hine, Charles
B. Bailey, Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph Kauffmann
DR.. Jenkins, DR.. and Mrs Stearns, Dr. and
Mrs. Wadsworth, Dr. S. A. Edison, Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Pratt, Mr.. and Mrs. L. Gardner, Mr.
Warder Voorhees,, DR.. and Mrs. Lee, Dr. and
Mrs. Pope, DR.. and Mrs. Verdi, Mr. and Mrs.
A: B. Brown, Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Childs, Mrs.
stedt, DR.. Gilbert, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lyman,
Mr.. and Mrs. B. II. Warner, Professor and Mrs.
w. ID. Cabel, Miss Cabell, Mr.. and Mrs. George
F. Gorham, Mr.. and Mrs. Beriah Wilkins Mr.
and Mrs; Wilcox, Mr., and Mrs; JOB Barnard,
W Pilling, Henry NJ. Baker M Dr. Hislop,
Hon. john J. Hemphill, Mr.. and Mrs j. H.
Soule, Miss soule, Colonel and Mrs. A. r. Brit
Britton, Mr. and Mrs Hildrup, Rev. and Mrs.
Frank Sewell, Comptroller and Mrs. E. S,
Lacy, DR.. and Mrs Ten Eyck, Mr. and Mrs. j
McGill, Mrs. j. G. Hill, Mr.. and Mrs. Quaiffe
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Spaulding, DR.. Bacon,
DR.. and Mrs. Swormstedt, and DR.. Gi bert
Mrs. Leggett presided at the meeting of the
Short Story Club. The story-teller OF the
evening, Mrs. Beall, read story, the subject of
which was "The Early History of the Fly That
was Invited into the Parlor by That Cunning
Old Spider" 1t was an amusing satire on the
society doings and gossip Of the present day,
personated in the reading by the grasshopper,
mosquito, bumblebee, snail, butterfly, wasp
and red ant. Miss Wise sang, accompanied by
Mr. Ritter. Mrs. Hart recited "The Spider and
the Fly" Miss Emily Sauter recited Equal
| Right, in German dialect. Miss Rockwell sang
| 'rhe Spider and the Fly" Miss Beall rected
"The Nancy Brig" Mr.. Whitaker gave two
humorous recitations. The parlors were
crowded Among those present were DR.. and
Mrs. Van Hartleben, Mr.. and Mrs David Rit-
ter, Mrs Diendonna and daughter, Captain and
Mrs. Merrill, Mrs. Electa Smith, Mrs. Mary S.
Lockwood, author of "Historic Homes of
! Washington;" Professor and Mrs. Chapman,
Mrs. Sperry, Mrs. McCreary, Mr. and Mrs.
Metcalf, Miss Dodge, Mrs Marble, and Mrs. NJ.
| ID. Lincoln.
Mrs. T. H. Painter gave beautiful rose
| luncheon Thursday, in honor of Miss Guthrie
of Passai% N. Y, who is the guest CT Mrs. S.
! ii. Kaufman. Covers were laid for fifteen.
! La France and Marechal Neil roses mingled
artstically in the large centre piece, and sprays
| and punches of roses were set about the hand
somely-appointed table. The guests were Mrs.
| Stanley Brown, Mrs. Rose Thompson. Miss Ce-
celia Miles, Miss Sherman, the Misses Hodge,
Miss Chambers, Miss Guthrie. Miss Wells Miss
! Hosmer Miss De Bule, Miss Kauffmann Miss
! Carter, and Church.
! Miss Amelia de Mendonca gave a charming
! breakfast to twelve young ladies yesterday
morning, followed by matinee theatre party at
! the National. Those present were Miss Grace
! Davis and her guest, Miss Alexander, OF New
! Trescott, Miss Greer, Miss Miller, Miss Bige-
! low, and the Misses de Mendonca Madame