The Washington critic., 1890-02-01
SOCIETY,".

gave the most elegant dinner Of the season
last evening in honor of the President and
Mrs. Harrison. The circular table was set
for twenty-eght guests. The centre-piece
of white ilacs rested on gold-rimmed
mirror lake, bordered with lilies of the
valley and deep feathery fringe of
maidens hair ferns. Similar smaller floral
devices fanked the centre-piece on four
sides, with Marguerites in place of the lilacs.
Corsage bouquets were OF Puritan roses
and white Parma violets tied with white
and gold ribbons. Fancy white shades
edged In gold capped the wax tapers. A
notable feature of the dinner was the ab-
sence of wines, two glasses being set at
each plate ono for ice water aud the other
for Appolinaris. The guests were President
and Mrs. Harrison, Vice-President and
Mrs. Morton, Acknowledgement and Mrs.
Miller Secretary and Mrs Tracy, Secretary
and Mrs. Noble, Secretary and Mrs. Rusk,
Secretary Proctor, Speaker and Mrs. Reed,
Senator and Mrs. Hale, ex-senator and
Mrs. Plstt, Mrs. Rodney Wanamaker OF
Philadelphia, Mr.. and Mrs. William Har-
rison Brown Of New York.
MRS. TYLER's TEA.
Mrs Augustus Cleveland Tyler gave a
handsome tea yesterday afternoon in honor
of her guest, Miss Barns, OF New York.
The pretty lamp-lighted parlors were filed
throughout the afternoon with the leading
resident society of the season. Mrs. Gould
presided at small round table in the first
parlor, serving hot punch. In the tea room
were Mrs. Barney of Cincinnati, Mrs. John
Rodgers, Mrs. Frank Loring and Miss Ash
ford. Among the guests were General
Benet, General Baird, Admiral and Mrs.
Crosby, Mrs. Edward Halliday, Mrs Lang
borne, Mrs. N. s. Lincoln, Dr. and Mrs.
Hammond, Surgeon-General aud Mrs.
Moore, Mrs. Washington Mclean, Mrs.
Hit, Mrs. McCauley, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Addison, Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Steele,
Mrs. Tucker, Miss Alger, Countess LAMA,
Miss Vinton Of New York, Mrs. Joseph N.
Carey, Mrs. and Miss Fuller, Miss Shepard,
Mr. and Miss Hutchinson of New York,
Z Miss Condit Smith, Miss Whitney of Cali
fornia, Miss Edes, Colonel Carpenter, Mrs.
Alexander Magruder, Mrs. Fenner Lee,
Miss Carroll, Mr.. Barney, Mrs. Harry
Dodge, Major Anderson, Mrs. Jeremiah
Wilson, Miss Anna Wilson and Hon. Nor
ton McMichael.
THE DoLPH DINNER.
Senator and Mrs. Dolph gave q handsome
dinner party last evening, at which the
decorations were of ferns and orchids.
Among the guests were Chief Justice and
Mrs. Fuller, the Mexican Minister and
Madam Romero, the British Minister and
Lady Pauncefote, Senator and Mrs. Me-
Pherson, DR.. and Mrs. Hammond, Baron
dc Strive, Mr.. and Mrs. Edwards, General
Beale, Mrs. Hazen, Mrs. Wilmerding, Miss
Ida Thompson.
VARIOUS SOCIAL MENTION
Mrs. Adds gave theatre party last even
ing.
Ex-Marshal McMichael is in the city for
a brief stay.
Miss Wansmaker gave theatre party
last evening.
Miss Glen Smith gave theatre party
last evening.
Mrs. Leland Stanford has issued cards
for tea from to I, February Il.
Mr.. and Mrs. Langhorne have returned
from Aiken after brief stay of several
days,
Mrs. Kearney Warren, Mrs. Pellew and
Mrs. c. G. Glover VIII give dinner parties
tonight.
Miss Cook has returned to her home in
Bethlehem Pa, after visit to General and
Mrs. Wright.
Mrs. Logan was assisted at her reception
yesterday by Mrs. John c. Black, Miss
Alger and Mrs. tucker
Mrs. George N. Beale will return to-day
from Staten Island, where she was called
fortnight since by the illness of her son-in-
law, Major ID. p. Heap.
Among the numerous teas of yesterday
afternoon were those given by Senator and
Mrs. Aldrich, Mrs Church, and Mrs. Isaac
Henderson to her guest, Miss Cottier, OF
England.
Mr.. George Sullivan, son of the late AL
gernon Sullivan Of New York, has been
spending the week with his aunt, Mrs.
Tilford, at 1916 Nineteenth street. Mr..
Sullivan will return to New York on Mon
day.
Mrs. DR.. j. B. Ten Eyck of 1901 0 street
will be at home Saturdays in February. On
Saturday, the Sth, she will be assisted in
receiving by Mrs. L. A. Crandall, Mrs.
Emily F. Hort, Miss Parker of Buffalo,
and others.
Mrs General Gilman and daughter held
an enjoyable, reception yesterday, assisted
by their guest, Miss Young of Maine, and
several friends. Miss Gilman and Miss
Young are both fine musicians and play
charmiDgly together.
Mrs. Jules Guthridge held her last recep-
tion for the season yesterday, assisted by
Miss Duhamel, Miss Boyle, Miss Virgins,
Miss Smith and Miss Wright. The occasion
was marked as one of the most enjoyable
uf the pleasant series