The Washington critic., 1890-02-26
In WHITE AND GOLD.
SIR JULIAN AND LADY PAUNCE-
FoTE's BRILLIANT DINNER.
Vice president and Mrs. Morton Going
South-Lenten Dance s-Tens and
Dinner PRrties--Informai Recep-
Visitors in the City.

South-Lenten Dance'-Teas and
Dinner Parties-Informai Rccep-
ions-NisttOrs in the City.
Vice President and Mrs. Morton have
changed their plans in regard to their
Florida trip and will leave Saturday
morning, March I, at II o'clock, in.
stead Of on the Sth instant. as at first
intended
Sir Julian and Lady Pauucefote gave
n white and gold dinner at the legation
last evening followed by dancing re
ception. Two large bowls of jonquils
ornamcnted the table, which was lighted
with wax tapers IN gold and silver can
delabra capped with yellow shades.
The courses were served on white and
gold SaXony china. The dinner guests
were Judge and Mrs John Davis, Sen
ator and Mrs. Hale, Admiral and Mrs.
Franklin, the Columbian Minister and
Madam Hurtado, Mr.. and Mrs. Theo.
dore Roosevelt of New York, Mr.. and
Mrs. Newbeld of Boston, Mrs. ID. p.
Morgan, Miss Jennie Sheriff., Miss
Story, General Beale, Mr.. di Claparede,
NJ. Roustan, and Mavroyeni Bey.
Among the large number of guests
present at the reception that followed
the dinner were Colonel and Mrs. John
Hay, Count d'Arco Valley, Mr.. and Mrs.
Linden Kent, General and Mrs Berdan,
Mrs. Hobson, Representative and Mrs.
Cabot Lodge, Professor Langley, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Riggs, Miss Clare Dixie,
Miss Letter, Miss Stout, Miss Mitchell,
Miss Cameron, Miss Nevins Of New
York, Mr.. Edwardes, Mr.. Spring Rice,
the Belgian and Portuguese Ministers.
Mrs. d. p: Morgan will hold the last
of her series Of teas this afternoon.
Mrs Frank Beach and Miss Beach
will give tea tomorrow in honor of
their guest, Miss Thompson of Phila.
delphia.
Mrs. and Miss Boardman will give
tea this afternoon.
Mrs J. Lowrie Bell is at home to her
friends informally on Mondays during
Lent, Mrs. Bell will probably take
house in Washington next season, but
has not quite decided, as her personal
preference is to spend the winter at her
former home at Chestnut Hill.
Mrs. Charles Bispham will hold her
first informal reception to morrow even.
ing at 0 o clock.
Miss Jennings, whose clever letters
in the New York Tribune are SO well
known, left yesterday for weeks stay
at Atlantic City.
Mr.. and Mrs. James f. Barbour, ac-
companied by Mr.. and Mrs. John
Corson, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Jones. have
gone TO Old Point Comfort for stay
of several weeks.
Miss Davidson is the guest of Mr..
and Mrs Anthony Pollok
Miss Berry of Kentucky, who has
been the guest of Representative and
Mrs. Carlisle during the season, has
gone to New York to attend the mar
rage of friend
Miss Green of Kentucky, who spent
last winter here with Mrs. Carlisle, will
soon arrive tol s,visit of several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Soule gave a dinner
party Sunday evening to Mr.. and Mrs.
George Alfred Townsend who have
been the guest for number of weeks
past of Mr.. Frank Richardson. The
table decorations were American beauty
roses with corsage bouquets of Parma
violets. The guests to meet Mr. and
Mrs. Townsend were Mrs. De Ford
Webb, Mr.. and Mrs. Hutchinson, Mrs.
Henderson, Mrs. Frye, Mr.. Clarence
Bell and Mr. Frank Richardson.
Miss Maud Van Ness of New York
who has been spending the winter in
this city with her sister, Mrs. Frank
Barbarin, left on Monday for St
Augustine, Florida, where she will re
main for some time with her uncle
Mr.. Edward Van Ness of New York, a
the Alcazar Hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs Hutchinson of New
York opened their house on Monday
evening upon the occasion of the frs
meeting of the Lenten Euchre Club
which will assemble each Monday
evening at the residence of one of tn,
members, of which there are twenty
five. The playing lasted from $50 t,
10:30, after which light collation. wa
served. The club will meet Monda,
evening the 3d instant, at the residenc
of Representative and Mrs. Cultivate
The morganatic marriage of Duk,
George of Mechlenburg Strelitz to Mile
Athalie Wonhartslly, took place weel
since in the chapel of the Anitschoi
Palace, where the Emperor and En-
press were present. The consent of tn
Car to the match was only obtainet
after long negotiations, at the close o
which the bride. elect was created
Countess Curloff.