The Washington critic., 1890-04-12

afternoon by Mrs. Pugsley Of Ohio,
Mrs Dixon, Mrs. Washington and Mrs.
Russell Harrison.
The gaietics for the coming week
will include:
Monday
In the evening Vice President and
Mrs. Morton will give dinner party.
Senator Morrill, will celebrate his S0th
birthday by card reception.
MTuesday-
Mrs. Lyman Tiffany will give
luncheon
Mrs. Greely will entertain the Span.
ish Glass.
Wednesday,
Mrs. Hay will give a young ladies'
luncheon.
The ladies of the Cabinet will re.
ceive
General and Mrs. Spinola will give
tea from to at the Arlington.
In the evening the President will be
entertained by dinner at the Airing
ton, given by the Pan Americans.
Mrs. Thurber will give musicale at
the Shoreham.
Thursday
In the evening General and Mrs.
Watmough will give dinner party.
Friday
The Ben Hur tableau will be given at
the Lincoln Music Hall at 4:15 for the
benefit of the Homeopathic Hospital.
In the evening Postmaster General
and Mrs. Wanamaker will give dinner
party, followed by reception.
Saturday
Miss Grace Davis will give luncheon
to Miss Alexander.
In the evening Judge and Mrs. Henry
Story will entertain the Literary Society
at 8 o'clock.
The Army and Navy reception which
was to have been given by President
and Mrs. Harrison ON Tuesday evening
has been postponed until the 22d inst.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hutchinson will give
an evening reception on the 23d inst.
The honors of last evening were di-
vided between the dinner, followed by
reception, given by the Postmaster
General to Vice. President and Mrs.
Morton and the reception by Senator
and Mrs. Manderson to celebrate their
silver wedding. AT the residence of
Postmaster General and Mrs. Wana-
maker the floral decorations were very
elaborate. large number of Easter lilies
palms and growing plants being used
in the ballroom. while in the parlors
the chandeliers were festooned with
smilaX and vases of cut flowers orna-
mented the mantles and stands about
the rooms. The centre. piece in the
dining room was an ellipsis of ferns
studded with long. stemmed Baroness
Rothschild roses. Flanking this on the
four sides were tall baskets of pink
orchids. Two perfect specimens of the
roses used in the central decorations
tied with rich bows of pink faille rib
bon composed the corsage bouquets.
The dinner guests were Vice President
and Mrs. Morton, Mrs. Russell Har.
rison, Minister and Nine. Romero, Sir
Julian and Lady Pauncefote. Senator
and Mrs. Edmunds, Governor and Mrs.
Curtin, Representative and, Mrs. Cabot
Lodge, Mr.. and Mrs. John Mclean,
Senator Allison, Miss Petit Of Phi!a-
delphia, Postmaster. General and Mrs.
Wanamaker, Miss Wanamaker. AT
$50 the dinner was followed by re.
ception, at which several hundred
guests were present. Mrs. Morton as
sisted Mrs. Wanamaker in receiving.
The hostess wore Worth gown of
heliotrope brocade, with old point de
Venice and diamonds. Miss Wana.
makers gown was of rose pink tulle
dotted with artificial daisies.
Senator and Mrs. Manderson's re-
ception was in the nature of an ova-
ton from their friends who remem.
bered the happy occasion with beauti-
full presents of every description.
Among the most elegant were some
valuable pieces of plate from the Sena.
tors colleagues. The rooms were dec.
GRATED with the floral offerings sent
during the day by various friends. Sen.
ator and Mrs. Henderson stood to-
gether to receive their guests, the
latter in handsome gown of silver
gray brocade with diamond ornaments
The only person present who had been
among those who witnessed the marriage
Just twenty-five years before at Canton
Ohio, was Mrs. Manderson's mother
Mrs Brown of Nebraska, who make;
her home with her daughter. Mrs. An
son G. McCook, and Mrs. Flint, wife OF
DR.. Flint, U. S. NJ, also assisted the
hostess in receiving. Singul lrly enough
every one of the bridesmaids are still
living, hut owing to the distances o.
their various homes from. Washington
their presence here last evening
was found to be impossible, greatly
as It had been desired by Mrs. Mander
son. The clergyman who performed
the marriage service for the Senate
and his wife has been dead for mum
ber Of years. Among the guests wht
came from distance were Mrs. @. G
Dixie, Mr.. and Mrs. William Hauke o
New York. Mrs. Evans, Mr.. and Mis-
Fries of Philadelphia. President ant
Mrs. Harrison, Vice President AM
Mrs. Morton, the Cabinet, the Judi
ciary and the Congress were included
in the attendance at the reception.
Prominent among the charmini
social events which have marked tn
present week was the tea given by DR.
and Mrs. S. o. Richey Monday after
noon, when for the first time in man.
years the old Blair homestead wa
thrown open for an entertainment
The company which thronged the hous
was composed almost exclusively OF th
resident society of the city, and ii wa
with pleasure that one noted in tou
OF inc IOOnS uele anu luclC iuillliiu
faces of that elder set which of lat
years have taken so small part in tn
gay life of Washington. The parlor
were decorated with Easter lilies ant
lighted with numerous handsome lamp
Mrs. Richey wore gown of black We
vet with full vest of white silk, and WI
assisted in receiving by Mrs. Admire
Lee and Miss Letitia Mexican. Mis-
Jennie Lowry and Mrs. Janiu preside