Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-24

Gayeties Of Washingson's Birthday-Psr-
sonal Notes Of Interest.

IN THE SOCIAL wORLD.
Gayeties Of Washingson's Birthday-Psr-
sonal Notes Of Interest.
The patriotic gathering at Mr.. and Mrs. Ca
bells hospitable residence last night brought
| together company whose hearts were stirred
with enthusiastic veneration for the memory
Of their forefathers- The hundreds present
who wore with pride the little blue and white
rosette, the symbol Of ones revolutionary an
cestry, were naturally the stars of the evening.
Everything added to the frightening of the pa
found the hallway hung with bunting. A de-
tachment Of the Continentals were drawn mp in
| q solid line in the inner hall The guests came
| so quickly after $50 that they formed process
sion across the first long reception room,
which reached up to where the receiving party
| stood. Mr.. Cabell presented each guest TO Mrs.
Cabell, who in turn did the same agreeable
duty for Mrs. Harrison. who had Gen. Greedy,
the president of the District Society
of the Sons of the Revolution, at her left
hand. Near where they stood a platform
| was draped overhead with the French and
| American colors, the Union Jack found
| O warm corner draped over an adjacent man
| telpiece and at the far end Of the suite the
dining room was hung with the colors Of the
| South American republics. Although almost
| On tirely social gathering there was q short
program of exercises incident to the occasion
the annual reunion of the Sons and Daughters
ident general of the daughters. read the list Of
| regents who have been appointed to be at the
| head of the state chapters. Mrs. Cabell pre-
| sented to the association, from Mrs. A. q.
Wilkinson, the silver shoe buckle worn by her
grandfather, Josiah Woodson, during the revo-
| lutionary war. Gen. Greedy and Col. Jack of
Louisiana made short addresses. The an
nouncement sent by Mrs Darling of the for
nation Of the New York chapter of Daughters
of the American Revolution with its greetings
| to the national society assembled. transmitted
| by Mr.. Gill; who came from New York for the
purpose, was read by General Greedy. su-
perb basket of La France roses was presented
to the Sons and Daughters Of the Amer
lean Revolution by Mrs. Anna Mary Edwards,
OAR. of South Charleston, Ohio. Mr.. Nc
Nulty Of New York brought very old Bible of
Mary Washington's, over one hundred years
old, for the societies to see. Capt. Mills COM
| manded the Continentals and appeared to
| advantage with his company in uniform Of
| 1876.
Miss Marie Decca sang THE Star Spangled
BANNER with chorus Of young ladies dressed
| IN colonial style, and afterward sang Gounod's
| slumber song. Eight young ladies, Miss Nina
| Cabell, Miss Letitia Scott, Miss Mary withers,
Miss Mary Stoner, Miss Ella Branson, Miss Eta
Young, Miss Nellie kinnard and Miss Mamie
| Hatcher, all gowned in stiff brocades, with
powdered hair and patches, danced a stately
| minuet. Mrs. Harrison wore black satin gown
combined with mauve crepe, Mrs Russell Harri-
son wore black tulle with a garland of wild
| roses around the bodice. and Mrs Dimmick
was in black silk with ostrich feather trim
mings. Mr.. Russell Harrison accompanied the
ladies' but left early, as he went to New York
on the late train. Mrs. Greeley, Mrs A. Leo
| Knott, Mrs. Osborne. Mrs. Cilley, Mrs. Mac
Donald. Miss Eugenia Washington, Mrs. Wal
worth. Mrs. G. Brown Goode, Mrs Lockwood,
Mrs William Earle. Miss Desha, Mrs. A How
| ard Clark, Miss Breckenridge. Mrs. Hamlin,
! Miss Clara Barton, Mrs. H. V. Boynton and Mrs.
st. Clair. with Miss Cabel were all assisting in
| receiving.
Among those present were Rev. DR.. Taylor OF
vassar, Rev. DIR. Curry, general agent Of the
| Peabody fund; Senator and Mrs Cockrell, Mr..
and Mrs. W. Ross Browne, Senator and Mrs.
Faulkner, Mr.. and Mrs. Beriah Wilkins, Mr.. and
Mrs. Buchanan, Mrs. ID. L. Voorhis, Commits
sioner and Mrs. Douglass, DIR. and Mrs.
Prentiss, DIR. and Mrs. Loring, General and
Mrs. Shields, Mr.. F. A. Richardson, Mrs. j.
Thomson Swami, Mr.. and Mrs Bernard Green,
| Representative and Mrs. Blount, Commander
and Mrs. Dickins, DR.. Taylor, president of
Vassar; Senator and Mrs. Warren. General and
Mrs. Veazey, Rev. Dr.. Elliott, DIR. and Mrs.
Gallaudet. Miss Kate Field, Mrs. and Miss
Payne, Rev. John Chester and Miss Chester and
Professor and Mrs. King.
Mr.. and Mrs. Parker Mann gave one Of the
most interesting receptions of the season last
night for their large circle of friends here to
meet Mr.. and Mrs. H. j. Cammann and Mrs.
j. Francis Murphy. who are their guests.
1anBleDanh LOOKED very ATTRACTIVE Wnen the
guests caught sight of il as they drove up the
hill, with the bright lights shining a welcome
from the windows. Indoors everything helped
to increase the fascination-the charming host
and hostess and the pleasure on the faces of
their guests the artistic house. with its wealth
of bric-a-brac, the flowers, the music. the soft
lights, all went to make up an ideal scene. Mrs.
Mann, in a gown of black lace, with gold
passementerie, stood just within her drawing
room door to meet her guests and had nearest
&@k a~ No.,
Cammann. Mrs. Murphy, herself an artist
whose work has received very general COM
mendation. is the wife of J. Francis Murphy of
New York, the celebrated painter. some of
whose best canvases hang on Mr.. Parker
Manns walls. Mrs. Murphy was gowned in
pink crepe do chene and Mrs. Cammann in
mauve crepoE and failie. Mr.. and Mrs. Cam
mann are just back from their wedding tour
and to the regret Of all their friends here are
looking forward to an early departure to their
own home in New York city. While most of
the guests had assembled by $50. there were
constant additions, and the excellent arrange
ment of the parlor floor, which afforded such
easy movement from room to room, with the
wide hall as the meeting ground, prevented
undue crowding. In the tower room the mus-
clans were stationed and the library. where
Seats as in the drawing room. were comforta-
bly, disposed, afforded the elder people a
chance to rest. The staircase had an orna-
mentation of bellies and beaux, whose presence
Among those present were many artist friends
Of the host and hostess. Mr.. and Mrs. Max
Weyl, Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Moser, Mr. and Mrs.
jerome Uhl, Mr.. Rosenberg, Mr.. c. H. l.. Nc
Donald, with Senior and Mime. Mendonca,
Miss Amalia Mendonca, Representative
and Mrs. Cultivate, Mr. and Mrs. Hutchinson,
Miss Nina Hutchinson, Mr.. and Mrs. Beriah
wilkins, Mr.. and Mrs. Vim. NJ. Shuster, Mr.. NJ
G. Emery, Miss Emery, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. V.
Cox, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. E. Foster Mr.. and
Mrs. James F. Barbour. Mr.. and Mrs. ID. A.
Chambers and Miss Chambers, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ffoulke, Mr.. and Mrs. Seaton Perry, Miss Pol
lock. Mr.. F. A. Richardson. Chief Engineer and
Miss Towne, DIR. and Mrs. Amesworth, Mrs.
Sabina MCGEE, Miss Colt. Mrs. Jno. Evans, Miss
Soule Mr. and Mrs. A. I. Britton. Miss Britton,
Mrs. G. J. Hillyer, Mrs. and Miss Scidmore, Mr.
and Mrs. S. ii. Bryan, Col. and Mrs. Cotton,
Miss Clark. Mr.. and Mrs. Jno. Joy Edison. Mrs.
Godfrey Belt, Miss Godfrey, Miss Bertha Perry.
Mr. Cranch McIntire, the Misses McIntire, Mr.
and Miss Brown, Mrs. and Miss Tiers, Mr.. and
Mrs. Pilhng, Mr.. and Mrs. George d. Eldridge,
Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Bigelow, Miss Bigelow, Mr..
and Mrs. Storey b. Ladd, Representative, Mrs
and Miss Scranton, Judge and Mrs. Bentley,
Miss j. w. Powell the Misses Taylor, Mr.. and
Mrs. Chaplin, Mr.. Whittemore. Mr.. and
Mrs. s. ii. Kaufman, Miss Kaufman.
Mrs. Guthrie of Passaic, N. j., Mr.. and Mrs.
Harris. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Wells, Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Holmes, Rev. and Mrs. Van WICK,