Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-07

Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Harrison and Mr.. and
Mrs. KcKee vent to New York ON Tuesday las
and may return today. Both the ladies felt tn,
need OF little change of scene. as neither ha<
been well lately. Mrs Harrison has rapidly
regained her usual good health during the pas
week. and from day to day. with her unfailinS
| Kindness, has seen her friends who called. Mrs
Ferrine of Indianapolis Is her guest at present
and has had delightfully."- quiet week with Mrs
Harrison.
| At the marriage Of Miss Blackjack and Lieut.
Caperton on Monday night admittance to the
church will be by card. The bridesmaids will
be Miss Williamson, Miss Payne and Miss
Scranton. Lieut.. Beatty will attend the groom
| as best man. The ushers will be Lieuts Laird,
Fletcher and Dechteler Of the navy. Lieuts
| Denny and Prince OF the marine corps, Capt
Allen and Lieut.. Williams Of the army. Gen.
Ordway will escort the bride, who is his niece,
to the altar. wedding reception fol-
lows at the residence Of Gen. and
Mrs Ordway, 1721 p street. Lieut.. Caperton
will take his bride down to Florida for we'd
ding trip and their future home will be in New
York, whore the former will be stationed
The marriage of Miss Lay and Mr.. Wharton
will be quiet home event. There will be no
bridesmaids nor ushers. and those who will
witness the ceremony will be only the members
OF the two uniting families. Rev. DR.. McKim
VIII perform the ceremony. A reception will
follow from until 4:3o O'Clock,
when the groom and bride will
leave for their wedding journey. Their future
home in this city is 1881 street, which Mr..
Wharton recently bought and is now occupy
ing: Miss Lay is the daughter Of Col. Richard
and is a niece of Vice President Morton. Mrs.
Lay. her mother, Mr.. Julius Lay and Miss Fam
ME Lay, her brother and sister, are now here
as Mrs. Hobson's guests.
At the Mexican legation on Monday evening
the ball will be opened by the Mexican lanciers,
| in which the young gentlemen of the legation
will dance with number OF young ladies.
Last night Senator and Mrs. Evarts, MIR. and
Mrs. James F. Barbour and Mr.. and Mrs. 8. f.
Emmons gave dinners.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barbour dined Representative
and Mrs. Cultivate, Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Thomp-
son, Mr. and Mrs. 8. NJ. BRYAN and Mr.. and
Mrs. Jules Guthridge.
Prof and Mrs. Emmons gave o dinner last
evening In honor OF Miss Van vechten of Al
bany. Their guests were Senator and Mrs.
Mcpherson, MIR. and Mrs. Henry May, Mr..
Hansen and Mr.. Becker.
Last Tuesday evening Mr.. and Mrs. James F.
Barbour gave dinner party at which the guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. George Alfred Townsend,
Lieut. and Mrs. Williams. Mr.. and Mrs. John
Paul Jones, Miss Cuttings, Miss Montague, Miss
Palmer and MIR. F. A Richardson.
Tonight Secretary and Mrs. Blaine, Senator
and Mrs. Mcmillan, Gen. and Mrs. Rochester,
MIR. and Mrs Fendall. Senator and Mrs. Nc
Pherson and Mrs. Audenreid will give dinners.
The Misses Mendonca will give . dance
tonight for their guest, Miss Lowrie.
Yesterday afternoon Nine. Mendonca and
her daughters held brilliant reception
Their superb house, with its wealth Of artistic
treasures,s was seen under the happi-
est conditions, with its charming host
ess, her daughters and the young Indies
vurth of Euh% o,<I
superb flowers and pleasantly entertained
company. Scarcely an inch Of space on the
walls but what is covered by splendid can
vases. and in addition to this yesterday nature
was more than q match for art, as each
OF the drawing rooms and the dining room
was lavishly decorated with growing orchids
OF the. rarest varieties and tints. Mme
Mendonca wore pale pink silk muslin
that had flowers in it Of deeper tint
Her daughters were in light, dainty toilets.
Miss Riggs, daughter Of Mr.. Thos. Riggs,
Miss kilbourne and Miss Lowrie. The perma-
nent acquisition OF Senior Mendonca and his
family to the diplomatic corps is matter for
congratulation, both to social and art circles
III this city.
The teas yesterday afternoon were series of
pleasant festivities reaching all the way from
gave musicale. at which her guests were
seated Mt O'Clock and enjoyed a
delightful program, in which Miss Fougner,
Miss Main, Miss Lore, Master Philip SpOoner
and the. talented hostess herself took part.
Miss Tougher is a niece of Secretary kusk
Robert from the opera of "Robert
In Diable." Mrs. Spooner's song was The
Waltz, by Lucantora. and in respone to the
applause sang an Irish ballad with her usual
taste and sweetness. Miss Lore sang 1.-THE
Wanderer." Master Philip spooner by his
charming voice brought to the eyes of his lis
tene-s that intense appreciation and
feeling which only finds expression
IN tears. Among those present were Mrs.
Chandler, Mrs Frye, Mrs. Cockrell, Mr.. and
sherman. Mr.. James Morrill,. Miss Swan, Mrs.
Stockbridge, Mrs. Mansfield. Mrs. and
Miss Kenna, Miss Tarr, Miss Michler.
Mr.; and Mrs. 4. C. Crawford, Mrs.
and Miss Faulkner, Mrs. John W. Foster.
Miss Ida Thompson; Miss Jennings, Mrs. and
Miss Quay, Mrs.. and Miss Rusk Mr.. and Mrs.
Colt. Mira. Field, Mrs. and Miss Condit Smith.
the Misses German, the Misses Thomas. Mrs.
Jeremiah Wilson. Mrs. William Haywood, Mrs.
Howard White, Miss Harlan and Mr. and Mrs.
John Henderson.
Mrs. Frank Gordon gave a tea to present
Miss Corbin of New York to her friends. The
young lady is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Austin Corbin, the latter being Mrs. Gordon's
godmother, and the friendship between the
two families grows warmer as the years roll on.
The young host and hostess, Mr. ard Mrs. Frank
Gordon, have such wide acquaintance that
their parlors and in fact their entire suite of
apartments at the Portland were filed from
o o'clock on by their guests. All tho rooms
were decked in spring blossoms, tulips GRO
cuses and narcissus blooms. In the dining
room the table had center piece
Of La France roses, and all the
dainty Accomplishments Of the table were in
pink. Mrs. Gordon received i'm the first parlor.
Her gown was demi-toilette of white benpa-
line, with g peasant waist in silver passemen-
trie. Fluffy rufs1es OF embroidered chiffon
edged the runded neck. Miss Corbin wore a
pale green brocade trimmed in old
Venetian point with silver ps.ssemen terie.
Mrs. ]. Mills Browne, in a trained gown of ruby
velvet, also assisted. In the tea room Miss
cred in violcts, and Miss Van Vechten of New
York, who is Mrs. Gordon's guest, wearing
black lace over heliotrope satin, sat vis-a-vis at
the table.
Among the guests were: Senator and Mrs.
Mcpherson, Admiral and Mrs. Crosby, Gen.
and Mrs. Van Vliet Mrs. and Miss Mitchell.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Andrews, Miss Kilbourn, Judge
Hoge, Mr.. and Mrs. Pollock, Miss Brewster,
Miss Bayard Capt and Mrs. buchanan, the
istcr, the minister of the Netherlands,
Mr.. Hansen, Mr.. Pierre de Botkine'
Mr.. Georges Levi. Mrs. Hammond, Marquise
de LAMA, Mrs. p. Phillips, Senator and Mrs.
Hawley Mrs. and Miss sherman Mrs Gen.
Miles. Mr.. and Mrs. Lothrop bradley, Mrs.
Henry D. Payne, Miss Payne. Lady Pauncefote,
the Misses iauncefote, Mrs. and Miss Bispham.
Mrs George b. Loring, Mr.. John Hay, Gen.
2, =. Deale, Major and Mrs: I: B. Ferguson,
Mrs Ralph Z. johnson, Surgeon Gen. and Mrs
M0ave Mrs I.nwvia Poll Ilr md NJ. n r