The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-01-25


elegantly and tastefully decorated for the oc-
casion, while the orchestra, under the leader
ship of Professor Louis Weber, rendered the
sweetest of dancing music. The assembly has
heretofore given its entertainments every other
Saturday evening at the residences of the young
lady members, but on this occasion concluded
to make a departure from its regular rules and
give one cotillon at the Rifles Armory. The
members of the assembly are Belle Willett,
Mamie Thompson, Marian Oliver, Alice
Boyd, Marian and Katherine Evans, Jennie
Cochran, Nellie Bolway, Fred Kleinschmidt,
Rudolph Kaufman, Harry Meem, Walter
Evans, George Cox, Thomas Fisher, Fled
Royce, Jr., and John johnson. The assembly
limited its number of invited guests to fifty
couples. Among those present were Misses
Julia and Marian Oliver, Julia Edwards, Bertha
Crockett, Jennie Cochran, Maggie Matthews,
Halle Needing, Susie Bartel, Lulie Lay,
Mamie, Gertrude, Mabel, and Edith Thompson,
Hattie Meades, Marian and Katharine Evans,
Mamie Lightfoot, Emily Cottrill Ada Duke,
Nellie Bolway, Hattie and Bessie Keim, Addie
Wall, Katie Edmunds, Helen and Alice Boyd,
Corinne Chandlee, Mira Webb, Rose and Katha-
rine O'Neal Daisy French, Florence Mortimer,
Alice Joyce, Blanche Walker, Belle Willett
Martha Milburn, and Matte Cropley, and Messrs
Will Mitchell, Fred Kleinscbmidt, Richard and
James Willett, Fred Cochran, Harry .Meem, Ru-
dolph BARLEY, Walter Wyville, Jr, Rudolph
Kaufman, Charles Needing, Walker Evans, Ru-
dolph Schrlckardi, John and Taylor Baldwin,
Allen Clephane, George Cox, Fred Royce
Jr., Thornton and VIII Chesley, Robert Oliver,
Chesley Brown, John Clay, John Johnson Fred
Thompson, Mark and Thomas Fisher Mr. Gott,
George Edmunds, Gilliet Clark, Raymond Fry,
Thomas Jenkins, Charles Allen, Elliott Lane,
Richard Bell, VIII Bolway, Stanley Brown,
Harry Merritt, Charles Fair, Barry Mohun, and
Raymond Velardi. The party was chaperoned by
Mrs. William S. Thompson, Mrs. Robert Boyd,
Mrs. Crockett, Mrs Fred Royce, Mrs. o. R.
Hough, Mrs. George w. Evans, Mrs. Jessie G.
Ergood and Mrs. Keim.
Mrs Almena B. Williams gave a very handsome
tea Friday evening in honor of her sister, Mrs.
W. I'll. Upton, of Walla Walla. Mrs. Williams
was assisted by Mrs j. w. Powell, Mrs. Senator
Allen, Mrs. Cultivate, Mrs. William Springer,
Mrs. Gen. Browne, and Mrs. Mcknight Mrs.
| Williams wore an old-rose satin brocade, with
lace; Mrs Upton, white silk; Mrs. Springer,
silver brocade; Mrs. Maj. Powell, blue brocade,
| with pearl passementerie The other ladies of
| the receiving party all wore handsome toilets.
| Young ladies assisting were Miss Williams, in
| white; Miss Powell, white; Miss Cabell, rose
| pink; Miss Bates, white. The table bore
| burden of every delicacy of the season usual on
| and white carnations mixed with maiden-hair
| ferns. A great many distinguished people,
representing the literary and scientific circles,
| paid their respects, among whom were Maj.
| Powell, Mr.. and Mrs. Holmes, Hon. Horatio
King, Miss Mary j. Stafford, the we'll known
writer; DR.. Magruder, Mrs. Cuthbert, Mrs. B.
81. Warner, Professor and Mrs. Cabell, Mrs.
Frank Stewart Osborne, of Chicago, Mr.. j. II.
/
Mcfarland, Mrs. DR.. Talbot, Miss Ransom, and
| Mrs. Brown.
The Bayadere Club met in the supper hall at
| Masonic Temple last Tuesday evening. Miss
| Marie Fout was hostess, and the masquerade
and dancing which followed unmasking were
SO much enjoyed as to make the meeting a
notable one. Miss Christine Stanf, of Balti-
more, as Mephistopheles, was conspicuous
reveler Night was popular having been
chosen by Misses Mary Clarke, Jennie Gun
wick was School Girl; Miss Emily Carrico,
Folly, Miss Rose Clarke, Gypsy; Miss Mary
Dermott was Little Mountain Maid; Leo
Marsh and j. A. White, Clowns; DR.. j. E.
Hendrickson, Monk; Louis johnson, Mother
Hubbard; VIII johnson, Cavalryman, and
Oscar Johnson, a Cavalier Misses DeLacy, Ella
Simms, Champlin, and Fout and Messrs. T. A.
Stephens e rI f.. Rod Rodgers S W. W. H. DeLacy,
| costume
The dull, leaden skies of Thursday morning
| and the heavy downpour of rain toward mid
! day threatened a dull afternoon for the gay
| world. 1t is always the unexpected, however,
that happens, so as the hours for calling came
| on the sun shone out, and the Thursday recep-
tions were unusually well attended. Mrs Sena-
| tor Stockbridge's beautiful house was most
attractive spot, and she received many callers.
Mrs. Stockbridge was assisted by Mrs. Mans
| field and Mrs. Arnold, of Kalamazoo The
hostess was elegantly attired in plum-colored
| velvet, Mrs. Mansfield wore brown silk, and
| Mrs. Arnold black silk. Mrs. Senator Wocott,
| of Colorado, was assisted by Miss Ward, of New
| York, and Miss Wilder of Denver. Mrs. VOL
colt wore gown of light-blue and gold brocade.
Mrs. Senator Stanford's house was thrown open
| for the first time this season for a general re-
ception and numbers availed themselves of the
opportunity of calling.
Mrs. II. N. Wadsworth gave very pretty 5
| O'Clock tea last Wednesday afternoon in honor
| n a Baltimore. hOstaGS q
assisted in receiving by Miss Wadsworth, Miss
Miller, Miss Lay, Miss May Breneman, Mrs.
Guthridge, Miss Greer, and Miss Temple.
Among those present were Madame Romero,
Mrs. Senator Pugh, Admiral and Miss Jenkins,
Mrs. and Miss Scrantin, Mr.. and Miss Tresoctt,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Baldwin, Mr.. and Mrs.
Trenholm Mr.. and Mrs. Neil Belt, Mrs. Fitz-
hugh Lee, Colonel and Mrs. Cotton, Mr. and
Mrs. A. Wilson, Mr. Maddox, of Virginia.; Mr..
Cralit, etc.
A handsome dinner of twelve covers was
given on Friday evening at the Portland by
Mrs. Ralph Cross johnson, Sr. The dinner was
given in compliment to Mrs. John Dunlop, of
Richmond, and the Rev, Mr.. Ayres, of New
York, who has been for a week the guest of
Madame de Sibour. The guests were Mrs. Dun
lop, Mr.. Ayres Miss Loring, Mr. and Mrs.
mander aud Mrs Barber, Mrs. Bates, and
Madame de Sibour.
Mrs Marshall Mcdonald of 1916 street,
gave coming out tea on Wednesday for her
daughter, Miss Rose Monhimer Mcdonald.
There was bevY of pretty girls assisting the
hostess. They were Miss Welles, of Virginia;