Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-10

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MRS. Mxee AND THE CHILDREN.
SOCIAL MATTERS.
Mrs. Harrison's Reception Today-The Vice
Presidents Dinner Last Night-Personal.
The leading events today are Mrs. Harrison's
reception at the White House from 8 to 5, Mrs.
Henry Mays tea at $50 and Senator and Mrs.
Stanford's dinner to the California congress
sional delegation.
Miss Sewell, daughter Of ex-senator Sewell of
New Jersey, will come to the White House to-
day as Mrs. McKee's guest. Mrs. AL. Coolidge
OF Boston arrived yesterday and will remain
until after the diplomatic reception on Tues
day next.
Mrs. Harrison's hour at home yesterday was
the best opportunity her more intimate friends
have yet had to pay their respects. She re-
ceived callers from 43O until after 5. The
semi -circular drive was half surrounded by
carriages and their occupants found the red
room too attractive to leave early. Mrs. Har-
rison received in the red room, although her
guests half filed that and the blue parlor as
well. There were flowers all about and bright
fire burned on the hearth. Mrs. Harrison had
on dark red brocade silk, made simply. Mrs.
Mckee, Mrs. Russell Harrison and Mrs. Dim
mick, with their guest. Mrs. Coolidge, was each
surrounded by chatting groups Among those
and Miss Rusk Mrs. and Mrs. German, DR.. and
Mrs Loring, Miss Cort, Mrs. Webb and Miss
Houston of New York and Mrs. Cockrell and
Mrs. Wallace.
The dinner and reception given last night by
| the Vice President and Mrs. Morton will not
often be excelled by the elegance and beauty of
their appointments. The Morton house is al
| ways attractive. but fill it with a company of
| distinguished men and women, with music,
lights and flowers and its harmony seems per-
feet. The dinner was given in honor of the
President and Mrs. Harrison. The table was
decked with pink roses, set in maden-hair fern.
There was an oval center piece Of these and
four round silver dishes, arranged the same at
the corners. Only the cabinet members and
their wives were at the dinner, the entire circle
| being present except Mrs Blaine and Secretary
Tracy. Out in the hallway the Marine Band
was stationed and their repertoire during the
evening was of the brightest. At $50 clock the
after dinner company began to arrive. The Vice
President and Mrs. Morton were standing in
| the red pgrlor to meet their guests. Mrs. Har
| rison stood with Mrs. Morton. Mrs. Morton's
French gown was of silver blue brocade. The
bodice was becoming combination of the same
| material-white satin and silver passementerie.
She wore superb necklace of diamonds-four
strands of large solitaires.
Mrs. Harrisons gown was Of cream white
| faille. The bodice was trimmed in gold passe-
menterie. being slightly V shaped at the neck
| and having elbow sleeves. The front Of the
skirt was draped in tulle, dotted with tiny gold
beads.
Other superb toilettes were worn by Mrs.
Cameron. silver dotted tulle and pearls; Mrs.
Horace White, white tulle, sprayed with roses
Nine. Romero, blue brocade; Miss Blaine,
| black dotted web; Mrs. Chas. Campbell, white
satin and tulle. garlanded with orange Bios
SONS; Mrs. Wolcott, a French gown brocaded
in corn flowers; Mrs. Leland Stanford, lavender
brocade with silver embroidered satin; Miss
| Letter, white tulle with garlands embroidered
on it; Miss Blackburn, mauve crepe and olive
| velvet, and Miss Walthall satin striped gauze
and lace. Among the guests we're Sena-
| Senator blackburn, Senator and Mrs Dolph,
ex-Gov. and Mrs. Carroll, Gen. Schofield Lieut.
| and Mrs Andrews, Mr.. James Morrill,, Senator
and Mrs. Reagan, Minister Romero, Senator
and Mrs Henderson, Justice and Mrs.
Mrs. Ja n'0f Yo SaaRi0 Mr. '' and 'aq Mrs
| Howard, Justice and Mrs. Harlan, Gen. and
Mrs. Moore, Col and Mrs. John Hay, Mr. and
Mrs. Roosevelt, Senator and Mrs. Carey, Mr.
and Mrs. Sidney Everett, Senator Warren, Sem
| ator Wolcott, Mr.. and Mrs. Kearney Warren
| Justice and Mrs. BlatchfOrd, Senator and Mrs
| Payne, Mr. and Mrs. Letter, the Misses Letter.
Senator and Mrs. Sherman, Senator and Miss
| Turpie, Mr.. Roustan, Justice and Mrs. Gray,
| the Gillian minister and Nine. Pazano, DR.. and
Nine. Guzman, Senator and Mrs. Quay, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Riggs. Miss Quay, Senator and
| Mrs. CullOm, Miss Hunt. Miss Fisher, Hiss
| Evarts, Senator and Mrs. Hawley. Mr. and Mrs.
| ID. s. Barry, Senator and Mrs. Cockrell, Sem
ator and Mrs Dixon, Mr.. and Mrs. Vansellaer.
Mr. and Mrs. 7. C. Crawford, Senator Stewart.
| Mrs. Bessie Stewart, Miss Preston, Admiral and
Mrs. Crosby, AIR. and Mrs. Jules Guthridge,
Admiral Harmony, Mrs. Hobson. Mr. and Mrs.
Henry May, Senator and Mrs. Mitchell, Gen. and
Mrs Berdan Sir Julian and Lady Pauncefote,
| the Misses Pauncefote, Miss Stoughton, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Hatton, Miss Rusk, Mrs. C. c.
Glover, Speaker and Mrs. Reed, the Misses
Halstead, Mr.. Jas. G. Blaine, jr., Mrs. Logan,
Major and Mrs. Tucker, Miss Pullman, Secretary
and Mrs. Window, the Attorney General and
Mrs. Miller, Miss Miller, Miss Knox, Mr. and
Mrs. Wanamaker, Miss Wanamaker, Miss Nor
gan, Secretary and Mrs. Noble, Secretary and
airs. Proctor and Secretary and Airs. Rusk.
Miss Rachel Sherman wore white tulle
gown, garlanded with roses. She is still Mrs.
MOrtOn's guest.
The whlrl for the coming week is not I'M
precedented, but it is sufficiently lively with
the leading events on the cards to satisfy those
| with reasonable powers Of endurance. For
| variety it does not lack, although many of the
most entertaining events are crowded into the
| same day.
On Monday Mrs. E. C. Halliday will give a
breakfast in honor of Commander and Mrs.
Ide That afternoon Senator and Mrs. Faux
ner will give coming out tea to present their
daughter at their residence, PIT East Capitol
| street, from to
Mrs. Foster has invited her young friends to
a tea in honor of the Misses Orr of Evansville.
Ind, who are to be her guests.
Tuesday afternoon Mrs. Romero will receive
from until 6.
That evening the first levee of the season
will be given by the President and Mrs. Harri-
son. This reception is in honor of the diplo-
matte corps.
The third meeting of the dancing class will
take place.. Early hours will again be the rule.
The cards name 8 o'clock for the assembling
and supper will be over and the lights out by
midnight.
Wednesday has program of most interest:
At st. Matthews Church at II O'Clock Miss
Florence Audenreid and Count Divonne will be
married. Archbishop Corrigan will oficiate.
Secretary Blaine will escort the bride to the
altar. The bridesmaids will be four cousins of
the bride-the Misses Audenreid. Miss Galleys
and Miss COlket. Count Albert Divonne. the
grooms eldest brother, will be best man, and
his two other brothers. Count Francis Diyonne
and Count AubOrne Divonne, will be among the
ushers Marquis Impcriali of the Italian lega-
ton, LIE Commandment Latten of the French leea-
ton, Count Bella Batthyany of the Austrian lega-
ton, Mr.. Won Mumm of the German legation, Mr..
Barclay Of the British legation and Mr.. Nc.
Cauley OF this city viii comprise the list of
ushers. After the ceremony, to which a yery
large gathering is invited, u wedding breakfast
will be given at the residence of Mrs Auden-
reid, 1927 Vermont avenue. to which the bridal