Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-23
WORLD OF SOCIETY.
Some Elegant and Enjoyable Enter
tainments Last Night.
THE PRESIDENTS RECEPTION.
Ladies' Who VIII Assist Mrs. Harrison Re
ceive the Guests-Tomorrow's Card Recep-
neutrality-suspicious. for the Spanish Ball
Ladies' Who Will Receive Tomorrow.

AoHiSut uoAub LUZ boSicty tuIcc CNChto VI
paramount interest. The President and Mrs.
Harrison will give the second levee of the sea-
son in honor of the Congress and judiciary,
from till II o'clock. The Spanish minister
and Nine. Suarez Guanes give ball and Mr..
and Mrs Seaton Perry reception to their
young guest, Miss Pollock of Philadelphia.
The President and Mrs. Harrison will be
assisted this evening at the reception from
until IL by Mrs. Morton and the ladies of the
| cabinet. The following ladies have been in
vited to assist in the blue parlor: Mrs. Wallace,
Mrs. l.. Manchester Laughton, Countess Ester
hazy, Mrs. Leland Stanford, Mrs. X. F. Shep-
ard. Miss Newton, Miss Isabella Green, Mrs.
Gear. Mrs. Neidringhaus, Mrs. Thomas Nj.
Bayne, Mrs Wadsworth, Mrs. Foster, Mrs. Van
Rensselaer, Cruger, Miss Hargous and Miss
Judson.
The Spanish ball is to honor the saints day
OF the young King Alphonso and not his birth
day. as has been announced. The preparations
for the fete have been in progress for weeks and
the guests of the evening at the legation will be
charmingly entertained. The double parlOrs at
the right of the entrance will be reserved for
the dancers, supper will be served down stairs
and the entire suite Of parlors. through the
legation and through Representative Connelrs
house. which is on the corner, 400 Massachu-
sets avenue, will be thrown open for the
guests to promenade. After supper a cotillion
of forty couples will be danced, Mr.. Seonne of
the legation leading with Miss Everett All
day today the legation is being deliberately
decked for the event. which promises to be "A
notable one in the history Of diplomatic balls.
At Mrs. Harrison's reception tomorrow from
3 to Mrs. Carlisle and Mrs. Huston will receive
win her; also Mrs. Lacey, Mrs ferklns, Mrs
Peters, Mrs. Gambler, Mrs. Cutcheon, Mrs. VAN
deyer. Mrs Stanford, Mrs. Simonds, Mrs. Pay
son, mrs. LaloiIet'e; MIs. NcooTa, Mrs. onlder,
Mrs. dorsey, Mrs. BAKER, Mrs. farqunar, Mrs.
Morey, Mrs. Kennedy, Mrs. Pugsley, Mrs.
SIrosvenor; MIS-; ii. LAY Evans, Mrs. Wrlgey,
MIS- Mis. hainday' Mrs. 6ourhe' MIS-. Mason ana
bliss 'udsoh.
Last nights social events were sumptuous af-
fairs Ex-Goy and Mrs Jno. Lee Carroll gave
one of the finest house balls of the season as a
coming-out party for their comely Young
daughter. Miss Helen Carroll. The house that
the CAROLS occupy this winter is one of the
best adapted in the city for large entertain
ments. The first floor was lavishly decorated
the halle and staircase being powered in green,
folding screen of laurel branches hid the
musicians in one corner of the hall from view.
The ball room was deliberately decked, the walls
being hung with asparagus vine, the doorways
all draped with curtains of the same, while the
corners of the large apartment we're massed
with palms and white azalea bushes. The
Partisan favors for the cotillion made a
pretty show hanging on and about screen in
the wide bay window In one figure the girls
received handsome silk parasols with bouonets
on the handle tied with ribbons and for the
men there were Japanese necktie boxes In
another there were funny little white mice for
| the men and surprise fans-bunches of flowers
or fruits, the opening OF which disclosed
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MIR. and Mrs. George Boomer threw open
their fine new home on Rhode Island avenue
and entertained one Of the largest gatherings
OF the winter The artistic house was even
more beautified with the floral decoration.
rains anu Pot'ed plants were used to advan-
Gse anu al Tue Hah,eis were banked III La
Francs roses. Mrs. bloomer maze the Ideal
young n0Stess III her framed gown OF pale blue
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among ihe guests were mr.. ana Mrs. Mckee,
~; MIS- ana the Misses Myer, Mr.. ana Mrs. Z. N
morn, Lieut.. ana MRS. Andrews. Capt and
Mrs. husseh, Com. ana mrs. Ide, Miss Nc
Ceney, ooi. ana mrs. Biouht, Dr. and Mrs
GotusporouSh, MI. gresham, Mr.: anu Mrs: Z.
-. mover secretary ana Mrs. PROCTOR, MISS
rroc.or, liner Susuice ana Miss rulier, Mr..
ana Mrs u A "lilams. Miss Williams, Dr.
anu mrs; bromweL, Admlral ana Mrs.
queen, MISC Warheid; Dr. and Mrs.
DuSey, MAJ lurnpuii, MISS Iurnbuli,
MRS. Nathaniel rage, Zen: and Mrs. Fltzhugh
Lee, countess Esterhazy, MI. and Mrs.P. E.Chap-
err, Captain and Mrs Craig, Mr. Jesse Blair, the
Misses COX. Mr.. ana Mrs. Berlah Wilkins. MIR.
and Mrs. William Haywood, Mr.. and Mrs. +. l..
May, Mr.: and Mrs t. e. Halliday, Mr.. and the
Misses Mendonca, Senior and Nine. Mendonca,
Mr.. Wyeth, Col. and Mrs. Halnes, Mrs. and the
Misses Fleming. Mr.. Montgomery Blair, Justice
and Mrs. Field, DIR. and Mrs. Hagner, Gen. and
| Mrs. Wright, Gen. and Mrs. Caid. Mrs. and
Miss Edie, MIR. and Mrs. j. Wilson, Maj. Good
Toe, III. anu mrs; hlndieberger, Judge and
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