The critic., 1891-01-24
IN THE SWIM.

place ON Monday, February 2--the pink
coat ball given by the Dumblane Hunt
Club The lady patrons, who represent
the most fashionable society of Washing
ton, are also members of the club; Mrs.
:. r. Emmons, Mrs Nelson Brown, Mrs.
j. II. Carter, Mrs. l.. Y. Letter, Mrs.
Henry May, Mrs. u. p. Morgan, and Mrs.
!. A. Buchanan. The stewards who have
the management of the ball are Mr. Henry
May, Hon. Alan Johnstonc, Hon. John
Sanford, John Ridgley Carter and Robert
Neville. II was originally intended that
the ball should be given at the club house
and confined to the members of the club
and few of their friends from the Elk
Ridge Fox Hunting Club, Baltimore, aud
the hunting clubs in the vicinity of New
York. But Mr. Harvey Page and few of
the other hard riding members ordered
hunt ball costumes from Rock, and the
attractions of the red coats, knee brecches
and silk stockings made the list of sub
scribers so large that the club house could
not accommodate them. SO the stewards
decided that the ball should be giver at
Wormley's Hotel The rooms will be
handsomely decorated with notices sug-
gestivc of hunting scenes. The ball will
be opened with the "hunt quadrille," and
all the gentlemen taking part in this
dance will wear pink dress coats. Before
going to supper the old hunting song, bv
White Melville, Drink, Puppy Drink"
will be sung, the band playing the ac-
compartment. After supper there will be
n cotillion of about eighty couples. The
favors will he substantial and emblematic
of horse and hound.
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The fifth birthday of his Majesty Al
fonso MIL, the infant King of Spnin,
was royalty celebrated last night by the
Spanish Minister, who gave beautiful
ball at the legation to honor the occasion.
The handsome house was profusely dec
Grated with the greatest abundance of
rare plants and exquisite roses, scarlet and
yellow being the dominant colors. A
| superb collation., n good orchestra and
brilliant assemblagc of the fashionable
and official celebrities and nobilities COM
bined TO make the affair the most inn
| prcssive thing given for long time by
| any of the Diplomatic Corps. The ladies
of the legation, and particularly the ac-
| complished wife of the Minister, Madame
suarez,. did the honors of the even
ing with that dignity. and charm
bred danes of Spain are noted.
The. cotillion of forty couples, led by one
of the members of the legation, who had
for his partner Miss Everett, one of the
reigning bellies, of the season, who made
her debW this winter and at once became q
general favorite in society. The favors
were original, unique, and costly. To give
the names of those who were present
would require at least two columns. Suf-
flee il to say that "the swell world and his
wife, were there, and that never was an
evening more delightfully."- spent or more
sumptuous entertainment offered in
Washington society.
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A reform in the tactics prescribed for n
reception at the White House is sadly
needed, otherwise somebody will be
trampled to death, or suffocated some fine
night. The one given last night to Con.
gress and the judiciary fully demonstrated
the danger to life and limb one runs in at
tending. The invitations should be
fewer and a system for handling the
crowd devised, by which ladies will not
be liable to have their clothes torn off OF
their backs and men made furious in
their futile efforts to keep themselves and
the ladies with them, from being smoth'
that there are lots Of men and
women who, make a practice oil
going to all of them. Curiosity
and an idiotic idea that being seen there
places them in the full odor of socia
sanctity makes them go to buffet and
struggle up to the President only to bc
shot past him like boat over Niagara
/
where they land dishevelcd, sore and ex.
asperated. These poor moths are caught
by the ephemeral glitter, crowd and roai
of the usual White House reception. Con
sideration for the President, the dignity
of the country and proper Difference fol
the ladies of the White House alike de
mand complete and effective reform
of what has grown to be an intolerabl,
imposition on the public and the Presi
dent.
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Apart from the annoyance of beinj
thus overwhelmed, those who got in will
a whole skin and 10 broken bones en-
ioyed the imposing spectacle greatly. Tn,
President was unusually, cordial, and Mrs
Harrison gracious to a degree. "Behin.
the line' were Mrs. Mckee, Mrs. Russell
, Harrison, Mrs. Dimmick, Mrs. j. W
Foster, Mrs. George d. Loring, Mis-
Dawes, Miss Gabella Green, daughter O
Ex-Governor Green of New Jersey
: Countess Esterhazy, Mrs. Senator Casey
! Mrs. Senator Warren, Mrs. Senator Cor
man, Mrs. Edward Halliday, Mrs. Senate
FaulkneE Miss May Faulkner, Mis-
Boydie Faulkner and her cousin, Mis-
, Love of Winchester, Va; Mrs. Burrows
Miss Breckinridge, Mrs, Evan Thomas
Mrs. Howard G.. White, Mrs. General w
, ii. Il. Lee of Virginia, Mrs. Major Tucker
/ Miss Warfield, and Madam Mendonca
the wife Of the Brazilian Minister. Si
of the ladies of the Cabinet assisted Mr.;
+ Harrison in receiving.
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Among the dinners to be given shortl
are those of Secretary and Mrs. Noble
i ary g. Senator and Mrs. Mcpherson, Eel
ruary 10; Secretary and Mrs. Blaine, Eel
/, ruary Z; Mr.. and Mrs. Halliday to tn
Bishop of Ontario, February 2.
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The Misses Riggs have issued cards
, receptions January 20 and February 0.
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5 The ladies residing ON Connecticut av,
: nue., Jefferson Place and Sunderlan
/ Place receive this afternoon; anon
I them Lady and the Misses Pauncefot
Mrs. Ex-Governor Thompson and Nil
Thompson, Mrs. Henry st. Geore
{ Miss Litchiield, Mrs. and Miss Bisphan
i Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, Mrs. Lam
q horne, Mrs. John Caldwell Poor, Mrs. J
: p. Gordon Cumming, Mrs Admir-
, Greer and Miss Greer of Hillyer Place
!. Mrs. and Miss Cammack of 1903 Min
q teenth street, Mrs. j. q. Breckenridge.
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a Mrs. S. T. Emmons gives reception
G Miss Van Vechten of Albany, n. Y, T.
r night, and will be assisted by Madame {
= Bairios, Miss Markoe and Miss Farm
worth.
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y Senator and Mrs. Warren of Wyomir
. have taken suite Of apartments at ii
!, Arlington.
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y The young fellows who are pale on
4 satiated with Washington festivities a.
~ raving over the lovely time they had
: the Georgetown assembly the other nigh
= and well they may. The society
: Georgetown is composed of conseryativ
= hospitable, refined people, who have al
!, tecedcnts and belongings. There are !
= noueedun riches among them; no soci
i chromos. Many of them have good o
" colonial background of signers of ii
y Declaration, soldiers and statesmen,
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