Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-02-03
In the World of Fashion

Mrs. A save her annual large dance
Monday night at her homs CD Fifth avenue,
Nav York. Maa5ea of j,rquila, hyacintbs,
sud ro3ss Fl led The large Dresden vases In
ihe Lall, Hhis the frames of the mirrors
we're if!nged with pink roses, AID tie space
under the grand It ,lrcsse wes filed With
grange ees bearing fruit, surrounded With
c,us!e,s Of f)gers. Tne staircase was gar
landed with ropes Of pink and white roses,
I'd CT the first lending was large urn
which heid hundreds OF anruncia:ion lilies.
The drawing rooms were decorated With red
fn; PINK r9ses, aud In the ce; e drawing
room, ia which Hrs. A Or received ber
pusg,F, there was profusion OF Aiaeliaan
B.auty roses and purple and whi;e orchids
Tls large fireplace il tle BALLROOM vas
crowded With lilies, and the music balcony
t t he opposite end o! the room Was festooc-
et gith Magma Cherts roses.
Mrs. Astor received 10 gown OF mauve
velvet, timmed With guipure lace. Fer
jawsis were diamonds. ard Included s.om-
aoher, 1ecklace of so t,iros, and tiGrs. It.
formal dancing preceded the supper which
YES served at smell r.bles.
The c1tiion Vas nct danced until half.
past O'clock. Ii was led by Mr. Elisha
Dyer, jr., who had Mrs. James R. R:ose-
7a!5, daughter of Mrs. Astor, as partner.
raera were number ofhandsome and ocst-
~ fnvo.s distEiGGe1. conspicuous among
wa;ch were laca hate, hGt-shaped facs filed
With Il owers br3ss end niokel-pla.ed trum.
pat, covered with feathers, t7cEg cstt nets,
and fancy ribbons.
Among Mrs Asto,'s 40o guests wers M.
aud Mrs Gornelins Vanderbilt, the lat er In
f.:v- n ,-yish Loo nd
gserng @ necklace OF sc!i;aires and num-
aur ai diamond oruamenia on her oorsage.
auG IN her GoifaIe!s diamond c01ib spist d
V.ti amttlysta. MTs. Frederic Broaaon
2es ir witJa 5rcoa3e covor0i with al over
0cosa q dot:e; b'Gok laoa. his. Bieaey
Msytin 47ae s.tETed 10 s gown o: 7Gtite hrc-
c4Ga. slaeiec E9ith PINK; her cots3ge vas
covered with rapes D! diam5l3a, api ehe
we're Tiara OF ,hs sama gems. Mrs.. Iamas
GosaucEen were gown of bright crimscn
vslfst, embroidered il gold, nockla?e and
tlsrs of diamond eoitaires Miss We.more
1es ln white elk snd bue ohiif,a. Miss
Maud Ws.more were pratty msuVe COVE.
Bliss Rler Rogers wOrs go?n OF ThiIe
ai.k, sar!aadad with pink rcses. Mrs. Og-
dan hiilie atd her sister, Mrs. George Cev.
e76!sn Bentinck, were IA white Drocsue.
mFs. Mills wearing her crown Of diamonds
Of psrii.colcrad gems and re2klaoo OF ssp-
phires erd d!amonds; MIS-. R. L. Olarkson
Tas In hrinp pjuk silk. Grapsd w.tl chif-
fen; Miss Oils, her eioter, wss in Nile green
silx, embroidered with silver.
IIfe, Il. Mckay Twomby wore goHn OF
yellow satin VII t b.ocEds. Mrs.. De Ian.
cay Ks3e Tes in pale pink est trimmed
VT; bsrds Of sable, her ornaments we're
necklace and ara OF diamonds. Iire. Geo.
3. D. Forest wore rich gown CT old rose
eatin gaylarded W Ia pink rofes. Ms. OIL.
ser Hartman. it,. was in pieity gown OF
white sll, garsrdsd with meuve orchids
a. chffons. bIre. Ogden Goeltt YES in
pa,a msuye ST t,immed wtn pink roses
and whito lsee. MrP. Frank Webb wore
simple eo8n OF pale blue satin combined
With elk snd ca fon, end Mrs. John Jacob
Aslor WIS in whit, brocade.