Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-13

Breckenridge, Gen. and Mrs Garrison, Gen.
and Mrs. Meek, Col. Jno.W, Foster, Mr., Mrs
and the Misses Delmonte, Miss Helen Carroll
Mr.. and the Misses Maury, Miss Edie, Mr.. A r.
Clarke, Mr.. Clarence Beall Miss Foster of Chi.
cago, Representative Herbert and daughter
Senator and Mira Gibson. Mr.. Frank Conger and
| wife, Miss Brown, Mr.. Rudolph Kaufman,
Miss Pierce Of Rochester, Senator and Miss
| Sherman, Gen. and Mrs. Kelton, Mr.. George
Pullman, Miss Pullman, Mrs. Logan. Maj. and
Mrs. Tucker, Mrs. Jno. Logan, jr., Or. and
Mrs. A. F. Magruder, Gen. and Mrs. Jeffries.
Mrs. Mather. Gen. and Mrs. Anderson. Mr.. and
Mrs Solely, Mr.. and Mrs. Mattingly, Miss Mat
tingly. Miss Shafer, Miss Demmon, DR.. and
Mrs. Bartlett, Mr.. and Mrs Gailaudet, Mr.. and
Mrs. Rathbone, Mr.. Slater, Senator Cullom, Mr.
sentative and Mrs. McCreary, Miss Rice,
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Brown, Miss
Brown, Miss Daisy Garland, Senator and Mrs.
Dolph. Miss McCeney, Mr.. and Mrs. Cabell,
Miss Cabell, Representative Hemphill. Mr.. and
Mrs. Thos. Riggs, Miss Riggs Mr.. and Mrs
| Emmons Miss Markoe of Baltimore Miss Mary
Markoe, Miss Potts, Mrs. Jrc, d. Stearns, jr.,
| Of New York. Mr. W. ]. hampton, Miss Matte
Thompson, Miss Helm, Senator and Mrs. Car.
Isle, Paymaster and Mrs Leiber. Mr.. and Mrs
Heber May. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Wilson, Miss
Alison Wilson. Miss Westcott, Mrs. Gil
ley, Mr. Cilley, Miss May Hayes, Cambridge,
Miss Florence and Miss Lizzie Oliver, Mr.. and
Mrs. F. G. Carpenter, Mr.. and Mrs. s. E. John
son, Mr.. G. H. Harries, MIR. and Mrs L. G.
Alvord, Mr. and Mrs. H. Conquest Clarke, Mr..
and Mrs. Perry Heath, DIR. Hams, DIR. and Mrs.
Rankin, Mr.. and Mrs. John Beall, Dr. and Mrs.
Hammond, Maj. and Mrs. Arms Miss Arms,
Representative and Mrs. Bourke Cochran, Rep
resentative and Mrs. Stahlnecker. Prof Saun-
ders, MIR. and Mrs. Leroy Taylor, Miss Deering,
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas J. Sullivan, Mr.. and Mrs.
Wheatiey, Miss Van Herff the Misses Mac
Gregor. Marshal and Mrs Ransdell, Miss War
field. Mrs. and the Misses Montgomery
Commissioner Douglass, Mr.. and Mrs. Z b. r.
Mcfarland, Miss Louise Shepard, Admiral and
Mrs. Crosby, Senator Mcpherson, MIR. Gregg
Mcpherson, Miss Anna Mcpherson, Mrs. Walter
Radcliffe. Mr. and Mrs. Fairfield Carpenter,
the Misses Stebbins of New York, Mrs. Ffoulke,
Mrs. Holgate, Mrs. Robert Fitch Shepard, Miss
Harriet Hallowell, Mr.. and Mrs. Babbitt, Mr..
and Mrs. John p. Miller, Mrs. and Mrs. Jules
Guthridge. Senator Hale, Miss Tisdell. Mr..
John Shriver, Mr.. Louis Garthe, Mr.. o. l..
Pruden, Gen. Fullerton, Mr.. and Mrs Halford,
Col. and Mrs Cotton. Miss Clark. Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Hatton, Mr.. and Mrs. Armat Stoddard
aud Mrs. A. S. Hartman.
Private Secretary Halford escorted Mrs.
Mckee to the blue room at the beginning OF
the reception and he assisted there, to the
pleasure of all.
The arrangements Of the cloak rooms were
especially good, and. as far as the limited ac-
commodations would permit every one was
served quickly. The newspaper fraternity are
under special obligations. since their comfort
was made particular study. They had the
clerks rooms in the east wing to lay aside their
wraps.
few minutes before II the President and
Mrs. Harrison went upstairs with the receiving
party, whom they afterward entertained at
supper. The throng still filed all the rooms,
and no idea of the lateness of the hour seemed
to be felt until Capt. Densmore turned out the
lights in the parlors and the band PLAYED
Cruan IA Ii,
night when the last carriage left the door, and
one of the most brilliant receptions ever held
in the White House was over.
Mr.. Alexandra Greger and Mr.. P. Botkine
were the hosts last night at the Russian lega-
ton of another of the elegant private balls
which have SO far made this winter an ex-
ceptional one The ball was in celebration of
jolhty in Russian households and usually
marked in the cars palace by the
most gorgeous fete of the year. The
two hosts last night know well how to
entertain in the same princely manner. If the
legation had been as big as their hospitable
spirit it would have been possible for them to
have invited all the people who would liked to
have come. Nearly 800 of their intimate
friends did come, and were received in the
scarlet drawing room by Lady Pauncefote,
who was handsomely gowned in Nile green
brocade. and Madame Bonaparte, who wore
ried an immense bouquet.
Most of the company assembled by II 80,
when the cotillion commenced. Mr.. Greger
led with Miss Bonaparte and Mr. Botkine with
Miss Morris Of Baltimore. One of the decora-
tions OF the ball room was an immense Japan
csc fan, upon which the flower favors were ar
ranged. Other favors were pieces of lacquer
and carving, made by Russian peasants and
brough over by Mr.. Botkine.
The figures were full of surprises and nearly
u. -
burg. In one the men put on a drosky harness.
the high-arched collar made of flowers. and
the girls drove them around holding the rib
bon reins. In another great screens of
tissue paper we're held. The men jumped
through and danced with whatever girl
they found nearest to them on the other side.
When it came the girls turn to repeat this feat
Mrs. Don Cameron, who was in the lead.
danced around and not through it. In still
another figure Russian snow storm was simu-
lated by number OF young ladies breaking
over their partners heads simultaneous bag of
cut paper. which completely showed under these
gentlemen. In one figure MIR. Greger, Mr..
Botkine and Baron Beck-Friis displayed ar
tististic ingenuity in a number of cards,
with caricatures OF well known literary crea-
tions. Thus the man who found Desdemona
on his card Immediately set out to find
tho girl who had drawn Othello.
the event Of the evening". however,
was the dancing of the Russian
mazurka. The young ladies in it were Miss
Bonaparte. Miss Letter. Miss Cameron and Miss
Steith. Mr.. Botkine, dancing in the style of q
Russian peasant, was greatly applauded.
At 1880 a hot supper with every delicacy and
an abundance of wines, was served General
dancing was then resumed until a late hour.
Among those present were the Mexican minister
and Madame Romero, Mrs. John Davis gowned
in white satin and sable; Miss Bonaparte in
white striped gauze; Miss Pauncefote, bro
caded pink satin, Miss Carroll, white tulle;
Miss Caroline Gordon, blue tulle; Mrs
Frank Gordon, pink ottoman silk
and jet; Mrs. William Lay, white tulle; Mr..
and Mrs Preston Sands Miss Louise Mitchell,
Mr.. John Davis, Mr.. Won Mumm, Miss O'Don-
nell, Miss Accsta, Mrs. and Miss Wallach, Miss
Sheriff., superby gowned in white silk Senator
and Mrs. Eugene Hale, Secretary Tracy Mrs.
Rhinelander Jones, Miss Blaine. Mr.. and Mrs.
Barney, Miss Gwynn, Mrs. Slater, Mr.. and Mrs.
G. c. Glover, the Misses Horsey, Mr.. and the
Misses Del Monte, Mr.. Fred Poor. MIR. and Mrs.
Henry May, III. George HELEN, Prince Itur-
bide, Baron Beck-Friis, NJ. LIE CHAT and Mr.
Jesse Brown.
Mrs. Senator Gordon and Miss Gordon, who
are at the Shoreham, will not receive again on
Thursdays until February.
Mrs. Hammond has cards out for "The
dansante'' on Friday January %, to 2, at
Belcourt, Columbia Heights.
Herr Xaver Scharwenka played yesterday
afternoon for the sisters and the pupils of Holy
Cross Academy on Massachusetts avenue. Mr.
Metzerott, Mr.. Gross and DR.. King accompanied
the artist, who played three times for his ap-