Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-05
THEWORLD OF SOCIETY
Mrs. Harrison's Public Reception To-
morrow and Her Assistants,
IN Senatorial HOME
Hospitable Residences Thrown Open to Wis
itors-Mrs. Casey's Tea Yesteriay-Coming
Social Events-Peraonal Notes Of General
Interest.

Mrs. Harrison will be assisted at her public
reception tomorrow afternoon by Mrs. ]. C.
Breckinridge and Mrs. Cockrell. The following
ladies are invited to the blue room: Mrs. John
Payne, Mrs. John D. Langhorne, Mrs Estes
| Rathbone, Mrs. Cunningham. Mrs. Frank Gar
diner, Mrs. Anthony Pollok. Mrs. Richard Dean,
Mrs Richard Nixon, Mrs. Earl English. Miss
Mary sherman. Miss Dawes. Miss Walworth,
Miss Nichols. Miss Madge Fullerton, Miss Eliz-
| abeth Stillwell, Miss Worthington, the Misses
Tappan, Miss Warfield, Miss Hunter Miss
| jackson, the Misses Newberry, Miss Brewster
| and Miss Farquhar.
Today is pretty lively socially for stormy
day. Some of the tea givers are Mrs. and the
Misses Blackburn to Z. at the Ebbitt. Mrs. ]
W. Powell and Miss Powell, 80 NJ street; Mrs.
Alfred de Zerega, III Connecticut avenue; Mrs.
George w. Brown and Mrs C. T. Sampson and
Miss Maud Clisbee, 1743 Rhode Island avenue.
Tonight MIR. and Mrs. John Mclean will give
cotillion for Miss Bonaparte. and the ladies'
and officers at the navy yard will give q dance
in the sail loft.
Yesterday afternoon of all days was perfect
one for drive in the country and a partIcipa-
ton In festivity in a country house. Cliff
burne, Columbia road, the residence of Senator
and Mrs. Casey, did not seem far away, for one
met on the road so many familiar faces in the
carriages going and coming from Mrs. Casey 8
tea. Her home was made additionally attract
blooming plants and by portieres of smilax in
the doorways. 1t was a yellow tea since all
the pretty decorations of the table were in that
color, there being yellow Tulips as a CENTER
piece and the tapers burning under yellow
| shades Mrs. Casey's gown was of brown silk,
and had jacket of velvet trimmed in gilt with
friil of lace down the front. Mrs. Marvin C..
Stone and Mrs. Platt of Baltimore sisters Of
Mrs Casey. the first in white silk and sable and
the other in black silk and Jet. with Miss
Higgins, Miss Worthington, Mrs. Hansbrough,
were In the receiving party. The Misses
Newberry OF Chicago served the tea and punch
The Senator two sons whose homes are far
separated, one living in Baltimore and the other
In North Dakota, were also present. Among
the guests were Mrs. and Miss Foster, wife and
daughter Of Secretary Foster; Mrs. Wanna
maker, Mrs Radcliffe, Mrs. and Miss Rusk,
Mrs. and Miss Miller Senator and Mrs. Petit
grew, Senator and Mrs. Allen, Mrs. and Miss
Brewer Mrs Theodore Roosevelt, Senator and
Mrs. Mcmillan, Miss Mcmillan. Mr.. Hugh Nc
MILAN. Senator and Mrs. Squirs, Mr. and Mrs.
Seckendorf. Mrs. and the Misses Montgomery,
Senator, Mrs. and Miss McKenna. Miss Tarr.
Mrs. Jordan. Maj. and Mrs. Tucker, Mr. and
Mrs. Ye Cha Yum, Mr.. and Mrs. C. NJ. Pepper,
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur W. Dunn, Gen. and Mrs
Casey, Mr.. and Mrs Macdonald, Miss Mac
Donald, Gen. and Mrs. Veazey, Representative
and Mrs Caruth, Mrs. G. C. Bassett. Senator
Turpie, Mrs. and the Misses Beveridge, Mr.. and
Mrs. Horace Taylor and Senator and Mrs.
Gibson.
Mrs. Stanford held the first of three Thurs
day afternoons yesterday, and her commodious
mansion was thronged for several hours. The
hostess received in the first drawing room,
which, like all the rest of the rooms was gas
lighted, bringing out all the artistic treasures on
the walls the more effectively. There was a
throng Of callers from 4 to 5, but the rooms are
SO we'll arranged and the means of getting to
and from the dining room SO ample that it is
now practically impossible to crowd the house
In all directions at one time 1t was essenti-
ally California day, as all the ladies receiving
with Mrs. Stanford, save Miss TOwnshend,
came from her own state. Mrs. Stanford wore
black Chantilly lace gown over mauve satin
and had on superb brooch and ear drops of
brown diamonds. Mrs. Bowers, in a cafe au
lait silk. and Mrs. CaminetIa, in light green
MORE with white lace, both wives of
California members; Miss Bowers in ecru
bengaline, and her sister, in pink null, and
Miss Madeline Townshend, in rose pink silk and
white Chantilly lace. were in the receiving
party. All the visitors remained long time in
the new dining room, which one lady graph
lcaly described during the progress of the
luncheon there the other day as a Vatican pic
ture. The contrast between the dark. rich
tones in the other rooms and the rich dining
room was pleasing surprise to every one. The
table, which was laden, us is always the custom
OF the house upon such occasions, with home
made delicacies was an inviting sight. During
the entire afternoon the immense pound cakes
were renewed as often they disappeared.
Mrs. McKenna, wife Of Representative Nc
Kenna. daintily gOwned in heliotrope MORE,
presided at the coffee urn and Mrs Swift
widow of the late minister to China sat at the
other end and offered cups of tea. Senator
Stanford Joined the company during the last
hour. Mrs. McEwen of Baltimore sang many
times during the reception.
Mrs. German had pleasant gathering of her
friends about her yesterday also. it being the
Cfv1rn a<Sfh has
She was assisted by her daughters Miss Cor
man remaining in the drawing room and her
sisters doing the honors OF the dining room.
The tea table fairly glittered with fine silver
Miss Daisy German poured chocolate and Miss
Lily Compton served the tea Miss Bessie
German sat by the punch bowl, where her hos
FATALITIES were shared by Mrs. Smith and Miss
Owens of Ellicott City, who is now visiting Mrs.
German.
Mrs. Quay had an attractive group of young
ladies to assist her in her daughters and her
guest, Miss Armstrong. Mrs. Quay and her
daughters are looking forward with pleasure
to trip down to their Florida home in March,
Senator Quay intends to start there on Satur-
day accompanied by his son.
The gold and the tapestry parlors ct the
Arlington yesterday afternoon were filled with
the callers coming to sec Mrs. Carey and Mrs,
Warren. In the second parlor musicians
played and those who cared had the best of
W udHCe. carey wore q
becoming gown OF claret velvet and embroid-
cred faille and Mrs. Warren was in light gray
cloth with braided passementerie. Senator
Carey and Senator Warren joined the scene
during the last hour. Mrs. Benjamin Butter
worth, Mrs Eddy of Roanoke, Va, Mrs. Lacey,
Mrs. Croswen OF Michigan, Mrs Jules Guth-
ridge, Mrs. G. c. Bassett and Miss Townsend Of
Colorado were in the receiving party.
Mrs. Gordon, wife Of Senator Gordon, had
delightful reception in her parlors at the
Shoreham, being assisted by her daughter, Mrs.
Burton Smith OF Atlanta, who has just come up
for a visit to her parents. Miss Gordon sat at
the tea table in the second parlor, where her
valuable accomplishment of making excellent
tea was brought into continual play.
Miss Turpie, daughter of Senator Turpie, had
q pleasant reception yesterday. She was
assisted by Mrs. and Miss Morton of Baltimore
Mrs Baumgras and Miss Wright
Senator Stockbridge gave a geutlemen's din
ner on Wednesday night
Senator CullOm will give dinner tomorrow
night.
Miss Gale will give tea on Thursday, the
18th, tot.
Miss Lizzie Patterson gave luncheon yes
terday in honor Of Mrs. A. c. Patterson.
The table decorations aud flowers were green
and white.
The Friendly Sixteen Pleasure Clab gives q
reception and dance this evening at the Ma