Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-04

Baltimore are spending few days with Mrs. 8.
Breslau and would be pleased to see their
| friends.
Mrs. l. b. Jackson will not be homo tomor-
row, but will be at home the following Fridays
in February.
Miss Elizabeth Cooper Of Bennington. Vt,
who has been visiting DR.. and Mrs. NJ. d. Peck
| at the Woodrnont, has returned to her home.
! The elegant residence of COL and Mrs. A. T.
Britton on 18th street was thrown open last
night to hundreds of their friends. The recep-
ton hours were from to IL, and between
those hours the raIatial drawing rooms were
thronged with the best known and most promi-
nent residents OF Washington. The house is
unusually well adapted ,or entertaining, and
but for this fact there would have
| been crush, for the list of guests
was long one and the regrets were
comparatively few. The floral decorations were
very handsome. On the oaken mantels in the
balls there were vases Of lilies that contrasted
effectively with the profusion Of roses, which
filled every available place in the reception
| rooms. while smilax vas gracefully twined here
evening. A mammoth bowl Of punch in the
| hallway was Q popular adjunct to the
dining room. The immense dining room
and the breakfast room were thrown
| together, making refreshment room the
entire width Of the house. The table, which
was spread in the breakfast room, contained
everything in the way of substantals and deli
| cacies and. Notwithstanding the continuous de-
mands upon it. seemed as well supplied at the
close of the reception as when the doors were
first opened. The gathering was particularly
enjoyable. as so many Of the guests were well
acquainted. The hostess wore a becoming
toilet OF pink brocaded satin with gold passe-
menteries and diamond ornaments. Miss Brit
ton wore helictrope brocade. Mrs. Alex. I
Britton, jr, wore blue tulie with forget-mc-nots
garnlture. Mrs. Martin, mother of the hostess,
wore black satin and point lace; Mrs Lee, a
guest OF the family, wore pearl bengaline and
Lace Miss Nightingale was also Of the receiv-
ing party, The musicians were stationed on
the third floor balcony and the music was par
ticularly effective. Among the elegant
toilets worn were those Of Mrs, Cable,
white silk, trimmed with crystal passe menterie;
Mrs. N. l.. Jeffries, white silk and Vatican
bow; Mrs. ]. Fairfield Carpenter, white and
yellow chiffon; Mrs. Mather. gray brocade and
faille: Mrs J. G. Payne. heiotrope brocade;
Mrs: Iisdel, blue and black striped gauze;
dell. white satin. Mrs. Staples, black velvet
and point lace; Miss Kaufman. white
bengaline; Miss Chambers, pink bengaline;
Mrs. Chambers black velvet; Mrs. Carey. blue
and silver striped brocade; Mrs. Warren, black
velvet and lace Mrs. VIM b. Gurey, yellow
crepe; Mrs. Metzger. pink silk, with jacket Of
pink brocade; Mrs. Myron N. Parker, pink silk;
Mrs Lewis Davis, old rose brocade, Mrs. Ruth
erford, white silk and pearl passementeries;
Mrs. !: Mills Browne, white satin and pearls;
Mrs. Macarthur. black velvet and duchess lace;
Mrs. MacCartney, white silk; Mrs. James +. Bar
bour, silver bengaline and jetted passementeries;
Mrs. Holbrook, white bengaline; Mrs. John
Paul Jones' yellow silk with black velvet trim
mings; Mrs Cultivate, gray faille, greer vel
vel bows and white lace; Mrs. Reside, blue
| chiffon and brocade Mrs. Ratibone, black vel
vet ana feather trimming, Miss Gait, white silk;
Mrs. j. j. Edison, black velvet, Mrs. Bourke
Cochran, white silk; Mrs Lewis Clephane, black
| velvet; Mrs. 1hos. Wilson, old rose brocade
and point; Mrs. A. s. Wortnington, yellow silk;
Miss Worthington, white crepe; Mrs, Henry
Semken, black SAITH and jet trimming; Mrs.
Powell, blue satin and white lace: Mrs Beriah
Wilkins. white satin and lace; Mrs. W. ].
Hutchinson, blue and white brocade over
yellow silk petticoat; Miss Grace Hutchinson,
blue spangled tulle; Mrs NJ. G. Emery, black
satin; Miss Emery, blue tulle; Mrs. II. F.
Blount, black velvet and point lace; Miss
Blount, yellow silk and jetted lace; Mrs j. T.
Armes, white bengaline and point lace; Mrs.
K. W. Tyler, white silk; Mrs Teller, wine-col-
ored satin; Miss Teller, white China silk; Mrs
Robt. Shellabarger, white silk; Mrs. w. L.
Curtis, pink silk and lace; Miss Lacey, white
bengaline, and her guest, Miss Croswell, white
silk; Mrs. Spaulding, white silk; Mrs. Jules
Guthridge, rose crepe ana chiffon: Mrs. John
A. Logan, jr., blue tulle and satin bow knots
and Mas. tucker. black tulle and Jet
Among the others present were Gen. and
Mrs y. y. Spaulding, Gen. Jas. Wheeler, MIR.
Thomas Wilson, Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Woodbury.
MIR. Gardiner Hubbard, Mr.. and Mrs A. s.
Worthington and Miss Worthington, Mrs Tel
Ter and Miss Teller, AIr. and Mrs. C c.. Willard,
Maj. and Mrs. j. Powell, Mr.. and Mrs
Thomas Francis. Mr. Martin +. Morris and
the Misses Morris, Mrs, Cushman Davis and
Mrs. Moore, MIR. and Mrs. George H. Shields,
MIR. and Mrs. r. W. Tyler, Mr.. and Mrs
Rudolph Kaufman, Miss Pierce MIR. Fair
field Carpenter, Mrs. Robert Shellabarger,
A.
and Mrs. NJ W. BeveridGe and the Misses Eey-
eridge. Senator and Mrs. Carey. Mrs. Howard
Ganson White, Mr.. and Mrs. L. S. Lacey and
Mrs: Croswell, Judge Strong, Mr.. and Mrs.
Mckenna, Mr.. NJ. N. Parker, Col and Mrs. II.
s. Swords, Mr.. Henry semken, Mr.. and Mrs.
Hutchinson and Miss Hutchinson Senator
Sawyer, MIR. and Mrs. J. H. McKenney. Col
and Mrs. rutherford, Col and Mrs James g.
Payne, Dr. and Mrs. Noble, Mr.. b. +. Leighton,
Senator and Mrs. b. W. Perkins, Col Chas
p. Lincoln, Mr.. and Mrs. Noble d. Larner,
DIR. L. s. Hamlin, MIR. and Mrs. Z. KurtZ John
son, Mr. W. NJ. Gait and Mrs. w. A. Gait, Mr.
j. W. Thompson and Miss Goldie, Senator and
Mrs. Warren. Dr. Craighead and Miss Craig
head. Mr.. A. {. Harmer, Mr. Jules Guthridge.
Mr.. and Mrs Fleming, MIR. and Mrs. Weston
Flint Mr.. and Mrs. NJ G. Emery and Miss
Emery, Senator and Mrs. Ransbrough the
| Misses German. Mr.. and Mrs. W. W. BurdeIte
and Miss Burdette, Col. and Mrs. H. +. Blount
and Miss BlOunt, kepresen tative and Mrs. Bourke
Cochran, Mr.. Reside. MIR. Lewis CIephane,
Mr.. and Mrs. W. f. Clark, Mr.. and Mrs L. E.
Payson, Mr.. and Mrs. b. I. Cable and Mrs.
Preston, Mr.. and Mrs. II. A. Wells MIR. Chas
J. Bell, Gen. and Mrs. Brown, MIR. and Mrs +.
L. Campbell, Mrs. J. Taylor Arms, Mr.. and
Mrs Geo. E. Emmons, Gen. A. w. Greedy,
Mr.. and Mrs. Beriah Wilkins, Mr.. and Mrs. L.
J. Davis, DIR. j. NJ. Rankin and Miss
Rankin, Mr.. s. s. Henke, Mrs. G. S. Noyes,
Mr.. and Mrs Theo. w. Noyes, DR.. J. Nj. Toner,
MIR. J. d. McChesney and Miss McChesney,
Mr.. II. Ross Perry, Dir. and Mrs J. Z. Padgott,
Col. and Mrs. Staples DIR. and Mrs. Bartlett,
Mr.. and Mrs Shir- Cliffe, Mr.. and Mrs. j. d.
Smith, the Misses Fowler. Mr.. and Mrs. A. b.
| Browne. Mr.. s. Fl. Kaufman, Mrs. j. +.
Granger of New York, MIR. and Mrs.
W. &. Duvall, Mr.. and Mrs F. s. Presbrey and
Miss johnson, Mr.. and Mrs. swope ana the
| Misses Swopc. Mr.. and Mrs. W. L. Gurley. MIR.
| and Mrs. W. Herbert Smith, Mr.. G. Is. Eeall
and Miss Beall, Mrs. W. W. Dudley and Mrs. C.
A. Reed
The Pinta Club will meet at the Elsmere to-
morrow evening, Senator Palmer in the chair.
The evening will be occupied with experiments
i'll hypnotism by Mr.. w. A. Croffut and music
by the Either Club.
On Tuesday evening there was an enjoyable
surprise birthday party given to Miss Mamie and
MIR. Henry Aschenbach ut their residence, 922
I'd street northeast Music and dancing were
enjoyed until midnight. when bountitul col
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