Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-15
WORLD OF SOCIETY
The Elegant Ball at the Chinese Le-
cation Last Night.
ORIENTAL HOSPITALITY.
Distinguished Guests Who Were Present
Other Entertainments Interesting to FASH
ionable People-Teas and Receptions-Per-
sonal Notes of Interest.


The Chinese ball is at last a thing of the past.
Nothing of its kind for several winters has been
| 30 keenly anticipated and perhaps none Of the
| balls taking place heretofore at Stewart Castle
| have left behind them such generally satisfac-
| tory impressions The throng of guests was
large. but not too large for this house, where
the accommodations are ample and the means
| of access to each part sufficient to give every
body elbow room. During the first hour last
night the dancers in the ball room had the
shining surface of their territory intruded
upon by those who came to watch the whirling
figures there, but that only lasted for awhile.
The house was handsomely decorated accord
ing to the Chinese idea There were palms
and plants advantageously arranged in each
recess and corner. Fine roses aad other flow
ers filed dozens of vases here and there, but
they were arranged in the fiat pyramid style
of the artificial Chinese bouquet. In the ball
room the stage was perfect garden, in the
middle of which the musicians were seated and
disconrsed such music as would make the most
digaitied mandarin waltz There were divans
and seats all around the walls
In the hall, which was important part of
the resources of the first floor, there was a
row of punch bowls containing variety of re-
freshing mixtures. These punches had the
three marks of a successful combination, being
generally commended as cold, sweet and unde-
niably strong.
Baby Tsui was unrivaled as the belle of the
ball She did not mingle with the dancers, but
held court of her own in her nurses arms in
the hall upstairs There was table and two
scarlet draped chairs near the room which the
gentlemen used as cloak room. This was
baby's audience chamber. 1t is needless to say
that every guest went over and had something
to say to the baby. There is no doub t but that
she understood all the admiration sh0wered on
her, and her good humor and playfulness, until
tired out, sent everybody down stairs smiling
Miss Tsul had on quantities of fine apparel
She was wrapped and rewrapped in folds of silk
OF bright hues and soft textures. There were
no feet visible nor any means to get to them
save to those who had the key of the problem
in silks around them. But the cunning little
hands could be fOndled and admired. Her
collar and bonnet were wonderful pieces of en-
broidery and gilt Except at intervals when
her nurse vanished upstairs with her charge
baby black eyes were as bright at the end as
at the beginning of the evening.
Minister and Madame Tsui received in the
front drawing room. Mr.. Ho, elegantly arrayed
In blue satin and white brocade, had the agree
able duty of presenting each arrival to his
chief and his wife. This was a striking couple
Mr.. Isui wore rather a somber garb. That
chosen by his wife scarcely reached the ex-
pectatiOns of the ladies either. The under
garment had quantities Of fine embroideries
on it and the upper was partly blue and the
rest OF plum satin. Her hair was partly en-
cased in head dress of gold bands, pearls and
jade beads. Her earrings were composed Of
the same ornaments. She stood up, shook
hands and smiled at every arrival Madame
Tsui has one word in her English vocabulary
that she speaks with evident pleasure and that
Is baby, when she pointed over to the youngest
member Of the household
Mrs. Romero i'll a superb French gown Of
pink brocade and elaborate passementeries in
silver and pearls. and Mrs. John w. Foster in
Paris dress of silver brocade elegantly trimmed
in pearls, and both ladies wearing fine Jewels,
we're in the receiving line. Next them stood
Mrs. Ye, the wife Of the Korean charge
d affaires who wore a native dress of two light
brocaded silks. The last lady in line was Mrs.
Wang, the wife of Secretary Wang, who wore
robe of dark silks and jade head dress The
men of the legation made a group Of gor-
geously dressed individuals near by. Secre-
tary and Miss Blaine arrived shortly after 10.
Miss Blaine was the nrst lady dancing and
opened the ball.
At supper time. II o'clock, Secretary Blaine
took in Mrs. Tsui, the minister following with
Mrs Romero and the secretaries escorting the
other ladies Of the receiving party. When they
entered the dining room the doors were closed
after them Not long g. ai, ne n, however supper
Mr.. Sevellon Brown, Mr.. Frank Tracy and
Mr.. Ho were floor managers in the ball
room. Among the guests from New York
were Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Grant, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Gould, Col. Elliott Shepard and Count
MitkiewitZ. Otis present were Secretary
Tracy, Mrs. Rhinelander Jones, Mr.. and Mrs.
Russell Harrison, Lieut.. and Mrs Parker. Mrs.
Dimmick, Secretary and Mrs. Elkins, Senator
and Mrs. Mcmillan, Miss Mcmillan, Miss Edie,
Senator and Mrs. Dolph, Mrs John d. Green.
Senator and Mrs. Kenna, Miss Kenna, Senator
and Mrs. FRYE, Senator and Mrs Cockrell, Mr..
Boeufoe, Senator and Mrs. Chandler, Miss
Chandler, Senator and Mrs. Gibson. the Misses
German. Miss Newberry of Chicago, the Post
master General and Mrs. Wanamaker, Miss
Wanamaker. Miss Morgan, Secretary and Mrs.
p,,aE R,rzH
Senator and Mrs Davis. Secretary and Mrs.
Noble, the Misses Halsted, Miss Foster OF
Chicago Mrs. and Miss Batcheller. Miss Grace
Davis. Mr.. and Mrs. H. W. Spofford, Justice
and Mrs. Harlan, Miss Harlan. justice Batch
Condit Smith. Miss Whitney, Attorney General
and Mrs. Miller, Mrs. Elan, Miss Miller. the
Misses Knox, Justice and Mrs. Brown. the
Misses Kicks OF Cleveland. Justice and Mrs.
Brewer, Miss Fenlon, Senator and Miss Dawes,
Mr.. John Shower. Col. John W. Foster, Miss
Lansing, Miss Susie Nelson, Senator and Mrs.
Carlisle, Miss Matte Thompson. Miss Helm,
the Japanese minister and Nine. Tateno, Mrs.
Wolcott, Mrs. Metcalf of Buffalo, Mr.. Pate
notre Mavroyeni Bey Senator Cullom Mrs,
Ridgely and Mrs. Hardie, Representative and
Mrs. Dalzell, Miss Dalzell. Representative and
Mrs. Bynum, Miss Bynum, Gen. and Mrs. Scho-
field, Mrs Andrews. Mrs. Mackin of New York,
Mrs. Chas J. Linger. Mr.. and Mrs. Jules Guth-
ridge, MI anu MIS- Ieacny, MISS 1eacny, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Orth, Mr.. and Mrs. Ackabane, Miss
Porter OF New York, Lieut. Beatre. Mr.. and Mrs
Ross Thompson, Miss Ida Thompson, Senator
Hiscock, Senior and Nine. Mayorga, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Conser, Miss Brown, Marshal
Ransdell. Rep Cultivate, Mrs. J. G. Cilley,
MIR. Cilley. Dr. Chase, Mr.. Victor Kaufman,
Miss Pierce of Rochester, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Chester Babbitt, Miss Mira Moves, Mr.. Botkine,
Representative and Mrs. Hemphill. Mr.. Mario
Mendonca, the Misses Mendonca Commissioner
Douglass, Mr.. Seckendorf, Representative
Stump Gen. Nettleton, Miss Waite, Miss Edell
of England, Mrs. alter Radcliffe, Mr.. and Mrs.
Bigelow, Miss Bigelow, Representative and Mrs.
Springer. Representative and Mrs. ONeii, the
Misses ONeil. Senator Henderson. Mrs. Fries
Representative and Mrs. Dixon, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ffoulke Mr.. Mrs. and the Misses Montgomery
Justice and Mrs. Macarthur, Representative
and Mrs. McCreary, Mr.. and Mrs. Reside, Mr..
and Mrs. Batemsn, Senior Montt Mrs Brinton
Stone, Mr.. William Ackland, Mr. Ye and Min
lister Romeo.
All the diplomatic corps were present save
the English legation, from whom regrets were
received after the news arrived of the death of
the Duke Of Clarence.
Many of the older guests left at midnight or
a little later. and then the dancers had undis-
turbed possession of the ball room. The serv-
ing Of supper lasted an hour or more, and all
those who could not be seated around the
dining room remained in the hall. where they
could even more conveniently par take OF the sub
stantials and daintes provided SO abundantly.
Many did not wait for supper, being rather de-
TERED from doing DO by the amusement created
in the little disappointment suffered by those