New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-17
WASHINGTON SOCIETY.
HE BALL AT THE CHINESE LEGA1IoN.

THE PRESIDENTS RECEPTION TO THE Dlfio
MATIc CORPS OTHER ENTERTAINMENTS
Wa,h!ngtcn Jan lG-rhe mot leautii'' dinner
party Of the week sivcn by the NcePresiueh' ''
Mrs Norton Monday evening The dinner was :"
honor OF the President and Mrs HARRISON "nu '''o
marty aftcrwar was to a large company asked 10 meet
them a. half-past nine o'clock The dinner guests
ucrc the Secretary of state the Secretary Of War ana
Mr.. E,kIns the Secretary If the Navy. the Attorney
General and Mrs. Miller, the fOstmaS'er"ce'ii '''''
Mrs Wannmakcr, the secretary 0t the iherio' uiu -
Noble the Secretary OF Agriculture ana Mrs' huS"
General and Mr., Schoicld Senator Harris, senator anu
Mrs MnnIer,On OK speaker Reed, MIS- Phlhp sher"a"
Mrs Ehire'ander Jones, Of New-lork; Mrs slater
and yrs rI,rtncncc the former Mrs Moron's mother
ard tho latter the Vice Presidents sister. American
peouv roses were The table flowers. and the bouquets
were Caffeine Nicrmet roses, tied with pink Sa,h
ybbons The table was the more beautiful for lis
simple elegance 1870,
the eyaui,ite green Hight Of the opal The pcriccuy
pIan train fell back from the plain 'front.' that was
hordersd nm the sides and crOsswlsc panels with
hand yrrourht vloets and their natural leaves Inc
low bodice was similarly embroidered, ana nun
shonlder knots Of punches OF voletS Her Jews
were a necklace OF opals and diamonds. Inc prcSi
DENTS wife wore handsome gown OF pale blue sa'''
brocad.d in gold color, and diamonds IN necAiace
and OF nanents In her hair.
Not n few guests came late, after the concert given
hv wa,ter Damrosch and Mr.. Damrosch himself ana
Mis- Blaine wero among tho number. Tile wee
Presidents company Included the Diplomatic Corps
Ccut and senate people. md friends In private lIe'
MANY diplomats put on ifwellcd orders WIN evening
dress The President and Vlco-Plcsdent had great
dcal of handshakng on their account with guests
who oftcr greeting Mrs. Morton and Mrs HARRISON
mid ,be,r respects to the host and the President
Tho official crusho at tho White House on Tues
dav evening was a great compliment TO the PRESIDENT
though perhaps not great pleasure 10 those WHO
made the crush The first reception always gwen u
the Diplomatic Corps Is regarded by many people aS
the most brilliant OF the unee o"'i"' f""'' 49,
by the President.
Many OF the White House guests went over 10 tie
pusan Legation at IL O'Clock u dance in the kusSiah
Ncw-Year The hosts were Alexander "reeeF" u.
Charge d'AGaires. and Mr.. Botkihe' 'hc oe0,0l'y ~
1cyation The British Minister'S wife ana 'oohei
Jerome Bonapartes wife received for the young o'i
or. VIII, IN the absence OF the Russian Minister nic
,a,u an ,n.v can 70 invest the Legation with life
md soclol rayety The cotOn began at II ocloch,
and WINS led by ~ Grcger and Miss Bohnpaf'e' anu
Mr. Dotklue and Miss Morris, Of BauHi)e'
The Minister from sweden and Norway gave Il un-
$3.50, ,,.o,,ro Tho que is were the spanish,
belgian swiss md Nethcrand Ministers ana ou,e,
On Thursday evening secretary Tracy anu MIS- W., wa
,,erding gave n dinner. The guests were hc NA.o
Italian Charge d'AGares tho Presidents dansh'''
AIR. phnelnnder Jones, Mrs Frank RIGGS, h''
Gwynn and Frank Tracy A.,
Wednesday evening was pretty wen Hi'cu y, ~
large ball given by Ex-Governor ana MIS- C"'ro'' w
their daughter Miss Helen Carroll; the reception s"c
by tire brazilian Minister ard Madame Mehaoho"' A''
receptions given by Mr.. and Mr. j. farnon O''P
ter AMI Mr. and Mrs.. =. r. EmmChs'
re lnI u Tie Chinese Legation was the a'ua''.o'
NJ Thursday evening. There wa, great interest," III TINS
au bocanse it was the occasion of tho first appearance"
-, tho Ministers wife. Madame Isui had ohJ once
appeared IN public, and that Vas Two years aso W.
H. va, one Of bJX party given by the lh~rpfcf''
Mr. Pung Madame T-u proved eIual 10 ue - w.,
hx t,lrce hour, Of smiling and lowing. AZ 1i t"s
giin,omnc Corps were at the biu. except Tn" brl'h
Minister and bis fnmily and members Of tn4 lcst,r
49, lat. IN the d1y had seat regrets because 81 VIC
d.,th OF the Duke Of Clarence. NnlOnS utner ynr
v.rc secretary Elaiae secretary Mr.. ana MIS- hu,N
and Senator a4d Mr.. IrNr, >ecn"l liTH "o', Nj
AID Mr.. SchOHcld. secretary aid Nr' F'hInN' ''''
Grace Davis ard Mr. and Mr.. J. STANLEY hru"n IL,
Among the sjclal occurrences On fnn"y eVen,ils
was the reception given BY Mrs. lshnm f., ~
daughter OF Jeremiah Black. II was me nr'. ., ~,
series Of evening parties which hf'' 'o'"''' ~
cit va ~