Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-04-22
SOCIAL MATTERS.
Senator and Mrs Brice's Entertainments
Personal Notes of Interest.

senator ana WIS. Brlce's entertainment
Personal Notes of Interest
Senator and Mrs. Brice's entertainment last
night at the Arlington was Of prIncely char
acter. The immense suite of rooms was made
more beautiful by the lavish use Of hundreds
of fine roses. apple blossoms. boughs and all
the spring flowers. The host aud hostess and
their daughter received in the second parior,
and from till 10 the guests came in n con-
slant stream shortly before 10 all the COM
pany had taken seats III the large ball room Tor
the musicale and for the next hour and
half every listened with delight to
tke singers Madame Scalchi. Miss Margaret
Reid and Mr. Edward Lloyd were the artists,
and each contributed three numbers to the
program and almost as many encores to each.
The hand clapping for each was vigorous and
effective especially for Miss Reid.
At midnight supper was served and follow
ing By an avenue of palms from the ball
room TO the banquet hall the guests
promenaded TO this feast Secretary Blaine
escorted Mrs. Brice. Senator Brice following
with Mrs. Mckee The orchestra played while
the meal progressed. hidden away behind a
tall hedge OF palms and rubber plants. Each
OF the fiftv tables had covers laid for eight and
in the center was a gorgeous bouquet OF Amerl-
can beauty roses. The ladies we're asked to
take the roses, so that every one went home
with a handful of these superb specimens.
Coming back to the ball room the guests with
mind for dancing found the floor cleared and
such delicious music that 1t was no: long be-
Brice's gown was OF gold brocsded satin; Miss
Brice wore deep pink satin and tulle and
carried a bunch of American beauty roses,
which just matched her dress in shade.
Among those present we're Mrs. Mckee. Mrs.
DimInick. Lieut. and Mrs. Parker, Secretary
and Miss Blaine. Miss Foster, Secretary and
Mrs. Elkins. Miss ElkIns, Miss Grace Davis.
Secretary and Mrs. Noble, Mrs. and Miss Wan
amaker, Mrs Wilson, Attorney General and
Mrs Miller. Secretary and Mrs. Rusk and
daughter. Justice and Mrs. Brown. Justice and
Mrs. Gray. Justice and the Misses Strong. SEN
ator and Mrs. COckrell. Mrs. Cameron. Miss
Cameron, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Gordon. Senator
and Miss Voorhees, Senator and Mrs. Wolcott
Senator and Mrs. Dolph. Senator and
Mrs. Carey. Senator Warren, Sir Julian
and Mrs. Pauncefote, the Misses Pauncefote,
Mrs T. Il. NJ. Mason. Miss Sheriff.. Mrs and
the Misses Del Monte, Representative and Mrs.
Cultivate. Mrs. Harter, Mr.. and Mrs. Ra;h-
bone, Mr.. and Mrs. Vim. Lay. Mrs. Bugher
Mr.. and Mrs. Hinckley. Representative Bemp-
hill. Gen. and Mrs. Berdan, Mr.. Alan John
stone. Mrs. J.W. Foster, MIR. Lansing Mavroyeni
Bey, Baron Beek-Friis, MIR. BotkIne. Mr.. and
Miss Warder, Mr.. Boeufve, the Misses Mullan.
Gen. and Mrs. BrecKinridge. Miss Letter. Gen.
and Mrs SchOfiOld Mr.. and Mrs. W. L. Curtis
Mrs. and Miss Bonaparte. DIR. Morales, Mr.. Pa
tenotre. Mr.. Montgomery Blair, Capt Cowles, Mr..
Horace Washington. Mr. Ward 1hOrOn, Mr.. De
Lamar. DIR. Won Helleben, Mr.. and Mrs. Bcrlah
Wilkins, Col. and Mrs. Winthrop. Mr. Jesup
Blair, Mrs. Robert Shellabarger. Mrs. Hervey
Young, Senator and Miss Sherman. Senator
and Mrs. Call. Senator Gibson. Mrs Harriet
Taylor Upton. Miss Upton. DIR. and Mrs. Bart
lett Dr.. aud Mrs. Chatard. Mrs. and the Misses
Waliach, Mrs and Miss Belknap, the Misses
Patten, Marquis ImperIaili, Mr.. and
Mr. Ms. Henry May, Miss Edith James,
tor Henderson, Mr.. Henry Watterson. Mrs
j. Thomson Swami, Mr.. Chiffon. Senator and
Mrs. Walthall. Mss NalthalI. Representative
and Mrs HIT. Mrs Stanley Matthews. Miss
Mitchell. Senator Sawyer, Mrs. Howard Gan
son White, Mr. and Mrs. Archibald Hopkins, |
Senator and Mrs. Hiscock. Senator and Mrs
Casey. Mrs. and Miss COndit Smith. Col Ernst |
Lieut. Aulligan. Hon Daniel Dougherty, Mr. |
and Mrs A. c. Barney. Senator and Mrs. Gray, |
Senator and Mrs. Blackburn. Miss Blackburn
SenatOr and Mrs CuliOm. Mr. anu Mrs Samuel |
Slater, Representative and Mrs. Bourke Cock |
ran, Mr.. and Mrs. Z. c. Halliday, Mrs j. B. |
Henderson and j. b. Henderson, jr.
Miss Siekels gave talk yesterday morning |
before a large audience of ladies at Mrs. Wanna
makers on the Indian congress for the worlds |
fair and the story Of the ghost dance song
written by Sioux. She was followed by Mr.. |
Adams OF Wisconsin, the last of the Nohicans |
MIR. StanhOpe. Puyalup Indian OF Washington |
state, and Mr.. BoudiHOt. a Cherokee, who |
made interesting addresses. Mr. Burlington
another Cherokee. was present also. Among
those present were Mrs. Dawes, Mrs. Sherman
MIS-. Villas. Mrs. Gray. Ars. Frank Gordon Mrs |
Blackburn, Mrs Vance, Mrs. J. Thomson |
Swami, Mrs. Walthall. Mrs. Miller. Mrs. Worth |
ingtOn, Mrs. Rochester Mrs Berdan Mrs
Dixon. Mrs. Teller. Mrs. Ou;hwaite Mrs Hem
derson, Mrs. Niles. Mrs. W. Thompson Harris, |
Mrs Rs-thbone. Mrs. Crosby. Mrs. Pollok Mrs. |
Sheriff. Mrs. Call. Mrs. Mcmillan. Miss Henry |
Mrs Lancaster, Mrs. Horatio King and Mrs.
W. Z. Curtis.
Mrs. Dolph gave luncheon today in honor |
o. Mrs Elkins. The other guests we're Mrs.
Mckee. Mrs. Brice. Mrs. Henderson Mrs Kelly |
Mrs. Hopkins. Mrs. Cockre!l, Mrs. Langhorne.
Mrs. Mercer, Mrs. Wilcox. Mrs. Audenreid.
Mrs A ~ Wilson. Mrs Noble, Mrs. Sweat Mrs. |
Moore. Mrs. Taylor, Mrs. Batcheiler, Mrs Outh-
waite Mrs. Arms and Mrs. Grover
On Monday evening the parlors of Mrs.
Louise Longstreet Lee were filled with guests.
the occasion being the Easter soiree OF the Re- |
cherche Circle Among those present were
Mesdames Lee. Lansraye and Browne Misses
Lee Purcell, Bard, Lusk. Augur of Baltimore,
Risheill Of Alexandria. Browne PheIps AbelI
Harper, Morgan. Paxton. Buchanan Gordon
TIE Misses Balm and the Misses Hinkel and
Messrs- Bowling, Sutlif, Stewart William g.
Il Lee Taylor. Becker. T. Grogan. Howard
Lee. kemptOn, Quinn. Alonzo Grogap Stan
lev Omsted. Robert Z. Lee Doran' Deubnm
HartsheId and Dr. Charles Milton Buchanan.
The Ladies Banjo Quintette is an orcaniza-
tion which has recently been formed by WELL
known ladies'. who have given special study to |
the banjo. Ihe president of the club is Mrs
george H. Gorhdm. who has devoted much
ART The other ladies are also tine PLAYERS
There are seven honorary members which |
sSeIls the membership to twelve II has been
decided 10 meet alternately at the residence of
members for the pleasure @: those beIouginr
TO the quintette.
a masquerade surprise party was given to
Miss Alice Hill Of Mount Pleasant by Miss
Josie keiher Monday evening. The char
aeters assumed by the young girls and bows
Were: Misses Mamie Wright. Flower Girl"
Lizzie CroweH, dancing Girl Laura S2aids.
Austrian GIRL; Ruth Herriott JAPANESE"
Pearl Goodman. ''shePherdess; Josie keIihe1
Night Cora Bright. odd Fashioned Girl"
Mia Chlttenden, "Bo-feep;' Bessie Moore,
u a;Ty' Nellie SOmervllle. Martha
y, ashinStoa:" Bessie Emery, Evening
staT; Gretta Parks. '-Grecian Lady.@
Marie Dillon, "Gypsy Fortune Teller" Grace
Mantz, JAPANESE" Sophia Kellogg. ..Scho,l
or; Lacy Rogers, society Glri:'' Minnie
Wall, Japanese; Beth Saxton. sea Nvmph."
Messrs- George Small. u ncle;" Reggie Walker.
Ghost, Arthur Spear. Red Riding Hood
Charlie Wright. Irish Woman" Willie Suvder
"Colored Woman" Wade jolly, s.Maroui, De |
Ia taye,te; Willie Matthews. Sailor Bow"
Ned spear, ''Ionk;' Harry Twom6ly.
Base Bail Player Hubert Young
'Zocaye' Oliver Saers, Pink Doniino:" PauiI
slenan, "Darkey;" Edward HEREFORD ghost.
Ray EoSerS. Turk Milton Mantx. Baker
Ntan;' Willie Quinter, Clown" CYRUS Mantz.
French Peasant Girl" and Alvin Oninter
Indian Girl. The games were scicc,.1 b., |