Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-11
6OCI Al MATTERS.
A Dinner ut the White House To Mr.. an,
Mrs. Palmer-Private Theatricala

President and Mrs. Harrison dined in state
last night, when Mr.. and Mrs. Potter Palmer
| were the special guests The president of the
woman's board of the worlds fair ga. at the
right OF Mr. Harrison at the table and Mrs.
Davis wife of the senator from sIinnesota sat
| at his left hand. The state dining room was
| all decked in green and white in the elaborate
| fashion customary at state banouets The
| mantels were banked with white tuiips the
mirrors nall draped with curtains of s,nilax.
| and garands of the same shiny vine were
looped from the chandeliers. Tho tahle bad as
| a centerplece round cushion Of fern studded
| thickly with annunciation lilies At the ends
| there were oval plats of pinkish white Tulips.
The tapers burned under white shades. Three
| long-stemmed Marechal Mel buds were at each
| OF the ladies' places and a single bud made the
| boutonniere for the men. The game bag that the
President filled on his Ragged Islan6 trim was
not exhausted until last night His dinner
company OF iorty-four enjoyed the canvas
and naturally. they tasted all the better bv this
| association. In TACT it was n game dinner and
| it ell led up to this dish not to be resisted.
There was green turtle soup, Potomac roe shad
dishes before the canvas backs came ON. The
| sweets where in white and green to match the
| table color and the ice cream, roses with nat
urat foliage, looked as attractive as the real
| roses the ladies were wearing
| The guests present were DIR. Won HolIeben
| the new minister from Germany to the United
| States: Mr.. and Mrs. Potter Palmer of Chicago
| Senator Mitchell Of Oregon, Senator and Mrs
| Davis of Minnesota, Senator and Mrs Carev of
| Wyoming, Representative and Mrs Henderson
OF Iowa, Representative and Mrs. Wadsworth
| OF New York, Representative Grain of Texas.
\ Representative and Mrs. Caruth of Kentucky
Representative and Mrs. Huff of Pennsylvania
Gen. and Mrs. Shields, Col Guy v. Henry. ~
S. A: MIR. and Mrs. r. c. Kerens of St. Louis.
| Miss Dodge. Miss Blaine, Mr. Frank Thomson
| n PnliaItIlilln
| mick, Mrs Russell Harrison, Gen. and Mira. n
V. BoyntOn Mr.. and Mrs. Ely OF Altoona Pa
Mr.. Grtfths and Mr. Potts of Indianapolis
The Marine Band played in the vestibule dur
| ing the dinner.
Mrs. Harrison resumed her customary hour
| at home yesterday afternoon, when a number
| of her friends called and made the occasion
| an enjoyable one all around Mrs Harrison
| and Mrs. Dimimck received in the blue room.
| and before the close of the hour Mrs. Mckee
and Mrs Russell Harrison joined the gather
ing. In the red room Miss Breckenridge poured
TEA anu Always haa a group about her. An
! unexpected treat was the singing of Mi :, AL
| berta Howell, whose fine voice was muc,. en-
Joyed She accompanied herself OH the grand
piano In the green room. Mrs. Hailet Kill
bourn presented Hiss Howell to Mrs. Harrison.
Callers kept arriving until close to 6. at which
hour the ladies went up stairs
If all amateur theatricals were like those
given yesterday afternoon at the National The
alter, when a large and fashionable audience
witnessed the rendition of ''Old Love Letters"
and "A Box of Monkeys" professional delinea-
tors OF iife's many phases might 60 begging for
chance to AIR their superior knowledge.
Pretty much everybody expected a clever en-
tertainment, but few were prepared for the
really finished and artistic performance that
was given. There were heaps and heaps of
roses showered on the three ladies in the cast.
and proDabi! were never before so really well de-
"a nd lyr hoo
Letters Mr.. Webb, as. Hon. Ed,rard Vay.bur
ton, diplomat; MISS Riddle, as Mrs Florence
B"0acnLee, an accomplished widow and Mr..
Brown, as Henry, the butler, rendered the
sparkling little comedy in splendid style. In
the farce, "A Box of Monkeys" MIR. Webb an
peared as Ed,cdrd Raiston, promising yonnp
American half owner OF the Sierra gold mine.
and Miss Riddle as Sierra Benqdline a prairie
rose. Mr.. Barry Buckley as Chaunceu DALE
hoTpe. the second and excessively bashful son
OF LORD Doncaster, was exceedingly funny.
Miss Painter as Mrs. UhiegO Jones an admjrer of
high rank. and Miss Harter as Ladu Gutnecire.
an English primrose, did their parts to per-
lection. Ii there was one scene better than
another the hOnors were carried off when Ed
ward Ralston gave lessons in wooing and other
drawing room diversions to ChGmacey OqLe-
thorpe, or when the former in showing Mss
Sierra the correct way to enter . parlor gave
some undeniable limitations of few of the
oest known men in society. Miss Riddle break
down as an ILLUSTRATION of good form in a
debutante was a real gem. The keen anguish
that "A bashful ma nsuffers found an exquisite
portrayal In Mr.. Bulkley's efforts in making
Chduncey OJtehorpe at ease in the presence
OF woman. Altogether the performance was
thorough success and everybody would be
glad to have it repeated. In the boxes were
Miss Voorhees, whose guests were Mrs. Mckee,
Mrs Russell Harrison. Countess Esterhazy and
MIR. Acklan. Secretary and Mrs. Elkins chill
dren filled their box. Mrs. Frank Nc
CURE had a box full of little friends.
Mrs. Phillips had Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Slater
and Mrs. YarrOw, Mrs. George Boomer had
the Misses Maury, Mrs Maury and Mrs. George
Beale with her and Mrs. Oyster had Mrs Davis
and Miss Porter in her box. Mr.. Carroll Mer-
Ger, Mr.. Gaillard Hunt and Lieut. Mulligan
were ushers and the audience seemed to num-
Der ali the prominent people in society ranks.
Between the plays DIR. Compton sang Before
the Dawn and was so Loudly applauded that
he sang again.
Mrs. Gardiner Hubbard, Mrs. Gen. Browne,
Mrs. Adee, Miss Aileen Bell, Mrs. Pitt Cooke
and Mrs. Cragin are the patronesses OF the con-
cert tomorrow afternoon at $3.50 at the Shore
ham, to be given for the benefit of free
kindergarten in Georgetown. Miss Leonora
Won Stosch, Miss Amy Hare and several we'll
known amateurs will take part.
Mrs. Morton has organized a course of six
lectures on American constitutional history by
Miss Jane Mead WEIGH OF Buffalo n Y The
hrst OF the course, The Making OF the Con-
stitutiOn," was given at Mrs. Morton's OH Tues
day. The next was at Mrs. Senator Hale's to-
day, the subject bsng Alexander Hamilton"
The third Will be given next Tuesday at Mrs
Henderson on Thomas Jefferson;' on Fri
day. March IS. at Mrs. Wailachs on 1.-The War
of 1872; on Tuesday. March ~, at Mrs. Nor
tons on John Quincy Adams and Andrew
Jackson" aud on Friday, March o. at Mrs.
wanamaker on The Capture of Common
wealth."
Miss Flora Retler of Beloit. Wis. is visiting
with Mrs. Newburgh, $40 street, LIE Droit
Park.
The Thursday Evening Euchre Club met at
the residence of Miss Langley 629 G street
southwest, last evening The prizes were APP
proprlately selected and very handsome. They
were closely contested for. Alter supper was
served the young hostess introduced some novel
features, which were much enjoyed. Dancing
CO Guided the evenings pleasure. Among
those present were the Misses McNantz,
Stockett. Limbach. Simpson, Beers Douglas,
Kelly, Hazen, Brown, the Misses Draney,
Messrs. Stockett, Brooks, Simpson. Osborne,
Thurman. Harper. DR.. McComas. Smith. God
win. bowling. DR. Smith, Wright, Brown,
Eastman and Arthur.
The regular Saturday evening reunions of
the National Rifles, which were postponed dur
ing the past two weeks, will be resumed tomor-
row.
Miss Cassie Adams gave u very pleasant birth
day party last night at her residence GIG C
street northeast, to q few friends. There was
a sewing match between the gentlemen for a