New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-24
WASHINGTON SOCIETY.
The PRESIDENTS DINNER TO THE MEMBERS
OF TIE CABINET.
MR.. AND MRS. BLAINE GIVE DINNER IN
HONOR or THE Observation-Disclosures
AND MISUNDERSTANDING rARTIEs
AND THE WEATHER.

HONOR or THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
AND NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. PARTIES
AND TIE WEATHER.
Washington, Jan. IS (Special).-Sociol ryety this
week was not marked BY the MANY large balls and
receptions that were crowded into the evenings Of the
previou, week. TIE weather finally showed its in.
huencc Rain sleet and snow wer, danper Or
day visiting Official circles pretty vigorous in the
pursu, Of pleasure Visits may be pleasure in good
weather when there rot TOO many Of them. But
more frequently the official list makes them a burden.
| because they have 10 be done
The rapid pace mt which evening parties were going
threatened t. exhaust everybody long before the end
Of the season brought Lent rest and some perhaps
repentance. Therefore smaller parties. dinners and
ten- with uncheOns, have been the rule this week.
on Tuesday evening the President and Mrs. liar
r1s0n cave the first STATE dinner OF the season. Iona
established etiquette requires the President 10 give three
state dinners each The fiji st is in honor of the
Cabinet tile second /, in honor Of the Diplomatic Crps
and the Third /, In honor Of the supreme Court. The
dinners however. exclusively TO these officials,
ut may include such other guests the President
may ask, and many may be seated in the state
dining room. The Tuesday evening dinner was not
only the first Of the series. but the first dinner I'm the
state diningrOom since il done up last autumn
Formerly the plain. not to say shabby. dining rom
depended elaborate floral decorations to conceal
its defects. on this occasion there Just flowers
enough for good taste In decoration. leaving the room
free to show OFF it, c0lorng. The wall. curtain and
carpet are of soft shades OF old rose" and deep
cream color-alogethcr beautiful and harmonious.
There pots If tropical foliage in the corners OF
the room. and the mantcs covered with white
lyacinths and heliotrope. The table was laid lor
thirty seven and a lcautlful table. The flowers
were vioets, all volcts. with their leaves, In
low basins and high bowls, except the centre piece
Of maiden hair fern. and that bortered with
tberc
large bows of violet satin ribbon. having on one
side the picture OF the White House and on the
othc: the Of the guest and the date In tho
East Room. where the dinner company was recevcl'
there were clump, of brghthued foliage plants In the
corners and window inches and small trees OF azaleas
added their red and white blossoms. The manteS were
banked high with flowers, and the chandeliers were
hung with smiaX In the long corridor through which
the dinner company passed to the dining room thcre
were primrose, I'm proiusion and The Blue Room was
deckcd with primrosce and Ascension lilies. The Pes
dent took In the vice Presidents wife. VINO sat III 'e
first place Of honor. his right. the Nice-Preadeh'
escorted Mrs. Harrison and sat IN her right Inc
o,bcr CHESTS were the Secretary Of War and Mrs
Elkns the Secretary OF the Navy the Attorney Gen
er,l and Mr. Miller, the POstnastcrGencral ana MrS
Wanamaker. the secretary OF the Interior ana MIS-
Noble the secretary OF Agriculture ana MIS- h"'"
General and Mr> Schofcld senator ana MrS 'ui"'h
senator and Mr., Walthall senator and Mrs talIingcr
.,otor Gibson Of louisiana Representative and Mrs.
pcvhurn ReprcscntaVve Herbert Commodore ana Mr'
Ramsey MI, philip sheridan. GeorG" W. Chld>. ana
Mr. and Mrs George b. Robert. Of Philadelphia MI
and Mr.. Russell Harrison. and Mrs. DlfnhoN "
niece OF the Presidents vile
vr. u,anc who has been compelled 10 decline all
,v,t,,ious ON account Of lhealth. had sent regrets
Emf, M 10 the Of the dinner II was expected ''a
A. rlnlnc would Ice in tho company. TIE secretary
Illness that morning. though sudden wa OF 80 "'ns
a n,tur. that nt O'Clock he sent message 10 W.
White House that he would BE- nj ia" dinner p''
whom q blIndlng snowstorm set IN about the dinner
b,ur lie was persuaded not 10 20 oht anu "'c'o'o "
the last moment had ~ send his regrets n'''''N'
r,t,o Mace AT the table the left Of Mrs HARRISON
yyas occupied by the secretary oil war VINO WIS 'o
next ranking Cabinet officer present IL III INC "o
~ the secretary OF state. secretary f''hn' Wv -
ort Mace on the left Of Mrs. HARRISON the same run
.i,o,,o ,rould -eat Mrs. Ekins I'm the hivt pace
n the left Of the President. But stInnfc |" MY a'
~, NJ ,ha Attorney General sat on the Icit Oh '"o
President THIS has given the curious III SUM NAV
tiers much occasion for di>cuS~'"h- ,..
The gayc,t Of the day receptions was ~ "'o -.
,o.,,ion ON Tuesday where the charming ho9'es''
Madame Romero. received from j 70 T" "co'~
- nr FIR, Tuesday RECEPTION this season. ana !" '"'
,, ,,re were crowds Of visitors would 1''t eAWe'
the siz. Of the company. There Wa muS' ~ "
ballroom for young people 30 inclined " IAN ws'
the attractive assistants were N-S ,u
200 hutchinson Mi, Turnbull, Miss S"ule ana "i~9
Dalgien. ,A, ~, Mon
-. ,,ronv asked 10 meet Mlss Anna McPh'r-
,,n her niece and guest The table h""e9 WV
IN tbc companv were Mis- Davis. Mis- b""r~'' -
va,ltoc MIS- Waltha Miss Gordon MISS i"'''' w.
Amy Ms, Williams. Mis- Bachelor MISS "rS'o D'''
and Miss Markoc Alma. and er
Mr. and Mrs - +. Emm0ns gave dinncr' anu -
,,.r,or and Mrs Carroll gave a dinner party
nm "wednesday evening the secretary OF 0''o
md Mrs Hlalus gave dinner IN nom" Va
the PRESIDENT and Mrs. HARRISON l"o -
flowers were American Beauty roses INC $50
l.d Ia meet the President and MIS- h"'"
uerc The VicePrcsident and MIS- MWbn' 'he oc0'
of War and Mrs Eldns. tho Secretary "a VI" 80
Iueco and Mrs Gray senator and Mrs frye justice
blatchford Representative and Mrs Henry oaoo' Lso'
y and Nrs Io,n " Foster and Mrs. Hobson.
Mrs Iohn r. IIaes gave "A luncheon I'm honor OF
secretary Mobiles wife The other guests were Maoa'
romero senator DopRs wife. senator Mahuc'So"
wife Mrs Otis Bigeow. Representative onth"ac'
wifi, and Miss Ida Thompson. , 10 :
The wife Secretary Noble gave tt' iIoni ,n,or
O'Clock To- day IN honor Of Mrs Elizabeth Cady n.o
Mis- N susan s, b. esc6cr ooher the Veteran
in the suffrage cause. Mrs Noble wa aS"lsteo ~ Vie
cevng by Miss Clara l.artoa senator p pop WIFE
the Mise Ial.tad Mis- Norris Of st. Louis Sos !.
Miss Foster niece Of sscreay Noble a Seen Sp den
fed witr the suffrage movement Mr., yohn An a. NV
Lean gave dinner TO Mr. stanton ana Mss is not
therefore she takes 10 active part In tne "oM nro Ur
Thursday evening INT District , ",rrr. and dele
eatee ~ the National American suffrage hs,ocauyh az
the new clubhouse OF the Wlnoarsh,s ,a My - their
iamnSs od Mrs Incy stone did a great deal Of hand
it,kng and kept late hOurr. though eich Is we'll past
the yeA And Mrs Russell Harrison gave theatre party
n. Sheriff. MI, Lindsey, trdnk Tiacy ara Wlnam