Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-29
THEW0RLD OF SOCIETY
Fashionable People and Their Ele-
CANT Entertainments.
TEAS AND RECEPTIONS,
The Private Theatricals at the Arlington
Mrs. Logan's Hospitable welcome-Mrs.
wheeler's Tea-Personal Notes OF General
Interest


l line vice President and Mrs. Morton at a
| white rose-decked able entertained at dinner
last night Senator and Mrs. Mcpherson. Sena.
| tor and Mrs. Sherman, Senator Hale Senator
and Mrs Cameron, Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Har-
rlson, Representative and Mrs HIT Represen-
tatiye and Mrs. Blount, Judge and Mrs. John
Davis. Mr. and Mrs. Calderon Carlisle, Mrs.
Hobson, Miss Letter. Mr. Won Mumm. MIR. LIE
CHAT, Mavroyeni Beg and Mr. Patenotre.
Inspector General and Mrs. Breck,uridge
gave dinner in honor Of the Secretary of
War and Mrs. Eikins. The guests invited 10
meet them were General and Mrs Schofield.
senator and Mrs. Cockreil, Senator and Mrs
Dixon. Representative and Mrs. Cultivate,
hepresentative and Mrs breckenridge and MT.
and Mrs Pollok. The table decorations were
all IN green and white. The cloth was en-
broidered In a fern pattern and the epergne in
the center was filed with maiden-hair fern.
STRIPS OF Nile green satin ribbon at each cover
mao the name on one end and an emblem OF
the new Secretary has control was on the other
END made in gilt. These ribbons make inter-
estinS souvenirs of the dinner.
Calumet Place was the rendezvous Of many
agreeable people yesterday il response TO Mrs
Logan invitation to meet Mr. and Mrs. Jno
A Logan, jr For two of the three hours the
mouse was thronged with friends and never
looked more attractive Mrs Logan received
near the door OF the front parlor, wearing q
becoming gown OF mauve bengalne and velvet
Next her was Mrs. Logan, jr., who wore the
dalatiest gown of white satin and lace. The
three young LADIES OF the cabinet Miss Foster
In a lightgre brocaded silk with myrtle green
peasant waist; Miss Elkins, in pink and silver
striped silk that had high pulled sleeves of
black velvet, and Miss Wanamaker, wearing a
paie blue bengaline gown trimmed with sable
and soft rnttes Of chiffon ON the bodice, were
In the receiving party. Miss Sheriff., i'll
pretty gown of mauve and white
striped silk, and Miss Cunningham in black
lace, with gold-coIored ribbons also assisted.
In coy corner of the second parlor Mrs
tucker, wearing French gown of deep Grim
son silk, sat behind the tea table In the COM
pany from time to time were Mrs. Blaine Mrs
Manamaker, Mrs. Wallace Radcliffe, Mrs and
Miss Miller, Mrs. and Miss Rusk, Mr.. and Mrs
russell Harrison, Mrs. Dinlmick, Minister
komero, Mrs. Cultivate, Col. and Mrs. Cotton
Miss Clarke, Mrs. Butterworth, Gen. and Mrs
Schofeld, Mrs. Andrews, Mrs. Ffoulke, Mrs
Jules Guthrldge, Mrs. n. L. Jeffries, Mrs. John
Z. Mather. Miss Armstrong, Mrs. and Miss Bur-
dette, Mr.. and Mrs. Rathbone, Mrs. Josiah
Pierce, Mrs. and Miss Blackburn, DR.. and Mrs
hammond, Marquise LAMA, Senator Carlisle,
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Al. Pepper, Mrs. Bentley, Mrs
1. Ill. Blttenger, Gen. and Mrs Wright, Miss
Deering, Mrs. John Carson, Miss Carson, Mr.
and Mrs Ye, Mrs. Sturtevant Moore, Miss
Moore, Gen. and Mrs Williams, Mrs Oates
Miss Ida Thompson, Mrs. BahIman, Gen. and
Mrs. Vincent, Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Davis, Mrs
Frank Hatton, Justice Brown and Marshal
RansdelL
Mrs. Biddle gave tea yesterday afternoon
which was largely attended. She was assisted
by her daughters, Mrs. Stanton and Miss Bid
die; Miss Sailie Emory, Miss Nichols of Brook
iyn. n. Y, and Miss Kate Myer. Miss Worden
and Mrs. Wood presided at the tea table. Among
those present were Mrs. and Miss Wallach, Mrs.
and Miss Steele, DIR. and Mrs. Hammond, Mar
quise LAMA, Miss Blspham, Mrs. and Miss
Condit Smith, Mrs. Worden, Mrs. Emory, Miss
lee TN
Parke, Col. and Mrs. Winthrop, Mr.. Won Mumm,
MIR. Horace Washington, Mr.. Pierre Stevens,
Mr.. Jack Biddle, MIR. Harper Carroll Mr..
Harry johnson, Mr.. BOeutOe and Mr.. Paul
johnson.
Mrs. Heger gave another Of yesterdays teas
Mrs. Villas held her first reception yesterday
afternoon at the Arno since coming back here
as member OF the senatorial circle, and well
coined many new but many more old friends
in her pleasant way, that went to make her
former residence here as q cabinet lady one of
agreeable remembrances OF the Cleveland ad-
minlstration. She was elegantly gowned in
black and blue satin brocade. Miss Molly Villas,
who Is a charming young lady now, and Miss
Steele, their guest, assisted Mrs. Villas Mrs.
Dixon was also receiving her friends in the
same parlor at the Arno and the combination
of hospitality was happy one.
Mrs. Howard Gsnson White had large re-
ception yesterday. During the late afternoon
Mile. Rhea gave some Rotations.
Mrs. Charles Gibson had a reception or
regular ovation yesterday afternoon at the
Cochran, it being her first at home since the
election of Senator Gibson, who was also pres
ent to see their friends. Mrs. Gibson wore q
gray bengaline trimmed with sable and point
lace. She had assisting her Miss Scharf of
Baltimore, Mrs. Hemphill. Miss McCeney, the
Misses Newberry, Mrs. E. X. Goldsborough,
Miss Condit Smith, Miss Herbert, Miss Faux
De-.
famous Gibson punch. in which champagne is
the leading exhilarant, glistening over brick
of lemon ice, was enjoyed by all the callers.
Mrs. Senator Hansbrough also received at
the Cochran and was assisted by her friends
the Misses Pepys of London.
Mrs. Carlisle, assisted by Miss Matte Thomp-
son, Miss Helm and other young ladies, had a
brilliant reception yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Powell will give a tea on Friday. Febru-
ary5.
Lieut.. and Mrs Davis have come on to pay a
months visit to the latter's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs Albert A. Wilson.
The parlor theatrcals and tableau vivant
last night at the Arlington were great success
socially, financially, and judging from the
pleased expressions and warm compliments
heaped upon the performers and upon those
who had trained them, was equally an artistic
| triumph This need of praise is due Mrs J.
G. Cilley, who coached the players, and Mrs.
Harris, who had the musical part of the pro-
gram under her direction. 1t all went off
smoothly with music by the Marine Band to
enliven the waits, that after all only gave inst
time for everybody to talk over the perform
ance. In the tableau, The Night Before the
Wedding" MIR. Herbert wilson was the dreaming
bachelor. His visions were shared by the au-
dience, who saw successfully pass across the
gilded picture frame these by-gone loves. First
of all was lady from the colonial ball. Miss
Knowles; then Japanese girl, Miss Sutherland;
then q romantic episode at Lucerne, the Swiss
girl in real life being Miss Skerrett; then nun
with cross and missal to personate in Rome
Miss Thompson; then in Bohemia delicious
bit OF teminity, Miss Courtney Walthall in the
jeweled gorgeousness of Gypsy; then back to
Boston, where Miss Eastman was a Puritan
maiden, over again to Madrid, where Miss
Campbell made fascinating Spanish lady with
| all her coquetry; then maid Of Athens, Miss
kelton; lady Of the French court, Miss Rund-
lett, and last Of all the condition not infre-
quently known to men the night before their
wedding-iu love-the beautiful bride being
represented by Miss Washburn In the comedy
THE Only Young Man in Town" some really
clever acting was shown. MIR. Pierre Stevens
/ had not much to do in the first acts, but his
| varied expressions proved that he was keeping
up q pile Of thinking. In the last act,
where the bewitching widow, Mrs. Vdne,
played by Miss Victoria Emory, appears,
| the only young man in town had u chance
| to relieve his feelings in regard to the
/ attentions shOwered unop him apd did