Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-27

second brilliant levee of the winter The COM
pany was large but not too great to permit
easy movement from room to room. The dec
orations therefore were seen to some advan-
tage The doors of many sweetsmellins bios
SONS on the mantel were probably never more
enjoyed by White House company than that
which gathered abou: them last night The
weather had probably a great deal to DO with
II. Everybody entered the house shiveriag.
no matter how snuSly wrapped in soft furs.
The quality OF wind whistling across the por-
tlco was OF a kind warranted to penetrate the
strongest frames. and by some odd reasoning
IL ls not always that the sturdiest people for
sake their own fresides on cold nights to
ENJOY festivities anywhere else. But once in
SIDE the big door sense of bodily com
fort orept over everybody. There was plenty
space III the cloak rooms and attentive servants
TO look after the wants of everybody Two or
three hundred people lined the corridor on
each side when the receiving party came down
stairs Ibis party came IN two detachments.
Inc members of the Presidents household and
the cabinet families and other specially invited
guests came down first to the blue parlor. Mr..
Russell Harrison was in the lead OF this party
escOrtlnS Miss halsted. Conspicuous in this
procession of mainly young people were two
gray haired escorts that two of the ladies had
One was Eey. DIR. Scott. vino. in spite o. his
ninety-two years. takes great pleasure in the
social occasions at the VI hite House. He was
an interested observer of what was going or in
the blue room all the evening. The other was
Nr-R.N.T. Stranaban. Brook n's FIRST citizen"
In the blue room company at the outset were
9lr. Mckee. Mr.. and Mrs. q. A. Coffin OF Lynn
Mass, Mrs. Dimmick Mrs Parker Miss Miller
the Misses Knox, the Misses Mendonca Mrs
Catl1n OF Brooklyn, Mr. Halford. Mrs Rhine-
lander Jones. Mrs.JOhn Whine riding the Misses
liaisted. Miss Foster of Chicago. Miss Norris.
Gen. and Mrs Breckenridge. Miss Breckinridge
Mrs. Col Wilson OF Philadelphia Mrs Wallace
Kadclitte and Mrs and Miss Sanger.
The President and Mrs Harrison when they
came down stairs. were followed by the Vice
President and Mrs. Morton. the Attorney GEN
eral and Mrs. Miller, the Postmaster General
and Mrs Wanamaker Secretary Tracy and Mrs
Mckee, Secretary Noble and Mrs. Russell Har-
rlaon and Secretary and Mrs Rusk. Col Ernst
and Lieut.. Parker made the introductions to
President and Mrs. Harrison. The ladies in
the line with the latter were fewer than usual
Mrs Blaine, Mrs. Elkins. Mrs. Foster and Mrs.
Nlmerdlng being absent reduced the line to
five ladies. The diplomatic corps was first pre-
sented, headed by Minister Romero and his
wife.
The attendance of the foreigners was not
large. Those present wore their jeweled orders
ana decorations The uniforms OF the army
and navy ghttered here and there In the as
semblaSe, but the majority will wait for their
own reception fortnight hence.
The judiciary was represented bv Justices
Brown and Harlan; the Senate by few of the
oldest and a few of the younger members
The House of Representatives, the third branch
OF the special guests OF the night. was fairly
well represented by its members and its great
legion OF friends. Private citizens in all ranks
OF life were plentiful. The reception went
along without Incident save few lnterIu,;es
now and then when the President and Mrs.
Harrison broke ranks, as it were and had
chance Tor chat with those behind them
While handsome dressing was the rule
nothing but the strongest control of their
facial muscles kept the cabne. ladies' from
he pyf
worn by the guests. If this we're not Il country
wnere the hunblest citizen has a show then II
would be necessary to ask why such giariuc
inconsistencies as ladies wearing bonnets
escorted by gentlemen in full evening dress, or.
10 reverse the picture, ladies in Iow-uecked
evening gowns with their escorts in EVERYDAY
clothes, and shabby ones at that, still con-
tlnue TO come to White House levees. People
OF this KIND take advantage of tine lospitaIity
OF the White House and their presence Sc
riousiy mars what ought to be in every respect
q brilliant scene. The President and Mrs iiar-
rlson leave nothing undone to make it SO. The
reception Was practically over at 1890 o clock:
that Is, so far as new arrivals were concerned
Inc PRESIDENT and his wife made tour of all
the rooms before going upstairs which gave
pleasure to many who were only able to catch
the faintest glimpse of the receiving party.
MIS- Harrison was elegantly gowned in a soft
shade OF old-ro5e brocade. The trained skirt
Was open at each side to show a petticoat of
g.
necked. black velvet neck band and dia-
mond necklace and pendant were worn. A
PINK ribbon was wound In her hair and dia-
mond rose Slittered in the bow knot She car
rled bouquet of pink orchids.
Mrs Morton wore black tuIle ietted II was
an effective dress, and her jewels were superb
with II. She wore necklace of large solitaires
In three Topped rows, large diamond brooch
IN her cOrsage and a diamond and Jet aigrette
MIS-. Miller wore white brocade and satin,
ant
Mrs Wanamaker wore heliotrope silk bro
caded in wavy lines and trimmed with Russian
point
Mrs: Rusk wore pale yellow bengaline and
point lace.
Mrs. Mckee wore pale blue brocade. with
duchess lace trimming the bodice, and a La
Iosca girdle of silver.
Mrs Russell Harrison had on a French dress
OF rose satin, brocaded in stripes with French
DOW knots OF silver and crystal The waist was
low necxed' with short sleeves of silyer-beaded
tClie
=. Mrs Parker wore light gray silk, with
McdlcIs Jacket of brocaGe and creme
MIS- Dimmick wore black velvet richly
trimmed with jet In her hair was a fillet and
alSrctte of jet.
W. Boyd. Miss Ida Thompson Mr.. John ".
Foster, Mrs. Foster. Hiss Lansing Representa-
tive aud 1irs Outtwlite. Representative Tay-
Tor. Mrs Upton. Mr. ard Mrs. Ie, the Chinese
munster anu seC1elIrleS, AiaNrONenl Bey. MIR.
Patenotre. Mr.. ECenioe. Mr.. and Mrs John Me-
Lean. Mrs BrIce. Dr.. and Mrs. L. LIovd Ma
Sruder. Mrs. and the IIsses Montgomery. Mr..
and Mrs. Sevelion Brown, Mr. and ,;rs. CabcIl
VIZ. and Mrs G. NJ. Pepper. Senator and Miss
sherman. Commissioner Douglass, Mrs H. L.
+ Mcfarland. Chaplain Milburn. Miss Mil
burn, Miss Adele V. Smith, Coz. and Mrs.
Worthington. Miss Worthington Senator and
Ms Carey. Ms. Eddy, Mrs. John C. Black.
Senator and Mrs Kenna, Mrs. Jordan,
Miss kenna. Miss Iarr Mr. and Mrs
John Doyle. Miss Collins and their guests Mr.
aud Mrs LaniSan OF BOSTON and Miss Sullivan,
Senator and Mrs. German, tine Misses German,
Miss Norris, Senator Gibson. Mrs. and Miss
<ppleberg. Ir. and Mrs. Perry Heath. Miss
Conway, Mrs. William Lay, Senator Piatt, SEN
ator and Mrs. Eiscock. Senator PETER. Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Bynuni. Mr.. and Mrs
Rathbone. Maj. and Mrs. Powell, Mr. George
HELEN. Mrs Quay. Senator and Mrs Ware H.
Repres, NATIVE Funston, Representative and
Mrs. Cosswell. Nix. and Mrs. j. p Miller. Com
missioner and Mrs. Raum, Representative and
Mrs. Caichings, Representative McGann. Rep
resentaiive and Mrs Springer. Senator Sawyer,
Mrs Howard Canson White, Miss Mamie Stan
ton, Miss Mamie Herrold, Representative and
Mrs. Covert, Representative Stahlnecker, Mr..
ana Mrs. C. c. Bassett, Mr. and Mrs. Seckendorf,
Representative and Mrs. Hit. Representative
anu Mrs. Boutelle, Senator and Mrs. Mcmillan
Mr.. and Mrs. Bolet Nonagas, Col and Miss
Bliss. Mrs Robert Fitch Shepard Ms. Owens,
fba H.,