Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-03-10

after the President and his wife had left
the hall. The Stevenson family remained
bers of the party who came with the
Clevelands. Mr.. Carlisle was one OF those
who remained, and he and Mrs. Carlisle
held several tmpromptu receptions In
various parts OF the hall.
Precisely at IL o'clock the band struck
biage quietly dispersed. The whole pro-
ceedings were marked by staid and
stately decorum more characteristic OF
an ancient minuet than Of a modern ball.
Some of the Toilets.
The costumes worn by Mrs. Cleveland
and Mrs. Stevenson and by the wives and
daughters of the Cabinet officers were
not the least attractive of many elegant
toilets displayed. The gown worn by Mrs.
Cleveland was made of heavy white satin,
empire front and tight-htting back. IL
was richly trimmed with point lace. and
embroidered with crystal beads. The em-
broidery ran up In rays about twelve
ihches from the bottom of the skirt, which
was pointed in the back. The empire
front YVES outlined with the lace and crys-
tai embroidery. The sleeves were large
puts made of satin, dotted with beads
and had stiff satin bows at the shoulders.
be- $ fall of the lace completed the
S---..ge. The gown was severe In style'
but very rich and graceful.
Mrs. Stevenson's gown was a combina-
ton of cream and heliotrope or moire-
antique and velvet. The skirt ana cor
bottom of the skirt was a narrow arrange
ment of heliotrope velvet. The corsage
was decollete, with a rich bertha of rare
old duchesse lace outlined by a garland
OF VelVets. Mrs. Stevensons gloves and
fan matched the velvet, and she wore no
Jewels.
Miss Stevenson wore pink chiffon en-
broidered In col )rs over pink silk Miss
5Hlia Stevenson white bengaline with full
.JEffed elbow sleeves of rainbow satin and
pearl pasSementerieS. Miss Letitia Ste
yenson, yet school girl. wore a Josephine
gown of turquoise blue faille and lace.
The material of Mrs Carlisle's gown
was q superb brocade, in which pinkish
inauve shades predominated. The train
was a very long and full court train. The
waist was elegantly trimmed with point
lace and gold and seed pearls and had
high puffed elbow sleeves OF the brocade.
The neck was finished with rich old lace,
sixteen inches wide, caught up on one
hidden under the velvet bow at the waist
in front, and then carried down the side
of the skirt and fastened with large
violet velvet bow. Then II was festooned
across the front Of the skirt in its full
width, and disappeared under the train.
Mrs. VIM. Carlisle wore white crepe
necked waist was edged with a garland OF
forget -me-nots and she wore wreath Of
the same flower in her hair.
Mrs. Lamont was attired in a gown with
an old gold satin front, the back brocaded
with terra Gotta strips. The sleeves were
puffed, of velvet, to match the color in
ted around the bottom and up the front
caught with bows The bodice was OF
velvet, trimmed with gold and pearl fringe
with fall of lace.
Miss Leila Herbert, daughter of the Sec
rotary of the Navy, wore a gown In the
style OF 1880. The material. cream satin.
The skirt had no train and stood out stiffiy
at the bottom, where Ii was fiounced
| deeply with lace over silver gauze and
| festooned with punches OF cream roses.
| The bodice had the lace arranged In a
pretty bertha fashion. Pearl ornaments
were worn.
Miss Wilmer, of Birmingham, Ala, who
| is Miss Herbert's guest, wore gown of
yellow silk trimmed with ecru lace.
Mrs. Bissell chose gown of pale yellow
| brocaded satin striped with pink and blue,
| and finished with an abundance of rare
| old lace.
Mrs. JOY Morton wore heliotrope bro
| cade and velvet, made I'm the directoire
style and trimmed with mink and duch-
esse lace.
Mrs. Paul Morton, corn-colored brocade
| combined with pale heliotrope satin and
| fall of old lace.
Mrs. Carl Morton. black silk, with white
and black lace.