The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-05
THE BIG BALL

! WASHINGTON, March TT was twenty
minutes to 10 o'clock when Mr. and Mrs.
| Cleveland arrived at the pension office
building, accompanied by retinue OF
| friends. Without going to the room re
served for them, the president and his
wife started or. a tour of the ball room.
The president led the way on the arm of
General Schofeld, while Mrs. Cleveland
followed, under the escort of Justice Gray.
Following them came Colonel and Mrs
Daniel S Lamont, Mr., and Mrs Wilson
5. Bisseil and their daughter-in-la law, HOke
Smith, Judge Gresham, Mr.. aud Mrs. J.
Sterling Morton, Mr.. and Ms. Richard
Watson Glider, Mr.. and Mrs. E. g. Bene-
dict, Miss Benedict and a number of
others.
AS the party entered the Marine band
started up with Hail to the Chief" and
this was the first intimation given to n
majority of the people present that the
guests of the evening had arrived The
gathering numbered fully 10, 900 and the
crowd was so compact and The interest in
the Cleveland party SO great that there
was little room left for the promenade by
the guests of honor. The greatest interest
was manifested in Mrs. Cleveland and
hundreds OF women WED with each other
in getting to the front line where they
might catch a glimpse of her face. A few
minutes only WAS consumed in the circuit
of the ball room. Then Mr.. and Mrs.
Cleveland went upstairs to their apart
ments aud received Ii large number of
prominent persons.
The vice presidential party arrived at 10
o'clock and the circuit of the hall was
made in manner similar to that of the
presidential party. Mr.. and Mrs. Steven
son. with Thurber, daughters and friends,
then Joined the president and Mrs. CIeVe-
land.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cleveland left the ball
room shortly before 1879 O'Clock. Their
departure was made so quietly that but
few were aware of it, The Stevenson
family remained somewhat later, as did
also several members OF the party who
came with the Cleveahds. Precisely at u
O'Clock the band struck up Home, Sweet
Home" and the assembly quietly dis
persed. The whole evening was marked
by staid and stately decorum. more
characteristic OF the ancient minuet than
of modern ball.
The gown worn by Mrs. Cleveland was
made of heavy white satin, with an
Empire front aud tight fitting back. 1t
was richly trimmed with point lace and
embroidered with crystal Deeds. The en-
broidery ran up in rays about II inches
from the bottom of the skirt, which was
pointed in the back. The Empire front
was outlined with lace and crystal en-
broidery. The sleeves were large puffs,
made of satin, dotted with Deeds and had
stiff satin bows at the shoulders \
heavy fall of lace completed the corsaoe.
The gown was severe IN style but very
rich and graceful.
Mrs Stevenson gown was a combination
of cream and heliotrOpe, of MORE antique
velvet with skirt and corsage of cream
MORE About the bottom of the skirt was
a narrow arrangement of heliotrOpe velvet.
The corsage was decollette with Il rich
bertha Of rare old duchesse lace, outlined
by garland of violets. Mrs. SCevenson's
gloves and fan matched the velvet. She
wore no Jewels.
Tue material of Mrs Carlsle's gown
was IA superb brocade, in which pinkish
Inauve shades predominated. The train,
which Yves very long, was a full court
train. The waist was elegantly trimmed
with point lace and gold and seed pearls,
and had high pulled elbow sleeves OF
brOcade. The neck YVES finished with rich
Old lace, sixteen inches wide, caught up
on one shoulder with ostrich tips. One end
was hidden in velvet bow at the waist IN
front, then carried down the side of the
skir5 and fastened with a large violet
velvet bow. Then il was fest ooned across
the front of the skirt in its full width, and
under the train.
Mrs. Lamont was attlred in a gown
with an old-gold satin front and back,
brocaded with terra Gotta stripes. The
sleeves were pulled, of velvet to match the
color in the brocade stripes. The lace was
jabotted around the bottom and up the
front, and caught with bows. The bodice
was of velvet, trimmed with gold and
pearl fringe, with fall OF lace,