Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-10
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY,".
A Dinner in Honor of the President and
Mrs Cleveland.
The Teas Yesterday Formed a Please
Feature of the Day-Per-
sonni Notes.

Feature of the Day-Per-
| sonai Notes.
The teas yesterday afternoon were i'm
portant factors in the pleasant engage
ments from to the dinner hour as well as
the many receptions of the day. Many con-
gressional families were receiving, some
OF the ladies observing their first day at
| home for this season. At the Normandie
Mrs. s. E. Payne. Mrs. ]. Frank Aldrich,
Mrs. and Miss Enloe. Miss Cannon, Mrs.
and Miss Hull Of Iowa, Mrs. d. b. Hender-
son and Mrs. Edward Lane received to-
| gether In parlor suite the first floor
| and the ladies were constantly surrounded
| In the second parlor Miss Enloe presided
| at the tea table There were many in
| quiries made for Mrs. Blanchard, who
| had expected to receive, but refrained
| from doing so after hearing of a bereave-
ment in the family of an intimate friend.
Mrs. Tom L. Johnson held another of the
charming receptions of the day.
| Mrs. Oates was also receiving for the
| first time formally this winter and had
assisting her Miss Condit-Smith, Miss Full
| Ter and Miss Dent of Alabama.
The ladies of the congressional circle at
| s,
Mrs. De Witt Warner Mrs. Warren Hook
| er, Mrs. Northway. Mrs. Powers. Mrs.
| Ashby b. Wright. Mrs. Funk, Mrs Will
| Jams, Miss Powers, with Mrs. ID. n. Nor
gan and Miss Morgan, all received together
yesterday and made a most interesting
group. from whom it was hard to turn
away.
The Secretary of State and Mrs Gresham
commenced the round of cabinet entertain
| ing, giving last night an elegant dinner in
honor of the President and Mrs. Cleveland
The table was spread in a roomy apart
ment adjoining their private suite at the
Arlington. Secretary and Mrs Gresham
received their guests in their own parlors,
which, like the dining room, was taste
| fully decorated with plants and flowers
The table decorations were in scarlet and
green. the tapers burning under scarlet
shades. the centerpiece of red roses and
the cloth strewn with bits Of feathery
paragus and rose sprays. feature of
the dessert was the serving of a Christmas
cake. an annual present to the hostess
from a Virginia friend.
The company invited to meet the President
and wife were the Vice President and Mrs.
Stevenson. the Chief Justice and Mrs. Full
Ter, Secretary and Mrs. Carlisle Secretary
and Mrs. Lamont, Postmaster General and
Mrs. Bissell, Secretary and Miss Herbert.
Secretary and Mrs. Smith and Secretary
and Miss Morton. The Attorney General
and Mrs. Olney having to go to Boston by
reason of severe illness in the family of
their daughter were obliged to send their
regrets.
Miss Rose Macdonald. at a 5 o'clock tea,
had a houseful of popular young people,
who were glad to come together at her bid
ding, as well as to have an opportunity to
meet Mrs. Ross daughter of Senator and
II
ing visit. and for whom the tea was
given. The house was most attractive with
the bright young people met at every turn.
and Ii was an exceedingly imperative en-
gagement that took anyone away in less
than an hour. Commissioner and Mrs. Mac
Donald looked on in pleasing acquiescence
OF the merry time their young friends were
having. Miss Macdonald, who inherits the
charming hospitable traits of her family
received in a becoming toilet OF pale pink
bengaline and lace. Mrs. Ross wore light
blue crepon trimmed with silver braid. AS
sisting In the reception were Miss Thomas,
niece OF the Attorney General; Miss Roch-
ester. Miss Faulkner, Miss Pea -son of Ken
lucky, her guest; Miss Nina Cabell Miss
Shields and Miss Hammond of New York.
In the tea room, where the table was deck
ed with brides roses and asparagus vines
the sweetmeats, ices, etc., conformed also
to white and green. Mrs. Brooke. wife of
Lieut.. Brooke, presided at the tea table, and
Miss Letitia Scott served the frappe.
The Vice President and Mrs. Stevenson
receive at the Normandie this afternoon at
O'Clock. The reception will close at 3
pm. The ladies who are Of the receiving
party are Mrs. Senator Jones of Nevada,
Mrs Senator Jones of Arkansas, Mrs Sem
ator Gibson of Maryland, Mrs. Senator
White of California, Mrs. Representative
McCreary of Kentucky. Mrs. Representa-
tive Mcdonald of Illinois, Mrs. Represent Ia
tive Hopkins of Illinois, Mrs. Representa-
tive Blanchard of Louisiana, Mrs. Gen.
upshaw Of New York. Mrs. DIR. David
Marquis of chicago, Miss Scott of Illinois.
Miss Jones of Arkansas, Miss Forrnan of
Illinois, the Misses Vending of Illinois
Miss McLanahan of WASHINGTON Miss
Boykin of Baltimore, Nd; Miss Love Of
Memphis. Tenn.
Mrs. John ]. Stoddard and Miss stod
dard welcomed to their home yesterday
afternoon throngs of their friends, in re-
Spouse to their Invitations for to a. The
ladies were assisted In their manifold duties
by Mrs. b. II. Johnston, Mrs. William
Owen, Mrs. T. Dewitt Veeder, Mrs s. C.
Lemly. Miss Howell and Miss Scott In
the tea room, under a widespread lamp
shade decked with ferns. the table was
dainty with settings of white and green
Miss Elizabeth Tyler poured chocolate, and
Miss Bessie Tilford served the tea Miss
Darneille and Miss Lester offered cups of
bouillon. The affair had sociable atmo-
sphere. and everyone enjoyed meeting their
friends in this hospitable home.
Among those present were Mrs. Sec
rotary Smith, Mrs. T. b. NJ Mason.
Justice ana the Misses Strong, Mrs. Vance
Mrs. Walker Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Van Rens-
selaer, Mrs. Van Wyck, Mrs. and Miss
Stewart. Mr.. and Mrs De Peyster, Miss
Herbert. Mrs. and Miss Langhorne Mrs
Blackburn, Mrs. Zane. Mrs William Mar
shall. Mrs. Tilford. Miss Milton Miss Suth-
| erland. Mrs. Frank Gordon, Miss Caroline
Gordon, Mrs. Melville Fuller Mr.. and Mrs
J. NJ. Johnston, Col, Mrs. and Miss Lester
Dr.. and Mrs. 7. 5. Hamlin, Justice and
Mrs. Bingham, Mr.. and Mrs. Coleman, Com
mander and Mrs. Howell. DIR. and Mrs
Anton Heger, Miss Howell. Col and Mrs
Hayward, Gen. Van Vliet, Mrs. Alexander
Falls Mrs. Owens and Mrs. and Miss
Christie.
Mrs. Robert Fitch Shepard, whose Tues
day receptions are always a pleasing feat
Ire each winter, welcomed a number of
friends yesterday to whom she introduced
her guest, Miss Nelson of Virginia In the
tea room, Mrs. Roy Jones and Miss Dyer
presided at the prettily laid table.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. l.. Curry gave a
large circle of their friends last night an
| undeniable treat by a musicale, at which
the Adamowsk Quartet were the perform
ers. Pretty gtlt-edsed programs were hand
| ed about for the guests to follow the five
numbers given. Mrs. Curry was assisted
in receiving by her sister, Mrs. Connely
Mrs. Harriet Lans Johnston, Miss Mildred
Lee, Mrs. Calderon Carlisle. Miss Pendle-
ton, Miss Kennedy and Miss Jane Riggs