Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-06
The Washington Assembly Was a
Brilliant Affair.
GROWING EVENT OF THE SEASON
A Dinner for the President and Mrs.
Cleveland.
L Z n CHE ONS AND TEA s

in Washington. The surroundings were a
I fitting setting for the scene The decora-
tons OF the spa ious suite at the Airing
ton excited general admiration and the
I comment that il would be impossible to
have improved upon them in any way
The ball room was a bower. The mirrored
walls We're backgrounds for tracery of
shining greens. Each mirror was framed
in wild ciematis and had jardiniere effect
of ferns in front of it. studded with tan
Gala lilies and gay-cclored tulips The
music gallery almost hidden in the
green vines gracefully trailed over it and
from it. and reaching up to II were Pyra-
mids of American Beauty roses and clus-
/ ters OF Gala lilies. The window inches
We're pretty masses of foliage plants and
acacia bushes. and throughout all the
greens innumerabe electric lights were
cleaning
The drawing rooms were equally elab-
crate and effective in treatment. The cor
ners Were banked in palms and marguerite
and acacia bushes in full bloom. while
against the mirrors and at other points
vases filled with the finest specimens of
long-stemmed American Beauties chal-
lenged admiration.
Supper served in the large dining
room of the hotel The company sat down,
table was a great bouquet of long stem
med roses. with which the ladies decorated
themselves at the conclusion of the feast.
The governors of the assembly were Mr..
William Slack, Mr.. Alan tombstone. Mr..
w. V. r. Berry, Mr. Calderon Carlisle.
Mr.. c. c. Glover Mr.. John Poor, eX-Gov.
John Lee Carroll. Mr.. David King, Mr..
George HELEN. Mr.. Edward McCauley,
Mr.. Van Ness Philip. Capt. Rodgers. Gen.
r. J. Tryon and Marquis Imperiai.
Mrs Harriet Lane Johnston received the
guests and was most elegantly gowned in
black velvet and point lace A magnificent
spray of diamonds covered almost the en-
tire front of her corsaSe, and her collarette
of pearls had diamond clasps. She carried
"a bouquet of orchids sent her by the gov
errors of the assembly. Mrs. CalderOn Car
Isle introduced the guests to her until
long past midnight, when she made tour
of all the pariors and ball room, escorted
by Mr.. William Hall Slack.
After the midnight supper, general dane
ing was resumed. and the cotilliOn did not
begin until about 3. Mr.. Slack led il with
Mrs. Miles Standish of Boston and the fun
kept up merriiy until o'clock this morn
lrg. when a seasonable repast of sort boiled
eggs and coffee was enjoyed before the
tired dancers went to their homes
Some of the handsomest toilets of the
evening were worn 10y Mrs. Lamont, whose
gown was of pale yellow satin. with vioIets
in the co:sage: Miss May Huddleston, white
satin and Uulle: Miss Grace Sanders vel
low brocaded satin and tulle: Mrs Gilman
tOllamOre of New York white brocaded
satin and diamonds; Miss Irene Langhorne
OF richmond pink satin and chiffon: Miss
Porter, yellow satin. Mrs. Gordon black
velvet and diamonds: Miss Caroline Gordon
white satin with garIands of crushed roses;
Mrs. Frank Gordon, white satin with silver
spahgied tuIle; Mrs. Clarence Edwards, red
Dengallne; Miss Herbert, white silk; Mrs
Tom l.. Johnson, white satin with cherry
velvet, Mrs. Calderon Carlisle. yellow satin
and black velvet; Mrs. Curry white bro
caded satin and point lace; Mrs. Connolly
white satin and Drocade; Miss Corinne
blackburn, white MORE and chiffon, with
pearl passementeries; Miss Letitia Scott
pink MORE and lace: Mrs Miles Standish
white satin and mauve velvet Mrs W II
Slack, light brocade and heliotrope velvet;
MISS Amy Leiper, black satin with ma
genta velvet; Miss Edith Patten, blue moire
ana lace; MISS Connolly, pale green satin
with Jeweled lace; Miss katherine Brice
green silk; Mrs. Carroll Mercer, blue vel
vet with Venetian point; Mrs. Chatard,
pale blue brocade with point lace and en-
mine; Mrs. La Montague, pale yellow satin
and Chantily lace; Miss Dayidge, yellow
SILK; Miss Ethel DaNidge, " hite silk; Miss
May Belle Stewart pink silk and tulle Mrs
BESSIE Stewart white satin and Chantiily
lace; Miss BOardinau, white silk and chif-
ION; Miss Josephine boardman White
MORE; Miss Beiknap, white silk and cherry
velvet; Mrs. Chas. Gibson, white satin and
black lace; Mrs. Marion Mckay. pale pink
satin; Mrs. Carey, gray MORE and steel
beaded tulie; Mrs. Glover light blue b,,o-
cade; Miss Murphy. white satin and pink
roses; the Misses HOrstman. white SATIN
and tulle, Mrs. David KING. black tulle and
Jetted satin; Miss Rundlett, light STRIPED
DrOcade; Mrs. " eStinehOuSe. white satin
and duchess lace. Mrs. Mcl.ana han black
velvet and point lace; Mrs Zeballos black
ard red striped MORE, and Miss ZebalIos
white SATIN and pearls
Among those present were Secretary and
Mrs. Lamont, Miss Sanders, the Belgian
minister. Mrs. and Miss Eannie Letter
Mr.. and Mrs. David KING, AR Morris X
Jesup Of New York, Miss Lay, Mrs. ". H.
SLACK, Mr.. and Airs. James Lowndes Mir
and Mrs. Ralph Cross Johnson. Miss John
son, Miss Grain, Mr. kro3 enhelpin. Baron
keItler. Marquis lmperiali, Mr. and Mrs
Alan Johhstone. Nj. Frank Ii. Jones. Mrs
PinchOt. air. and Mrs. -. :. Lockwood
Mass Lockwood, Captain and Mrs. Mahan
Mr. Charles l.. McCawley, Captain Gar
Ella Mansilla, Miss Philip, Air. and Mrs
John Poor. the Costa RiCan minister Cen
eral VI. V. Il. Woodruff. Captain ana
Mrs. Whipple, Mrs. Nostitz-Wauitz, Mr..
and Mrs. G. \. Williams, Miss Will
Jams, Mrs. Daniel Manning of New YORK
Mr. Fred. May Of New York Mr.
Hugh Gordon, AIR. and Mrs. F. b. Noyes
Senator and Mrs. Wolcott. Mr.. Horace
Washington, Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll Mercer,
the Turkish minister. Mr.. and Miss Nc
Ianahln. Mr. J. q. Newlands, Miss New
lands. Gen. and Mrs. Parke. Miss Parke,
.
Payson. Miss Payson, Mrs. John A. Logan
the japanese minister and Mrs. Coco
TatenO. Miss Goto, Col Green Clay Good
loe, Mr.. Geo T. Beck. Miss Corinne Black
burn. Surgeon General 1ryon, Prof and
Mrs. Todd. Miss Todd, Mr.. c. c. Tavel
Mr., l.. Nogel. Mr.. and Mrs. Calderon Car
isle Mrs. and Miss Connolly Miss Ken
needy. Mrs. Pendlcton Bowler, NJ. and Mrs
r. NJ. Chatan. Miss Williams of Baltimore
Senator and Mrs. Eugene Hale, Com. George
Dewey Representative and Mrs. W. r.
Draper, Miss Draper, Lieut.. and Mrs. Clar-
ence Edwards, Miss Porter, Mr.. and Mrs.
W. c. Endicott, jr.. Mr.. Lawrence of Bos-
ton MIR and Mrs. John 5. DiclIerson, Miss
:. Fraser the Misses Riggs Chief Justice
and Mrs Fuller, Assistant Secretary Ham
lin, Mr.. George Hamlin. Secre tary and Mrs.
J. Il Carlisle, Miss Hamlin, Miss Irene
Langhorne, Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Hague,
Dr. and Mrs. W. 4. Hammond, Marquis
and Marquise LAMA, the Misses Davidge,
Judge John Davis, Mrs. Slater, Miss Gwynne,
Miss Stout, Gen. and Miss Rugges, Mr..
and Mrs W. W. Rockhill, Com. Richard
Rush, Miss Rush, the Peruvian minister,
Miss Vicchej, Col. and Mrs. Douglass Cor
neil of Buffalo, Miss Cornell, Secretary and
Miss Herbert, Justice and Mrs. Harlan, Miss
Harlan, Mr.. A. A. Adee, Mr. and Mrs. +.
w. Andrews, Lieut. Col. Blunt, Mr.. w. J.
Boardman, the Misses Boardman, Mr.. de
Ciaparede, Mr.. and Mrs. 5. s. Rowland.
Mrs. c. NJ Rae of Maryland, Mrs. j. L. NJ.
Curry, Com. and Mrs. Chadwick. the French
amba ssador. Mr.. benjamin Constant of
France Gen. and Mrs. Rochester, Miss
Rochester Mr.. Clifford Richardson, Capt.
Alex Rodgers, Capt and Mrs. J. f. Rod