Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-26
THE SOCIAL WORLD
The Washington Assembly Crowns
the Gay Season.
MARRIED AMID FLOWERS AND FRIENDS
One a Home Wedding and the
Other at Historic St. Johns. .
MRS. WELLS TEA
lARRIED AMID FLOWERS And FRIENDS
MRS. ATT WELLS TEA

The gay world has had few chances of
participating in an event brilliantly
beautiful as the Washington Assembly last
night The company was large, but each
new arrival added a new clement of pleas
ure, for, with so much room for everybody,
there seemed no point in the large ball
| room suite at the Arlington where it look
ed crowded. When the guests entered they
were received by one or other of the gov
errors, who escorted them to the middle
parlor, where Capt. Alexander Rodgers
made the presentations to the hostess Of
the evening. Mrs Phil Sheridan. The lat
ter was radiant in a gown of white satin
| with flashing jewels. The floral decorations
were on a most magnificent scale. The
! latest Paris fashion. which combines with
leaves and flower garlands brfght-hued rib
bons, was followed out in liberal style,
and at every step of the progress of the
guests through the rooms and ball rooms
there was some new, artistic touch to ;id-
mire. The one dominant feature in the
scheme was suspending baskets. filled with
flowers, around the walls by broad ribbons
the color of the leading flower. In two Of
the parlors these baskets were filled with
American beauty roses, and in the white
parlor. at the end of the suite, hanging
against the mirror, was a basket of pink
orchids held by ribbons of the same color.
In the ball room the same idea was car
| which were filled with the roses and
genesta blooms, were the mirrors. around
the lower edge of which were fellow tulips
and jonquils. On the face of the gallery
three green wreaths were held in place
by great bows and loops of American
beauty Neutrality-suspicious. amid the
quantities of foliage which adorned this
end of the room. The musicians were sta
toned behind laurel screen. sprayed
with roses and lilies. The ceiling was
sprayed with wild clematis vines, and the
| doorways Of the middle parlor were bow
cred in green vines, in which number
of electric lights glowed under varied col
ored globes. There were twenty-one dances
on the card and all the music was entirely
new. Supper was served in the dining hall
of the hotel on small tables, each of which
had floral centerpiece. After the mid
| night feast dancing was again resumed, and
after the majority of the company had
| cotillion, for which the favors were cor
sage knots of different flowers.
Tine governors of the assembly are Judge
John Davis. president: Capt Alexander
Rodgers, Walter V. r. Berry, Calderon
Carlisle. Charles c. Glover. Arnold Hague
John Hay. George HELEN, Imperian di
F'rancavilla, Edward McCauiey. Henry
May. J. Van Ness Philip. John c. Poor.
]. Rufus Tryon and VIM. Hall Slack. To
the latter all the arrangements We're en-
trusted and to their brilliant execution
the beauty Of the scene Is due.
The ball gowns looked fresh as IL
the season were only commencing instead
of being in its closing hours ana the
grouping of the delicate colors as the guests
moved from room to room was most at
tractive.
Among the subscribers to the Assembly,
| most of whom were present. were: The
British ambassador and Lady Pauncefote,
the Misses Pauncefote. Secretary and Mrs
Lamont, Mrs. Perrine Chief Justice and
Mrs. Fuller. Miss Fuller. Miss Herbert,
Col: and Mrs. Huidekoper, Mrs. John
Mcpherson, Miss Mcpherson, Mr. G.
MCPHERSON. Mr.. R. B. Mahany. Miss
Macomb. Miss McKinistry. Miss Moorhead,
Miss Won Saurma, Mr.. Justice Harlan, the
Noyes Mrs Theodore W. Moves, the Misses
Mendonca, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry May, Mr..
and Mrs. A. K. Michler. Mr. and Mrs. A.
X. McCammon. Miss McCammon, Mrs.
and Mrs. Richard Rush, Miss Rush, Lieut..
w. L. Rodgers. Miss Julia Hamilton, Miss
Harrington Mrs. T. Gordon Hunt, Miss
Hazsn anna Mass Mrs
and Mrs Robt. Hinckley. Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles g. Dulin, Mr.. F. w. Sacket. Miss
Sacket. Miss Saunders, Miss Sheriff., Mrs.
and the Misses Steele. Mr.. and Mrs G: S.
Fraser, Col. and Mrs. G. A. Forsyth, Gen.
]. S. Fullerton, Miss Sheridan, Senator
and Mrs. Stewart, Miss Stewart. Miss
Jr.. Mrs. and the Misses Kinney. Miss Kib-
hey, Mrs. Dwight Kinney. Major and Mrs.
Goodloe, Miss Goodloe. Senator Chas. H.
Gibson. the Misses German, Miss kath-
and Mrs. Clarence Moore. Mr.. and Mrs.
F. B. Mcclure. Senator and Mrs. Murphy.
Miss Murphy. Miss De F'reest. Mr.. and
Mrs Mrs J. NJ. Henry, Mr.. and Mrs.. r. R. HIT lit
Capt. and Mrs. W. P. Hall. Mrs. Hall, Sem
ator and Mrs. Hale Mr.. and Mrs. Hazel
tine Miss Hazeltine. Mr.; and Mrs. s; S.
Mr.. Henry Wise Garnett. Miss Garnett.
Mr.. and Mrs James Lowndes. Mr.. and Mrs.
and Mrs. ]. Henley Smith, Mrs John
Davis, Miss Davis. Hon. and Mrs. w. F.
Draper, Mr.. and Mrs. Eben Draper. Mr.. A.
J. Draper, Miss Deering: Miss Dayidge
street, Miss Lurman, the Misses Lawrence.
Miss Lockwood. Mr.. and Mrs. John A.
Baker, Mrs Mckay, DR.. and Mrs. A: F.
Magruder. Mr. Cassels Mrs. and Miss Cas-
Carey, Mr.. John NJ. Biddle, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harmon-Brown, Miss HarmonBrown, Sen
ator and Mrs. Brice, the Misses Brice. Mr..
and Mrs: " j. az soa Mrs the Rr ARISES
Mrs. Bugher, Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ. Ffoulke.
Mr. Geo. c. Fraser, Gen. and Mrs. w. g.
Rochester, Miss Rochester, Miss Nellie
John F. Rodgers, Miss Rodgers. Mrs. Alex.
Rodgers, Mr. and Mrs. G. c. Bloomer, Hon.
Henry H. Bingham, Mr.. G. F. Becker, Mrs.
and Miss Belknap. Mrs. A. +. Baxiom, non
Andrews. Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Andrews,
Lieut.. walter s. Alexander. Mr. IT.; A. G; Ad-
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude NJ. Johnson, Miss
johnson, Mr.. Nelson Read Johnson n mis-, MISS
Mr.. Charles S. Hamlin, Mr.. and Mrs &. II;
Howard, Miss Howard, Mr.. and
Mrs. Arnold Hague, Mr.. N. Monroe Hop
kins, Mr.. and Mrs. Mahlon Hutchinson.
Lieut.. and Mrs. F. L. Chaplin Mr.. and Mrs;
B. T. Gable, Mr. T. A. Clayton, Mr. and
Mrs. P. E. Chaplin. Senator and Mrs. Call,
Miss Call, Mr.. and Mrs. Calderon Carlisle
Miss Miriam Crosby. Mrs Thornburgh-
cropper the Misses D m,ss MI Frederic Mr
and Mrs John C. PoSr MI +. and pan Mrs A. t5s
Misses de Peyster, Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford
Perrin, Miss Jessie aoWard Mrs John Hay
Com. and Mrs Chadwick. Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Gordon, Miss Gray; Miss Gale. Miss
Kennedy. Miss Mary Hill. Miss Hagner.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Montgomery. Mr.. and
Mrs R. Pearson, Col. and Mrs. Perrine,
Miss Josephine Patten. Miss Berry. Miss
Benedict, Miss Bradley, Miss Bispham,
Miss Biddle, Mrs. w. H. Bradley. DR.. B.
I" Ernup Mra and Miss Villas Mr. and