The morning times., 1895-08-11

and while sle uses white very often, she
prefers the golden brightness of blossoms.
Mrs. Letter showsa partiality for American
beauties, but uses flowers sparingly. She
prefers the richnessof gold and silver plate
and cut glass to floral decorations.
Mrs. Carlisle always uses white or pink
flowers. and shows decided preference for
the La France Rose. She is the possessor
OF a number of rare cut glass vases, old
heirlooms. which are highly priced and
could not be duplicated. She admires long
stemmed roses, and likes TO see them ar
ranged with artistic, careless, grace, droop-
ing over the vases. At lunch favors she
often uses one single handsome rose with
the long pink or white ribbon bearing the
guests name.
Mrs. Boardman is a lover of jonquils
and the first OF the season find a welcome
in her home.
Notwithstanding the preference a society
leader may entertain for any particular
flower, the decorations vary with the sea-
son.
Mrs. Mclean, Mrs. Maxwell and Mrs.
Col. saregreatloversof OF wild flowers and
in the early spring, forest and field are
ransacked to indulge the whim.
Mrs. Don Cameron is a lover of white
roses, but when the daisies are in bloom her
home is showered with the star-eyed flo wers
OF the field. Easter lilies, too, have q
charm for her.
Airs. Senator Murphy uses the American
beauty, and the varieties of the bride
rose. At the wedding of her daughter in
the spring To Mr. Hugh j. Grant, the rarest
OF white orchids We're used in profusion
together with small white flowers Car
nations aud bride roses formed the huge
marriage bell under which the bride and
groom stood. The table was elaborately
decorated, exclusively with Kaiseriue and
bride varieties
THE AMERICAN BEAUTY.
Mrs. Tom L. Johnson never uses any
flowers but the American beauty. AT her
dinners aud receptions they are banked
in the dra awing-rooms and everywhere.
She uses smilax in profusion also. At a
tea given by her winter before last, every
guest was presented with beautiful rose
over six hundred were distributed in this
way besides the Quantities reserved for
the household decoration.
Mrs. Fitzhugh Coyle aud her daughter,
Mrs DIR. E. X. Goldsborough, are among
the most exclusive of the ultra fashion.
able set. Both ladies have exquisite taste
aud personally supervise the decorations
Of their tables. Much Of the plate and cut
glass are heirlooms, and the more modern
odd pieces have been collected principally
during various contenentaI trips.
Mrs. Coyle's fayorite flower is the Mare
chal Neil rose, while Mrs GoldSborough pre-
fers the La France The flower of the sea
son, and at its most perfect stage, is gen
orally selected 10y them for any contem-
plated entertainment
AT a luncheon given by Mrs. Colds
borough early in the spring the decorations
were lilies of the valley and violets, with
knots OF pale green and violet ribbons and
profusion Of asparagus vine. The effect
was dainty in the extreme.
Mrs. Draper, wife Of the Representative
from Pennsylvania, entertains her friends
in one OF the handsomest homes in Wash
ingtOu. Mrs. Draper is a deyotee OF the
Kaiserine rose. Her dining-room is sin
gularly elegant in its appointments, and
possesses an unique beauty unequalled by
any in Washington. 1t is furnished entirely
in white and gold, and the decorations
are always in perfect harmony.
KAIsERINE ROSES.
Mrs. Draper possesses an entire dinner.
set OF gold as well as one OF silver. When
the former is used the decorations are OF
Kaiserine roses and asparagus vine. With
the silver she uses delicate shades OF pink
roses, preferably the American Beauty
At the wedding Of her daughter, Miss
Edith, to Mr.. Montgomery Blair, severa
large cities contributed the Kaiserine roses
with which the whole house was decorated
Many society ladies even though enter.
tanning a decided preference for any one
flower, enjoy the varieties. AT one very
elegant spring luncheon the table and
dining-room were banked with sweet pea
blossoms from the purest white to the deeI
purple.
A story has leaked out where q navy
officers wife carried fad little too far
She is an eXtravagant lover of nautical de-
vices, and oftendmes uses them in q rather
eccentric manner. On the occasion alluded
to she had an enormous anchor made en-
tirely OF white rosebuds and carnations
This was laid on long, narrow mirror
The hostess was gowned entirely in white
| and as she ushered her guests into the
dining-room, one rather more sensitive Il
| externals than the others whispered: II
| looks like a catafalqueI"
The guests imbibed the depressing sug
| gestion, but the hostess could not under
stand the gloom that settled over her friends
and robbed them Of appetite and zest
The appointments both in preparation
and manner Of serving were perfect, ye
thedelicate CONNECTIONS swerehardly touched
| As they departed one remarked that at
was simply awful
Several weeks passed before the hostes!
realized the mistake her eccentricity haC
led her TO make, and it is safe to say she
| win use no more nautical emblems tingeC
with funeral cnogastiooc ot bar l,,,otao,,.