The Washington times., 1895-02-02
SOCIAL SAYINGS AND DoINGs.


receptions for the month of February. The
entertainment. like all that take place in that
hospitable house. was brilliant success, the
large attendance of resident society, in addi-
ton to the leading Official contributing TO
that effect.
Secretary and Mrs. Lamont stood in the
first drawing room, in which the furnishings
are IN gold color, to receive their guests
Mrs. Lamonts gown was OF yellow satin, the
low neck corsage made with wide reveres
covered with thread lace beneath which was
fall of yellow chiffon
The decorations OF the room were Of aspar-
agus vines festooned about the wall or clus-
tered at one corner Of some of the large pic
lures. On the mantel were vases filed with
annunclatioG lilies, the delicate fragrance oil
which filed the rooms In the second draw
ing-room American beauty roses were on the
mantel and large stand of them ornamented
the piano. In the corners of the room were
palms. and about the walls over the pictures
were graceful arrangements OF asparagus
vines. In the supper-room the decorations
were in scarlet. with a center-piece on the
table OF American beauty roses.
The doorway and windows at the rear OF
the second drawing room We're opened upon
inclosed and hung with scarlet draperles
Over these draperies were trailing vines OF
wild smiax and in the corners were group
ings of palms. Comfortably cushloned chalrs
and diyans covered with gay colored materl-
ais set about made an attractive place, ana
the coy little corners we're not long IN hhu-
ing occupants. In one corner OF The second
drawing-room the Banjo Mandolin. ana
Guitar Club played during the evening.
The ladies who assisted the Secretary o.
War and Mrs. Lamont in entertaining their
many guests were Mesdames Schotleld
Cultivate. Mills. Sayres oil Texas. Tracey Of
New York, Richard Townsend, Misses Mary
Pat,en. the Misses Gray. daughters of Sena-
tor Gray. and Misses Lockwood, Moliie Was.
and Murphy.
The scene on which the guests looked rs,
having diyested themselves of wraps, they
descended the staiTwayto greet the host ana
hostt SIS. was a most attractive one. Brilliant
gowns of every hue and color intermingied
rs their wearers moved about the rooms ana
gave the appearance of grand shaking up
of fashions Kaleidoscope. In the hallway the
scene was more varied as. in and out among
! the elegantly gowned guests in the never
ceasing hurry of entrance or departure. there
! mingled those bent on entrance or exit clad
/ in handsome. fur-trimmed and luXurious
1 wraps of every description.
Among the guests were the Cabinet the
! British Ambassador. Lady Pauncefote and
! the Misses Pauncefote, the French anlbas5a-
/ dor the German Ambassador and Miss Won
, Saurma, the Italian Ambassador and BaroneIs
Faya Marquis Imperiail, Mr. lie CHAT. the
4 Chinese Minister. Nine. Yang and suite, the
japanese minister and attaches oil legntlon.
! the Mexican Minister and Nine. Romero, the
! Argentine Minister and Nine. Zebalos. Senior
/ and Nine. Lazo Arriago. Senator and Mrs.
J Gibson. Senator and Mrs. German. the Misses
German. Mrs. and Miss Mcpherson.
/ Col. and Mrs. John Hay. Senator. Mrs, and
( the Misses Brice, Chief Justice and Mrs.
! Fuller Justice. Mrs. and the Misses Brewer,
Justice, Mrs and the Misses Harlan, Mr.. and
Mrs Calderon Carlisle, Senator, Mrs. and
Miss Blackburn Senator and Mrs. Blanchard.
/ Senator and Mrs. Carey. Mrs. Field. Mrs.
/ Condit-Smith. Col. and Mr.. John NJ. Wilson.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Whittemore, Miss Aline
Wilcox. Mrs. and Miss Letter. Senator. Mrs.
and Miss Call. Senator, Mrs, and Miss
Stewart Miss Sheriff.. Mrs. George Westing-
house. Mr.. and Mrs. S. $. Rowland Mr.. and
/ Mrs Arnold Haguc, Mrs. Daniel Manning.
Miss FRYER the Misses Patton. Senator and
Mrs. Sherman. Mr.. and Mrs. McCallum. Sen
ator Murphy. Representative and Mrs. Daizeil,
Representatives and Mrs. Draper, Miss Draper
! Representative and Miss Enloe. Representa-
tive and Mrs. Hit. Miss Mcmillan. Repre-
sentative Tracey, and Senator Villas.
The Secretary of State and Mrs. Gresham
gave a dinner last night at the Arlington in
honor OF the diplomatic corps. The decora
tions of the table were in white and gold.
Tall crystal vases figured in gold were filed
with long-stemmed Puritan roses. These
alternated with cut-glass bowls OF white
carnations and ferns.
The guests were the British Ambassador
! and Lady Paunceforte. the French ambassa
dor. the Italian Ambassador and Barones:
Fava. the German Ambassador and Miss Nor
4 l...a
de Mendonca, the Chilian Minister and
Madame Cana, the Argentine Minister an6
Madame Zeballos, the Russian minister. tbs
| japanese minister. Sir Rivers Wilson. Sena
tor and Mrs. Sherman. Senator and Mrs
Gray Assistant Secretary of State and Mrs
Uhl. Mrs. Hazen. Miss Hamlin. and Mrs Full
ler niece of the host and hostess.
Mrs. Westinghouse will not receive Mon
day. February 4, but will receive Monday
February II. from ) to o'clock.
Mrs. Madison Adams Baliinger aud Mis-.
Miriam BaIlinger will give a tea in honor o
Miss Corheon Monday. February 4. for whicl
cards have been issued.
Mrs. }. II. Wentworth and Mrs. S. d. Nortl
are spending the winter in Washington will
friends at No 2027 l street northwest.
Mrs. Donelson Wilcox gave very charm
ing little reception yesterday afternoon a
her home. No. 2021 o street, in honor o
Senator Harris of Tennessee. The enter
tainment was especially in honor of the Sen
ator's fourth reelection to Congress. Mrs
Wilcox invited the guests to unite with her il
wishing the Senator bon voyage on hi
fourth Senatorial cruise, and the occasion
was a most thoroughly enjoyable one il
every respect.
The hostess received in n gown of blacl
satin. with old family lace on the bodice
Miss Wilcox's gown was OF white wool. Mis-
Richardson poured coffee, Mrs. Josepl
Washington served punch, and Miss Donel
son. niece of the hostess, presided at a bow
OF apple toddy.
Mrs. Wilcox's friendship with Senate
Harris is one OF long standing, he havin
been presen at her marriage as an old frien
of her fathers family.
Among the guests, who were mainly Ten
nesseeans and personal friends OF the Senator
were Gov. and Mrs. Sims Gen. ana Mrs
Armstrong. Mrs. Sherman, Mrs. Butler. Mis-
Herbert, Miss Morton Mrs. Carlisle. Mis-
Helm. Gen. Hooker Representative McMi
lin. Senator Caffery. Gen. Van Vliet. Justic
Shepard Mrs. Lowery Bell. and Mrs. Bate:
LEAGUERS ASKED TO GIVE.