Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-15
President Cleveland Dined Last Night With
Mr.. 0lney.
Mrs. Cleveland VIII Receive Her Lady
Friends by Invitation the Com
ing acknowledgements.

| line of maidenhafr and mfgnonette extend
| ed down each side of the table, and the Ell
feet with the beautiful silver and ware on
the cloth were most artistic. The guests
were President Cleveland, Secretary Gresh-
am. Secretary Carlisle, Secretary Lamont,
Postmaster General Bissell, Secretary Her
| bert, Chief Justice Fuller, Justice Field,
Justice Harlan, Justice Gray. Justice Brew
| er, Justice Brown, Justice Shiras Justice
| Jackson, Justice White and Judge Ban
croft Davis. Secretary Morton was absent.
| being out of town. On January % Mr.. and
Mrs. Olney will entertain President and
| Mrs. Cleveland at q cabinet dinner.
Miss Lucille PEBBLES of Cincinnati is visit
ing Miss Carson at 1882 Vermont avenue.
Miss Marie Houston of New York, who
has been visiting Mrs. L. B. Webb the last
fortnight, returned to her home in New
| York yesterday
| Mrs. Zane and Mrs. Blackburn have cards
out for tea on Wednesday, January q,
| at their home on Q street.
Mrs. Cleveland has invitations out for
reception to ladies Saturday. January 10:
3 to 8.
| The Misses Strong will give tea Friday,
January %; 4 to Z.
Mrs. Walter D. Wyville and Miss Wyville
have cards out for Friday, January Is, to
| Z, at 2003 o street.
Announcement cards have been received
from Mrs. Foote for the marriage Of her
| T.. "A.
]. Coe, Tuesday, January 8, at New Haven,
Conn.
The audience gathered at Mrs. Lamont's
yesterday at neon listened with pleasure
| to the singing Of Miss Katherine Willard
and the piano recitals Of Mr.. Ethelbert
Nevin, who not only rendered his own
| compositions, but several selections by the
great masters with a true touch. Miss
Willard sang a number Of pretty ballads.
| in which she was heard to the best advan-
| tage Mrs. Cleveland, who Is very much
| interested in the success of her friend
was not able to be present. owing to a
Mrs. Bissell, Mrs. Carver. the Chilean
minister and Mrs. Cana, the Brazilian
minister and Mrs. Mendonca, Mrs. West
i 14sI Mrs Whittemore. Miss Aline
day, Mrs. George Davis. Gen. and Mrs.
Moore, Mrs Dalzell, Mrs. Tracey, Mrs.
| Calderon Carlisle and Mrs. Hit were some
| among those present.
Mr.. Shire Akabane, formerly first secre-
| iary Of the Japanese legation here, and who
| afterward occupied a similar position at
| Berlin, has received another promotion in
| the diplomatic cervice of the empire and is
| now the Japanese minister at The Hague,
one of the most desirable stations in Eu-
| rope 1t will be remembered that Mr.. Aka
| bane married Miss Ellen Barry, Of this
| city.
A lady prominent in society suggests
| that the charity ball tomorrow evening
| affords to the beaus Of all ages in the city
| an admirable opportunity to return in part
| the courtesies they constantly receive at
the hands Of their lady friends. During
| every social season they are the recipients
| of no end of invitations to teas, card par
| ties, little dances, and other forms of pleas
| urable entertainments; but, save an occa-
| Sional theater ticket, or something of that
sort, they give nothing in kind in return.
| Now Is their opportunity, she says. A
| ticket costing only S. will admit gentle
man, his young lady friend, and her moth
thor 1hn DIV fvNvya ofvv1ay
| of this amount he not only discharges an
| admitted debt in an agreeable way, but
| materially helps a most deserving fnstitu-
| ton that is doing an immense amount Of
| good all the year round.
Mrs. Hannah M. Beach, Of Buffalo. Is In
the city for short stay, visiting her rela-
tive, Mrs. NJ. B. Moore, 1882 Massachusetts,
| avenue.
Mrs Hearst has been obliged to with
draw her invitations for her musicale to-
| night on account of illness.
Mrs. Calvin S. Brice, the Misses Brice.
Col. John Hay, Miss Helen Hay, Marquis
| Imperial, Mr.. Pierre Botkine, Capt Heese
| and Mr.. Padilla Of the Spanish legation
were at the second patriarchs' ball last
night in New York. Mrs. Adair of London,
who was Mrs. Letters guest here last week.
| was taken in to supper by Mr.. McAllister.
| Mrs. Calvin S. Brice wore an elegant cos
| tune Of black and white. The skirt and
| front Of the bodice were of white covered
| with black lace. The train and sleeves and
| the rest Of the gown were of heavy black
| satin. She wore a magnificent tiara Of dia-
| mends a pendant of diamonds, a bracelet
| and brooch of black pearls and diamonds.
| Hiss Brice wore white satin and white lace,
brocaded with silver. A 1eur de lis and
| other ornaments were of diamonds. Miss
| Kate Brice was in blue brocaded satin. Her
| chic little belt was Of red, and a pretty pin
was Of turquoise and diamonds. Both the
| Misses Brice wore necklaces OF pearls
REPRESENTATIVE Franklin Bartlett led the
| cotillion with Miss Cora Randolph.
Miss May Detweiler, who has been so
seriously i'll, is slowly improving.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert S. Owen have re-
turned to the city and will be here for a
few days. Mrs. Owen will be at home at
| 1925 Riggs street on Wednesday.
A large reception was given last evening
| nv Mr.. and Mrs. B. F.. Leighton. at their
| residence on Capitol Hill. The entire house
| was lavishly decorated with palms. ferns
and cut flowers. The decorations Of the re-
| ception hall were especially fine. The large
| mirrors, which fill enc side of the hall, were
| garlanded with great ropes Of asparagus,
| tied with punches of red and white carna-
| tions, and effectively looped back with
| streamers of scarlet ribbon. The same rich
| hues were used in the mantel decorations
| of scarlet poinsettas and ferns. In the
library an orchestra OF stringed instru-
| ments rendered some fine music. The man
| tells in tho drawing rooms were banked
| with ferns, pink roses and hyacfnths. A
| fine collation. was served in the dining room,
|
| rope of asparagus vine, tied with punches
Of carnations. was Topped between the two
chandeliers. In the center of the table
| silver vase rested on a large mirror, wreath
| ed with smilax and hyacinths. Mrs Leigh
| ton received her guests in the first drawing
| room, in a superb gown OF white MORE an
| tique, with pearl ornaments. Mrs. Leigh
| ton was assisted by her sister, Miss Foss,
| in pink satin, deliberately trimmed with
| pearl passamenterie. Other members of the
receiving party were Mrs. McDearmond,
| Miss Mitchell Miss Grosvenor CT Ohio, Miss
| Rankin, Miss Burnett, Miss Greenhalge and
| Miss Heaven. Among the guests were
| Justice and Mrs. Brewer, Judge and Mrs.
| Cole Representative and Mrs. Aldrich, Gen.
| and Mrs F. T. Sherman, Judge and Mrs.
Shepherd. Commissioner ard Mrs. Lochren,
| Col John G. Nicolay, Miss Nicolay, Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Mercer, Miss Grosvenor.
Representative and Mrs. Grcsvenor, Rep
resentative Cannon, Miss Cannon, Mr.. and
Mrs.Theodore w. Noyes, Representative and
| Mrs. Northway, Mrs. Northway Williams,
Commissioner Ross. Representative Nc
| Dearmond, Mr.. and Mrs. B. H. Warner.
| Miss Warner Mr., and Mrs. Holdsworth