Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-31
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
Mrs. Cleveland's Public Reception Tomor-
row Afternoon.
Supreme Court Entertained at Din
Beecher Weddins-Pcrsonals.

: highest tribunal In the land last mght at
the last state dinner of the season. The |
table was spread in tie state dining room !
and. the chosen color being red. the enect was
one of the most attractive of the season
The table had the -o!d-fashioned plateau
down the center. with three tall bouquets
of deep red roses along its mirrored surface.
They had fringes of foliage and maidenhair.
and the little bouquet holders down the
edges were filed with grasses and ferns.
Across the ends of the great expanse of
linen were tall bouquets of the roses fianked
by smaller ones in cut glass vases Red
shades were on the tapars in the Silt can
delabra, and the effect was warm, and
bright and pleasing. Overhead garlands OF
asparagus reached from the chandeliers to
the side walls. and directly over the table
was a garland of green, studded with red
carnations ard tiny electric lights. uEder
red globes. The InantelS were banked in
red blossoms. and the asparagus GarlandS
reaching down the side wallis we're tipped off
With red camellias. The President and Mrs
| Cleveland received III the east room. where
| as usual. the art of he florist was shown at
| its best In the shining greens electric
lights twinkled
Mrs. Cleveland was elegantly gowned in
| black satin. The bodice was finished around
| the shoulders by deep fall of black lace,
glistening with gold spangles. shoulder
| knot of cherry velvet gave a stylish touch.
and with this gown her diamond ornaments
were particularly striking.
| The guests were Chief Justice and Mrs.
| Fuller. Justice and Mrs. Field. Justice and
Mrs. Harlan. Justice and Mrs. Gray. JUS
| tice Brewer. Justice and Mrs. Brown. JUS
tice and Mrs Shiras. Justice and Mrs White,
Justice and Mrs. Peckham. Attorney Gen.
| eral and Mrs. Harmon, Senator and Mrs.
| Hoar. Senator and Mrs. Pugh, Senator and
| Mrs. Martin. Representative and Mrs. Hen
derson. Representative and Mrs. Washing
| ton Justice and Miss Morris, Justice. and
| Mrs. Shepard. Solicitor General and Mrs.
| Conrad, Mr.. and Mrs. John G. M.lbarn of
| Buffalo, Mr.. and Mrs James Lowndes. Mr..
| E. Randolph Robinson and Miss Robinson
| of New York. and Mrs. Stanley Matthews.
| Mrs. Fuller wore stunning dress of black
| satin, the low-necked bodice richly trimmed
In jet. Mrs. Field wore straw-colored uncut
| velvet, the bodice trimmed in lace. Mrs.
| Brown wore white brocaded satin, with
| ermine. Mrs Whites gown was pale blue
MORE and satin. Mrs. Peckham wore light
gray satin brocaded in black. Mrs. Harmon
| wore white satin and point lace, Mrs Mar
tin. white satin and chiffon; Mrs Washing
ton. pink satin and point applique trimming
| on the waist: Mrs Harlan, magenta satin,
with black lace spangled in gold. and Mrs.
| Stanley Matthews silver gray satin, with
the bodice trimmed in'duchess lace.
The Chief Justice and Mrs. Fuller have
sent out invitations for the marriage of
their daughter. Catherine Martin Weston.
to Mr.. Theodore Smith Beecher of Buffalo
at o'clock st. Johns Church, Monday,
February II. A reception viii follow from
$50 until 10 O'Clock at the residence of the
Postmaster General and Mrs. Wilson will
give 4 dinner Monday. February Il.
Mrs. n. L. Jeffries and daughter. Miss
Armstrong. gave a luncheon yesterday in
honor of their guest. Miss Laura Croker
Of Cleveland. The guests We're Miss Lee
| Shepherd. Miss Foulke, Miss Goodfellow.
Miss Guy of Baltimore. Miss Norton, Miss
Hichborn. Miss Schweringer and Miss
Croker of San Francisco.
1 J,,,,o l,.,
terday, at which Mrs. Lamont. Mrs. Lieber
Mrs. Fuller, Miss Train and others were
| guests.
| Mrs. Townsend. whose home on Lafay.
cite Square mas been SO greatly beautified
and considerably enlarged, will give one Of
the dinners for the next dinner dance.
Mrs Cleveland will hold a public recep
ton tomorrow Saturday, from to 5. A
number of ladies have been invited. as ir
the case of the card reception held fort
night ago. to assist Mrs. Cleveland, and
have been assigned, as then, to the differ
ent rooms.
Mrs. Otto Andrae Nesmith entertained
at luncheon today Mrs. Greedy. Mrs. S. W
Mccall. wife Of the Representative from
! | Massachusetts. Mrs. H. j. Ellicott, ant
| Mrs. Homer W. Edwards of Philadelphia
The color effect was pink, the centerpiec
being bowl of pink carnations on an elab
crate piece Of embroidery OF the sam
| shade. The fish course was served il
| Gainty scashelis. The souvenirs We're beau
, tiful little water colors. the work of tn
. hostess, tied to hold single carnatiol
| hearing the name of the guests and al
@ appropriate quotation.
. Mrs. Charles E Foster gave prett
luncheon today in honor of her guests
Mrs. and Miss Warner of New York.
= Mrs. Clifford s. Walton will not receiv
| today, but will be at home Fridays in Feb
| rGary.
3 Mrs. Charles Poor gave a tea yesterday
I | at he nj 1,
Miss Scoville and Miss Corning of Albany
Miss Clagett, Miss Condit-Smith Miss Shei
idan. Miss McCammon, Miss Barney an
Miss Keats Rodgers. Mrs. John Poor an
= Mrs. c. c. Glover presided a the tea table
Mr.. and Mrs. Westinghouse have take
possession of their residence on Dupon
|. circle. They are in mourning retiremer
on account of the death, just before tn
holidays. OF Mr.. Westinghouse mother
Mrs. Villas and Mrs. Thurston receive
q their friends in the Arlington parlors We.
: terday afternoon from :: until o'clocl
81 They had assisting them Mrs. Wall, Mis-
s Barnett. Miss Philip. Miss Mary Stewar
Miss Nyne Bowers and Miss Thompson
The Cosmopolitan Shakespeare Club hel
( a pie lsant meeting al the residence of til
81 president, Mrs. Jessie 1. Person, Tues,la
b | evening. Papers were read by the men
p bers of the club upon the various chal
= acters in the Tragedy of Hamlet" follow
p ing which written examination was hel
3 upon the play. "A Midsummer Night
Dream was chosen for the next readin,
81 Refreshments We're served by the hostes
= assisted by her daughter, Miss Violet an
81 conversation concluded the evening.
81 pleasant dance was given at Redwiil
= Hall, the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Jacl
3, | son, Wednesday evening last. The ba
room was brilliantly Illuminated and de,
81 Grated with evergreens. After refresl
: ments were served dancing was CONTINUES
81 Among those present were Misses Ma,
s. Rose and Bessie Bieiaski. Annis and Clal
q Drury, Kate and Annie Gleason, Ka
s. Brown, Elsie Powell, Nellie Ogle. Ma,
y Smith, Minnie Green. Maggie jackson al
p Lizzie Sullivan of Great Falls, Md. Messr
q Vic Bielaski. James and Mike Ready, r.
saA kessler. Vic. McQuade, Den. Ready. job
Green. Denny Sothron. James Brow
b Harry Powell, Willoughby johnson. Jot
S, Donoghue, Vic. Crowley. Will Blundon.
81 Frizzell. Thos. Donnelly. Will Volkme
b John Smith, Chas. Gleason, Curtis al
y Dengler.
"a Miss Clarke of PHILADELPHIA Is visitii
3 Miss Harvey OF a23 Massachusetts avenu
81 and will be at home informally Fridays
"a Mrs. William Merrick Gray will not