The morning times., 1896-01-23

| of moss, were in picturesque evid .nse,
and up in the gallery an orchestra piaJed
festive airs as the whirl of silk and tin
| clad women and their cavaliers danced 10
| the glory of society at the Capital.
Mrs. Van Ness Philip received the guests
| and Baron Won Ketteler of the German
| embassy led the coIillion.
Those present Included:
Mr. Jesup Blair, Miss BelSnap, Miss
Lieber, Mr.. Marshall Langhorne, Mr.. Lie
Der, the Misses D6vidge, Mrs. and Miss
| Bonaparte, Admiral aud Mrs. Crosby. Miss
| Crosby, the Misses Langhorue, DR.. Francis
Lieber. Mr.. Jesse Brown, Mr.. Lee Phillips,
Mr.. Victor Eastman, Count Galarza, Nr
Luis Pastor Count Vinci Mr.. and Mrs.
Montgomery Blair, Mrs. and Miss AEder-
son, MIR. HELEN, Mr.. Walter Davidge, Mr..
and Mrs. Thoron, Mr.. and Mrs. Howiand,
Mr. and Mrs. Townsend, Mr.. and Mrs.
Hay, Miss Hay, Mt. Cana, Miss Heath.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hinckley, Mr.. ard
Mrs. -Hichborn. Miss Hichboru, MIR. and
Mrs. Mott. Miss Mott, Senator and Mrs.
Cameron, Miss Cameron, Mr.. John Biddle,
Miss Gordon, the Spanish Minister and
Nine. Dupuy de LONE, the Chilean Minister
and Nine. de Cana, Mr.. Woodbury. Blair,
Senator aud Mrs. Brce. the Misses Brice,
Miss Letter, Mr.. Sandford Beatty, Mr.
Brooke Baker, Gen. and Mrs. Batcheller,
Miss Batcheller. Miss Bryant, the Secre-
tary of war and Mrs. Lamont, the German
Ambassador and Baroness Thielman, Mr..
Won Schwerin, Capt. Heese, Mr.. Keller
and several hundreds of other well known
society folk.
Amid all this brillancy there was one
dainty girl whose acknowledged belleGom
Washington boasts as evidence OF social Wit.
1t was Miss Hichborn and she was in Il gown
OF somber hue unrelieved by any touch Of
color.
The wife of the Vice President and the
ladies of the Cabinet were at home yester-
day afternoon to myriads of callers, who
filled their flower decked drawing rooms.
At the Normandie glimpse into the
hallway. decorated with numberless tiny
coiored lights shining through tangles OF
green vines seemed a glance into fairy
land, while through the doorways a dozen
or more wingless TitaniaS in dainty garb.
jeweled and spangied. could be seen smiling
and chatting with friends and acquaint-
ances.
A marble stand on which was mass of
pink roses was set near the entrance OF
the first drawing room, while on the left
were Mrs. Stevenson and the ladies assist
ing in line; Mrs. Gordon. wife OF Senator
Gordon; Mrs. Lindsay, wife of Senator
Lindsay; Mrs. Palmer, Mrs. Gray, Mrs.
Martin, Mrs. Halliday, Mrs. Curry, Mrs.
Coke Mrs. Charles Voorhees,, Mrs. A. A.
Wilson. Mrs. Black, Mrs. Weber, Mrs. Black
burn. Mrs. Zane, Mrs. Crocker, Mrs. Nc
Naughton of New York, Mrs. Scott, the
Misses Scott. Miss Voorhees,. Miss Gordon,
Miss Cockrell, Miss German, Miss Quay,
Miss blanchard Miss Bruce. Mrs. j. W.
Foster, Mrs. McCreary, Mrs. Catchings Mrs.
Mcclellan. Mrs. Hutcheson, Mrs. Berry,, Mrs.
Harrison.
Mrs. Olney was assisted by Mrs. Minot,
Mrs. Hastings Mrs. Covarrubias, Mrs. Eek
els, Mrs. Wainwright, Miss Jane Fuller,
Miss Mcmillan, Miss Pitts aud the Misses
it-Smith.
Mrs. Lamont received, assisted by Miss
Rochester, the Misses de McEdouca, Miss
Poole, Miss McCammon, Miss Parxe, Miss
Huntington, Miss Harmon, Miss Candy,
Miss Patten, Miss Gordon. Miss Keiton,
Miss Dayidge, Miss Elliott. Miss Train,
Miss Davis, Miss Ernst and Miss Smaliey.
Mrs. Carlisle was assisted by Miss Bur
nett, Miss Caffery. Miss Helm, the Misses
Scott, Miss Patterson and Miss Curtis.
The japanese minister entertained at
dinner last evening, in honor of the Vice
President. La France roses decorated the
table, placed in large vases Of crystal. the
centerpiece being Of ferns, in which Japan
ese and American flags were tastefully