The morning times., 1896-12-10

One of the most interesting social events
of the present season was the afternoon
reception gi ven by Mrs Grant yesterday at
her nome on Massachusetts avenue.
This being the first large entertainment
OF Mrs. Grant since her return to Wash
irstnil a. well aS the occasion OF present
ing her beautiful young granddaughter TO
her many friends. every one favored with
an invitation made an effort 10 respond.
No more distinguished company has ever
bern known at an afternoon tea than that
which greeted Miss vivian Sartoris on her
formal entry into society.
The spacious rooms were lined with the
hundreds of bouquets sent to the heroine of
the hour among them gorgeous bunch
of roses from the White House conserva-
tory.
Mrs Grant received her guests in the
first dra wing room, her GO VII Being black
lace. worn OYER white satin. 1he de
butunte who stood bet her mother
and grandmother Wore a girlish looking
gown OF soft white silk and carried a huge
bunch of white roses.
Mrs. SsrtoriS. who seems To have en-
tircly recovered from her recent serious i'll
ness Wore a most becoming gown Of
Persian six with accessories of pink
Mr.. bent and Miss Casey. a Liccc OF the
hostess. were the house guests present,
while in the various rooms were Il mum
it-4 Bl ll lltr~t charming At'4it> anu buAiS
OF Washington. who added greatly to the
entertainment of the guests Among the
number were Miss Sheridan. Miss Keats
Rodgers. Miss Helen Tauen. Miss EIaIche
Emory. ana Miss Casey. TIC yCuug sister
cf the dcbJlantc. WHO'S Il pupil at George
town Convent. was also home Tor the
occasion and wore a dainty gown Of pink
Dresden silk.
Among tie callers were the representa-
tiveS of every embassy and legation il
Washington. Chief Justice and Mrs. Ful-
Ter. Justice and Mrs Field Justice and
Mrs. Gray, Gen. ana Mrs. Miles, SeratoI
and NJ r.. Sherman. SenatOrand Mrs. Morrill,,
Senator and Mr.. Cameron. Gen. and Mrs.
Vincent Gen. and Mrs Reynolds. Gen.
and Mrs Van Eliet Gen. and Mrs. Roches-
/ ter and Miss Rochester. Gen Auger, Capt.
and Mrs. Nuilcnberg. Justice and Mrs
Pcckhaim. Mrs MC'anmGn and daughters
| Mrs. Pachelor and Miss Bachelor, Miss
! RuggleS and the Misses Sheridan, Mrs. John
/ w. Foster. Mr.. and Mrs. John Hay. Gen and
! Mrs. Morgan. Senator and Mrs. Stewart,
| Mrs. Lodge, Mrs. Queen and Miss ChriStin
| owen, Mrs. Hawley. Mrs. Audcnried. Miss
! Marion Audenried. Mime Bakmctiff, Sena-
! tor and MIS-. Hale. Mrs. John s Ward and
! Miss Ward. the Misses Pattcn, Mrs. New
! lands. Mrs Preston Sands and Miss Sands
The marriage OF Miss Marguerite Hunger
FORD NhlfelE ana Mr- r rank H. sloan, al
| Baltimore. was one OF the many matri
monial events Of yesterday, the ceremony
| taking place in st. Johns Church in Iht
! presence Of number of invited guests a
1 o'clock.
Rt. Rev. Henry Yates Sattcrlce, bishoI
| of Washington. officated assisted by til
rector OF the church. Dr Mackay- Smith.
The ushPrS who preceded the bride tc
the altar were Mr. W ID. Dill, jr., J. r
| Rtcher, F. W. Hurlbutt, J. L. Hayward
| B. F. Boilleau, Of Baltimore, and Mr. W
| ;. Rishton of Pennsylvania. There wer,
no bridesmaids and the bride entered ol
the arm of her cousin. Mr. John Payton, ol
| this city vino gave her hand in maria re
| The wedding gown was a travelling cos
tune OF brown cloth. with brown and viOle
| hat To match. and she carried n bouque
| of white vioIets Mr.. f. f. Smith. OF Phil
| adelphia, acted as best man, entering tht
| church with the groom from the veStry.
| The bride comes OF distinguished fam
| lily OF VirginianS, being closely related
| to the Fairfa Xes and Pc ytunS OF that State
| and Is the granddau lighter of the late Rich
ard Whitley, former United States Sen
ator from Georgia.
| Mr.. Sloan is the city surveyor of Baiti
| more, and after a hone ymoOn journey y
some weeks will take his bride to tina
| city to reside The prayer book from which
the marriage service was read is the sam,
as that used at the marriage of the grand
mother for whom the bride df today wa
named, and was bound in white silk 70
this occasion.