New-York tribune., 1896-01-19
4 WOUAN'S TEA AT THE WHITE HOt 81.
MRS CLEVELAND. ASSISTED BY FIFTY foINH
LADIES' RECEIVES HER OFFICIAL &C
Or-AINTANCES AND PERSONAL FRIENDS.

LADIES. RECEIVES HER OFFICIAL &C
orAINrANcEs AND PERSONAL FRIENDS.
Washington Jan. Is (SpeoiaD The Presidents
wife gave an "at home" to-day. which was charm
Ing entertainment, The company was one OF above
one thousand guests. The East Room. whore Mrs.
cleveland received her guests was beautiful with
pams and bright blossoms, which were carried out
IN SIMMER decorations through the Red. Blue and
Green parors TO the open conservatory. There was
a beautiful table in the State Dining-room with d
wealth OF pink down the centre and at %ach
end Mrs Cleveland welcomed her guests with tha'
charm of manner which in large part contributes to
her attractive personality and is the assurance that
IT is pleasure for her TO give pleasure 10 others
She wore an extremely becoming gown OF white ard
yloet-strIped satin with full trimmings OF white lace
on the waist.
Though receiving quite by herself. there was no
lack of assistants in the hfty young women she mad
asked for the pleasant duty OF talking to people.
They pretty gowns Of white. or hsh; ctectlFe
colors and we're about the several rooms IN squads
eight ten that II guests did not enter INTO the
spirit OF the occasion 1t was no faut OF therS.
Among the number Miss Cockrell. daughter OF
Senator Cockrell Miss Reed. daughter Of the
Speaker: Miss Jane Fuller. Miss Leuiia Stevenson,
Miss Julia Scott, Senator Grays two daughters MISS
Condit-Smith Miss Harmon. Miss Newlands Miss
Ruth Harlan Miss Gordon, Miss Ramsey. MISS
blanchard Miss Rockhill Miss Conrad. Miss Berry
at a'S HwYork guests at the White House Miss Pa
Ten Miss Philips. Miss walker, Miss Breckenrldge:
Bishop iiurst; Miss Gilman. Miss Carter Miss Miles
daughter of General Miles Miss Alne WILCOX MISS
Rachel Cameron Miss Barney and Miss Anderson
While it was party WIN m on~stnr,Ss ~ % "a d 'n a.;
1t differed essentially from the syeryday & Yea IN IA
being exclusively a womans Yea party; ,or lh' rea-
son that no men asked Colonel Niisop alone
who presented guests to the hostess, was favored.
and he aopareatly as the conspicuous example OF
soldery man at tea party o, a" Wv wo,sn snid ,ba S
there were many evidences besides the numDer OF
guests present that II was strc,y ~ ~MoHan nc
marty AT no time did conversation nag, SnG the
news received this morning or eN-ffesldcnt ~, ~,
rison's forthcoming marriage. though causlhe n,ne
surprise afforded a general topic for animated us
cussion throughout the White House The com,
pany though largely from official circles lnelnaeu
Among tn guests were Nine. Dupuy de LONE; VIE
OF the Minister of Spain; Mrs Peckhani wie oi
the he Jas'Ss snsr, of MIC he rsS enaSr we
Mrs. Frank Hauon; justice bf1Hn w Ni,p NJ ~ pc
Calvin s. Brice. and The NitSeS hrlce, Arne' ,dbn
nero. wife OF the Minster OF Mexico; Mrs. Johh
n Foster Miss Magec OF Pittsbare; Senator war,
ren's wife. Mrs ihilip S1tridsn, Mss %Sna'S % & ~
Vermont. with Senator Morri!ls wife and sister:
Wife. Representative DoliYefs we MT, WI: Nj,
wife Of Representative fo~ne. OF MlnneSota Nj, Miss
chandler. Senator chandfrS niece MIS- H''"''"'
ifrom the Cabinet circle M.-. lamont. MISS MOI
Ton Mrs Wilson. Mrs Carlisle. Mrs; Oney MISS
Uerbert Mrs Harmon. Mrs Berah Wilkins Mrs,
coodloe wife of Major Goodloe, OF the Marine
CoTns: Dr q Reil,y's wife Mrs. Fuller. wife OF The
Cbief Justice: senator Shcrmans wife. Justice
isn's wife Senator Elkinss wife and sister Mrs
Rrovn wifo Of Lieutenant Brown. Of IN" Nav.
Miss Voorhees, daughter of Senator voorhees,; rep
McNIlan's Wife Mrs. Hatch. wife of the Minister OF
Hawaii; Lady Pluncefote and the Misses iaunS'-
fotc' Senator pavss. wife. Mrs. Harmer- Reside
Whites wife. Senator Burrows wife the wife OF
Justice Gray.