The times., 1897-05-27
RECEPTION AT TWIN OAKS
Mr.. and Mrs. Gardiner Hubbard En-
tertain at Their Country Home.
The Reception al the Cairo to
Countess di Brazza and Miss
Clara Barton.

Mr.. and Mrs. Gardiner Hubbard enter
tained at a large and brilliant afternoon
Reception al JEelr beautiful country home,
Twin Oaks, near Deer Park, on the
Woodley lane road.
Mr Hubbard's estate comprises some Of
the most picturesque woodland in the
vicinity of Was hington. Although the
place and it's enyirons possess many natu-
raj beauties, art has been SO cunningy
employed to aid nature, that it is inn
possible to tell where the one leaves off
and the other begins.
The receiving party, composed OF Mr..
and Mrs Hubbard, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles j. Bell, welcomed the guests in
the hallway, which was hung with rare
tapestries and tastefully decked with flow
ers Mrs Hubbard was handsomely gown
ed in black silk, with point lace. and Mrs.
Bell wore mauve pink mousseline over silk.
The guests OF honor were the postal dele
gates, and a very large number or the IN ost
exclusive Washington people were asked
TO meet them.
In the drawingroom, on the right Of
the hallway, the 5-o'clock tea table was
placed, while in the diningToom "a hand
some buffet luncheon OF all the season s
dainties was served.
The wide piaZzas were filled with groups
of many handsomely gowncd matrons and
distinguished men. while the young people
INDUCED in croquet or golf upon the lawn,
or strolled about the extensive grounds.
The lily pond was "a favorite rendezvous
for many of the young people, and is
beauties amply repaid visit. Beautiful
water lilies of several varieties floated
upon the surface, and the banks were
green with mosses and ferns.
Among the guests were the postal dele
gates and their ladies, the Vice President
and Mrs Hobart, the Secretary OF tie
Treasury and Mrs Gage, MI. and Mrs.
E. f. Pierce, OF Chicago the Secretary OF
War and Miss AIger, the Postmaster Gen
eral and Miss Lillian Gary, the Attorney
General the Secretary of the Navy aud
Miss Long the First Assistant Post
master General and Mrs. Perry Heath. the
British Ambassador and Lady Paunce-
fote, the Misses Pauncefote, Mr.. Macleay.
Mr.. Tower, the Earl OF WestIneath, the
Misses Patton, Miss Condit-Smith, Miss
Deering Mrs. Richard Wallach, Miss Rose
Douglass waIlach, the French Amhassa
dor and Nine. Patenotre, the Minister OF
Brazil and Nine, Mendonca, the Misses Men
doHca the minister of Switzerland, the
German Ambassador and Baroness Won
ThieImann, MoustapfIa Bey, Mr.. Theibalit.
the first secretary Of the French embassy,
the Minister OF Chile and Miss Cana,
Mr.. Alfredo Cana, Miss Andrade and Dr.
Andrade of the enezuelan legation;
the Minister OF Argentina and Mni.e
Mcrou, the Minister of Mexico and Nine.
Romero, tile Minister OF China, WI Ting
Fang, accompanied by Mr.. Chung: the
Minister of Japan and Nine. Toru Hoshi,
Mrs S. B. Eikins, Mrs. Brewster, Hon
Hillary A Herbert and Miss Herbert, Gen.
and Mrs. Browne, Mrs. Knowlton, the
Misses Dodge, Nine. de Smirnoff and Mile
de SmirDoff Mr. and Mrs Henry F Blount,
Miss Rlount, Gen. and Mrs Patcheller,
Miss Ratcheller, Col and Mrs Summer,
Naval Constructor Hichborn, Miss Martha
Hichborn, Miss Gordon, Miss Dunlap, Mrs
Fred. p. McGuire, Mrs. Joseph Washington,
Mrs. John F. Leech, Miss Leech, and a
large number of others.