The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-16
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.
CHAPTER OF CHAT FROM Tue
NATIONAL CAPITAL.

ME Who Were Present-The PreSA-
,.nt on HorsebacE-A Wonderful
cloak of Feathers
washington, May 12.-The east room of
The white house, which has been the scene
If 90 many unique and brilliant entertain
.,,arts never held a more delighted COM
Inv than that which gathered the other.
e,.sning. at the invitation of the President
and his wife, to listen to the music OF the
MEXICAN band. The celebrated band
,,.,ich created a small furore in New York
,.sr week. belongs to the Eighth Cavalry
Of the Mexican army, and consists of for
,v-ave pieces under the leadership of
can't Eduardo Payen. The half-hundred
,,,,eicians. dressed in the picturesque uni
e,rr, NJ the southern republic, their dark
s,as aplow with enthusiasm. occupied
ono end of the great observation-disclosures dis
tinpuished audience facing them at the
otber end. AS the President and Mrs.
,to1<inlev entered the rooms, the band
r1aved Hail Columbia in a finished fash
ION seldom heard in the land so Landed;
Gov whatever may be said to Columbia
credit her people are certainly not natu-
ra1 musicians, like the natives OF Dlaz
country. Then followed a magnificent
,,.>,.r,nme the first number of which
the Grant March," composed by
Morales. Mexican musician, as a tribute
- ,rexico's friend, and played for the first
time in public during the memorial ser
,,icee at the Grant tomb. Mrs Mchln-
~, was handsomely gowned in new
..creation" of black and white SATIN
adorned with white lace. Mrs HOBART
who sat beside her, wore lovely costume
Of lavender brocade, the decollete corsaSe
eIahorately trimmed with point-lace, ana
IN her hand an immense shower DoqueI
Of valley lilies. Nine. Romero, Wlte OF the
Mexican minister occupied the SD. u
L,nor AZ the Presidents left ana was
ta,fifuIlv attired in rich yellow brocade
4,,,one the invited guests were the entire
5trlon1atic circle, and nearly all the Grant
famlv including the widow OF the Ia
,oented general Mrs. Sartoris ana her son
and daughters and the two Grant SONS
t-h several of their children. Othef
former presidential families were repre-
ted Nv Mrs Molly Garfield Stanley
BroUn Miss Fanny Hayes and her broth-
ar Webb who are here on a Vlslt' anu
Mr. Alan Arthur.
"a, the way the last named young man
e not here entirely on a mission of pleas
1
~, m grind He wants to be appointed
1,inister to the Netherlands; and, although
n 1-erv Young for the position, is quite ike
" to get it-so say the quid nuncs that
- if President Mckinley, in his never-be-
4ore-beard-of slowness in making ap-
Monuments. gets around to the end of the
isl before his term is over. Naturally, the
only son of Chester A. Arthur has the
strongest of backing He bears a
striking resemblance to his father-than
whom a truer gentleman never presided
IN the white house-eXcept that Alan is
considerably taller, being feet ?, and a
great deal thinner; but then, as his host,
Mr. George Eustis, says, ALAN has plenty
of time to swell.
zone Of the largest social gatherings of
the year was the brilliant reception which
this week marked the 74th birthday of Sec
rotary of State John Sherman. The beau
tiful white marble mansion fronting
Franklin square was ablaze with lights
and filled with the perfume of flowers, and
everybody in any way prominent or dis
tinguished in capital society was there.
The spacious reception hall was artistic
ally arranged with palms and potted
plants, intermingled with tall Easter lilies,
which lined the walls while the large
drawing rooms and library were veritable
bowers of roses, besides all the mantels
and tables piled high with choice exotics,
the tributes of friends to the occasion. So
Sherman was not able to use half the
flowers she had ordered with which to
deck her home. The advantage of owning
one of the largest houses in Washington
A was manifest when guests to the number
OF between 700 and 800 were to be enter
tanned. The host and hostess were assist
ed in receiving by their daughter, Mrs.
AlcCalum, Miss Miles daughter of the
Fl general. and Miss Lizzie Sherman. They
stood in the pink drawing room, the sec
ond in the suit of parlors-Mrs. Sherman
N i'm gray satin, Mrs. McCallum in rose
n pink silk, and Miss Miles in white bro
4 cade. Among the guests were President
n Mckinley the Vice President and Mrs.
Hobart, the entire cabinet, the diplomatic
corps the judiciary, the senators and rep
Il resentatives and their families, and a
A large number of the unofficial society set.
After their concert at the white house,
i the Mexican Band went to Secretary Shcr-
mans and played in the library till long
past midnight, concluding, as is the fash
4 ION in Mexico, with La Golondrina ("The
swallow, the Home, Sweet Home, of
Mexico, and one of the sweetest airs ever
rendered.
Last night the Mexican minister and
Nine. Romero gave a handsome dinner in
honor of the delegates from Mexico to the
Universal postal congress, now in session
IN Washington. The Mexican legation is
admirably adapted to entertaining on a
magnificent scale, and never looked bet
ter than on this occasion. The table was
respondent with its elegantly carved sill
yer center piece and epregnes and candel-
aora, its gold and silver service and ex-
qulsite floral ornamentation in pink and
white. Mrs. Romero, who is rather petite,
with dark eyes and gold brown hair
wore particularly becoming gown of yell
low brocade, with handsome jewels and a
cluster OF purple fuer de lis fastened to
the left shoulder of the decollete bodice.
The postal congress. which has delegates
from every civilized nation of the globe,
was rendered a formal reception last
night by Postmaster General Gary in the
old Corcoran art gallery. The pictures and
statuary were lately removed to the new
gallery and the beautiful and commodious
Corcoran building. with It's marble floors
ana settings of palms, presented a re-
markable scene. The delegates were pres
ent without exception, many Of them with
iadles, and all IN court or official costume
tpelr breasts gltterng with decora tons,
insignas Of rank and emblems or order.
conferred upon them by monarchs and
potentates for distinguished service rem
uefed their kings or countries Turk. Gre