The times., 1897-12-07
FESTIVAL OF HOLIDAYS"
Brilliant Social Function at Rau-
scher's Last Night.
Crescent City Bean Takes Washing
ton Bride Hellen-Gwynn Nup-
iials Tomorrow.

FESTIVAL OF Holidays held at Rauschers
last night.
The great hallroom, embowered in palms
and Christmas greens fragrant as a con
seryatory and Kaleidoscope With the vivid,
shifting colors that made up the quaint
costumes of the attending maids, was filled
throughout the afternoon and evening with
distinguished representatives of Washing
TONS official and social world, VINO ale,
drank, and were merry that a hundred
ana odd waits might eat, drink, ana be
merry in their turn, regardless Of winter
weather.
Tie large hall was circled with booths,
beginning at the right OF the entrance with
George Washington's Birthday" where
Mrs. Charles j. Bell picturesqneIy cos
tumed as Lady Washington, was assisted
by group or pretty girls, in Colonial caps
and kerchiefs, powdered hair ana court
plaster patches, who served tea III cups
and saucers made for The occasion and
patterned after the original set ut Mount
Vernon. These sold with the beverage
fo- Sl.50 per cup. The patronesses
of Tie table were Mrs. Anthony Pollock
anl Mrs. Gardiner Hubbard.
christmas Day was typified ny a
gorgeous tree illuminated by cclored eiec-
tTie lights donated by AIessrs. Scott ;'nd
ID crow, and trimmed with candies and
toys. Mrs. c. W. Richards was the ruling
spirit OF the holiday and her corps OF
dainty gowned assistants were Miss Sow
ers Miss Daleleish, Miss Scott, Miss Rici.-
ardson, Miss Shepard, Miss Kaufman,
Miss Galaudet ard Miss Gannett. The pa
troness was Mrs. Radcliffe.
The berbb0bed pole representing May
Day stood against a back ground OF palm
foliage ana was garlanded with vines.
Flowers and boIbons We're the stock in
trade. Mrs. MeLanahan and Miss Addison
were in charge, assisted by number of
charming young ladies. Tie patronesses
were MIs. Gage, Mrs. Fuller and VI :.
Field.
Labor Day" was in the gracious !iands
oI Ms. George Lippett Andrews, who
WAS assisted by a bouquet Of winter buds,
arinng whom We're Miss Colton, Mss KatL-
lcen owen, Miss Mattingly, Miss Foster,
Miss White and Miss Battles. Tie pretty
group wore print frccks ana white aprons
ana caps. The patronesSes were Mrs.
Thomas Nelson Page, ana Mrs. SpauiG-
ing
Thank sgiving Day table was one Of
the quantest features Of the evening, with
its beyy or demure Puritan maids selling
pumpkins, strings of dried apples and pep
pers aud mothers" cakes and pieS.
Mrs. Stanley Matthews ana Mrs. Myers
We're in charge and tie patronesses Were
Mrs. Hobart, Mrs. Satterlee and Mrs.
Elins.
The Fourth Of July booth was ar-
propriateis arranged as tent and the at
tendant ma idens wore costumes of RevC-
lutioEary cut, in colors OF ed, white aud
blue. Mrs. J. C. Rreckinrldge was in
charge aud Miss Breckiuridge impersonated
Columbia in a white skirt and tuck-up,
red mantle and blue velvet bodice span
| gled with silver stars. The coteries Of
! pretty girIs in attendance were Miss jesse
/ Gary, Miss McKenna, Miss Sartoris, the
! Misses Sheridan, Miss Gilmore, Mrs. S. :.
| Sumner. Miss Palmer, Miss Wis, Mrs. I !.
! B. Griffin. and Miss Alden, who wore
| tan brocade floweted with crimson roses
| that belonged to her great-great aunt Mrs.
| Eliot, Ct Roston.
! The patronesses were Mrs. Alger and Mrs.
Long.
At O'Clock a golden opportunity was
| furnished Mr. l.. II. FRney, jr., the aue-
tioneer OF the evening, to exhibit genius
| OF the sort hat is born. not made, for from
the first doll to the last palm he disposed
Of his wares with such fascinating gHbn ess
that the tables Were as bare as Mother
J I:Cbhard's cupboard by the time he was
through.
Tie big bisque doll with open ana shut
eyes and butter -colored curls, presented by
Mrs: Mckinley. and dressed in 5he shade OF
hldr that has come TO he known us the
donur color, was the heroine Df the Gdl
contingent. which was made up IF all
nations and ranks. 1t was bid in at a
handsome price by Mrs. Richardson Clover
as a gift for her pretty little daughter
Mrs. Hobart's doll was auctened of tt
Mrs. Nathaniel White, and the sailor sent
bY Mrs. Long, AIRS Ale er's soldier and Mrs
| GaryS postman went at gilt-edged'' sums
/ The first doll auctioned went 10 Mr.
Anthony Pollock, who Immediately PIE
scnted it to little Miss Dora CIorar, y he
accumulated quite a family before tbs
evening was through. One of The mosr
pictuf csque dolls of the collection was sent
hy Mrs. Sherman, and was dressed in
yellow to represent gold. The hantlspm est
dod was Il mechanical toy-a French mar
quise-yho famed and ogled coqaettishly
through . iorgnette to the tinkIing OF i tune
IL was presented by Mrs. Westinghouse
Among the popular articles on sale were
what the Colonial danes used to cal
wash rags" and which were knit By
Mrs. Dudley, the venerable mother of Mrs
Brecknndge, III most exquisite style.
There viii be meeting held at til:
residence Of Mrs. John Russell Young
1853 @ street, tomorrow morning at IL st
O'Clock. 10 form an organization TO estab
lish home for the blind Of Washin gton
Arrnr.l in. p, ,r..1l Tx rrrnnt ,,l,t,