The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-18
IN HONOR OF MISS LONG
Commodore and Mrs. Norton Gave
Her a Dance.
Art Loan Exhibition To BE Open
Sundays for Those who Can Go
No Other Day.

Miss Helen Long, the handsome daugh-
ter of the Secretary of the Navy. was
the guest of honor at a pretty dance
given for her last night by Commodore
and Mrs. Charles Stuart Norton, at their
home at the Navy Yard. and which was
postponed from February 49, on account
of the disaster TO the Maine. The house
was periodically draped With flags and
national bunting and was made tropical
with palms and Southern smilaX, and gay
with pink and white azaleas. marguerites
and carnations The two drawing rooms
were given over TO the dancers. and the
veranda, which had been incIosed. hung
with flags, and converted into a conserv-
atory by masses of beautiful flowers and
foliage plants. was used for promenading
The decorations which were unusually
artistic, were due to the taste of the
sailors. who had the matter in charge
Mrs. Norton, gowned elegantly in black
velvet point lace. and diamonds. received
the guests. there being no other married
ladies present. with the exception of Mrs
Long.
Among the invited guests were: Miss
Barber Miss Gary, Miss Miles, the Misses
Hughes, Miss Irving, Miss Walker, Miss
Lindsay Poor. Miss Houston. the Misses
NcKenna Miss Carmody, Miss Porter,
Miss Sampson. Miss Bradford. Miss john
son, Miss McCalla, Miss Middleton, Miss
Mary Ramsay. Miss Wallace, the Misses
Williamson. Miss Jackson, the Misses
Crosby, the Misses Gibson Miss Greer,
Miss Todd, Miss Lamberton. Miss Good
loe, Miss Hemphill. Miss Hichborn, Miss
Stillway, Major Elliott Lieut.. Gilmore,
Capt. McCawley, Engineer BevingtOn, Mr..
Crowninshield, Mr.. Fraley. Lieut.. Glib
bons, Ensign Hines. Lieut.. Lochheimer,
Lieut. McClurg, Lieut.. Poundstone, Lieut..
! Seymour. and Lieut. Jacobs.
Nothing of more artistic interest has
Soeen recorded III the social annals of
Washington than the loan exhibition,
which will open at the old Corcoran Gal
lery on Monday evening, April Il, at s
o'clock. and continue thereafter daily
from 10 o'clock until 6.
The exhibit will also be open on Sunday,
April Il, and Sunday, April "A, from TO
in the afternoon. for the pleasure of
those whose long business hours Will not
permit their attendance during the week.
World-famous paintings, rare laces and
embroideries and historical bric-a-brac
have been loaned by ladies and gentle
men prominent in the official and social
circles of the capital among the exhib-
itors being Sir Julian Pauncefote. the
British ambassador; NJ Jules Cambon,
the French ambassador; Mr.. Charles Clio
yer, Mr.. Archibald Hopkins, DR.. Lee H.
French, Mrs. Hearst, Mr.. Robert Hinck-
ley. Mr.. James McJohnston. Mr.. George
L. Bradley, Mr.. John r Mclean. Mr.. A
]. Parsons. Mrs. a. c. Barney. Mr.. Parker
Mann, Mr.. Thomas Nelson Page, Mr.. Hob
son, Mr.. S. c. Mcclure, Senator Lodge
Mrs. j. S. Ward, Mr. Hall Nc
Cormick and Mrs. r. r. Hit.
The artists represented include Sir
Joshua Reynolds. Sir Thomas Law
renee, Sir Henry Reyburn, Gainsborough,
Hogarth. Cornelius Yos. Van Dyke. Ben
jamin West, Sargent, Chaplain, Benja-
min Comstock ]. S. Story. Gilbert Stuart,
c. l. Elliott, Carolus Duran, Rembrandt
Peele, Opie Sir Godfrey KneIler Prince
Troubetskoi, Millet, MISSIONER, Fortuny
Daubigny Vibert Gustav Dore. Gerome
Elizabeth Gardner, Schreyer, Max WeyI
Nedder. J. J. Philip, koWalski, and many
others. Mrs. a. c. Barney is the chair
man of the general committee and the
secretaries are Mrs. Beale and Miss
Ernst. The executive comittee is COM
posed of Mr.. Charles H. Poor, Mr. a. J.
Parsons, MIR. John Z. Lodge, Mr.. James
NJ Johnson. and Mr. Morgan. The var
ioUs other committees are represented in
part by DR.. Barberin, Mrs. Archibald
Hopkins Mr.. Parker Mann, Mr.. j. r
Marshall Mr. J. c. HornbIower. Mr.
Veerhoff, Mr. Thomas Nelson Page, Mr.
4 c. A. Richardson, Mrs. Livingston Hunt
Mr.. Ffoulke, Mr.. A. NJ Brice. Mrs Ar.
mold Hague, Mrs BoaTdman, Miss VIII.
Jams and Mr.. SecendOrf
Apart from the extraordinary artistic
value of the collection. which far exceeds
that Of any former like event ever held
in this city, the charity which has in
spired the enterprise is so worthy thai
there is no doubt that the result viii
be, as it deserves, a distinct artistic anC
financial success. The admission to the
exhibit on week days viii be 30 cents, anC
on Sunday, . cents.