The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-04-08

ton and to those who thus were honored
The spacious parlorss of the hotel pre-
scented pretty scene. From an anti
room came the sweet strains of music,
while the decorations contributed largely
to the pleasure of the occasion.
Besides the New Hampshire delegation
and the ladies of the pc Ety, there We're
present the Governors staff and ladies'
as follows: The Governor and Miss
Ramsden, Gen. George e. Anderson and
wife, Gen. f p. Maynard and wife, Gen
w. b. Rotch and wife, Gen. f. S. Tuwe
and wife, Col w. D. Swart and wife ana
Capt. w. S. Edgerly, c. 5. A. State Sen
ator Thomas n. Hastings also was of
the party.
Among those who paid their respects to
the governor and his charming daughter
were Senator Foraker, Senator Pettgrew,
Representative Walker of Massachusetts,
Gen II. NJ Baker, Col. Charles Roberts
and wife, Hon. f., II. Cheney, formerly
United Suites consul at MatanZas; Repre-
sentative Evans, Of Kentucky Senator
Hawiey. Mr. George II. Richards and
wife, Mrs. Jessie Cove. Representative
Sulloway and daughter. Mrs. Clark MIR.
and Mrs Connors, Representative Wey-
mouth. Mr. H. S. Cummings and many
others.
The ushers were the Messrs. Alonzo
Stewart and Ralph Riddleberger.
In the afternoon the governor and his
staff, with their ladies, were rendered
an informal reception from to O'Clock
at the home of Mrs Chandler No 1927
| Street northwest.
The receiving party consisted of Mrs.
Chandler, Mrs. John p. Hale. Mrs. John
W. Foster, Mrs. Nathaniel White, Mrs.
II. S. Cummings, Mrs. George F. Rich
ards. Mrs. William r. Frye and Miss
Henriques. The governor and his staff
wero particularly delighted to meet Mrs.
Hale. who is Mrs. Chambers mother, and
who is the widow of the distinguished
senator who figured prominently in the
days of anti-slavery agitation.
Gov. Ramsdell and his official household
will leave today for the Green Mountain
State.
The committee in charge of the art loan
exhibition. which will open next Monday
evening at the old Corcoran Gallery Of
Art invited the representatives of the
press to a private view last night, from
TO 10 o'clock. A number of the ladies of
the various committees were present
and the guests included the majority of
the newspaper men and women of the
local and out-of-town papers.
As accurate Il description of the paint
ings and miniatures on exhibition as can
be given until the collection is catalogued
y.
Almost the entire exhibit has now been
placed on the walls of the main and south
galleries, and above them are hung the
historic tapestries loaned by Mr.. Ffoulke
The magnificent display of laces, fans
and embroideries have been placed in
cases or draped on the walls of the west
gallery, and the water colors and mnia-
lures are exhibited in a room near by
Among the specimens of are needle
work that attracted enthusiastic comment
was the renaissance altar cloth from the
Borghese palace loaned by Mrs. Charles
Mum. Other hangings from the Borghese
palace were exhibited by Mrs. Townsend
and adjacent to these was a square of
Flemish renaissance woven about 1875
and representing one of a series of four
scenes illustrating. scenes from the siege
of Troy II was loaned by Mr. Ffouke.
Among the historic laces is iichu once
owned and worn by Marie Louise. the
second wife of the great Napoleon. and
now the property Of Mrs. Thomas Nelson
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Mrs. Storrow has on view rare collec-
ton of laces of the sixteenth century
and Mrs. Ward has generously loaned
the old Spanish ecclesiastical embroid-