The times., 1898-02-22
THE ASSEMBLY BALL
A Magnificent Climax to a Dull
Social Season.
The Ariington's Banquet Hall Pre-
sentS a Gorgeous Scene those
who Participated.

The Assembly Ball last night was a
magnificent climax to season that,
otherwise, has been distinctly dull. No
ugly shadow of war cast its gloom over
the gorgeously decorated suite OF par
/! lors which, with the banquet hall of
/ the Arlington, had been transformed
into realm of enchantment, and once
/ under its glamour of music and fra
| GRANGE one seemed to drift away from
the tumultuous excitement that beset
| humanity in the stormy world outside.
| In the vast banquet hall was built an
/ inner room with roof and walls Of
creamy bunting studded with electric
/ lights and Veiled with southern smilax.
The walls were interspersed with
open arches, each showing a vista of
| palms. and at intervals around the
room were great mirrors banked with
a gorgeous profusion OF pink and white
aZaleas, marguerites and ferns.
/ The north wall of the vast place was
! formed of tall palms and the musicians
gallery, screened by its foliage, was
further concealed by two mammoth
gilt and beribboned cornucopias that
showered pink and white azaleas
over the background OF green. The
arrangement of the ceiling was similar
to the decoration used at the last in
augural ball-the bunting ripping from
a central cluster of electric lights-both
drapery and lights radiating to the far
corners of the room, where they were
garlanded with frieze of gallaN
leaves and smilax. mingled with bows
and streamerS of pink ribbon.
The reception rooms were tfoplcal
with palms and massed with American
Beauty and La France roses that
formed pyramids of bloom before each
of the great mirrors and We're caught
at the ceiling with wide ribbons OF
cardinal lavender and pink. In the
gold parlor Mrs. Robert Fl. Hit, mag
nificently gowned and carrying SHOW
er bouquet of lilies Of the valley ana
mink roses, received the guests, the
presentations being made by the presl-
dent of the assembly, Judge Davis.
Mr. John c. Poor, Major Joseph T.
Sanger and Mr.. Edward Mccauley
formed the executive committee and
the cntillion was led by Mr. Frank Lee.
The list Of invited guests was:
The British Ambassador, Lady Paunce-
fot,. Miss pauncefote. Judge and Mrs.
John Davis. the Portuguese Minister ana
Viscountess Santo-Thyrso, the SWISS
Minister and Madame Pioda. Dr. ana
Mrs, J. /. Anderson, Miss Anderson
Mr. f. w Andrews, jr.: Mr.. and Mrs,
f. w Andrews, Lieut.. Edward Ahaef-
son. Can't and Mrs. {. G. Ayres. Lieut..
c q. Almy. Mr.. and Mrs. a. ID. Ad-
Olson. Mr. and Mrs. LarZ Anderson MISS
Anderson Miss Cobb. Mrs w. A StTy-
ker, Commander and Mrs. B. IL BUCK
ingham. Mrs. Harriet Lane johnson. ArS'
Sheridan. Miss Freeman, Hon charles
A Boutele the Misses Boutelle, Ny
and Mrs. A c. Barney, Miss Barney. Mr.
John \ Baker Miss Elizabeth Baker
MIR. and Mrs. George l.. Bradley, MY.
and the Misses Boardman Miss Hich-
born, Miss Gray, the Danish Minister
Mr.. Woodbury. Blair. Mr.. A Butt. Mr..
Brooke NJ Baker. MIR. w. Y. r Berry.
Capt. and Mrs. ". NJ. Black. Mr.. A.
Won Bruening. Mr.. Gist Blair, Col.
and Mrs. Bates Miss Bates, Com
mander and Ms ". III. Brownson.
Miss Brownsou, Mr.. c +. T.
Beale, Mr.. and Mrs. L. c. Bomgras,
Mr.. Tom Karl. Col. and Mrs l. Victor
Baughman OF Baltimore, Mr.. c. G. Ben
nett Mr.. Edison Bradley, Mrs. and Miss
Bradley. Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley-Brown.
DR.. Charles Bispham. Mr.. NJ G.. Bruce,
Mr. Won Swinderen. Miss Berry, Mr..
and Mrs George W. Brown, Mr. and
Mrs. George c. Bloomer. Miss Crosby,
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas NJ Chatard Mr.
and Mrs. John Cassels, the Misses CAS-
sells. Mr.. Arthur +. Cassels. Hon. John
Lee Carroll. Col Francis Cotton. Miss
Cotton, Mrs. d. d. Cotton, Miss Kemp,
Miss Anna Horsey. Miss Goodfellow,
Miss Gilmore Capt. William Crozier,
Mrs. George w Childs, the Misses Peter
son. DR. and Mrs. Clinton Gushing, Gen
and Mrs. Carlton, Mrs. Gilmore, Dr.
T C.ayt n Commander and Mrs.
Richardson Glover, Col y. c. Corbin.
Commander and Mrs F. W. Dickins Mr..
J. c Bancroft Davis (second)' Capt and
Mrs. ]. H. Dorst, Judge and Mrs. James
T. Walsh, Mrs 4. b. Atkins, Hon. and
Mrs S e. Eikins, Mr. S. Il. Elkins, Jr.;
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry NJ. Earle, Lieut.. and
Mrs W. A. Edgar, Commander and Mrs.
W. H. Emory, Miss Emory. Gen and
Mrs. Flagler, Miss Flagler, Miss Georgi-
ana Porter. Mr.. p. F. Collier. Mr.. Worth
ington c. Ford Mr.. Lewis III. Finney,
Miss Finney. Mrs. Livingston Hunt. Miss
Josephine Patton. Miss Helen Long
Chief Justice and Miss Fuller. Miss
Fuller. Mrs. Aubrey, Miss Harmon. the
Postmaster General and the Misses Gary,
Major and Mrs. q. c. Goodloe. Miss
Goodloe, Commander and Mrs. E. III.
Gbeen. Mr.. f. II. Gillett, Miss Wallace,
Mr.. and Mrs William o. Griffiths. Mrs.
iProbasco Mir. Charles G. Glover,
Lieut.. W. S. Guignard, Lieut.. j. II.
Gibbons. Mr.. Charles II. Gibson,
Hon. and Mrs. r. r. Hit. Miss May Han
dy. of Richmond: Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Hinckley Mr.. and Mrs. Hopkins, Miss
Hopkins. Mr. j. b. Henderson, jr., the
Mr. and Mrs. ]. NJ. Henry. Lieut. r. r.
Heiberg. Mrs. A. r. .Hardin. Miss Gale.
Miss Davidge, Mir. g. II. Howard. Miss |
Howard Mr. and Mrs. +. w. Huidekoper, |
Miss RenegaH Mr. ]. William Henry, Mr.. |
and Mrs Arnold Hague, MIR. Eugene |
Hale. Mr. George HELEN, Mr.. Eugene |
Hale ir Mrs. L. A. II. Hopkins, Mr.. a. |
T. Hopkins, Miss Louise Johnson, Sena- |
tor and Mrs. Hanna. Miss Hanna. Miss |
Phelps MIR. +. c. Hutton, Mrs. Manning. |
Miss Whitman. Capt. and Mrs. r. j. lr- |
vine. Miss Hall, Mr.. and Mrs. Claude NJ. |
johnson. Mr.. and Mrs. James IL. john |
ston. Mr.. Maurice Jonston, Mr.. Ralph |
jenkins Mr.. y. Read Johnson, Miss Stan |
ton. Mrs. l.. F. Brown, Miss Mabel john |
son, Miss Cox. Mr. and Mrs. y. j. Kna- |
genhielm. Miss Wilson, Lieut.. A. L. Key, |
Mrs. and Miss Kilbourne, Mr.. II. G. |
Kemp Mr.. and Mrs. James NJ Lowndes, |
Mrs. and Misses Letter, Hon. and Mrs |
W. c. Lowering. Hon. and Mrs. William |
Lindsey Miss Ames. Mr.. Charles r. Stur- |
gis. Mr. J.. A. rockingham. Mr.. and Mrs
j. F. Ieech. Misses Leech. Mr.. and Mrs /
Fulton Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. j. w. Lock |
EFT. Miss Green, Mr.. Frank Lee. Mr. |
George c. Lodge, Mr.. John E. Lodge, Mr.
Reeve Lewis Mr.. J. J.. Latimer, Mrs. LIN
coin Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Mattingly. Miss /
es Mattingly, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A
Mum. Senator and Mrs. Mcmillan, Miss /
Capt. NJ. p Maus, Mr. Fred /
eric MAY. Senator and Mrs. Edward /
Murphy MIR. and Mrs. Edward Montgom-
cry, Mr.. James 5. Morrill,, Gen. and Mrs /
McKeeyer. Miss Mckeever. Mr.. and Mrs. |
Carroll Mercer. Mrs. Ormsby McCammon. |
Miss McCammon Mrs. Mckay. Mr.. and /
Mrs W. McLanahan. Miss McLanahan. |
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