The times., 1898-02-16
BACHELORS LAST DANCE
Closing Their Gayety at the Ma
tional Rifles Hall.
Mrs. Richa rd A. Joilnson's Tea
Luncheon 10 Nils. Taimage-
White House Reception.

That body of princely hosts whose
combined hospitality has produced the
| famed Bachelors cotiliions," gave
| their final dance OF the season last
night at the National Rifles Hall.
The guests were received by Mrs.
Harriet Lane Johnson and Mr.. Jesse
| Brown. the president of the Bachelors,
and the cotiliion was led by Capt. Me
Cawley and Miss Horstmann, assisted
by Lieut.. Gilmore. AS usual, the ar
mory was decorated elaborately and
with artistic taste. the setting of rose
pink and green foliage making an at
tractiVe background for the fair dane
| ers and their cavaliers. 1t is an un-
| written rule of the Bachelors cotiliion
code that the favors Of each dance
shall eclipse in beauty and originality
ali that have gone before. and the be-
| wildering display of brass horns, be-
| giided trianglss and fluffy little brpwn
rabbit feet. all beribboned with strea m
| ers Of pink and blue satin and tinglinS
| with tiny bells was a triumphant Illus
| tration of the faithfulness with which
the hosts keep TO the tier Of their gra-
| cious law. As usual. the favors were
placed on mounds of greenery on either
| side of the palnl-embowered stage.
The list of invited gus st included Mr..
and Mrs. Almy, Mrs. Audenried, Mrs.
and Miss Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. G, I.
| Appleby, Mrs. Acosta and the Misses
| Acosta. Mrs. and Miss Biddie, Mr.. and
Mrs. Montgomery Blair, Mr.. and Mrs.
| c. j. Bell, Miss Bell. Lieut. and Mrs.
! Buckingham. Mrs. and Miss Belknap,
| Mrs. and the Misses Berry. the Misses
/ Boardman. Mir John NJ. Biddle, Mr..
| and Mrs. Barney, Miss Barney, Mr..
| Archibald Butt. Mr.. Gist Blair, Mrs,
| Truxt0n Beale. Col. and Mrs Bingham,
| Col. and Mrs. Bates. Miss Bates. Hon.
| and Mrs. j. D. Cameron, Mr. and Mrs.
Calderun Carlisle. Commander and Mrs.
| Glover, Capt. and Mrs. Chase. Mrs.
| Crosby. Miss Crosby, Col and Mrs.
John Cassels, the Misses Cassels. DIR.
and Mrs. Chatard, Gen. and Mrs. Card
/ the Misses Card. Mrs. Childs, Mrs.
| Dahlgren Mr.. w. ID. Davidge. jr., the
Misses Daeidee, Mr.. and Mrs Il. ii.
/ Dunn. Den Juan du Bose. Hon and
| Mrs John DalZell, Capt. and Mrs. EN-
DRY. the Misses Emory, Mrs. and
| Miss Edes. Mr.. and Mrs III. NJ Earle,
! Mr. Victor Eastman. Col. and Mrs.
| Ernst, Senator and Mrs. Eikins, Mir.
| and Mrs Ffoulke. the Misses Ffoulke,
! Justice and Mrs. Field, Mrs. j. G. Fos-
ter Lieut.. \. s. Fleming. Mr.. and Mrs.
Glover Miss Glover. Col. and Mrs. Gill
more Lieut.. Gilmore, Senor and Mrs.
! Guzman. DIR. and Mrs. GoldsboTough,
! Mrs Gray the Misses Gray. Mrs.
/ Horstmann. and the Misses Horst
! mann. Col. and Mrs. Archibald Hop
/ kns Miss Hopkins. Mr.. and Mrs. r. Il.
/ Hit. Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Hague. Miss
Kibbey, Mrs. and Miss Langhorne, DIR.
, and Mrs " :. Lincoln. Mr.. and Mrs. \.
! B. Legare. Hon, and Mrs. Lieber, Miss
Lieber, and DIR. Francis Lieber. Hon.
! and Mrs. j. Mcmillan. Mr.. and Mrs.
! Henry May. Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Nc
! Cauley, Judge and Mrs McComas. Miss
/ McComas. Mr.. and Mrs. ID. p. Morgan,
/ Mr. w. G. Marrow. DR.. Walter Nc
| ClUrg Mr. and Mrs. Mattingly and the
Misses Nattingly, Hon. and Mrs. F. G.
| Newlauds. Mrs and Miss Noyes Judge
and Mrs Mott, Miss Mott. Sir Julian
and Lady Pauncefote, the Misses
/ Pauncefote. Mr. 2. Lee Phillips, Mr..
and Mrs. c. f. Poor Mr.. and Mrs.
! Pioda, Miss Patterson. Mrs. Quay and
| Miss Quay, Capt and Mrs. j. L. Rod
gers, Miss Rodgers. Mrs and Miss
Ramsey, Air. and Mrs. Whittlemore,
! Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel Wilson, Miss
/ Wilson, Col. and Mrs. Winthrop, Mrs.
! Warder. and Miss Warder
The list Of invitations for the White
House reception this evening has been
! completed, and the number OF guests
( in attendance VIII probably be, as
usual considerably over two thousand.
| None viii be admitted excepting those
/ on the printed list, which is kept for
! reference by the doorkeepers.
During the reception, carriages will
as usual approach from the northwest;
enter by the northwest gate, and leave
by the northeast gate. Pedestrians
viii follow the same route The gates
will not be open till S:35 o'clock. Two
carriages only viii be permitted to
drive under the north portico at the
same time Coachmen will be pro-
vided with numbered tickets. which
must be preserved by them in order Ia
regain admittance TO the grounds.
Guests will also BE- provided with tick
cts of the same number as their car
riages. These should be carefully pre-
served in order to call the carriages.
1t will prevent confusion and delay
if invited guests who are not known to
doorkeepers are prepared to show theit
cards. Entrance will be by the front
door; departure over the bridge east
of the north portico. After leaving
cloaks in the main vestibule. guests
are requested to pass through the pri-
vate dlning-roonl, after which the pre-
sentations will take place to the PreSi-
dent and members Of the receiving
party,
Owing to lack Of space it has beeb
found impossible to provide separate
dressing rooms for the ladies' Their