Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-14
irl,matio Corps Dine With the
President and Wife.
Two BEAUTIFUL GOWNS and 4 STORY
Some Gossip Anent Past Happen
ings and Future Ones.
P E r S O n A L n o 7 E S

the table was spread in the corridor. The
ceiling above it was crossed by low-hanging
garlands of smilaX, caught with red came
las. The gilded inches on the south wall
were outlined by frames of ivy leaves. The
flowers on the table were pink orchids and
double pink carnations. The center plat
extended the length of five six covers
and was of the orchids, in a bed of Far
leyeuSe ferns. Large and small placques
of the orchids and carnations alternated
down the cloth, the base of each being of
ferns, in which glittered small electric
lights shaded in pink. In the east room
the usual elaborate floral effects We're no
ticeable The mirrors were draped with
asparagus vines dotted with white carna-
tions Col. Bingham was in the east room
when the guests began to assemble there
and made the introductions to the Secre-
tary OF State, who presented the diplomats
to the President and Mrs Mckinley. At
table the British ambassador was at Mrs.
Mckinley's right and Lady Pauncefote sat
next to the President.
The other guests were: The German am
bassador, the Russian ambassador and
Miss Cassini, the Netherlands minister, the
minister of Sweden and Norway, the min
lister of Venezuela and Miss Andrade, the
minister of Denmark; the minister of Ecua
dor and Mrs Carlo, the minister of Portu-
gal and N1scountess de Santo-Thryso, the
minister of the Argentine republic and Mrs.
Garcia Meron, the minister of Haiti and
Mrs Leger, the minister of Corea and Mrs.
PAX Ye, the Chinese minister and Mrs. WI,
the minister of Turkey, the minister of
Brazil and Mrs. de AsSis Brasil, the minis
ter of Chile and Mrs. Morla Vicuna, the
minister of Japan, the minister of Costa
Rica and Mrs. de Calvo, the charge daft
flares of Italy, the charge d'affaires of
France, the charge d'affaires of Colombia
and Mrs. Rengifo, the charge d affaires of
Switzerland the charge daffaires of Bel
GUM, the charge d'affaires of Mexico and
MRS. Godoy, the charge d'affaires of Mic
aragua, the Secretary of State and Mrs
Hay, eX-Secretary John Sherman, Senator
Allison, Senator and Mrs. Hoar, Senator
ana Mrs. Teller. Senator and Mrs Chand-
Ter Senator Aldrich, Senator and Mrs
Hale, Senator and Mrs. Burrows Repre-
sentative Quigg, Representative and Mrs
HeatWole, Representative Pearson, Repre-
sentative Gillett Representative Dins;nore,
Representative and Mrs Champ Clark
Representative Berry Representative and
Mrs. VIM. NJ. Howard, Representative and
Mrs De Almond. Assistant Secretary of
State Adee, Mrs Heistand and Colonel and
Mrs Bingham.
The gowns were handsome Mrs Nc
h1nley was in white satin, trimmed in rose
point, and Mrs. Hay wore rose-pink satin.
Lazy Pauncefote was in mauve satin and
lace ana wore many fine jewels. Miss Cas-
SIM was in white tulle and satin: Miss An
drade, an elegant dress of gold-embroid-
cred tulle over white satin; Mrs Carlo was
III PINK DIocauc, S1ScOunteSS SantO ThrySO
wore white satin: Mrs. Garcia Merou beau
t1ful dress of jetted net; Mrs. Leger silver
satin and tulle; Mrs. Vicuna was in black
satin: Mrs Brasil wore black velvet; Mrs.
Reng1fo, white satin, trimmed with tulle
ruches, and Mrs. Godoy, cream white silk
and point lace. Mrs. Bingham was in white
satin, trimmed with blue tulIe Mrs Bur
rows wore white MORE and point lace: Mrs
HeatWole, white satin; Mrs. Chandler
black velvet and jet: Mrs. Teller, white
satin ard lace, and Mrs. Hoar, mauve bro
cade.
The past week has been very interesting
not only for the participants in the social
whirl which lad entirely an official cooring
but also for those who stay home and read
about the fine spectacles in which their
friends take part. The White House has
certainly provided the major part of the
activity with the state dinner for the peace
commission Monday, the diplomatic recep-
ton Tuesday and last night the state din
ner for the ambassadors and ministers 1t
may be consoling information to that large
part of resident society which has always
been invited to the series of receptions at
the White House, that comparatively
speaking, the natives or ''cliff-dwellerS" as
one clever matron put it few years back,
We're not largely represented Tuesday even
ing. Some of its more prominent members
were present, but the greater number of
those who are associated in the Washing
ton mind with the best things of life Will
add distinction and eclat to the three next
reception which will occur on the evenings
of Wednesdays, January Is, January -
and February s, the first being in honor OF
the judiciary, the second for the army
and navy and the third for Congress. The
public reception will be held Tuesday even
ine. February H. shrove Tuesday, the last
night before Lent.
If it had been possible for each person to
have remained in the blue parlor and i'll the
east room, too, at the same time, the meas
ure of content at last Tuesday nights levee
would have been full to overflowing-as it
Ua there only a lucky few who
saw all the incidents out OF the common
which happened. The applause which fol-
lowed the entrance of General Wood must
have been most gratifying to its recipient
as well as his friends, and recalled to sew
eral gray-haired men, who watched it the
night that General Grant came to President
Lncon's levee The enthusiasm of those
about him was such that he was lifted
bodily up on a chair that all might see him.
but no power on earth could have induced
him to stay there, and he did not.
There were some fine gowns and fine
jewels worn Tuesday night. Lace of all
sorts and descriptions and spangled nets
fashionable attire. After these come the
clnging satins and velvets, the liberty
fabrics but even these are lace trimmed
to such degree that the heavier material
is simply a foundation. The wearer of a
spangled lace gown needs more floor space
than the one who has satin or silk dress
to trail along, and, more than that, she
needs a philosophical turn of mind, which
her to look calm and unruffled, when some
grandee's sword some other woman's
jingles tear their way through the filmy
Spangled-laden net
There were many narrow escapes of this
kind, which during the season will be re-
counted with the same interest as both
men and women take in repeating their
first symptoms of grip. The breezes that
Gnger about the lobby of the White House
and stored copiously on the front
portico when people waiting for their
carriages were on hand Tuesday evening
in large and generous quantities, and some
of those who felt them most have not been
much in evidence since socially. Some of
the best-gowned women present came and
went in the street cars and suffered no in
convenience whatever from the waiting and
enjoyed their beauty sleep before many
others left the White House.
The joy of the woman who attends an
event of this sort and feels that she is not
only well dressed, but that her gown has
style of it's own, is only equaled in intensity
by the sorrow which harrows the soul of
another woman who finds that her highly |
paid-for original has been repeated again |
and again for other patrons of her dress |
maker. An illustration of what a little |
world this Is anyway as well ex-
ample of how hard 1t is to own original |
styles. occurred Tuesday, when two grand |