The times., 1899-01-21
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
President and Mrs. Mckinley 5
Dinner Last Night.
GUESTS ALL YOUNG PEOPLE
Dinner of the Vice President and
Mrs Hobart-tsSi~tunt Secretary
and Mrs. Hny-nriIIinnt Reception
of Mrs. NIdrich. of Alabama.

The President and Mrs. Mckinley enter
tanned number OF young people at dinner
last night. Their guests were not, as on
previous occasions the dignitaries of the
old world and ours, but at no time during
the season has the White House been so
ideally charming as last night under its
combined attractions of youth. beauty.
martial uniforms, lovely gowns, cut flow
ers and the Marine Band
AS usual. the East Room and suite OF
parlors were tropical with palm foliage and
wreathed and garlanded with vines.
The table was laid in the crimson car
peted hall, which was transformed into
fairyland of flowers and glowing lights.
The floral centerpiece before the Presi-
dents chair consisted of an oval plat of
ferns from which flashed tiny electric
sparks of the national coloTs. From the
mound bloomed a mass of Chatenery roses,
the same pink flowers being set AT inter
walls down the length of the board. At
either end of the great table were squares
Of orchids scarlet tulips and white hya-
cipths and between them were laid ribbons
of smilax in artistic design. Tropical fruits
were heaped between epergnes of cDnfec-
burned under vivid red shades.
The guests were assembled in the East
Room when the trumpet salute heralded
the approach of the Presidential party and
scon afterwards the company followed
their hest and hostess to the banquet hall:
the President escorting Miss Pauncefote
and Mrs. Mckinley going in with General
Wood
Assistant Secretary of War Meikeljohn
hn
Reed on his right and to his left Miss
Miles. Across each lady's plate lay a cor
sage cluster of pink roses, and the bou-
tonnieres of the gentlemen were lilies
of the valley sheathed in their
foliage of green. The guests were
Captain and Mrs. McWilliams. Chi
cago: Commander and Mrs. Pendleton, Mr..
and Mrs. Paul Schell, Mr.. c. H. Schultz.
New York: Representative Cousins, Repre-
sentative Adams of Pennsylvania. Repre-
sentative Bennett Colonel Michler, Colonel
Maus, Major Pershing. Captain Gilmore,
Captain McCawley. Captain Crozier, Lieu
tenant Hanna. Lieut. Victor Blue, L. S.
N. Ensign and Mrs. Smith. Miss Griggs.
Miss Helen Long. Miss Bliss Miss Wilson,
Miss Allen. Miss Foraker Miss Mcmillan
Miss Gray. Miss Grosvenor, Miss McKen-
ma, Miss Marie McKenna, Miss Sartoris,
Miss Evans. Miss Anita Evans, Miss Gary,
Miss Horstmann, Miss Ethel Horstmann.
Miss Tonner Miss Mabel Merriam, Miss
Warder, Miss Endsley. Miss Mabel Nc
Kinley, Miss Barber, Miss McWilliams,
Miss Anne Mcwilliams Miss Shields, Miss
Harter, Miss Gilmore, Mr.. c. y. Bliss, Jr..
Mr.. Lodge. Mr. Davis Elkins, Mr.. Fora
ker, Mr.. Wilson Mr.. Evans Mr. Eddy
Mr.. Story. Mr.. Horstnann, Mr.. wilkins.
Mr.. Bugher, Mr.. Gist Blair. Mr.. Wads-
worth. Jr., Mr.. Merriam. Mr.. Daniel
Griggs. Mr.. James Mckinley. and Mr..
James Barber
Mrs McKinleys gown was of white
duchess satin with a Medici collar of lace.
and Miss Pauncefote was attired in silk
of silver gray Other pretty and artistic
toilets included that of Miss Mabel Nc
Kinley, rosebud pink satin with frills
Of misty lace: Miss Barber, blue; Miss
Shields. of Canton, who is a guest of the
White House. white tulle; Miss McWil-
liams, white silk. and her mother, Mrs.
McWilliams, in pink brocade. Miss Reed,
pink satin; Miss Horstmann, a girlishly
simple toilet of white; Miss Sartoris, pink
satin yeiled with white lace; Miss Evans.
blue and white satin, and her younger
sister in pure white; Miss Foraker. in
black gauze over turquoise blue; Miss
Wilson. pink silk flounced with white
lace. and Miss Helen Long, also in rose
color, trimmed prettily with lace.
The Vice President and Mrs. Hobart as
entertained at dinner last night. TheiI
guests were the Attorney General and
Mrs. Griggs, Senator and Mrs. Woc-tt
Senator and Mrs. Hanna, Senator Allison
Mr.. and Mrs. Wadsworth. Mr.. and Mrs
Mcclellan, former Postmaster General aac
Mrs. Gary. Colonel DENLY. Mrs John Da.
Wis, Mr.. Glover Mrs. Merriam and Mrs
Sanford. With the mass of La Franc.
roses that formed the cenJerpiece of n,
table were mingled white lilacs. + ora!
first herald OF spring Single ong.
stemmed roses were scattered ariistieall!
across the cloth. and the lights in thi
massive silver candelabra shone on tn
royal Austrian service and gold embossed
| Bohemian ware. which has not its dUp.i
cate in this part Of the world.
One of the most largely attended recep
lions of yesterday afternoon was tina
| given by the wife of the Chinese minister
! Madame WI. The hostess who receives
| her callers seated, was picturesquely an
| handsomely gowned in gray and blu
oriental fabrics richly wrought in gold
| The minister, as is his gracious custom Ol
| such occasions. was present TO assist il
| entertaining callers. and the ladies' OF tn
| receiving group included the Misses Evan
and Miss Andrade. Miss Ida Thompson
| served tea.
! At the luncheon given Wednesday b
Mrs. a. L. Barber in honor of her daugh
| ter Mrs. Samuel Todd Davis, the guest
were Mrs Lorena Barber Davis. Mis-
| Kaunmann, Miss Noyes. Miss Gallaudet
Mrs. Hough, Miss Lockwood, Miss Spark:
| Miss McCawley. Miss Clapp, Mrs. Studd:
Miss Hopkins. Miss Keim. Mrs. Mcdonald
Miss Warner, Miss Philips, Mrs. Mearn!
|
| Temple Mrs TeeI, Miss Teel. Miss Youn
| and Miss Bertha Langdon Barber. Th
| twenty-four guests were seated at 81
| small tables grouped about the dinin
| room and reception hall, places being sc
| lected by numbers, the trsditionally un
| lucky figures thirteen emitting the on
| drawing il to a prize. The decorations @
each table was in green, the color concep
tion carried out in smiiaX and green taper
| cupped with the same tinted shades. Tn
| large table in the dining room was spraye
with smilax vines that trailed graceful
from a huge loving cup of embossed silye
that stood in the centre of the board. TIL
number cards were tied with green sati
| ribbons and ices were served in the shap
| of lilies of the valley set in their spear
like leaves Of green.
Professor Smallwood, principal OF th
| Washington seminary, win Mrs. Small
| wood was at home to callers yesterda
| afternoon when they were assisted in re
ceiving their guests by a number of thei
! students. among whom were Miss Bartor
| Miss Crew, Miss Smith, Miss Andrew.
! Miss Shields, Miss Garrett, Miss Waters
| Miss Bliss, Miss Crockett, Miss Ridpatf
! Miss Mills. Miss Colt, Miss Robinson, Mis-
| Collier and Miss Adams.
Fashionable Washington was very gen
orally represented At The reception give
last night by Mrs William f. Aldrich, il
| compliment to Mr and Mrs. Walter Nil