The times., 1899-05-23

retary of the Treasury and Mrs. Gage, the
Secretary of War and Mrs. Alger, the At
torney General and Mrs Griggs, the Post
master General and Mrs. Smith, Secretary
Long, Miss Wilson, and the Secretary of
the Interior.
All roads in the fashionable world led
TO Blaine House last night.
II was a matter of doubt throughout
the early part of the evening as to wheth-
er the stars or the rain clouds would keep
possession of the sky, but fortune decided
in favor of fair weather and enabled the
promenade concert and dance for the Chill
drens Hospital to pass into reminiscence
as one of the most successful entertain
ments ever given for the benefit OF that
institution.
Mrs Westinghouse graciously placed her
home entirely at the disposal of the ladies
of the hospital board, and the chief charm
of the evening for those guests who did
not care for dancing we're the paintings,
bric-a-brac. and priceless prints and en-
cravings that adorn the beautiful rooms.
The mansion was rose-radiant through
out with pink veiled electric lights. Palm
trees and flowers caught the eye at every
artistic point and in the fairylike ballroom,
which looked as though it might have been
evolved by the same genii who reared Aiad-
rendered a splendid programme in a gal
lery embroidered in orchids and ferns. The
decorations of the ballroom were the same
as originally designed for the reception
given by Mrs. Westinghouse last week in
honor OF the American Society of Mechan-
| ical Engineers. The walls and ceiling
were sprayed with asparagus vines over
sunray pearlings of soft white challie, and
contrasting with the green and white were
Il ,f.N1-
! satin ribbon that formed frieZe around
the entire walls. The series of arches
that gave an airy Moorish like effect TO
! the great room were also paneled with
| ribbons in the loveknot design, and fas-
tened to each column were gilded straw
baskets filled with trailing vines, orchids,
and sweet peas.
Mrs. Westinghouse. splendidly handsome
| in white, received the several hundred
guests, assisted by Mrs. Charles Henry
| Davis, President of the board of managers
of the hospital; Mrs. Hammond. Mrs.
| Hoeke, Mrs. Shields, and Miss Keats
| Rodgers, officers of the board. Other men,
bers of the board who assisted, contrib
! uting TO the general pleasure of the even
| ing, including Mrs. Gale, Mrs. Andenreid,
| Mrs Charles G. Dulin. Mrs. Elkins, Mrs.
| Glover. Miss Henry. Mrs. James NJ. John
! sion. Mrs. NJ. S. Johnson Mrs. Kennedy,
lNiSS hlbnt.r VIE. j. l%tGIh-
Keever, Miss Patten. Mrs. Rodgers Miss
! Schenek, Mrs. Sheridan, Mrs. Woodward,
and Mrs. Phillips.
The programme of concert numbers
consisted OF fourteen selections, as fol-
lows:
Grand march, "Tannhauser. r. Wag-
ner; overture, "oberon'' C. NJ. Won
Weber: grand selection. Faust" Gounod, /,
(a) dance. (bl bolero. Moskowski; selec-
tion. ''Lohengrin," R. Wagner; "Nareis-
sus," Nevin; march, american Beauty,
Haley; concert waltz, ''violets," Strauss;
! flower song, Hearts and Flowers To-
bani; grand selection, Carmen" Bizet;
casonnata, "Felice," Laugey; wedding
march. "Lohengrin," Wagner; gavotte,
Heart Throbs" Illenberg; finale, will
lam Tell" Rossini.
The dances consisted Of waltzes and
twosteps, with the lancers to close.
Over three hundred tickets al 81 each,
including refreshments, were disposed of,
and among the purchasers, many of whom
were present, were the German Ambas-
| sador, the French Ambassador, the Rus
sian Ambassador and Miss Cassini, Com
mander and Mrs. Glover, Mr.. and Mrs.
| Boardman, Mr.. and Mrs. Andrews, Mrs.
Anderson, Mrs. Ashford, Mr.. Reginald
| Tower, Mr.. and Mrs. B. II. Warner, the
Charge d'Affaires of the British Embassy
and the Marquis Romano, of the Italian
| Embassy.