The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-19

The dance at the Country Club was the
fashionable event of last night The hosts
of the evening were the governors of the
club, and youth. beauty, and distinction
were their guests-in defiance of the
weather. The home of the club at Grass
lands was so picturesquely adorned
throughout as to suggest the idea that the
queen of the fairies or scme sylvan sprite
had been engaged as chief decorator. The
walls Of the entire house were as green as
a forest with trailing vines, and through
the foliage rippled streamers and knots
of red satin ribbon and clusters of Ameri-
can Beauty roses
Mr.. Woodbury. Blair. upon whom de-
yolved the gracious duty of arranging for
the pleasures of the evening. was brilliant
ly successful in his efforts, a specially
charming feature of which was a pro-
gramme of country dances in place of the
conventional eotillion and two-step. Upon
arriving the guests were welcomed by
Senator Eugene Hale, the president of the
club. The additional governors who have
contributed so signally TO the festivities of
the Eastertide are Mr.. John Hay, Mr.
Caldsrcn Carlisle, MIR. Woodbury. Blair.
y,
niral Dewey Mr., Jesse Brown. and Mr.
William J, Boardman. The list OF in
vited guests is as follows
Duke and Duchess d'Areos, Miss Adams. Hon.
Robert Adams, ir., Miss Ashton. Baron Am
brozy, Mr.. and Mrs. Chandler T. Anderson; Miss
Biddle, Mr. and the Hon. Mrs. Bromley; Mrs H.
: b. Beale. Capt. and Mrs. b. II. Buckingham;
NINE Bonaparte, Mr.. jerome n Bonaparte, Mr.
Edward Buckley, Mr.. Woodbury. Blair. Mr. Gisi
BLAIR, Mr. aud Mrs Montgomery Blair, Dr. Won
Ian
Mr.. and Mrs. W. J. Boardman the Misses Board
man, Mr.. ". V. Il. Berry, Mr. and Mrs. John NJ
Biddie, Col. John Schuyler Crosby, Lieut.. H. H.
Caldwell, Hon. William Aston Chanler: Mr.. John
q. chew, Gen. Henry {. C0rbin. Capt and Mrs.
". :. Cowles. the French Ambassador the Rus
sian Ambassador and Miss Ca=sni Count Chamsi
Mr.. Royal Phelps Carroll, Admiral and Mrs
George Dewey. Mr.: W d; Davidse, jr., NJ. and
Mrs Reginald de Koven, Col. and Mrs. Frank Lee
Denny, Judge and Mrs John Davis, Miss Davis,
Hon. Chaunccy NJ. Depew. Mr.. George Eustis,
Lieut.. John r. Edie. MIR. and Mrs. Frank Ellis,
Capt. and Mrs Clarence Edwards Miss Freeman
Major T. b, Ferguson. Miss Ferguson, MIR. and
Mrs. George c. Fraser, Mr. Fisher Mr. and Mrs
cordon Cumming, Hon. +. II. Gillett, Mr.. and
Mrs Charlts c. Glover, Miss Glover, Miss Gwynn,
MI GRIP, Barren Gevers, Mr.. and Mrs. Grinnell
Mr.. A. G. Gurnee, Mr.. and Mrs. Gaf, Mr. and
Mrs. ). 5. Rowland. Mr.. and Mrs Fairfax Har-
riSon, Mr.. and Mrs. F. W. Huidekoper Senator
ana MIS-. Hale, Mr. ard Mrs. Chandler Hale, Mr..
j. IL. Henderson, jr., Mr.. F. 0den Horslmanu,
the Misses Horstmann, Mr. George Howard Mr.
George HELEN. Miss lIichborn, the German Am
baSsador. Count Won Hacke, Baron Won Herman
Mr.. and Mrs. Stilson Hutchins, Mr. William r.
HIT, Mr.. Reynolds Hit, DIR. and Mrs. r. 5.
Huidekoper, Miss Isabel Hagner. Hon. John Kean
the Misses kean, Mr.. and Mrs Blair Lee Mr.
and Mrs. Alex. b. Lesare. Dr. and Mrs. F. B.
Loring. Mr. and Miss Lowering, Mr. Gerald Low
Their, Lieut.. Col and Mrs Arthur Lee, Mr.
Woodbury. Lowery,- Miss Lay, Senator and Mrs
McComas. Miss McComas Mr.. aud Mrs. Edward
4. Mitchell, Mr.. Clarence Moore, Mr. and Mr.
II. II. Mccormick, ComIesse de Moltke Can't
N. ". Macomb, Mr.. Samuel Maddox, Col and
Mrs. Henry May, Mr.. Richard Merrick. Mr.. Frank
p. Mitchell, Major Charles l.. McCawlcy, Mr..
William l.. Mcpherson, Hon. and Mrs James Nc
Hon. and Mrs. George b. Mcclellan. Miss Mer-
riam, Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Mcmillan, Mr.. Max
Muller, DR.. and Mrs. Wallace Nef. Mr.. and Mrs
John C. ODennell. Mr.. Herbert Putnam Mr.. and
Mrs--A. J. Parsons, Mr. Fred Paine, Mr.. Luis
Pastor. Miss Paulding, Mrs. Perrin. Lord and Lady
Parrcefote,r the Hon. Misses Pauncefote, Mis-
Edith Patten, Miss Mary Patten, Mr.. and Mrs.
Aulici Palmer, Mr.. Arthur Peter Mir. Post
lefhwaite, Mrs Charles Platt, Mr. Juan Riano,
the Misses Riggs. Mr. claTy Ray, Mr. Pierre
Rogestvensky, Dir. 7. NJ Robertson. Mr.. Herbert
sltterlee, Com. S A. Stanton. Mr.. and Mrs.
\. 5. Simpkins, Mr.. Algernon Sartoris Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles j. Stecdmaa, MIR. Gustav de stralc,
Baron Won Sternburg, Mr.. Durham " Stevens
Gen. and Mrs. ]. p. Sanger. Miss Sanger Miss
Sigsbee, Mr.. .Seckendorff, Major Simpson, Mrs.
Stewart, Mr.. Olivier Taigny. Count Tarnowsk.
Prince Troubetskoi Mr.. Harrington. Mr.. del Niso.
Mr.. II. II. Wcstcott Mrs and the Misses Wailsch,
Hon Z. o. Wolcott, Mr.. John F. wilkins, Hon.
and Mrs. G. p. Wetmore, the Misses Wetmore.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Weightman MIS- H. S.
Ward Miss Ward, Mr.. Craig W. Wadsworth,
Lieut. Robert Mallach