The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-10

The Bachelors opened thef tOcla season
in blaze of glory last night. at The
National Rifles Armory. Youth. beauty.
and distinction were their guests. and
the Duchess d'arcos. wife of the Span
ish Minister. was the gracious hostess who
received them. Nothing more beautiful
could be imagined than the decorations
that made bower of the great bare hall
The windows were draped with vivid scar
let, and circling the entire room were
branches of wild laurel and smiiaX that
yelled the ceiling and walls Sheayes Of
palm foliage were covered over each cur
tain, and suspended on the wall between
the windows were huge green wreaths
twined with red satin ribbon. The great
chandeliers were hooded with red. and the
clustered lights in the wall brackets were
yelled with the same tint. giving to the
whole room glow of ruby color. Ihe
stage and gallery were drapad with red.
and at each end of the Platform were
clumps Of tall. graceful palms.
The fayors which were as dainty ana 9ud
as those OF last year, included coTsage
bouquets OF red and white roses. which
were banked in colossal pyramids on either
with scarlet blossoms and tinkling with
tiny bells. were also provided for the ladies.
while gill pipes and chimes of tiny bells
were among the pretty conceits awarded
10 their partners. The cotillion was led
by Mr., George Howard. The guests in
vi,ed, in addition to the members of the
Cabinet and Diplomatic Corps were Gen
eral and Mrs Miles and Miss Miles. the
Admiral of the Navy and Mrs. Dewey,
.Tl,. I'D Mo- Erttl
Misses Fuller. Justice and Mrs. McKenna
and the Misses McKenna. Senator W. A.
Clark and Miss Clark. Judge and Mrs. pa
Wis. Countess Esterhazy, Mr. and Mrs. C. c.
Glover. Mrs Grant, Mrs. and Miss Sartoris
Mr.. and Mrs :. :. Rowland Mr. and Mrs
Robert Hinckley. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles J.
Bell. Miss Bell Mr.. and Mrs. J. Hubley
Ashton. Commander and Mrs. Richardson
Clover. Mr.. Justice Brewer, Ar. and Mrs.
Alexander Graham Bell. Colonel and Mrs
Cassels and Miss Cassels, Paymaster Cen
eral and Brs. Bates. the Misses bates,
Colonel and Mrs Craig Mr.. and Mrs. Rob
ert Murray Bohlen Mr. and Mrs. J. f.
IP,-t-rn. Miss Tisdell. Mr.. and Mrs. Ward
Theron. Miss Brewer. the Misses Wetmore.
Major ard Mrs \. p. Taylor, Mrs. and Miss
Fendall Mr.. and Mrs. James Cecil Hooe,
Senator and Mrs. Foraker and the Misses
Foraker. Mr. and Mrs J. L. NJ. Curry.
Miss Curry Connolly. Miss Gilmore. Dr.
ard Mrs. Gallaudet and Miss Gallaudet,
Mr. and Mrs. William Stone Albert and
Miss Albert the Misses Greeir. Mrs. stan
ley Matthews. Miss Mitchell. Hon. J. l..
McCammou and Miss McCammon, Justice
and Mrs. Mott and Miss Mott. Representa-
tive and Mrs. Olmsted. Mr.. Humphreys
owen. Miss Bliss. Miss Enrol Brown, Mrs.
and Miss Faulkner. Mrs. Hobson, Mr.. and
Mrs. MAYO Hazeltine and Miss Hazeltine.
DIR. and Mrs. L0ring. Mr. and Mrs. Lor-
ing Mr. Clarence Z. Wilson, Senator an1
Mrs Mcmillan. Mr. and Mrs. f. w. An
drews. Mr. and Mrs. Charles ]. Steedman,
Mrs and Miss Sheridan. General and Mrs.
Cushing and Miss Gushing. DIR. and Mrs.
J. A Baker, Miss Elise Baker. Admiral
and Mrs CrowninsHield Admiral and Mrs.
Ludlow. Mr. and Mrs Edward T. Cramp
and Miss Cramp. Commander and Mrs.
w s CoW-les. AR. and MTs c. /. Bradley,
DR. ard Mrs. Addison. Ho7. II. II. Bling
ham. Miss Josephine Boardman, Mrs. and
Miss Clagett. Mrs Carlisle Patterson. Miss
Marion Lowery, Mr.. J. p. Story. jr. Major
MacCawley the Misses Griggs. Senator
Kean and Miss Kean. the Misses Maury,
Adiutant General Corbin Col and Mrs
Archibald Hopkins and TIE Misses Hop
lins. Mrs Butt Mr.. Archibald Butt, Mr.
and Mrs Charles NJ Ffoulke, the Misses
Ff0uike and Mass Cogseshdll, MTs Auden-
rled. Mr.. and Mrs J. b. Henderson. Mr.
and Mrs DePeyster. Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne
Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Mclean.
Mrs Wallach and the Misses Wallach
Senator and Mrs. Elkins Miss Ernst, Miss
Grace Mckinley. Miss SRA Duncan, Mr.
and Mrs. J. Addison Porter. Mr.. and Mrs.
A. b. Legare. Mr.. and M'-s. Hugh 5. Le-
care. Miss Mary Sargent. ar. Jules Boeufve
and Mr.. Gist Blair, Mr. and Mrs. Mahlon
Ashford. Mr. and Mrs. Charles II. Adee
and MI and Mrs John S. Blair. Mr.. and
Mrs O'Donnell. Senator and Mrs. II. c.
Lodge. Mr. and Mrs. Reginald de Koven.
Miss Lay. the Misses Owen. the Misses
patten. Commander and Mis-. Rush. Colonel
and Mrs. Kellogg aud Miss Kellogg, and
Colonel Reid