The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-28

Mrs. mckinley name heads the list oil
patronesses. and the young ladies of the
White House will attend the ball. as Miss
Mabel Mckinley and Miss Barber did last
year. The additional patronesses are Mrs.
Thomas Nelson Page. Mrs. William b. Bate
Mrs. Marion Butler, Mrs. c. \. Culberson,
Mrs. J. X. Jones, Mrs. William Lindsay.
Mrs. T. $. Martin, Mrs. George G. Vest,
Mrs. T. b. Turley, Mrs Daniel Manning
Mrs. Harriet Lane Johnston. Mrs. E. f.
Bingham, Mrs. Seth Shepard, Mrs. j. H
Bankhead. Mrs Claude Swanson, Mrs.
William A. Gordon. Miss Alice l.. Riggs.
Mrs. James Blair. Mrs. John Nicholas Nor
ton. Mrs. Robert King Stone Mrs. Il. RAN
dolph Powell. Mrs. Albert c. Janiu. Mrs.
Thomas Turner Miss Jane Riggs. Miss NJ.
B. Johnston, Mrs. ]. Eakin Gadsby. Miss
Mary Morris Amber. Mrs. K. !. Fleming,
Miss Dorsey. and Miss Kibbey.
Miss Virginia Miller. President Of the
Southern Relief Society, will receive the
guests. assisted by the ladies' of the Recep-.
ton Committee. Mrs. Albert Akers. Mrs.
NJ. 4. Balinger, Mrs. ]. T. Callaghan, Mrs.
f. VI. Gadsden, Mrs. Arthur Fendall, Mrs.
f. Rust Smith. and Mrs. E. W. Ayres. y
reception committee formed of young ladies
and of which Miss FendalI is chairman will
also aid in extending the Inequalities OF
Grace Mckinley. Miss Duncan, Miss Cor
don, Miss Winchester of Georgia, Miss
DENLY. Miss Florence Beale, Miss Grace
Dunlop. Miss Peter of Georgetown, Miss
Wright daughter of Gen. Marcus Wright;
Miss Cuthbert Gf st. Louis. Miss Upshur
granddaughter of Rear Admiral Upshur;
Miss Esther Gordon, Miss McAtee, Miss
Cook Miss Powell, Miss Paschal Miss
Minetree Miss Hoge Miss Roach. Miss
hleberg, Miss o'Farrell Miss Saville. Miss
Riley, Miss Walker of Norfolk. Miss
Tucker, Miss Baker, Miss Sallie Young.
Miss Caperton, Miss Lutz, Miss Marshall,
Miss Pegram Miss Ryan, and Miss Ken
nedy of Georgia.
A specially attractive feature Of the ball
will be the home supper, which win be
prepared under the supervision of Mrs. T.
G. Riley and Mrs. Archibald Young. The
supper room will be In charge of Mrs.
Merwinn and an efficient corps.
Mrs. John T. Callaghan is the Chairman
OF the committee on decorations; Mr. Rob-
ert e. Lee will be the floor manager. and
Mr.. William A. Gordon, President OF the
Confederate Veterans Association, will be
in charge of the ball.
The giving of the dance is one of the
means taken by the ladies of the Relief
Society TO replenish their treasury In ad-
have also organized an industrial bureau.
with which they try to enable people to
help themselves.
Prince Henri di croy. during his brief
visit to Washington, enjoyed the glories
that come of being Il lion in the social
world. In addition to the diplomatic din
ner given in his honor. he was feted at
other dinners where the guests we're the
Capitals beaux and bellies. Mrs. Gray,
wife OF Justice Gray. of the Supreme Court,
entertained him at an afternoon tea,
which was one of the most attractive after
noon incidents of the week His serene
highness left for New York on Friday and
will shortly sail for home.
The President and Mrs. Mckinley will
hold their Congressional reception next
Wednesday evening, from to II o'clock.
The reception to the judiciary at the
White House last Wednesday night was
the second Of a series of state receptions
TO be given this season by the President
and Mrs. Mckinley. While it lacked the
brilliancy of the reception to the Diplo-
matte Corps, it was quite large, there being
present about 1900 guests, among them
the members of the Supreme Court and
their families. and large number of men
and women OF political and social promi-
the gentlemen in attendance. But few OF
the Diplomatic Corps were present but
there we're quite number OF prominent
out of-town guests.
The President and Mrs. Mckinley fol- |
lowed by the members of the Cabinet and |
their wives, passed into the Blue Parlor. |
where the ladies took their position, all |
standing, with the exception of Mrs. Me |
Kinley who seated herself on one OF the |
~ ,t,s ,t,.. a -
ceiying party from the specially invited |
Cabinet ladies were in he receiving party. |
neither Mrs. Griggs, Mrs. Long. nor Miss /
Wilson being present.
Mrs. McKinley's gown was of heavy |
white brucade, with point lace draped 4
around the bottom OF the skirt, fastened 10 |
places with silver ornaments. The bodice |
was richly embroidered in pearls and sill
yer. She wore her necklace of diamonds /
and carried a bouquet of white carnations
and maiden-hair fern. Mrs. Hay wore an
elegant toilet OF black velvet, with jet
trimmings. and on the front of her bodice
sparkied magnificent cluster of diamonds.
Mrs. Gage was in white MORE, profusely
bespangled with silver. and she had pink
roses at her corsage and in her hair Mrs.
Root wore heliotrOpe satin, yelled In o
misty web OF rich lace An especially
heavy pattern formed handsome panel
down the 'front.' necklace of diamonds.
Mrs. Smith was in Dresden silk, the
ground color Of which WAS pale green
The facings and bodice trimmings were
Of rose-pinlS velvet Mrs. Hitehcock's
gown was long oyerdress Of mauve satin,
brocaded In black and white leaf clus-
ters. The lower skirt was formed of a
ieep flounce of white point lace
The President and Mrs. Mckinley will
hold their Congressional reception next
Lady Bromley. who has arrived In Wash
ngton to attend the wedding OF her son,
vr. Robert Bromley 20 the Hon. Lillian
PauncefOte. next month, will be guest at
he British Embassy until after that event.
he has been travelling extensively during
he pasi year, and made her journey to this
country by way of Hawaii. Neither the
family nor their distinguished
,uest will go out formally during the lat
er's visit. owing 10 .ae recent death of
Prince Teck.
Mrs. Westinghouse has cards out for Sat
irday February .. at o'clock.
Lieut.. John W. Crawford. private secre-
ary to Admiral Dewer, is entertaining his
mother. from Vineland, y. J., and also Mrs.
'harlrs Body. from Bridgeton, y. j.
Mrs. Richard II. Kenney and Mrs. Alden
,. Richardson, of 1910 Sixteenth Street.
iavc cards out fer Tuesday, January 30, 4
o o'clock.
Gen. John X. Brooke. formerly Governor
fehcral of Cuba. is a guest at the Shore
ara. He is accompanied by Mrs. Brooke,
nd will remain several weeks.