The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-11
HONORED BY M. CAMB0N
The Reception for French Officers
a Brilliant Affair.
a Dinner Company Entertained by
Secretary and Mrs. Hay-Mrs. For
aker's Luncheon for Home Friends
-GeneraI Mcmahon and His Guests

| Fashionable society in all it's brilliant
! phases was represented at the reception
held at the French Embassy last night
! in honor of the officers and cadets OF
| the Duguay Trouin. the French training
ship now in the harbor of Baltimore
The apartments of the first floor of the
Embassy were thrown en- suite and the
floors waxed for dancing. A touch of
fcral beauty added to the charm of the
various rooms and a burst of patriotic
color was made by American and French
flags that dIaped the frame of the life
size painting of Washington giving Ro-
chambeau orders to go to Yorktown.
which hung on the drawing room walls.
The entrances of the rooms were also
curtained back with the Stars and Stripes
and the national standard of France.
The hostess of the evening was Madame
Vignal, wife of Captain Vignal, Military
Attache on the Ambassadors staff. Com
mander Hourette and the officers and
midshipmen of the Duguay Trouin were
presented to the guests upon arrival and
throughout the evening those who did
not care for dancing strolled through the
rooms to listen to the music of the Co
lumbar Orchestra. which was hidden
from view by tall palms.
The list of guests included Mr.. and Mrs
John Davis, Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis, the Min
lister Of Denmark. Mr.. Rousseau, Countess
Badouin de Lichterveide, NJ Hussein,
Paymaster Simpson, NJ. Leger. Captain
and Mrs. Lemly Major Cobaugh. L. s.
A; NJ. and Mime. Sidky Bey. s L. Ali
Ferrouh Bey. Rear Admiral Evans. Mr..
and Mrs and the Misses Wetmore, NJ.
Carignani, Colonel and Mrs. Bingham,
.,,I 4
Tuckerman. NJ. A. del Viso, Mrs. Van
Rensselaer, Cruger. Admiral and Mrs. and
the Misses Bradford, Lieutenant Rommel,
Mrs. and Miss Ffoulke. the Misses Hay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ell1ins. M de Bildt, Mrs.
and Miss Msuro, Colonel and Mrs. Whit
ncy. Mr. and Mrs. Henry May and Miss
May. Mr.. and Mrs. Bradley, the Argentine
Minister: NJ. SeckendorfT. MIR. and Mrs.
Walsh. Mr. and Mrs. Mcmillan, Miss Nc
MILAN. Mr.. and Mrs. Lee. the Misses Pat
ten. Mr.. and Mrs. Hill, Mr.. and Mrs.
Hutchins, Mr. and Mrs. Carlisle. Miss
Carlisle. Mr. Takahira. Baron Ambrozy.
Baron Shinrokuro Nishi. Mr.. and Mrs
Mitchell, NJ. and Nine. Torres. Lieuten-
ant Davis. Justice and Mrs. Brown, Mr..
and Mrs. Morla Vicuna. Miss Hichborn,
Colonel and Mrs. Bailey, Lieutenant de
St.lgner. Mr.. Henderson. sr., and Mr..
Henderson, jr., Mr.. and Mrs. Gallaudet.
Mr. Glilmor M p,i6J me Mrs misS ii
drcd Williams, Captain sigsbee. Cen
eral Bates, DIR. and Mrs. Rixey.
Viscountess Henri de Sibour the Misses
Myer. Mr. Warren Miss Markoe, Miss
Ririnus. Major Laucheimer. Mr.. and
Mrs. Crosby, Mr.. and Mrs. ii. 5.
Brown, Miss and Mrs. Fremont, Mrs
Johnston. Miss Kennedy. Major Russell
Hon. jules Tessier de Guibec and
Nine Tessier. Lieutenant and Mrs.
Bassett Mrs. Perrin. Miss and Mrs. Ty-
Ter Miss and Mrs. Sargent, Misses and
Mrs Sheridan, Baron Herman. Miss Mott.
Miss Ward. Duke and Duchess d,Arcos.
Paymaster Hicks Lieutenant Commander
and Mrs. Switzerland. Admiral, Mrs. and
Miss Terry. Lieutenant Commander and
Mrs. McCrea, NJ. and Nine. de
Rebeur NJ r. de Azpiroz. NJ. Romero.
NJ and Nine. Godoy. Nine. de Pc
rez- Rivera. the Mexican Ambassador
and Nine. Azpiroz. f. Santbanez. L.
Pastor. NJ. and Nine Hackett. Comte
de Montgeas. Admiral and Mrs. Crown
inshield. Mr. Caspar Crownnshield, Mr..
and Mrs. Townsend, Rear Admiral Ken
ny. Mr.. r. G. PonSonby, Commander and
Mrs. Cowles. Miss Roosevelt. Admiral and
Mrs Van Reypen. Mr.. and Mrs. Root.
Miss Root, Captain and Mrs. McGowan.
Miss MCGOWAN Mrs. Gordon. Mr.. and Mrs.
Thropp. Mr.. Robert Winthrop. Miss
Bick.ey. Lieutenant and Mrs kittelle,
Commander and Mrs. Kimball. Rear Ad-
miral and Mrs. Melville. Misses Letter.
Captain and Miss Wvndham. Mrs. and
Miss, Deering, General and Mrs. Greedy
and the Misses Greely. Misses Hitchcock,
Mr. Hitchcock.