The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-19

cent, Miss Vincent. Miss Van Rensselaer,.
| Gen. Charles II. Woodruff. Mr.. and Mrs
John S. Webb, Miss Webb, Mr.. NJ
| V. Il. Woodruff Miss woodruff
| Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh. Hon. and
| Mrs. j. W. Wadsworth, Miss Wadsworth
Mr.. and Mrs. George Westinghouse. Miss
wallace, Miss Olive p. Williams. Mr.. E.
| Il. Wills, Mr.. Joseph Warren. Miss Har-
| riet WinslGw. Mr.. Charles d. Westcott
! Mr.: Robert Winthrop. Miss Winthrop Mr.
| and Mrs. Horace Wyle. Miss Flora Will
! son, Hon. and Mrs. G.. p. Wetmore, Miss
| Wetmore, Mr.. Walter d. Wilcox Mr. and
| Mrs Ten Eyck Wendell Col. and Mrs A.
): Worthington, the Misses Worthington
| Mr.. John +. Wilkins
Mrs. Hackett. wife of the First Assist
ant Secretary of the Navy, paid a pretty
| tribute to that branch of the service yes
| terday by giving tea in honor of the
| officers anG their families, the entertain
ment being the signal event of the after
noon. The seven hundred invitations were
issued, nearly all official and judging by
the brilliant throng present throughout
the receiving hours. which were from 4
to Z, few guests had failed to respond.
The various parlors and reception hall
were decorated with smilax and a pro-
fusion Of pink roses and on the tea table
which stood in the library, there were
long stemmed pink roses rising from a
mound of Italian moss and fern Mrs
Hackett wore French gown OF aqua
green crepe with insertions and ruffie OF
point lace. Mrs. Hornblower and Mrs. C.
ii. Davis poured tea, and punch was sery-
ed by Mrs. Higginson and Mrs Kilbourn
Among others who also aided graciously
in dispensing the hospitality of the after
noon were Mrs. Mulligan, Mrs. James Ben
ton, Miss Cromwell. Miss Benham, Miss
Johnson, Miss Palmer. and Miss Taunt
Mr.. and Mrs. Haekett will accompany
Secretary Long and Admiral Dewey to
Annapolis March 1 to attend the rscep-
ton and the first of a course of lectures
to be given by Admiral Dewey. Secre-
tary Long and Mr.. and Mrs. Hackett Will
return in time foI the inauguration.
Mrs. Sibley. wife of Representative
Sibley of Pennsylvania, also entertained
several hundred friends at a tea yester-
day afternoon from to O'Clock The
hostess, wearing an artistically beautiful
toilet of salmon pink silk was assisted
in receiving by her daughter Miss Sibley,
who was gowned in a pretty toilet of
green and white with garniture of pink
roses. Others of the assisting group were
Mrs. Hill, Mrs. Boutell, Mrs Wright of
Pennsylvania, Mrs. William Alden Smith.
Mrs. Vreeland, Mrs. Benjamin Bryan.
Mrs. W. White, Miss Wilson. the Misses
Sedgley, Miss McCalmont, Miss Sewers.
and Miss Ketcham Representative and
Mrs. Sibley are occupying the former
home of the Hon. John Sherman, the
drawing rooms of which were abloom |
with American Beauty roses, the same !
flowers forming the centrepiece of the
tea table.
The German Ambassador was again a
dinner host last night. His guests were |
the Secretary OF the Treasury and Mrs |
Gage, the Chief Justice and Mrs. Fuller |
the Spanish Minister and Duchess de |
ARGOS, the Japanese Minister and Ma |
dame Takahira, Mr.. and Mrs. De Koven, |
Senator and Mrs. Mccormick, Rear Ad- |
miral and Mrs. Selfrdge, Count and |
Countess Quadt, Lieutenant Commander |
and Mrs. Rebeur- Paschwitz. Mrs. Sheri- |
dan, Mr.. Zelenoy of the Russian Embassy. |
and Lieutenant schroen of the German |
Embassy.
The Secretary of Agriculture and Mrs.
Wilson entertained a distinguished com
pany at dinner last night given in honor
of the Speaker and Mrs Henderson In
yited to meet them were Senator and |
Mrs. Elkins. Senator and Mrs Hanna
Senator and Miss Kean. Representative
and Mrs. Newlands. Mrs Frederick D.
Grant Mrs. Letter. Senator Depew, and
General Corbin. The floral decorations
of the table were beautifully carried out
in pink carnations and fern. Mrs. Wilson
will give a luncheon on Thursday.
Mrs. Philip Mauro gave a dinner last
night, when the guests were the friends
Df her daughter Miss Margaret Mauro |
They were Miss Bell, Miss Mills. Miss
Kline, Miss Florence Worthington. Miss
Thoier Miss Arms. Miss Muir
ply. Miss Isabelle Mauro. Lieutenant
Lieutenant Watts. Mr.
Mr.. PilIing Mauro. Mr.. Thoier
Lieutenant Foley Mr.. Powell, Mr.. Far
lbloom with red roses and white hya-
,inths, mingled with maidenhair fern.
Mr.. Letter and Miss Letter have re-
turned from Egypt. The trip was made
hat the ocean voyage might benefit the
'ormers health.
The Turkish Minister entertained
of gentlemen at dinner Sunday
svening at his residence in Cleveland
Park.
On Saturday Nine Leger, wife # the
Minister from Haiti gave a luncheCa for
he Turkish Minister'S wife there icing
invited to meet her several members of
he Diplomatic Corps.
The Brazilian Minister and Mrs. de
Assis Brasil gave a dinner last night in
honor of the Mexican Ambassador and
Sonora AzpiroZ.
The reception at the Corcoran Gallery
II Art on the evening of March q. TO open |
he exhibitions of the Society of Wash
ngton Artists. and of the Washington |
Club promises to be a bril-
liant affair socially The following we'll
Known ladies have already consented to
erve as patronesses and other names will
be added to the list:
The Duchess de ARGOS. Mrs Charles ].
Bell. Mrs. Calderon Carlisle, hrs. W
Sheffield Cowles. Mrs. George Dewey.
Hrs William c. Eustis, Mrs. Victor G. |
fischer, Mrs. Lyman j. Gage. Mrs. |
yharles c Glover, Mrs. Horace Gray. ,
hrs Bernard Green. Mrs. Arnold Hague,
Mrs Marcus A. Hanna. Mrs. John NJ
Harlan. Mrs. Phoebe 4. Hearst, Mrs J.
B. Henderson, Baroness Hengelmuler |
lIrs r. X. Hitt. Mrs. Archibald Hopkins. |
.frs. Joseph c. Hornblower Mrs. Stilson |
futchins. Mrs. Thomas Hyde. Mrs. Ralph |
'rnss Johnson Miss * mann Miss XIII |