The Washington times., 1902-03-22
Reception at Russian Embassy.

The Russian Ambassador and Countess
Cassini gave a dinner of twenty -four
covers last night. followed by reception
that brought together the most brilliant
representatives of Washington society, to-
gether with a number of guests from out
OF town.
The ladies at the dinner. and the ma
jority of those who came later, wore their
hair dressed after some period in history
or heroine of romance.
The lovely young hostess, as Francesca
da Rimini, wore her long hair braided over
her bosom with pearls. Long ropes of
pearls were strung about her throat and
fell in graded loops to her waist. Her
corsage was ablaze with jewels, and from
her tiara of pearls and diamonds foated
a veil of silver gauze which fell in misty
folds to the edge of her robe Of white
Irish lace.
The guests at dinner were the Counselor
Of the French Embassy and Nine. de Mar
gerie. the Second Secretary of the British
Embassy and Mrs. Crackanthorpe. the Hon.
Audrey Pauncefote. Miss Merriam. Miss
Moorehead, of New Orleans, who is visit
ing Mrs. William Schall, CT New York;
Miss Ethel Robson, Mile de Smirnoff.
Miss May. Miss McCauley. the Misses
Warder Gen. Isaac Khan, the Minister
from Persia; Count Quadt. Baron Kap-
herr. Baron Ritter. Count Gherradcsca,
| Mr.. Walter Berry Mr.. Del Viso. Mr.. Win
throp. and Mr.. Zelenoy. OF the Russian
Embassy staff.
| ha uac tod yrit nd
spring blossoms. The lights in the grace
fully branching candclabra burned under
pink and silver shades.
The drawing room was fragrant with
quantities of flowers that caught the eye
at every artistic point. On table in
| the first drawing room was placed an i'm
mense gilded basket of roses, orchids, and
violets, the handles tied with knots OF
| violet gauze.
| Among other floral tributes sent to the
young hostess was a large wicker basket
of American Beauty roses, with ribbon
streamers of the same color.
Tables were heaped with small gauze-
tied punches of violets. and about the
cabinets and manteis were tall crystal
vases filled with Easter lilies and jardi-
nieres of tulips and other springtide
/ blooms.
The hundred and more guests invited
| for the reception came at 10 o'clock.
Dancing was omitted in Difference to
| Lent.
Nine. de Margerie wore the coquettish
headdress of Pierotte; Mrs. Crackan-
thorpe, whose dark eyes and golden yell
low hair make her one of the handsom-
est young matroEs at the Capital, had her
! head dressed as Spanish girl; Miss lie
Bourgeois a Chinese maid; the Misses
| Warder were Orientals; Miss Ashton
went as Nine. de Pompadour; Miss May,
a lady of colonial days; Mile. de Smirnoff
the royal headdress of Holland; Mrs. Her
bert Wadsworth. the picturesque cap of
the Alsatian peasant, and Miss Ethel |
Robson, as Marie Stuart. Marie An
toinette was impersOnated by Miss Low
ering, and that ill-fated queens equally |
unfortunate lady-in- waiting, Princess !
Lambelle, lived again in Miss Glover. The /
majority OF the guests went to French |
history for their models, and it seemed 1
rather strange and almost incongruous
that so many unfortunate royalties should .
have been present at so gay gather
ing as that of last night. As the countess
herself said, however, the most interest
ing figures in history are sad-to say
nothing of the becomingness of powdered
tresses. Mrs de Koven and Mrs. Chat
feld-Taylor were pretty in powder. and
also Miss McCauley, who wore a large
and bewitchingly becoming shepherdess