New-York tribune., 1902-03-09
NOTES OF SOCIETY IN WASHINGTON,

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the Congressional Limited.
NOTES OF SOCIETY IN WASHINGTON.
Washington. March 7.-Mr. and Mrs George
Westinghouse gave dinner this evening in honor
of Earl Gray who will conclude his visit to Wash
ington tomorrow morning. He will then go to
New-York, where he will meet the Countess Gray,
who is coming from Canada, where she has been
visiting her sister. Lady Mimic. the wife OF the
Governor General. Tomorrow evening the earl
and countess will attend the dinner given by Mr.
and Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt to Prince Henry of
Prussia. On Wednesday they will sail for Eng
land.
1t was beautifully appointed dinner this even
ing. and followed by reception at 10 O'Clock
The table decorations were exquisite. and wealth
Of roses were about the drawing rooms. The dinner
company asked by Mr. and Mrs Westing-
house to meet their guest included the Brit
ish Ambassador and Lady Pauncefote, Sen
ator Frye, President pro TEN of the Sen
ate, Senator and Mes Fairbanks, the eX-Secretary
of the Treasury and Mrs. Carlisle, who came over
from New-York; Senator Hoar, Mr.. and Mrs More
ton Frewen. of England, guests at the British En-
bassy, Senator Depew, eX-Attorney General and
Mrs MacVeagh. Senator Hanna, Representative
and Mrs. Omstead. Mrs Alfred e Bates, Mrs
Nellie Grant Sartoris Miss Brocklebank. guest
of the house; Miss Tuckerman and Miss Phelps,
Senator Hannas niece.
The guests included about two hundred people
Mrs Westinghouse wore superb gown Of white
lustreless satin brocade in turquoise knots and
with point lace and vioets. Her jewels wer" dla-
monds. Miss Brocklebank who assisted in re-
ceiving. lovely gown of white lace covered
silk. shimmering with tiny sprigs of gold wheat
Among the guests the French Ambassador.
the Council of the French Embassy and Mime. de
Margerie. the Ambassador from Italy and Nine
Mayor des Planches. Miss Alice Roosevelt the
Misses Hitchcock. the Chief Justice and Mrs. Full
ler. Mr.. and Mrs. William ]. Boardman, Senator
and Mrs. Dolliver. Justice and Mrs. Brewer. the
Secretary OF War and Mrs Root, the Postmaster
General and Mrs. Payne. Senator and Mrs Aldrich.
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Foster Mr.. and Mrs. De
Peyster. the Rev. DR.. Hamlin and Mrs. Hamlin,
Professor Langley. Mr.. and Mrs. Archibald Hop
kins. Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Henderson, General
and Mrs. Miles. the Assistant Secretary of War
and Mrs. Sanger Representative and Mrs Wads-
worth Senator and Mrs. Wetmore Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Richardson Miss De Smirnon. Miss
Paulding. the Misses Newlands. Senator and the
Misses Kean, Senator and Mrs. Foraker, Mr. and
Mrs Robert Lansing. Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Wads-
worth Senator and Mrs. Hansbrough, Mr.. and
Mrs. Galard Hunt Mrs. Letter and Miss Letter,
DR.. and Mrs. Lorng. the Attorney General and
Mrs Knox, Miss Knox, Mrs. Harriet Blaine Beale,
Senator and Miss Cockrill Senator and Mrs Bur
rows. Justice and Mrs. McKenna, Justice and Mrs.
White. the Secretary of Agriculture and Miss Will
SON Mr. and Mrs Clifford Barney, Mr.. and Mrs
Parkman Shaw. Mr. and Mrs. Seibert. Colonel and
Mrs Maus. Colonel and Mrs. Edwards, Mr. and
Mrs John r. Mclean, Henry Watterson. Mr.. and
Mrs Edward McCauley, Mr. and Mrs Hugh
Segare the Speaker OF the House of Representa-
tives Senator and Mrs. Hale, Representative
Lowering. Miss Lowering. Captain and Mrs. Davis.
Senator and Ms. CullOm, the Mexican Ambassador
and Mime. Azproz. the Russian Ambassador and
Countess Cassni, Commander Rebeur. of the
German Embassy. and Mrs. Won Rebeur. Mr.. and
Mrs. DayrelI Crackanthorpe. the Minister of
Switzerland the Minister of China and Mime. W.
the Minister of Belgium and Baroness Moncheur.
the Minister OF Japan and Nine. Takahra the
Minister of the Netherlands. the Minister of Aus
tria-Hungary and Nine. Hengelmuller, Commander
Remey. of the navy. and Mrs. Remey. Mr.. and
Mrs Richard Townsend Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel
Simpkins and General and Mrs. Gilmore.
Josiah Pierce. jr, gave a reception this evening
at his home in Massachusetts-ave. The reception
in honor OF the Boer delegates. a. d. W. Vol
marans and c. II. Vessels. who arrived in Wash
ington last Wednesday.
Among those entertaining dinner companies last
evening the Secretary of War and Mrs Root
whose guests were the British Ambassador and
Lady Pauncefote, the Italian Ambassador and
Nine Mayon Des Planches Senator and Mrs Wet
more. Senator and Mrs. Elkins. Senator Hanna.
Representative and Mrs. Mcclellan. Representative
and Mrs. Olmsted. Mr.. and Mrs. William ]. Board
man. Mrs. Sheffield Cowles. Mrs. Richard Town
sentative Giliett The table flowers were sweetpeas
At the New Willard also last evening Repre-
ner the Speaker of the House OF Representatives
Miles Senator Warren Mr. and Mrs James Wads-
worth, Representative Cannon and Miss Cannon,
Payne, Governor Richards of Wyoming and Mrs
ItlChardS Ar. ana Mrs BreckOnS. Mr.. and Mrs.
Fowler, Mrs. Van Devanter and Miss EsteIIe Reel
One of the prettiese teas this week given
Thursday by the Misses Patton to their guest
Miss Ellen DreNel Paul of Philadelphia
Mr.. and Mrs. Chatield Taylor and Representative
and Mrs. Thorpp entertained dinner guests on Fri
day.
Mrs Roosevelt has sent cards for a musical
Wednesday of next week.
Senator and Mrs. Hale will entertain a dinner
company Monday evening.
Mrs Richardson Clover who has spent a month
in California, has returned her Washington
house for a short stay, when she will sail for
attache of the American Embassy.