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January 22, 1896, pg. 7
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The Washington Post, January 22, 1896, pg. 7
TEAS AND RECEPTIONS
The Day Made Notable by Many Social Events.
MISS BLANCHARD’S COMING OUT
Mrs. Cobb and Mme. Romero Entertained Enormous Throngs of Callers in the
Afternoon and Evening – Secretary Lamont and Wife Gave a Dinner in Honor of
President and Mrs. Cleveland – Mrs. Wilson a Tea and Miss Harmon a Luncheon.
One of the most brilliant events of the present official season was the
handsome and in every way elaborate reception given last night by
Representative and Mrs. Seth W. Cobb, of St. Louis, at the Normandie Hotel, to
present their daughter, Miss Josephine Cobb, to their host of friends. The
entire parlor suite was thrown open for the occasion, and the affair was
attended by 500 or more of the most prominent members of the official society.
The floral effects and decorations were extensive and elaborate, the corridors
being filled with groups of palms which gave a decidedly garden-like effect.
The walls were covered and outlined with a tracery of smilax, through which
shone and sparkled hundreds of tiny incandescent electric lights, red, white,
and blue. The first parlor, where Representative and Mrs. Cobb received, was
decorated with numbers of palms, which formed a background for the receiving
party. The mantels were banked with Bride roses against a background of ferns, and beneath were clusters of the beautiful white and yellow
Marguerites. The walls were garlanded with green, as were also the
chandeliers. The second parlor was similarly decorated with bunches of white
hyacinths and ferns amid the roses.
The two smaller rooms across the hallway were used for the supper room. In
the center of the table was a unique design in white – two swans drawing a
fancy sea shell filled with salad. The tapers of the tall candelabra were
capped with white and silver, while groups of ferns and touches of green were
the principal decorations. An elaborate collation was served.
The large dining-room was used for the ball-room, and was filled during the
entire evening with a brilliant gathering of the younger set. The walls were
extensively decorated, and flowers, including Bride roses and Marguerites,
nodded and bloomed in every available nook and corner.
Mrs. Cobb wore a superb and exceedingly becoming imported gown of pink satin.
The Pacquin skirt was made with the usual full folds, and the decolletee
bodice was beautifully trimmed with butter-colored lace, black velvet, and
black silk flowers. The front of the bodice was made in a single plait, and
the lace finished the decolletee effect. A large bow of satin ribbon at the
left of the waist line held a graceful cluster of black flowers, and a bow
effect finished the bodice in the back. Exceedingly full puffs of the satin
formed the elbow length sleeves. The costume was extremely becoming to the
brunette beauty of Mrs. Cobb, who is considered one of the handsomest ladies
in Washington official society.
Miss Josephine, who is a tall, stately brunette, with a winsome manner, wore a
beautiful gown of deep cream satin and chiffon, the skirt of the Pacquin
design and the bodice of accordion-plaited chiffon over white silk. The
sleeves were of cream satin, finished with ribbon. She carried a bouquet of
white roses. The ladies assisting Mrs. Cobb were Mrs. John C. Taisney, of
Missouri; Mrs. Andrew Price, of Louisiana; Mrs. Rufus E. Lester, of Georgia;
Mrs. S. E. Payne, of New York; Mrs. Henderson, Mrs. Joseph D. Sayers, of
Texas; Mrs. Charles E. Joy, of St. Louis; Mrs. John B. Robinson, of
Pennsylvania; Mrs. Richard A. Clarke, of Alabama; Mrs. J. Frank Aldrich, of
Chicago; Mrs. O’Brien Moore, Mrs. Morgan, wife of the United States Treasurer
Morgan; Mrs. Knapp, wife of Lieut. Knapp, U. S. N.; Mrs. Charles C. Bassett,
Mrs. Mackin, and Mrs. Randolph, daughter of Representative Lester. In the
bevy of pretty girls were the Misses Stevenson, the lovely daughters of Vice
President and Mrs. Stevenson; Miss Cockrell, Miss Blanchard, Miss Hutcheson,
Miss Dyer, Miss Henderson of Iowa; Miss Caffrey, Miss Robinson, Miss Clarke,
of Alabama; Miss Bogue, of Chicago; Miss Evans, of Kentucky; Miss Morgan, Miss
Lindsay, and Miss Richardson. The reception was one of the most splendid
events given in Washington for many seasons, and was attended by almost the
entire official and army and navy contingent.
The tea yesterday afternoon at the Riggs House, given by Senator and Mrs.
Blanchard, to present their daughter, Miss Ethel Blanchard, was a thoroughly
delightful affair. The three parlors on the second floor were thrown open and
handsomely decorated. In the first parlor were vases filled with roses and
fragrant violets, the chandeliers and mirrors being wreathed with smilax. In
the two other rooms were groups of palms and flowers of different colors. The
tea room was in pink; overhead the crystal chandeliers were wreathed with
smilax, and the table was decked with La France roses and ferns, while pink-
capped candles supplied a pleasant light. Branching candelabra with pink
shaded candles also appeared upon the mantels and buffet.
Mrs. Blanchard received her guests in the large parlor at the end of the hall.
Her gown was of green silk, with Persian brocade effect in old rose. The
bodice was trimmed with velvet and handsome lace laid on the revers[e], with
stock collar of velvet and ornaments of diamonds. The winsome debutante wore
a girlish gown of white satin, with a plain, full skirt, and the bodice
covered with embroidered mousseline de sole. The low-cut waist was filled in
with the chiffon, and trimmed with satin ribbons, while over the shoulders was
a fall of mousseline de sole. She carried a large bouquet of pink Bride
roses, tied with pink satin ribbon.
Mrs. Blanchard was assisted by Mrs. Heywood, Mrs. Harvey, Mrs. H. Clay Smith,
Miss Helen Clarke, daughter of Representative Clarke, of Alabama; Miss
Harriette Neal, Miss Fordyce, of St. Louis; Miss Baker, Miss Thomas, daughter
of Representative Thomas, of Oregon, Miss Bercaw, of Pennsylvania; Miss
Steilweg, Miss Clarke, of Mississippi; Miss Upshaw, of New York; Miss
Coltrelle, of Chicago, and Miss Plain.
Among the guests were Miss Herbert, Miss Morton, the Chinese Minister and Mme.
Yang, the Japanese Minister, Mme. Lazo Arriaga, Senator and Mrs. Burrows,
Senator and Mrs. Caffrey, Mrs. Cushman K. Davis and her guest, Mrs. Hubbard,
Representative and Mrs. Tarsney, Mrs. William L. Wilson, Representative and
Mrs. Sayers, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wellman, Col. Heywood, Representative and
Mrs. Dolliver, Representative and Mrs. Bankhead, Representative and Mrs.
Clark, Mrs. Knapp, Mrs. and Miss Wyville, Assistant Secretary and Mrs. Uhl and
Miss Uhl, Representative and Mrs. Lester, Representative Catchings,
Representative and Mrs. Robinson and Miss Robinson, Senator and Mrs. Carter,
Senator and Mrs. Baker, Represetative and Mrs. Aldrich, Miss Bogue, the Misses
Stevenson, the Misses Scott.
Secretary of War and Mrs. Lamont entertained the President and Mrs. Cleveland
and the members of the Cabinet and their wives at a handsome dinner last
night. The table decorations were meteor roses in ferns, with candelabra
capped with red. The guests were the President and Mrs. Cleveland, the Vice
President, Secretary and Mrs. Olney, Secretary and Mrs. Carlisle, Attorney
General and Mrs. Harmon, the Postmaster General and Mrs. Wilson, Secretary and
Miss Herbert, Secretary and Mrs. Smith, Secretary and Miss Morton, and Miss
Bryant, of New York, who is the guest of Mrs. Lamont.
Mme. Romero, wife of the Mexican Minister, gave the second and final of her
receptions of the season at the Mexican Legation yesterday afternoon, from 3
to 5 o’clock. Several hundred guests called during the afternoon, and the
reception was one of the most delightful events of the day. Mme. Romero
received in the front drawing-room, wearing a beautiful French toilet of dark
green and old rose silk, outlined with a striped effect of black velvet and
trimmed handsomely with lace. The table, spread in the dining-room,
ornamented with the beautiful silver service and red blossoms, was presided
over by Miss Willard Warner and Miss Ida Thompson. The ballroom was thrown
open, and dancing to an orchestra was one of the features of the afternoon.
Mme. Romero was assisted by Mrs. John W. Foster, Mrs. Parker, Mrs. Krogstad,
Mrs. Charles Mills, Mrs. Gordon, Mrs. Charles Voorhees, Miss Julia Stevenson,
Miss Armstrong, Miss Uhl, Miss Noyes, Miss Gana, Miss Johnson, Miss Kelton,
Miss Newcomb, Miss Morgan, Miss Voorhees, Miss McCeney, Miss Annie Barber,
Mrs. H. Kelm, Miss Carmen Davis, Miss Hutcheson, Miss Walton, Miss Chandler,
Miss H. Smith, Miss Williams, Miss Carson, Miss Mills, and the Misses Lord.
Mrs. A. A. Wilson gave the second of her teas yesterday afternoon, from 4 to
7. The handsome drawing-rooms were prettily decked with palms and red tulips.
The same flowers were arranged on a circular mirror and formed the center of
the tea table, placed diagonally, and at each end, at which were two red-
shaded lamps, making an effective touch of coloring. Mrs. Wilson was assisted
by her daughter, Mrs. George Burwell Davis, who will remain as the guest of
her mother until the first of the month. The ladies who presided at the tea
table were Miss Helm, of Kentucky; Mrs. Carlisle, who poured the chocolate,
and Miss Bryant, of New York, who is the guest of Mrs. Lamont, served the
frappe. Mrs. Wilson’s gown was of black satin, with a white silk waist
covered with black spangled gauze. Mrs. Davis was gowned in gray satin,
combined handsomely with gold embroidered lace and cardinal velvet.
The ante-Lenten dance, given by the cadets of the Maryland Agriculture
College, College Park, was a great success. The hall was brilliantly
illuminated, and a band from Washington furnished the music. Some of those
present were Mrs. Tabb, Mrs. Matthews, the Misses Janifer, Davidson,
Pendergast, Moran, Goldsborough, Matthews, Pleasants, Sprigg, Blake,
MacCurley, Mulliken, Archdeacon Moran, Messrs. Adams, Wharton, Pue, Gorman,
Compton, Ridgeley, Harrison, Graham, the Misses Upshaw, Smith, Dougherty,
Derrickson, of Snow Hill; Mr. and Mrs. Robinson, Mr. and Mrs. Nesbit, Mrs.
Smith, Mrs. Fitzhugh, Dr. and Mrs. McDonald, Mrs. Calvert, the Misses Calvert,
Johnson, Cox, Eversfield, Johnston, Brinkley, Minor, Cadle, Hubbell, Messrs.
Robinson, Johnson, Eversfield, Calvert, Silvester, Spence, Strickley,
Talieferro, Harrison, Johnston, Patterson, Lieut. Overton, U. S. A.; Skinner,
Capt. Bomberger, McDonnell, Rider, all of College Park; Mrs. Dodge, Misses
Dodge, Chambers, Lewis, Young, Darneille, Thomas, Champlin, Pumphrey,
Dennison, Hall, Lippitt, Wagoner, Messrs. Chaney, Thomas, Key, Crapster,
Wagoner, Smith, Peters, Chambers, Barzer, Slingluff, Clagett, Roberts,
McFarland, Brown, Fowler, Cox, Combs, and Jones, of Washington; Messrs.
Mullikin, Clagett, Roberts, Beale, Chew, Wilson, Bernard, Brown, of Prince
George’s County; Mrs. Crommiller, the Misses Brehme, Kennedy, Clark, Loweree,
Crane, Messrs. Snowden, Valk, Clark, Gray, Brehme, of Laurel; Russell Manning,
of Ranova, Pa., and many others.
The Continental Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, held an open
meeting on Monday evening at the Oxford Hotel. Mrs. Ballenger, the regent,
presided. After transaction of business the D. A. R. young ladies’ chorus
sang “Hail, Columbia.” Rev. Howard W. Ennis gave a most interesting talk upon
the women of the Hudson River Valley during the Revolution. D. A. R. chorus
sang the new D. A. R. hymn, “For Home and Country.” Mrs. M. S. Gist, vice
regent, read a part of the paper read by her before the women’s congress at
Atlanta, on “Pen Women in Patriotic Teaching.” Then followed a recitation by
Mr. J. McCrery, “The Dynamiter” and “A Trip to Europe,” a recitation by Mr.
O’Donohue, “The Flag, and the Star-Spangled Banner,” and music by Mesdames
Edwards and Lewis, the Misses Cook, and Miriam Ballenger. A large and
appreciative audience was present.
Miss Harmon, daughter of Attorney General and Mrs. Harmon, entertained a
company of young ladies yesterday at a luncheon in honor of her sister, Mrs.
Edmund Wright, or Philadelphia. The decorations were of pink roses and ferns;
the lights of the candelabra were capped in a color to correspond, and the
favors were corsage bouquets of violets. The guests were Miss Herbert, Miss
Fuller, Miss Brice, Miss Mendonca, Miss Miles, Miss Pitts, Miss Wilcox, Miss
Bryant, Miss Hamlin, and Miss Taft.
The regular meeting of Le Bonheur Euchre Club was held Monday evening at the
home of Miss Katie Wheatley. First prizes were awarded to Miss Wheatley and
Mr. Padgett, and consolation prizes to Miss Johnson and Mr. J. O’Connor.
After the games a luncheon was served, followed by vocal and instrumental
music, which was enjoyed until midnight. Those present were Misses K.
Wheatley, M. Johnson, A. O’Connor, A. O’Neill, V. Jennings, and L. Reynolds,
and Messrs. J. and M. O’connor, G. Padgett, T. Alton, W. Kimmel, and J.
Schofield.
Mrs. W. E. Chandler, wife of the New Hampshire Senator, is in mourning for the
death of her sister, and therefore is taking no part in society. Mrs.
Chandler was not present at Senator Sherman’s reception on Monday, and the
publication of her name in the list of guests was an error.
Mrs. William Heath Eldridge is at 1304 L street northwest, after a pleasant
sojourn with her son, Lieut. Bogardus Eldridge, at Columbus Barracks, Ohio.
Mrs. Louise Colville, of Westchester, N. Y., who is at the Normandie, was at
yesterday’s reception tendered by the Mexican Minister. Her gown was of black
satin, pink bodice, trimmed with Spanish lace.
Mrs. Leonard Wood, of 2000 R street, gave a luncheon of twelve covers Friday,
in honor of her sister, Miss Mary Condit Smith. Those present were Mrs.
Montgomery Blair, Miss McMillan, Miss Batcheller, Miss Poor, Miss Miles, Miss
Quarrier, Miss Peterson, Miss Herbert, Miss Stewart, and Miss Jane Fuller.
Mrs. Apsley, wife of Representative Apsley, is expecting as her guests to-day
the Misses Tower, of Boston, in whose honor her tea of Saturday afternoon will
be given. Mrs. Apsley will be assisted by Mrs. Frank Aldrich, Miss Bogue, and
Mrs. Dalzell.
Cards have been issued by Mrs. George Washington Cissel for Monday, February
3, from 4 to 7, to meet Mrs. Hubbard, the guest of Mrs. Cushman K. Davis.
Representative and Mrs. McCleary have taken 1914 Sixteenth street, the
residence next to the former Brazilian Legation. Mrs. McCleary will receive
the coming Tuesdays during the season.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Nelson Page entertained a number of young people at a
handsome dinner last night.
Owing to the illness of her nephew, Herbert Micou, Miss Herbert will not
receive to-day.
Miss Frances Benjamin Johnston will not receive this afternoon, but will be at
home in the evening.
Mrs. J. C. Pritchard will not be at home to-morrow.
The regular meeting of the Senior Club, of the Central High School, class of
’95, will be held Friday evening at the residence of Miss Bagg, 1826 Fifteenth
street.
Mrs. Bagley, wife of George Bagley, of Watertown, N. Y., formerly member of
Congress, is in the city with a daughter at Mrs. Rhine’s, H street.
Mrs. Radford, of Kentucky, is spending the winter with Lieut. Radford, at the
navy yard.
Col. and Mrs. James Forney, of the United States Marine Corps, gave a box
party in honor of Hon. and Mrs. Franklin Bartlett, and Miss Bartlett, of New
York, at the Lafayette Theater, Monday evening. Those invited were: Miss
Davidge, Miss Wood, of New York, guest o Mrs. Bartlett; Miss Tredick, Mrs.
Lula Ray Qualthrough, and Messrs. Jesup Blair, Capt. Faunce Michler, U. S. A.;
Count Galaza, Spanish Legation; Charles G. Bennett, M. C.; Mr. Faulkner
Pierce, and Mr. Scoffy. After the theater the party repaired to the Hotel
Page, where an elaborate supper was served.
Mrs. Wilson will be assisted at her Wednesday evening reception by Mrs. Dr.
Sowers, Mrs. A. G. Wilkinson, Miss Baylor, and Miss Aisquith, of West
Virginia, who are her guests, and Miss Wilson.
Mrs. A. M. Baer has as her guest Miss Clara Schleestein, of New York. They
will be at home Thursday afternoon and evening.
Mrs. L. L. Livingstone will receive at the Concord on Friday, from 3 to 6.
Mrs. W. C. Squire has accompanied Senator Squire on a short trip to Florida
and consequently will not receive on Thursday of this week. She will be at
home as usual on Thursday, 30th instant.
Mrs. G. Welfred Pearce, of New York, wife of the scientific and economic
editor of the Sun and Boston Pilot, attended the glittering reception of the
Mexican Minister yesterday afternoon, and was charmed with the grace and
generosity of Madame Romero.
Mrs. H. B. Sperry, President of the Woman’s National Press Association, will
receive the members of that organization at her home, 321 Delaware avenue
northeast, on Friday, from 7 to 10 p. m.
Miss Mary E. McCeney will not receive to-day, but will be at home the
remaining Wednesdays of the season at the Shoreham.