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guest of Mrs. Whitney ; Dr. and Mrs. Warner, of 

 New York, who were with Mrs. Lamont, their 

 hostess ; Mrs. ex-Governor Carroll and Miss 

 Irene Carroll ; Miss Eleanor Winslow, the Boston 

 beauty. 



The President escorted Miss Bayard downstairs, 

 Mrs. Cleveland following with Secretary Bayard. 

 In the line, Miss Bayard stood next to Mrs. Cleve- 

 land, then Mrs. Fairchild and Mrs. Whitney. The 

 ladies were elegantly dressed. Mrs. Cleveland 

 wore ruby plush with a long square train. The 

 bodice was sleeveless and cut square at the 

 neck. A strip of gold passementerie ran over 

 the shoulders and down to the belt, back and 

 front. Ornaments of the same held in place the 

 full drapery of the front. She wore her diamond 

 necklace. Her hair, dressed in a Greek knot, had 

 a diamond rose, a diamond butterfly, and a diamond 

 crescent ornament. The fingers of her right 

 glove were tucked under the left, and she shook 

 hands heartily, as if the exercise was real en- 

 joyment. 



Miss Bayard wore white lace over white silk with 

 train of white crdpe and necklace of pearls. Mrs. 

 Fairchild wore blue moire with side panels of gold- 



