Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-02-06
Society.


sparkle in the receptions. Friday afternoon all
the West End was alive with carriages going to
and fro. The largest crowd WAS at Mrs. Ross
Rays, where every one called, rs in duty bound,
the fir receptionday, after the party. Mrs. Ross
Rays dress was very rich and eleg ant; gold and
white ehangesbie elk, trimmed with white vel
vet; square neck, filled in with Nalenciennes
lace, inserting, and edging. II was half-past
ave before the last callers card was received.
From Mr.. Rays the gay throng proceeded
70 the dancing reception given by Mrs. and Miss
Sands, at the Observatory. The dancing there
was from Ito 3 p. IN. Many of the guests, in
Guiding Mrs. and Miss SANDS, were at the Presi-
dents leVee.
ON Saturday. Mrs. Sue Marcy, Miss Marcy,
md Mrs. Gen. Horace Porter receive together
At the Arlington These charming ladies have
host OF friends
-Mrs. Carlisle was not well enough to receive
on Saturday, bat her young ladies, Miss Dud-
ley and Miss Preston, did the honors of the
house. IL was q pleasant reunion of friends, as
the young ladies leave for Kentucky on Thurs
day. There is wide spread regret they cannot
stay to the end but Mrs. Carlisie's father is in
poor health, and she is too good daughter not
10 respond TO his desire TO see her and her little
boy, who II great favorite with grandpaps
There was dancing reception ct the
Arsenal, given by Mrs. and Miss Dyer, and
Mrs. Rathburne's usual Saturday evening,
Tonight is Mrs. Creswell's second card re-
ception, and dancing party at Mrs. Dicks.
- Saturday evening Sir Edward and Lady
Thornton gave dinner.
Secretary Delano entertained at dinner on
Saturday evening the President and Mrs.
Grant; the Secretary OF State and Mrs. Fish,
and several prominent Senators and other dis.
tinguished guests and their wives. All the
appointments OF the entertainment were in
keeping with the position, wealth, and taste of
the hospitable host.
On Tuesday the Russian Minister and wife
give dinner party for eighteen guests in honor
Of the Presidents sister, Mrs. Cramer The
highest officials are to meet her.
On Wednesday evening Mrs. Carlisle gives
dinner to some Kentucky friends who are
stopping at the Arlington.
The Japs are visiting around extensively,
and will carry away with them notions about
more things than finance. 1t Is said that, with
population of forty odd millions, their "na-
tional blessing IL only eighty millions; but if
they suppose that all the wealth and prosperity
Of this country is derived from taxation, is there
not danger OF their initiating us? They are
great copyists, and We should be careful not to
teach them tricks that are vain. Several ladies
are giving two OF them Lessons in flirting. To
day they will call at the Russian Legation to
pay their respects to Madame de Catacazy.
The apocryphal statement is made by a
New York paper that letter has been received
in that city from our Charge d'Affaires at Lon
don. saying that a communication left Windsor
Castle, by the same steamer carrying his, in
which an English banker in New York was au-
thorized to arrange accommodations for two
Royal Princesses and other members Of the
nobility for the summer season in this country
IL is alsO announced that two nieces of Mr.
Gladstone will visit this country in June They
are expected to spend some time in this CITY,
after which they will make the round Of tde
principal summer resorts. They are said to be
quite handsome.
COMMISSIONER -
morning appointed Col. Robert j. Stevens, late
director of the United States branch mint at
San Francisco, as one of the commissioners to
superNEe The annual assay OF coins At tue Phil
aCel llia mint.
u DELEGATION or LADIES, representing the
SisterhOod OF st. John, were before the House
Committee on Appropriations this morning
and urged an appropriation of $4,000 to be
applied to the cr6 ction of a building for a gen
eTal home aud school for the reception of
neglected and destitute children in the District
Of Columbia. No action was taken 10y the com
r .uee this morning.
PETITION FOR TIE PASSAGE oF THE TBR-
RIToRIAL BILL.-MT. Stewart presented in the
Senate this morning petition signed by Messrs
A. b. Mullett, John M. Brodhead, s. j. W
Tabor. q. q. Cox, l.. Il. futile, A. nj. Ganse-
wer, A. NJ. Wyman ard one hundred other tax
payers end prominent citizens Of this District
urging the pass&ge-Of the bill to provide a gov
eminent for the District OF Columbia in the
form recommended by the committee OF con-
faTence appointed to consider the subject.
The petitioners say: " Having long ex-
perienced the serious Inconvenience of
three separate, distinct and conflicting mu-
nicipal systems, we now pray to be placed under
one government, in order that As citizens we
may he better able to cooperate in an effort to
make the seat Of government worthy our great
nation. We are aware that feeble opposition
% the measure has been manifested at assem-
blies, insignificant as well in the number at
tending them as in their influence with the peo-
pie; and in thus referring TO them, we feel it
only necessary to state that such meetings have
been held solely in the interest OF persons whose
tenure Of office will expire with the enac tment
Of the BILL
BosTON THEATRE AND HOTEL BURNED.
SepeTet Lives Supposed 10 be Lost-One OF the
most disastrous eontlagrations in Boston for a
long time took place about midnight Saturday
night. Ii originated in the Adelphi theatre,
and then communicated to Parks Hotel, adj
Joining. The theatre was burned from pit to
dome, together with all its contents, aud the
greater portion of the hotel was ruined with
either lire OF water. The LOGS on the theatre
cal edifce itself was about $4,000, and the
much more. The hotel, which was owned and
carried on by William ID. Parks, was worth,
together with the furniture, about 900 or
more, and between fire and water it is not
worth one quarter of that now. When the
flames burst out there was q simultaneous rush
OF dodgers from the hotel and perfect ava
dows. The performance in the theatre had
closed an hour and an half before, but there
were fears that some of the stage men or occu-
pants were caught in the burning element.
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WHAT THE HERALD THINKS ABOUT IT-The
Missouri State Senate yesterday passed q reso-
luton instructing their Senators and Congress
men TO opposed further appropriation for public
buildings in Washington. The knights of La
Mancha g famous tilt against the windmill was
not more absurd that this attempt to remove
he national capital-N =. Herald.
FROM French, Langrsn & Ogilvie We have
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Publishing Co.'S excellent reprint.
~ Yale has a colOred Freshman.
~Crswfordsyille, Indiana, epicures revel
IN the fesh Of billy goats.
SThree tons Of coal represent the labor
power Of man for bis lifetime.
ran Evansville mouse has been trained to
dance.