Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-02-12

Saturday was very gay day, for, though the
receptions were not numerous, the visitors were
plenty. There was the usual reception at the
arsenal by Mrs. and Miss Dyer. Mrs. Baxter
and Mrs. Mary Clemmer Ames also received
their many friends, who take great pleasure in
the opportunity afforded ON Saturday of finding
these charming ladies at home and disengaged.
Mrs. Carlisle Patterson added dancing TO the
other attractions of her beautiful home and had
az usual large number of fashionable visitors
M adame Garcias reception was so pleasant tina
after getting there IL was difficult TO get away
BESIDES the hostess and her agreeable youn
daugther, the house has many attractions. You
find there pictures and flowers, and many
curious Things TO engage your attention. On
small table are q number OF souvenirs OF tn
siege OF Paris-some porcelain and china fused
INTO mass by the fire at the Tuilleries; mimic
balls; piece of she'll with a sentinel painted on
II; siege bread that looks as il when the people
asked for bread. they were given q stone and
many other relics of those sad days Of starvation
manners for one so young, and she and the
young secretary OF the legation, gave valuable
aid in entertaining. Both parlors were tiled
with distinguished visitors.
The dancing reception given at Judge
Swayne's handsome house, from four to nine
on Saturday, was one Of the pleasantest of mat
mees. Judge and Mrs. Swayne, Miss Swayne
Miss Chandler, and Miss Thurman received and
entertained the company. For the first two
hours those dropping in appeared in visiting
costumes, but about dusk the young girls in
Their ball dresses began to arrive, and by eight
O'Clock the rooms presented a brilliant scene.
General Sheridan and several OF the justices of
the supreme bench headed the notables. There
listers and attaches, and many handsome and
distinguished ladies. Among them were Mrs.
Field, Mrs. Miller and her niece Miss Winter,
Senator and Mrs Carpenter, Mrs; and Miss
Delafeld, MI. and Mrs. H. T. Merrick and Miss
Brent, of Baltimore; Miss Margaret Preston
Mrs. Babcock, Marshal and Mrs. Sharp, Gen.
eIal, Mrs. and Miss Banks; Mrs. Hicks, the
Minister from Holland, the Argentine Minister
Miss Garcia, Mrs. HoratiO King and daug hter,
Miss Case, Miss Ella Ray, Mrs. and Miss Beale,
Mrs. and Miss Dyer, Mrs. Creswen and Miss
MCINTYRE, Miss Hildredth and Miss Parker.
Admiral GoldsborOugh, Miss Marian Ramsay
and General and Miss Morgan. Dancing was
kept up vigorously until after nine O'clock
- Perhaps the most brilliant and successful
affair of its kind ever given in Washington was
the Press Dinner which took place at welckers
on Saturday evening. The following gentle
men connected with the press and their invited
guests named were present Mr. Keim and
President Grant; Mr.. Ramsdell and Vice Presi-
dent COlfax and Mr.. Halstead of the Cincinnati
Commercial; Mr.. G. s. Noyes and Speaker
Blaine; MIR. Riley and Senator Sargent: Mr.. ID.
G. ForDey and Senator Cameron; Mr. Piatt and
Senator Schurz and Representative Garfield:
MI w. w. Warden and Senator Anthony; Mr.
Adams and Representative Cox; Mr.. Shaw and
Representative Brooks, Gen. Eastman and Mr.
Hutchinson; Mr.. Kaufman and Gov. Cooke;
Mr.. Harris and Represent alive Mccormick: MT
Mckee and Representative Chapman and Mr..
Mcfarland and j. w. Forney and A. r, Sbep.
herd; Mr.. Copeland and Mr.. Grosvenor, late of
81. LOUIS Democrat; and Messrs. George Alfred
townsend. Jerome b. Stillsen, o. X. Harris,
Clifford Warden, A. Devine, G. A. Pillsbury,
j. j. McElhone, Louis Dagger, Henry HAYES,
ID. r. Murphy and Z. b. Wright. The banquet
and all the appointments were of such charac-
reflect n Mr. Vel
the committee having the matter in charge,
(Messrs. Shaw, Kaufman and Macfarland, J
and all present; and, where there was 80 much
wit and talent congregated, it is needless to say
that most delightful evening was enioyed.
Naturally enough, all the participants voted for
its yearly recurrence, hoping they might be there
to see and hear.
- Mr.. Mort, the Japanese Minister here, gave
one OF the most recherche dinner parties Of the
season at the Arlington on Friday evening to
the following named guests: The Secretary of
State, the British Minister, the Minister from
the Netherlands, Governor Cooke, General Por-
ter, Hon. James Brooks, and one Of the Damios
connected with the Japanese embassy now de-
tanned in Utah, who pushed on Immediately
after arriving at San Francisco, and thus eS-
capped the snow blockade.
= The usual reception at the residence of Hon.
HOratio King took place on Saturday evening,
and brought together, as it invariably does, q
large and distinguished company. The literary
S.eIcists cohSsung OF readlhg by Mr.. j. j..
Stewart, OF Baltimore, and vocal and instru-
mental music by Mrs. Daniels, Mrs Hahn Miss
Schleiker, and Professors Fairlsmb and Giers
The usual dance came of at the Marine
Barracks this morning, and was, as usual,
greatly enjoyed.
This evening the reception Of the Peruvian
Minister and Madame Freyre will take place.
To morrow evening the last reception OF the
Secretary of War and Mrs. Bower will be given.
and a german at the residence of Judge and
Mrs. Adds.