Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-12-31

Mrs. J. F. olnsssad, at her residence, No. .2J
l2sh street, between q and III. win he assisted
Ellis aud Lrs. Sailer.
Judge william A. Richardson, Assistant Sec
Tetary OF the Treasury. wife and daughter, a.
1 Lafayette Square, from u % 5 p. m.
| Mrs. Ricks and her sister, IOa4 10th street.
| from 10 70 O'Clock.
| Mrs. r. L. Resm and daughter, Miss Winnie
/ Gay: MIS-. ID. w. Voorhees,, daughter and niece,
OF indiana, viii assist. and be happy 20 see
their friends at Mrs. Resms house, 2S5 Penn
Mrs. william stickney, col VI street. win re-
| ceiye assisted by Miss JEANNE Rose Stickney.
Of Connecticut, and Miss Nellie Tilden, Of this
city.
Mrs. w. q. Smith, assisted BY her niece, Mrs.
j. %. Pugh, and cousin, Miss Armstrong of
Alexandria, at her residence, SOC 18th street
LIST street foatheast.
Mrs. General sherman and daughter win re-
eelye their friends during New Years day.
mrs. Col. Mccoy and daughter, Mrs. Dol.
Auoenreid and Mrs. Col. Bacon, Mrs John K
Miller, of Ohio; Mrs. Coy. Moore, late of Wash
ingion territory; Miss +. whelan, OF Washing
assist, and win be happy 10 see their friends AZ
General Sherman's house, 2JI 1 street.
. M5s: Justice Strong and daughters, at their
Mrs. Senator Sherman, at her residence, 1879
street, will be assisted by Mrs. Monroe, wife
OF Representative Monroe, and other ladies.
Miss Maggie Foster, at No. III Mount Vernon
MIS-. F. II. Smith, assisted by Miss Mamie
Wight, at $50 80 street northwest.
Mrs. j. W. Thompson, at 1919 street.
Mrs, &. A: Townsend will receive family
friends, at slS 18th street:
Mrf. VIM. Williams, wife OF Representative
Williams, of Indiana, at 300 A street southeast,
assisted by her daughter Miss Emma and Miss
Alice Gray, and Miss Ada Morgan, of Ny.
Mre. Wm. u. Wilson, assisted by her daughter
Mrs. Boston and Miss Kate Jennings, at lisa q
street.
Miss Annie Wood, daughter OF Hon. Fernando
Wood, assisted by Miss Beardsley and Miss
Elmer, OF New York, at the residence of MT.
Wood, sos 18th street, corner street.
MIS- Captain Williams, assisted by her sisters,
the Misses Fague, SPA 9Th street.
Mrs. W. Wall, assisted by Mrs. Gen. whittel-
sey and Miss Given, 1913 10th street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Simon Wolf will receive their
Mrs. Webster, 1901 street, assisted by Mrs
Payne and Mrs. Frush, of Baltimore.
Georgetown.
The following will receive in Georgetown ou
New Years day:
Mrs. h. ID. Cooke and daughter.
MTs. General Dent and daughter
Mrs. Frsnklin Steele and daughters.
Mrs. James A. Msgruder.
MIS-. DIR. kidwell and daughter.
Mrs. O'Neil and daughters.
Mrs. Dr. Richie and Miss Cannon.
Nrs. WI Cassin.
Mrs. James welch and daughters.
Mrs. Dodge and daughter.
Mrs. Professor Hedrck.
Mrs. FIX and daughter.
Mrs. Ben. PeTley Poore and the Misses Poore,
at 15o Congress street, corner of Stoddard.
The ladies OF Judge Fishers family will re-
ceive their friends on New Years day at their
home in Georgetown, corner of Montgomery
and Gay streets.
The daughters of Col. Charles E. Mix, at No.
Mrs. f. w. Jones. with Miss Virginia c. or.
futt and Miss Rose Forrest, at - LIST street.
Mrs. Joseph l.. Savage, assisted by her sister,
Miss Ida Wonn, Of Baltimore, corner OF "a and
Market streets.
Not Receiving.
Mrs. Richard Harrington will not receive,
having been called from tie city by illness in
Mrs. Creswell, wife of the Postmaster Gene
raj, VIII not receive Tomorrow, in consequence
OF illness.
Vice-President Colfsx being absent from the
city no reception will be held At his residence
On account of the absence of Speaker Blame
there will be no reception at his residence
Owing TO the III health Of Mrs. General Chin.
nan she viii not receive to morrow. She ac-
compaDied the General to Morristosn, New
Jersey, last evening where they will spend New
Years with their friend, Thomas Mast, the ar
fist.
Sir Edward Thornton, the British Minister.
will not receive.
The Marquis de Noailles, the French Minis
ter, will not receive. owing 10 the fact that his
residence, corner OF 10th and x streets, is not
yet finished.
Owing 10 a domestic sffiicticn the Sonora
Borges, wife Of the Brazilian Minister, will not
Madame Blaque, wife OF the Turkish Ambas-
sador, will not receive.
Owing TO illness, Sonora Freyre, wife of the
Peruvian Minister, will not receive.
Owing TO Illness, Mrs. Senator Edmunds will
not receive to- morrow.
Mrs. General Bsbcock will not receive, as
she viii be at the Executive Mansion upon the
Greatly TO her regret Mrs. = n. Kaufman
win not be able to be sat home" to her friends
Mrs. H. T. Crosby. s1e2fst street, win not re-
weeks ago.
modore Aulick, will not receive, owing TO late
domestic affection.
Mrs Thomas L. Hume will not receive on
New Years day, in consequence OF q recent
The con,inuedsickness in the family of Roht.
w. Middleton, No. 1925 oh street, will deprive
them the pleasure of receiving their many
On account of sickness Mrs. william A.
Cooks intended reception win not take place.
WAsHINGroS, Dec. 81, 1872.
Editor ftdr: The announcement in this
mornings Chvonieie in the list OF those who will
receive" tomorrow, OF the name of Mrs. ID.
W. Bartlett, 206 A street, is a mistaEe
On account of sickness i'm the family OF
Speaker Hulse, Of the Hoase Of ID elegates, he
On account OF sickness in the family of Mr..
William Forsyth there will be NO rece ption at
his residence.
"CLEANKD UP."-The clerks OF the Patent
ONCE who, a. before stated In TEE STAR, had
no half holidays this year, succeeded to-day In
catching Up with the business Of the ONCE 90
that now there is no back work OF any kind on
their desks. This state OF affairs, il is believed
is unprecedented in the history of the office.
CHANGE OF DgrY.-A general order, just
Issued by the Secretary War, directs that Major
William ID. Whipple, assistant adjutant gene
raj, and Major Orlando NJ. Poe, corps of enei-
neers, will be relieved from their present dates
and report TO the General of the Army for duty
on his STAFF January LIST, 1873.
PowKLLs PAINTING OF "PKRRY's VIC
ToRY."-W. II. Powell, the artist, has arrived
here bringing with him his unfinished painting
of "Perry's Victory. % which "a 10 be nlacAd I'm