Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-01-29
Society.

- Mr.. George Alfred Townsend gave a dinner
party to a few congenial friends, mostly con-
nected with the press, at his cosy residence on
Farragut Square, on Saturday ev sning. The
guests were: Governor Cooke, who occupied the
seat ON the right of the host; Mr.. Crosby s.
Noyes, Mr.. w. s. Huntington, Mr.. s. H. Kauff-
mann mann, Mr.: VIM. M, Cory, editor Of the Gin
Col. Dom Piatt. Mr.. A. r. Shepherd, Pay
director Cunningham, Mr.. jerome b. Stillson,
Mr. David X. Mckee, Mr.. George w. Adams,
Mr.. Bridgeman, of the Boston Advertiser, and
Gen. Eastman, Postmaster at Chicago. The
entertainment was both bounteous and elegant
to rare degree, and the occasion sbundantly
tributlng to the enjoyment of his friends is not
limited alone to the efforts of his brilliant pen
lie excels equally as auther and host.
- Sir Edward and Lady Thornton entertained
large and distinguished company at dinner on
Saturday evening. Amongst those present were
Mrs. Colfax, Senator and Mrs. Conkling, Mrs
Secretary Fish, Senator Frelinghuysen, the Sec
rotary of the Interior and Mrs. Delano, the
Spanish Minister and Nine. Roberts, the Peru
Wan Minister and Nine. Freyre, Mrs Williams,
Baron Lederer, Hon. f. Pakenham, Hon. p. lie
7. Trench, and Mr.. Franquels.
The matter Of dress is one so closely allied
to the subject Of these paragraphs that we
may be pardonod for inserting here an extract
from yesterdays Capital. In speaking Of the
Robes on-Aulick wedding, and the dress worn
says: She had on a walking dress without a
train. Being a sensible woman, she wears a
walking dress that leaves the patent street.
sweep without Infringement; and at this pune
tuation we wish to say that the loveliest woman
becomes filthy creature when she wears train
upon the street. We happenedin the other day
when fair girl came home. and in the hall
gathered up the drapery that she had been drag
ging upon Pennsylvania avenue. In its folds
were found three stumps of cigars, a Quid of to-
bacco well masticated, no end of orange peel,
and specimens of every sort OF dirt to be found
upon our pavements. She said that she had felt
it getting heavier and heavier, until she could
scarcely drag herself home. AS the de,ai-msnde,
politely so called, distinguishes itself by these
ira ins upon the street, it is somewhat danger.
Gus for respectable woman to wear this indie
cent livery"
The officers at the Marine Barracks held
their usual festivities this morning. They in
tend to continue their dancing receptions every
Monday, after " Inspection"
Secretary Belknap has issued special inyi-
tations for Tuesday evening, January 3Oth, to
the graduates of Princeton College, resident in
Washington, to meet Rev. DIR. McCosh, Presi-
dent OF that institution. AS this is exclusively
for graduates of Princeton, who have been in
yitod, il should not be COMPOUNDED with the Sec
retary's other re ceptions.
Tomorrow evening the Postmaster Gene
raj and Mrs. Creswell will give an elegant din.
ner to members of the Cabinet.
- On Wednesday Senator and Mrs. Chandler
give dinner, which will be, like all their en-
tertainments, recherche.
REPRESENTATIVE GLENN W. ScHoFIELp.
10th district Of Pennsylvania, has written to one
OF his constituents in Erie, peremptoriy refusing
TO be candidate for reelection to the ne xt
Congress.