The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-02-27
HOW WE APPLES DO SWIM!
JENKINS AMONG THE EsNOBS-SOc1ETY
IN WASHINGTON. r -t.t

IN WASHINGTON. .. -,..., Il.
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Some Specimens Of tho Style In which
"sooinl Intelligence" is Dished up I'm
the Federal Capital. "a @t@s
The people in this part Of the world are net
aware Of the rapid progress Of Washington
society towards the customs Of court circles In
cities which are the capitals OF imperial or :
kingly governments. When the war began,
this progress received powerful Impulse,
and since then such has been its march that
no capital In Europe can excel Warrington
for Its pompous personal news. II the
families cutting figures In Washington
fashionable life only belonged to titled no.
bility what noise indeed they would make
In the world. But they will not rest satisfied
without the titles. They will come next. The
Washington Republican, the official Journal,
or more properly speaking, 1.-THE court
paper" has daily column under the head Of
"socal Intelligence" In which We have ac-r
counts of yesterdays and last nights recep-
tIons and parties, and brief announcements Of
those of the day. The style of literatufeaof
that column Is rare indeed It Is more free
and sllp-shod In Its descriptions and compli-
ments than similar daily literature at the
courts OF real kings. But that We know that
the aspiring social Democrats OF the Federal
capital are very earnest, and are endesyoring
to excel the doirgs of kingly courts;we might
be deuded into the supposltIoni that thes an
nouncements concerning them were bur
lesque. But they are far from 1t; Indeed they
are. Let US examine few specimens: -
OF entertainments to come We pick out Q
did not receive yesterday" This is the navy
department. sea-sick, we conjecture. Imme-
diately after We have: mrs. Powell, wife OF
the rear admiral, receives to-day" Not Sea
sick, but ready 10 see her admirers. Then we
Boardman Smith and her daughter MISS Nellie
receive this afternoon" How the Boardman
reception wlna 10 interest BY the Introduction
of the gentle Miss Neliel And then Mrs. A.
P. Brown receives, and Mrs. O. F. Edmunds
receives, and the wives of the senator's re-
ceive, and "Mrs General Walbrldge. 1t 70 re-
ported, will soon be able to resume her pleas
ant receptions at The Ingleside" Sweet names
ment should cause thrill Of delight IN
Then we hardly know what to do with the
great baskeiful Of material as to what was
done yesterday and last night. We can only
clip flower here and there IN the vast garden:
Mrs. Madge Dent, Mrs. George Z. Fisher ana
Misses Fisher were among the "weil:knoWn
leaders Of Georgetown society who favored
their Washington friends with calls yester-r
day."i. g., these charming persons came over
from the euburbs and delighted the people Of
Washington with calls. They LEFT the fishing.
grounds near Book Creek and cast their Hines
in deeper and richer waIera. We trust tney
amongst the big fish OF Washington, proper.
Then we have 1t that "Mrs. General sher.
man, Miss Lizzie Sherman and Miss Wheian'
were among the favorite members Oh WASH
lngton society who yesterday delighted their
friends with calls." How obliging lndsedit is
for such favorites to go about calling Happy
city and happy societyl .a ...l,.i.! ,.
"Mrs. Boutwell, being unwell yesterday
callers were received by Misc Georgia Bout.
well, assisted by Mrs. Bancroft and Miss
Eliot. The ladies were neatly s.nredSFend
entertained O large number OF visifora ~
delightful manner" Happy house Of the
secretary Of the treasury that is go REINFORCED
by charming female syndicate that 90 readi-
ly and delightfully."- meets the drains OF the
court society In apite OF the absence OF the
accomplished Mistress. .
Now. Mrs.. General Jefries, assisted by
"Misses Jrfrries and the sprightly and beam
tliul Miss Forney." "receives," and t69 ladies'
We have a touch at the White House In Q
brlet notice Of the Preeldents dinner, az
which was the vile Of the Hon Charles HAYS.
OF Alabama. MRS. Il. Is q fine type OF
Southern womanhood OF the 'sangre-dsue.'
[BIue blood. This Is the "top-knot OF per-
Ieclion." It oriags haze over the readers
eyes.
Mrs. John 8. Delano had reception, and
elegantly sttlred, she did the honore single
handed in q credltable Manner She L. q
heroine, we suppose. She gave her other
hand to Mr.. Delano.
Then there is the State dinner OF the Presl.
dent, with Judges and congressman: and
ladies'. ending In Miss Nellie Grant. "sWees
Ann Pagel -
Tnen Mrs. Attorney.General Williams i've
hope she understands the Louisiana casei had
a very large number of callers. The carriages
80 blocked up the way 10 !ront OF this house
'sthat many alighted some distance away" anu
took a short cut TO Mrs. Williams's charming
face aud her charming entertainment. 'Tne
hostpss and her assistants were elegantly at
tired" The country is safe, aRd the reader
will not wonder that the notice Of this a1air
concludes: 1.-THE reception passed on In the
most happy manner" .s,..,.-..s1-,-,
But Mrs. Creswel had dancing party, and
that drew the young people. She seemed 70
be postmistress-generalo OF males ana iemsies.
The young people that took attitudes under
her "were intent upon indulging In the de-
lIehtful pastime." Oh, Clnrinds and Florinda,
what limei It seems that Mrs. CresWel had
sable assistants" In .sher sister, Miss Mclnlir0
and MISS Ramsay daughter Of the senator.
1.-The music was of an unusually desirable
order" and with that and "lunching ana
chattiDg' 1t would have been hard II the gay
people mad not good time. What q gay and
dasbing society It Is. "Theae exuberances IN
digitate unbounded liberty" The repupio u
getting on famouslyl