The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-20
WASHINGTON ELITE.

WASdlNGIUN ELITE.
A Weeks Record Of Events in Fashion
able Society-Big Wigs OF the Law rs
BON Ton-Liquid Ballast IT the Navy
Yard-Select and succulent snppers I'm
Gentecl Georgctown-FcmaleL Lobbyists
CoddLing for votcs-Satuaday Rcccp-
tions Mt tho white House.
WASHINGTON, Jan. IS, 1873.
The gay season is here at last and revue de Ia
sematne now drawing to close shows that there
has been an abundance of receptions" to which
all who want be invited to gay and festive enter
tainments to come have industri0usy repaired,
leaving their pasteboard reminders In the halls.
The going through q bushel. more or less, OF these
cards is perplexing task, and 1t Is then equally
difficult to select from those OF persons known to
be in society list for invitations. The weeks re.
ceptions begin with those Of the wives and daugh-
ters Of that pOnderous body,
THE SUPREME COURT,
which puts on great social airs and claims '1pre
cedence" on all occasions. The Chief Justice Is
dOmiciled this Winter at the residence OF his
daughter, Mrs. Sprague, and Justices Clifford,
Swayne, Miller, Field, Strong and Bradley are
each accompanied here by their wives, daughters
or other ladies. Capitol Hill is the fav0rite camp
ing ground of these judicial braves, whose better
halves are Eat home" on Mondays, dedicated in
other households to the weeks wash. Those who
make these solemn calls at which Gushing. Evarts,
Garlic, Pashal and other back-coated disciples Of
Blackstone appear like undertakers' men, go after
ward to the Navy Yard and to the marine bar
racks, where the defenders Of
THE RED, WHITE AND BLUE
get up little dances and rot out excellent Madeira,
which never paid duty, having been brought home
as "ballast" Pay Director Cunningham, who is
| Frf io thn m nQ n
nautical festivities, while the gallant Godsborough
does all in his power to sustain the reputation OF
the anchor buttons for hospitality. The next day
| OF the week is devoted to visiting away over In
| Georgetown, where Governor Cooke, General Dent,
| Admiral Radford, Major Poore and lot OF other
| people, whose houses are pleasant when you once
get there will persist IN living. Then there are the
old remnants OF the first families Of Virginia and
Maryland, who live in mouldy looking houses and
lament the loss OF their coored chattes. but whose
| Washington. Such hams such oysters such can
| yas-back ducksl and such turkeysl Why, SOyer or
town cookery seasoned as 1t Is with growls about
the Yankees, who are actually grading and paving
the streets OF the old borough.
THE CABINET LADIES,
| as they like to Call themselves, are at home on
Wednesdays, when they have the services OF the
announce visitors. Nowadays these messengers
are all OF the African persuasion, but In dtebettl
they were Of the Celtic race ana one OF them
on being told to announce Senator Foote and the
Misses Foote, roared out, senator Foote and the
ing Mrs. Williams chatty and Cordial MRS Bout
well is cold and cautious, Mrs. Creswell Ia an in
receive in heI stead, and Mrs Robson has not YET
lett the nursery, where that blessed baby regns
Mrs. Speaker Blaine also receives on cabinet ne,
that pungent parsonage, Miss Nabby Dodge, better
known as Gail Hamilton.
THE CONGRESSIONAL RECEPTIONS
are held on Thursdays. Mrs. Senator stewards
are the most elegant, as she has Just returned
daughter, VINO is just out, has been educated.
Mrs. Cole, OF California attracts the Pacific Coast
we and tne MRS. Hamilton has always at her
side some Of the famed baltimore beauties
Mrs. Fenton has had to go to Florida but Int, mrs
| aided by her charming daughter. The three Miss
Frelinghuysens make the home OF the senator rom
New Jersey attractive, and no lady Is better versed
in the art OF receiving and entertaining guests
than Mrs. John Logan, whose little Child, by the
Vermont hospitality is to be found at the houses
of senators Morrill, and Edmunds, while Mrs.
Banks, with her stylish daugater Maud, attracts
are for the winter These Congressional receptions
are always attended by
Of character, who think that by '.poughing with
the heiers, they control the votes OF the Samp
s ae s1uers pns the e
Senator or Representative and talking fashions OF
religion or politics or literature, as the most &C
ceptable topics Some OF them are connected
with the press" and give glowing descriptions o
millinery and mantua-m making, In return for which
there viii be o paintive appeal Tor your goot
husbands vote on that small amendment" While
| this eminently respectable class OF lobbyists II
| making capital with the wives and daughters o
Congressman at their houses another division o
the grand army much handsomer, but with no re
putstions to lose, are invading committee room
and ingratiating themselves with the husbands
En- bte7I The recording angel has no jurisdiction
over this District and M. Cts enjoy other privilege
besides that of ranking Post once reports o
musty garden sesds put up BY watts his name
is no secret who keeps the fair members thereof 4
place at the departments, receiving In return sue
services as copying speeches or directing weathe
reports. Leaving these domestic affairs We pas
'0nt0 "
| which can but be harmonious while such entertain
| ments given by the Secretary OF state as ina
OF Friday night OF last week, when the Governo
| Morgan house, which he occupies was the seen
| of genuine Knickerb0cker hospitality. The visit
the President and his family with the best dancer
OF the beau monde, to Annapolis where the middle
this attraction, but the Vice President elect wa
there, and evidently felt that he made up the de
hclency MIS- Fish Is a stately dame, VINO wous
: appear to advantage among the peeresses Oh Quee
Victorias Court, and who was on this occasion "
comngly arrayed In q lavender silk dress, trinme
with white point applique lace. At her side stoo
her daughter, Mrs. Colonel BENJAMIN, VINO Is las,
| tanning the matrony proportions Oh ner motne
: | and Mrs. Bancroft Davis, the VIE OF tine &c
I, under the wheein OF the Geneva conference.
. course the diplomats were there, WIN lew arm
I men In their new uniforms and lew navy INT
u looking curiously at them. congressman we
e abundant and one from the Far West was 80 d
q lighted that on taking bis leave alter supper