, 1874-12-27
! The SOCIAL WORLD.
{ What Callers Say and Do
| New-Years Day.
] Gossip from Our Washington
! Correspondent.
! Romaunt Of v. 3. Chandler
!: and Miss Lucy Hale.
fbe Yankee King Kalakaua and
the State Dinner.
1oh2 Chamberlain's Gaming.
E.ouse---Its Former 0c-
cupant.
Iist Of Ladies Who Will Receive
Calls New Years.
Parties, Receptions, and Club Notes
for the Week.
Weddings, Past and Prospectiye---sn-
nouncements.
1it Of Ladies Who Will Receive
Calls New Years.
Parties, Receptions, and Club Notes
for the Week.
Weddings, Past and Prospective---6n-
nouncements.

WASHINGTON,

!; WASHINGTON.
/ From Our 0,en Correspondent
I, s7xcoNE TIE COMING, SPEED THE PARTING
:: GUEST"
I; T.s11sa1oS, D. c., Dec. 2A-The King o
= Ea1a;, left oar city last evening on his propose.
+: t:ip to New York aud the North, promising ua
. however. second visit IN 1876, when we proud,
t: CELEBRATE the centennial anniversary Of our e1
i isterco as Republic. Rumor tells strange
Z things Of His Majesty, and il true, it explains it
Il mart his especial interest in our country. The
y stoiy 7una that his father, Yankee sailor, was
= wrecked OF one Of the Sandwich Islands, and
l,eins keen, shrewa not il-looking fellow. SIC.
i, ccc5cl in insratiating himself SO favorabIg into
Il the Kings good grsces that he won the heart anG
4 hnpd OF His Asjestys Princess-daushter. From
|: this union sprans KalaEaua (kalacora) and
: IS nobility, i'll this so-ca.led barbaric country.
! Is sdetived through the blood which flows in The
4 Maternal veins, the SOD became legitimate heir
Y 10 tEe throne. Queen Emma's father vas q
shite doctor, but her mother Was member Of
] 4e rJyal family. thus entitling her to wear the
! l.thez cloak. BY the way, these yellow feathers
! uoS one only under each wing OF q bird peculiar
i .oths 1slsnde aud one cau imagine the thous-
\ suds upon thousands which loose their lives to
= i7r1!sh enough feathers to make monarch s
II Emile.
t3 The Kings health IVES SO yicarious during his
& 1st here. that very little could be done for Lis
i sa:c:tainment The proposed reception and
q s:::c dinner at the White House we're postponed
4 Ia:l the very last moment and the latter was
3 t:acss entirely given up. taking place. finally,
1 lie evening before His Najssty's departure.
q TIE Trials WHICH HEDGE IN 4 STATE DINNER.
4 State dinner is IN event. at al times. Of no
4 :zcsnsiderable Importance. so much diecrimina-
ton and nicely of tact is imperatively required.
i 70, .ay amount OF intestine social wars would
be :7aged if the rolative prominence OF rank, or
t1, Of service in any official capacity, were in
!: the least overlooked or ignored. Mr. Levi T.
L1cA., the Private Secretary to tho President,
! E1-aSes I'll .tess diplomatic matters, and,
! ot course, has to be we'll posted il
IL he notifications OF the " Bluo Book, as we'll
IS aEing into consideration petty jealorsicB and
! spies After the guests have been invited, and
I've, OF course, accepted, Mr. Lucky assigns
then their relative positions at the table by
Et2ns OF diagram, which ia subsequently
/ l.aosd the caterer, being CAREFUL meantime, not
| u ssat persons in any way antagonhstic, uneou-
f::tsb,y near cach o:he1. At each plate is placed
lii Of fare. and card with the name OF the
p:2par person written thereon. An envelope, con-
lining cards with tie uaues Of gentleman and
is lsay whom he is to escort, is handed each
:dateman zB he arrives. So much for prelimin-
! s,ee.
:E n1SSEE WHICH ArS1sTEREp TO ROYAL HrSGER.
laeS'ato dinner given in honor of the King
Tuesday evening WAS very brilliant affair. The
h-ndsocae quite OF drawing-rooms, including the
! East Room, wers well lighted aud fragrant
cih the breath Of h6wers. In the Green Room
Ling llfe-szed equestrian portrait of Gen.
Grant more than s1xteen feet in length, painted
Il Ill. pierson, an Italian artist, who was en-
t'ggsd more than eighteen months in perfecting
t1s work Of art. Mrs. Grant considers the |
1feaess OF her husband exceptionally excellent, |
sad the horss is fac sinliie OF Cincinnatus,'
las Presidents favorito charger. The picture |
- presented to Gen. Grant. eonctin1e last |
.1asch, By d.. Roclum Crasto, Of New Orleans. !
lhe dlning-room MAS 4 c0nEcrvatoif9 Of flow |
II, aud lights, aud flashing silver, and glttering
eatElass- The china-speclally imported for !
as White Hos:re few years aSo-is Of MI ex-
7as!sely dainty pink and white Scores. At each
ssse' tAttttG IN number. we're glasses for ciarcf,
ae!!y. Madeira. champagne, and water. On
We White House ornamepting the top, aud
eanes OF guests beneath. On the Kings cart!s !
1s'e The wo,ds: Ills Mnjesty the King Of
a.. aa7m" The guests were: Airs. Fish on the
Eat snd 11tB. Blaine on the right of the Presi- |
cent Mrs Grant and King Dayid-her escort
uptoate. Besides the two ladies' mentioned, all
u tae Cabinet officers and their wives wcro pres
i: isa1 creeping Mrs. Delknap, not yet able to
sas ns'e per room Speaker Biaine. Chlef-Justice
sao Ats. Waite, Mr. Cameron. 3fr- Orth, Col |
I'd LIS. Grant, Gen. md Mrs. Eabcock, Airs.
aas1p and the Kings suite.
f3o And PRECIOUS STONES, s1LEs, AND VEL
VETS.
-, 9hc reception in honor of the Hing was very
fEi'asss, but gorgeous affair. Mono but high Of
1 1.2A or foreign digDitalies were Invited and
ce gell lace and buttons of our officers, and the
sHaft castumes OF velvet coats and satin knee
1t,eecnes, and jeweleG crosses and shoc-buckles
... ;oe foreigners, aud the laces and sbim'nerine
s.aa ans and dazzling stones worn ty the ladies,
xaoe brave showing, f." seldom seen in any Of !
w republican gatherings. u
TIE srHAsGESEss or.
y, tae Northern papers have just como back to
T. s,ta M tie naws Of II. Z. Chandiers marriage
Gb,nas. & aa5s LUCY Hale. OF New Hampshire. NJ.
S:ae9tes \ Of GOV. Gilmore, Of Concord,
T. ~. H. lovely woman, who made her {
ssa sea many friends in Washington during | +
~ ~. .sao:t 70 sojourn here. Her husband. along
toT !, 'ae rs tookcs and many others, found IA
srea s1ssee be VAS appointed during the War to c
6saso9 6o Official position which eliminated in his
ros.n Assistant Secretary OF tue Treasury .
i. sa MI. AeCnlioch's regime. and in the mar
b ~. Or the Treasury, in letters Of eoId may
ii. ssu The name Of this same W. Z. Chandler, 4
ena ~ man small in stature, as we'll as ability,
bSc,St ine many upon whom faro1s arc mex C.
E. as.s NY laslshed. His means grew in time, and !:
teep.9, ep.a9,coased house on street, between -Four
6en,taaand ana Fifteenth streets, once occupied by II
sesd eumpe1 and nearly adjoining the former Il
H. l;4eaee OF Benjamin Butler. After Mr. Chsnd Il
49,: ueaical occupation was Goue he turned his II
Raaa1 to the law, and endeayored to coax Gen n
hin. - no partnership. But, although Benjn- n
passcal vision is oblique bis mental sight
honor enough, and be politely declined the o.
lohhr;a,. FoI several years Chandler has been Al
tier ~. ..a44sct1n1n2te1y, shaving C1edit-Mo- n