Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-12-31

Aliss hOSalie stuart. assisted hy her Slzter
law, Mrs L. Il. and Mrs. r. ID. Stuart, jT., At
SOP 2lst street northwest.
Mrs Z. Mel. Seymour, sl5 9Th street north
east, assisted by her daughters, Mrs. Carrie g..
natl, ..
Miss Sarah Sewar. assisted by Mrs. Mary
Cantoris, al 1914 lIth street northwest.
Misses Emma and Sadie Stokes, assisted bv
Miss Ada UndeThlll and Miss Lizzie l.DSerre
Of Brooklyn, will receive their friends az az
Mount Vernon Place, { X street northwest Ne
oISe foikes vii receive cordial greeting.
MIS-. John II. Semmes aud daughters, as.
sisted by Mrs. General Bingham, a. thcir resl-
deECe, No. 1910 y street
Mrs. Judge ScOheld and daughters will re
ceiye with Mrs. Commissioner Douglass.
Mrs. :. :. Shedd, assisted by her sister, Mrs.
Slater, ~ the residence OF Wm. Mclean. esq
No. 1913 Rhode Island ayenue northwest
Mrs. John A. Stewart, at No. ID lst street
southeast.
Mrs. H. Stusrt will receive a. her residence
No. Coo Louisiana avenue, assisted by Mrs. Hon.
Mrs. W. Stickney, col NJ street, assisted bv
Mrs. 4. X. Jones, Miss 4. X. Stickney OF Con
necticut, the Misses Williams. of Baltimore.
Miss Butler, OF West Virginia, Miss Fanny
Herr, Of Georgetown, ID. e., aud Miss Rosa
Whiting OF this city.
Mrs. and the Misses SolomOns, at the residence
Mrs. J. A. Smallwood, No. 1ol7 Is.h street
northwest, assisted by her SISTERS and Mr..
Scott.
Mrs. Smith and her daughter. At their res.
dence, No. l7I1 street northwest.
Mrs. Daniel Smith, No. IL Grant Place,
assisted by her niece, Miss Fannie Wa ere, Miss
Sallie Buck, Of Ohio, aad Miss Liza Sherman,
of New Hampshire.
The house OF Mrs. Justice Strong, lilI St.
will be open for the reception OF friends Jauu-
airy LIT, between the hours OF and {.
Mira, y. III. Squier, assisted by her mother
MRS. HOwes), Mrs Bennett, NJ IS Mamie Ben
Lett and Miss Ia.tie Root, AZ her residence, 1914
X street northwest.
Mrs. Henry r. SeaTle, at her res.dencs. l2-s
10 b street northwest.
Mrs. +. h. StIckney, assisted By her mother,
Mrs. j. Lewis, Coz street.
Mrs. W. Scott Smith. 1888 9TH street, assisted
by Mrs. Charles +. Foster. Miss KimoAll. OF
Philadelphia, and Miss Smith.
Mrs. Philetus Sawyer, assisted by her dauEh-
teIs, 1924 1 street northwest.
Mrs. Spencer. assisted by the Young ladies' OF
the BuslnesS College, viii receive in the college
halls ftCm le q. IN. TO 10 p. m.
Mrs. George W. StickHey, assisted by her SIS
ter, Miss Giddmgs, and Mrs. W. II. Gannison.
et her residence, No. 1923 18th street.
Mrs. l.. j. Sweet, assisted 10y her sister, MIss
Emma Wilson, at her residence, No. 435 -
street northwest.
Mrs Tenney, assisted by Mrs. ChamberIin.
MIS- Ross, and Miss Minnie W. judd, Of OH
cagO, at the National hotel.
MTs. NJ. TTimble, at Cli 18th street north west
Mrs. and Miss ThaCker, mother aud sister OF
the Commissioner OF Patents, assisted by Mss
Atwood. OF Vermont, and Miss Ball, OF OHIO,
at l4l3 street northwest.
Mrs. DIR. q. II. Tiffany, - 4 street, aSsiste
by her daughter and Mrs. hu-teI, OT Boston
MTs. Thomas Wilson. assisted 1y Miss Alisau
WilsOn, Z2l 1 street nsrthv gs'.
Mrs. Il. :. Verdi, assisted hv hsr cOgsn. Mrs
q. DGBaITy HOlgate, No. I4Jj g street north
west.
Mrs II. A. Willard, assisted by Miss Tryon. Of
Boston, 1888 X street.
Mrs. WIN. Wadd.ngton, assisted By Mrs. Kate
johnson, of Philadelphia, and Miss HaIuAA
Perkins, OF Wilmington, Del, At s2l 23I street
northwest.
Mrs AIOnzo Weeks. a. her residence, Gla y
street northwest, assisted by Miss Mamie r
kaWSon aud Miss Fannie j. Sturgis, OF Brook
Mrs. f. ". Woodruff, Mrs. John r. Ergood
and Mrs. ElphOnzO YOungs, viii join in receIV-
ing their friends on New Years day ar the resi-
dence or the latter, corner OF lO-b and street,
northwest.
Miss Blanche whipple. assisted by N-s. Q.
4. WidStrsnd, At No. HIS X street northwest.
MIS-. j. .. Wilson ana daughters, Al their new
sisted 10y the Misses BoteleT, Harvey and HOl
liugshead.
Mrs. General wanen and the Misses WaUen
VAL assist Ars. Paymaster Carpen er, L. ;
southeast, Capitol Hill.
Mrs J. N.Whitney will receive her frienis a.
The Ts sidence OF heT sister, Ars. VI ijOr Moore.
Nft l2th street.
Mrs Il. n. warner. assisted by her sisters,
Miss Parker and Miss Warner, a. her residence,
lj2l llth street northwest.
Mrs. Simon Wolf, her daughter Florence. and
Miss NlttEenstein, OF Louisville, ky., az 80
street northwest.
Mrs. DR.. Ii. &. Yarrow, assisted By her friend.
Miss Julia Harding, Of Pittsburg, at No. l,l1
street northwest.
Mrs. ". T. Zantzinger, az her residencs, No.
ters.
In Georgetown.
Mira. Henry ID. Cooke, assisted by Mrs H. D.
Cooke, jr., and Miss Il ate Cooke, az their resi-
deuce on StOddsrt street.
Mrs. B. 5. Hedrick will receive the friends OF
helseH and husband, at bS lst street.
George lauglrerz a. hE
Miss Ella Ricketts,, will receive after Il O'clock
No. leo Bridge street.
Mrs. John Msrbury, IT., will receive on New
Years day, assisted by Miss Marbury. Mis-,
Lockwood and Miss Brewn-cO-ner OF High
and Road streets.
Mrs. DIR. l.. MackaTI, jr., and daughter, and
street.
Miss Virginia c. Onutt, assisted by Mts,es
Mary and Mamie Brewer and Miss Nina q city.
at - lst street.
Mrs. Ben. Perley Poore, assisted b. hey
daughters, Miss PoOre and Miss Alice PJoro, Al
No. l56 Congress street, corner OF StoId4Tt
street.
Mr.. and Mrs j. Fl. Ridgwsy aud daughter
viii receive their friends from no 20 O'Clock,
at Their residence, corner OF II ana Potomac
streets.
Mrs. samuel C. Young, q. 80 cay street.
Not Receiving.
Mrs. General AlyOTd, at 50 cay street George
town, will not receive on New Year. R1r
General AlvOrd ~ slowly recovering from tae
ASCl,cHL nc met WIFE On lAC lptl lusL.
Owing 10 indispOSitiOn, Mrs. L. 4. y Rrvett
will rot receive on New Year day, a. NJ. go
llth street northwest.
Mrs. Assistant Secretary q. L. Cowen will nOt
receive tomorrow.
Mrs. Judge Fisher will not receive. being ab-
sent from the CITY.
Mrs. L. e. KIkwood, south A street. being in
New ! hUrk for the holidays, will not receive.
Mrs. Jamts u. Mason, -pe T. street. Will rlot
receive to-mOrT0W, owing 10 sickness in tae
family.
Mrs. Samuel NoTment will not receive on
New Years day, N consequence Of the illness
OF her sister.
Mrs, General StrattoD, 90 + street north
west, will hot receive on New Years day. Her
daughter, Miss Griffith, is absent from the city
Mrs. e. ID. Willard will not be at home on
New " ar's day, in consequence OF being ab-
sent on trip TO Florida with her husband.
NEW YORK DETECTIVES IN Trouble
There is trouble among the New York detec-
tives. Two Of the number have been caught
appropuiating stolen property recovered from
thieves, and discharged, and now a general re-
organization of the force is threatened. Beside
this, the chief Of the force, Captain Irving, and
Detective Farley, are also implicated by con
fessioDs made by "Spence Pettis,' notorious