Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-02-01

uoe Caplfai-A1SS Nellie Grants I'm
gagement.
From the New York Herald.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-Mrs. Sher
mans home gatherings attract many tC
her delightful house on ] street, within
sound of the vesper bells of st. Alloy
sius, where she devoutly worships. She
reminds the old stagers, as she ad'
vances In life, of her father, glorious
old Tom Ewing of Ohio, whose CONVEX
sational powers were only surpassed by
those of Tom Corwin. But while she
and her daughters 70 cordially wei.
come and entertain their numerous
visitors on Mondays, the great
attraction is the hero, who alone In all
this land is legally entitled to be called
"the general" There is no other such
general-no other such man. He is no
grim hero, war-worn and sedate, but
one OF the "boys," who not only loves
to Jest with the girls, but who, If he
can get any one to sit down at a piano
and play a reel, is In his glory. To see
hun balancing, swinging opposite la
dies, tearing down the middle, and up
the outside, you would never recognize
the leader Of that host which went
marching through Georgia" conquer
ing and to conquer. He has his own
ideas, too, of men and things, and he
does not hesitate about expressing
them.
Tuesday is Georgetown Day. But
there again, the closing of the magnif-
icent mansion of Gov. Cooke prevents
the enjoyment of last year. Mrs. Gov.
Cooke, who has just returned from
Europe, is the guest of her son., who
was married last year. Her daughter,
Miss Kitty Cooke, is the fancee of
Lieut.. Col. Fred Grant, and it is said
the wedding viii take placement spring,
when he will have to return to duty on
the frontier after a pleasant winter
here. There are several pleasant old
families in Georgetown, but they have
not yet become accustomed to the new
order of things, and they mourn and
wall like the widows of Ashur over re-
construction and the excavations of the
board of public works.
The Wednesday receptions are by the
wives of The members OF the cabinet.
Mrs. Fish gathers around her Ia erene
de la creme Of the diplomatic and home
| society. Mrs. Richardson's exquisitely
furnished parlors are rendered more at
tractive by the sprightliness of Miss
Richardson and Miss Oldfeld, who are
genersl:.favotites. Mrs. Williams was
assisted yesterday IN receiving by the
Misses Hoar, Of Massachusetts,, who
have inherited their father talents and
received the cultivation of Concord.
Mrs. Ames received those who called on
her mother, Mrs. Secretary Delano.
AIRS. Robson, being also In mourning,
but having nc grown daughter, was
not visible.
Mrs. Secretary Belknap, loveliest and
most majestic of cur metropolitan
ladies, elected the homage of all who
saw her in her elegantly furnished resi-
denee. The good taste displayed by
her in selecting her wardrobes and her
furniture last summer in Paris, elicits
general approval, and her grace and
easy manner captivate all who can
enjoy her society. Mrs. Speaker Blaine
was also sat home" yesterday, and those
who regard her as the next mistress Of
the White House of course paid their
respects. To-day is Senator's ladies'
day, and in owe twenty p%arlors the
wives or daughters Of the members of
the upper House bold their receptions.
The most popular are those Of Mines.
ConkliHg, sekuTz, Dorsey and Thur
man; but all were well attended to-day,
and some elegant walking dresses were
worn by the callers. Mrs. Senator
Robertson, at the Ebbitt house, was as
sisted IN receiving by the vivacious
Miss Emma Etheridge, daughter Of the
ext congressman, who received a year
or two since tie highest henors at the
Georgetown Convent academy. Mrs.
Senator Boutwell, was assisted by her
daughter, Miss Boutwell,, who is re-
gardea as the most intellectual lady IN
the city; and the daughters of Senator
Brownlow, who received at their
residence on Capitol Hill, are fine
types of cultivated Tennesseeans.
To chronicle the chat and gossip which
few to and fro In the receptions to-day
like the shuttle Of a loom, would be i'm
possible, and some of it perhaps would
have been better unsaid, much less
printed. 1t may, however, be well to
note that Mrs. fan0, the wife Of the
japanese minister, has made her fret
appearance In public at a concert that
there is to be a famous subscription
German next Monday; that the coming
French minister will be a great "catch"
for the match-makers, aud that Miss
Nellie Grant is, sure enough, engaged
to a young Britisher.
The charming Marquise de Noailles
and her amiable husband are soon TO
take their departure, to the regret of
all, except perhaps d few officials who
have, been rather ruf1ed by her piquant
criticisms of people that she has met,
of high and low degree. Then Mr..
Henry Howard, who first came here in
1866 and married, and who has been
here of late as British agent to the
commissions for British and American
claims, has received orders to go to
South America on diplomatic service.
His wife (who is daughter Of George
W. Riggs the banker) is ~favorite, and
they have three very charming children.
Strangers all want to see Mrs. Gen.
Gaines, who appears to have drunk
from the fountain of youth which the
S~paniards so hunted for In Florida, for
she does not appear a day older than
she did thirty years since. Nine. LIE
Vert is also one of the people to see,
and 30 is Mrs. Schoolcraft, the widow
of the writer on Indian affairs, who is
herself an authoress. Mrs. Dahlgren
is a favorite among the old Wings on
account of her father, Mr.. Vinton, of
Ohio, and her recent literary labors
place her at the head of the bds bleus
of the metropolis.
Miss Nellie Grants engagement is
one of the leading topics of society chat
here. 1t viii be remembered that
Fanny Kemble, the tragedienne, who
married Mr.. Pierce Butler. of Phila-
delphia, and was afterwards divorced
from him. had a younger sister who
evinced a great talent for music. She
studied In Italy and Paris, and made a
sensation at several concerts, but
before she was fairly on the
stage as a prima donna, she
was wooed and won by Mr.. Sartons, a
rich Englishman of an old family.
Now, when Miss Nellie Grant returned
from Europe last year, she made the