, 1874-12-06

the I. S. Nav. Miss Wise was not profit, Du:
'T'sh:, fresh, looking gid, triAe s'D:.e." h,s
'it,at ro:Euar III tEo particular cliqne to whci,
Sue belonged Last winter, in connection It'll,
alt. Severance. Ar -istau: Librarian at tho Caoi-
tol she wrote se!iA called = Tom Halliburton" :"
in which
wAsH1Se1oSs SOCIAL WORLD
was, a. society. rather snub5ed, whi1o their
charmed crclo stood aloof and eyed tia - NJ III y
for by that Dame she designated "society, u
Members Of Congress were snokou Of as part Of
the ''mob," which, cousiderin. the relations Of
Mr. Severance to that u mob," was, to SAY the
l"a.s III bad taste. Tho novel appeared in Old
aud Aer,. was handled BY es1tics some with
Wedding reception was attended BY the high
aristocracv-the Frecmans, Fteliuehu ;sens
Fishs, Robesons. Ra.haones. PARKS, Cuts. and
oilers, while tho Mt Vernon party counted Col.
aad Nrs. Fred Grant. with Al;nrals, Generals
and others. The affair has oecasoned much
talk, but for my own part think it very hard
case that = lady counting al acquain:ancos GOO,
or 7D0. or 800 peopie. and al i1,llnata friends
1oo or quo. is not permitted. without. incur
ring soale ceIsure to bid acquaintance
to tho Church and friends to tile houte and yet
such is the cuse in this CITY, famous fur its
routb aud dnners receptions and Germans.
Here people aro like Wild
BEASTS AfTER PREF
when invitations are being distributod :; last
wlntcr knew several who. after comprising
friend and foe to obtain an invite to Mrs. Bel
knap's, went to bed i'll over their failure. There
old dowaEcrs. whose tat uecks ought to be COW
cred, md whose pudgy hands SHOULD be claspsd
ia "prayers for good DEATH" and whose
thoughts ought to be gwen to tho future, IT,
ing teyoud that dark river" OF which we all
hear. ale enfaSed night after night dashng
from the West End to tho Nary Yard. aud fr,an
the Arsenal to the Northern Boundary. attend
ing Germans or reeertlous aud from 12 to 5
each day sowing broadcast, pack after pack. Of
cards. Hore ladies' mover order na or two PACKS
Of cards engraved, but buy 'he'n by
THE DOZEN rAcKs,
aud transport them in their carriages in large
nasie- baskets, furnished with compartments
hers WAS interrupted by the
entrance Of a servant bearing on waiter fire
cards. Can I better illustrate this ahsurditY
than by giving them to you. using, OF coarse,
another na:,e: Mr.. and Mrs. Sluibubs:' on
J. Z. sqnibobs;"" fourth. Mrs. J: Il. sgu.-
nisses Squ,bobs.''
On gosu; to my cosy psrlor. turning over In
tired brain to bring forth for the entertainment
Of the five OF seven Slubobs. am aEreeaaly sur
prised to find only = Mrs. J. X. SQulbobs," who
is doing. the visiting for the fnmlly. After
fifteen minutes spent in discussing our neigh
bora- she left, and peeped through my curtains
and saw Mrs. Squlbobs step into her carriage:
on the back seat she sinks amid her folds OF
sl.eenv silk and rare lace; OIL the front seat i.
the hugo bssket topplins over with carda.
CARD-rEDDlIS9.
Apropos When E. D. Morgan. OF New York.
was here as Senator, some one asked his wife
how she enjoyed Washington society-
'tNos 3. ALL" replied she. - all I do, from
morning till nj shs is to peldie cards. and I go
until am exhausted, and every evening. on re-
turning home, lind IS many more people have
pcdIled their cards. This reddhng OF cards be-
longs TO Washington alone"
Aud like Mrs. Morgan, we inveigh against the
Washington custom OF card-pedll1us." tiors
anUa.
THERE Is A NEW CLAIMAST
for the love Of Cen. Beikuap-tiiss Belknap.-
who arrived here SATURDAY. evening, fair,
comcly CHILD weighing 10 pounds. SCRAPS.