, 1875-01-17


pete with their fresh-looking tlebutsnts rival,
au run to white party dresses. In
figure At the Bachelors German, tho othe
evening, four girls in white ailkB, w1t
wator-llhes for ornament, stood together in
| pretty group. Black tal!e with Wlltc or coore,
fo"ets. seema also to be quito Ell ragie, and til
toilette.
TEE CRAFTS;
A. oanIoAy a1losnoon Mts. drant received 10
,t ao nst .ie 1i 'uls seasou ous, owing 20 tue 80
seneg c1 70 Hs3tne1, sae ca1lefs we're fe" !!
numoeI; ;,- Ire lady President received IN steel
", 49, .'1n,u nun 1lacA ,see: Ats 70,
ntt r:,L - 1 oa!atsiH .sE ptoA auA stllolou VII!
S.;- 4'sD 1@s0' 0Io p1hA o'y' e@ee. !" nos oara
| NJ. sroa e..4 &;
a1:stenes aha - sru sn n.s1e Wo1nen Il
md l,er 1nanna,s - o. ~ ~ .s lnteu9ns
~ ~, -. ,.s et ~ % s. a:u pl4uans EV.
6rst ;mnresso ,ric nvi .nae pisasans
mcrcases rather than d;1.;n;esos as9o0'o'ance
I,.i,S .4 -l r.. .aIn w;,i.a.an' G.'snGs. -,
va a2s onn,nes s Ml1ams M;a Io!' FRED and his
arc v.a,1r ;,nor,ra5 ~ -; i.1 .o'aa an man9eta
entered Ia -co,, ~, ~ .t.a ano ne
noliab ri, Wiz wsa prapad T.. -. ano
blnnlon suit Of nlnm.can5ad % a,,s stsdle1 @ CON
.x;.n uat =. "nte uncus Solves, trimmed
f.na 80 fn1i ~ o;'a- sus'nuuutea a ner bright
ao.,aot. Au ~ Iuateer. oae cnatt.o low
W;sros ~, =. a+oaS sS1t, cneets voice with Airs
,i eas tne ooor oresse1 IN
u,aa.nsnseolof9a 1s, huA trimmed with velvet D
sn soaoe tankef, a Lhen turned 70 Aiss Felinshuy-
oro3 r;s;t,,~sn;4 80 }oan 4aay ml1h pium-co-
s..os. s'ttnneo Win bsnds OF shaded
at se..ea .!ps. anu 80 stood Tor ter mo-
sons s,sd tnsn ,,sda -1 no.u1gs 60 a.aesent per.
md entered bar esrE;acn ~ ;ss ooa an morning. n
- MRS. WILLIAMS "'' =:
- Wnnnsn for whom entertain unbounded nd
IolaIon. ~der early life wns one filled with
u1A!s and so1rows, endured in the simpler walks
OF Me. Hhen fortune extended 10 her her
nano' ano nade her take one Of the highest Gents
IN tne synagogue, she acqulesced without mis-
Elv!ng, teel1ng assured that she could grace any
position M s 1h,c, ne the gods should youchsaie her.
70 no laay 10 washington has more afabllity than
M1a. Williams, and few can compare with her in
spirit, tact, or fine pereouellc. She il looking
particularly well this winter, after her long
Il''ess Of lust ycaf. which ft'1bado her APP
pearaneo IN society during the entire
gay season. Her figure has regaincd its grace
fuI5-tillcd cures, and her checks are onco moro
quite blooming. Her house is picture Of laste
md elegance and the roony salon for reeep-
tlons extends from the front to the rear OF the
house. The carpet is Of rich, yielding A1mu-
ster, With pa1e-GTay ground, relieved from tame
nesa By flowers with fain:est tlnts Of PINK and
blue. Two long windows are ut the front OF the
room, built in deep cmbrasures, and curtained
With applique lace. and psle-blue satin damasl
tambre4ulns falling from deco glt cornices Be-
tween them stands IN exquisite mirror in heavy
gilt franc, reaching to \ Geaulfully-carred gold
bracket. very near the floor. Tho windows are
arranged in the same manner at the further end
OF the drawing-room. 1t one side is square
separated from the room
proper by rich lace curtains, in which
stand two three easy cushions for those who
Like d Little "private aud confidential" conver-
sadon amid tue flowers and plants in the benut:-
! Al jdTdsnsere and Within sound OF " flute and
basaoon-" Ihe furniture is all OF pa!e-blue
eatln darnask, and in tho middle Of the room
tEe Of which up1ises ; cone-sh.pod pedestal,
crowned at it's slender summit with tall brouzs
antique vase filed with exquisite flowers aud |
long trailing vircs. Era. Williams supervised |
this diyan herself, aud IN fact. assieted in its
and, as
4 s'REwARD OF MERIT" |
she il INSTR Of tue patent, md her p.rlo1s |
exhibit the only one Of tho kind IN the |
:itE. The wood work of the house il OF |
black walnut, aud tic purchase OF The real |
Estate planning aod erection OF the donicii,
and so forth, mere ali directly under |
lcr own overseeing 4 real-es:ste man told me-
me day that - Mrs. Williams had fine head for
,uscess- Why, she bought that property Oh
ents per foot aud now it is valued ct fully $3.50
square foot, and she has siTeu me- authority to
eli tue lots adjoining her grounds.-some seven |
q number,-thus realizing very handsome per-
entaSe.
The handsome residence OF
HENRY D. COOKE,
or1nerly President OF the failed " First National
'ank OF Washington" hae been advertised for
ale this week, together with the country 1esi-
enco, including furniture, Of 1he late Chief
astice Chase. Mr. Cookies house original
belonged to one Of the Dodge brothers.
a old and azis.ocratic Georgetown family, |
hose fortunes vaned with the tall OF tho Con-
,deracy. It occupies nearly SQUARE OF ground, |
I'd is bull. OF BRICK covered with darf-browp |
aster, which time and non-occupancy have
seled off here and there, giving it q somewhat
easley appearance. The house has square :
zret in the centre. leading ut ita baeo ia.o u {
Dad hail At the right aud left are bn1co1ics l
dirreg1larl5-eaaped u indows jutting out from 7
q wings, winch set : little back from the tower. {
10 inteEio. see1rs to be number Of spacious | e
ons, opening into each other in boundess | +
It OF wEy: Ono feels in entering that Ariadne's t
read would net be a1nlss, Is means OF guild
CO cut OF the labyrinth. t
E1-Gov. Cooke has been living With his elder | z
D, Henry D. Cooke, Jr, in tho s1raQ house =
zen him by his father I'll Wedding present =
.nTs, Jr., is roay-facod. active, whoe-soulel, {
T;ah-lochng young fellow of about Is, who +
eerly sots TO work with will to earn for him. .
the living which lie had every reason to q
3poso, few years ago, was bis by right Of 81
,er'tance in his father s wealth. So he stayn s