, 1875-01-17
VIII Chicago Ladies Wear Full Dress
at the 0para2
The Leopold -cIayburgh Wedding--other
Hymeneaf News.
Church and Private Parties Of
the Week. -
Notes from tho C1ubs--Announcc-
mcnts.
SOCIETY AT THE CAPITAL.
PLEASURE UNDER DHr1CULuEe,


From Our 0c1s Correspondent
WA6H1N07oN. D. G., Jan. 13.--Abou: ono
sghth OF m inch OF aleet fell last night, givins
an ;ey finish 20 the scanty fakes of snow which
visited cur streets yesterday, aud to-day several
unhappy aleigas are madly rushing up and down
iae ar@uue. endeavoring to cheat their occupants
into the bclief lhAt they are having an elegant
sn7e aud fully getting tie am cunt OF pleasure
which eoud fall to their lot at nm outlay Of SO
e20 por hour. S:eighing here is such luxurious
rarity. tast fabu1ous amounts arc sometimes paid
fo1 handsome outfit. Fifty doilars, or even
mo.e, per hour, xre not infrequent prices given
10 the fortunate liyeriea where s1eighs are kept
fur hire. Aftor our lingering autumnl suns, VIC
Tero shocked beyond measure ut the biting cold
oi Inst Saturday, which WAS probably tho spray
dashing from your grand Polar wAye OF Last
Feek.
t~ i GLAND PAKTr.
The Ross Ray party, to which ! alluded LAST
wcek, Was ns much Of success as prognosticst-
ed The house, which is i large One, wss made
additionally commodious by inclosing tbs veran-
dah in tbs rear, and turning it irto supper
room. It Was perfect conseryatoire
Of flowers, and in the centre was laid
N elegantly furnished tabla, flowing
With champagne and Bourdeaux, and other deli
Ettntia terz1pin, and capon, and ea1ads, and iol-
lies. and everything dainty and palatab1e to charm
the mest eplcureaa taste. Seven hundred inri-
:-tions were issued. and one fel. sure the first
part Of the evening that no one had been bid
den in vlia- But towards midnight tie elderly
people turned nomew.rxl, leaving tie ball-roona's
snootb rud poll shed floor for the waiting feet
OF t,ie youthful dancers The German, led by
1essa Brown, gentleman OF elegant leisure
T.. -buucant wealth, was not finished until
.=aiy rs O'Clock in the morning"
TIE TOILETS.
Mrs. Rag received in dress IT pa1est blue
silk, 80 rich in its material tlat uhito bloom
Eeemea to rest its eufface; h1isa Leila her it,
1u{1,1:c daughter. for whom all this mag
Dihceuce and ctsplay was insuguratcd. stood
Eea-, looking IEs slender Ills, rising from the
fol!s OF S.lite SILK and dlmy V9lencicnnes which
composed her exquisite toilette. The Talen-
cicnne douncos *ere over quarter OF yard
deep. aud particularly fne- Mrs Robeson, wife |
F:he Naval Secretary, wore blnck velvet court |
train, over Lavender eatin petticoat, and her !
whito hai-, fno English color, and stately car
rage, were particularly noticeable. Her niece,
h:iss Stout, whose TOO, gold hair is the subject
1T eo much admiration, was dressed in a fluffy
black tuile With SPRAYS Of Wheat and |
laiug, and ccr1-coloted saeh ends Iooped in
Lac back. Mrs Fish wore wine-colored
Eati:, !1th low neck and short slcovos. and did
not look as dignited as with higher-cus wa,Sts,
object to elderly ladies'. either stout the re-
yernc, Appearing III public with neck and arms
exposed. 1t is not attractive, and is law Of
fashion which
u10u-zuNoD LEApEcs OF SOCIETY
faoEd iSaozc. remember seei1g two very RI |
5nalou3 extremes at one OF the large entertain
Gaents given ln the city. 4 certain foreign Mil
lstar has q daughter whose fairy-Ghs proportions
move the ecaIes TO generous $50 pounds! She is
where quantity is admired in addition to quality.
sUe- --- religiou6ly appears 1T all the enter |
talanlents, elegantly ar1syed in silks and |
isces, hec dresses made in the extreme Of tho !.
.!om The dresalug-room, I saw what supposed
to be group OF ladies in evening costume, bnt |
which proved, upon nearer approach, 10 be the .
tHis dcnlolselle in question: herself. Her txiple {
s.:.n rested upon her bosom, and her ar1as were /
z1tves Of flesh She had . carriage fo7 her !
.rtrate use. With doubiy-stronE springs and tie
rcfa on which eho rested during tho evening | t
acaea itself with Christian rssignation to the t
E",sht iEposed upon it, although, # it had =
had speaking -powers, it would undoubtedly | +
'sse joined With Cain in his agonxins cry: t
" nj BURDEN Is GREATER THAN I CAN DEAH- p
While Etand1ug near this Eortiy camsei. there 1
inferred the room creature, which from her at
'Ie l6uVJoted to be wo1nan. but whose 5aunt- il
aess Of figure, and marked deficiency Of outlines II
.uSgested the temperance Of soH1o unhappy Il
skeIeton, ulose restless longincs for the eny II
Genes III which it had once mingled the strength II
II :Fauls or cothn-Gd could not confine- These II
ht1Veled into numberless tiny wrinkles, came | tt
llty into the roon dressed in adeiicafe canary a
oIorcd silk, mado SO low in the waist that the t.
3ba could almost be counted, and so SHORT in the
leaEes that the hurneruE would have afforded
ontsfal studentsi in physiology excellent iIlns- VI
ratoa Of the uuuter and size Of the arm bones n,
round her neck she woto an elegant necklace OF pl
aoles aud peArla and bracelets OF the sauo bsau-
Gul gems swung round and round the apologies DE-
Ut 2tuas. polnt-1ace shawl Wae thrown of her III
aoulders, and an elegant lace fan was grace IA
1llv waved in tho air BY this animated corpse. III
er t'sir was arranged IL puns, suzmounted by eli
oint-lace head-dress. Her eyes were sunken SO 80
U into their sockets that doubted their exist ell
ice, and her cheeks seemed busy feeling for Liz
le teoth which, neary century gone by, sup ~
'rtea their plnnpness. This individual, I pc
AIMED, Was the wife Of distinguished Judge. cy
me 3ears younger than herself and that sho | . |
e s!tho1gh suffering from iu-health as de- ev
ted as young gill to social pleasures and lite 50
sedtable Mrs. skewton, shocked the sense Of OBJ
oDtlety in every riSht-minded petaon by her fol
'pearance in public of such painfully IN th'
e no night to dictate unbecoming or i'm hi1
orer bylaws. The pretty, smooth, 1hito pr
! oolae1s OF re1y young girls suggest nothing An
Z Pheasant admiration. but the Saints forbid pu
EsC4 A5a41 E&Ao Ak5oA1 oAAAAA 141140At ooI
Ea. except, perhaps. in some exploring expe- tri1
aon through tho Smithsonian, where mummies fai
exposed as curiosities meroly. les
faday evening Mra. Fish gave her first, and I r
~ heen informed only, reception OF tbs &p1
e9u. ncs
- TEE LADIES OF TIE CABINET :.
seato have tired OF opening their houses 30 for
\. ,,s.eAtly to promiscuons public. and go far hot
l..stnter cards have only been issued by the ant
Nne' tie State Secretary. The entertainment dau
"M very charming one, and some most ex- day
aoa1a toi!ettes were worn. 4 ve1y noticeable
1 'ne rs = white silk, with fine. knife-
pIsase flowers Of tu11e, headed by
o1ses, of swans-6oun. Another Waa Il
eoosultain Of black relvet bordered with cob T
senog schess lace, over petticoat Of white +1ar
Ioae' Ped from the waist down, from the soft ~.
a VI aich aparkied radiant brilliznts. An 1sat
o.ns9 asFa5 cafe au lait satin trimmed with 1sre
. ES,. - tvet leaves IN every shade Of brown suu
a,:1a :o.e + trimmed With bands OF gray aud .o
,n3 oAout feathern was particularly beaui ,,.sr
WHITE pREnsE1 ~ naAn
N taa rage haEe this winter. 1no1s This