, 1875-04-04
Celebrating Easter Sunday
i'm Washington.
Riding Parties and Habits---A
Touch of Romance,
Gen. Spinner's Resignation---John
WelCker's Death.
Club Parties and Private Entertain-
f, ments in Chicago.


| Prospective Weddings -- Evans
ton News.
CAPITAL GOSSIP.
FASTER SUNDAY AND cEREAoS1Es-IoHNw wEIoKER's
DEMsE-GEN. sPNsEn's Observation-Disclosures
ING or NQE-PA8Tm9-RIpMQ PARTIES
And HABrTs.
Wrinen By Our 0,en Correspondent
WAsH1Sorog, D. G., March 31.-Easter Sunday
contributed its welcome gift OF golden sunshine,
and soft, delicious air, to a multitude happy to
bid long farewell 70 Lent and eager to vel
come the advent OF spring holidays. Although
60 early in the season, some beautiful Easter
suits were worn. rvalkog, in their variety Of col
oring, the flowers with which the churches we're
so profusely trimmed. One toiletta was an ex-
guisite combination Of hyacinth and silver-gray
silk. Tho underskrt and sleeves being
made OF the aforementioned color, and the jaunty
apron front waist and sashes OF the last-na.ned
shade. The hat Was Of gray silk, while clusters
Of rich velvet pansies. in all the varying shades
Of purple, o1namented tie front and caught the
ends in the back. Gray and purple seem to be
fayorite combination this spring, and also the
extreme shades Of the Same color are just ~
fashionable as ever. One suit was sn exquisite
niuging Of steel-blue gray and pale ashen-gray
silks another, Of An almost invisible green and
= pale Gght-greeu. Another still. OF deep
mousecolor, and that " "chastened tinge Of the
sky when the trout leaps highest to catch the
'fy."
dHTs FROM WILLING HEAETs.
Our city re1igease are largely composed OF Ro-
manists and Episcopalians, and the services in
the various churches are particularly beautiful
and imposing Easter Sunday. Upon entering
any Of the churches, Wordsuorth's lines suggest
themselves:
Flowers 1sugh before thee in their beds,
: And fragrance in thy footing tzeads.
80 1edolent are the aanctua11es with the perfume
OF these floral offerings, generally the FREQ
wlll-ofrerings" Of the congregations. Children
hoard their pennies Tor months beforehand, in
order to donate generous Easter gift to the
church.
RICH AND RARE WERE TEE dEMB sHR WORE.
Not more than three years ago Nilsson, the fair
Norwegian sonEstress, took from one OF her fair
slender fingers beautiful and oostly diamond
ring, and placed it upon the plate which wss
handed around in st. Johns Church. The ring |
was afterwards rafaed and generous SUN real-
ICED, which Was placed with other funds devoted |
to the conversion Of the jews. And, II 7 mis- |
take not. Christine Nilsson married French |
Jew, and perhaps the glittering jewel Was ao-
companied by an earnest tear and prayer for her |
iii f,om his eyes
mc yAcE1,
Whist will Washington Epicurean's do without
John Welcker, whose famous cuisine has |
PTince ~ caterersl H1a sudden de%tl, the other
5av was . raj ehoct tn TIA commnn;tv Who
have crown fond of The man both from ts kind
f;noou md honnat de4];nos and froro h,a 7ar,ark |
ohla cn}inarr sk;l1 Where ajse we're ever anc}
troffes prenared. or such dainty syoefbreads
and naas sarred C,ntd anv other Inortal nlnca |
mnre tempting onails-on-toast before huncry
.yes2 And salmon would come voluntarily from |
Tar Northern lev streams, to be treated in the
regal manner they we're guro Of receiving At
of going to Saratoga for the potatoes for which
hat vaterng-place is renowned 1t Walckers
.bey were lust as trausparept and crispy. and |
lal1ty. and iuicier steaks, more iucomparablv |
oroled. could not be found the vide world orer.
OYSTERS are desirable under all circumstances
II freshness, but they underwent such marvel
ous transformations at the magic touch Of John
Veloker that, had they tongues, even cooled
mes, they would have offered q unanimous
esolution OF thanks to the man whose artistic
lands had surrounded then with such pearls Of
'on gotft.
SENSIBLE TO THE LAST.
When Senator Jones first appeared here, with
lis new honorz and dignities, he took cutie of
ooms A. Welckers, on Fifteenth street, and
ived 1egally, as his taste dictated and lis purse
ould AFFORD to provide. The ordinary prices
or board and rooms wero from SO to s12 per
lem, extras not counted An informal supper
7ould cost from 81 to SIS per plate, hut then tho |
lands furnished were such that their favor
rould linger with undimisished szyory remem-
rance unit the uttermost limit OF three-acore
nd ten years had been raachedi
u1s PATRONS.
AL tho wealthy and distinguished foreigners ]
rho have visited our country for ycArR past |
ave been drawn to John Welckers as certainly
a the needle turns towards to pole. Charles
,1ckens had rooms at his house. and praised the
aterer and tho choice food which cana forth
rom the ine1haustible supplies Of hia larder. |
nd Sam Ward, 'Kiug OF the Lobby " and Prince
nperiai of epicureanisn1, has given and par