Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-01-29
Social and Personal.

make evidently preferring to walk. The re-
ceptions were all numerously attended; that
OF Mrs. Ricketts,, being the last of her series,
was the largest. Her parlors were very much
crowded during the entire afternoon with
most distiD guished company. As is her
pleasant custom. Mrs. Ricketts, surrounded
girls. Miss Emory, Miss Wainwright, Miss
Cash, Miss Rush OF Philadelphia, Miss
Herman, Miss Christmas, Mics Bayard and
Miss Emily Beale contributed 10 the pleas
ure OF all who called.
Mrs. KIlbourn and Miss Kilbourn were as
sisted by MIS-. Williams. OF New York, and
Miss Baker. Mrs. and Miss Bruen, Mrs Bah
cock and Miss Campbell, Mrs. Bingham.
Miss Edes and Mrs. Skunk, Mrs. Parker and
Mrs. Bouligny and Mrs. Linderman also had
very pleasant receptions.
LIE Don ton vibrated during the evening be-
tween the reception given by the Secretary
of tie Interior and Mrs. Chandler, and the
german of the Washington Club at Marini's.
Both were exceptionally brilliant entertain
ments. All the members of the Cabinet, eX-
cept the Secretary OF the Treasury, who is
out of the city, were seen at the reception,
accompanied by the ladies of their families.
Many also attended the german during the
latter portion of the evening. The same is
true of nearly all the ladies and gentlemen
of the diplomatic corps. Both houses of
Congress and the Supreme bench were large
ly repre- 5ented In the spacious parlors of the
Chandler mansion. A number of the most
agreeable of our citizens and many strangers
OF distinction also attended the reception
and german. That the toilets of the ladies
were chaste and elegant, is q matter OF
course. Mrs. Chandler was very becomingly
attired in a velvet robe of the deepest shade
OF violet. The garniture was bands COM
posed of embroidered garlands on Grape. The
overdresS, fiOunce and fichu were OF point
en- trGi1.e. Superb diamonds glittered on the
fair neck, and in the bouquet de cOrSGge; the
ear rings were large solitaire diamonds.
Lady Thornton gracefully, presided at the
german. She wore very becoming toilet
OF turquoise blue satin, garnished with
crepe Hsse of the same shade ard
white To-; The cmsage was high, and
Chittendens robe of twilight blue silk,
emit roi cred in wreaths OF roses ana leaves
and garnshed with lace, was one of The
most recherche toilets OF the evening. Her
necklace of solitaire diamonds was magnif-
iCent. Mrs. Joel Wolfe, of New ork, was
very richly attired in black velvet, with
facings OF violet velvet. Her diamonds were
of great value. Her daughter, Mrs ThOrne,
wore very dLSttnQlLe toilet of cert dean silk
and rare lace. Miss Zeilin wore one of the
most beautiful toilets at the german. 1t was
of white silk. with shirrings of the same ma
terial and garlauds of exquisite flowers.
Mss Dunn wore very elegant toilet OF
Emory, Miss Wainwright. Miss Mamie
Smith, Miss Campbell, Miss Herman, NJ ISIS
Ca,h, the Misses Bell, of Louisville, VINO
were Cbaperoned by Mrs. Chapman Coleman:
the Misses Coleman, Miss Eames, Miss Gou-
veneer, Miss Stout, Miss Dennison, Miss
McDougal, Miss Etheriige, Miss Heating of
Philadelphia, Miss Patterson, Miss Jewell,
Miss Badger, and Miss Warfield were among
the most admired and tastefulIy dressed OF
TIE young girls at the german. Madame SAINT
Anna, Madame Mantilla, Madame BaltazZi.
Mrs. Gore Jones, Madame Mariscal, Madame
DaldOn, Mrs. Belknap, Mrs. Robson, Mrs.
Fred Grsnt, Miss Dodge Gail Hamilton,
and Mrs. Puyson of New York were all very
richly and tastefuily dressed.
The decorations In Marinis handsome
ball room were peculiarly beautiful. Flags
were drape1 along the walls from floor
To ceiling, and at one end of the loom,
In compliment to the hostess of the evening,
the wife OF the British minister. the "stars
and stripes gave place TO two British flags. A
small cannon end miniature ship were placed
below the music gallery, and above the gun
was a semi-circle composed of the handles
OF cutlasses; cheUULI de JriSe of glistenfng
spears entrenched the musicians. The figures
selected were especially beautiful and the
favors extremely handsome. Some of the
latter were tiny flags, ornamentcd with the
In letters Of gold.
Mrs. Edwin Parsons nee Swayne is in the
city, and attended the reception OF the Sec
retary OF the Interior, accompanied by her
brothers. Messrs. Frank and Harry Swayne,
and the brides. The entire party will make
visit Of some days to their parents, JUS
uce and Mrs. Swayne.
Paymaster Watmough, accompanied a
young English lord to both entertainments
last evening.
Sir Robert Abercrombie and Mr. Hope, OF
England, also attended both.
"a valuable ADDITION to the corps OF gifted
Samuel Thorne, OF Fifth Avenue, New York.
pupil of Gottschalk and the celebrated
maestro Hoffman.
The event Of this evening will be the card
reception Of Mrs. Dahlgren and la Baronne
de Overlook.
THE GANG OF confidence men recently en-
gagged in "working" Congressman for con-
tributions TO enable them to reach their
homes in distant states did not neglect to
call upon the veteran joker and cores
pondent, Major Ben. Perley Poore. When
one OF the necessitous young men told him