Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-12-14
Erecutirc Mansion, December

The fine Indian-summer weather OF yesler-
day filed the streets with pedestrians and
carriages, and the parlOrs at the residences
OF several of the members of the Cabinet
with "a gay company Of ladies and gentle
men.
Mrs. and Miss Fish had very large recep-
ton.
Mrs. and Miss Morrill, who are at Worm
ley's, not on Capitol Hill. as has been erro-
neously stated elsewhere, did not receive.
Nor did Mrs. Robson.
Mrs. Chandler and Mrs Hale welcomed
many to their home on II street. This was
the first reception held by these ladies this
season.
Mrs. Taft and Mrs. Tyner received together
in the parlOrs of the Ebbitt House, and Miss
Cameron at the residence OF the Secretary of
War.
In the evening there was a large and dis
tinguished attendance at the first german
given by the Washington Club at Marini's
Hall. Mrs. Taft and Miss Cameron received
The invitations for the first german ito Ia Ike
place on the 2oth) of the Bachelors Club have
been issued.
Cards are ont for the wedding OF Mr.. Cor
ham, Secretary of the Senate, and Miss F. a.
BasSett The marriage will be SOlelnnized in
church. Vice President Ferry and Mr.. John
Flagg. leg slative clerk OF the Senate. will
officiate as grOomsmen, and the brides sister
and Miss Callan as bridesmaids. There will
also be ushers i'm attendance.
Hon. Ii. +. Butler is expected TO arrive in
Mr.. r. s. SpoTord arrived on Tuesday and
hopes his wife will come after the holidays.
Mrs. Willis, the handsome young wife Of
Representative Willis, of New York, has ar
rived at the Riggs House, where her husband
has engaged rooms for the winter.
Mrs. Fish purposes going To New York
next week, and will not resume her recep-
tions until Wednesday, January Sd. II is
believed, also, that the other ladies of the
Cabinet families will not be ..at home TO
visitors until that date.
Mrs. Grant will, il is said, change her re-
ceptiOn day from Saturday I'D Friday, and
Will begin receiving visitors on the first Fri
Mrs. Fred. Grant and her infant daughter.
Miss Julia, are expected to arrive before
Christmas.
Secretary and Mrs; Fish gave the first of
the Cabinet estate dinners" last week and
Secretary and Mrs. Chandler will give one
on Tuesday next.
The first state dinner at the White House
will probably occur on the second Tuesday
in January.
The Attorney General and Mrs Taft hope
that their son, Mr.. Charles Taft and his wife,
formerly Miss Linton, OF Cincinnati, will
spend portion of the winter with them.
Miss WhitehQllse, who is pleasantly re-
membered as NE Of the attractive young
ladies at Willard's last winter, is announced
as engaged TO be married to a very worthy
young gentleman, Mr. Howells. Miss Trivet
her adopted sister, was married recently.
Ex-senator stewart is at the Riggs House,
where Senator Sharon Is expected soon. The
latter will not bring his daughter with him
company him.
The wife OF senator Jones is now at their
beautiful residence on Capitol Hill.
q, Mr.. and Mrs. p. F: MURPHY are settled in
west. Although Mr.. Murphy has been SO
long connected with the Senate as the head
of its official reporting corps, this Is the first
year his family have kept house in Washing