Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1876-02-03

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The swo greet svsnts In sooisty lest wssk
vsrs sssrs>asy Uhaadlsr's reception. On sAsur-
day, sd ~ Amy end Navy (CsusenniaD bali,
q Friday svsning last The former was tho
fra rssa una given BY the Secretary Of The In
asgior. ~ wAs By far the most brilliant AFFAIR Of
ths bind alsa Tbs Army and Navy ball wa, -
alwayA . splsodA suocess, and was assandsd BY
ths saiAs Of soelsty. When 1t u remembered that
he day before Was krs, Grants reception day,
and that III our fashionable people had to aasist
q III these performances" your readess may
eoojsceure vhss serain IL 10 upon the mental
From Monday al Saturday night, without inter-
ntseton, or eociesy people ass, - u were, In .
oaelstro0 Of excitement, II not enjoyment /; for
sooh constant strain upon the nerves cannot be
called enjoymsnt In tho long ruo.
But this - DEPRESSION, caused by the many
unmistakable agns Of wearinsss aud excessive
fatigue thss o6sssvsd at
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Saturday night II our bsauties could only sse
themselves - othaFs zee them, In spite Of paint
md powder, after Q Afssoms weak Of excess,
they would give themselves and ~ rest, occa-
sionally and were IL not for the Lenten season,
when IL 10 most needed. . dossn or 70 Of under
akers could find profitable employment In ad-
dtion . those vs have already, during Wash
ingt0n "season."
Amoog the many notablss present 1t Secretary
Oh.ndler's opening reception were Mr.. and Mrs.
Fab. Postmaster General Jewell and Judge
Jewell, Governor Dsnnison, and not few Nom.
bsrs Of the diplomatic oorps. During the eAxlieI
hours Of the evening, ths crowd was 70 dense
that Il Wa &h,cult TO approach the host and
hostess but - it grew later more room was hat
and there was possibility Of conversation.
Ths rooms were (as on all such occasions
Allied with dowen OF the most exquisite fra
GRANGE. and the toilettes Of the ladies were simp,
superb. 1rs- Chandler wore low.cut, tight
atting bodice Of purple velvet with long trail
and sleeves were trimmed with point lace Jew
elry, diamonds.
oM1 OF TEE AANDe0AEgT
md most costly dresses was that worn BY Mrs
Tucker, Of New York, consisting of oombina
ton Of pink silk nsoiys antique with claret col
orsd velvet, trimmed with broad point lace ant
ioppsd up with DHnohss md gaIlands Of roses .
NAL Ball" given BY the army and navy officer
stationed In Warrington on Friday last
fpaulsttes and bfass buttons always did have
peculiar attraction for tho fair sex; and II their
| WOtV ~ my 0OuDg OF tnAt Iects I&st FTlOA.
would have settled the question beyond perad
venture. OF course, the army and navy wer,
represented in full force, and the loyelieat girl
In Washington were In dutiful attendance upoI
tho sonsof Mars. Lady Thornton, the wife Of TIL
Bslash Minister, received the guests and dis
tnbueed the favors; and one could not hell
thinking
WHAT DIFFERENCE
between now aud hundred years ago. WhA
Brtish lady (and one Of nobility, too could tho,
have besn found to distribute favors to Amer
can officers And among those very favors
Centennial banner, having . vignette Of Genera
Washington, then denounced ~ traitor, and tn
figures l776 and 1876. Truly time doth do mos
wonderful things
Yesterday. (Junday) brought welcome IN,
much needed day Of rest to our exquistes 70
this evening, the great "housewArming givel
by OF. Governor and Ars. Shepherd comes of
and then they arc to bs "on deck again. Be
aides, day aftsr tomorrow: Hon. Fernando W Cd
great party comes on, aud dozen or two q
GermAns," are also underlined for the week.
In no previous ssasoD not even IN ante-bellu,
days, has Washington been SO gay, aud II Cor
gress should fail to enact legislation tending I
relieve the financiA stiingenoy 60 much CON
, planned Of, 1t NAY we'll be excused, for there
. no evidence OF stringency in money mattel
here