, 1876-02-26
mouths wore buay at ono Of tho Widow Wc!ckora
boat suppors, with unlimited champagne.


With laco, aud shs Was sssfstoa In receiving lor
guests hJ her two daughters, WHO, ha1o wieoly |
been hope h.ok IL. from L.. fashionable Ito,
AZ "o 'ds .n 1' rbe
Madame MantiEls, vito Of tho Spanish Minister,
wore lIabt-b}ne slk dross and glisscned wtth
tamonaa, Iadecd, tho wives Of 81 Of TUG
those precious Kous although good tudges DO.
clara that mono Of them eurpsss III size OF Tins !
The diamonds worn BY Mrs. Potion Palmor.
T!B LEAr.YEAa oERNAs.
II Tna 4 pleasant itlca OF hflts JoTn'i. tho
! daughter Of sho +. ii. g., 70 get torother tho
!. girls OF hes sct, who havo bcen enjoying tho
1hoapitalties Of tbs young mena clubs which
have boon g,vlne germans, md to orse'proeste M
men ~ nSs wore asked 70 danco and Miss Lzzlo por
tor and Mtea Ella Nhy led The figures. from 10
untila. The iadios plctad up handkcrch!eis
and fans, brought chairs, Lelped to booi-sos ana
snnsoulihe partners. yet havo not heard that
ono dared to proposc, md thus o1ctciso tho
highest risbt Of woman IN lenp yoar.
Az ASanY HISTORIAN.
George Bancroft, rho has eottlod down l1oro
to finish his history Of tho United stntcB, makes
tha old Harlan House, which hc NOW owns. a
pleasant resort In tho upper htorT, fomotc
from noise aud bustlo, IL Tho libsngY uorkahop,
richly stored NTH msnuacrIpss and rara volumes.
In tho drAwsny-room below arc many raro land
soapes, and two tull-lougth portraits, ono Of sho
Emperor Of Germany. Kaiser William BY Du!oT,
Au1 AnOtnnf OF Akf- uhnCfQlt. DT 4AtCtlHIs NAE1s
Bancroft Is ono Of tho charming ladies Of tho
old school. who are disappearing, ono bJ ono.
bhe wears 1er silycred hair conhod smoothly
over her tcmplos, with q hcad.drcas Of antique
firm. and hiTh.nceketl dre9scs which contrast
most fayosably With sone Of tho dccolete exhibi-
tons nt cvonfng parties. hlr. Bancroft is Email
aud slcndor, with gray halt md vhtskers, but
remarkably wo1l preserved for man Ia bis si1-
antt-feycnticth ;enr. 1to Ii somewhat COM
hatiro, however, md when Secretary Drtstou
nalo tbo 1niatakb last wnnk Of reporting hls ac-
coints 40 unuott!cd. he went for Linn 10 letter
uhich remindod ono Of an old TERROR dog hark-
1ls at a rtrny OK. Fcnrs ro1o entertained nj
ano Time taat ha would recall hts rerho%, Ha'l'
croft rsris, who ID now our Minister 1T Darln,
aud call npon lis friond DiHmarck to declare var
a:ssnnt tho United s.ates ltHas d!s'!t 10 20. ho.
!;aTo Tat tho ira:o old Ecak lad over. IL lis
wurss, blacEcucd tho reputation Of the at'sl.
cor. 3tcnkAItK,
Who has 3ret returned here with his VIC "a
u,.!a journey al tllo Tar, Inr Wcss, is typo Of
tho batter clasa Of Washington correspondents.
Aftor having bcen uonacc!el With tho New forK
prcss thcre and In Europe. ha came hero 10 latl
ca correspondent Of thu Commercial 4idser-
tt,cr. Two wears !ater, llo rms appointed sccro-
tary Of tho Territory ot Arizona,-then 10 ne.
cnn1e ith Goyosnor, and then ho ropseB9uted 1t
nix years M Ito DoloGate 10 Congress. Lchvln?
hero In juno last with lilo wife they i'sve visited
Washington Territory, British COLUMBIA. Oregon
California, Colorado, Utah, i.rizo1lo, unl New
Mexico, making como Q e03 nltlos OF thcir Jour-
nor In stuEce. Goyornor is YIn1!l, sraro ~iry
fellow, thoroughly posted On the afFatrs Of tho
Tnrrlsorics, md cndcared to all his old associ-
aics III tho reporters galleries u. tho Capitol,
TEHHuAEv TwT*Ty-AEcoSD.
Ono vould imagi:! thAt tho natal day OF tho
Tut,r t'arta woud be lruperiy cvlehratod in
this city, which Le founded, and which bears his
pnme, bnt nothing will bn done boTond the firing
Of galutes. nlcctsng Of tue Old Folks Aadostn-
tion, aud Cashn5ng ot those who norved N sno
will atop hero long enough to .pny marching
ealu,o 10 Gen. Grant, aud viii then tako onr
crack corrs-tbe Light IulnntrY.-to Alexandria.
vhoss thtre IL to bc b high Old Virginia TINS.
TIE WARRINGTON MuSrMEST.
Just aB tic Ftoom2sonh hayp .ualc c5NslIcr-
nhla subscriptions towarda completing tho e!:sfs
10 tho memory Of Brother Washington. ~ AT
.horized BY net Of congress tuss - - & co1'
grosa (which hns donated d. COO U0u tn tho lhla-
dolphin ExhiGittou) was expected to g've. 3lo0,
900 TO tho Washington Monumont funl.-it Ii
&er.ouu!y proposed to tear Il down. and to ust
tho materials in tho construction of 4 asriumFhap
Arch. .
Arch ia good There is nothing moro impos
lug than nublp Pile, like the Arch Of Triumph
ut Paris, or ths o}ch surmounted By tue colossa
'stasuo Of We!1lG<ton At London, Or Or tho gran
us hayo ~ nr1 ~ 4 centennial moMorias.
But s,Rzo tap. shaft to build which 30 man
thouHanas hnve{ contributed. Bomo of thol
donntloue may Lave bgen aquauGcrod but .
much Of tho si,att Us has ocen built i, hcir'
They hayo paid far it under tho asauranco OF o.
lct Of Congress- tim. tho work was lsgitlrnas
aud national. Thoy hayo vested Eighta in thas
beon creator tl3n was tho de'ny III completing
tho monument on BrnkoE Hill. Lot them com
picte It, and, II Congress- cnn't sid them. yer
vol but iont tunr down aud usa al Hton
quarry what boongn to thu People.
AIT AND AIrJar3.
Mr. 1fealoy IL tao EueBt Of MrB. Hryan,. .
Highland liaco, end Ia the attraction at he
Tueslay afternoon receptions. Ills family rs
t-t.a fra<H% ~ RI ViukA q
In d convent, two ure sha wives Of Frcnchmoi
end Of tho two others, ouo has Achloycd quito
literary reputation.
Ihoa,ss b. Jones completed ilno portra!
tho lobe old mnn'H sad death, and 1t 10 ono {
tho tinost Torks Ut art ever seon here. Jous
in NOW . oonpettor for tl,o commission to OK
oufe a buss of Iausy, for tho Supreme Cou
roonl, ho l'aV!og just completed bust Vi Cl'aH
for the ea1po tories OF porttait-Guats.
Clarke SlilIa has como to = sthudatill OIL h
Krcat I4lpcolu monument, and thuro is genor
desire expressed W hayo statemont Ut tho &C
iectona mud expenses. heparate subseriptiot
vero mnda for aeyera! OF the statues With whit
tho pedestal is covered, like. q 0orml
twelfth cako. aud Congress- voted cannt
enough 10 provide hrolze s;t to o.ss ~ 'nem: Is a..
tary Coalu,teuon Ahs paid for ID to TO ipauH
,atod here on his uoxt birthday, under Il
auspices Ut I committees Of coloted clsizona.
oHNTENNIAL YlHlTols
Aro heetpulng to arrive, aud are looking cnr!ot
" about bofore tho big show 1t ph!|ndolpt
opoua. Some Of them arc no profoundly lgI
rsnt as to remind ono Of tho young Drton v
waa oscorted by Edward Everett 70 yisit isuul
Hill, aud vhoae attention was attracted b
stopo STAB In tho ground near tho base Of
ll shaft or which VIZ tnscthed ~. %aIots l.. v
tho Young U1isop looked up ut tho top of
nhstt, aud thsn. utter running hla glance 90
u Il measuring .hs distance he = sxclatn, n.
'D!oss my soul Didn't It hEt i'm :" Anot
tuquiatigo but badly.poatea nsiton wont do~t
yist Mount Veruon not lopg since. aud, q
making many inquiries, and noting down tho
Iwors, be said 70 tho superintendent ~
mar hask you II Con WAah.ugton was In
hsimya" "uo was. sir" replied tho supe
Iondaut. "And on which hlda2 Union Of Il
III" "nehel sir" Wha tho reply. which
,arofully noted down.
SOCIETY CHAT Tollca.
Ex-nlAyor Emory now resldsh IN tho 10
built by senator btophsn A, Douglas and
aequonily occupied by Gen. GEapt, and Tier