Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-01-31
Social and Personal.


of the afternoon prevented many strangers
from going to the White House; but our
residents, who understand the numerous at
fractions there offered on Saturdays, wend
their way thither in all weathers. Mrs. and
Miss CODkliDg, VITO are now the guests of
Mrs. Grant, assisted her and Mrs. Fred.
Grant in receiving. Colonel Grant made the
introductIODs. The President did not join
the receiving part y until after four O'Clock,
and of course many inquiries were made as
tn his absence. Although his presence is not
oflicially pehired at his wiie's receptions,
he has so Whg made 1T practice TO attend
that sreat disappointment is experienced
by the visitors when they do not see him on
entering the blue parlor. Mrs. Grant was
satin, made with high cOrsage and trained
skirt; the trimming of maize silk and
black lace was very handsome and effective.
Mrs. Fred Grants rOse-colored gTOs grain,
with ostrich plumes of the same hue, was
most becoming to her brilliant brunette
beauty. Mrs. and Miss Conkling Were
warmly welcomed by the mary who had
sincerely regretted their prolonged absence
from Washington. Mrs. Conkling's French
grey silk was stylish and becoming. Miss
Conkling's toilet OF pearl-colored Jdille was
very elegant. The skirt was en- tTdine and
the corsage cut a la lure. This new style is
plain long basque, high in the throat and
buttOned up the hack.
In the Blue ParlOr were assembled many
of our ladies and gentlemen who are ac-
knowledged leaders in the social world. The
Cabinet was represented 10y the Secretaries
Genel al, who were accompanied by the ladies
of their respective families. Senators Couk-
ling, Morton and Boutwell, and other Sena-
tors were present, and also many of the Req
resentatives and some of the justices of the
supreme Court, accompanied by ladies.
Several OF the ladies and gentlemen OF the
diplomatic corps attended also.
The reception OF Mrs. Dahlgren an dlu Bar
Cnne de Overlook on Saturday evening was
one of the most elightful of the season.
These two ladies so well understand the art
ming iair a trn We
successful in drawing together a pleasant
company. The beautiful home of Mrs. Dahl =
gren is well adapted for the purposes OF hos
pitaiify, and has for years been mentioned
among the first when the most agreeable
social centers are under discussion.
Tire events for this evening are the recep-
ton Of the japanese minister and Mrs. YOs-
hiGa, the ball OF Mr.. aud Mrs. 4. Shepherd,
ara The last o. Nine. Bsrgnlaun's sOirees
The hop at the Ebbitt on Saturday evening
was exceedingly pleasant. All who pGTtic
tlon, gleatiy enjoyed the occasion, and the
dancers fingered until the midnight hour,
when respect for the sabbath warned them
TO adjourn. A substantial supper, whose
mcpu lrcluded teETapin, was servel and igh-
~ appreciated by an present.
Miss Aida WorthiDgtOn, the handsome
and attractive niece of Mrs. Belknap, is TO
be- arTied on the 9Th OF FEBRUARY 10 Mr..
Williams. OF KeCkUk, Iowa. This yours
lady is pleasantly remembered by the many
who met hey when the guest of Mrs. BelGlap
last season.
Mrs. s. p. Brown has issued ca lis for a
party on February 10th.
GROSS 1NEFFICIENCY OF THE NEW HOUSE
CLEKEs.-UndeT tie Old regime in the
Clerks office of the House, bills introd aced
on Monday at 1890 o clock usually We're sent
into the Clerks office from the assistant
journal clerk by one O'Clock. and from that
time speedily thereafter until the cal was
exhausted. To day at halfpast two O'Clock
only eleven OF mass OF bills had been sent
has been its custom, to give to-day abstracts
OF the bills affecting District interests. The
moral, however, to the retention of these bills
at the Speakers desk, is the gross inefficieE-
cy OF the clerks.
WOMAN SUFFRAGIsTs AT THE CAPITOL
The Senate Committee on the District o.
Columbia gave a hearing this afternoon to
the officers Of the National Woman Suffrage
Association and the District OF Columbia
Woman Franchise AS Ociation on the MEM
orial presented by Senator Sargent on Tues
day last asking for equal suffrage for men
and women in the District of Columbia
Mrs. Matilda Joslyn Gage made the first APP
peal in behalf OF the National Association
that this right might be secured to the wo-
men citizens OF the District, in order that the
effect might be observed by the representa-
tives Of all the people OF the United States
and By all the 1epIe sentatives Of the nations
here in this Centennial year, of our national
existence. She was followed by Mrs. Sara
j. Spencer, president OF the District of Col
uIhold Ianchlse association, who preSen ted
The social, legal, political, and fiDarciaI con-
dition of the District of Columbia and de-
cared that nothing but exact justice to wO-
men would remove existing evils; that the
experiment of truly republican govern
msnt bad never been tried on this soil. She
proposed TO submit a plan for a government
OF the District, including equal suffrage for
men and women, with an educational quail
ncat1on. She declared that as a Wife and
mother she was more deeply interested than
any man in tie District in the questions of
nnance, banks, railroads, highways, station
houses (wherein she finds many wreck OF
womannood ruined in her youth and beauty,
boards ofhealth, police regulations, markets,
taxes, the public debt and interest thereon
schools, asylums, and charities. Rev. Olym-
pia Brown Willis followed with an argument
in favor OF the memorial Oh constitutional
grounds.
THE DEFALCATIoN FEvER-SeUere Case ia
heptuchy.-The disappearance OF Smith n.
unMes- 1Ckn rnti rni from tho 1tfina Of 70