Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-01-25
Society and Personal,


teIday the pleasantest Monday of the season.
The ladies' OF Capitol hill and the navy yard
were receiving as usual, as well as the fami-
lies OF the Supreme Justices. Commodore
and Mrs. PatteTsons hoSpitable resi- ience
was only less thrOnged than on FRIDAY eve i.
ing last, Tor majority OF those who attend
Ell their pail called yesterday to inquire after
Inc ne attn OF the agreeable hos: aad hostess.
Miss Emory ard Miss Wainwright assisted
Commodore and Mrs. Patterson in enter
tanning their guests.
Madame Btrgman's parlOrS were even
more crowded last evening than on the two
preceding Mondays on which she has been
,at nome; many OF the company had at
Tended The previous receptions, bat Nine
Bergman extends her hospitality with such
evident sincerity that few can resist accept
lns IL again and again. the dressing was
very elegant, and in many instances elab-
crate. Madame Borges' combination toilet
OF TWO shades OF rose sil X was very distt,.1Gfe
Mrs. Puy ton, the cousin of Mrs. Kernan,
over deep PINK silk wore a lace skirt and
corsage, unique and beautiful in design; il
was one of The richest toilets seen. Mrs.
leld,s costume of two shades OF blue SILK
was stylish and becoming. Mrs HoT over
pale liIac MORE antique wore draperieS of
lace OF rare and beautiful design. Miss
Eames wore light pearl cOlored silk gar
nlshed with rose silk and bands of ostrich
plumeS also rose tinted. Miss Christmas
with black tulle, Wore corsage and draperies
of Turkish cloth of gold striped, in co!ors al
miIably blended. 1t was the most novel
eoIiSt StcHs anu WAS very tHsIeIul ana beCDm-
ing: Miss Fish was looking very elegant i'm
a white satin finished silk with sleeves and
ga1niture Of white damasque; on the tablier
long 1ull Wreaths OF roses and Leaves were
tasteluily arranged. Miss Boutwell,, over
green gT0s grain, striped with white, wore
green and white striped gauze; a very stylish
toilet.
Mrs. Swayne, the wife of Associate Justice
Sway ne, has returned TO her residence here,
and to the rejoicing of her many friends NJ
gfeatIy improved In health. She hopes in a
Few days TO welcome her sons, MessIs. Harry
and Frank Swayne, with their brides.
Mrs. Hag edOrn nee Wood did not arrive as
soon as was anticipated, but Will PROBABLY
reach the city this week.
THE FREEDMEN's BANK Sergeant-at-
Arms Thompson, OF the House OF Represen-
tat-ves, asked Mr., VIM. L. Warren, the New
YORK accour infant, by telegraph, if he could
be secured to examine the accounts of the
FIeedmen's Savings Bank. Mr.. Warren nas
r Piled that ne Will not be al leisure TO do so
Tor several weeks-NdSh. Cor. ~. T. POs,
THE CASES OF Pinchback and Eustis,
c almants for Senatorial seats from Louis.
lana were before the Senate Committee on
Privileges AM Elections day. and a LONG
discussion of the eternal Louisiana question
occurred. The hour OF adjournment having
arrived the farther cons liberation of the oues,
lion was postponed until Friday next. lis
generally cor coded that Mr.. Eustfs hasn't q
sEost OF chance as against Mr.. Pinchback
THE CASE OF Major INGALLs-Colone,
BOudrct has just received letter from Rev.
Mr.. MaTston, Of st. Louis, who was nomi-
mated as InGian agent In the Indian terri
tory, 10 supersede Major Ingalls,, but whose
nom NATION has since been withdrawn, in
which lie strongly endorses Major Ingalls,,
believing him TO be an honest man I'd
ropes he may be retained As agent, and ius-
lice faIl upon the heads OF the guilty.
NOMINATIONS The President sent the
following nominations to the Senate to-day:
Postmasters-J. W. Patterson, Humboldt,
Kan; B F. ROckafellOw, Canon City, Col;
Chas. Newman, Del Norte, CO.; VIM Hart.
snft, Port Huron, Mich; Geo. p. HolcOm5.
Ghilleothe; Ohio. First Lieu.enants g IT,
4th infantry; Second Lieutenart r. p.
yiOwn. to be first lieutenant 4th infantry:
Captain c. g. Bartlett. 10 be major 1fth in.
iantry, Major Henry Douglass, to be lieu
tenant colonel 18th infantry; Lieutenant Co
lionel Geo. a. Woodward, TO be cOlonei 18th
infantry.
THE SCHILLERBUND met last night at
the residence of Mr.. c. s. Noyes, NJ street,
and the exercises, under the lead OF Prof
Berkau, were. as usual. both interesting and
Instructive. The usual class exercises in
German were followed by Rotations and
readings by Miss Minnie Fry, Miss Lizzie
Narrey, Hon. Z. Il. French, Rev. Mr. JEFF
ferries and Major Gardner, and music by
Miss Edda Drew and Miss Katie H. Pearl
A ii were good, but the recitations by Miss
Fry (Of Alabama) and the reading by Miss
Narney from Henry With were especially APP
plauded, as was the brilliant piano PERFORM
ance from Oberon by MISS Drew and the
thou know that sweet land" from Mignon,
by Miss Pearl.
THE PRESIDENTS REPLY TO THE CALL
FOR MORE CUBAN CORRESPONDENCE
President this morning sent a message to
the House OF Representatives, which had not
been presented by the Speaker up to three
O'Clock. 1t is In answer TO the resolution of
the House calling on him for the CORES pom
dence between the United States and Euro
pean powers on the Cuban question. He
says that there is no correspondence to SUBJ
init, save that between this government and
Spain, which has already been transmitted
TO The House. He says, moreover, that the
on this subject between the
government and other powers, was SUBJ
mltted In the shape OF note to the Ameri-
can ministers. at their accredited stations
to present to the several governments each
represented, and was not a correspondence
between this nation and any other power.
THE INTEREST ON THE G5 BoNDs.-Tne
following is the text of the joint resolution,
as passed by the House of Representatives
directing the Commissioners of
Oh the 3-G5 bonds:
BE Hresolred, &c, That the Commissioners
o. the District Of Columbia, are hereby di-
rected to transfer TO the treasurer OF the
United States, for the payment of the inter
est due the LIST of February, 1876, ON the bonds
OF said District issued under the provisions
OF the act OF Congress approved June 20, 1874,
entitled An act for the government of the
District OF Columbia and for other purposes,
the sum necessary to pay the same from any
urexpended appropriations heretofore made
by Congress, or from any revenues derived
by taxation on the property OF the said Dis
trict of Columbia, subject TO the requisition
OF said Commissioners, excluding funds
rails ed for the support OF public schools; pro-
viGed, that any further issue of 3-G5 bonds is
hereby prohibited; and provided further,
that nothing in this resolution contained
shall involve the government of the United
States In any obligations to pay princi pal or
interest OF any such bonds which have been
lssSseSd contrary TO or not In pursuance of
law.
PETITION FOR WOMAN SUFFRAGE IN
THE DISTRICT OF CoLUMBIA.-In the Sen.
ete to-day Mr.. Sargent presented petition,
signed by Matilda Joslyn Gage, Ellen G.
Sargent, Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady
Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, Z. ID. E. N.
Sara ]. Spencer, Isabella B.
Hooker and others, reciting that whereas
the y. 8. Supre me Court has reaffirmed the
decision OF the Supreme Court of the Dis