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WAsHINGroY, Feb. uary Is. Isl

From oar Otcn correspondent
WASHINGTON, Feb uary Is, 1876
The big giants of both parties in Congress
are taking a rest, Blaine and Hill and Lamar
and Garfield in the House, and Morton and
Conkliag aud Gordon and Dawes ia the Senate
they are all resting on their oars after the
late severe Amnesty and other tits, wherein
the virgin blades Of IA new Congress were cross
ed for the fgSt time The galleries, too are
becoming less crowded Africa does not mo-
nopolze as much OF the cushions rs recently
aud the udurs are less disagreeable in conse-
queuce However dull the proceedings of the
Nations legislative may be at present, the
wives and daughters of the dignifed Solons
are as busy as ever hobnobbins with the dit
toes Of the Clsinet and Diplomatic gentlemen /;
50 it may be inferred that
SOCIETY HOLDS ITS Own.
Night after night the AR Is resonant with the
sound OF wheels the cries Of hackmen, the
bursts OF music from reception and ball lcstivi-
ties and all the other unlSy adluncts of the
fashionable world South Washington is only
slowly reganiug It's proper place among the
refined tlwellingi localities of the Capital. |
mean, recognized as such, by the di.nitarics Of
NilN rHNN A4lhh-ll u may &c AtlbtG's ~
their recognition is worth much anyhow But
We are really beginning to equal "the city ="
10 our private entertainments, and this IS say
in good deal In proof Of this assertion
would uO,e
TIE CUARTETTE sOCIABLE.
Given or Thursday evening last 10y The Omar
tette, an imprump'u social club Of Sonth
Washington. This corps of amusement cater
ers was composed Of MesSrs NJ Carter Gala
her, L. JEFF Cowic Richard II. Blrnitz and
cue other gentleman whose name really escapes
a memory very much on the plan Of Beechcrs.
Than this select dancing party noae could have
been better, or more quietly arranged, or more
properly carried out The guests llimited in
uumberl we're invited 10 iaeet at a certain res
ilcuce early in the evening, aud We're convey
ed theuce by large and handsome double
team away down % the borders Of our heauij-
ful Potomac, where the hoSpitaole house ii the
host is located. Here they disembarked, aud
aite: re-arrlnEiug crumpled toilettes com
meuccd the enjoyment OF a lengthy terp>ichu-
redu programme IN which Les Lauciers, QHad-
lille. Polka, and the Strictly prohibited uudcT-
pain-of-- diate-,Xcommuuication Il und
DAuccS were mingled IN delightful confusion.
About midnight an elegant Supper was served
by Gordon. mine host Of South Washington,
aud TO see those delicate, ETHEREAL looking fem
iuiuo creatures taking care Of huge slices OF
turkey. beef, fried oysters aud other ,riies,
would have aStonishel the casual looker-on.-
But the Quartette Whose members acted a.
walters tor their charming friends at table,
were severely iic&ed at this evidence Of femi-
niue appreciation of good things in general,
aud showed their pleasure IN allowing none to
rise until each be>ecchiuey voweish couldn't
really eat a mou,hlul more The dance did
not break up until nearly dawn and dten there
were those who said they might as well stay
until breakfast lime! Among the thToug
noticed Misses Virginia Huugelford, Katie and
Bernie Galahcr, Otte Williams, Maggie Cow
ie, Cora Kuo,t, Kate Maddox, Jennie Mankin,
Rttie Partridge, Jennie Jones, Lou Luckelt,
FloSsic Douiphan, Reua Fearing, Fannie Walk
er, Slllie Smith, Sadie riiey. aud Miss Deron-
Gerry; also, Mes>rs c. w 1nlhurt. w. p.
Browne. T.. G. Fowler. VI c. Lultrell J +
Ford. W. T. Ilolchkl>s, q B Maukiu, \ 7.
C,wie. G. W Reilly, Whit llamnett, aud
mauy others.
ST. VALENTINES
Has come and gone. Like many another ira
dltou handed down 10 US it has been drublcd
and scorued Ivy the few whose opinions are
worth having and It's celebration handed over
Ia those whose ignorance, perhaps is the only
excuse Tor their cruel conduct ia deSpatchug
auouymou> insults TO friends and ueishhors
BAT yet, fool, must have one day in the year
wherein 10 show their ignorance aud uurcfne-
ment. Speaking ct
SINGULAR WEATHER,
IA Old Probabilities tIr as Patt Acetiously
terms him, Old Perhaps must certainly step
down and cut. My last letter recorded the
entire absence of snow from this section. and
suggested It's probable retirement until next
winter; scarcely bad the packet reached
Charlcstuwn when heavy snow storm set in
late one evening and the next morning every
where was white. Since then it has has been
clear aud c,oudy at intervals while the iutri-
cacy wound up last evening with a genuine
thunder shower; as postscript, perhaps, -
this sane iutricicy thi, morning it trained aud
showed AZ intervals, while clnSe my scrawl
at $50, p. NJ. with the thermometer among
tie forticS and 4 clear sky overhead
JEAN SANDS.
An Absurd Rumor.