, 1876-02-27
rhe Woman's Hospital Party---Fu-
rore for Lady Washington
Receptions,
Weddings at Washington and in
Chicago---Club Parties.
eoo;etv Entertainments in Lake Forest,
Hyde Park, Etc.

-...;,st street pictures that our people see. It
=. o1;nnse of Michigan avenue on pleasant
sn,<ncon. and who that has happened to be
+hers at the right time has not been charmed by
49, nroeneet2 Nature ia. no doubt, very we'll
:, tn vsy. Art can also produce hne effect
e.. .fter Ill, it takes combination Of Nature
- LIT in proportion, to enthrall tho senses.
~. 1.cies understand the principle when they
49,, THAR most da!icate OF silks with simple
.n<.hnas. the contrast never failing TO enrapture
~. ,o,1e vision. So with the scene presented
- .ho ovenue 1t certain timos. There ia . con-
..,nt1v changing ttsoug of equipaSas. coming
~ roing vith q rattle Of wheels and swift
,.as ot motion that ia exhilarating. The va-
.;,.s ara Of all styles, from the graca-
nj pbac;on to the stately baroucho,
,nd bT their very variety add to the
.vr1s,,yaness of tho scene. OF course,
~. ,o,ker-oa is more interested in the occu-
rrn,s than in the carriages aud here, too, is vast
s,ooa far the adcairing faculties. As the Tehi-
los sre yhirled past one catches brief glimpse
=, fair f.ces, bright eyes. mauy-hued feathers,
ocnpces apd frills,-tAe whole leaving some
what uude6nrd image upon the mirror OF TO
,namh1ancc, but yet causing thrill OF pleasure
hr its general iovelness. Perhaps tho peFpen-
a;,nl.r individual with tho black cockade, who
r;ts on the box, is unpleasantly prominent soUe-
times: but tho effect IS not easily spoiled, espe-
cs1y a. people are accustomed to that arrange
t1ent -
TIM ayenua itself il noble thoroughfare. beat-
tine its ar,stoc:atic character. There are fine
1nanvious On either hand. many OF them display
;nr a reas slip OF lawn io front, while tue sidc-
rs}la .-c .hsded With tine old trees. Then, for
ronnd thero !. tho lake. rising up as far
20. - 20 ~ rearh tn meet tho bluo sky. And
s;tths ;as ~ rsTc not enourh. tue lower end OF the
- ~ :; hnr1arnd hv t,,e nart with ,ts vel}-kept
1u1.e ',s ~ ~ laSoi isns and ts moisat little sum
't'aHaa rast;n, n tha midd}a nj the minin-
No. s.o. 80 Trno thara is rot enonqh yerJure
~ ~ - sat,:fr Ill ,,n nronrieties OF the land
:es sass 80 1aes r,ot h.ring recorored from ita
80 -+-,,,r ~ra +ha trce5 Drniactinp their
xnactral ho.,f,hs too angularly but there is
.uough left to give expression to the features OF
The scane.
A notabfe instance of tho nutabtlitv of fash
Ion is visible 10 Wabash avenue, where yet re-
main nany fne but faded old mansions, to at
,est i;a forme. grandeur. Time Was when the
1renue vas ar,ayed in all the eav attire OF fash
ion. Beginning with the old Clifton House on
The corner Of Madison street, there Was an I'M
posiuc succession Of marble and brown-stone
fronts all the wa7 mp tn Twenty-second street,
Then. The brad cleanlv-swept pavement. with
!he rowa OF stately trees on either side. formed
pne OF the finest dives and promenalea in the
.ty. But misfortune overlook it. The lover
md. twice devastated by FIRE, has never been re-
built except Tor purposes OF trade.
The trccs, which were tts chief Of
name 1t, we're singed beyond resuscitatlon.
md, worse than al. the spirit Of rotrogFesslon
Ieized all that part OF the avenue nnaesttoyea;
70 tha: to-day there is only dfeary llne Of saon-
anes, haberdasherles, cigar shops, anu ooafolng-
houses left to hold swsy iu the once a1lstoc1atlc
residences OF that thoroughfare. II some later
Byron standing amid the 1ulns OF the o!d fost.
Office, should chant lament for tho departed
Elorses of this avenue, it 10 to pa hoped that ne
R!1 not forget tho havoc that has paen caaseo
By desertion no less than ~ nte;
The week has been unusually lively as might
b expected. Prominent among the events was
he
FIRST REGIMENT RECEPTION.
Without doubt the ball given By the members
IT the First Regiment Of the Illinois State
Guards at tue Grand Pacific, Thursday evening,
Ets- numerically considered, one Of the Erandest
at1s,rs Inst has ever taken place in the city. No
lass than 400 people we're gathered together in
the corridors and parIors of the hotel. aud rs
natural conaennenca. there was little more
crush thnn comfort, 1t WAS unfortunate that
The dining hail happened to be undergoing re-
pairs 1t tbe 1iue, elss there would have been
tu1n1e noom for NIL Notwithstanding the dis
1dyantages however. under which the large
nompauY laborei the nf1air passed of very sue
eessfullv. Il vas fulIy described in TIE
AElNuSE Of tIl1nT-
THE CHARITY PARIT.
1he ua1a ~ .ictete for the Grand charity party,
~ ,,,,,1, t.1,.aa ~ ~ IN ,;vo1 nt tha Grand
~ ~ -aae4 ta4seo ~, w ~ h; sar ~. benaft
st!oc 4oto' lo~!4u11o" Sts445e 5c.t.n ~ - .1nn;a
- .nn n9man n9spsa. ~ ~ 'nan,ea fnr i
aaa aneaa5 leaeaea ueuu "AHu - tha-a c.n ha
~ on1t ~ as I 3 n,ao be .nccess in ali other
~ eouus eust IL "Iu a1eo 10 4I,ean, haa nsid
s1Hn pesss' ~ ono EeaeITus ny .ra Efraan csnshle
*1so lot nla ucAet. Anete ~ E.1,.s;ttaa ~ ~
.u euetse'''@ @ aao9s VI :u ro@n,nttaa consists
t.usstoen.s. 8. 1ne neGsyson ~ Tnhart tYa1S
~ ~ asG'cMIs LOUIS Na4, 1,;;;'a NE Ha;snn,, ana
19I a1.s' - 2. batt1e.t, MIS- "nliaa0 on10'' "A1
31ts; u; q. heeses Jacason. a,ao;s,,r .,,-
~ VINO purpose atteno!ne a,e ~
auaeo nor 10 forget nrns1ns tnei e.esa hntat , ~
consequence OF the parry oeine slssn ~ t,,n ~,
1ne aoofkeeplns VII, De conauesou W. ~, ~, ~
aoes ssnngency: anu the oooskeepeee M ,t,ars W.
s9u1eo to admlt no peSson-nos esen "or. s;,,sen e,
=. ..;E .hs ooa1u os hecepsloa ~ nn"cr-od tha;r
t;ssaa ;.Aet 1nose VINO uase ~. ~ ~ TnanbaT nf
49, can 90 80 ~ Applt!os " any - H.
~ ooa1o, or 10Y presenting 'nsl1NHo11 ~ 0AA
'ocn u: DEaka 2s Tue note'.
hahAacr . paAAA1Ics. =, A..
lne 1o1rth oramauc enteEtalnms1s ~ LII Inn
1fnseut Boat CUB was easen a. otanu*.u a@'t
nonoay evening, IN the presence u o"''e'
aad!ence.
vhn hnfnf} anTnnnt hhnRn with the C0114G1ettA