Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-01-09
Society.

The ladies did not seem to take much interest
in visiting yesterday, and comparatively few
of them were out. Mrs. Bryan, Mrs. Wylie.
Mrs. and Miss DennisOn, Mrs. Macarthur
Mrs. and Miss AlvOrd, and Miss Swartwout,
Mrs. Blake and her daughters, are among those
living on NJ and streets who received calls.
Atthe Riggs House, Mrs. Banning, Mrs. Horace
Davis and Mrs. kimmell received together
Several of the ladies at this hotel are always
.'at home" to their visitors on Tuesday. On
Sunday evening therewas family reunion at
the residence OF Mr. and Mrs. George Bancroft
at which Mr.. and Mrs Bancroft Davis and his
brother, Mr.. Horace Davis, and his wife, and
Mr. and Mrs. George Bancroft, jr., were pres
ent.
Mr.. John Davis and his wife, nee Frelyng-
huySen, and their two little ones, are now living
in HObOken. \. j.
1t is confidently predicted that the assembly
this evening at Marins Hall vii be one OF the
most enjoyable sOreeS of the season. The
Assembly Club will alternate with the Bache-
l0rS' Club in giving SoireeS at Marini'S this
winter. The assemblies are to be dancing par
ties, in which all can join who care to dance,
and it is thought will give more ladies and gen
tlemen an opportunity for enjoyment than the
germans. in which those who have not engaged
partners in advance cannot join. and strangers
have no opportunity to make acquaintances.
1t was happy thought to vary the winters
amuSementS in this way.
General Beale and his family have Miss Edith
Fish as their guest. and at their reception last
evening this charming young lady was most
pleasant memories Of her own and her parents
residence i'll Washington. The guests last
evening included many Of those whose names
are most familiar to the readers of the social
chronicles of the national capital. On Monday
evening Mrs. Isabella Beecher Hooker and
MSSSmith, of Glastonbury, called on Mrs.
Hayes.
The wedding of Lieut.. Tyler and Miss Os-
good OF Norwich, Conn.,, was solemnized in
that city on the 3,t instant. and was one OF the
most notable weddings OF the winter. There
bridesmaids. among whom
Miss Maggie Wood, of this city. The brides
ornaments were diamonds. She received one
hundred elegant presents her fathers being a
magnificent diamond cross and $4,000. She
presented her bridesmaids with the fine flow
crs which garnished their white gauze dresses
made over white silk. All the bridesmaids
wore wells. The groom has received orders to
go TO Texas, and hither he will take his bride
whose trouSSeau includes twenty-five Parisian
dresses, and other articles TO correspond
The matrOnS OF army families who have had
an experience OF Texas stations are always
most sympathetic when they hear OF the bride
OF an officer going to one of them with the
wardrobe and furniture which would adOrn
residence i'll TIE large cities. The experience
OF such is usually OF the characterwhich proves
Truth stranger than fiction in the chapter of
untOward incidents, if not of positive dangers,
which il can furnish.
Miss Blaine, whose accident in the autumn
threatened to be OF SO serious a nature, is now
fully recovered, and is attending school in
Maine.
About forty guests were invited to soir8e
musicale at Mrs. Clafiin's on Monday evening.
Miss Sargent, OF Boston, delighted the com
pany with her wonderful voice.
Mr. IeVey. of Australia, who married Mrs.
Borligny. of this city, last winter. is expected
to arrive in San Francisco this week. and viii
be here as soon as possible afterwards. His
wife, who is now i'll New York. will meet him
at Wheeling. They will probably sail for Eu-
rope i'll a few weeks. He is 10 be one of the
commissioners from Australia at the Paris
Exposition.
one of the Misses Strong, who has quite a
talent for painting, has made copy of the pic
tule OF Charlotte Corday iii prison. in The Cor
coran Art Gallery, which is much admired by
her friends.
And now ii is said to be the swell thing
Tor young lnen not to wear gloves in the even
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs Alexander Jeffrey and her
daughter, Miss Johnson, will receive on Fri
days during the season. aJ their residence so
2lSt street. MISS GRIrNDY.