Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-01-15
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very largely attended Most of those who
were invited to Mrs. Bancroft's party last
| Thursday called on her yesterday. Mrs. JUS
| tee Swayne, whose daughter, Mrs. Parsons
and her cousin Miss Seavey, are visiting her.
rad very large reception. Much to the re-
| well enough to come down stairs, but the ladies
named made the time pass most agreeably.
drs.s mrs: IA parsons wore most dts,t.ngMe Worth
ments Mrs Chief Justice Waite was assisted
bX MI; and Mrs. Warner. of New York, and
| Miss Griswold, of Connecticut. All three Ia
dies were beautifully dressed. Mrs. Warmers
| toilet of flesh cOlored silk was combined with
rich black velvet. Miss Waite is expected to
was married in Toledo on Thursday last. Miss
bls Sc who visited her last winter, is expected
Waite.
-, One of the most elegant visiting dresses seen
this winter was worn yesterday by Miss Van
Buren, the handsome daughter of Colonel Van
! Buren,, of New York. who was for so many
. years cOnSulgeneral to Japan. Miss Van
Buren, is remarkably fne-looking., carrying
her her tail, erect figure with grace and dignity.
She wore Yesterday a perfect shade of blue
| velvet combined with blue matelasse, and
, hat to correspond.
The amateur troupe achieved gratifying
! evening. 1t was indeed a gala night at the
National Theater. The audience which in
| cluded grand array of the ladies and gentle
men who add interest to social chronicles,
was for once in full opera dress White gloves,
evening hats, and handsome opera coaks,
were almost universally worn, and the occa-
sion was furtheC hOnOred bythe lighting of the
central chandelier which so rarely is allowed
to illuminate the theater that its occasional
radiance is greatly appreciated.
Of the troupe which went through the entire
opera without a single break, or prolonged
wait it would he difficult to say too much
in praise. First honors are accorded to Mr..
| sam Young as Punket, and Ndncy, the pi-
quante and versatile Mrs II. c. Sherman.
Miss Mills acquitted herself with great credit
added N pf .IiI mi i,,IfS nf
| her musical talents. Both these ladies wore
several elegant dresses during the perform
for pretty faces fresh dresses. good singing
and animated acting. Mr.. Pugh made an adj
mirable Lionel. and received abundant proof
OF the appreciation of the audiences.
| The floral tributes sent the performers dur
ing the evening were as numerous and beauti-
| ful as they were varied in design.
Secretary asd Mrs. EvartS have issued inVi-
talonS Tor dinner party on Friday next.
/ he French Minister and Nine. OUtrey will
entertain guests at dinner tomorrow.
Pleasant SAINT news comes from Paterson, \: J..
| Rev. DR.. Starkey, and his wife. who is kindly
remembered here as Mrs Kennedy. DR.. Star
key has charge Of st. Parl'S church, at Pater-
| son.
A.f and Mrs. Richard Christmas and their
attractive daughter, have moved into the resi-,
dence on Lafayette Square, formerly occupied
! by Mrs. Franklin Kinney.
The young ladies', Miss Sargent and Miss
Hays, who have been visiting Mrs. Haines. are
about to conclude their visit. Miss Clark has
already gone. These young ladies made a
most favorable impression here. One day. after
Miss Sargent, the wonderful young singer. had
n been singing for Senator Lamar. She said to
him that as She was new to Washington S0ce-
ty. she had never before met a I. 5. Senator
and was, delighted to meet one. The gentle
man replied, And am delighted to have met
a genius abiding to the young lady re
markahie voice.
The wife of exTreasurer New was much
esteemed when She resided in Washington
| - htr
welcomed.
Mrs. Lander's return to her residence on
| Capit0i Hill gives great pleasure to all who
know her. Her two sons, who have spent six
years studying in Germany passed the hOli-
days with her.
4 private letter from Mrs. Elijah Ward to a
friend in this city. speaks hopefully OF her hus-
bands health They are living at Carnes,
where they have pleasant home by the sea.
% surrounded by orange trees and flowers.
| Gfdphtc. and his wife, Jennie June, one of
the most industrious as well as talented of the
contributors to the press. are expected in
| Washington this week to make a brief visit.
PROGREss OF THE EASTERN Whatsoever
Pasha; Turkish minister of foreign affairs, nd
the Grand Duke Nicholas for an armistice tee
and peace, We're to have left COnstantinople
for kezanlik yesterday, but were delayed by
have effected a junction with the ROumanians
before Widdin, and demanded its surrender.
but the Turkish commander declined unless
the garrison was allowed to march out with
their arms. The Servian General Belimarko-
vich, with fifty battalions, is marching on Prs-
hatana.. The Servians have reoccuped kur-
Schumlie, which the Turks abandoned. and
have taken Vlaiya. The Turks claim to have
bombarded and destroyed the ports of Eupa-
toria and Yalta i'm the Crimea. The report
that Germany and Italy would claim the right
to pass the Dardanelles if the British feet was
admitted is pronounced untrue.
TUE COA1 CONpIS SATIoS-ITndar the cnmh;
nation OF the coal companies, which was con
Summated in Philadelphia Oh Saturday even
ing, the yearly tonnage allowed to each com
pany on a basis of a total coal output of
D,000,000 tons will be as follOws:-Philadelphia
and Reading, s. ,725, 600; Lehgh Valley 3,95O.00O
New Jersey Central railroad, 2,5S1 900; Della
Delaware and Hudson, ,, 496. 600: PENNSYLVANIA
railroad. .525,nO: Pennsylvania coal compa-
ny, l,l73,00o
DIsGUsTED ENGLIsHMAN.-MrJ j. H. Sid
donS states that he intends to sell out and leave
! Virginia. He states 100000 has been invested
| to his knowledge by Englishmen in his section
and that he has held on for seven years believ-
ing in Virginia, liking Nirginans, and hoping
| for better times. He is now convinced that the
| state debt question will not be settled, and that
while ii is unsettled Virginia will go from bad
to worse. He has therefore decided to go else
| where. Thus the state will lose a worthy ciIi-
! zen. whose capital and enterprise might have
been of great value.-[ FornriUe U'o.) Ler-
| cnry.
THE SUSPECTED CUBAN PRIvATEER EsrELLE f
has been formally seized at Bristol. II. l.. by
| order of the President, who is convinced that
there is reasonable ground for her detention
! i'll custody.
| JOHN MoRRIssEY BETTER.-A dispatch from
Jacksonville. Fla, says that for the past four
days the condition of Hon. John Morrissey has
been very critical. but yesterday he was better
and continued 50 last night.
EUROPEAN PERsoNALs.-Count Shouvalof
is about to vacate the Russian Embassy in
London. and will probably be succeeded by
Prince OrlOff. Henry NJ. Stanley the eX
plOrer of Central Africa. has arrived at Mar
Seilles Oh his way to London. THE Prince
Imperial of Germany has arrived at Rome to
represent the Emperor William at the funeral
of King Victor Emmanuel
| A MANS HEAD BLOWN OFF BY DYNA-
! MITE.-A special dispatch to the Baltimore
american, from TOws0ntOwn, Md. says that
| William Wrench, an emplOye at McCabe &
Bro. s section of The permanent water supply,
was killed yesterday morning about 10 o'clock
b the explosion OF dynamite cartridge. De
ceased was lighting of the cartridges in Shaft
| M when the accident occurred. He had lit
the cartridges, or fuses, and finding one had
failed 10 ignite. returned for the purpose of re-
! Ii hting it, when one already lit exploded
| Blowing one side of the unfortunate mans
head 1A4 Il L. Ii .,,1&