Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-01-31

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least one engagement for the evening. and
many purposed dividing it between the recep-
| tiOns given by Senator and Mrs. Matthews AID
| Judge and Mis-. SwayDe, and the grand ball
| at Marini'S Hall by the Washington Assembly
| Club.
| Seldom has more enjoyable informal en-
| tertainment been given here than that of SeE-
ator and Mrs. Matthews, who thoroughly un
! derstand the art of dispensing hOSpiIa ality.
| Their pretty parors were filled with some of
| the most agreeable people in the city, includ-
ing Secretary Schnrz and daughter. Secretary
| Sherman, Miss MOu1tOn and Miss Parsons,
Miss Foote, Miss Smith, and Miss Cook from
| the White House, the Misses EvartS, Attorney
| General Devens; Senators Booth, Burnside,
| Ferry, Davis of w. Va, and Anthony, Ms,
| minister and wife, MI. Polo, the Japanese min
| lister. and wife, Judge Advocate General and
MarY ana ws Ms %Myf
sister, Miss Schenck. Mr.. and Mrs. Sherlock
of Cincinnati. Miss Smith and Miss Taylor of
Capitol Hi, Senator Jones of Nevada and
| wife, and Miss Goodman their guest, Mrs. and
| Miss FeEiger, General Crittenden, General
and Miss SturgS. Professor Cantel, Mr.. A. c..
Buell. and Miss Madeline Polk, Mr.. and Mrs.
NOrdhOff and many others. Conversation was
much enjoyed. as well as substantial repaSt,
but there was no dancing, nor was it missed.
The eldest daughter of Senator Matthews, who
is still school girl, and her two little sisters,
were their parents able assistants IN enter
tanning the guests
III spacious ROOMS at SWdyne )
residence were assembled most of those above
named and numerous others OF high repute
including majority of the Judges of the Su-
preme Court and their wives
The assembly given by the Washington club
was one of the most brilliant balls ever given
here: Both the large halls at Marins were
lined with gracefully festooned flags and
music was provided in each, so that all the
guests who chose to dance could do so with
out being crowded. The attendance was the
largest observed at any of the club entertain
mentS. and included number of the ladies
and gentlemen best known in society, espe,
clally the young ones. Nearly all those named
above as attending the other parties came TO
the assembly about midnight. Mrs. Emory
received the guests, and her daughter was
among the dancers. Among a large number
6i Of. others present were we're Cen Van Buren and
afterwards chaplain at West Point: Mrs.
Ricketts,, Miss Edes; Mrs: Carlile Patterson
and daughters; Mrs. Ross Ray and daughters,
Miss PelOuZe, Mrs and the Misses GOuveneur.
Mrs. and the Misses Kilbourn, Mrs and Miss
MhlpIln, MI sanchez. Mr.. Phenix, DIR. and
Mrs Lincoln, Lieut.: Com. Payne, Repre- esenta-
tive lockwood and wife, Col. and Mrs. Me
Caulcy, Mr and Mrs. McCauley, Representa-
tive and Mrs. Powers, Representative and
Mrs Willis, Mr.. and Mrs. b. Macdonald, Miss
AIvOrd
Mrs Spra2ue. who attended four parties
during the evening. looked radiant in rert
d'edu crepe de Chine over silk the same hue,
clusters of roses. Her ornaments were large
pear,shaped pearls set in diamonds. Nine:
Mantilla over pale-b silk wore 2GlnGSSe of
the same shade. with superb diamond Orna-
mentS. The roses in her hair were fastened
with diamonds, and pendant earrings and
brooch OF The same stones were worn. The
| wife OF Senator Jones was elegantly attired.
! Mrs. Yoshida, the wife of the Japanese minis
| ter, wore q lovely shade of rose -coOred silk
! The bride OF Lieutenant Tyler wore over blue
silk polonaSe and draperies Of chene gamze
a lice R1
| rem was eXquSitely dressed.
Mrs Macarthur has invited gReSts to lunch
| al O'Clock Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Christmas have issued
invitations for dancing party next Tuesday
| evening.
r,ldr Mrs. Hayes, mis- Miss Plat, and Miss Devens
wedding of Miss Shoemaker and Lieut. Bar
| Secretary and the Misses schurz will enter
| tain guests at dinner next Monday evening
Mr.. Fernando Wood will give 4 dinner to-
! day, and Assistant Secretary seward and his
| wife have issued invitations for a dinner
| party.
| IHE INTERVIEW WITH THE JUDICIARY Com
| MITTEE.-Editoro Of the Star: Having been pres
ent when Mrs. Hooker spoke yesterday before
| the Judiciary committee of the House, and
knowing all the facts with regard TO Mrs. Crock
| er, wish to correct the erroneous impression
made by your report Mrs. CrOcker has been
completely won by Mrs. HOOkers gentleness
| since the painful episode of the prayer meet
ing, and requested of the latter permission to
| speak for ten minutes of the time allotted
Mrs: Fl. by the committee. Mrs. Hooker re-
piied that she would gladly give it to her if the
| permitted to speak consented. Mrs. Hooker
made the request of the gentlemen of the com
NIT Gmlttee, who refused to grant it, fearing Mrs
Hooker gently explained this to Mrs. Crocker,
who accepted the explanation.
Your report is also unjust in saying that
| no member OF the committee spoke word
either Of encouragement or discourag CEMENT .
! 1Or Mr.. Knott, the chairman, thanked Mrs
| Hooker cordially in the name of the commit
lee lee 1GI Tor her able and good tempered address.
lie also thanked her for a copy of the Bible,
! translated by Miss Smith, of Glastonbury.
Conn, which Mrs Hooker presented to him,
and ne sashee1fnaiH adaed 1hHt he would use it it
Washington. January 3lst.
| DESTITUTE IsLANDERs.-The Secretary of
| State has received a communication from the
inhabitants of the Island of Old Providence.
numbering about TAG persons, informing the
! government and people of the United States
that on the I'd day of October, 1876, that island
was visited by severe hurricane, which COM
| pletey destroyed all the houses, provisions,
and other means of support, leaving them en-,
| tirely destitute, and that on the 9th of Sep
tember, 1871. an equally destructive hur-
rlcane struck the island. They appeal for
| aid.
CONFIRMATIONs.-The Senate, in executive
session yesterday, confirmed the following
nominations Thomas G.. Shapleigh, register
| land office, Detroit, Michigan. ThOS. BOwles,
receiver OF public money, Dardenelle, Arkan
SaS.
AS RESULT OF THE LATE EXAMINATION
in the Patent Office, MeSSrs. ID. Gray Purman
of Wisconsin, frstclaSs clerk, and David s.
WalcOtt, of Ohio, temporary clerk, have been
promoted to the grade of third assistant exam
iner, at salary OF 81. 400 per annum; and JOS
Lyon, of the District of Columbia, has been
appointed to position in the same grade.
VIGOROUS INQUIRY fails to disclose the au-
thority by which DoOrkeeper Polk fences off
portions OF the public corridors of the House
leading to the committee rooms of ways and
means and appropriations on one side, and
clerks offices on the other.
RECRUITS FOR TEXAs.-The superintendent
OF mounted recruiting service is ordered to
forward 200 recruits as follows: l40 to San An
tonic Texas, 100 for the 4th cavalry, and 40 for
the Sth cavalry. Major A. j. Alexander, Sth
cavalry will conduct those for the 4th caval-
ry to San Antonio; and 60 to Brownsville,
Texas, via New Orleans.
EXPERTS FOR INvESTIGATIONs.-TheH House
committee on accounts has agreed to recon-