Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-12-15
.Wa.hington society.

What with the kettledrum this afternoon and
evening to benefit the Childrens hospital, and
General and Mrs. Hunters evening party We'd
nesday, the first assembly and german by
the Washington club on Thursday and the daily
round of visiting, society is promised more fire.
quent meetings this week than it ordinarily en-
joys before New Year. This is pronounced by
competent authorities the gayest December
known here in many years.
The sister and brother-in-law of ex-Gov. Fl. d.
Cooke-Gen. and Mrs. j. K. Moorhead-wfll
the nth inst. They give reception at their
residence, 113 Center Avenue Pittsburg, from
to9p
gave dinner party to gentlemen at his resi-
dence here.
1t is regretted that the Italian minister Baron
Blanc) and his New York wife do not expect to
pass this winter in Washington; they hope,
however, to attend the White House reception
New Year.
Among those whom Mr. G. W. Chllds, of Phil
adelphia, expects to dine with General and Mrs.
Grant at his house tomorrow are the following,
who were formerly in President Grants cabinet:
EN-Secretaries Fish, Boutwell,, Robson and
Borfe, and ex-Attorney General Pierrepont Gen.
Sheridan is also expected.
On the completion by Mr.. Andrews of his copy
Of Sully'S portrait Of Andrew jackson in the
Corcoran gallery, it was removed, last week, to
the White House, making the collection Of pOr-
traits of Presidents In the Executive Mansion
nearly complete. Only two are now lacking
those OF buchanan and Andrew J0hnSOn-and 1t
is hoped they will also be added. Within year
the number of portraits OF Presidents in the
house in which all save one have lived, has been
nearly doubled. Not only the Presidents them
selves but their wives, should be represented
pictorally there. At present but two of the
ladies who have held the title, by courtesy,
styled "the first lady in America, are so repre-
sented in the White House. The portrait Of
Mrs. Tyler has long been there, and for nearly a
year that of Martha Washington, by Mr.. An
drews, has hung in the east room as companion
piece to that OF Gen. Washington, which has
been in the Executive Mansion since soon after
its completion. Mr.. Andrews portrait of Mrs.
Washington has, however, not yet been pur-
chased by the government.
Miss Edith Harlan daughter of Justice Har-
Ian of the Supreme Court) returned to the city
last week after making numerous visits to
friends In the west. She was one OF Miss Florence
Lathrop's bridesmaids. Mr.. Field, Of Chicago,
baS taken his bride, nee LathrOp, to Europe.
Gen. Eli Murray, of Louisville, KY, and his
wife who, as Miss Eva Neil, visited Secretary
Bristow's wife here, are now at the Riggs
House. Senator Dawes and family purpose
living in the same house where Representative
and Mrs Claf1in and her niece, Miss Davenport,
are now. A caterer from Cambridge, Mass,
will provide the meals. The house belongs to
Admiral Bailey's family, and is the same which
Senator and Mrs. Staniey Matthews occupied No.
1909 st. Representative LOring, OF Mass,
who, with his daughter, is now at Wormley'S,
hopes to move into his new house, on X street,
in the same block with Secretary Evarts, be-
tween Christmas and New Year.