, 1879-02-19

W ED4tL3ASA H. LD4A OiA1l1
Thornton worn ba1l.tlrcss of white silk,
trlnlms.l With scarlet velvet, cut high In thu
profuslon Of ducl,cssc lace. Tho Atlsscs Thorn
ton md Mlas noyln, who Is their guest, wurc
whito silk, with galixo oycrtlrcsscs.. trimmed
WIN ilowGrs. Mine. ontrey, the wlfn nl TIM
velvet over Willis satin pc:tlctat, trimmed
Will, point larn. Mrs. Scator. elect Carpenter
Hl daughter worc dresses nf white aE trimmed
with lace. Mrs.. senator Cameron wore = 'nv-
velvet n,ul lace. srs. senator Davis wore a
q1itt.colorcd yet vcry gentect drcss. AIRS.
Representative Ktmnclf, Of Maryland: wore
srs9'll-eolorcu stlk Iryss, cx1uisitely trlt,,ncu
would 10 impossible 70 deactibe even me most
striking tollettcs, or tic you'd cheer With which
the tables were loa.lctl, with all abundance ot
cha11'paE'ie anl sherry:
The next eVohing-Frilar-
TIE umANirE STATE
WAS vol senrescntcd at tho l,osnitahlo manaon
bf cx-Mayor n. q. Emery. II sull Of New iiitnp.
shire. Tho slipumnts danced lie Ra'Ilc i,l1ht ut
!c ltaltan Legation. when. tl'a llostcss. l'le
Yurkl wore ,'ress Of heavy whtc satln,. With
the front embroidered witt white n1 steel bu-
E1es. Ant train md sleeves pf OLD l,o1nt 'are.
Among licr old New Yurii friends WHO had cofue
IN to ehlDy the occls!un was Mrs. l.0rillartl
Spencer, WHO worn crcau.coorcd satin dress,
the entire front ot Which was embroidered in
Iny cooss while the sleeves Atltl neck trl1nnit1E
were Of old po|nt lace. Another New York
tt"Ic. which gave eilert to her ,rarc laces md
sparkllng 4 diamonls. Altno. Znmaconn. the
wlc nf INC Mexlcun Minister. wofg i ,i crimson
yclset dress, profusclT cMbroidcrcd WILL gar
| nets nN trimmed With white lace.
| :, AT the ,sssenbly Of tho Army md Navy Club,
Mrs. A,alrnrcld received the glcsts, and every
one had splendid time, a1thuuRh
Tlla nuNrsMEs's quAnnltLH
| wns not danced, rs Ind bccn expected. It. hnd
been rcheArscd ut Gcu. l}cAl9's rucsdAv-cvcfli,y
rcccptIon; but the young people, found u In,
isicntc mid feared tint they might not succeed
In getting safely through Its inazea. Tint same
evening Airs. Cl.artun "a Washington bella who
married young English t[pIon'at( Invited
dozen Of hst friends to visit The theatre With
residence Of her father, Xr. Archie Campbell,
formerly Of the Department os State.
THE AFTERNOON REoE1rIoNs
OF the uast week have been brilliant Atd MINER
olls. Prominent among them vas one a. tie
litt,-,l,c first entertainment there siicc The
,lcRth Of Mrs. Butler, three scars Rtncu.' The
Generals nccc. Miss llenrd, who pTessdcs over
Ills luuschofd when hts daughter, Mrs. Arnes.
"a not here, RECEIVED tho many guests, asslstel
by d daughter u Senor Xamlc1lla, the alexlenn
Munster, aful Miss Carpcntcr. There was dune:
ng, nm enjoyable ltlnch, and tine displny Of
| drcss toi!ctteg.
| THE WEEKS niNNE,.-rAnrtEs
| hnvc kent the cooks anu winters busy. The
! ellamuion dshucr-g1rcr Of The seasot = senator
Hlatne who has thu p!qudnt chat OF uatl liau!l-
ton to cEltvcN Ills requests, Al who Ii Himself
most entertaining lloht. acrretary Sherman
dry evening, md OH "Wednesday u distinguished
company surrounded tic taulc Of Mrs. lscdfuru.
scnatosa Morrill,, Thurman. md BaSard. whn
live in their own kouses hayc had dinner parties
Sam of every one, md King Ut tlc Lob>,y-has
t,Hd two spreads at Welcker's restaurant.
As FOR THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
they hnve been given by ahc senre. Those which
have been tlc must Talked ubout Mesn W Ton.
slgnal-scryicp MYERS, IN tl,c Knnp Housc; Con.
ny thu thousands-m the timc-honorcd Decatur
uuusu; Senator Stanloy Matthews, whose
nlatronS wife was aided in receiving by her
earinlng daughter; scnator blaint, ut whose
house tlu Stalwart Republican. clustered llkr
bees around hive; Georgo ". EtEGa the
banker, yI,u patterns lis hospitality inter- The
spt nnt Of l.onlon, md gives l,!s gttcats n!l
port ut lIs rrfrcsllmunt-tabes; Paytnaster-tac,l'
ural Gutter nj tie Navy, whosc phrlors wcre
graccd by the old salts md young mlddira
Guy. Mccormick, who has returned fro,n parlf
covered with glory; Con'n'odore Whiting, wlo
occupies Admiral 0ulds,orouglrs Old home
nntl 3awycr Wcbb, WHO iny!tcd hls brothcr.1cnl.
here Of :he liar to meet the ncwly-appolntc1
Judge f1ngncr.
TIE LITERARY CLUBS
hold their own al,i1 t.o wlira Of gnyety. Libra
riun Spoltord, who furnishes the pAbtlum fos
C"asrsss'Hoal orators gssa papct a tslaas
munIals.." Or: Dorng, t!c Representative from
ttr Essex District OF Massachusetts, rcad Il
paper, Mt Horatlo Kings. literary reunion, on
.'lifc ina Ncw-Encanl V!llago." Yrs, Cary
gtcu's lust Saturday reception, whle'l wns iig'l,
II complitncnted. The Literary SocsctY will mol
meet agaln until Wusllington's llrtlnluy. GIG
.2l, whr,1 Mrs. Lander, thu trslEcilct,nt, Chief
Justice Drake Ut tic Court uf Gla'tns, md Col
CjnEs will read papera approprlata TO thu o.
| caalOu.
PREPARATIONS ron 4 FANCY nAL1,
which Is to he kept very secret, aru now stir
ring thu ieart oi "soclety.n halt In part
Of the city which ts tcrrl.fneogttta has bee1
quietly eE!nEel, thu musicians ind thu catcrc
are sworn to secrecy, mn! 'he programmes llay.
been ordered troni Philadelphia. Meanwhile
extensive antiquarian researches have becn 1nnd'
to secure appropriatc COSTUMES, and spolforsl
tic trutlltc Librarian OF Congress, hns ind h
time fully occupied In hunting up prbts o
historical dresses. No city has SO snauy CHI
ncsc, Japailrse, ut,d lnd!nn costumes rs Wash
iugtol., aud the bAlt will TO brilliant affair
cVen shuui.l tie correspondents geiErally not u
atlc tn urltioncG III tIvanca wllO IL to ba there
. u,Nl wllnt thGy vii! wear.
, MEANWHILE VIC aru 70 hear
, TIE MERRY, MERRY, MARnIA1E.DRLLs.
/ Henry D. Cooko's daughter, Mtss kittlc, vii
: | by married On Wednesday night to Talunp Nj,
grtl.1or, w!n-altllougl, n +. +. V.-wcnt lntt
nlachnc.stop at {;aorgetowu, learned how t,
! hlItl mud to run n steat','en1lne. then wtn
: into Colorado mine ns working engineer
! 1H.l now is 4 wealthy, mtne.ownrr. hha In
, tecn reglt|ar l.ady Bonnttfut, nnd although
| sllu might ut our t1tuu bee1t Mrs. Cu!. Fret
Grant, Jet, aftcr her fatcr's bank went down Ii
The Northern Facir lsui1road crash, st.e oyotet
huFself TO works OF mercy.
Another itptnbIe ,ycltlnr will In Tint n