Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-01-21
Washington Society.

1arleS or war and interior, With the c0-opera-
tiOn Of the President.
Washington society.
Yesterday afternoon with its crisp atm0S-
phere and bright sunshine was as lively as any
ever known in the visiting annals OF Washing
ton. The fact that there are so few evening
parties seems to give every one more time and
inclination for calling on reception days.
The event Of the afternoon was the lunch to
forty-four ladies given By Mrs. Hayes in honor
OF her guests, Mrs. IeWett OF Chicago. and Mrs.
Hichok. OF columbus. The Blue aad Red par
lorS ard the state dining room where the table
was set WeIe lighted with gas and elab0rately
decorated with p0tted plants and cut flowers.
The corridor leading from the East room TO the
con,eE,a con at9rIeS & vas similarly adorned and
lighted. The ladies removed their wraps in the
reception room on the right OF the entrance
door, and were then shown into the Blue par
lor. The state dining table seats only thirty
six, so that additional tables were added. max
ing the whole in the form OF y. Smilax in
festOons followed the shape OF the table, and at
the four points were baskets OF flowers. The
horizontal mirror was laid through the center
OF the table and trimmed with SmilaX and fi0W-
erS. AT each plate was a lovely bouquet OF
lilies Of the valley and roses. The dinner cards
were simple but handsome in the center of each
In silver were the American eagle and shield
The hour for assembling was O'Clock and it
was four when all rose from the table, for in
reality the lunch was a dinncrO Of many courses
OF course there was no wine. Nor were any
gentlemen present. Before all the ladies took
their leave the President looked in upon them
for few moments. Among the guests were
Mrs. and the Misses Eyarts. Mrs. John Sherman
Misses Lizzie and Ellie Sherman, Miss Will
lnuth, Mrs. and Miss Moulton, Mrs. and Miss
Key, Mrs. Mckinley Of Ohio Mrs Payson. Miss
DeFens, Misses Thompson and their visitors.
Misses kckeen and Miss Page. Mrs. and Miss
McCrarv, the Misses schuEZ, Mrs. and Miss
Waite, Mrs. Albert Myer and Miss Myer, Mrs.
WoOdwOrth, Mrs. Barley, Miss Mccoy. Mrs.
Andrews Mrs. Rogers. Mrs Casey, Mrs. Breck-
onride. and her aunt, Mrs. Shillman. The occa-
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was considered as brilliant as any similar feS-
tivity which has ever occurred at the White
House. The ladies as q rule wore light colored
silks or velvet visiting costumes. and removed
their hats and wraps.
Nearly all the ladies who cust0marlly receive
on Monday were lat home yesterday. Mrs
ard Miss Waite did not receive until they re-
turned from the lunch at the White House.
rECle were large receptions at the houses OF
the other Justices OF Tie Supreme Court, eycepr
OF course that OF Judge Hunt Mrs Bancroft
did rot receive. Mrs. COffey had pleasant re-
eertion. Mrs. Pierce (the daughter OF eA-min-
ister to France Faulkner.) welcomed many OF
her cd friends TO her pariorS on Pennsylvania
avenne, adjoining tie Metropolitan hotel. Mrs.
Ci'ficfG al other agreeable ladies at the Ma
uCnal hotel had many visitors. The DaIiOrS o.
the iiiggs House. where several ladies residing
there were receiving, were thrOnSed all the
afternoon. TEere were a number of agreeable
houses open to all who called at the Navy
yard, Marine Barracks, and on Capitol Hill.
The Young people amply compensate them
selves for the lack OF evening parties by crowd
iig he rink.
Tie Tuesday night weekly social meetings OF
the Washington Art Club at their rooms ia the
Corcoa all Building have special features OF at
traction this year and bring together in agree
abe association artists, authors musicians.
scientists statesmen and pleasant society
people.
Tie capriclous goddess of fashion that de-
CARED the past year for old China, old crock
cry. Palissey ware &C, has at last taken
practical turn. and gallinoculture is the order
for 1879. our ladies' both Old and young, now
Dor t,aar. ~ Dnri.. n
ference for Houdans, lie Flech, and other varie-
ties Of gallinaceOus fowls. LegllOrnS, Hamburgs
Cochins, foiands Sebughts, Silkies and Brah-
mas are now the topics OF conversation. The
ladies will, OF course, flock TO the Masonic Tenn
pie this week TO see the novel and rare coilec-
uon III this line on exhibition.
INDIAN COMMISSIONER HAYT has been sud
denly called TO his home, in Patterson, Ny. by
the sickness OF relative.
BIDS FOR ENvELoPEs.-The Treasury DEPART
ment annulled its contract with the Morgan
Envelope Company, who had the contract for
supplying the department VITA envelopes for
the present fiscal year. That company failed
to come up to the contract upon which il had
entered. Yesterday bids were opened for sun
plying . lOo,ooe envelopes during the balance OF
the fiscal year There were number OF bidders
Woolworth & Graham OF New York and J. NJ
7. Jones Co. Of Chicago, have been awarded
the contract.
THE OPINION OF SECRETARY ScHuRz concern
ing the note OF Gen. Sherman to Gen. Sheridan.
which comments upon the Secretarys recent
letter and requests Gen. Sheridan to consider
the Indian controversy aS ended being of inter
est TO the pubic, was OF interest to Il STAR re-
porter. Secretary SchuIZ was consequently
questioned on the subject. and replied. This
Is one way to get out OF it. The circumstance
that my letter appeared in the papers cannot
have disturbed the generals much, considering
the fact that l saw Gen. Sheridan's last two
communications first in the papers, and that
the last one was sent to me with a printed
synopsis, intended for the newspapers, attached
10 it. But gen. Sherman evidently wants Cen
sheridan not to write any more letters"
THE PULLMAN CAR BILL. - Representative
Turner's bill to regulate the charges for Pull
man palace cars and other sleeping cars pat
ented by the United States provides that it
shall be unlawful TO charge more than one dol
lar for the use Of the same by one person for
twenty-four hours, under a penalty of fine
not less than $500 nor more than S GOO, imposed
upon the corporation, and any natural person
violating the provisions OF this act shall be
liable TO fine OF 800 and Imprisonment for
three months for each offence.
MARINE CORPS STAFF CFFICERS.-Mr Banks
bill. introduced in the House yesterday. to
regulate and define the rank of staff officers OF
tie Marine corps, proposes the following as tn,
stan, after the passage OF the act: One adjutano
ana inspector. one quaftermaSter, one pay
master, who after 25 years of service. Shal
have the rank OF lieutenant colonels, and afte
forty years the rank OF colonel; two assistan
quaiterrnaSteIS, who after 20 years shall haV
the rank OF majors: but nothing in the act shal
entitle any OF the above TO back pay and allow
anceS
GEORGE REYNOLDS, THE UTAH PoLYdAMIsT
whose case was recently decided in the L. S.
supreme Court, filed yesterday through hi,
counsel, Biddle and Speaks, petition for a
lehearing upon the ground that his SEN
teDce In the lower court to two years
! DEtSOOtDerf hard wa md
contrary TO the provisions Of section 5S52 OF the
Revised Statutes. 1t is uue that the statute
says nothing about hard labor, but that point
was not raised at all in this court and 1t is very
improbable that the petitioners plea for
lehearins will be granted.
Lawrence o. Hull, who embezzeled
$10,QC0frCm the London and San Francisco Bank
at san Francisco, was arrested at Hong Kong
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