, 1879-02-05

NAANA~ AAvAA1 ~ANAR
glass, where they wcre fastened by g!!deh
horsr,hoc, on wklch was tuscrtbcd ''tIood
Lnck.' Beneath this horscshoe the yonng
couple exchanged tirir VOWS in accordance vttI
tlc fnntcssivu ritual uf ,he Epjsc0pat Church,
and were pronounced husband a,.u wife by the
Rev. DR.. E1Itutt.
THE SENATOR'S DAY
1 ThurA!ay, and tic wives Ut The Senators exact
frs! cal frs'1i every one except the Prcsl1cpt.
Last Thursday Mrs. Senator Dorsey. Of
Arkansas, was voted the haMatomcst Ut tic
1atl!es Of The Timer House, md Mrs Edmunds,
ling 10 not here this winter. mn, the gossps say
It IA because ber uperfous Iortl has been ttn, d.
voted IT. hs atscnth',,s IL Mira. Kate H,,rartlc,
who resides at ChicfJusticc Clasc's former
while LITTLE Spraqucy Ia trying 10 repair lls st,at.
tered fortunes in Nhode Island. Mrs. Chris
ttaucy, Erslke, ID charmed witt, The tiea Of g,-
ing to Peru, tnstcad Of being snubl,c1 BY Ilcr
Bruce did not receive, bns her younger sister a
hatldson'e ~ octoroof't did tl1t honors. Mrs.
bIalnc. u,atrolly and .ttgnfflrd. was aided by the
yivaclo,fs Gall Hamilton whose name It is
Dooge. anu whose keen sarcastic tepartees make
her the champion cunvcrsatlonlttst ri the Uts-
trict. At might the Mignon Club Ka1c dane.
inG.party at MarinE's Hail, where there vera
none Of the upper tens, bus where scorra VI The
lower deeEmals enjoyed themselves much.
FHuA1'b RECEPTIONS
were were at the houses Of citizens, and thercvas
nuitc large attendance Of t!o EtuIfO ut Miss
HanFom. the arttAt. She has recently painted
fine portrait Of Mrs. Senator Dnrsey, ami she Is
no" busy. with host Of friends at lcr back, ia
bringing about The purchase OF her full length
portrait Of ten. Thomas, which she values nj
$lh00o but which Is really worth about f1,tS)0.
At night there was cnnt.rcrc ption Mt the house
Of Senator Bnyarf, on Highland Tcrrncr, whcrs
Tue vcrJ creme do In creme of Washington
Q3SiN SHAs tai thn .t-.x1
toilette bstng That OF the vito OF the Danisn
Minister formerly Mrs. Moulton. the vocaltsth
OF surn-cofored satin, with gauzo oyerskitt uf
tie same color. There was alao
HOTEL HOP At w1LLAnp's,
where every body. went, y chilaren's party ut
Mrs. Nathan Ifucoln In l!ouor Of her slster, AlIns
Gould, nnd her guest, Mas Rholus. Mrs. Lin.
coln wore dress OF pale pink n!tls. trimmed
With red, ntld q Halst and tra'ns OF dark green
National Hotel, but the sad death Of Mrs. Ross,
daughter Of it,t landlord, made them 70 to the
Metropolitan Hotel. Whete papers werr read By
the Rev. DR.. James Rea a,ii Mr. Got,sig!lt,
songs wese sung, and every ona appeared to
have splendid time.
SATURDAY snoPpiNa
VA generally attended to, and then nunv
drove down 10 she Nasy-Yanl to sec Cnpt, boy
ton paddle about 10 Inflated rubber suit, and
show what ',c woufd do II thlmsrcckcL. Tic
nan. ma!e raft butt. fire. fire on n, +. caught t's'
dolphin, greatly to the amusement ot President
Hayes, who was present. At night, Miss Waite,
The daughter Of the Chief Justice. agaln pre-
scented I'll. N. s. PInafo:e" for charitable pur-
poses. The operetta was welt put on the stage,
and the performance went OF iolorably we'll for
al amateur show.
THE INVITATIONS FOR NEXT WEEK.
arc already abundant. Among them are those fur
4 danc!ng.lay reception nt Gen. Butlcr'a, do u,
a. Admiral l'arcr's md for Others ut The houses
Of Admiral Porter, Senator Stanley Matthews,
and Judge Advocate uencrRl Drum. The
Skatng-fstnk will doubt1oss continue to atsrsyt
crowds, ntM the dcbates in Congress Will be Of
unusual interest. There was to hare been
ball ut Wtllard's, but fire there last night
do'uRed large part of the house with watcr,
which is 10 be regretted.
THE HOTELS
Of Washington, although not equal to those Of
Chicago, are tlis wiuter bcttcr kept, and able
to accommodate more guests, than ever boforc.
hcre from lni!adelehia, tic only hotel III the
District OF Columbia was Crawfofd's Union
Tavern, In Georgetown. For the accomfnuda.
tIon OF Congrcshncn, Crawford used To run
ihe lloyai George. between his hotel Il tani thu
Capitol. The FIRST alotel in this city was the
Black-liorso Tavern, kept by Pennsylvania
nutenn,an mined Betz, peaE where the Ebbitt
House now stunds. The next was on Capitol
ctiH. Maxi c1nle
TIE INDIAN QUEEN.
which was started by Mr.. Nicho!as Queen, where
the Metropolitan Hotel NOW Btat,tls, a,nl had as
It's sign portrait Of Posahon.as. Queen sold
hote nni Who Greatly e.,iafged @ AMI n improved Sp
"Thc flll!an Quern," Finding great difficulty
III obtaining vegetables, lie purchased square u
ground neaE tic cana, and established kitchens
garden. This WAS irrigated by watcr-whcel
n nnb tr ri OH 1,u1h huaY. Inf In,
dying condition BY travelling show, aiul had
recovered Its health. Brow, left h!s hotel 10
Ills two Sons, who !u time transformed the In
.iau Queen into the stetrorolItan. Before the
War It was the headquarters Of the weatthY
southcrncrs, htf In tts attic storY arc sangcs oil
rooms lighted md ventilated by small skyIghts,
and with heavy loclks on the doors. They wrrs
for the safekcennE Of the "chattela" Of tho
mastcrs nAi nllstrcshes below. Alter the War
commenced, Jesse Brown, the surviving SOL,
quit iuyern-keepinR aud wcnt to reside With his
only child, the wlfo Of c1-Mayoe Walack. The
house has s!uce then chaugcd hInsls several times,
a1nf II IL now kept by Cake, Who used to bD tile
host at WIllard's.
TME OLD NATIONAL
was original kept by Mr. tadsky, who had pre-
yi1usly tad q biKh ruputa.Ion asIa tayern-kcepet
In Alexandria. Hers Henry CIay lived md died,
and scorus OF other great men nave nsls It tleIr
Zine, and tlca uuy, q baltimore.
Hut Il was not until Ar. Tcnncy.
t!r prcscnt proprietor, took possession, that Tic
1rst-elass halels. This winlcr lnoru Congress-
nlcn board ulcre than At any other hotcl, and II
has for ycars BEEN the winter home OF Judge
Clifford and Judge David Davis.
wlLLAHD's HorEk
was originally known ~ the Afanston House, but
Ia now owned by Joa and Harry Willard, who
kept II up to the breaking out Of tho War, sIuce
when they have lrnneu 1t. Another Willard