, 1880-03-28

! cakes, and bOn-bons.
| At SPEAKER RASDALL's
| cosy house on Capitol Hill, the same evening,
| there was dancing reception given by Miss
| Randall {who has made her debut this wlnt er)
! in honor Of her cousins, the Misses Armstrong,
| from Willia1nsport, Pm. Among tho guests was
| u daughter Of DR.. Garcelon {,vho kicked up such
| Il row in Maine last january, now visiting her
lls Il delightful wife and family, and has cdu-
Gated his children here in preference to Phila-
SECRETARY rnoMrsoS's HOUSE
WIS the scene Of q gay and festive party on
Thursday, when his daughters invited some
| friends to meet their guests, the Misses Mc-
kcan, OF Tcrrc Inute, Ind On the same even
ing there wns a select reception ut the British
Legation: which was attended by the diplomats
W lew vi friends lend: to tue White House. where Mrs.
Nive-King, the pianist, gave an exhibition Of her
skill, to the great qualification OF I'LL who heard
her.
TIE UNITY cLuB
met on Friday evening Mt the residence OF DR..
Il. 4. Bacon, which is adorned with pictures
painted by his wife, who is an artist Of no orti-
nary merit. The evenings exercises consisted
Of recitations. songs and instrumental music,
one Of the performers being Miss Bandin, OF
Chicago. Miss Farnsworth. a Chicago belle who
has been much admired herr, has gone home. nc
colnpanied by her cousin. Miss Keith, of Ver~
mont Miss Jessie +. Waite, or Chicago, assists
MIS- 4i1AIOA4 IT. AAGA AAAA9Asss AAI~A3AS Ae~~R
tions
TIE Essex INSTITUTE,
a literary organization at Salem, Mnss., has for
some years past indulged in excursions to differ
ent parts of the country, and on Saturday over
200 of the members arrived here, Quartcring at
the Ebbitt House and the Arlington. Il large
proportion Of thonl are evidently schoo1marms,
with umbrellas under their left arms at an angle
Of forty-f1ve degrees, and eyeglasses. They
traye1 under the gllfdance of professional cx-
cursionist, who gets half rites on tho railroads
and reduced prices ut the hotels, and who has
them Systematically shown the sights. They
or the male portion OF thcm-arc constituents
Of Dr. Loring, who will entertain them to,mor~
row night, and then escort them to the White
House. Mrs. Hayes has ordered the Stnte apart
ments to be lighted up, and she, with the Presl-
dent, will receive them.
IIEALY's STUDIO,
in the Corcoran Building, is one Of the centres
of attraction, for the veteran painter is n great
favorit here, and he is now refusing commits
sons for portraits. He has painted admirable
portraits Of Mrs. Tree and Miss Sherman. and a
largo picture representing Mary Anderson. the
traXedienne, In character. 4 young artist, Bliss
Ettie Lonsdale, has been taking some cXQufsit
portraits in crayon; and Lambert, u New
Yorker, has painted some good portrults in oil,
notably one OF Representative Sunset Cox. Nc
dcayoring to get front Congress al order for an
equestrian statue Of Gen. Custer.
ONE MORE GERMAN
is to be given By the army and navy clubs of last
winter, or rather by those who are not On duty
far awav, afloat or ashore. The evening of Mon
day, April Il, has been selected, and 1t is an
nounced in advance that the invitations are to
be issued very sparingly, that only the of
society may be present. Whcreupon the skinned
milk people turn ZIP their noses and ask who
these young men in brass coats and blue buttons
traitors Of gcntiity. Some OF them have the
seal of West Point on their patents Of gentility,
but back Of thar their lives were neither aristo-
cratic nor exclusive, although useful.
wEDD1N0-BEILs
are to be mcrrily r1,ng in June, and mantua-
makers are preparing elaborate trousscaux.
Among the couples to be made happy are Ed
ward Perkins, of Boston, and Miss Betty Evarts;
Mr.. Page, Of New York. and Miss Getty, u daugh-
ter of Col Getty: Lieut. Swift and Miss Palmer,
sade o New ot s e
daughter Of Judge Strous; G en-. 'tawson, of this
city, and Miss HaiEht, M u daughter Of Horace
Pcll, Of this city. What demand there will Ike
for orange-blossoms! 1t is also announced that
Miss Calistrn Halsey, the author Of It. Two of Us
and other clever tales is soon to he married Mt
her Ohio home to II popular physician Of Dcs
Noines, L..
POLITICAL CHAT.
"Who nre to be nominated and who IS to be
elected President?'' is. after al, the; prominent
subject talked about here on all occasions. In
parties, at evening receptions III parlors and in
offices. the chances of su :cess of the leading
candidates are .dissected. weighed, measured,
and balanced. Politicians arriving here from
different parts OF the country are buttonholcd
and made to dfsgorec all that they know pf. pub
lie sentiment, which IS generally very little.
Thus far, however, it is impossible to predict
what is TO happen.
THE REPUBLICANS,
or, to speak more exactly, two-thirds Of the Re-
pubcars talk Grant, yet not over one-thirtl real
ly want to see him again elected, unless there are
indications that the Democrats intend to 'count
in their candidate. Washburnc has many per-
sonal and political friends hercapouts, who re-
member his sturdy honesty and his inlcxible
integrity when he was in Congress, to which his
long residence abroad must have impaired adj
ditionul qualifications for the Executive chair. I
have net yet heard lobbyist or railroad ro thief,
may succeed, and don't expect to.
BLAINE, OF MAINE,
is making lively, personal canvass for the
nomination, aided by score Of active hench-
men. He has the boys OF Newspaper Row all on
his side, and the tfoating element in politics Is all
for Blaine. His correspondence with politicians
all over the country is enormous md every let
ter is promptly answered, brfefcd, and indcxel.
If systematic and earnest political work will
secure the nomination, it already belongs to
Blaine.
EDsfuSDs, OF VERMONT,
is being brought forward rs "dark.. horse" he
protesting all the while that he prefers to re-
main in,the Senate. "St0p," said Honr, of Mas
sachusctts, when Edmunds was thus Saying he
would necr CONSENT "you forget, Edlnunds,
how much pleasure you would tnke in writing
veto uessagcsl'' The Vermontcr would be the
sworn foe to oil jobs, and it would be Il difficult
matter to impose upon him, as the lobby interest
knows well.
SECRETARY SHERMAN
has nailed his co1ors 10 the mast, and will remain
In the fight until the meeting of the Convention.
He has, undoubtedly, most respectable follow
ing. Officers Of National banks holders of Gov
ernment bonds, and politicians who for variety
of reasons arc disgruntled with the other candi-
dates. constitute the Sherman force. 1t Is like
an Old-fashiOnca State organization Of the mill
tia, with score OF Gcner1lls and hundred
Coonels, but not enrolled private. Yet this
Sherman phalan1, although not formidable in
numbers. may hold tho bnlance of power ut Chi
cAgo, and decide who shall be the nominee.
THE DEMOCRATS
appear determined not to rescind the two-thirds
rule ut Cincinnati, and those who should know
assert that this will prevent the success of Til
den. Then there will remain Seymour, Hancock,
Hendricks, and David Davis But there wilt be
no eIecting pledged or instructed delegates to
Cincinnati. The Democrats will wait until they
see who will be nominated by the Republicans,
and then they will bring forward the man best
calculated to beat him. The months Of July,
August, September, anu October will witness
stirring political times. RECOSTECR-