New-York tribune., 1880-02-22
ENJOYABLE SOCIAL EVENTS.

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ENJOYABLE SOCIAL EVENTS.
| NEARLY A. NUMEROUS As BEFORE THU LENTEN
| sEAsON-BFEAKFAsT, LUSCH AND DINNER PAR
TIES AID CHOICE FvENING ENTERTAINMENTS.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNEl
| WAsHTNGTON. Feb. 21.-Tho season of Lent has
csscned the of social events only to degree
mucn more enjoyable. 1t has by no means stopped
the flow. The day receptions are nearly as numer-
ous and as animated as before. The number of
breakfast lunch and dinner parties has not suffered
dIminuton, and choice evening entertainments
| without dancing are frequent.
SATURDAY. the 15th an elegant breakfast was
| given bv officers board the ship Saratoga, IN
honor Of MISS Eleanor, the third daughter of Cen
eral Sherman. SIX gentlemen and four ladies sat
| down TO he table, the latter being tho charming
| wife of Colonel Bacon Of General Sherman's staff,
who chapcroncd the young lady guests. and Misses
! Eleanor and Rachel sherman. and the beautiful
sister of Mrs. General Fitzpatrick After breakfast
boat ride completed the entertainment. The Sar-
| atoga is commanded bv Captain Rodney ID. Evans,
the youngest commander in the service She is
under sailing orders for Europe next month, to be
gone SIX m,ntls.
Monday evening Mr. and Mrs. J. c. Bancroft
Davis gave an elaborate dinner in honor of ex-Sec-
! RETRY and Mrs Fish. Also a musicale" was given
nj the residence of senator and Mrs. Pendeton. at
which a select aud distinguished circle WAS pres
ent.
The same evening ScfOr and Madame Xlmac0na
entcrta.ucd personal friends informally at the Mexi-
can Legation. Their loss. resulting from over
flow of water left running in the banquet-rooms
through the ctre.essncss of servants the night of
thrir brilliant ltte. comprised a set Of elegant fur
/ uiture just received from Paris, and handsome
| carpet.
Tuc4dly evening Commodore Wells celebrated his
recent promotion from the rank Of Captain by an
entertainment to between eighty and ninety gentle
men, chiefly oi the Army aud Navy, at his newly
| completed residence near the British Legation. 1t
/ Is described ~ au unusually delightful occasion.
here were present the Secretary and the Admiral Of
| the Navy, the General of the Army, and many gal
LIANT oiccls Of both OF hc service contempora-
! rcs OF Commodore Wells Iu his thirty-uine years of
| service.
"Wednesday evening Senator Burnside enter
/ tanned "a number of gentlemen AZ dinner. The
same evening 90 o'clock the trustees Of the Pea
/ boiy Educational Fund. who have been in session
| at tine Eze utiyc Mansion this week. gave a dinner
"a, th, banquct- room OF the Riggs House, the Hon.
/ T.. L. Winthrop President of the Board acting as
host ASS. sized by h- daughter and Miss Gardiner, of
/ Boston. Mr. Winthrop accompanied Mrs. Hayes 10
/ tac table, and thr President Air-. ENart,. Tire It-
manning GUESTS were the Cu-t-Ju-tice aud Miss
/ W4stc. o.. -rcret1r, oi state aud Miss Eyarts, the
/ ~ufcr.i-Orr,ral of th- Army with Mrs. and Miss
Barnes. tl. II I'n. Hamilton lisl Mr Peabody Rus
-cl. D.. a,l Mrs Sears NJ George Riggs, Mr.. \. H..
/ H. Su4r. au3 son. Colouc. theodore Lyman, eX-
Governor Aiken Of oouth Carolina, Mrs. Fulton
Mis-. Cooke who isa cousin of MIR. Hayes and Nr.
Hackicy.
The gentlemen OF the Board were entertained ~
a dinner of state. al the White House, on Thursday
evening So company with Vicc-Prcsident wheeler.
/ Ch'cf-Ju,ace Waite and daughter and the entire
/ Cabinet VITA l1d.c. 90 their families.
Partly, al-o in nonor of the presence of tine dis
/ tunu-Icd Board. tbr Hon. George BauDroft and
wife gave n nr-e ami brilliant party Friday even
irg The Supreme Bench. tte Cabinet and leading
/ Senator'S, Ncmoca. aud foreign Minister'S, as also
man. eminent citizens. were present. Mrs Hayes
/ va- turrc. ald thc wives and daughters OF the
I aia,yt-u.ulcl guests. G3ueu.l distinction attend,
ass entertainment given Dos t-Is venerable man of
i,tte,. and thc Occasion last evening was parlcU-
/ larly mcmarlbc. Several guests, including among
J .ti.r. Senator Autio.y aud J. preventative Law
; f.t. wont FIRST to the dinner gNou bY the Hon.
+ g. ~ N.p.,Ou ln honor ot bl, fair ku-w0man.
Nr.. T.. Irnrr. a widowed dIUguicr-!n-law of the
/ iinI. At bots Lawrence.
/ lhi. r,..lrr tL- Secretary Of The Treasury and
/ NI- - tt rlt tiaiItd ~ tho~ ii'h t.''A
I tiiI T. ~ I'' l'l f'f ~ 90 t'.'''
/ founded 10y Nils. Uln.sIcH, Au. ro" presided over
l.r ..al D.Ii-,.. i.l 44 Interesting meeting at
| be- r..lJ.rr. v: d. G3.auHct precedent of the
/ - D.tf liut. College.
Au..urso oi thr pleasant saturday eycDi ing rccep-
fo.- .. o.. nipD..,... toli- Was -lvoi by HtDr,-
I ,arl ~ state nu3 Mr. I'uts a' which other
/ guests ycfr present hy verbal mvlt''t
I.rt tWu !ra'il. events ui Ar coming wee are 10
thr dramatic .ut,rialnmrnt ioI the r.hri of Irish
-uHcIc-. 1910 tuesday evening, ol winch Ntt. General
~I,r.aH. Mrs Gtrri1i Lander, aud Nis tou-
! trolil Knox .re % supervising committee. assisted
los Other indies ui eminent social position and
several gentlemen and at which the comedy " \
| Miduy Ashore - viii he presented, ard the fair OF
| the Washington Light Infantry later M the week.