, 1880-03-14
LIFE IN WASHINGTON.
The Spring Tide-Military Fair-sen.
ator Blaine's Receptions-The
Departed Litta, Wood,
and Hanscom,
Lesseps and His Canal-Ball ut the De.
partment Of State-Tin Wedding
-Prisate Masquerades.
Boston 0ulture-Grace Greenwood-Oharles
Aordhof- Secretary Thompson's Pets
Historical Houso-Amuse-
ments-:Base-Bal

| Aordhof-seoretary Thompson's Pets
Historical House -.Amuse-
| ments-Base-Ball.
Special Correspondence ot The Chteaoo Tribune
| WASHINGTON, d. C., March 9.-The month ha
come in like Mary's little lamb but Vennor fth
hanuck rival of Old Proh.) predicts that it vii
soon display loonine qualities, and that We are t.
have storm on the 18th, followed by a month o
d1sagreeable weather. All this may be- trut
1but we have nevertheless the
| WELCOME SIGNS OF SPRING.
oome OF the Legation ladies, who receive thei
wearing apparel from Paris free Of duty, hav,
appeared wearing overgarnents modelled afte
! those worn by the sterner sex, Of combined
coiors and material, with large straw honncts
LOADED with artificial fruit, flowers, and grains
and wonderful stories are told of some ga,
colored calico gowns, altogether lovely, In which
Nine. Outrey is to appear after Easter Ther
we nave In market fins Potomac shad ut IS cents
pair and rock-tish ut 10 cents pound. Nor.
| folk seuds from the "truck" gardens In her
! vicinity Strawberries at 80 cents a quart green
! peas ut 40 cents peck, radishes Mt four cents
| dozen. and lettuce ut five cents head. Florida
oranges continue to arrive, and we have new
I potatoes and onions from Bermuda Yet, with
these yernal indications, the storm-kiu9 NAV
ftLurn a8 EeIlHor has predicted.
THE L1GHT INFANTRY FAIR,
which dragged at first has been made a
pecunfary SUCCESS by q series Of ballotings and
will realize about s. 600 for uniform fund, By
means Of this ballottng, which created rivalry
among the friends Of those voted for, 81 $50 waa
realized On police sergrant's uniform donated
by tailor; $1,23 On q billiard table given ia
the house OF the engine company which received
the most voted, and SO On, pnnch-bowl for the
At1 f.l-H
animated contest among those who practice Ut
their respective bars.
SENATOR BLAINE's RECEPTIONS
are to be kept up through Lent on Saturday
very numcrously attended, aud it was noticea-
Bile that Postmaster General Key was the only
member oa1 s'.s Of the Cabinet present Indspostion
in the parlors, which she so enlivens with her
remarkable Conversational powers. AIRS. Lloyd
Aspn,wiam, A., Of New York. was there with her
Mrs. Deering, Of Iowa; Mrs. Ha1nljn, Of Maine,
lin short every section was we'll represented.
Senator s; Ferry, of Michigan, attracted consid-
Blaine receive the Chicago nomination for the
Presidency, Ferry is to be nominated for Vice
President
TIE DIPLOMATS ARE IN hoURx1NG
for one OF their number, Count BaIsartus
Lftta, who has for five years past been the Sec
retAry Of the Italian Legation here. He was
well-educnted, a1niable Nun, and his death from
that man is often powerless to arrest disease.
He was buried from St. Matthew'S Roman Cath
oifc Church, where the services we're conducted,by
q requiem by the full Marine Band, after which
the collin WAS carried to the hearse under IN
arch OF the American and italian coiors. The
remains were escorted to Mount Olivct Ceme-
terry by the italian Benevolent Society, in re-
RDlia, henued by the Marine Band. Another
funeral during the pust week was that Of
WILLIAM MAXWELL. WOOD,
acknowledgment Of the Navy, who had seen
0~a S.fA ol1r
in the war Of 1872, the Seminole war, the Mexf-
cnn Wat, the China war, and the late civil strug-
gle: He was the author Of several works Of tray
el, and was much esteemed in the service. He
WAS President yaylor's medical adviser, and one
of his sons, Capt. Wood, is in the army and at
tached to the staff OF Gen. Howard in Washing
service he has resided at Rosewood Glcn," a
pleasant rural home in Maryland. Another
naval notable,
COMMODORE ISAIAH HxscoM,
died here early on Friday morning, and was
buried to-day From the Unitarian Church Of
:" AL Souls," Of which he was prominent MEM
; Der; = He & was 3 Chief OF Bureau Of Construction
Grant Administration, and his acts were severe
II criticised by Congressional Investigating
se Roeso but he 6 a fsfa 9s s 1gnsd d @
works OF art and handsome fortune.
THB COUNT DE LEssEPS
is Just now the lion Of the day here, but he has
failed to produce much impression; neither
N1~S
the stock In bis Panama canal scheme. Secre-
tary Evarts. who has been for many years the
Secretary OF the Pana1aa Railroad, which ts to
be absorbed in the Canal Company, is very
gracious to De Lcsseps, but President Hayes has
treated him with frigid politeuess- De Lesseps
talks about bis Panama route as an accomplished
can can Control It Il the they > desire SIRE to $'1 By
taking = majority Of the stock. i
extinguish bis hopes By eaacting INV reatirm-
ing the Monroe doctriae This Will place Do |
Lesseps, with his aides de-canp, Lieut. Bona
the cold. Speaking Of Mr.. Evarts, must not !
forget that he Is projecting grand f0te in honor
of the Diplomatic Corps at |
THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE. |
The magnificent rooms. broad corridors, and !
spacious balconies Of the Department Building I
are admirably adapted for such an entertain |
nent, although the public business would be
AIRY Hunter, who has been in the Department !
Tor over fifty years, having to clear up his table
md vacate his room for festive purposes. OF
;pree, especially if he will have 1t exclusive
sftn1r. The diplomnts regard it as an amend |
or their not having been asked to dinner at the
Y hite House. and rnther fancy the racket, while
he lady correspondents are wild with delight, |
md arc already pumping ladies to learn what
hey propose to wear.
A T1N-wEDp1So
esidence of Mr. ". Sc 1T S Smith. h at1e t Il Droif @
,ark, just north OF the city. The presents were
OF tin. manufactured into every
conceivable form, and including several really
Ertistc devices. The bride wore her original |
Wedding dress, which fitted her with few
Lfterations; but the bridegroom, having gained |
ONE torty-fve pounds OF flesh during his ten
ears of welded and journalistic life, had to I
lbandon his desire to appear In his wedding
PRIVATE MAsQUERADEs
re very fashionable among the residents just
low, and at one given on Friday night ut the !
esidence Of Maj. French some very superb |
md original costumes were worn Naval officers |
AVE brought here many South Sea Island, Chi
lcSe and Japanese costumes, and the officers OF |
be army have brought many Indian dresses
II Of which make the fancy balls here more in-
eresting than those where only the fabricahons
t the coStumer are sported. Passing
FROM GAY TO GRAVE,
frs. Representative Claflin, of Massachusetts,, |
as transported some Of the " cutawi" of Bea-
on Hill to her house on K street. Every Tues
ny and Friday morning class Of ladies meet
, improve their minds Just now they listen |
. Miss Woolsen, who is delivering series Of
ectures on English literature and history, with
eadtags from the most noted authors. 1t is
aid that few OF her hearers understand her
utterances, but she is indorsed
= the leading spirits at the Hub so it is all
Eht-
GRACE GREENWOOD.
ho is the owner Of q house on Capitol Hill, !
here her husband, Mr.. Lippencott, resides, Is
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