Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-03-02

Senator and Mrs. Blaine have issued cards for
certain Saturday evenings in March.
Senator and Mrs. Pendleton continue their
Monday evening receptions. The evening lat
homes" during Lent are generally styled "teas,''
which seems to imply an informality consistent
with the season when large formal parties are
not usually given.
The Light Infantry Fair again attracted a
large number of well-known ladies and gentle
men to Masonic Hall last evening. The ladies
who preside over the tables are constantly de-
voting themselves to their work, no matter what
one, for independent of the fatiguing duties OF
the evenings they must visit the hall by day
and dust the articles under their care, and put
their tables in order. 1t is generally conceded
among the older citizens OF Washington, and
even by strangers, that it is duty to assist the
members OF the militia company, as their SER
vices may at some unexpected time be necessary
TO protect the city from a mob, especially II
Congress does nothing towards strengthening
the police force. One of the retired officers or
the regular L. 5. forces told his wife to be sure
TO spend $50 at the fair.
Complaint is frequently made by members of
Congress OF the national capital being so miser-
ably lighted. Last week, on the evening when
Mr. Singleton. OF Illinois, gave his tea party TO
gentlemen, more than one member OF the House
complained of the darkness in the Streets en-
countered in returning at p. m. 1t was an
evening when the moon was expected to be on
duty, but was obScuredby heavy clouds, and no
gas was lighted in the streets.
Miss Randell, of st. Louis, frequently visited
Washington with her parents, is recovering
from dangerous illness which assailed her
soon after her return with her husband and
parents to New York, after spending several
months In Europe. On the first Christmas after
their marriage which was year ago. Commo-
dore Garrison presented his wife with the
largest solitaire diamond OF equal purity ever
brought TO this country. 1t is nearly an inch
square and cushion shaped. A dealer in dia-
monds last summer at Saratoga said it weighed
a a of
taChed to black velvet. The earrings Mrs.
Garrison wears with 1t. which are also diamond
solitaires, presented by her husband, are valued
at $4,000. Commodore Garrison spent last sum-
mer at MoulnS, whose baths were recommended
to him, as his ankles had been partially para
lyzed, and he has greatly improved in health.
He and his wife are at their superb residence in
New York. His son was here last week as Sem
ator Burnsde'S guest
Late letters from Nice speak in glowing terms
of Americas contributions in the way of beauti-
full young ladies to the English speaking colony
there The daughter OF Admiral Howell, OF this
city, is particularly spoken OF by one writer, who
that sort which Greuze delighted to paint, COM
mend me to the witching face OF Miss Matte
Mitchell, daughter Of the ex-senator from
oregon. AS if the exquisite sweetness of her
ifteen-year-old face were not enough, this little
lady joins. to her attractions the faculty OF
speaking French with certain dainty and
somewhat beS1tating precision which is posi-
lively nothing short of kissable whenever
heard"
MI. and Mrs. W. Scott Smith celebrated their
.'tin wedding" last night at their charming sub
urban residence, LeDroit Park. The company
naturally included considerable number OF the
journalistic guild, who being handsome men as
class, and invariably having bright pretty
wives or sweethearts, made a goodly showing
for the profession in this collective FORM Quite
number of the agreeable LeDroit Park COM
munity were present, together with pleasant
termed ia real good time" The presents In tin,
which filled a good-sized room, illustrated in
thousand unique forms how this material can
be shaped into objects highly ornamental as
well as useful Mrs. Smith wore her beautiful
wedding dress last night, which fitted her with
very little alteration, but her husband who has
gained forty or fifty pounds in his ten years OF
married life, was obliged to appear In a suit OF
more ample proportions.