Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-03-08
SOciety Notes.
The first Of the evening receptions for which
Senator and Mrs Blaine have issued cards oc-
CURED on Saturday, and was attended by many

curref IN SATURDAY. and was attended nv MANY
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pach 10 the pleasure OF the occasion was Uhe ih-
ability Of Miss Dodge Gail Hamilton) to be
present. on account of indisposition. Miss
p1oine ossisted ber ,,arents in receiving. The
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memoers Oh tne HOUSE were III Cuo naJoiiIy VI
those present. A feW OF them were Mes'tS.
Willis. Updegraff, Deering, Waite Van Arnim,
Townsend. A. Herr Smith, Orth, Horr, Norton.
Sapp, Russell [Mass.), Robson, Price, McCook,
Henderson. Crapo, Chittenden, Brewer, Neal,
Butterwo1th, Bennett, Ainslie and Haskell
Among the Senators were Messrs, Hamlin, Burn
side Ferry and Morrill, Most of the married
gentlemen were accompanied by their wives.
Among others present were Postmaster General
KEY MIR and Mrs Rlair Lord Judpe Scofield
and family. Judge Mac Arthur and Mrs Bentley,
Second Comptroller Upton, M. and Mme Outrey
and several others of the diplomatic corps
The Literary Society was entertained on Sat
urday evening by Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Nord-
hoff, at their hospitable winter home on Ver-
mont avenue, and the evening" was by common
consent voted one of the most delightful of the
season. The nrl. iber of members in attendance
was quite large, aud there were enough invited
guests present TO add to the social element of
the occasion. Among these were Mr.. and Mrs.
de Zamacona, Senator and Mrs. Dawes, DrS.
Peter Parker and Lindsly, Lieut. and Mrs.
Hoxie Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Whitney, Hon.
Horace Davis and wife, and others well known
in public and private life. The formal exercises
Of the evening consisted of a paper by Mrs. r.
B. Mohun, which gave In most charming way
an account of a visit to Miss stuart daughter of
the famous artist Gilbert Stuart, paper by
Prof. Gill on the Laws OF Heredity, piano solo
by NJ. de Zamacona, song by Mrs. Camp
recitation by Mrs. Lander, and two songs by Mr..
Read, the popular baSSo.
M. de Lesseps and his wife We're entertained
at dinner Saturday evening by the French Min
lister and Nine. Outrey. Several of the diplo-
matte corps were present. After dinner NJ. and
ception, which was his usual Saturday evening
sat home y to which the diplomatic corps and
few others are invited Yesterday NJ. de Les
seps breakfasted with NJ. de Leon, formerly our
consul general at Cairo. This evening a few
of our representative men are invited to the
French legation to meet NJ. de Lesseps. He and
his family will leave tomorrow. His wife and
children will await his return from San Fran
cisco, in Philadelphia, where Nine. de LesSepS
has very intimate friend, French lady
whose husband is an American. She has three
OF her children with her, and the other four are
in France. NJ. de Lesseps and his family will
sail for Liverpool at the close OF CHS month, as
he has an important business engagement in
France before the middle OF April.
Senator Edmunds' wife and daughter are ex-
pected to arrive from Europe, where they have
been since early last summer. by the 1st of
May. Mrs. Edmunds' health has greatly I'M
proved, but she will not risk a return to warn
climate at once, so will go to her home In Bur
lfn9ton when She arrives, and Will not probably
come to Washington before next winter.
The time for which the southern Claims COM
mission was extended Will expire March 10TH
Judge and Mrs. FeIriSs do not purpose leaving
Washington at once, but will probably depart
by the close OF the month. and all who know
them will regret that they may now cease to be
winter residents OF our city. Mrs. Ferriss will
be great loss to the charitable associations,
OF many OF which she was an active, untiring
worker, as well as to all who nave met her in
society.
Dr.. BaXters wife and mother continue their
pleasant Saturday afternoon receptions His
cousin, Mrs. Smalley, OF Vermont. who is their
guest. will soon make visit 10 Senator MorrilPs
family.
On FEBRUARY l4tn, the ReDnJttcdn or this city
gave an eIpOSe of ian influential parsonage" ]"
who has, 1t seems, been doing business as an
ofice-broker here. procuring offices Under the
government for applicants who are willing to
pay. him certain bonus" Perhaps the ''slnooth
faced parsonage, wearing q pair OF blue gog-
gles," was not recognized by the readers of the
article exposing his confidence game as the
same who tried to force an entrance rto fash
winters. He and his wife. who is much his
Junior, were first seen here three years ago and
he more than once appeared In THE STAR, ofIice
asking for a puff of his wife In its society notes
He subsequently called upon one of the writers
OF social items for THE STAR and demanded.
rather than requested. that she should Give hls
wife complimentary mention. He added. using
all the while coarse and offensive manner
that he knew 'Grant and all those fellows" (thiS
was about month before the end of General
Grants administration and he could make it
worth While to praise his wife In The STAR. He
these columns as paid-for advertisements, nor
for any such purpose, but he still insisted that
the dress OF his wife should be privately eXhib-
1ted before certain fancy costume ball occurred
at Wilard's, In order that it might be the better
Gescnpeo IN PRINT aItef II was worn. He urged
OF course no notice was taken OF him, or his
request after his departure. In spite of the fact