Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-02-16
Society Notes.

The ailments incident to the close of the sea-
son are gradually mending, and noses reddened
by incessant application Of the handkerchief
are resuming their normal paleness in all cases
where red noses are abnormal. On the whole,
the gay people seem to have escaped with
fewer serious indisp0sitiOns this year than
usual. 1t is only necessary to glance around
at the number of ladies and gentlemen, Old
enough to brag Of their years instead of conceal
ing the dates Of their births, who still enjoy
Washington society and contribute to the pleas
ure of all they meet at parties to be convinced
that our winter pleasures, incessant as they are
for six weeks or two months, are not by any
means in all respects injurious to the health.
There are not a few who attend evening, as
well as dinner entertainments now, who began
their social career about 1925.
At the dinner given by the ways and means
committee at WOrmley's Saturday evening to
the two gentlemen of the committee who are
brevet Senators Garfield and Gibson, all the
members Of the committee were present except
Phelps, of Conn.,, FELTON,, of Georgia, and Con-
ger. of Michigan. The Speaker was the only
outsider invited and he could not attend as he
was entertaining Mr.. Stephens, of Georgia, at a
dinner at his own house.
daughter Of Mr.. James B. Eads the eng1-
nssr Of he @ eTaenT Is Sr &C. oe f
PendletOn will give musical party at her resi-
dence, 18th and streets. She and her eldest
daughter, who play finely on the harp, will con-
tribute to the pleasures OF the evening, and
Secretary SchurZ will also be one Of the musi-
cians.-A portrait in colors of Gen. Grant
hangs In one of the parlors at the Mexican lega-
tion.-Mrs Budd, and her daughter Miss Van
Kleeck, Of 5th avenue, New York, who have
made favorable Impressions during former
visits to washington, have recently been at
Williards.-Mrs Virginia Thompson. the post
master Of Louisville, has been visiting her
friend Mrs. HOrnsby-Mrs. William Stewart
purposes returning to California in about ten
Shepherd and his family
will sail for Mexico about the first of next
month.-Miss Lily Thomas, who has been for
fortnight visiting her relatives DR.. and Mrs
Wells, at the navy yard, will this week remove
to the residence of Captain and Mrs. Wells, who
live near the Dupont circle, which is at the
junction Of Massachusetts,, Connecticut and
New Hampshire avenues-MrS. L. F. Morton
will return from her visit to New York early
this week.
In his obstinate refusal to sell his lot on 18th
street, near the C0rcoran gallery, Admiral Lee
Is not only thwarting Mr.. Corcoran in cher
ished plan for increasing the facilities Of his
generous gift to the national capital, but Mrs
Ogle TaylOe also, who long since decided to give
to the COrcoran gallery her magnificent collec-
tion OF paintings, antiques and rare china gath
cred together during century in this country
and In Europe by her husband, his father and,
herself She feels it keenly that the indefnitS
postponement of the building of the annex may
deprive her OF the pleasure OF herself placing
therein her own contribution to the institution
IN which she takes so deep an interest. She
and Mr.. CorcOran often speak of the disappoint-
ment they feel since they fear neither OF them
will live to see their cherished plan carried out