Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-04-17
Society Notes.

Apropos of life at the national capital, a cor
respondent writing from this city to The Hour,
a new and rather promising weekly candidate
for popular favor in New York, very justly says:
"PeOple who visit Washington only to see the
politicians or to attend fashionable society gath
show, superficiality and vanity. But it is doubt
ful whether any other city of its size contains
larger number of serious and earnest pecrr,,S G: CO
culture. There are many literary circles and
clubs here, which combine social pleasure with
intellectual satisfaction"
What Nar:nis Hall Is to the young people of
the present day, jackson Hall used to be. AS
Sembies similar to those given by the Array and
by the committees composed of army and navy
officers two members of Congress from each
stale, and prominent residents OF Washington.
These occurred first over twenty years ago at
jackson Hall, and were continued during many
winters. That Hall was the second floor of the
present Globe building. 1t made fine ball room,
say those who attended the balls given therein,
and there was an excellent room for supper In
the rear Of the dancing hall.
The appropriations committee of the House
OF Representatives have had made by the GatS,
as present for the Bride OF Hon. Hester Cly-
mer, an elegant solid silver and gold embossed
ice cream service OF beautiful design and ex-
quisite workmanship The present has been
suitably inscribed, and will be forwarded to the
bride in few days.
The concluding hop of the season at the Chase
Mansion, or Thursday evening. was one of the
most charming OF the series. Some sixty guests
were present. and the number included many
persons prominent in the society OF other cities
as well as In Washington. In addition to
dancing there was some very delightful music,
vocal as we'll as instrumental, by Miss Imogen
Barbour, Mrs. Classic and Mrs. Miller: and by
no means least in attraction was the bounteous
ard elegant collation. served by Mrs. Brady the
hostess of the evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Roose have issued cards
for the marriage OF their daughter, Miss Mary
+. ROose, next Wednesday evening at Vermont
Avenue Christian Church. The fortunate gen.
lieman is DIR. George E. COnnell, a son OF DR..
COnnell, OF Georgetown. limited number of
at the residence Of Mr.. and Mrs. Roose. on S
street. from $50 till 9 O'Clock p. m.
Among the Americans present at the magnifi-
cent fpte recently given by the Chinese AmbaS-
sador to Paris, in MIR. Elisha Riggs elegant
house in the Avenue Kleber, were Mrs. Riggs
the Navy, Miss Fanny Reed, and Mrs. Richard
Whiteing.-Mr. Boale, OF Illinois, who has
been visiting his SOn-in-law and daughter
Representative and Mrs. Fort, at the Riggs
House, returned home last evening accOmpa-
MED by his bright little grandson. Mr. Boale is
the half brother Of Mrs Sherman, Mrs Don
Camerons mother. Mrs Sherman, who has
been visiting her daughter here returned home
this week, and was accompanied by Mrs. Cam
erOn.-Greatly TO the regret Of the residents
at the Ebbitt House, Major B. P. PORES agree
able wife and daughter will leave on Monday
near NeWburyport, ,Mass.---Postmaster General
Key again has his wife with him at the Ebbitt
House. She recently returned from visit of
several weeks at her home in Tennessee Mrs.
Mckinley has also returned to the Ebbitt
House. e.-Commander Crowninshield, of the
dancing reception on board that vessel next
Monday evening.