Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-03-12
SOCicIE NNICS.

The announcement has been made that Miss
Louise, secretary Evarts' youngest daughter is
betrothed to Or. ScGdder OF New York. She Is
very young, having made her debut in society
during the winter just concluded. Her next
sister, Miss Bette Evarts who is engaged to Mr..
Perkins, of Boston. has fixed no day yet for her
marriage, as has been reported. Mr.. Perkins Is
studying law with eX-Attorney General Tfoar
and the marriage VIII probably be deferred until
he concludes his studies. Both he and his fiancae
are very young.
A private letter from Mrs. Julia Smith Parker,
or Glastonbury, Conn.,, who was married for the
first time at 81 years of age. speaks elOquently
OF her great Ell jOyment OF her visit here In JAN
uary, The first anniversary OF her marriage
will be next month. She does not yet seem able
to realize that she is married, but signs her
name to letters Julia E. Smith. She saysshe
bore that name too long 10 recognize anotherds
her own. She is greatly distressed, because for
the first time when there has been an opportu-
nifty to be heard before the suffrage committee
OF the Connecticut Legislature, she failed at their
session Of this year TO appear before IL. This
was wholly due 10 her receiving the notification
that a time was set for her TO be heard too late
ion her TO reach Hartford She says she wrote
caustic letter to the chairman of the committee.
telling him she hoped for once just1ce would
prevail and be priced above the votes of whole
town il they were imperlled by an act of justice.
Mrs. Rev. j. p. Newman will receive her
friends informally at the Riggs House next Mon-
day. She has not been in Washington for two
years, and is delighted to renew her acuuant-
ance with those she knew while ttr husband
was pastor of the MetrOpolitaL, Church She
was accompanied htther by party OF friends
from New York.
Captc,,u and Mrs Theodore Kane are now oc-
capving Mrs. Macfarland's house, NO. az.
Street, in which Senor and Sonora Dardon
passed the winter. /.
Marini's fancy dress ball, complimentary to
his pupils, last night, was perhaps the most
largely attended and successful OF the long nne
of these brilliant annual festivals The decora-
tions in gold added a new feature OF beauty 10
the great dancing hall, and the costumes were.
rich and varied. Among the fancy dances ad-
mirably performed were the following: High-
land hing, Miss Rives; La Bayacere, Miss
leyi Village hofnplpe MISS Burdette
pipe, Wiiloughby Anderson; Sylphide, An
ME Thompson; Skipping rope, Miss Anderson
Miss Fan1e Hayes daughter Of
in a costume faithful to the original. Her
brother, Scott hayes. made smart soldierly
appearance as an infantry captain. Charles
Lander, son of Mrs. Gen. Lander, was, also, a
handsome soldier boy. Miss Annette Whitney as
Zuleika, the Persian girl and Miss Alice Glrard
as Swiss peasant girl were particularly at
traetive. Among the hoso OF characters capt.
enbush Fra Diavolo; Henry Carpenter, Captain
Ism; Clarence Miner, Cadet, D.S.N.: George
Fife, Page; Mary Entwistle Wilson, Marquise;
Manning Logan, Lieut.. of the Line Fra ok Schley,
Alonzo; Therese Stinchcomb, Peasant; Alice
Burdette, Peacock; Jesse Joyce, Folly; Katie
Jones' French Peasant Girl; Hattie Paddock
Eclipse; Charlie McCook, Don Juan; Andrew
Miller, Louis AyII; Charles Rhodes, Spanish
Page; Oracle Dempsey, Daughter OF the
Regiment; Hattie ESQue, Cinderalla; Reta
Clagett, Flower Girl; Mary Boardman,
Flower Girl; Lloyd Tucker, Scotch Lad
die; Willie Glagett, Charles q; Hamp-
ton Denman, Little Boy Blue; Willie Trou-
land. French Page; Charley Thorne. Charles
ii; Charley Hill, George LII; Ed Grafton, Page;
Arthur Crany, Faust, John Patterson, Caval.
ller; Hattie Anderson, Columbine; Mary Rad
Emily Norton, Rainbow; Carry McCallum, But
tercup; Oracle Davis, Roman GIRL Sibbie Bald
win, Roman Girl; Mamie MckDew, Gipsy; Bessie
Burns Polish Peasant; Ella Nicolay, daughter
Of Mr.. John G. Nicolay,) English Peasant; Fanny
Raymond, Swiss sheperdness; Mary Lothrop,
Fannie Paddock, Spanish Gill;
Lulu Doll, American Girl; Annie Welcker, Sata-
Lella; Scott Hayes, (son OF President HayeS,) In
fantry Captain; Charlie Sheriff. French Caval-
lier; George Corder, Prince Hal; Paul johnson,
Earl Of Essex; Oracle Acker, Autumn; Joseph
Thorne, Louis XVI; Eddie Denman, George
Washington; Earnest Fenwick, Highway Hunter;
Ella Hancock, Morning Star; Charles Lander,
Lieut.. Bancroft; Nellie Gibson, Sultana; Willie
Hills, Spanish Bandit; Julie Thompson, Flower
Girl; Lizzie Tilton, Norway Peasant; VIII Bent
ley, Mexican.