Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-05-01
Society Notes.

Hon. John B. Alley and family viii break up
their pleasant home at Clinburn next week.
Mr.. Alley goes west on business, and his wife
and daughter will return to Massachusetts.
They have bought Gen. JeffrfeS' house on
Mcpherson Square, and will occupy II next
winter. Gen. Jefries took liffburn. Mr. Alleys
place, Just beyond the city limits, In exchange.
Miss Kate Field left the city to-day TO keep
engagements TO deliver her monologue In Baltl-
more, Buffalo and Rochester. While here she
received calls from many prominent ladies and
gentlemen who feel great interest In her as
woman OF genius and a most fndefatigaole
worker. she had very fashionable audience
at Lincoln Hall last evening, when she gave her
Musical Monologue." She gave IL at a Htdti,tee
in Baltimore to-day.
In the Art Loan Exhibition, to be opened In
the old GOV. Cooke mansion In Georgetown on
Monday, our citizens have the promise OF one Of
the most complete and attractive entertain
ments ever given here. Already the spacious
and elegant rooms begin TO look warm sand
rich with their walls covered with handsome
rugs and beautiful paintings. and their windows
richly adorned. In miniatures and family por-
traits the collection specially abounds Ii is
alone worth the admission fee TO look upon the
faces or Washington bellies and beaux of the
olden ume-uFon Representatives and Senators,
and the digni1ied forms OF men and women who
once peopled the places that now know them no
more. But we shall not attempt TO describe or
even TO name the object or interest-beautiful.
curious and rare-in this unique exhibition
They must be seen to be enjoyed. Relying en-
urely upon the intrinsic attraction of the Art
Loan ITSELF the managers determined in the be-
ginning, TO add TO IL no foreign features, except
music ard refreshments. The latter will be
very simple mo alcoholic beverages and not ex-
pensive. They expect the objects OF ri,f,f to
interest the spectators so much that they win
need no other amuSements No raffiing grab
Dags, competitive voting, or any OF the tricks
for raising money at fairs will be allowed The
exhlbltion STANDS on Its own merits and these
Will be sure to make II great success
Hon. Greenbury l. Fort and his attractive
Wife left the city for Illinois on Thursday eve
ming. Mr.. Fort viii be absent about three
weeks, and his wife possibly Will not return
TINS season. She is great favor1te with all
who Know her, being especially gentle In de.
meanor and thoughtful for others
MIS- Poe, who has been spending a month I'm
DetroN, mas returned TO her residence here
MISS MaIshall, OF Buffalo. who four years AGO
visueo MIS-. General Albert Myer is again thai
ladys guest-Mrs kflbourn and her dau0hs
tiers, who have been spending q week af EorT
ress Monroe. Will return next week.-There ts
mourning In st. Johns P. ED parish as mr.
Lewis tthe ex- rector OF that churchl ana HE
family, TO whom most OF the CONGREGATION are
30 sincerely attached, removed from the csfv
marriage OF Miss Cadvsis
oef, OF fh1ladelph1a, who presided over he,-
y.lu1nerS estaenshment here while he was As.
ast1nI ", secretary OF State occurred In New YORK
~ ~ anuIS IS0ay. MrA Ricketts, went IRON here IN
4eoen0 Ine wedding, and VIII return next week.
1...eosol an9 NfA Dawes entertained the
svazsr,, uSeSts freos excursion party THURSDAY
sssnng. ana invited q few Others from the sar6e
gate: who live here TO be preeenf-NH
~ n MMoo9Worth, widow Of the late Surgeon General
oo0WOftn, OF the marine hospital service is
Droft Park.