Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-03-24
SOCIETY NOTES.

The cabinet receptions yesterday were very
gay. and the number calling scarcely less than
on the previous Wednesday. The ladies' who
received were Mrs. Blaine ond her agreeable
assistants, her daughter and Miss Dodge, at
the residence CT the Secretary OF state; Mrs.
Window, and Miss Norton, her pretty guest, at
the home OF the secretary OF the Treasury; Mrs.
Hunt, Mrs. Titman and beyy al bright Faced
girls.-Miss Hunt, Miss Urquahart Miss Me-
Cook and Miss Mason,-at the dwelling or the
Secretary OF tue Navy, ana Mrs James at tue
Arlington. where she ana ber husband the
postmaster General are now living. She was
ably assisted by the vie OF Senator PlaUt or
New York. These tUO ladies made all who
CALLED enjoy their s.siC. Mrs. James has very
agreeable manntrs, and looks as II she expected
10 be pleased with her life in Washington The
wives OF Secretary Lincoln and Attorney Gene
raj MacNeagh are not IN town. and Mrs. Kirk
wood. the wife u the Secretary u the Interior.
did Lot receive. Among the visitors were many
or the diplomatic corps, army and navy fami-
les ana many other residents, a, well as some
OF the strangers now in the city. The weather
thus far las been far more favorable for the
receptions Of the present cabinet thau (. was
during lacr winter for their predecessors
A run.or has been in genera! circulation which
is toleraby well authenticated, that the fami-
nee @; The present te..9et toE iItenq reLurn-
ing CGtl5. !. these ladies lGtC-d % relieve
themselves OI this burden. which has peen
growing moe aud laoro iatoltrabie year Dy
year as the CliN has grown snd the number OF
strangers SlSltiEgit have T. creased, they should
bc justified by every rigat-thinklns person. II
should te considered enough 30 satisfy all rea-
SCLab.e eek dLGS which their position imposes
on them that they are willing 10 see every one
who calls aud make all Ie0I welcome on their
reception days. :" ithoUt expecting them 0 spend
all Their time after Que O'Clock On every day In
the week except sundays -l1 their own re-
Ception days. in hunting up addresses from ons
end OF Washington 10 the other, 50 as ID reIura
calls. SO lar as opinion has been yct expressed
OIL The subject IL has been favorable 10 The new
departure.
\ ccngenlal circle OF guests attended Colonel
and hrs. Fitzgerald S literary reception a their
hospitable residence on X street last evening.
Their home combines in ia appointments all
The requisites for ehteGi aiming, aud visitors
there ale always certain of physical comfort as
well as Intellectual enjoyment Mrs. Fitz-
gerald was on this occasion acceptaoly assisted
IN dischai gipg her duties IS hostess oy her
guest, MIS-. f. Z. Charles. DUrng the evening
the company Was eBteTtalEcd with instru-
mental music by Mrs. DenuiSon aud her sister,
MIS-. Eaten, ano Plof. Jecko; readings and reci-
tatioLS by MIs. VI. d. Lincoln. Mrs. Charles ana
Mr. y all, and songs Dy Miss Lillian Ciuss an1
Nj T. J. Whipple
The marriage or Mr. Slack. OF the navy, and
Miss BuiAeey Will, it IS said. take place in
August, at Tie family country place at Geneseo,
y. l. This place adj0!nS uiat OF Mrs. W2ds-
worth The Martha Washington Tea Party
and Promenade concert at Masonic Temple
promlzes 10 ce the fashionable event OF this
eyeDtDg.-The marriage or superintendent
CaTllle faJters0nS eldest daughter Is. IL is
runored, hXed for this spTiLg--Mrs. Clarin
and Miss Davenport are IA New YORK making
preparations tor the wedding OF Ile latter and
Mr. Morse, Of SanGuSSy, which VIII Jlke place
at ex-Rep1esenIaIye Clai'in's home IN Massa-
chusetts, In May.-Thls evening Mrs. Dr. Geo.
b. Wallis gives d complimentary entertainment
at the Mcpherson House. In honor OF her guest,
MIS-. George Phlpps, OF New YORK. Mrs. Sen
ator SHERMAN received many calls last evening,
all OF which were greatly eIjOyed. She Is antici-
patiIg visit 10 her old home soon, at least II
there is not an eXua session Of Congress. Sec
1etaTy Sherman MAS at the Presidents last
evening. Secretary Lincoln was very much
fatfgued last evening. and ala not receive calls
unless special message made II Imperative.
Mrs. Lincoln has returned TO chicago.
GRowTH OF NEW VoRk's CRsMATIoN SOCIETY.
The largest meeting get he!d oy The New York
Cremation society assembled 10 room "a, Cooper
Institute. Tuesday evening. There are now
about tlfly members Among the new members
are Or. II. Nj. Mel!es, 81 Medical % Inspec-
Bradley A. FIslle, U.SN.; w. +. Hammond, q.
A. Davis, Dr. Alex. Berghaus. Toe president,
the Rev. j. NJ. BengleSs, occupied the chair.
J. Storer Cobo was secretary. An essay on Gre
nation was read by Edward j. Birmingham,
MD. Tie essayist asked; "If cremation is re
saided SIS opposed TO the doctrine OF resurrec-
lion OF ihe deaG, what shall we say OF the fate
OF the Christian martyrs who were burned at
the stake" BE admitted that the incentive TO
crime nllent be increased under a system OF
cremation, owing TO the possibility OF conceal
Ing Geath by poison, but ne trusted tnat the
intelligo nee OF The age would suggest remedy.
lie described tie various savage and civilized
HiIuSe VI uiSHDSll, vi llt ubdQ dllO bDtn UflcIg
tXanlntu u certain oDlecl ions 20 the present sys-
ZEN OF burial He spoke or the rapid extension
OF New York toward Woodawl and the prox
unity OF Greenwood 10 Brooklyn. The lecture
Claimed that the sanitary necessity for crema
ticn loIMed The most incontroYertiole argu
meIt Ior It's general adoption. The UntUeI
States Cremation society, which Is 20 furnish
tie PRACTICAL means for crematlDg bodies In
New York city, has not yet been fully estab-
lisLeo, but the stock Will be for sale shortly.
A MINISTER IN A BAD FIx.-The Rev. Lloyd
Morgan, confined 10 the jail at kittaning Pa
awaiting sentence for a criminal offence at.
tempted TO escape on Sunday and made
spectacle OF himself by miserable failure H.
was acting as inside turnkey. and was permit
ted 10 SO wherever he pleased. lie got into
cell from which two prisoners had escaped ana
by piliIg up bricks, which he tore from the
wall. he managed 10 reach the window and To
get his head through. In his struggle 70 push
his way further he kicked away the brlcks aas
was LETT Dangling, unable TO extrlcate himself
TO facilitate his egress he had thrown all mis-
clothing ou', and when found ha1 nothing on
but his hat va
- Inc sulke at the American print works. Fan
hNer, Mass. LIS virtually ended. all OF the ola
nan0s WIN Few exceptions, having reCHned 10
y SoIK OLE al The Cid prices. The strike at the Chace
n.lils continues