Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-04-16
SOCIETY NOTES.

The question as to whether or not the Cabinet
families will decline to return calls generally
is still exciting much discussion whenever two
or three ladies are gathered together at re-
ception. OF course the matter Is viewed from
various standpointS but all seem to agree that
these ladies should not be expected to return
the calls of the strangers who come here to
stay few days and go to the houses of the
Cabinet officers as they do to the public build
iDgs on sightseeing expeditions. One such
family of member Of the last Cabinet, "We
are going round to-day seeing the Cabinet cir
cas-" This is told by the lady to whom it was
amused at the frank impert1nence Of the speech
to feel any Indignation. Such people are quite
satisfied with their sight seeing expeditions.
and have no expectation OF their calls being
returned. The idea has become entirely too
prevalent among transient visitors to Wash
ington that the houses OF the Cabinet Officers
should be to the national capital what the big
hotels are to summer resorts, serving to attract
strangers by furnishing them with amusement:
and many who should know better actually
regard an entertainment at the house of a
member Of the Cabinet In the same light as q
hop at a watering place, and feel themselves
and their friends entitled to the hospitality
merely because they happen to be here when
Another excellent reason can be given why
the custom, the abolition OF which THE STAR
has been advocating, should be put among the
things OF the past, VIZ: that OF all ofticlals of
the same grade, receiving on the same day,
irrespective OF the Deighborhood in which they
live. 1t is that as the rule now is the families
OF Senators, for instance rarely find each other
at home, because all receive calls on Thurs
days. and II they had different days they would
make each others acquaintance more readily,
instead OF exchanging calls sometimes for two
sight.
The marriage OF MIR. Whttelaw Reid and
Miss Elizabeth Mills is to be solemnizea at the
residence OF Mr. and Mrs. D. o. Mills. the lady'S
parents, No. 64 Fifth Avenue New York, on
Tuesday evening, April 26th, at half.past eight
Representative and Mrs. Deerlng, Of Iowa,
ieft on Thursday evening for California where
VII! make long visit to one OF his brothers,
who has fine place near Oakland, Cal
General Sherman's daughter, Mrs. Thackara
and her baby, are expected at her fathers
residence here next week. They WILL on their
way here. pause In Philadelphia to visit Mr.
Tnackara's relatives there. Miss Stevens. OF
washington, left last evening for New York to
visit MISS Bissell, who has several times vis-
1ted Chief Justice Waite's family here. Mr..
Burchard, the director Of the mint. IS expected
DacK Ir0m his inspection tour next wednesday.
senator Mcpherson will 60 to New York to-
morrow night to spend few days His wife
here soon. Mrs. Wilcox starts for San Antonia.
Texas, Texas, tonight to spend month with her
One Of the great advantages Of having
the Charity BAH at the National Theater
VIII be the opportunity 1t win give. to
those who do not care to go IN full dress, but
merely wish to see the SPECTACLE to 60 and
who go on the floor, whether to dance or
promenade, will be in full ball toilet.