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

Mrs. Hayes took her friends to Nj. Vernon
yesterday to spend the day.
The guests at the evening party given yester-
day by Representative Chitendea in honor OF
The President elect were all gentlemen, the
wife OF the host and the wife OF his son being
the only ladies present, They assisted MI
Cbittenden al Il the PreSident-elecU In receiving
The distinguished throng who honored the o.
caSion by their presence. The attend lnce
numbered nearly three hundred, including the
PRESIDENT and PreSident-eiect, the Vice preSi-
dent and Vice Pres>dent-eIecf, the Chief Justice
and most or the Associate Justices OF the L. 5.
supreme Court and OF the L. S. District Court
members or The Cabinet, members of both
Houses OF Congress. officers OF high rank In the
army and navy, and prominent private citizens
or washington ana other parts OF the country.
Indeed IL would De easier to publish list OF
Loted people in the City who were not present
han To tel who were there General aud Mrs.
Grant ard General aud Mrs. Hancock had been
nVi' ed, but, not 6eing In the city, could not at
i.td. Not being well, Mrs. Hancock will not
accompany her husband here. Mrs. Chitten-
dei.'s toilet was a superb emerald green velvet
with Turkish sash OF red and COLA; ornaments
diamonds The house was decorated with lys
and the nantes banked with choice nowers
The supper consisted OF every dellcacy and al
abundance OF champagne, which was the only
wine served.
The program of the music which Is to enlIven
The ball OF Tomorrow evening was playet by
lie bands yesterday afternoon ia the presence
OF number OF invited guests, Who highly CON-
h-tHuCu INC StlCCIiOu. uc lot
he bali are daily being perfected. 1t VIII be
through no fault or the committees IL any de-
feet mars the spectacle or the enjoyment OF the
guests. The system for checking cllakS &e,
Is che OF the most admirable Imaginable aud
1t seems impossible that any confusion can
arise In that department. The diplomatic corps
Will wear their court dresses, and army aud
navy officers full dress uniforms. Ladies are
expected to be dressed Ia full ball toilets, but
those WHO have evening dresses without trains
are advised TO wear them In preference TO long
skirts, which are certain TO be trampled upon,
and thus rufie alike the TEN per OF their wearerS
and the owners OF the feet that inadvertently
tear or soil them.
In order to enable them all to meet Governor
Head OF that state. Senator and Mrs. Blair IN
wife New Hampshire people Ia the city to a
reception next Saturday evening from 80 1850
o'clock at their residence, No Eos Ease Capitol
street.-Miss Conrad or Columbus, ONO, and
one OF the bellies OF that CITY, Is the guest of
the Sixth Auditor and Mrs. McGrew, on NJ
street--MlSS Hattie Fitch. daughter or Gen
eral Fitch, OF Chicago, is visiting her friend.
EX- Senator and Mrs. Corbitt, or oregon are
The guests OF General and Mrs. Benz. Algord,
1891 Q street.
Vice President elect Arthur dined last eve
ming at Wizards with ex-senator Dorsey, Hon.
hugh Hastings, editor OF the New York Cont
71e5Cidl ADVERTISER, and eX- Police Commissioner
Wheeler, OF New York.
1t is announced that Mr.. Howard Carroll the
Well-knoWn correspondent, Will soon be mar
Tied to Miss Caroline SJarin. daughter OF Rep
resentatlye Starln. The wedding Will take
place in May at Mr.. Starin'S country home Ia
Fuitolvilie, New York.