Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-02-17
SOCIETY NOTES.

The President Will have his last pnoic reeep-
ton In the White House on Tuesday evening.
the 22d, from TO o p. IN.
The Cabinet families We're receiving calls as
usual yesterday, but there was colnparatjyely
little visiting done. These ladies' as well as
Others who receive on other days, say they have
had fewer calls this season than ever before.
AS next Wednesday VIII be the last occasion
on which the families OF the present Cabinet
will receive calls before the close or the admtu-
istraton II ls probable that many are waitlnt
10 pay thelr respects 10 them then.
IN Inc Washington Light Infantry gave dress
driN and reception at Masonic Temple las
night IL was largely attended by many or our
oest citizens and distins uished strangers In tie
city. The hail was handsomely decorated with
hags and flowers While there were plenty OF
each, they were arranged SO neatly thar n0rU-
1ng IKE bunglinls appearance was given. Two
Stacks OF InuSAtts On The stage; In the space b.
tween the windows were crossed sabars n1th a
Rnapsack below. Canary birds in cages su,-
ptudeG from the paper ropes. which raiiaiea
iI0m the chandeliers In every direction, kept
up PHEASANT chatter. Al $50 the drli. TOOK
place, Marvellous precision OF combined move
ineh' was the feature OF the manual of arn&
The marching ana manouevres We're p1rtra.5
AIitT The drl!i dancing was ht,ln aud / s,- a D.
10 Iitle hour, greatly TO lne enjoyment q! a.
present
Thc last german OF the series for which III
bachelors tlHo issued cards occurred al Maj
MS Hall last evening, and was one or tue u tp!-
SoIneSt parties ever given there. Tne aitSu :
dhce was very large, ana Included members y,
thr cabinet and their families. Senators and
theirs, many or the ladies and gentlemen OF
foreign legations, representatives of the army
and navy, and numerous well known citizens
aud & number OF strangers Mrs. Evarts and
Mrs. Don Cameron pleasantly received the
guests MT. DrummOnd, of the British iera.
zion, led the german. which began about Ten
AID continued several hours. Sixty five couples
Joined In the dance. The dressing WAS notice-
ably elegant Many very rich costumes ot
The following ladies and gentlemen Will be
present at he state dinner at the White
n0use this evening: The President ANA
Mfs. Hayes; MIS-. Eyarts; Secretary and
Mrs. Con; Senator Allison: Senator Bailey;
Senator Brown; Senator and Mrs Dawes; Rep
rsep,aIiVe rise and Mrs. Lofing, Representative
ana MIS-. New berry; SenatOr-eltcL and Mrs
Miller, OF CALIFORNIA;; Mr.. and Mrs. Moore; MT
BaDcTor: Nr aud Mrs. Henry Adams; Coione!
and Mrs, Bonaparte; Mrs. Carter OF Ohio: Pres.
ldent and Mrs 6trnan OF Johns Hopkins Unit
tsislty, baltimore; Representative TuWnseuG:
Representative and Mrs Congef: Senator -ele-
George. OF mississippi Representative and Mr.
tafllslt; The Assistant Secretary OF Stale al
MIS-. Hay.
The Unity cub will meet tomorrow even!ne,
February lSIh ut the residence OF Col. I. ).
TiGbehor, 1871 NJ street. MIR. A. X. SponorG
VIII read paper On :, The genius and writin..s
OF Victor Hugo" which viii be rolIo.e1 6y
music. readings, reciEations, a..
REPRESENTATIVE Hiscock gave dinner a. the
Arii1 gton last evening 10 MIR. ami Mrs John
Foori, OF New York. The olhsr guests present
were mainly Representatives from that stat,
and their WiYea.-rne President aud Mrs.
Hayes were among the guests at the dinner
given Tuesday evening by Senator Burn side
owing 10 the fact that some gentlemen OF
Do,h houses Of Congress who have ladies III
theli families appear In the list In the Con
greshioLai Directory with no marks attached
TO their names 10 indicate that they have
ladies with them, the Invitations TO The dtplo.
matte reception have been issued to these gen
tlemen, omltflng the ladies. 1t is u derstood,
all CUf I'm
cause the ladies' whose omission vas owing
solely 10 the omission in the directory to be
invited, will be for the gentlemen asked In ac-
ceptng the Invitation. TO mention how many
ladies they have with them.