Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-04-25
SOCIETY NOTES.

Secretary and Ms. Blaine had the fourth OF
their series OF card receptions Saturday even
Ing. This was more numerously ATTENDED
than any OF the others, but not too crowded for
enjoy ment. The Secretary, his wife aud S. d,
agreeably entertained their guests with tns
those who attended were Hon. .Ipnn A. X .Sgon
Mrs John c. Fremont, Col. and Mad anne Bona.
parte, ex- Speaker Winthrop and his wife and
her daughter. Miss Thayer, with Mr. and Mrs,
Sanders Irving; ex-Postmaster General NAY
naTd; secretary and Mrs. Hunt: Justice Mil
ler's wife with Mr.. Albert Rnodes;, Gen. Hola-
Sheriff.; Sir Edward and Lady Thornton ana
their sen and daughter; Aristarch1 Bey; NJ.
OutTey; Mr.. and Mrs. Adam; Mr.. Schlozer,
Baron Mayr; Ar. Geo. Bancroft; the Portuguese
minister and his wife and daughter; the Mex.
lean minister and daughter; Mr.. De Soto; Sen
ators Bin, OF Colorado; Butler (and Mrs. Butler)
Mae h Of sSSs sec Mawey
gers; Mr.. and Mrs Shellabarger; Mr.. and Mrs.
D. c. Forney; Mrs. Mccarthy, of Syracuse; Mr.
and Mrs. John B. Alley and daughter: Hon.
and Mrs. G. W. ScOheld and daughter; Gems.
HaZen and McCook; Col and Mrs Rock we'll;
Col. and Mrs. Moore; Hon. l. p. Morton; ex-
Representative Loring and Mrs. Loring: Pay
Mr. and Mrs. Wight; Major Goodloe: DR.. Frank
LoIing: Mrs. Robson; Miss Minnie Stout;
Surgeon General Barnes; Miss Lena Porter:
Mrs. Baxter; Judge and Mrs. Macarthur; Com
missioner and Mrs. Bentley; Miss West; DR..
and Mrs. Bullock; Commodore and MIRA Eng
lisb; Mr. Shufeldt; Gen. and Mrs. Walker: Paw.
master General and Mrs. Cutter: Mr.. Garlic
Patterson, DR.. Lincoln, Mr.. w. K. Rogers. Mrs.
Ricketts, and Major and Mrs. Burch.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. X. Spofford entertained the
Literary Society On Saturday evening au their
pleasant residence, on Capitol Hill, and the oc-
casion was one OF marked enjoyment to all
present Chief Justice Drake read very In
teresting paper covering Literary Reminiscent
ces of Cincinnati He was followed Dy Miss
Anna b. Irish, who contributed charming
paper upon French Literature, or, more strictly
speaking, upon the French rama, which Ia
cluded an apprectative sketch OF Corneille, Mrs.
Camp favored the company with couple OF
ballads, delightfully."- rendered, and Miss Spoffocd
also entertained IL with plano solo, executed
In capital style. The evening closed, as usual,
with generous repast.
The Shakespeare Club met at the residence OF
William c. Murdoch, esq, and was fully at
tended, the number Of members and invited
guests present being unusually large. District
Attorney Corkhtll read an interesting sketch Il
by DR.. Charles Warren. OF the bureau OF educa-
tlon, who read an original poem-"A Dream at
Shakespeare's Home" The remainder OF the
evening was pleasantly passed In readings from
Shakespeare, and In the enjoyment OF boun-
teOuSly laid table.
Snakespeare's birthday was also appropriately
honored on SATURDAY evening az the Riggs
its parlOrS for that purpose to Mrs. Adeline Du-
val Mack, the elOcutiontSt The spacious rooms
so set apart were well filled during the evening
MIS- Mack was assisted by Mr.. Tweeddale, who
recited scenes from Henry and As YOu Like
II. Mrs. Mack gave five or six recitations from
varions plays, In her usual felicitouS manner.
Professor Blschon, Mrs. Powell and Miss Irene
6losson contributed music, which was greatly
enjoyed. Among the guests noticed were Sea-
auor Saunders; General Sherman and daugnt-
ers; Mrs. anc Miss voorhees,; MI. and Mrs.
Washington Mclean and Mrs General HaZsn;
senator and Mrs. Pendleton; Miss Osborne; Mrs.
Canned; MIRA S0ule; Mrs. Captain q. Schreinsr
eId the Misses Crenshaw; Mr.. and Mrs How.
arp asa number OF other prominent people.
delghtful dinner party was given Oh Sat
nroay afternoon in his parlor at the National
hotei by Hon. A. II. Stephens, in honor of Col.
X. d. johnston, OF Baltimore aud Mr Georps
Bryan, OF Georgia, whose father "a An inffn IA
friend OF botn Col Johnston and MT. Sfanhens
There were twelve at table, Including the hoss
Five OF the number were ladies. Mr. SrenhenS
entertained the company with his custnmarv
cneerful now Of conversation, and there is no
better table talker than he. His fund Of anec'
ootes and Incidents seems inexhaustible ana
his style OF narrattng caunot be surpassed
COL and Nine. B0naparto gave breakfast At
II this morning. at their residence on Farrauut
Square. In honor or some friends from Central
America. Senor Asia Buruaga came from New
YORK TO attend this and also to witness the
Fanagut ceremonies. he used 20 know Ad.
mlral FarraRut well. and felt the greatest es.
TEEN Tor him.