The Evening critic., 1882-03-13
SOCIETY,".
What is Going on i'm the Social
World.

Mrs. Gen. Sherman leaves to-day for Phila-
delphia to visit her daughter, Mrs Thackara.
Mrs. Doctor Lincoln gave delightful de-
jeuner la fourchette saturday morning.
There were eight covers, and the guests were
Miss Beach, Mrs. Gen. Lander, Mrs. Burnett,
Miss Johnston, Mrs. Lewis Davis, Mrs. Pear
son and Miss Lockwood, the charming little
hostess herself being the eighth at the table.
There were ten courses, and the pleasant con-
versation that was the natural result of so
many clever women being together.
At the musical evening given by Mrs. Crapo
at the close of the week, the bright particular
star was Mr.. Langenfeldt, of Boston, a vlolinist
of rare merit, and an artist on whose success,
as n water-colorist, the Boston circles have
pronounced unanimously and favorably
The most original party Of the season was
given by Miss Mary Johnson, Saturday after
noon, 10 six of her wee friends, who ranged
in age from about seven to eleven. IL was
"Favor Lunch;" that is, lunch at which a
pretty little gift of some sort is given to each
guest between every course. The lunch cards
were satin faces, with punches Of daisies,
caught by n bow Of ribbon at the base of the
bamboo handles. The menu cards were
Chinese pictures, with "Bread and Cheese and
Kisses" written on the vacant scroll on the
face, and the list OF edibles on the back. These
last were quantity named in several instances
as geological Ice Cream" The tavors
We're adapted TO the ages OF the little
guests. After bouillon came six willow
baskets filled with cut flowers. After oysters
broiled on toast, and tomatoes and mayon-
nalse, came six large English walnuts tied
with ribbons, which ON being opened, dis
closed six tiny dolls, four dressed in "PlHa-
fore' costumes and the fifth and sixth as Red
Riding Hood and Bo-Peep, respectively. After
chicken croquettes and Saratogas came six
punches of satin cherries, perfumed. After
currant tarts, six little engravings on ebony
easels. After Wine, jelly and macaroons, came
six satin flower pots of various hues, from
which sprung bare twigs; on these perched
six peanut owls, of q naturalness truly alb
surd. After the creams and ices, six satin
liberty caps for the little maids. After the
fruit, German favor badges. And with the
tea, penwipers of satin ground, with sack of
-four being attacked and rihed by seven tiny
mice, which were made of apple seeds. Then
came bread and cheese and kisses.
The dinner given by the Chinese Minister on
Saturday evening was most brilliant afafr
The Envoy and his stafr--clad in fun
court costumes each one wearing his man
darn's cap with Its button of n color appro-
pirate to his rank, some rcd, some crystal and
so on-received their guests in the front parlor,
which IL furnished with severe simplicity
scarcely in keeping with our Ideas OF oriental
duced and translated, and through such happy
mediums the mutual ignorance OF languages
was no bar 10 enjoyment. Among the guests
| We're the President, Mr.. Blaine, the Cabinet
officers the foreign1inisters,c charges d'affaires
| together with the Speaker of the House, tho
President OF the Senate and Senators Hoar and
| Hawley. As compliment v the guests, the
| menu included only such dishes as are palat-
| able TO the European taste, and the dinner
| was one Of the most elegant ever given IN
| Washington. One of the gentlemen OF the le-
| mourning, but as the first wore pure white,
| and the second pale blue the mourning colors
| Of Chinal, the effect was pleasing amidst the
other cOlors.