The National tribune., 1882-04-01


Hunt. Gen. Beall, Col. James G. Berrett, Mr..
and Mrs Bancroft Davis, Mr.. and Mrs. Fish,
Col. Fred. Grant, Commissioner Dent, and
Mr ScoviIle, who attracted great attention
among those who knew him.
OTHER ENTERTAINMENTS.
The President gave dinner party on
Wednesday of last week, and entertained
large number of guests. This dinner was
not given expressly TO General and Mrs.
Grant, but as it was known in advance of
issuing the invitations that they would be
present, most OF those invited were special
friends of theirs, as well rs OF the President.
This is the second time they have dinedi in state
at the Executive Mansion since they gave a
state dinner there to their immediate sue
ceSsors the President-elect and Mrs. Hayes.
At that dinner, Senator Don Cameron (he
then being Secretary of War; and his
daughter were present, and also Mr.. Robe
son, then Secretary of the Navy, and his
wife. The latter couple and Senator Cam
eron were at the dinner last week. In fact,
every time General and Mrs. Grant have
dined at the White House in five years,
beginning with the farewell dinner named,
for they also attended that given by the
President and Mrs. Hayes to General and
Mrs Grant on December Is, $780,
Two others who were members of General
Grants Cabinet are now in the city, who
were not at the dinner on Wednesday,
Ex-Secretary Belknap and Ex-Attorney
General Williams Secretary and Mrs.
FTeliDghuysen have been guests at all the
dinners given by President Arthur since he
began giving formal banquets, beginning
with that Of February II in honor of his
Cabinet, except that given week ago. They
are special friends of long standing of Gen
eral and Mrs. Grant.
On Tuesday evening, at the dinner given
by Secretary and Mrs. Frelinghuysen, there
were present the President, Ex-President
Grant and wife, Acting Vice-President Da-
! Wis, Ex-Secretary Fish and wife, Justices
Bradley and Gray, Secretary Folger, and
others.
General and Mrs. Grant, Ex-Secretary and
Mrs. Fish, Ex-Secretary Robeson's wife and
Others whose faces were familiar during the
Grant administration, called on Secretary
Frelinghuysen's wife and daughters at their
afternoon reception Wednesday, which was
largely attended.
Secretary Folger's daughter also had a
large reception on Wednesday. The recep-
tons Mt the residences of the Secretary of
State and Secretary of the Treasury have
been held regularly every Wednesday during
Lent, rs they were before. Secretary Hunts
| wife continues to receive on Wednesday
evenings guests informally invited.
Most of those who were at the Presidents
dinner on Wednesday called on Mrs. Grant
at the Executive Mansion Thursday after
noon, and also numerous others. This vas
the first time she had received there for five
years, and in the Red Parlor assembled many
Of those who used to be seen there while
Mrs. Grant was mistress of the house. She
received alone, and wore a dark shade of
wine-colored velvet, a point lace collar,
clasped with diamond brooch, and large,
pear shaped pearl earrings. General Grant
was present for short time. This was the
first large afternoon reception held by q lady
in the White House since that held Oh
| Saturday afternoon by Mrs. Garfield last
March, which was the only day reception
she had. The ladies who had attended
the dinner wore, when calling on Thursday
on Mrs. Grant, as a badge of honor for a
boquet de corsage, the nosegays laid at their
plates at the dinner.
MRS. FRELINGHUYsENs RECEPTION.
Never har mora distip1uicbad cnrp,pr
assembled in private house in Washington
than the one that was at Mrs. Frelinghuy-
sens reception Thursday evening. When
he and his wife returned from the din
ner party given the same evening by Mr..
| and Mrs. George Bancroft to ex-Secretary
and Mrs Fish, President Arthur and Gen
eral Grant, who had also been at that dinner.
accompanied them, and Representative and
Mrs Robeson, who were among Mr.. Ban
croft's guests, also soon followed. Among
| others observed were: the Misses Frelinc-
huysen, Secretary and Mrs. Hunt, Attorney
General Brewster, the Speaker and Mrs
Keifer, Senator Anthony, and numerous
others Of high social and official position, in
Guiding the Chinese Minister and suite, the
| StHUlCLheH vi JLe JdpdlleSe lISpdIlOn, anu
other ladies and gentlemen of the foreign
| Legations. The costumes on this occasion
were very handsome, every one wearing ball
dresses. Senator Malone was with his wife,
who wore more diamonds than any other
| lady present, and one of the most elaborate
toilets seen this winter. Mrs. John Davis.
Secretary Frelinghuysen'sy youngest daughter,
wore "A pale hehotrope brocade, combined
with embossed velvet She was the hand
soonest woman present and one of the
youngest.
SOCIETY NOTES.
Senator and Mrs. Hill, of Colorado, gave
a dinner party Saturday evening to Judge
and Mrs. Bassett, Of Denver, who are in the
city on their return from bridal trip in the
South. Mrs. Bassett, as youg girl, used to
visit Mrs. Grant at the Executive Mansion
She was from Galena, III. Justice and Mrs
Miller were among the guests at the dinner
Judge Bassett being in Justice Miller's
circuit.
On Saturday evening the Assistant Secre-
tary of State and Mrs. Davis gave dinner
party TO their guests, ex-Secretary and Mrs
j Fish which was attended by others of dis