Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-01-30
SOCIETY NOTES.

Despite the clouds OF saturday afternoon, there
were many ladies making calls on Connecticut
avenue ut the Soldiers Home and elsewhere,
where ladies' receive on that day Gen. Stursis'
family intended receiving only on the Saturdays
in January, 50 last SATURDAY was their concluding
reception.
Among the notable entertainments OF Saturday
evening were the dinner given by President
protein. Davis at Welcker's, that given by Com
missioner and Mrs LOring at their residence and
that given by Senator and Mrs. Miller, of Cali
fOrniA, ut their residence, all OF which were eX-
ceptiOnaly handsome entertainments. A pleas
ant reception was also given at the residence OF
Miss Osborn, on street. the principal features OF
which were literature and music. Col. Tichenor
read an interesting paper entitled "a Scrap OF
History which related many interesting Incl
dents in the life of Gen. Suffer- the California gold
dscOyerer. The attendance here was quite large,
and the affair Was most enjoyable one through
out.
The evening party to which Mr.. and Mrs George
Bancroft have invited guests to meet Secretary
and Mrs, Frelinghuysen will occur On Wednesday
evening On Thursday evening the French min
lister and Nine. Outrey Will entertain members of
the diplomatic corps and others at dinner, and on
Friday Secretary and Mrs. Frelinghuysen will give
dinner to those OF the diplomatic corps not EN-
tert3ined at their banquet last Thursday.
Gov Curtin's SOn AMI daTghter-ln-law, Mr. and
Mrs VIM. W. Curtin, are now visiting him and his
wife. but will return to Philadelphia In time TO
attend grand fancy ball 10 be given by Mrs.
Drexel next Thursday evening. Miss Ludlow,
who was visiting Mrs Brodhead at the Portland,
has also gone to Philadelphia to attend this ball.
Senator Frye and his wife each have niece,
attractive young girls, both visiting them. One
Is the daughter OF eXt,oy. GarceloD. of Maine, who
Visited Mrs. Frye two years agO-The Misses
MCttney have invited some OF their young friends
To dancing party at their residence on Connecti-
cut avenue on February 18th at nine O'Clock D.
Mrs VI. ID. Lincoln is again at home to callers
on Tuesday evenings, at her home 6l5 III street,
and Will soon resume her literary feunonS.--At
dinner cards were used. They were exact imita-
tons OF square soda crackers, made of pale silk,
! nlled with down and sachet powder. The edges
were slightly cOlOred, a. a cracker is Drowned in
the baking. and the print OF the cutting stamp
was copied by the silk being stitched together in
places. In the center, where the name of the
manufacturer usually is, was the name of the
SueSt.-SenatOr and Mrs. Logan will have the
sympathy of wide circle OF friends and acQuaint-
anceS IN the great loss they have sustained In the
death OF their youngest grandchild, the infant son
or their daughter. Mrs Tucker. which occurred in
Chicago, on Saturday.-MrS Senator German is
not receiving this winter, account OF the recent
death OF her mother.
THE FUNERAL OF GEN. ROBT r. MITCHELL, which
took place Yesterday from the ~ street Pres by
terrain church, was largely attended The pail
bearers were Capt. E. L. Grant, Major NJ. E. Urell.
ChaS Pelham, Thos. Miller, Capt j. X. Rankin
and Capt j. F. Miller The funeral was attended
by the Washington Light Infantry Corps under
command OF Col. Moore, and the Union Veteran
Corps, Capt. Thomson commanding The
remains were Inferred in Congressional Gene
terry.