National Republican., 1882-12-19
v A SOCIAL AWAKENING.
Callers arc Beginning to be Numorous-NIr.
Bierstadt and the President-Personnl
THE CALLERS.


THE CALLERS.
Visiting was carried on spiritedly in both
ends of the city yesterday afternoon, and the
crisp, brilliant weather drew every one out.
Many of the ladies on Capitol hill will not
receive until after the holidays, but those who
were at home had many callers during the
afternoon Mrs Senator jones' Mrs. Blair,
Mrs. Vest, and Mrs. Angus Cameron defer
their regular afternoons at home until after
New Years, and other ladies whose reccp-
lions are largely attended in the season have
not yet arrived in the city.
The wife of Justice Field received yester-
day, and her parlors were well filled during
calling hours. Mrs Field was assisted by her
sister Miss Swearingen, and her sister, Mrs.
McCreery, was also present for some time.
Justice Field Joined the ladies upon his return
from the COURTROOM, and added to the pleas
ure of their visitors.
Mrs. Stanley Matthews had many callers
yesterday afternoon, and the wives of the
other Justices who received were similarly
favored Among those who paid their re-
spects to these ladies were Mrs. Freling-
huysen, Mrs Dahlgren, Madame Barea, Mrs
Senator Jones, and Mrs McCreery.
The ladies at the Congressional hotel had
many callers during the afternoon, and Mrs
Mary Clemmer was at home to her friends
Mrs. Clemmer's recently published book of
poems has received most fiattering attention
other laurel to her impcrishable crown.
Mrs. Gen. Lander arrived at her cottage on
Capitol square yesterday, and will remain
here for the few gay months this of winter.
Mrs. Burrows Mrs. Lord, Mrs Webber,
Mrs Dunnell, and Mrs. Post, wives of con-
gressmen staying at the National hotel, had
many callers yesterday, and this favorite hotel
bids fair to retain its social fame for another
season.
Mrs. Andrew McCreery, of San Francisco,
| the sister of Mrs. Justice Field has purchased
lot on Rhode Island avenue, near Eighteenth
street, and intends building large residence
there next spring. For some years past Mrs.
McCreery has been leader in the American
colony of Paris, and her definite return to
this country is cause of congratulation to her
many friends. Mrs. McCreery has leased for
second season the house No. 1415 X street,
and is comfortably settled there with her
pretty children.
Mrs. S. p. Rounds and her daughter leave
for Chicago tomorrow to spend the Christmas
holidays at their home in that city. Mrs.
Rounds will be joined there by her elder
daughter, Mrs. Charles Smith, of Denver,
| and pleasant reunion is anticipated.
The anonymous novel Democracy" is Il
| fruitful theme of parlor conversation in this
early season, and the guessers present long
list of possible perpetrators Of that brilliant
| satire upon Washington life and manners. The
list include Gail Hamilton and Mr.. Blaine
in an Erckmann-Chatrian partnership affair,
Mr.. John Hay, Mr.. Clarence King, Mr. Wilson
| Vance, Mr. Adam (of the British legatiOn),
Mrs. Mary Clemmer, Miss Hattie Loring, Mrs.
| Harriet Prescott SpofOrd, Grace Greenwood
| Mrs Lippincott), and about all the other
gifted literary people who have lived here
| within ten years. Unfortunately for the
settlement of the vexed question, each and all
of these people resent and deny the fattering
suspicion of authorship, and the clever writer
| remains sphynX.
Mr.. Albert Bierstadt, the artist, has been in
| the city for several days. Between Mr.. Bier
stadt and President Arthur there exists a
warm personal friendship of long standing,
both possessing certain tastes in common that
| first led to their acquaintance. During his
stay Mr.. Bierstadt has been stretching the
canvas of his large cayon picture, which hangs
in the upper corridor of the white house, and
the five pictures which he sent home last
spring to ornament the bare walls of the pri-
yate apartments will be permitted to remain.
When Speaker Keifer met the wife of Rev.
DIR. Powers, a few seasons ago, he found that
she was an old acquaintance made during war
DAYS, and one of whom he had lost sight for
many years. When Gen. Keifer was wounded
at the battle of the Wilderness, he was car
| ried to the nearest house by his men, and dur
ing the weeks of suffering and convalescence
that he lay there, the little daughter of the
family read to him and cheered him through
many of those weary days. Sixteen years later
he met the wife of the chaplain of tho house
in Washington, and she seconded his look of
puzzled recognition by announcing herself as
| the little girl of the Virginia farmhouse.
| Sister Joanna Francis, instructor of music
at the Georgetown convent, was formerly
| Miss Ripley, of Boston, cousin of Ralph
Waldo Emerson. Miss Ripley was graduate
of the Boston and Leipsic conservatories OF
music and was person of note in the literary
| and transcendental circles of Concord and
Boston before taking the veil in Catholic
convent.
Senator Jones is expected to return from
his Nevada trip within fortnight. Mrs
Jones will resume her Monday receptions
after the holidays, and the gray house will be
the scene of festivities after respite of three
years.
While the elect of one of the richest nations
of the earth are laboring over the items of the
diplomatic and consular bill, it may please
them to reflect upon the fact that China pays
an annual salary of 100000 to its ambassador:
to France and England. This gentleman
the marquis of Tseng, lives in suitable but
unostentatious manner, and his wife has so fal
progressed in western notions that she OBJ
serves regular reception day, and entertainS
the grand danes of London and Paris in {
most acceptable manner The little marchion
ness is a highly picturesque figure in hel
native costume and adheres sufficiently tC
her own national customs not to permit any
gentleman to enter her presence, receiving
her lady guests on n different day from tha
on which the ambassador receives his NAL,
acquaintance.
The new carpets have arrived for the cas-
room and the blue room of the white house
and by the latter part of the week the man
sion will be in order for the Presidents occu
pancy.
The widow of Senator o. P. Morton is trav
cling in Europe, and was lately in Rome
where she visited the studio Of Franklin Sim
mons, who is at work upon a bust Of her lat'
husband
AN EX-sENAToRIAL COMBINATION.
In Bangor, Me-, on Thanksgiving evening
Miss Clara c. Sawyer, youngest daughter o
ex-senator f. A. Sawyer, was married to MI
j. X. Stetson, nephew of ex-senator (nOv
minister to Spain) Hannibal Hamlin. Th
bride was but a child during her father
public life and was then, and for years since
with her sister, buried deeply in her studio
in Boston, and later in Germany, where tn
sisters completed their extensive and arduou
course of study under private masters. Sh
was in the fall and winter of 1889 guest o
Mrs. Gov. Shepherd in this city, and is wei
remembered by those who met her for he
refined and delicate beauty, her brillianc,
and sweetness of temper. The groom is lin
looking manly young fellow, graduate o
Yale and worthy representative of Nev
England Puritan blood. His family, wealth
and social position are of the first rank, beft
ting his high moral character and noble nature
The ceremony was performed according t.
the ritual of the Episcopal church of whicl
the bride is q cOmmunicant. Only the rela
, tiyeS and most intimate friends of the tW