The Evening critic., 1882-01-27


characterized the many pleasant social
events of lest night. Foremost among the
entertainments was
The Nntionai Hotsi Hop.
One Of the most brilliant entertainments
of the season was the hop given last cven-
ing at the National Hotel by Mcssrs. Tenney
& Co. TO their guests Weber never before
made s,."h delightful music, and the hand
some par1ors, so brilliantly illuminated,
presented scene rarely oqualcd. The de-
yotees of terpsichore were on hand in full
force and did justice to the occasion.
Among the many fair ones present THE
CRITICS scribe noticed Miss Hoge, daugh.
Ter Of Hon. j. b. Hogo, of West Virginia, a
strikingly handsome blonde; Miss Single.
ton and Miss Coibyn, Of Illinois; Miss Dun
nell, of Minnesota; the Misses Green, of
Virginia; Miss Cox, Of New York; Miss
Eliot, of Washington; Miss Lancaster, os
Pennsylvania; Mrs. Capt. IL. II. Garden, of
Warrenton, Va, who as usual was quite a
belle. Among tho other married ladies
present were the wives of Representatives
Cannon and Townshend, of Illinois; Spcer,
of Georgia; Dunn, of Arkansas; Hoge, of
West Virginia; NIarst, of Illinois; valen-
tine, of Nebraska; Dunnell, of Minnesota;
also Mrs. Flora Adams Darling, Mrs.
Thomas Medary, Mrs. ]. w. Grover,
Mrs. Chamberlain, Mrs Barker, Mrs
Cox, Mrs. II. II. Blackburn and a host
Of Others whose names THE CRITICS ennis.
sary failed to obtain--not from neglect of
duty, but from the extreme dilidence and
modesty of the youth. Among the gentle.
men present were Senators David Davis
and Ferry Representative Dunnell, Hoge,
Speer, Valentine, Marsh, Kenna, McKcn-
zie, Townshend. Cannon, Briggs and Ser
geant-at-Arrps Hooker, Judge ii. II. Black
burn, Hon. John I Harris and son, of Vir-
ginia, Messrs. Pugh, Lindsey, Warde,
Adams, Myers, Caldwell and Shepperd.
The navy was well represented by Lieuts.
Harrison, Grant, Parke and Leith. The
unanimous verdict of all present was that
more pleasant and agreeable evening has
not been spent this season. Dancing
was kept up until l o'clock, when the
music struck up "Home, Sweet Home"
and all departed from the gay aud festive
scene very reluctantly.
Col. wiitgeId's Dinner Party.
A distinguished Buckeye statesman has
said that the reason Ohioans were so sue
cessful in ofiice-seeking was because they
always came out of contest in better
humor, better friends and more united
than when they entered the struggle. A
very apt and true remark that. Yesterday
Col. S. A. Whitfield was nominated as post
master at Cincinnati. Last night num-
ber of his friends celebrated the victory by
dinner at Welcker's. Among those pres
ent were Hons Thomas l.. Young and
Benjamin Butterworth, Col. G. w. Moul-
ton, the Cincinnati lawyer; Gen. Charles
Brown, Col. t. G. Wood prominent Cincin-
natl lawyers; Capt. Niche, John Fehren-
bach, steamboat inspector of the Cincin-
natl district Mr.. j. j. Piatt, who made
gallant fight for the place won by Col.
Whitfield, and an army of newspaper corr
respondents. Among the correspondents
were Mcbride, Johnson and Gilliland of
the Cincinnati Enquirer; Lloyd and Mac
farland, of the Cincinnati Commercial; p. S.
Heath, of the Columbus Journal; Hon.
James S. Gordon, the eminent para
graphist; Frank Morgan, EVENING Critic
II. L. HetricS, of the Post, and RepuJ-
icdn scribe. Fred. w. Steigemau, the
Committee on Appropriations, did the
honors Congressman Butterworth and
Young and Mr.. Piatt responded happily to
toasts. The dinner was in keeping with
| the excellent reputation of Welcler's fam
Gus dining-rooms, and was enjoyed the
more on account of the genial, gallant and
| popular gentleman who gave it, for such
an one is Col. Whitfield. By birth he is q
| Bay Statean, is graduate of Yale, and by
bravery and good sense did his country
noble service during the war. The dinner
was brilliant success in every way.
The Optimist Club.
A very pleasant meeting of the Optimist
| Club was held last night at the residence of
| Mr.. Plasland, No. 915 o street northwest
splendid programme was presented.
| Among those present were Judge and Mrs.
| Dean, Hon. W. w. Curry, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
| B. Gore, Rev. Alexander Kent, Mr.. and Mrs.
| A. F.Wight, Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Webb, Mrs.
French, Mrs. Kelsey, Mrs. Merrill, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ward, Mrs. Fisher, Mrs. Culver and
daughter Misses Currie, Mr.. and Mrs. Ken
non, Mrs. Dimmick, Mr.. and Miss Jenni-
son, Miss Frisbie, Miss Sinclair, Mrs. Johns,
Mr.. Clark, Mrs. Stone, Mrs. DR.. Holton,
Mrs. Utley, and many Others.
Brilliant Dinners.
A splendid dinner party was given last
night by Secretary and Mrs Lincoln at
their residence on Massachusetts avenue.
The distinguished company comprised the
| President, Attorney-General Brewster, Sec
retary Hunt, Senator Logan, Gen. Sher.
man, Adjutant- General Drum, Signor
| Barca, the Spanish Minister; Representa-
tives Henderson and Robson and Secretary
| and Mrs. Lincoln.
| Hon. L. Sackville West, British minis
ter, gave dinner party at his residence
| last evening, which was very brilliant
affair. 1t was given in honor of his
daughter, Miss West, and was very largely
attended by the members of the various
legations in the city and their ladies. At
the conclusion of the dinner dancing was
kept up until late hour.
| Senator Fair, of ofNevada, gave recherche
| dinner party at the Arlington Hotel last
night to Senator Bayard Besides the
latter, the guests were: Miss Bayard,
Senator and Miss Pendleton, Gen. and Miss
Beale, Judge G.. w. scofeld, wife and
daughter, Senator Davis, of West Virginia,
and Miss Davis, Senator Anthony, Senator,
Mrs. and Miss Voorhees,, ex-senator Sargent
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