The Evening critic., 1882-05-22
SOCIETY,".



what is Going On i'm the social world.
Miss Rachael Sherman's afternoon tea on
Saturday was q brilliant finale to week OF
pleasant social events. Shc was assisted In
receiving by the General, Miss Lizzie, Mrs
Poe, Miss Sands Miss McCulloch and her
cousins,'Mr. and Miss Ewing. She was very
lovely In cream silk, finished at sleeves and
corsage with spanish lace, the toilet making a
pretty contrast to Miss Lizzios dress of rich
dark silk, combined with cardinal satin. Miss
Sands and Miss Ewing wore -white, Mrs. Poo
black gros-grain and Miss McCulloch pale
ecru, touched here and there with cardinal,
and in the sash draped across the front
Of the overskirt she had placed two
table was in the dining-room, and
two small tables with punch, waters and
crumpets were in the second parlor. Between
the two windows leading on the porch was the
fourth table, covered with ices and strawber-
ries. Miss McCulloch presided at the tea urn,
snd he range iSS nr IN S rea Se
leaves and serving the tea before the aroma
had left It. To the great regret of all the
guests, Mrs. sherman was unable to make her
appearance. Among those present were Mrs.
Chandler ana her handsome sister, Mrs. Kins-
ley NJ. 0utrey, Mr.. and Miss West Mrs. Ban
throp, very lovely In pale lavender; Commits
sioner and Mrs. Loring, Mrs. Thurlow, who
friends, friends Mrs. Walker and Miss ' Rosemnlier; % egi
Miss Blaine, Madame dc Chambrun, with her
attractive daughter; Admiral and Mrs.
Rodgers, Admiral Almy and his pretty daugh-
ter Miss Annie, Miss Curtin, Miss Koenan,
General and Mrs. Ayres, General and Mrs.
Rucker, with their charming daughter Miss
Rucker; Lieutenants Macomb, Greble and
buchanan, U. S. A.; MSS Waite, the Chief
Justice, Mr.. and Mrs. Irving, Miss Kittie
Davis, tho prettiest damozel In the Navy cir.
cles OF our city; Judge Adds, Mr.. Clifford
Richardson, General Robertson, General and
Mrs. Van viiet, Miss winifred Poe--a remark
ably ns young grMr and Mrs Pres
Morrow, Mrs. and Miss Redfern, Miss Strong,
Mrs Stevens and her son, Lieutenant Stevens,
U. s. NJ; Miss Jeanie Matthews, Miss Cooke
Judge and Mrs. Barkley, Colonel Tourtelotte
and many others. The hour indicated on the
cards was 5 O'Clock, and the guests arrived
promptly at the appointed time.a commend
social world.
Mrs. Lander and her adopted sons leave on
"Wednesday for the pretty cottage at Swamp
scott, where their summers are usually spent.
Colonel Robert Ingersoll and family leave in
about ten days for the Jersey coast. They
have taken cottage near Barnegat on Long
Beach, which for bathing ground is un-
surpassed. The Island is a spit OF sand
nearly ten miles long, and is very little
N me a eross rs ds part Ta
on the EAST east the waves Of the the
shooting, fishins and sailing are as good as as
the bathing, and when add that the surf
breaks in three distinct rows Of combers along
the entire length OF the shingle, 1t Will be seen
lido not exaggerate when call 1t unsurpassed.
The old Bond House occupies the end near
Tucker Hoe, and O village OF cottages has
sprung up hard by which is known as Beach
Haven, but down by Barnegat the sandpipers,
gulls, wrecks, wreckers and sand-dunes have
1t almost to themselves.
Judge and Mrs. Bradley entertain to-day at
dinner Mr.. Welsh, the president OF the Society
OF Civil Engineers, and his daughter and
niece Apr9pSs SO Little has been said Of the
evening to this society, that 1t will pe
news to our readers Willard Hall was
the scene Of tho reception and the hotel Of the
| SunDer. Tho quests received Dy the
| President and Miss Welsh, Mr. and Mrs. Bo-
| CART and NJ. and Madame Menocal. The resi-
dent members had made their arrangements
for giving the supper to their confreres, and
M. Menocal had been intrusted with all the
details, his taste and sasoir fairs
| insure success, and 1t did. for
more elegant menu has never been
served sGn In the city, and although there were
| tifully decorated tables were placed In the
following order: large table ran down the
rows Of small tables, and transverse rows pro-
| vided for such as could not find place at the
others. The "pieces" were magnificent, sal.
mon, pheasants, &c, all of which were dressed
with skill and taste; the charlottes and hougat
and spun-sugar pyramids were all built in
some shape appropriate to a civil engineers
| supper-brtdges, arches, chapels, castles,
forts, mines, tunnels, and even railroad
| flowers were In profusion, and every centre
piece was surmounted by tiny edition Of the
| stars and stripes. The menu cards were In
very pretty taste, and among the novel dain-
ties on 1t were Tutti Frutti, Savaring Istories,
and Petit Fours; Punch Imperial was the chic
| feature In the wine list, although Bouillon
coffee and plenty of ice water for such as
wished 1t were.also TO be had The Legations
Army, Navy and resident society were repre-
sented, for President Welch claimed, ant
finally obtained, the pleasure and privt
lego of himself giving the supper as i
stood, for he wished to show hii
appreciation of his confyeres, and of the cour
tesy extended him in every direction by Wash
ington and its people. The amiable gentle
man, to the regret Of all who have met him
tractive niece and daughter. The presiden
and officers of the society, Captain and Mrs
Semmes, and Captain and Mrs. Phelps wer,
entertained at an exquisite dinner at NJ and
Madame Menocal's home on the same Thurs
| day.