National Republican., 1882-12-30
TIE SOCIAL CIRCLES.
The New Years Reception at the White
housekeeping OF Assistants, ON Rcgu-
lar Reception Dnys-GencraI Social Notes.

The New Years Reception ut the White
housekeeping OF Assistants, on Rcgu-
lar Reception Dnys-Gencral Social Notes.
The reception at the white house on New
Years morning approaches most nearly to a
court ceremony of anything that a republican
government permits itself, and the display of
brilliant costumes and uniforms is quite
worthy of throne room when the members
of the diplomatic corps and the officers of the
army and navy have all assembled to pay
their respects to the President. The cere-
mony will be conducted according to the cs-
tablished routine, and President Arthur will
be assisted in receiving by Mrs. Frelinghuy-
sen, Mrs. Chandler, Mrs. Brewster, Mrs. Tel
Ter, the wives of few senator's and represen-
tatives, and of one or two personal friends.
The list of the receiving party is not yet COM
pleted, but altogether group of twelve or fif-
teen ladies will assist the President during
the official reception on Monday morning.
Speaker Keifer was joined by his wife at
the Ebbitt house yesterday morning. Mrs.
Keifer is accompanied by the speakers sister,
Miss Keifer, who will assist her at her New
Years reception in addition to the group of
congressional ladies who have been invited to
receive with Mrs. Keifer on Monday.
Since the receiving and returning of calls
has come to be the steady pursuits and Sc
rious business of the wives of the higher Off
cials, the matter is slowly becoming systema-
tized, and a fine art is being displayed in the
manner of choosing aud grouping assistants
on regular reception days. Mrs! Keifer has
often invited her assistants by states, taking
the wives of the representatives of one state
delegation at one time and of another on q
succeeding day. Mrs. Logan and the wives
of other senators have hit upon the happy
expedient of being assisted by the other
ladies of their state delegations at several of
their Thursday receptions during each sea-
son, and these state days were found to be the
most agreeable affairs of each winter.
1t is kindly suggested that those members
of the diplomatic corps and officers of the
army and navy who have their court COS
tunes and full dress uniforms packed away
in tar paper snuff, and camphor, should take
them out and air them from new until the
moment for putting them on to wear to the
white house on Monday morning. The raw
ages of the moth are no more distressing to
the spectators eye than the sitting odors of
the things preventive to his nose.
Th wife of ex-senator Stewart, of Nevada
is at the Riggs house while the repairs are
being made to her residence on Dupont circle.
Mrs Stewart hopes to be joined by her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Hooker, in u few days. The presence
of Mrs. Hooker will recall the brilliant days
of her bellehood as Miss Bessie Stewart. Her
wedding at Stewart castle was the great event
of its season, and to which many people still
refer as a model marriage fcte.
The wife of Justice Harlan, of the supreme
court, has been in poor health ever since the
death of her daughter Mrs. Childs and during
the last week has been quite i'll, much to the
anxiety and alarm of her family and friends.
Representative Cassidy and wife, of Nevada,
are pleasantly situatedat Wizards, and Dele
gate Maginnis and wife, of Montana, have
lately removed to that same hotel, where quite
a group of western people are assembled.
Mrs Blaine is one of the few ladies, who
has been long in official life in Washington
who can say that she has never received here
on New Years day.
On their return from their short wedding
trip, Judge and Mrs. Dckman will be ten
dered large reception by their friends here
Miss Bourn,. of San Francisco, whom the
types perverted into Bowen yesterday, is the
guest of Mrs. Senator Jones for the few days
of this week, having come down from New
York purposely to attend the wedding of Miss
Grattan. Tho summer homes of Miss Grat-
tan, Miss Ste2ling and Miss Bourn were closely
adjoining Places in the beautiful Napa valley,
and it WIS particularly happy coincidence
that the trio of childhood and girlhood friends
could he together at this wedding in the far
east A wear ago, as Miss Grattan, Mrs. Dick
man visited Japan, and remained for several
months as the guest of Miss Van Buren, in
Yokohama. Another coincidence favored the
presence of this third friend at the nuptials,
and the wedding party was a particularly
merry one.
There was pleasant hop and masquerade
party at the house of Mrs. Lockwood, No. $40
Twelfth street, last night. The guests of the
house and their friends took part III the rev.
els, and spent gay evening in the mazes of
the dance and the mysteries of the mask and
costume.
A beautiful german was given by the Misses
Hayden, of st. Louis, at their residence here
on l street last evening. Many pretty figures
were introduced, and the favors were dainty
and attractive.
The wife of Secretary Lincoln, who has gone
to New York for short stay, will return be-
fore the new year.
Miss Bessie Brawner, of Baltimore is visit
ing Miss Lizzie Petit, at 945 Massachusetts,
avenue. She will remain in the city until
after New Year.
A pleasant soiree was given at the residence
of Mrs. Newton, 514 Fifth street northwest, rs
Il compliment to Miss Minnie Newton, of Nor
folk, Va. The guests We're numerous and
comprised many of the fairest sex as well as
most gallant Of our young men. Among the
guests were noticed: Miss Nettic Newton, Mr..
and Mrs. Somervillc, Mrs. Guy, Mrs. McAbee,
Mr.. and Mrs. Munson, Mr.. and Mrs. j. w.
Rock and daughter, Miss Minnie Newton,
Otiut, DIR. Munson, Miller, Hineman, Mr..
Leishear, Lancaster, Perry, of Chicago Della
plane, and Spencer.
Mr.. j. Q. Wilson, of 2l9 Z street north
west, has as his guests the Misses Annette and
Dixie Winsor, of Lexington, No. who arrived
yesterday. The ladies will be quite an addi-
tion to our society, they being the faircst
representatives of their state
Mrs. Z. II. McKenney of Minnesota. a lady
of rare accomplishments and brilliancy, and
a sister of that distinguished artist, Mrs j A.
Darling, who has just returned from tour of
Europe, will spend the gay season in Wash
ingtOn and be the guest of Mrs. Col. Sam G.
Reid, 1917 Connecticut avenue.
A childreu's holiday reception was given at
the residence of DIR. III. n. Howard, 91S Massa-
chusetts avenue, on Thursday evening, by
Master Harry Howard, assisted by Miss Fan
ME Lee Seabury, of Norfolk, Va. The even
ing was given to music, dancing, recitatiOns
plays and refreshments. instrumental solos
and duets were performed by Gertrude Allen
and Katie Foote, Bessie and Blanche
Fitzgerald, May Chapman and Lottie
Mills, and recitations by May Chap
man and Fannie Seabury. If special
merit could be accorded when all
was excellent it would be the piano duets of
Gertrude Allen and Katie FOote, and of Lottie
Mills and Blanche Fitzgerald, and the char
acter recitations of Fannie SeabuTy. The
guests present were Rob and May Chapman,
George and LOttie Mills, Bessie and blanche
Fitzgerald, Aggie and Annie Craig, Katie and
Genie FoOte Ordie and Madge Gilbert, Ger
trude Allen, Bertha Stotsenberg, Clevo and
Truman Able Ed, and Lennie Conner, Theo
Crondell, Earnest Perh0rn,' Howard Seeley
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