National Republican., 1883-01-03
A GENERAL RECEPTION.
Gen. and Mrs, Grant Welcomed Back to Wash
ington by Many Friends.
An Elegant Reception rendered Them
at the Residence Of Gen. Beale.
List Of Those Pressnt--The Elegant Toilets Of the
Ladies.
Tho Career Of n Brilliant Impostor RE-
Gently Well known, In the West End.
Ar HOME.

Gen. and Mrs. Grant arrived on the limited
express from New York yesterday afternoon,
and we're driven to the residence of Gen. L.
+. Beae, on Lafayette square, where they
will remain as guests for some days
Last night Mrs Bealc's Tuesday evenings
mt homo partook of a more elaborate char
acter, and the friends of the hostess and her
guests quito filled the roomy apartments of
the famous mansion, built and lived in by
Commodore Decatur during the closing years
of his career. The beautiful drawing rooms
on the first floor were the scene of brilliant
company. Gen. Bealc greeted the guests at
the doorway at the head of the stairs, Mrs.
and Miss Bealo standing just within the gold
embroidered portiores of the main drawing
room. Gen. and Mrs Grant stood at the
other side of tho room and were tho
center of n close group during the
arrival of tho guests. Mrs. Bcale wore
on this occasion trained toilet of black satin,
with point lace and jet trimmings, and dia-
monds ornaments, including jeweled tiara
in the hair. Mrs. Grant was attred in n
black velvet reception dress with corsage
finished at neck and sleeves with point lace; her
ornaments were oflarge diamonds, around them
band of tiny horscshoes, set with diamonds
across the high coiffurc Miss Emily Beale
wore trained dress of white satin, covered
with draperies of point lace, necklace of heavy
Etruscan gold. Other ladies' distinguished
~
pale sea-shell pink satin ball dress, with front
covered with white gauZe and point late; Mrs
Enoch lotion wore black velvet, with point
lace trimmings; Miss Waite was attired in
white surah silk, with lace draperies +;
Mrs. Stanley Matthews wore black vel
vet, with point lace trimmings; Mrs. Senator
Jones appeared in rose pink silk, with white
embroideries Miss Sterling in marine blue
velvet, combined with paler blue china Grape,
brocaded in fgurcs,with turquoise ornaments
4 4
cade, with black satin and point lace Mrs
General Hazen wore pale blue satin, with
overdress and trimmings of lace; Mrs Nc
Keever was attired in purple velvet and he
lotrope brocade, with lace trimmings; the
Misses McKeever in pale blue silk, combined
with brocade and gauZe; Miss Eustis wore
black velvet and point lace, with many fine
diamonds; Mrs. Poe wore black satin and Jet
Mrs. Judge Drake was attired in black velvet
with point lace trimmings; Mrs. Macarthur
wore superb toilet of blue satin brocade,
with sleeves, founces and draperies of
finest point lace; Mrs. Lieut., Emory a
decollete toilet of black satin and jet, with
cut jeweled ornaments Miss Emory, rose
colored nuns yelling and satin Mrs. George
d. Loring, white embroidered satin, with
point lace and diamonds; Miss Loring, a
grisaille broCade, with black satin; Miss
Wise, white satin and gauze Madame Rom
erO appeared in q handsome toilet of
white satin and brocade, with many fine
jewels; Miss West wore white satin and
lace; Miss Berry, lavender satin, brocaded
with gold Miss Merrill, white ottoman silk,
with lace draperies and front embroidered in
silver; Miss Poe, black satin and ietted lace.
The Misses Fleming, Van Burcn, Mcclellan,
Emory, and Elliott wore handsome toilets,
and many of the hands0mest dresses were
seen at this delightful welcoming reception
to the ex-president and his wife. A hand
? some supper was served in the dining room
during the evening, and the library was used
as a tea room.
Among those present were: Hon. George
Bancroft, Secretary Lincoln Postmaster Gen
cral Howe, Chief Justice Waite, Justice Gray,
Gen. Poe, Gen. Van Vliet, Gen, and Mrs.
Parks, Mr.. Allan Arthur, Col Wickham Hof-
man, Justice and Mrs. Drake, Justice Mac
Arthur, Senator Jones, Senator and Mrs.
Voorhees,, ex-Speaker aud Mrs. Randall, Rep
resentatve kasson, Lieut.. Emory, Gen. and
Miss Van Buren,, the British minister, the
Mexican minister, the Chinese minister and
suite, Gen. McKeever, Lieut. Elliot, Senor
Dominguez, Mr.. Andre Brewster, Dr. and Mrs.
n. S. Lincoln, Mrs. Van Rensselaer, Berry,
Gen. and Mrs Poe, Lieut. and Mrs Selfrdge,
Miss Elliott, Hon. Horatio King and Mrs.
King, Hon. Bancroft Davis, Mr.. Emory and
many others.
SOCIAL NOTES.
The customary Wednesday receptions by
the wives of cabinet officers will not be OBJ
served by all of them to-day
Mrs. Frelinghuysen will not receive on ac-
count of the death of Minister Allen, dean OF
the diplomatic corps
Mrs. Lincoln, who is in deep mourning, will
not be at home on Wednesdays this winter.
Mrs. Chandler will receive at her residence,
No. 1921 street.
Mrs. Brewster and her daughter will receive
this afternoon at their home, No. 1925 Con-
necticut avenue, corner of l. street.
Mrs. EnOch Totten will receive for her
father, Postmaster General Howe, at her
house, No 1706 street.
Mrs. Keifer will not receive this afternoon.
The Danish minister, NJ. dc Billie, received
n pleasant New Years letter from his wife at
Copenhagen, announcing the birth of a grand
child to them. Mme dc Billie will soon start
for America, probably reaching here in Feb
ruary.
The ladies receiving on Tuesdays had large
receptions yesterday afternoon, the perfect
midwinter day attracting every one out doors
X street was particularly alive with car
riages, and all the ladies seemed to be abroad
enjoying the first afternoon of the season
properly.
NJ. dc Strive, the Russian minister who
has been absent since June, landed in New
York on Saturday and reached here barely in
time to participate in the official ceremony at
the white house on Monday morning. Senor
Romero returned from Mexico but a few days
before the new year, and Minister Preston,
corps, came down from New York to be pres
sent at that initial reception of the year.
There will be an informal reception given
Mrs. DIR. Edison at her residence, 1908 street
northwest, Thursday, January 4, from to
y. M, the occasion being her siXtieth birth
day. All her friends are cordially invited.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Charles Hosmer, Miss Diman,
and the Misses Barns, of Rhode Island, are at
20lS G street for the winter.
Miss Annie Lewis, who two years ago gained
such great success as a Juvenile elocutionist,
and who has beon studying at Cooks semi
nary, Poughkcepsie, N, w. preparatory to en-
tering Nassar college is at home spending the
holidays with her parents at PIG Fourth street
southeast, She that was 'little Annie" is
now almost young lady, and has greatly i'm
proved in personal appearance.
THE EXPLOITS OF AN IMPOSTOR.
The arrest of Berginat, the impostor who
passed himself Off to the contiding people OF
Montreal as an attache of the French legation
in London, recalls the exploits of the same
advcnturer while here this fall. In Wash
ington Berginat assumed tho name of a dis
tnguishod French physician, prefxing TO il
the title of count and the following incident
of the Marquis ofCatamaran relates his career
here. The clipping is from II Washington
1atfa,. 10 fha 81 nuia CIoba- Datnosr0I nf na.