Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-12-19
SOCIETY NOTES.
Gen. Clark. the clerk of the House, and daugh


Hill-Miss Findley, of Baltimore. Will visit the
family OF General Lockwood immediately after the
holidays Miss Mary lockwood is now in Annapolis
With her sister, the wife OF Commander SiCSbae-
Miss Br0ckenbrough leaves on Thursday for her
home in Atlanta. where she resides With the family
Of her brJtheT-in-iaw. Bishop Beckwtth.-NiSs
Lulie Addison returned yesterday from several
weeks spent IN Baltimore with her friend, Miss
Matte Hooper.
On Monday evening the eth instant, at Nash
Vile, Tenn. Mr.. Joseph Banner will be married TO
Miss Adelia Sewer Chisholm. Mr.. Banner is the
messenger OF the senate District committee, and
has many friends in Washington.
The National Rifle Music hall was thronged last
night with the guests OF the Capital Bicycle Club:
indeed untll late In the evening the floor too
crowded f0r the dancing 10 be enjoyed to its fullest
extent As hosts the bicycle bows are uneXcelled.
and streamerS. while suspended around the room
We're singing birds. whose sweet piping We'd with
the orchestra Pendant from the central chandelier
was the sacred striped cat, whose accustomed look
OF rage seemed on this occasion to be mellowed In
10 10 hlghiy approving grin As background for
the musicians were green trees, behind which
glStened the polished wheels OF many bicycles.
AinonS those present were Jno. Joy Edison, Miss
Flora Hendley, Miss Hester Davis. Raleigh Sher-
man, j. l. Whittngton, Harrison Dingman, VIM.
keneaster, Fred. Smith, Miss Mitchell. ChaS Num-
Ger. n,rf OF ,6n Banltm9re, MI Baldwin Thos Davis,
Miss Lily CaVanaugh, Chas Snyder, DF. Welch,
Sidney Holllngsworth, Miss Mamie Merritt, j. McC.
Kate Smith. J. r. Littell. Miss johnson, Miss Lulu
ltheem, Fred Kelly, Miss Starkweather, the Misses
Rmrke Miss Mamie Mcknew, Howell Stewart, Miss
I Fla ", Mccartney. VIM; Rheem, the Misses schnei
der, Miss Lucy Lille, Miss Mollie smith, Wick Tay-
i9r, Dr. H. c. Thompson, the Misses Hutton, Geo.
Brock, Jos, Faick, Howard HodgkIns, Benz. Fair
Nfeye Nis vns Mis- Jennie lgSk Howard n Botelsr
Ernest Shober, Prof. j. Howard Gore, George
Parks, c: NJ. Hendley, Miss Cranston, Eugene
May, Ernest May. Miss Nette simms. Miss Hattie
Simms, VIII Thompson, Mr. Main, Miss Rose Cot
terlll, Frank Stocksllll, Theodore Talmadge, JAS.
F. oyster. Rex Smith. &. b. Raum, Jr, y. L. Cola
mcr. A. S. Mccoy, L. :. Hosner. Miss Adams, Miss
Ealrle johnson, David McElhinney, Clinton Gage,
Mr. Chesney OF Baltimore, Miss Mamie Holton,
Frank Stbiey, Mr.. Harper, VIM. Palmer, Frank
Schneider. Mr. Bacon, \. F. Huntington, Isaac
tor; Miss Allie King, Miss Della Iiine Miss Annie
Ho'ison, Miss Mary Clarke, Misses Clara and Annie
Schneider, Miss Julia Schneider, Wm. Acker. Miss
Cora Gardner, Miss Florence Selby, Miss Nettie
Mctarland, Miss Spe3ke. Miss Ada Mckiggan. MI
Gardner, Uppie RidenOur. Mr.. Miiligan Sewcll Bell,
Mr.. Gordon, Leon Martin, Miss Jessie Burgess,
Harris Mason Richardson, Miss Blanche Waters,
Miss Leila spindle. Miss Laura Fenwick, Mrs. Gen.
Dunford, Robert Larner. Mr.. Hibbs. Miss Matte
Mckee, Mr.. and Miss Shiebey. the Misses Cart
wright, Nj. ard Mrs. Hough. Miss Entwistle, Miss
Chichester. the Misses Wilson, Miss Schafhirt Miss
Amanda McMurray, Miss Debkin, John Lawrence,
Miss Fill and Mr. HubbclL
ocean voyage taking only seven and half days
Mrs. Maupln will join her daughter, Mrs. Patter-
son, OF Philadelphia, aId pass the winter in Paris
Another daughter OF Mrs. 'Maupin, Mrs. Dr. owen
and niece, Mrs Joyce, will keep house at her old
home, corner of @ street and Vermont avenue.
Mr. Alden Alvord Will arrive from New York Sat
urday evening TO remain until Monday with his
parents.
Miss Eta Rrockenhrongh, OF Atlanta, is making
a short staV-agith Mrs A. E. Bateman, wife of A. T.
Bateman who was Miss Green, of Atlanta
Assistant Surgeon Shufeldt has been ordered
from New Orleans to this city, where he will go to
housekeeping.
Miss Chipman left yesterday morning to visit
New York for a month or so,
The wife of Dr. j. S. Billings will be at home on
Fridays instead OF Tuesdays, as heretofore. Miss
Minnie Alexander, daughter OF Dr. Alexander, re-
Gently stationed at West Point, will arrive Monday
TO pass the holidays with Miss Birdie Billings. who
Will also have as her guest Miss Neal daughter of
Dr. Thomas Neal. of Dayton, Ohio, the latter lady
coming TO Washington on Friday.
Mrs. Mary Murray Lockwood, OF Georgetown, who
has just returned from visit to her sister, Mrs.
Peck, at the Naval Academy, Will leave again for
the same place in January.
Col. NOlkmar, of Gen. ShcTidan's staff, has moved
into his new house, 1882 Jefferson Place.
Mrs. Halliday is painting, and has now nearly
completed, most tasteful bit of decoration in the
shape OF 1rleZe for her parlOr. About the bay
window runs that version OF the sweet old story
Under the Mistletoe," while cherubs heads. birds,
flowers and scenery make uD the remaining Dor
tl0n Should the work be entirely completed by the
5th Of January the fancy dress BAN will be given
then, but il not 1t is TO be postponed until later
date.
At an entertainment given last spring by Judge
and Mrs. Macarthur to Miss Sweetapple, OF Mon
treal, who had just returned from passing the win
ter in Florida, no small amount OF attention was
attracted by the solitary ornament worn bv the
guest OF the evening. The dress was cut square in
the neck and in the left hand corner, fastened by
Slight gold chain, attached to the hind legs, was
what appeared to the casual observer TO be bronze
chameleon. In conversation with the Chinese
the little animal TO her finger, when he was found
to be alive, and to have turned from the original
sort brown TO that peculiar metallic green charac-
teriSic Of his species The gold chain attached
TO prevent the singular pet from hopping away.
The sight, evidently a most novel one to Chu-Of a
young and pretty girl caressng and wearing a live
the laughing comment: "Ah,
Chinee lady run fifty mile from he.'
Mrs. Randall Hagner Will return tomorrow after
passing few weeks at West Point and Philadel-
Major James Mcmillan viii have as his guests
after the first OF January his sister, Miss Lottie
Mcmillan, from Conesus Centre, y. Y.
Miss Mcintosh, daughter of the late General Nc
Intosh Is In the city, passing the winter with her
relatives Mr. and Mrs. Jordan, from Cincinnati.
Mrs. Adams, daughter OF DR.. McDougall, is ex-
pecting two young ladies very shortly TO pass some
time with her-Miss Violet Buell., OF lOnkers, and
Miss Kate NOllum, daughter Of Dr. YOllum, now
stationed at Fort Hamilton.
Commander and Mrs. Leary gave a luncheon to-
day at half-past one on board the Wyandotte to
Mr.. and Mrs. Halliday and Mrs. Leonard Chew.
Capt. Reeder also being OF the party. Mrs Leary
gave last week, an enjoyable little dinner TO Miss
Dodge, of Baltimore, who has been the guest OF
Mrs. Chew for several weeks
The Ad Interim Club hold their next german to-
morrow night at the residence Of Gen. Brown his
two daughters being members.
The ''Tuesday Club" composed OF young ladies
OF Georgetown, will give a series of germans this
winter The first Will be held On the 2Sth OF De-
cemDer at the residence Of DR.. Billings, on street
Miss Lulu Adams daughter OF the late John
George Adams, was married last evening at the
Church Of the Incarnation to Mr.. ThoS. 4. EwerS.
of Richmond. There were no bridesmaids, the
bride being married in travelling costume The
uSherS were MeSSrS. Robert Forsyth, Wm Schwart,
Geo. Wallace and VIM. Hanna.
The 'stea" given by Miss Katie Beach last evening
was well attended, and proved most enjoyable to
all present
PROF. GREENER ON CIvII. RIGHrs-Prof. r. D.
Greener OF this city, lectured last night in the First
COlOred Baptist church, Baltimore, on ''The Civil
Rights Decision and Its Effect the American Ne
gro" He sad the recent civil rights decision was
rights
THE UNION BASE BALL ASSOCIATIoN-A meeting
OF representatives OF clubs in the Union Base Ball
association was held yesterday in Philadelphia. A
club from Cincinnati was admitted, and SIX clubs,
including Washington and Baltimore were repre-
Sented-Chicago, st. Louis, Cincinnati, Washing
ton, Baltimore, Philadelphia The constitution of
the National League and American association was
adopted with some amendments H. B. Bennett
represented Washington, and in the election of
hQ lyoSn apa6o nm 10 hOe erd NJ VI