Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-11-30
WASHINGTON.
Opening Events 10 thu Gay Social
World.
The VARIOUS DIPLOMATIC CORPS
Preparing for the HOspitali:ies and Gai;.s
ofthe Coming Winter-The Do
i0gs Of Congressman and
Their families.

| opened the round OF social life, which il is
no longer possible TO restrain till January.
On Monday, the 18th, } Judge Bancroft Davis,
the newly appointed reporter to the Su.
preme Court and Mrs. Davis celebrated the
twenty-sixth anniversary of their marriage
with a dinner TO some eighteen guests
prominent among whom vas Mrs. Craig
Wadsworth, now newly arrived at her home
on Massachusetts, avenue from her long so.
journ in France and looking in charming
health. Mrs. Davis was daughter OF Gov
ernor King, of New York, and, by coinci-
dence, e1-Congressmsn Horace Davis, of
San Francisco, brother of Bancroft Davis,
also mHried Miss King,
Daughter OF a distinguished Father,
Rev. Thomas Starr King.
Justice and Mrs. Matthews gave dinner
OF sixteen plates on Thursday, and Gen
eral and Mrs. Besle the same evening en-
tertained eighteen, Baron, Rosen being the
special guest. Mrs. Wadsworth and Mr..
and Mrs, Charleton were also among those
present. The Russian Minister and Nine.
Struye entertained Baron Rosen at dinner
on Sunday. Colonel and Mrs. Archibald
Hopkins to-day dned Mr.. De Bildt, the
retiring secretary of the Swedish Legation,
and Paymaster Albert Bacon. Mr.. De
Bildt sails for home with his children De-
Cenber IL. Paymaster Bacon will be sta.
toned here this winter. Mrs. Bacon is
now in PhilsdelphIs. Later in the sea,
SOL her sister Miss Stoughton, will be here
with her.
The Diplomatic Corps.
The Diplomatic Corps are preparing
quite generally for hospitaities this win
ter. Madame Struve, Of Russia, viii. re-
Ceiye On Monday evenings, and the Coun
tess Lewenhaupt, OF Sweden, on Tuesdays.
The latter had no fixed day last wiDter.
The new Spanish Minister, Senior Don
Ne,era, has no family. Senior and Madame
GoGoy, Of Chill, rejoice in newly arrived
infant son. Senior DomiHgnez, OF the Ar
gel tine Republic, and his numerous and
CHI rming family will reside at l13r Rhode
Island Avenue, the residence OF Attorney
General Williams and later of Attorney.
General MacNeagh, and Senator Dolph, OF
Oregon, has taken the house on Massa
chusetts Avenue vacated by the Argentine
Minister. The Hawaiian Minister, Mr..
Carter, and his family have taken board at
the Hamilton House, where his prede-
cessOr, Hon. Elisha Allen, boarded.
WEo Died So Suddenly at the White
House
last New Years Day. Mrs. Carter is n sis
ter Of Chief Justice Judd, OF Hawaii. More
Senators than ever are booked FOR house.
keeping this winter, and Representatives
also. Ii has become an almost irdiSpen.
sable passport to society. Senator ingalls, |
and Senator Angus Cameron are in the |
handsome gray stone row north OF the Cap |
hfes' cia ioScTatiSonn, tie red haunted jaud sald
to be ghost-haunted) mansion known as
the "IIudsay Place. for which he declined
20 renew his lease because the owner is
unwilling TO make the necessary, though |
extensive, repairs to put 1t in hrst-cIass |
order. His new dwelling is the house |
owned and long occupied by pleasant old |
Justice Swayne and wife, the latter now
deceased.
ConKressmcn and Their Families.
Senator Miller, of California, and family, |
have re-taken their former residence, tie |
Wilson Place, on Connecticut Avenue. |
The Senator explicitly denies the reported |
engagement Of his daughter ana only |
child, Miss Dora, TO Lieutenant Glover |.
S. n. Senator Allison will be acconpan' |
led this winter by the foster mother OF his |
deceased wife at his residence on Vermont |
Avenue. Representative and Mrs. Wash |
burn pay a rental Of 5000 for Senator Don
Cameron's house. Representative Post, OF
Pennsylvania, and wife arrived here Thurs
day and have taken possession OF their
residence, 1923 Tenth Street. Representa-.
tive Mitchell and wife, OF New Haven,
have taken No. ; Iowa Circle, new hOu'e,
which was last year furnished elegantly
ar d occupied by a club OF gentlemen. They
will entertain handsomely. Many Of the
CONSERVATIVES and their families are ON
'"cttlc from the virtual exclusion o!
8, 'rtsat class from society last via
.I'y Me.srs. Kasson Robeson, Curtin,
n and two or three others being re
....,u as within the gilded pale. Some
scores Of others
Will be Recognized This winter
il elegant housekeeping be the open sesame
General and Mrs. Bingham arrived on
Wednesday at Mrs. Blsgues house on
street. which they have leased. Mrs lhn
pIeton and Miss Rerghmsnu are expected
at their home here 10y the first oil Dece nber.
The Supreme Court justices have cosy
whist larties on Saturday evenings. thlei
Justice Waite, Justices BiatCbiord, Woods
AMI Matthews are slso good euchre players
Owing to the recent death OF Mrs Justice
Brsdley's brother, Mr.. Hornb!Ower, she
will rot receive on her accustomed Mon
dsys this winter, nor vii! Mrs. Field, owing
10 The death of her sisters husband, Colonel
/ Condit Smith. Mrs Harlan is still in
seClusion from the death OF her daughter
Mrs Childs but Justice and Mrs. Matthews,
hs,piiy, ere not in bereavement, as wss IN
adyertently stated by correspondent re.
Gently. their beloved son, Paul, having re
coyered from tie Illness that so seriously
threatened his lie.
Contemplated building Improve.
ments.
Mrs. W. S. Wadsworth. or Mrs. Craig
Wadsyortb, as she is more generslly des'
Ipy ,t.d by the nsme OF her deceased hus-
bsrd. has bought n froltsge Of thirty-seyen
and half feet on Massachusetts, avenue
and will erect handsome house. Miss
ELstis charming woman, the aunt o!
NJ. CCrcoTan's grandchildren, has bought
a frontage Of litty-twO feet on HilIyeT
avenue. and will also build. Tie new
Commissioner OF Patents. MAJOR BITTER
worth. hes bought large lot out al Mount
Pleasant, which he will extensively im
prnye. For tie winter be has taken
suburban reside nee OF lie Droit fNE
Major and Mrs. Butterworth always ar
range their location with reference 70 the
comfort and health OF their beloved son
"Iieurie.' q rarely gifted but Physically
de form ed child OF fifteen years. Their
otter children are Of great promise. Mrs.
Butterxor,h, vho 10 yery bright aud st
traciive, was Miss Mary Seller, sister "
Professor Seller, OF Harrisburg.
Mrs. General Mckee Dunn,
who was Miss Lsnier, daughter Of the org.
iral barker OF that name in New f0Tk,
-rd was the lady who made such re
,srk.bIy successful sptculstlo in buying