National Republican., 1883-12-24
IN HONOR OF THE ARNoLDs.

Mrs. Letters Pleasant Saturday After
noon Tea to Her English Gucsts-Other
Society Matters.
Mrs. a. L. Letter gave a tea on Saturday after
noon In honor of her guests, Mr.. and Mrs
Matthew Arnold and their daughter, which was
one of the most delightful affairs of this early sea-
son. Mr.. Arnold was unavoidably absent, his
agent having arranged for him to deliver second
lecture In Baltimore on Saturday evening with
out consulting the arrangements of his Washing
ton host and universal regrets were expressed at
tie unfortunate contretemps, The spacious
Blaine mansion, ON Dupont circle, was seen to its
best advantage on this occasion, and
the whole first floor was thrown open
and lighted with gas. This grand suite
richness and taste, and the appointments of the
Blaine establishment being supplemented by the
rarest brio brac, antique furniture, and fittings
from Mr.. Letters Chicago home Paintings by
Cabanel, Millet, and Bonnat hang OH the walls,
and wealth of bron2cs and ceramics are scattere
through the apartments. ClOaks and wraps were
left in the little blue aud white reception room at
the left Of the porte coGhere entrance. Mrs Letter
received her guests NJ the doorway OF the central
drawing room, and Mr.. Letter presented the ar
rivals TO Mrs. and Miss Arnold. Mrs Letters toile
was Of black and brocaded satin, with high corsage
and long train, opening from Petlicoat of shrimp
tin, draped with wide ilounces of Chanully lo &C.
Her ornaments were diamonds Mrs. Arnold,
was attired in black silk, relieved with trimmings
OF velvet and lace, and wore the white lace head
dress of an English matron. Miss Arnold wore
q bodice of black striped satn overSkrts of black
gauze aud lace, with full vest of white lace fast
ening high about the throat Mrs. Letters sister,
Mrs. Carver, presided over the tea table in the
dining room, wearing bodice OF crimson aud
black velvet over trained skirts ofwhite satin and
Spanish lace. Her ornaments were diamonds and
large corsago bouquet OF pink chrysunthemuns.
A handsome collation. was served iii the dining
room, which included all dainties appropriate
TO such an entertainment. Among those
present were the British minister and Miss West,
Mrs Waite, Mrs. Stanley Matthews and daughter,
Mr., and Mrs. Blaine, Mrs, Walker Blaine, senor
Luis and Vincento Dominquez the Misses Domin-
quez, Mrs. Hugh McCulloGn and Miss MGCulloch,
Gen. and Mrs. schenck, Miss Emily Beae, Sena-
tor and Mrs Warner Miller, Sen0torand Mrs. Nor
ril Miss swan, the Chinese minister and Mr., Chu,
MIR. ID. W. Bartlett, Commi ,sioner and Mrs Loring,
Miss Lorlng Mrs. Joseph Il. Hawley, Mrs Carpen-
ter, Judge and Mrs. Bancroft Davis, Mr., Dudley
Saurin, Mr.. aud Mrs. Hubbard Mr.. and Mrs An.
thony Pollok, Commodore, Mrs and Miss Eng
lish, Col. aud Miss Rockwell, Mrs Ricketts,, aud
Mrs. Hartshorn.
evening, and later dined with Mr. George BAN
croft. On Wednesday he will take leave of the
city and during the last of February will sail for
England, as his four months leave of absence
from his duties rs school inspector will have eN-
pired by that time Miss Arnold has been so much
pleused with the kindness aud attention shown
her In New York that she quite prefers remaining
there 10 undertaking the western trip which her
father has arranged.
Miss Nettle Hooper, daughter of vice. consul
Robert Hooper and OF Mrs, Lucy II. Hooper, the
Paris correspondent OF several American journals,
has been in this country for the past month In
Philadelphia she has been the guest of Mr., and
Mrs Daniel Dougherty and Mr. and Mrs. II. b.
Peterson, and when she comes here In January
will be entertained by Mrs Lander. The death
of her uncle, Dr. w. II. Hooper, Of Philadelphia,
last week, hos put n great cloud upon the gayety
Of her American visit.
Mrs. JEFF Chandler, Of 81. Louis, has her three
pretty little daughters homo from their convent
school near Baltimore TO spend the holidays with
her. Mr. Chandler went 70 New Orleans on Sat-
urday to attend the trial of some important casos
there.
By peryersinn Of tho type on Saturday, the
young son OF Representative Winans was made TO
read "grands0nh much to the establishment of
those who know the comparatively young con-
gresham and his wife.
Medical Inspector and Mrs. Hudson len for Allie
gheny City OIL Saturday They will spend the
holidays there aud iron that point Mrs. Hudson
will so TO some milder climate for the winter
Miss Emily Blackfan, daughter of the late
/ Joseph Blackfan, went TO Trenton on Saturday