The Evening critic., 1883-02-09
SOCIETY.


what is Going On in the Social world. |
Tho gay world ia beginning to brush the
ashes from her forehead and shake her sack- |
cloth into more artistic folds; to put dowu
her eyebrows from the ''peut-house" shape,
beneath which she looked back on ShrOve
Tuesday from the vantage ground of Ash'Wod-
quiet "enteftaining."
To morrow evening Secretary and Mrs.
Chandler Will be Eat homo" as usual and
they VIII continue their Saturday receptions
during this month.
Next week viii begin with one of Mrs.
Clemmers delightful evenings. She has
Invited friends to meet Miss Whiting, OF Bos-
ton, and 'tea" ls the nominal object OF the
gathering.
The next evening Colonel and Mrs Iugersol
VIII receive their friends, and all who have
enjoyed their hospitality know how much
pleasure can be had In their home
Wednesday evening General and Mrs.
Mcclellan Will be sat home." They Will give
two moro receptions during this month, and
then their house VIII be closed for tho season,
except to Informal visiting
Thursday evening the ladies of Secretary
Frelinghuysen's family Will hold one of their
delightful and informal receptions.
The friends of Mrs. Judge Key sympathze
with her In the loss she has sustained. Her
mother died yesterday, and her funeral takes
aged lady, and life ceased to exist through the
gradual weakening OF her system; her death
was painless ebbing away-a quiet falling
asleep.
The many friends Of Mrs. Mcconnell have
enjoyed thoroughly her visit to Washington.
She was here eight years ago as Miss Annie
Bliss, and was the guest OF Mrs. John Doug
| whittier she had gone with her uncle, Admiral
| Stevens, and was one of tho brightest most
| piquant girls 1t was ever our fortune to meet.
Her husband, the Rev. Doctor Mcconnell Is
pastor OF st. stephens Church in Philadel-
| phia, and her two fine boys are the pride OF
| the parish.
Miss Key, of Georgetown, is still in Paris;
| she and Miss Voorhees, are in charge OF their
| dear old friend, Miss Emily Mason, and they
| are having q royal time. Miss Voorhees, is work.
| ing hard at her art, and is studying vocal
| music besides.
General and Mrs. Beale leave in a few days
aha Mrs Grant for several W weeks
| The special event Of last night was the
MAGNIFICENT birthday dinner given at tho
| Portland to General sherman by Colonel Cork
| hill There were twenty covers, and tho
| guests included the Chief Justice, the Attor-
ney General, General sheridan, the Speaker of
| the House, Judge Cartier, Justice Matthews,
| Senator Logan, Senator Hawley, Senator
sherman and Senator Allison, Mr.. Hatton, Mr..
watterson, Mr. Ramsdell, Mr.. Hutchins, Jus
tice Miller, Justice MacArthur and others Of
equal note. The menu was a triumph
Of art and wit, for ., all the viands
gars and cofree-were set forth, and their yir
tues pointed by verses from Shakespeare. The
table was exquisitely decorated with flowers,
| and garlanded with smilax, starred with
bloom. portrait of General sherman was
| one OF the special features OF the handsome
/
rugged outlines being thrown into bold relief
| by the stars and stripes draped about 1t; a
sheath of flags and folds of old gold and cardl-
nal SILK capped IT, all being caughtand held
in place by largeS. Another feature that at
tracted much attention was n flne painting by
| Mr.. Vokes, which had been sent by the artist,
| with his best wishes, rs q greeting to the hero
| of the feast. The March to the Sea was repre-
sented-its serious and laughable features
sy and 'ss sorg Of '0vs the and
dred Days" happily touched upon
in the speeches that wound up. the
Aportrait of General sherman was the front
ispiece Of the menu, making the little books
valuable as souvenirs Of the man and the oc-
| casion.
joaquin Miller, the Laureate OF the Sler.
ras, is in town. He has quarters at the Ar
lington and will spend some days In the city
Washington Light Infantry Corps.
A meeting of the Committee of Arrange
ments of the Washington Light Infantry
Fair was held last night at the Board of
Trade Rooms, for the purpose of mapping
out the programme of the fair and bazar,
to be held April 16, at the Roller-Skating
Rink. There was a large attendance of
business men, presided over by MI. John
w. Drew, chairman Captain ]. 7. Dyer,
secretary. A committee of seven, consist
ing of the following named gentlemen, was
appointed to arrange the various prizes to
be awarded Messrs James f. Waugh, j.
P. Willett, G. w. Howard L. G. Davis, A.
w. Kelley, G. Thomas Noyes, William j..
Acker. The general committee on arrange
ments was enlarged by the addition of
Messrs. Harry Ellis, Jack Keyworth, R. H.
w. Reed, E. A. Ridgeway, G. w. Thorn, &.
T. Noyes, r. X. Helphenstine, L. E. White,
R. o. Edmonston, Ed Abner, G. 7. Keen,
: w. ]. Stephenson, II. A. Clarke, w. Nc
Feely. After transacting other business
the meeting adjourned subject to the call
| of the chairman