National Republican., 1883-01-15
THE SOCIAL MAJORITY.
The Programme for To-doy's Bcccp tions-
The Presidents Lovccs-Bouuuots, Bells,
niid Wedding Presents.


Tho Programme for To-day's Bcccp tions-
The Presidents Lovccs--Bouquots, Bells,
and Wedding Presents.
There are receptions to-day by the wives Of
the justices of the supreme court by the
ladies living Mt the navy yard, capitol hill,
and Grant place, and those boarding Mt the
National hotel and the Riggs house.
Tho wife of Representative Washburn and
tho ladies residing in that neighborhood on
Rhode Island avenue are also at homo to-day.
President Arthur's sister, Mrs. McElroy,
and her daughter arrived at tho white house
on Saturday and will mako visit of somo
weeks.
President Arthur's first evening reception
nc the white house last year was on Tuesday,
March 2s, and not on the second Tuesday after
New Years, rs has been enormously stated.
The period of official mourning for his prcde-
Ccssor did not expire until March 90, and
until that time had passed nothing of such a
general social character was thought Of Ono
public reception will bo given at an carly dato
this season, and will probably be followed by
the same series of official and card receptions
as last year. From all indications Lent will
not be any more vigorously observed this
season than during tho last ono, and until the
fourth Of March the winters gayetics will not
cease.
There was quite gathering at the residence
of Col. Euoch Tottcn, on | street, Saturday
evening, tho occasion being u dinner party
given by Postmaster General Howe in honor
of Gen. and Mrs. Grant Covers werc laid for
sixteen, tho company including, beside the
host, his son-in-law and daughter, Col. and
Mrs TOttCn, Gen. and Mrs. Grant, Gen. and
Mrs. j., f. Bealc, Senator and Mrs. Angus
Cameron, Senator and Mrs. !. Donald Camu.
ron, Senator and Mrs Sawyer, Senator Jones,
of Nevada Miss Sterling, of California, and
Miss Anna Tottcn.
The wedding presents OF Mrs Alexander
Rodgers, nee Cameron, are said to have been
moro numerous and costly than have fallen
TO the lot Of any recent bride in this city.
Wilh commcndablo taste they were not cX-
hibitcd, and the absence Of floral bells, arches,
and hOrscsbocs, aud tho slipper and rice
throwing were othor ancient customs happily
tabooed.
As relief to the bouquet.burdcncd bellies
there may be suggested the ingenious plan
Irsorted 20 by young lady at recent assem-
bly, in Philadelphia The fortunate damsc
had ten big noscgays sent hcr, and one pair of
hands and arms not being able to display all
these trophies ut once, she stationed her maid
rs \ bouquet stand behind hex chair. The
mistress carried the bouquets around in re-
lays during her triumphal pIomenadcs, the
maid changing the flowers at each round, and
holding them all while she danced.
A son of Nlmc Loyson, the wife of Pore
Hyacinthe, resides in Washington and occu-
pies position in the architects office at the
Treasury department. The gentleman is tall
and blonde greatly resembling Capoul, the
tenor, and, being educated in the best profess
sional schools of Paris and Munich, is highly
accomplished as linguist, architect and
draughtsman. Nine. Loyson was here her
self Mt the close of the war, and wrote brill
liant accounts of President Lincoln's second
inaugural and the great ball in the Patent
Office building for the New York Times.
Mrs. NJ. ID. Lincoln will receive tomorrow
evening ut 1ll6 n street northwest
The National Rifles give their reception
and soiree at Marini's hall Wednesday even
ing. Mrs. Gen, Ricketts,, assisted by num-
Der Of young ladies, will do the honors.
Alexander Mcmillan, wealthy merchant
of Knoxville, Tenn, has arrived in the city
and is stopping at the Hamilton house. He
will be welded at tho Ascension church to-
morrow evening to Miss Carrie Gillem, the
accomplished and beautiful daughter of the
late Gen. Gillem.