National Republican., 1883-12-28
THE COSMOS CLUB.
Ladies Day With the LitoraH and the Guests
That Were There
Artists Adom the Club Walls With
Their Own Handicraft
4 Lis. of the Choice Paintings Contributed by
Home and Foreign Talent
Success OF the clubs Second Reception
TO Its Fair Friends.

Last night, for the second time since its organi-
zalion, Ave years ago. the Cosmos clubientertnined
its lady fiicnds About 500 invitations has been
iSsned md from the crowd IN the club house on
Lafayette square 1t appeared that nobody had
declined the invitation. The house which Col.
IngerSoll occupied last year. and which adjoins
the club house, happened to be vacant, ana TINS
the club secured for supper room, connecting
the two by covered corridor in trout.
Dr. GulIaudct, the recently elected president of
the club, received the guests and was assisted by
Col. Galway, the retiring president. The stream
of coming and departing gues was almost con.
tiuuous irOm o'clock until midnight. The club Is
comp sed of2O gentlemen with literary, scientlic.
thcirrecepionSs that the objects ofinterest within
the club rooms are the products of the brains ana
hands Of the members. Their library is composed
almost entirely Of works written by the members.
and last night the special attraction was collec-
ton of water colorg most of them by club mem
bcrS, which were exhibited In room on the
second hoor. few Of them were by noted l9r-
oign artists but mos, Of them were by artist mem-
bers.. or this choice collection Mr., Walter
mgr Ty T Go"RniGn WSm agTah Of R1S" the NaonS
academy OF New York. contributed three draw
inss; Mr.. and Mrs Holmes sent six; Mr, Philp,
lrec, and L. NJ Wineferis, president OF the New
r yai Water Color society, OF London, had two Of
the finest pieces in this country. Besides these
there, w9s a charming study Of geianipms by
water color by Miss Grea'ore1, another by
Thomas Moran, and several etchings by Mr.
Miller. Toe collection in this room was
made up Of about fifty pictures There were nlso
numerous pictures in the three rooms Of the first
floor. One of them was an oil painting by NJ.
William Magrath, an interior study OF II black
smith shop, and q fine work OF that artist. There
we're also oil paintings by Max Weyl, Andrew,
Fosberg, aud Others and few water coiors by
Mr. Holmes.
ExaminGtion of the pictures, conversation, and
Visits TO the adjoining supper rooms, where ine
banquet was spread, were the enjoyments OF the
evening. All Of the gentlemen and many Of the
lad es were in fun dress.
Among the guests were The Misses Dorsey, Miss
Nr1 Ar5 I TfvfpT M I'm.
Judge Paschal, Mrs. Edmonds, Mr.. I. II. AeXan.
der. Miss Glasgow, Miss Law, Mrs sayille, Mrs.
Hoxie, Miss Snead, Mrs. Snead, Mrs. Hobbs. Col.
Mcdonald, nIr. Geo. Fisher, Mrs. Pope, Miss Emily
Fox, Miss Wilkes Mr. Davis. Mr.. Barber, Com
mander Law, Mr.. Hutch, Mr.. Edmonds, Mr. Geo.
C. Fox, Chief stiee Waite Mr. johnson, Mr..
Hunt, Mr., Lee, Mr.. Peters, Mr.: Chittenden,
SH snoSd HoPdkSf wSIT M col LGGs Mr. Mr HH0S&
Mr.. .Kibonrne, Mr.. Hope Reid, Mr.. Dwight, Mr..
Sewer, Justice Matthew's, Miss Matthews, Dr.. and
Mrs. II sssn Mis- ES Ven M TsT2s Nj Foley
Mrs, oH William HH H: a. Gardiner, 1'' Miss Miss
S Sa Hos S%s Mr. N'f R. bSsy EssS Ms, Ms dSs fSTfeS Sr
Evans, Mr.. Benjamin Miller, Dr.. Harna, Mrs.
Evans, Or o'Reilly, Mr.. Lander, Mr., Bond, Mrs.
Lewis, f. Williamson smith, Miss X. X. Fox, Mr..
Pendleton, Miss J. Fisher, Mrs. Alice sparkliu,
Mr.. Hunt, Miss French, Dr; owens. Mr.. Rogers,
Mr., Colclough, Mrs. Wilcox, Mrs CTom-
Mrs. Ayres, Mrs; Lander. Dir. Moseiey, Lieut.,
Caziarc, Mrs. Dali, Mr.. Dali, Mr.. owen, Mrs.
Preble, Mr., Smith, Mrs. oRely, Mr. L; E. Lewis,
Ogden, Mr.. Hyde, Mr. L. strout, Miss Rice Mrs
IIiiydei. Mrs Busey, Col and and Mrs Mrs, Waring, M Mr
Mr.. George ?, Merrill, Mr.. Miller, Mr.. A. D. Hin
L,t,:,. Lieut.: Bmnckingham, m Mrs Macarthur, Mrs
Gen GARD col. Rockwell Miss s james, @ Mrs. LEVER
Mrs. Millken, Mrs. Reezor, ana many others.