National Republican., 1883-02-17
r1rE SOCIAL WORLD.
Mrs. NrcElroy's Reception This Afternoon
nt the white IIouso .- General Social
News.

Mrs. NTcNIroy's Reception This Afternoon
1T the white EIouso General Social
News.
Mrs. McElroy will hold another drawing
room reception at the whito house this after
noon from to ocl5cl:. Visitors will be
presented by Col. Rockwell, and Mrs. Mcll-
roy will be assisted by Mrs. and Miss Frolng-
huyscn, Mrs. ChHndlcr Mrs. Brewster, Mrs.
Eugene Hale, Mrs. N. p. Hill, and Mrs y, i.
Rockwell.
The justices Of the supreme court arc now
enjoying their few weeks Of vacation, and scy-
eral of tliom have taken advantage Of the re-
spite in their judicial duties TO make trips
out Of the city. Justice Matthews and his
daughter have gone TO their old home near
Cincinnati, and are now in the midst Of the
exciting scenes of the great flood.
MIR. Allan Arthur returned to Princeton
last Saturday, after a guy vacation week at
the capital.
Consul General Van Buren, who has spent
the past two months here with his family, has
been suffering for some time with an attack
of Japanese malaria developed in America,
and will leave in u few days for Fortress
Monroe. After q short stay az Old Point
he will proceed westward, and sail for Japan
by the first steamer leaving San Francisco
in the month Of April.
Mrs. Ole Bull, Mr.. and Mrs. Dana and
Miss Longfellow visited Mount Vernon yes.
terday. Their visit here has purposely been
very quiet one, and they have declined all
tho offers of their friends, who wished to en-
terrain them. Mrs. Bull dincd quietly with
Justice and Mrs Macarthur the other even
ing, they having been Intimate friends and
ncighbOrs when their homes were at Madi-
son, Wis. Mrs. Bull and her mother Mrs.
Thorp, arc now living at Cambridge, Mass,
and have occupied the residence of james
Russell Lowell for the past four yoars.i
Secretary and Mrs. Chandler will hold tho
fifth Of their series of Saturday evening card
receptions tonight. Next week their closing
entertainment will be held.
Although it was announced in the daily and
Sunday papers and frequently repeated in the
prints that tho wives of the justices of the
supreme court would not receive during Lent
ono of the ladies of that circle had 1I0 callers
on Monday last, and c>Gh one of them eX-
pressed great surprise when told by the man
ut the door that the hostess was not receiving
The question naturally arises-do society
women read society news?
The marriage Of Miss Emma Vanderwcrken
and Mr.. Thomas b. Jewell prominent
young lawyer of Kansas City, Mo-, which took
place Thursday afternoon at the residence of
the brides parents, Falls Grove, near George
town, was very pleasant affair. The we'd
ding was quiet and homelike one, the
ceremony being performed by the Rev. d. H.
Riddle Of Falls church, Va. The bride was
tastefully attirod in green ottoman silk
with duchosse lace, and carried u bouquet of
roses and lilies of the valley. She was the
recipient of many beautiful and valuable
presents, which testified to the high esteem
in which she is held by her many friends. The
parlors, which were decorated with aprofusion
of choice flowers, were comfortably filled with
intimate friends Of the bride and groom, who
came from the city and surrounding country,
receiving hearty welcome from the host and
hostess, Mr.. and Mrs. Nanderwerken. After
the ccremonya beautiful repast was served.
The bride and groom left the same evening
for Kansas City, their future home.
Among those present were
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Jewell, Mr.. and Mrs. Muuson
Miss Clara Jewell, Mrs jacobs. Mr.; and Mrs
Golden, Mr.. and Mr.. j. q. Brown, Mr. and Mrs q.
T. Congcr, Miss Conger, and others.
Mrs. Chandler will not be able TO assist
Mrs. McEilrOy this afternoon at the white
house on account of illness, and she will
probably not be we'll enough to appear at the
reception of the secretary and herself this
evening, although it will take place as usual
Secretary Chandler gave dinner to several
gentlemen at his residence, on | street, last
evening The guests were Senators Aldrich,
Logan, Jones, of Nevada Beck, Sherman,
Anthony and Dawes; Representatives Rus
sell, Harris, of Massachusetts; Blackburn,
Reed, of Maine; Cannon, and Morse of Mas
sachusetts the British and Turkish minis
ters, and Speaker Keifer.