The Evening critic., 1883-01-29
SOCIETY,",
what is Going on In the Social world


Miss Maud Davdge gives large dancing
party tomorrow night
Miss Virginia johnson gives german
Friday evening to her guests, the Misses
Stanley.
The last of "The Bachelors" germans
will take place on Thursday evening at
Marini's, and is to be-as all of the mana
gers say-"th SWEETEST one of the sea-
son."
The entertainment that was to have taken
place at Justice Miller's this evening has
been postponed owing to the death of their
old friend, Colonel Irish.
This evening Mr.. and Mrs. Pollok will
receive their friends again, assisted by their
charming young guest, Miss Davidson.
The usual Monday dancing reception at
the Barracks will be foregone this after
neon out of respect to General and Mrs.
Ayres, whose little child lies dead in the
midst of love that was powcrless to save.
Miss Virgie Niles gives dancing party
this week, and Mrs. Sawyer holds another
the last-of her delightful matinees dan
santc.
Mrs. and Miss Waite will give tea on
Wednesday from to 6.
The dancing reception at the Marine
Barracks this afternoon will, as usual, be
throng,d, and Capitol Hill and the Navy
Yard will be the chief objective points for
| the gay world.
The Literary Society will meet on Satur-
day evening at the residence Of Mrs. Frances
Ho0gson Burnett.
Saturday brought such an embarrassment
| of riches in the way of social gaieties that
| / scarcely know where to begin recording.
| Miss Rcdfern's lunch opened the hours,
and Mrs. Yarrow's tea and Miss stevens
| "I-tO-7" took up the refrain on Connecticut
avenue, while Mrs. McCullough's tea"
kept the wheels going round"
ON Mcpherson place. Then in the evening
Mr.. Ingersoli's reception, the dinner at the
Chinese Embassy, Secretary Chandler's re-
ception, the dinner at the White House,
and Mrs. Cemmer's delightful reception,
| left Pleasure herself breathless with the
speed of her flight. The afternoon recep-
tion at the White House on Saturday was
another distinctive feature. But in men
tioning it made an error in stating 1t was
the first Saturday reception since Mrs.
| Hayes departure, for Mrs. Garfield had one
just after the Generals accession to the
Presidential chair, and previous to her own
sickness.
The distinctive features of the dinner
given by the President to the Marquis of
Lorne were the beauty of the floral decora-
tioDs and the elegance Of the toilets worn
by the ladies present. The flowers were
chiefly red-the color so dear to the British
heart-and the designs were all Canadian
a canoe, toboggans, lacrosse bats, and snow
shoes. The ladies, sixteen in number, with
but few exceptions wore blue
and white. Notable among the
exceptions were Mrs. Waite heliotrope
satin; Mrs. McElroy, pearl-tinted moire
Miss McElroy, terra-cotta satin; Mrs.
Beckwitb, black velvet, and Mrs. Hale,
myrtle-green brocaded velvet over gold
brocade. Among the handsomest of the
white toilets were Mrs Pendleton's, Mrs.
Cameron's and Mrs. Frelinghuysen's, and
of the blue, Mrs Story's was most effective.
besides the special guest of the evening,
Mr.. Bancroft, the Chief Justice, the General
of the Army, Mr.. Pierrepont, Mr.. w. w
Story, Senator Davis and Speaker Keifer
That the menu was elaborate, goes without
saying. There were fourteen courses, and
wines to match" as / once heard it put
and the guests were three hours at the
table.
The reception given last evening at Gen
eral Sherman's was delightful affair. II
was preceded bya very elegant dinner o.
} twenty covers at which was present the
Marquis of Lorne, Mr.. Blaine, the Chic
Justice, Mr.. Bancroft, Senator Cameron
Captain Bagot, the Attorney General, Sen
ator Sherman, Doctor Burnett. General
Beale, NOlOneI Ge WlntOn, Mr. w. w. story
Mr.. Fitch, the British Minister. Ad
miral Porter the Secretary o.
War and Colonel Tourtelotte. The guests
sat some two hours at table, and then wen
into the drawing room, where the large
and brilliant company who assembled Il
,, pay their compliments to the gallant :Sco
began to arrive. They were received b.
, Gen. and Mrs. Sherman, the Marquis, Mis-
Q Sherman and Gen. Tiball, the introduction
! being made by Colonel Bacon, Of the staff
:, The foreign Ministers, the Supreme Court
the Cabinet the Army and Navy, and tn
: resident society were all represented, an,
t the Marquis not only expressed himsel
. pleased and entertained, but looked so; h
!. is cordial and agreeable, and finds himsel
s much attracted by our our country AM
!, our people. The guests filtered tn
v hours of Sunday away through such pleas
y ant intercourse and enjoyment that Mon
/, day had begun before the last ones dc
/ parted. Monday, with its fresh weight G
o social duties its chances for dancing an
: fatigue, and its memories of the evenin
i just spent.
v Tonight the Charity Ball and Mr.. For;
ter's reception will divide the gay worl
for few hours, but the final rendezvou
Il for society will be the Masonic Temple, {
l. | the st-named party.