Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1884-03-21
WASHINGTON SOCIETY.
Presidential DiDners-Quife a Number
OF Receptions and other Social
Events


or Receptions and other Social
Events.
Special TO the Appeal
WAsnIS5ToN, March 20.-The good
weather of this week has been great
temptation to the ladies to break through
the formalities of Lent, and IS eonse-
Every day thus far has been marked by
quite number of receptions and other
social events, and there ere announce
ments for each of the remaining days
The temptation of good weather. good
streets, good carriages and good clothes
are more than most society women can
bear, and the conseouence is that wherever
there is an open door there are carriages.
A good many ladies who closed their re-
ceptions when Lent came have begun
tEem again in an informal manner. On
Monday Mrs. McMichael was at home to
her friends in an informal way as were
Mrs. and Miss Sheriff., Mrs. Senator Cam
eron, of Wisconsin, and others OF the
wives of Senators. S>me Of the Supreme
Court ladies are again seeing their friends
n very informal way on Monday, though
it was generally understood some time ago
that the Supreme Court receptions had
ended. On Tuesday, Mrs. Gen. Hazen,
Mrs. Senator Edmunds, Mrs. DR.. Turner,
Gen. Slocum's wife, Mrs. Lyman, of Mas
sachusetts, and many others, were "at
home" and the streets in the fashionable
quarter OF the city were quite busy with
carriages. The foreign representatives
were out in considerable numbers, and
wives and daughters OF Congressman were
busy everywhere. On Wednesday the
| Cabinet receptions attracted con-
| siderable number of people, as they did
week ago. Not more than half the
Cabinet ladies are receiving and
the number OF people attending
| their receptions is not as large as
it was during the season proper, but SUI
! ficiently, 81, to make the events very
pleasan Aes to those participating.
s4drs. Marshal McMichael gave another
evening reception last evening. These
receptions by Mrs. McMichael are becom-
| ing quite interesting events of society.
| They are very largely attended, that of
| last week having among those in attend
ance such names as Baron de Strauve, the
Russian Minister, and wife, Count Lewen-
! haupt, Baron de Fara, NJ. Roustan, Senior
! Domenguez, Baron Shaeffer, Senior Val
| lera, the new Spanish Minister, Senior and
Senoretta Dupuy de LONE, and many
others of distinction. Last evening, too,
the President gave another dinner at the
| White House. These dinners have been
very pleasant and in many respects inter
this winter. They are by far the best series
Of dinners given by the President since he
came to the White House, and it is seldom
that any President but him has attempted
so large task as dining every member OF
Congress and his wife during a single ses-
greater one because OF the increased size
OF Congress The House and Senate now
contain about 400 members, and to dine
400 hungry Congressman and their wives,
or nearly 500 people, and to add to this q
couple OF hundred diplomats, Cabinet of
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for the season, is qui.e task even for a
President, aud with such facilities as a
President has. A local writer estimated
the other day thai the President effort to
make every member of Congress his guest
during this session will cost him not less
than $500. This is very low estimate
os cost, though whether any considerable
proportion of it will come out oi
the Presidents private purse is un,
certain, the Congressional allowance foi
the White House expenses being as g
rule very generous. The President will
probably give also another general recep,
ton Immediately after Lent. There has
been considerable complaint among peo.
pie of prominence outside OF Congress
and official life that they have not been
House as often as they would like, and in
Difference to this feeling the President
will probably give a general reception
soon after the close OF the Lenten season
To morrow and Friday will be marked by
several quiet receptions by people oi
1 OtA 9dtGluNN Will OCChl
another of Secretary Chandler's evening
card receptions. These are proving very
interesting to the social world, and are
very largely attended. Saturday after
noon Mrs. McElroy gives another recep
ton at the White House. The Presi
dents sister is developing reputa
ton quite in keeping with thai
OF her brother as a diplomat Hel
selections of Ladies to assist her
in receiving at those Saturday reeep
tions have been admirable, and have
shown either a remarkable quality o
judgment and tact on her part, or else tha
she has called upon the head of the na
ton to give her little quiet advice on 81
dihScalt a matter IS that of attempting t
please everybody in selecting few. He
receptions continue to be well attended
and the White House ON Saturday after
Moons is always an attractive feature o
Washington.
Mrs Carlisle continues her agreeable
task of answering in person the calls mad,
upon her during the winter. Thus ia