National Republican., 1884-03-29
March Closing Upon Almost as Brilliant a
Social Month as January.
Secretary Chander's Last Saturday Re-
ception for the Season,
Mrs. McElroy Intending 10 Make Her Reception This
Evening the Most Brilliant Of All.
The Social Chronicle OF the Past Week,
with Its Round OF Gayetics.

hlbtlhOOh ICNSpOlOh nv hho "hiso hoN'S w
day. 1t is intended to make it particu-
larly brilliant affair and to that end party
of three married ladies and forty-two young
ladies have been invited to assist. Tho
Marine band will play in the entrance hall
Those invited to aid Mrs. McElroy on this
occasion are Mrs. Johu Davis, Mrs. Clayton
McMichael Mrs. John Stanton, Miss McElroy,
Miss Lucy Frelinghuysen, Miss Susie Folger,
Miss Gresham, Miss Teller Miss Waite, Miss
Ida Miller, Miss Bradley, Miss Woods, Miss
Matthews, Miss Rochester. Miss Helen Nc
Keevor, Miss Emory, Miss Lula Rock
well, Miss Lena Porter, Miss May
Sis, sGv'ni k,1 Msi ss,,n Ensis , ;i ks. bsaeB SB
Miss Emily Beale Miss Margaret Blaine,
Miss Camille Berghmans, Miss Julia Casey.
Miss Lillian Cofiey, Miss Rebecca Dodge,
Miss Isabel Hill, Miss Hubbard, Miss Kill
bourn, Miss Lathrop, Miss Loring,, Miss
Alice Maury, Miss Mamie Boil Maury, Miss
Clara Mellon, Miss Dora Miller, Miss Matte
Mitchell, Miss Morgan, Miss Lille Patterson,
Miss Redfern, Miss Daisy Stewart, Miss
Stith, and Miss Emily Wallach.
Mrs. and Miss Slocum gave large and very
handsome tea on Thursday at their residence
on Fifteenth street. Their house was for
merly the homo of Gen. Sherman md there
are many social traditions connected with it
which bid fare to be maintained and in
creased during these coming years. Gen.
Slocum left the house early in order to spend
the afternoon with his wife's guests, and they
were assisted in receiving by Mrs. Philip
Sheridan, Mrs. Frank Hiscock, Miss Gresham,
Miss Casey, Miss Dodge and Miss Clark. Mrs.
Slocum wore o handsome toilet of black vel
vet with gold passcmenteriea and pointl lace, and
Miss Slocum wore white brocaded satin and
lace with large corsago bouquet ofJacqueminot
roses. Mrs. Sheridan was attired in black
silk with front and vest of gay brocade. Mrs.
Hiscock wore electric blue satin and
brocaded velvet; Miss Gresham, white Grape,
painted with poppies and grasses; Miss Uasey,
violot cashmere with pulled vest and front
of lilac satin and trimmings Of white en-
broidery; Miss Dodge q mourning toilet of
black silk and lace Miss Clark, pale blue
Grape rutfled with oriental lace. A stringed
orchestra played in the alcove of the hall, and
the parlors wero lighted by gas. A handsome
collation. comprising all customary delicacies
and strawberries was served in the dining
room. There was very large attendance
during the afternoon, many gentlemen being
present, and all the prominent army families
being represented. Among those present
were Mrs. McElroy and Miss Sharpe, Mrs.
Warner Miller, Mrs. Dorsheimer, Mrs. Arnot,
Mrs. and Miss Spriggs, Mrs and Miss
McCulloch, Mrs and Miss johnson, Mrs.
Frye, Mrs. and Miss Dawes, Senator and Mrs.
Dolph, Miss Odeneal, Senator Vance, Mrs.
Carlisle, Mrs. Oscar Turner, Mrs. and Miss
Cullom, Mrs. Harrison,7 Miss Hill, Mrs. and
Miss Pike, Col. and Mrs: Ingcrsoll, the Misses
Ingersoll, Mrs. and Miss Farrell. Miss
Thomas, Miss Taylor Mrs. Lydecker, Mrs.
Michael Sheridan, tho. Misses Rucker. Mrs
Parke, Col. and Mrs. Rockwell Miss Rock
we'll, Representative and Mrs. Henley. Miss
Tulley, Representative and Mrs. Wise, Repre-
sentative and the Misses Ranney, Mrs, JEFF
fords, Mrs. Malone, Gen. Sheridan,
Representative Hiscock, Gen. Sturgis Gen.
Van Vliet, Gen. and Mrs Drum, Mrs. Tarr
Gen. Robertson, Mr.. Otto Gresham, Lieut.
Lemly Mrs. Ayres, Miss Steele, Miss Oakes
Miss Ballantyno, Mrs. Ferris, Mrs. Lyman,
Mrs. and Mrs. Blaine Miss Edes, the Chinese
minister and Mr. Chin, Mr.. Spriggs, Miss
Sheriff., Miss Cof'ey Miss Beach, Mrs Rick
etts, Capt. and Mrs. Hoxie Miss Woods, Miss
Emory, Miss Borghmans, and others.
A tea party and festival for the benefit of
the Garfield Memorial hospital will be given
at the armory on Easter Monday and tho day
following. The tombola part of the enter
tainment was not favored by all OF those
interested. and in consequence abandoned.
There will be tea tables, candy tables, flower
tables, fish ponds, and other devices for lur-
ing the pennies into the strong box, and all
the pretty and popular girls in society are to
assist at the festival in coquettish caps and
costumes.
Senator and Mrs. Miller, of California, gave
handsome dinner party of twelve on Tues
dey evening. The table was decorated with
a center piece of crimson plush and clusters
of ferns, and the ladies' bouquets were large
gloire de Paris roses and white lilacs. Those
present were the Russian minister and Nine
de Struve, the Portuguese minister and Wis
countess Nogueras. NJ. Roustan, Senior Va
lora, Miss McElroy, and Representative aud
Mrs. Washburn.
Senator Fair reached San Francisco last
week in time to meet his son, Mr.. James G.
Fair, jr., who has just made voyage in a
sailing vessel around the Horn, after the
manner of the Argonauts of 40 He left
New York early in November in the mer.
chant ship Eclipse, and after four months
voyage, that included some storms and rough
weather off Cape Horn, reached San Francisco
last week.
Senator and Mrs Morrill, gave dinner in
honor of the President last evening. Covers
were laid for fourteen, and those present
were President Arthur, and Mrs. McElroy,
Chief Justice and Mrs. Waite, tho Russian
minister aud Mme de Struve, Senator aud
Mrs. Hale, Senator and Mrs. j. +. Miller,
Representative Stewart and Miss Swan, sis
ter of Mrs. Morrill,.
Secretary and Mrs. Chandler will hold the
last Of their series of Saturday receptions
this evening, and, as the finale of a brilliant
round of hospitalities it will appropriately
close what might almost. be called tho Lenten
season, which has made March quite as busy
q month as January was.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. Mariner, Mr.. and Mrs. d.
l.. Wells, Miss Wells, and Miss Camp, of Mil
waukee, have arrived here, after visiting
Richmond, Norfolk, and other points, and
will spend some time at the Ebbitt house,
where they haye stayed during preceding
winters.
Mr.. Paul schulzo, general land agent ofthe
Northern Pacific railroad at Portland and
president of the Northwestern Trading conf
pany, has been in this city this week and has
received many social attentions from the
Oregon and Pacific coast people here
Mrs. John Morton, who has spent couple
of months here with her parents Mr., and
Mrs, $. r. Brown, left for indianapolis on
Tuesday, and after a short stay there will
continue her journey to her San Francisco
home
Mrs. Haynsworth and Mr.. and Mrs Mas.
ton, who have been visiting at the white
house for the past fortnight, left this week,
Mrs. Haynsworth pursuing her way south
and Mr. and Mrs, Masten returning to Now
York.
Mrs. Eugene Hale gave lunch party on
Wednesday in honor of Mrs. McElroy, other
guests being Mrs Blaine, Mrs. Carlisle, Mrs
Frye Mrs. Dingley, Mrs Boutele, Mrs. In
gals, and Mrs. Wadsworth.
Mrs. Keifer arrived in the city on Wednes.
day, and attended the state dinner at the
white house on the same evening. She will
remain with her husband until Monday, when
she returns to her home.