National Republican., 1884-04-14
SoCIETY'S EASTER.
4 Busy and Pleasant Week Among tn,
Fashionable and Gay.

Fashionable and Gay.
The Wednesday afternoon receptions of the
wives of the cabinet officers will be resumed
this week, and their hospitable doors will
again swing open to callers during the ap.
pointed hours Mrs. Frelinghuysen, Mrs.
Lincoln, and Mrs. Gresham made 1t their
practice during tho winter season to be at
home after 3 o'clock on Wednesday after.
noon.
Mrs. Chandler will resume her receptions
this week, and will be at home from to s
o'clock each Wednesday, aud more pleasant
reunions in her drawing room are anticipated
by the friends who delight to linRer there.
Mr. and Mrs. q. p. A. Healy have invited
their friends to a farewell reception on Tues
day afternoon, April TO- On this occasion the
studio and picture gallery will be open, and
Mr.. Healy will show his portrait Of Presi-
dent Arthur and other works com pleted dur
ing his stay in Washington.
The officers at the artillery school at Fort
ress Monroe are preparing for their conf
mencement exercises. They expect to have
the President, Secretary Lincoln, and otheps
to attend the commencement, and will give
review, n reception, and q ball in their honor
Tho Russian minister and Nine. de Struve
have taken cottage at Bristol, X. l., for the
summer, and will move their family there in
May.
Mrs. Chapman Coleman has been spending
some weeks here with her daughter, Mrs.
Gassaway, but will soon return to Louisville,
near which city she has lately purchased
country place. Her daughters, Miss Eugenia
Coleman and Mrs. Adams. are now in Ber-
lin, where they will spend the summer with
their brother Mr.. Chapman Coleman, second
secretary OF the United States legation.
Senator Mcpherson has sold his place at
Monmouth Dnapl N i and hia family will
spend the summer at his large stock farm
near Bound Brook.
The engagement is announced of Lieut..
Hamilton Perkins, u S. A., to Miss Bliss,
daughter Of Mr.. William Bliss, president of
the Boston and Albany railroad company.
Several childrens parties will be given
during this week of school vacations. Gen.
and Mrs. RuggleS give dancing party for
their young son tonight; MIR. and Mrs.
Sheriff. give party for their son Charles on
Tuesday evening; Miss Hattie Blaine will
entertain hor young friends on Wednesday
evening, and on Thursday Miss Julia Edes
gives little dancing party.
II the weather permits, tho children will
assemble ut tho white house grounds this
morning to indulge in their annual egg car
niVal and frolic. Egg picking and egg rolling
are EaStor sports peculiar to Washington
children, and on sunny day 1t Is most
charming sight to see the hundreds of chill
dren at play. The fierce guardians of tho
grassy terraces of the capitol grounds have
about driven the children from that ancient
domain of theirs for their Easter fetes, and
tho President gets the benefit of the merry
chorus Of children's voices. This afternoon
tho Garfield hospital fair at Marinis hall, !
opens at 2 O'Clock with regular programme
OF entertainments for tho little people Alto.
Rether Easter Monday is sort of Spring
Christmas for tho children, and their own
particular day for celebrating.