National Republican., 1884-01-17
OUR SOCIETY.
Receptions Of tho Wives Of the Cabinet Minig-
tes and the Speaker Of the House.
The Army and Navy Assembly and Ger
men-Other Social Mention.

The wives of tho cabinet officers and Mrs
Carlisle, who received yesterday afternoon,
had a large number of callers. At the resi-.
dence of tho secretary Of state Mrs. Freling-
huyson and her daughters were assisted by
Mrs. Charles Bradley, Miss Rockwell, Miss
Dodge, and Miss McCuen.
Mrs. Lincoln had as her assistants Miss
Holabird and Miss Sheldon, and Mrs. Chan.
dler and her sister, Mrs, Kinsley, did the
honors at tho residence Of the secretary Of
the navy.
Mrs Gresham and her daughter wero as.
sistcd by Mrs. .Iefords aud Miss Anna Wilson.
and Mrs rollcr had the aid of her young
daughter and Mrs James Stevenson.
Mrs. Brewster was assisted by her sister,
Miss Walker; Miss Victoria Emory, aud by
Miss Lillian Carpenter, daughter Of tho late
Senator Matt Carpenter, of Wisconsin,, .-,
Mrs. Carlisle was assisted by Mrs. Sevitr
Mrs. Sehcl. Mrs. (eney. Miss Page, Miss
Pierce, and Miss Mcintosh.
Gen. sherman held au impromptu rocep-
tion in his parlor at tho E6bitt house during
the afternoon, and the stream Of hfternoSn
callers turned that way rs soon rs IT wns
known that thore was an opportunity to meet
him again before his departure.
Senator Fair, of Nevada, gave o dinner party
at Wornlcy's last evening Rt which twenty
five covers were laid The table was superby
decorated with wide border and three large
center pieces of flowers Button hole bouquets
for the gentlemen were laid at each plato,
and the large corsago bouquets Of roses for the
ladies wero massod in pyramids on the table.
The guests were Senator Bnyard, Miss
Bayard, Miss J.. BByard, Senator and Mrs.
Jackson. Miss Jackson, Mrs. Leepor, Senator
Camden, Senator and Miss Morgan, Repro
sentative and Mrs. Beach, Miss Beach, Miss
Etie Beach, Miss Hall, Mr.. Dernger, Mr..
D,. al Al MYu IL.
Senator and Mrs. Vance, Senator Kenna,
Representative lie Fovre, and Representative
Ranney.
The first entertainment of the Army and
| Navy Assemblies and German club, of which
Gen. Sheridan is president, was held at the
armory Of the National Rifles last evening.
Tho guests were received by Mrs. Sheridan,
Mrs. Raymond Rogers, Mrs. Lydccker, Mrs.
Clark, Mrs. w. G. Butler, Mime. Bonapartc,
Mrs. !. ID. Doyle, Mrs, Goodloe, and Mrs.
Schey. General dancing was tho order
until midnight, when the german began,
under the leadership Of Lieut.. Lemly, of the
navy, and Lieut.. BUTLER, of tho army. There
was much handsome dressing on the part Of
the ladies, and the supper and favors were of
the choicest flowers.
Among those present were President Ar
thur, Mr.. Allan Arthur, Miss Clark of Bridge
port, Conn, Gen. Sherman, Gen. and Mrs
| Drum, Admiral aud Mrs. Almy, Senator
and Mrs. Cullom, Senator, Mrs, and Miss
Rollins, DIR. and Mrs. Nash, U. s. N, Admi-
raj and Mrs. Rogers, Gen. aud Mrs. Ayers
Capt and Mrs. Tyler, Lieut.. and Mrs. Emory
Miss Durant of New York, Justice and
the Misses Wood. Senator and Mrs
Hale Speaker and Mrs. Carlisle
Mr.. and Mrs. Thornton, Mr.. and Mrs Thomp
son, Commissioner and Mrs. West Commits
sioner and Mrs Edmonds the Russian min
lister and Nine. de Struve, Miss
Sellers, Mr.. and Mrs. Cox, Mr.. and Mrs
Pollock, Justice Grey and Miss Grey, Mrs
and Miss Niles, Senator Van Wyck, Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard Washington, Capt. Greer, U. S
N, and Mrs. Greer, Capt. Long, U.S. N, and
Mrs Long, Mrs. Chew, and Miss Greer.
Mrs. Frolinghuysen will hold her invited
evening receptions on alternate Thursday
evenings, the next one being on Jan. "a.
On Wednesday Miss Underhill, of Twen,
tieth street, entertained few friends al
lunch to meet her guest Miss Cadness.
In the published list Of the ladies in charge
Of the pound party to be given at fhe Rigg
house on the twenty y-fifth instant. the naui,
of Mrs. Steele. wife of Hon. Geo. w. Steele
of Indiana, who was selected as vice-p presi
dent, was inadvertently omitted.
Commissioner and Mrs. Loring gave
dinner party last evening in honor Of Rev
and Mrs o. B. Frothingham, of New York
The table was elaborateiy decorated will
flowers, while numerous wax tapers in antique
candelabra added brilliancy TO the glitterini
array of silver and delicate china. The othe
guests were Justice and Mrs. BlatGhford
Count and Countess Lewenhaupt, Mr.. anC
Mrs. Bancroft Davis, Count Leyden, Mis-
Sally Loring, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Adams
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Payson.