The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-02-21
washington Notes.
Closing Week of the Social Seasonal Busy
Week-The Receptions at tho White
MOuse-Society Notes.
Especial Correspondence of the Press.l

MOuse-seciety Notes.
Especial Correspondence Of the Pressl
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.
The closing week of the social season Is TO be a.
thoroughly enjoyed as was the opening week. RV-
erySedY seems determined to get the most out of IT,
There are balls and parties and receptions and calls
aud theatre parties aAd gayetles Of all sorts. BY
the end of next week most of these will have disap
peared, and the much needed rest will have como.
Even Lent however will not bring an entire cessa-
ton of these social enioyments. Several cabinet
ladies have decided to continue to receive lin very
informal way during Lent, and the theatre parties.
which have become so fashionable, will not be dis
continued. The quiet little dinners which wealthy
Congressman and others with surplus of cash are
in the habit Of giving, win continue. Yet there
will be a cessation of the constant OF festiv-
ties, and it will bs very greatful one to many Of
those engaged.
This being the last full week everybody Is buy.
The chief event of Monday was the bachelors Ger
man at WOrmley's. 1t was the second event Of this
kind which the Bachelors Club has given, and was
a very elegant one. The attendance was from the
very best social circles the dressing superb and the
favors exquisite. There were on the same day the
usual receptions by the wives Of the Justices of the
Supreme Court, and many events Of minor import
anee.
The principal event of yesterday was the Prssi.
dents reception to members of Congress. 1t was to
certain extent copy of the one of last week. The
President gives three of these receptious-the nrst
to the diplomatic corps the second to the members
OF Congress. and the third to the army and navy
TO the first he invites the members Of Congress and
the army aud navy officers "to meet the Diplomatic
corps;'' to the second he invites the diplomats
corps and the army and navy officers "to meet tho
members of Congress- to the third he invites the
Diplomatic CORDS and the and m
meet the army and navy" The Cabinet, the Su-
preme Court Justices and select few are also in
yited on these occasions. The Secretaries OF War
and the Navy issue orders to the officers to attend In
full dress uniform. Tbs diplomats come in court
best 'togs" The consequences Is that there Ia
great similarity in those three yet they are by ne
means uninterestiDg The combinations are Rs
charming and as changeable as those OF the kadeo-
scope, and equally fascinating The attendance last
night was perhaps hardly as great the proceed
ing Tuesday when the line of carriages reached ont
past the Department of Justice past the RlxRs
House past the Treasury, and down PennsylTania
avenue beyond Wizards HOTEL yetit was large and
Today there are the usual cabinet receptions. and
also that Of Mrs. Speaker Carlisle Mrs. Marshall
% nncAlicnael, ana this evening that Of the Wisconsin
Republican Association. This being tho last week
ly reception that some Of the cabinet ladies will
give, the attendance is very large. Carriages are
whirling In every direction The well trained legs
OF liveried hunkes actually ache with the strain 70
which they are subjected by frequent descents from
their lofty and services at the Carriage door
Mrs. Lincoln gives up the social world today having
announced that this is her last reception for the
season. Mrs. Carlisle also takes her leave, fearing
her old enemy the rheumatism and announces that
she will hold no more receptions after today.
To-morrow evening the ladies connected with the
Homeopathic Hospital will give dancing reception
from nine to twelve. The music will be furnished
by tho Marine Band, Prof. Sousa leading the prom
enade music in person and Messrs. Jaeger and
Tillaux will give solos on the cornet and horn
Prominent society ladies will be on the reception
On Friday evening there will be tho usual ball
a. willard 8 hotel which is exec HRiy popular tbis
season and number Of mflo- socaS events The
people who have been accustomed to attending the
prane a. Ieceptlons and hops given at the Russian
Legation each Friday will probably feel somewhat
loss as the doors of that very hospitsble mansion
cl9seu Gs ior t9e season on last Friday evening.
On Saturday there will be the usual reception at
the White House at which Mrs. McElroy will be as
sisted by several ladies Of prominence. Ex-Poss-
master General King gives his usual Saturday evan
ing literary" on which he prides himself, and the
week Will end brilliantly as 1T began.
NOTES.
Gen. George b. Mcclellan has been spending
some time here, accompanied by his ia mlly. He
thinks that Washington is the most attractive place
in the country, indeed in the world. He says he
would be glad to make this permanently his home
If his business would permit.
The marriage of Lieut.. Danenhower, Of Arctic
fame, and Miss Helen Sloan, of Oswego N. Y, Is to
take place on March 18th. Miss Danenhower. of
this city, sister of the Lieutenant, will be one of
the bridesmaids.
Col. Bob Ingersoll. accompanied by his wife left
on Monday for New Mexico. accompanied by Mr..
and Mrs. John B. Alley of Massachusetts, and Miss
Alley. They go first to New Mexico to take look
at the Dorsey cattle ranch, half interest which
Mr.. Alley has just purchased at price Of $780,
900. Mr.. Alley, who was member OF Congress
twenty years ago, made fortune In Massachusetts,
in the manufacture of shoes and the growth Of real
estate, and now spends his winters and his money
in Washington, and his summers at Lynn, where he
has beautiful home. He is said to be worth sS..
100000 or s1o.000,0o0, and is not yet tired Of
adding to his fortune.
Letters received from Senator and Mrs Don Cam.
eron tell OF very pleasant times In Rome. Cameron
insists that ne is going to stay out Of this country
until the presidential candidates are nominated and
perhaps until they are elected.
Mrs. fsnaga, the mother of the beautfTcl Tadv
Vaudeville is at the Riggs House. Mr.. Tssf
Kwock Ching, second secretary Of the Chinese lega-
tion, is proving quite favorite in social circles
speaks English very nicely and is a worry bright
amusing young person, and his picturesQua
Chinese costume is quite feature Of an entertain
ment. The result is that he is invited everywhere
and is the best specimen of the stuffed Chinaman
that Washington has seen Of late.
The dear ladies have found the privileges of Lean
year extremely interesting but in case at least
they have killed the goose which lays the golden
egg. A grand leap year party was to have bean
held at one of the principal halls in the CITY and
announced as managers. To the astonish a emit Of
these ladies however the applications for oppor-
tunity to dissipate came in in such large numbers
der Tba rs.nI, ,saa sonPietey showed un-
caucuses" and after serious deliberation the pro-
Ject was abandoned and the explanatory circular
was 1t was found that the demand for member
ship so far exceeds the capacity of the hall seecta
that 1t would result In invidious seeetion and me
commlttee therefore reluctantly announces lis
abandonment OF the undertaking.