The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-12-22
SOCIETY NOTES.

Mr. and Mrs. James Stevenson of this city
are visiting in Chicago.
Minister Pendleton will begin the receptions
at his new home in Berlin on New Years Day.
Christmas shopping is the favorite amuse.
ment this week, and never We're the shops
more crowded with buyers.
Favorito designs In 1ewelry are pansles, with
diamond centres, cluster of fore et-mc -nots,
with turquoise eyes, and buttercups of gold.
Mr.. Arthur Padelford Of Baltimore, with his
bride (the beautiful Miss Betty Ordway of
Washngton), has just arrived in Vienna and
will spend the winter there.
Mrs. Edwin st. John Greble, wife of Lieu
tenant Greble, Second Artillery, aide-de-camp
to General Howard: is at Fort Leayenworth
for the holidays from Omaha, visiting her
parents, Colonel and Mrs. John S. Poland.
Mrs. George Kidd, S53 Fifth avenue, New
York, gave delightful dinner Thursday even
ing in honor of Senator and Mrs. Mcpherson
of New Jersey. Mrs Mcpherson Is one of the
most brilliant and accomplished women In
Washington society.
IL is always safe, says the New Orleans
PicdyuHe, Tor a society girl to he asked to play
on the guitar in company BY the time she
has shown her handsome arm to good advan-
tage in tuning II the L string will break, and
then she can excuse herself without profanity
and ask some one to play on the piano.
At the 'Matrarch's" ball recently given in
wore simply made gown Of black silk and
tulle, which adorned her faultless figure and
blonde beauty to perfection. Mrs. Helyar, il
Is needless to say, was a belle throughout the
ball She carried two lovely bouquets one of
white hyacinths and violets and the other of
Marechal Mel roses.
II is now the fashion in society for pretty
and attractive married women to have a half
dozen or more young swell "a dangling after"
them II Is English, you know" The young
ladies are forced to take back seat and
smilingly' % look on, while her married sis
ter boldly carries off the beaux. 1t is fea-
Af M Ia hot II
by the maidens fair to see and mild revo
luton has already begun.
Professor Fitzgerald Tisdall and Miss Flor
ence .Victoire, youngest daughter of the late
DR.. Aristidc Rodrique, formerly of Phadel-
phia, are to be married in st. Thomas Church,
New YORK, tomorrow. The maids of honor
for the occasion are Miss Florence Provost of
Brooklyn, and Miss esther Gowen, daughter
OF Franklin B. Gowen of Philadelphia The
groom Is professor of Greek In New York City
College, and his father was first cousin to the
celebrated George Canning, Premier OF Eng
land
Assistant Engineer William Henry Alder
dice, U. s. Navy, who is professor of mechan-
zeal engineering at the Washington University,
81 Louis has written a very clever play,
which he calls AN Old Coat and which Will
privately last week by an amateur company
inst. Louis, before a distinguished audience Of
society people and created such decided
sensation that General and Mrs sherman and
others as prominent, who We're among the
guests present, urge its production in public
Mrs. Belya Lockwood lectured in Wilkes
barre, Pa, last Thursday evening and was
greeted with quite distinguished audience,
The RecOyd says that Mrs. Lockwood Is a
pleasant woman Of mature years and n coun-
tenance of strong individuality and intel
lectuality. Her brown hair, partly turned TO
gray, surmounted by diamond crescent, Is
Gombed back over n capaoious forehead,
below which are a pair of deeply-set brown
eyes Her costume consisted OF n black silk
skirt with Jet lace front, black brocade vel
vet poiOnaise faced with the latest color of
| orange; ruching In neck and sleeves, with a
bunch of flowers at the throat, fastened with
handsome cameo brooch.
A Washington young lady who lives on II
street, and drives n swell trap etc, Is thus
described by correspondent: She was dres sel
| ina tailormade suit of heavy black material,
| the basque and Jacket of which We're made To
| represent the vest and coat. The basque was
| cut away In front 10 expose n regular shirt
bosom, IN which glittered a large diamond
| stud. This manly costume was completed by
| a high standing collar, black necktie and
| Derby hat. She wore her hair cut short, car
rled one hand In the pocket Of her Jacket and
/ with The other fOurlshed an umbrella which
AT distance looked like cane. Her gloves
| We're of the most approved shade of tan, will
! broad black stitchings on the back, and she
was attended by a most ofleminate-lookina
| young man, who evidently considered her an
oracle.