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The President will give the third and
last of his official receptions Mt the white
house on Tuesday evening, when the olli-
GERS Of the army, navy aud marine corps
will DO the guests of honor, whom the
other official bodies arc invited to meet.
On Wednesday evening tho state dinner
to the members of the diplomatic corps
will DO given. On the following week tho
justices of the supreme court will be on
tortained at dinner. An evening recep.
ton for the public will DO given early
in February.
Mrs. McElroy will hold her usual re-
coption at the white house this afternoon
from three to five o'clock, and will no as
sisted by group of ladies. Miss Me-
Elroy, who was expected to arrive here
this week, has been detained at hor home
by u severe cold
The Attorney General and Mrs. Brews-
ter's party on Monday evening for tho
friends of Mrs. Rooms and Mr. Andre
Brewster will not be german, but gem
eral dancing will be tho rule and the Gu
tertainmont will be a large aud late one
Mrs. Brewster had brilliant reception
| on Wednesday, and was assisted by Mrs.
Rooms, Mrs. Dunbar Price, tho Misses
Maury, and Miss Hazelhurst.
At Mrs. Frelinghuyson's on Wednesday
there was large reception all afternoon,
and many distinguished names were an
nouuoed by tho usher at the door. Miss
ITillie Frelinghuysen presided at the tea
table, and Mrs. Frelinghuysen was as
sisted In receiving by Mrs. Pegram, of
| Providence, Mrs. Manton, Mrs. Gordon
Cumming, Miss Lee, Miss Hampton, of
South Carolina, and Miss Lucy Freliug-
| huysen.
Mrs. McCulloch and her daughter had
| host of callers on Wednesday among
them being the numbers Of young people
who took part in Miss McCulloch's beau
tiful birthday german on Monday even
ing Miss Cox and Miss Brown and the
Misses Bishop, of New York, who are
visiting at Mrs. McCulloch's, assisted in
receiving.
Mrs. Hatton and her assistants, Mrs.
William b. Thompson, Miss Perry, and
Miss Holen Nichols, had thrOng of
callers to entertain all of Wednesday af-
noon, aud gave great pleasure 70 those
who Ipet them.
Mrs. Teller received congratulations
from all her Wednesday callers, and the
greatest pleasure was expressed at the
certainty of having the agreeable family
of the secretary of the interior here for
another six years, She was assisted by
Mrs. Somers, Miss Helen Cannon, and
Miss Emma Teller.
Mrs Chandler was still too i'll to see
callers this week, and on Wednesday
Mrs. Kinsley did the houors for hor, as
sisted by Mrs. Orange Ferriss, Mrs. Rob-
ert Bradley, and Miss Stevens.
At Mrs Pembroke Jones's house on
| Wednesday it was as brilliant as
at an afternoon tea, and the hostess
ard tho ladies assisting her al
wore light satin toilets that showed to
advantage in the gas-llghted rooms. She
was assisted by Miss Mcmillan, Miss Bal
lentine, Miss Cakes, aud Miss Scott.
| Nine. Ristori's sou and daughter, the
Marquis del Grille and the Donna Blanca
del Grille, have been the recipients OF
riany social attentions during the week,
and Baron Fava, the Italian minister,
has been assduOu5 in his care of his
countrypeople. Several breakfast aud
lunch parties have boen given Nine. Ris-
tori, and she has particularly favored
Nine. dc Strive with her visits.
Between assisting the President on
Tuesday evening, standing at their own
receptions all Of Wednesday afternoon
aud attending the state dinner at the
white house that same evening, the ladies
of tho cabinet families had great test
applied to their powers this week. Mrs,
Frelinghuysen, in addition, had q largo
entertainment at her house on Thursday
night, and Mrs. McCulloch, besides Civ
ing her daughter german on Monday
night, chaperOned Miss McCulloch. Miss
Brown, and the Misses Bishop to Mrs.
Stewards ball on Thursday night.
Dir. Andre Brewster, who went down
to Fortress Monroe to be examined for a
| lieutenancy In the regular army, passed
the ordeal successfully, and has been as.
signed TO the 10th infantry regiment,
which will take him to some Texas post
| probably.
Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett, after
a short visit to her homo here, has re-
turned to Boston to give the mind cure"
u trial in her case.
Mrs. Christopher Magee, of Pittsburg,
is now the guest of Senator and Mrs.
Cameron, and with Miss Rachel Sherman
assisted Mrs. Cameron at her large re-
ception on Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Sheridan had large reception on
Tuesday and was assisted by Mrs. Mer-
rift and Miss Rucker.
Mrs. Anastasia Patten, formerly Of Vir-
GINA City, New, having bought the large
piece of land at tho corner of Hassa-
chusetts avOnuo aud Twenty-se
street, has already had designs made for
her house, and work will BIO begun on
the foundations next week, Mrs. Patten
and three of her five daughters were at
Mrs. Stewards ball, the mother wearing
gray satin, draped with fine chantilly
lace, with ornaments of large sapphires
set in diamonds, and the young ladies
rose colored silk and valenciennes lace.
Mrs. j. w. Foster had thrOng of call
ers on Monday afternoon, and was
assisted by her mother, Mrs. Mcpherson;
by Mrs. Scoyille, and the Misses Foster
Mr.. Foster Joined the ladies during the
later hours.
Mr.. George Augustus Sala has been the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Schuyler
on Seventeenth street, this week, and
with Mr.. Schuyler, has made many calls
and attended several evening entertain,
ments.
The Baroness Fava, who went abroad
last summer, is spending her winter al
mineral springs in Bavaria aud is recev.
ing great benefit from the waters. Baron
Fava hopes to go over for her next sum.
meT and bring her back In the fall.
Mrs. Hitchcock, who has been visiting
Mrs. Ricketts, for some week s,will return
to New York to-day.
Mr., Truxton Beale arrived hero on
Thursday from San Francisco, and will
spend some time with his parents. Gen
and Mrs. Bealo expect to have Mr.. and
Mrs. John Mclean with them again by
tho goth Of February, and they will then
remain until after tho 4th of March
Dir. Truxton Boale stopped in Cincinnati
on his way to visit his sister and her
husband.
Mrs. Serene Payne has her sister, Miss
Knapp, with her at the Portland now, and
Miss Knapp who is making her first visit
to Washington, will ROMAN for several
weeks.
Crowded as tho cards already are, So
ciety people are trying to keep the Irving
week free from engagements, and no thing