The Evening critic., 1885-01-22
SOCIETY MATTERS.

A card reception was given last evening
by Judge and Mrs Bancroft Davis.
Mr.. Robert Ledine, of this city, was mar
ried TO Miss Ella II. Stellmau, of Baltimore,
at the latter city yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. M. Jones, who were mar
ried in South Washington yesterday, have
gone to the New Orleans Exposition.
Tho first hop of tho Union Club was
given at tho National Rifles ArmOry last
evening. Dancing began at . o'clock.
The Marine Guards Of the Navy.Yarl
gave a ball at Abner's last night.
A dancing party was given last night by
Mr.. and Mrs. r. +. Merrick on tho occasion
of the entree of their daughter, Miss Mar
garot, into society.
Mr.. George Augustus Sala, Secretary Nc
Culloch, Mr.. Blaine, Congressman Long
CMass.) Senators Dawes, Platt and Hawley
and General Dunn were among those pres
ent at tho reception given by the Hon.
William Walter Phelps to President Porter,
Of Yale College.
At noon yesterday, at the residence of
Mr.. and Mrs. W. s. Peterson, 927 p street
northwest, their daughter, Ella, was mar
ried to Mr.. j. M. Mccoy, of Fairmount, W.
Va, the Rev. Alexander Kent officiating.
Only few relatives were present. among
them Judge Thoman, Hon. L. B. Taylor
and daughter, Mrs. Upton, Lieutenant and
Mis-. Mcintosh, Major Gaines, Mr.. Il. L. w.
S. Moore, of Baltimore, and Mr. E. N.
Brown, of Colorado.
The Presidents first state dinner Of tho
present season was given last evening ia
honor of the members of tho Cabinet aud
their wives. 1t proved the most brilliant
event of the kind that has been celebrated
in the state dining hall. The floral deco-
IatiOns were unprecedentedly effective and
gorgeous, many rare exotics and beautiful
flowers being arranged in the apartments
and Corridors and the dining table being
exquisitely ornamented. The President
escorted Mrs. Frelinghuysen to the table
and Secretary Frelinghuysen accompanied
Mrs McElroy. The guests of the evening
were the Secretary of State and Mrs. Fre-
linghuysen, the Secretary of the Treasury
and Mrs. McCulloch, Secretary Lincoln,
Secretary Chandler, tho Postmaster. Gem
eral and MIS-. Hattou, the Attorney General
and Mrs. Brewster Mrs. Teller, the Speaker
of the House and Mrs. Carlisle, General and
| Mrs. Sheridan, Admiral Porter, Senator and
Mrs. j. d. Cameron, Senator and Miss
| Hampton, Senator and Mrs. Hale, Assistant
Secretary and Mrs. John Davis, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harding, of Philadelphia; Miss Hard
| ing Mr.. Charles Il. Miller of New York;
Mr.. Julian James, Mr.. d. G.. Rollins, Mr..
@. N. Bliss, Miss Sharpe, of Kingston, N. ";
Mrs. McNlichael and Miss Endicott.
Mrs. Emily Thornton Charles the poetess
of this city, is visiting friends, with her
daughter, Miss Myla, in Indianapolis.
Mrs. DIR. Pettibone, of Crown Point Ind,
is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Bard, of
Sixth street northwest Mrs. Petit
bone is the mother-in-law Of Representa-
tive Wood, of Indiana.
Senator Voorhees,, Representative Lamb
and House Postmaster Dalton have gono to
indianapolis to attend Democratic ban
! quet.
The young men and ladies of Washing
ton will read with interest this from the
Logansport Qnd.) Pharos: Kisses come
high in Elkhart County, but they evidently
must be had. Judging from the experience
of one young man the tariff has not yet
been removed from this luxury. A young
farmer named Edward Weaver was found
guilty of kissing Lota Kahler. The fine and
costs were S42, in addition to $40 paid to
the father for hush money-in all making
$s2. A few, very few, at that rate would
satisfy an ordinary man in the present
financial crisis"