National Republican., 1885-02-28
wAsu1NeroN SOCIETY.
Interesting Gossip ms 10 the Move
mcnts OF Persons Prominent In Soc
ctaI Circles.


lC0nirbaions for NE social column toH be rcceired
up to Ffiddy afternoon NJ each weeE.I
Mrs. McElroy receives at tho white
house from 3 to o'clock this afternoon,
and number Of young ladies have boon
invited to assist.
Justice and Mrs. Field gave hand
somo dinner of twonty-two covers at
their residence last evening in compli-
ment to tho president and Mrs. McElroy.
Those invited to meet them wore the
Attorney General and Mrs Brewster,
Justice and Mrs. Miller, Justice and Mrs.
Blatchford, Justice Gray and his sister,
Miss Gray; Senator and Mrs. Miller of
California; Senator j. p. Jones, of
Nevada; Senator and Mrs. Hale, the Rus
sian minister and Mmc. do Struvc, Com
missioner and Mrs Loring, and Mrs.
Davis, of New York.
Miss Kate Fields lecture on Thursday
evening drow out surprisingly large
and distinguished audience for this busy
season, and all but tho very back seats in
the gallery were taken. Ii was brilliant
and admirable discourse, abounding in
good points and witty thrusts. and the
Mormon monster was portrayed in all
its hideousness. Tho audience was cap
tivated and carried with tho charming
speaker, and interrupted her with many
bursts of applause. There was sonsa-
tion whom, at tho end of u story of fraud
uleut Mormon divorces, she produced tho
actual paper signed with tho name of tho
clerk Of the court, John L, Caine now the
hormon's delegate in congress. Tho
Mexican minister, in whose country the
| IN nh ltah
colonies was q most interested listener,
aud the audience was made up of promi-
mont and well-known people. Among the
most attentive listeners were Senator and
| Mrs. Morrill,, Secretary and Mrs. McCul-
loCh, Miss Lucy Frelinghuysen, Justice
and Mrs. Field, Senator and Miss Dawes,
Mrs. John Sherman, Justice and Mrs.
Woods. Justice and Mrs. Macarthur, Sem
ators Chaco and Aldrloh, Gen. aud Miss
Schenck, Col. and Mrs. Rockwell. Mrs.
Darwin James and Miss Whitney, Minis
ter and Mrs. ]. w. Foster, Mrs. J. II.
Hawley, Mrs. Mcpherson, Mrs. Blair,
Representatives Long, Taylor, and
Armstrong. Mai. and Mrs. James Steven
son, Mrs. Daniel Ermentrout, Mrs.
Lander, Miss Taylor, and among others a
descendant Of Brigham Young, who was
one of the first to congratulate Miss
1 Field after she had left the audience, aud
4 to assure her, that every statement of hers
was correct, and every story and anecdote
| paralleled and proved by his own expe-
rience and knowledge. Miss Field wore
4 q very striking and picturesque costume
/ made of American satins, black and
crimson combined. She took the mate
rial with her from this country, and in
| Paris Worth relented from his rules and
made the fabrics up into dress of the
Henri ~ mode. with puffed sleeves and
waist, and slashed pieces showing the
brilliant crimson here and there about
the skirt and train. A slight indisposi-
tion prevented the President from attend
ing, as ho had signified his intention of
doing, and he sent graceful regrets at the
last moment.
The brilliant and UNUSUAL spectacle of
the sun dog" was observed in the sky
hero last Sunday morning between Z and
8 o'clock Though often seen in north
ern latitudes and in the high lands of
the Rocky Mountains and Sierrss, the
mock, rainbow colored sun is rarely seen
beside the real orb in this part of the
country, and must be attributed to the
prolonged cold snap of this Artic winter.
Miss Lillian Carpenter, daughter Of the
late Senator Matt. Carpenter, is the last
| addition to Mgr. Capeps converts to
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penter has ..nited with the church, and
IL is said has leaning toward the re-
ligious life of nun.
Mrs. Van Wyck has her sister, Mrs.
Van Auken, with her ut present. During
this her first winter out of mourning,
Mrs Van Wyck has entertained continu-
ously and ha ndsomely, and on last Tues
day gave very handsome lunch party
to Mrs McElroy and fourteen other
ladies,
Miss Porter gave very pretty lunch to
young ladies on Thursday, the floral
favors being especially fine.
Mrs. Warner Miller's sister, Miss
Churchill, left for Florida on Monday in
company with party of friends. They
arc now in Jacksonville and leave to.
morrow night for Washington, reaching
hero In time for the inaugural ceremonies
The Mexican minister. Senior Romero,
who has been absent In Mexico for many
weeks has returned to Washington. Ho
was present at the Inauguration OF Pfesi-
dent Diaz, and Instead OF boing trans
forred to London, as was at first intended
by tho minister Of foreign affairs, Senior
Romero has been reoommissioned as min
lister resident here, and will remain for
four moro years in our midst. Nine.
Romero has not been at all we'll this
winter, and though remaining here during
her husbands absence has gone little in
society.
Senator Dolph's sister, Mrs. Ross, IL
visiting his family here, and will remain
through the gala week.
Col. lngersoll who has boon back and
forth and all over the country this win
ter on his lecture tours. returned to the
city yesterday, and will now spend q few
weeks in Washington.
The Misses Dyas, friends of Lieutenant
and Mrs. Greedy, who have boen spending
some weeks here, loft on Thursday for
New Orleans.
Mrs. Whiting, of Boston, and Miss
Keeler, of San ancisco, are the guests
of ex-senator and Mrs. Pomeroy on X
street.
Mrs. savier, of Des Moines, Iowa, is in
the city, and will remain some weeks
longer.
Mrs. Logan did not receive on Thurs
day, but hung out basket to receive the
number of cards that are left whether
! she 10 at homo or not.
Mrs. George Il. Spencer left the city on
Wednesday, going first to New York and
then to her home In Nevada.
, Tho residents of Connecticut, Rhode
Island, and Massachusetts, avenues are
delighted with the order extending the
route of the procession next Wednesday
Fashionable window parties are being
made up and several hundred more win
dows being thrown upon the market hsl
( caused the window sharks on the ayenu,
: to relent little in their prices.
Mr.. and Mrs. John K. McLlean are Wis
, iting Con. and Mrs. Beale, the parents o
, Mrs. Mclean, and will remain until thu
/. end of next week.
Twenty odd years ago Senator McCul
D loch, Senator J. 4. Miller, of California
? and Vice President-elect Hendricks wer,
? fellow members of the Indiana legisla
: ture, and all three, with their wives, sa
/ together ut table Mt an lndianapoli
( hotel during one session. The trio o