St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-31
Gayeties of the Post Lenten Period Draw
ing to an End in the Capital
City.
A Very Aristocratic Steamboat High
Tea for the Benefit of Sweet
Charity.
House Hunting Still the Edifying
Pursuit of Some of the Cabinet
Families.
The Increased Interest Taken in BIZ
cycHng--- Mount Vernon
Regents.
Correspondence of the Globe.

sort of closing week to the pOst-Lenten sea-
son in Washington. The wife of the secre-
tary of state, who is recognized as leading
the social world, has given the word and the
performance is to stop. She announced to
her large list of acquaintance that this
weeks Wednesday reception would be the
last of the season. This will be considered
a signal for a general end of receptions
until the return of society from the summer
recreations next fall. Then the fun will
begin again more fast and furious than ever
before. 1t is easy to see at this distance
away that this season will be busy and in
teresting one in the social world.
There were good many quiet receptions
and minor social events this week. There
are a number of the families of the supreme
court people in the city yet, and they began
the week with some informal receptions on
Monday. Then on Tuesday there were
great many calls at the White house, for So
ciety was very glad to welcome Miss Cleve-
land back, especially after the reports that
she had gone away mad and was not coming
back here any more. There seems to have
been no foundation for these reports, and
society is very glad of it, for Miss Cleve-
land is becoming
QUITE A FAVORITE
ward to have had nobody as mistress of the
White house. The president is anything
but a society man, and the result would
probably have been the closing of the doors
of the White house to the social world.
Wednesday was tolerably busy day, as it
was recognized as the close of the social
season. Mrs. Bayard'S parlOrs were well
filled with callers, as were those OF the
other cabinet people who found it conven-
lent to receive on that day. Thursday was
devoted to the opera and preparation for the
great event of the week, the High Tea to
Quantico." This came off on Friday. 1t
is an institution peculiar to Washington.
''Quantico" is summer resort on the POtO-
mae some thirty miles or SO down the river.
High tea" is sort of cheap social enter
tainment, composed mostly of tea and talk,
as was described in this correspondence
some time ago. By combining the two az
ticles the ladies succeeded in forming
A MOST SEDUCTIVE COMPOUND,
which has thus far proven very popular
and extremely able when the matter of rails
ing money for new ''noble charity" came
along. The high tea has become yearly
institution. 1t comes off every summer I'M
der the patronage of some prominent society
ladies, usually for the benefit of the Garfield
hospital. Mrs. Logan was leading spirit
in the work.
A steamboat was chartered, lunch was
prepared, booths and fancy articles were
made ready to catch the dimes and dollars of
the unfortunate representatives of the male
sex who accompanied the party. Several
of the leading caterers Of the city had given
liberal supply of deviled crabs salads and
all the substantials necessary to furnish
supper for large company. For those
who did not care to partake of a hearty
supper, which was served for 81 apiece, ices
and strawberries were served. In addition
to the refreshment table there was
A GAY LITTLE BOOTH,
presided over by Mrs. Logan and Mrs. Self
ridge, assisted by bevy of pretty young
girls, where dainty little knick-knacks and
souvenirs of the occasion were sold. Among
these were Satin-covered fans, sachet bags,
bOnbon-hOlderS and ScarfS for decorative
purposes in all the most delicate and aesthetic
cOlOrs, handsomely painted by several
young ladies Of the West end who possess
considerable artistic talent. BOnbOnS,
cigars and cigarets 9were also disposed of
at this booth. A handsome donation, and
one which received highest encomiums of
praise from competent critics, was life
size head of George Eliot in crayon. This
was the work of young lady studying
| art in Washington and who, though at
| present an amateur, gives promise of MAX
| ing name for herself at an early day in
| the front rank of artists. A band having
been engaged for the occasion, dancing was
one of the features of the evening. Among
the number of young ladies were Misses
Waite, Ricketts,, Stith. Casey, Wilson,
Steujrt, Wallach, Miller Howell and EN-
cry. The high tea was grand success.
Another incident in the early part of the
week, which was very much enjoyed by
society, was the bicycle races at Athletic
park. There is so much bicycling and tri-
cycling here and it is
so MUCH INDUCED IN
by people of prominence and those holding
rank in society that these races always at
tract attention. Those who attended them
found them highly interesting, much more
so than the races Of horses at Ivy City a
week or so ago. The use of the bicycle and
tricycle. is becoming extremely popular
here. Large numbers of ladies now use the
tricycle., and there is a tricycle. club of
some forty people. One manufacturer has,
it is said, sold to seven doctors in Washing
ton his most improved tricycle., and in a
few days we may see seven of our city ply
scans flying about town on these light and
fleet machines. The manufacturer believes
that if it had not been for Belva Lockwood
he would before this time have sold a
thousand tricycles in Washington. He
said that the notoriety of Belva as tricycle.
rider had prevented nearly everybody else
from using them, especially women. He
said: ''Now if it had only been Mrs.
Logan who had bought tricycle., then
everybody there would have been using
them before this time"
The families of some of the cabinet Off
GERS are still engaged in the happy exercise
of house hunting. 1t is understood that the
reason why Senator Payne and his son-in-
law, Secretary Whitney, declined to take the
Stewart castle was that
THE RENT WAS TOO HIGH,
IS. 900. Secretary Manning will probably
take the large house at the corner of Twen-
tieth and F streets, which can be secured,
furnished for $4,000 a year. Mrs. Dahl
green's new house on Massachusetts avenue
was offered to Secretary Manning, fur
nished, for So, 600, but it was not thought
large enough for his use. The postmaster
general when joined by Mrs. Villas went at
once to their new residence, No. 81 Iowa
circle. 1t is not thought likely that Mrs.
Whitney will return to Washington before
next winter, and when she does there is a
probability that she will take ex-Represent-
alive Lyman's. house, which has been Of
fered for rent. Secretary and Mrs. Endi-
colt, with their daughter, who have been
West for some time, are now settled in the
house of Minister Pendleton, which they
have leased for four years at an annual
rental of $4,000.
An event of the past few days has been
the annual meeting of the Mount Vernon
regents at Mount Vernon, Mrs. Laughton
presiding. A greater number of vice re-