St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-06
SOCIETY'S GAY THRONG
Vice President Hendricks Death to Make
No Difference in the Festivities at
the National Capital.
Gayety Beginning Already, but the Full
Swing Not to be Reached Until
New Years.
Members of Congress Pourfng1n From
All Directions and Hotels Rap
idly Filling Up.
An Unusually Long Season Expected
--Eccentricities of a Diplomat.
Rage for Banjos.
Correspondence of the Globe.

WASHINGTON, Dec 4.-The principal
question agitating society just now is the
effect of Vice President Hendricks death
! upon the winters festivities. 1t was as
serted directly after that sad event that the
result upon the social festivities would be
strongly marked. that, in fact instead OF
being the most brilliant season that Wash
ington had ever seen, as was anticipated, il
would now become one of the most quiet
ones. This is not probable, however.
Even after the death of President Garfield
Washington society was quite up to Its
usual standard of gayety. Mr.. Arthur
opened the White house as usual OIL Jan. l
after the death of President Garfield. and
gave the usual number of receptions and
social entertainments. Society. taking its
cue from this. made itself busy all winter.
This will probably be the case in the pres
ent instance President Cleveland will
doubtless give the usual New Years recep-
ton, and follow it with the ordinary social
events of winter at the White house. Ii
this shall be the case society generally will
60 on much the same as was anticipated.
The matter is being talked about good
deal in social circles and the more 1t is dis
cussed the more the impression prevails
that the effect upon social life will not be
strongly marked. Even this week has
been tolerably busy one. On Monday the
wives OF several of the supreme court JUS
tees received informally. On Tuesday
there were several social events of quiet
nature, one being german given
AT A FASHIONABLE RESIDENCE
in the northwestern quarter OF the city
and another, an entertainment given under
the patronage of several prominent society
ladies for the benefit OF training school
for servants. which they have established
here. On Wednesday occurred another
event of similar character in the interest
Of what is known as the Blue Anchor soci-
ETY.. an organization which distributes
clothing. provisions, ETC., to the life-savlng
stations scattered along the coast, to be
used for the benefit of sufferers from ship
wreck. Some OF the most prominent Socl-
ETY. ladies are actively interested in this
organization. and made the entertainment
OF Wednesday evening very attractive
one. EX-Postmaster King, who is about
the only representative left of the Bu-
chanan administration, was present and
took an active part in the evenings pro-
gram. Beside these there have been
numerous quiet social events in the way OF
small dinner parties and other occurrences
of this character. Miss Cleveland has been
seeing a few of her friends in quiet way.
though she has during the present week
been accessible only to those who have
close personal relations with her. She will
not begin her Saturday receptions until
toward the end of this month, or perhaps
not until after the holidays. Usually the
New Years reception is considered the sig
nal for the beginning of these Saturday
afternoon events, and it is quite likely that
in view of the death of the vice president
she will strictly adhere to the custom.
THE ARRIVAL OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.
This has been very busy week in the
way of arrivals. Members and senators
are pouring in from every direction, many
Of them accompanied by their families
though some have left their wives and chill
dren behind with the expectation of return
ing to bring them after the holidays. The
hotels are filing up rapidly and the choice
rooms are taken up by the wealthy senators
and members. The choice suite of rooms
at the Arlington, which had been reserved
for Vice President Hendricks and his fam
lily, will probably be occupied by promi-
nent and wealthy senator. Already there
are number of members of congress and
their families at the Arlington for the win
Ter. At the other hotels there is like actlv-
ity, while on the leading streets and ave-
nues of the northwestern part of the city
houses that had been reserved for members
of congress are rapidly filling up. Senator
Cullom. who lived at Wizards last winter
has taken a handsome house on Rhode
Island avenue, close by the elegant resi-
dence of Senator Gibson of Louisiana. 1t
is couple of squares from Senator Van
Wyck's house, which is now occupied by
Mr.. Van Wyck and his family. Two OF
three squares away Senator Call is building
a new residence. Only one square from
the Gibson mansion is Senator Vance'S
home
A LONG SOCIAL SEASON.
The coming social season promises to be
not only the most brilliant that Washington
has seen but the longest. The signal for
the closing of festivities is the arrival of
Ash Wednesday, which this year does not
occur until March 10, as Easter occurs the
latest possible date, April 25. That can
only occur when the Goth of March is Oh a
Saturday and the moon fulls that day, for
the rule governing the day OIL which Easter
must come prescribeS that it must be ION
the Sunday next after the full moon which
falls OH or next after the 21st of March, -
and when the moon is full on Saturday.
March 20, the next full moon comes on
Sunday, April Is, and Easter must be the
next Sunday, which brings it to April 25.
all which will be fulfilled next March and
April. 1t will be the first time there has
been so late an Easter for more than a cen
fury.
DE CAsTRo's ECcENTRICITIEs.
Some interesting gossip is floating around
in social circles regarding the peculiarities
of MIR. De Castro. the secretary of legation
from one of the South American republics,
who created such rumpus here not long
ago in drunken street row. De Castro
had, of course, like all the legation people.
the entree to the best social life of the capt.
tai Among his acquaintance was brill
liant young lady. member of very promi-
nent family, to whom he soon became
very much attached. One day he sur
prised the young lady by asking to see
her mother. The mother was in the Ii
brary above, and Mr.. De Castro was ush-
cred up to the apartment. He informed
that lady that he was madly in love with
her daughter and requested the privilege of
asking her hand. This, the mother like a
sensible person, refused. The young man,
do ttlO oeoiy SoCo' tuCH pdooCu ubWu SldiIS
and Immediately declared his passion to the
young lady. whose views seemed to coin
eide with those of her mother. and his Of
fers were rejected. This threw him into a
terrible passion and before leaving the
house he made such threats that the young
lady was for months afterward afraid to ap-
pear in public lest she might meet him and
become participant in a scene which
could have been only painful to her and all
concerned Another little incident in the
career of Mr.. De Castro it is said. occurred
in the white lot which is part of the
White house grounds, to which place it is
alleged Mr.. Walker Maury escorted him
one night and gave him thorough drub-
bling for some insult that he had offered
either to MaurY DE some of his friends