St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-01
A Few of the Principal Soci-
ETY. Events for This HOl-
iday Week.
The Distinguished Ladies' Who
Will Assist the President in
Receiving To-day.
Architect Clarke Exhibiting a Staple
and Chain Link to Which Je1fer-
son Hitched His Horse.
No Agreement Likely on the Naval
Bill.
sOCIETY's poINGs.

is about as busy as it was inactive in the early
| part of last. From this time forward there
| is to be no cessation in the round of fcstivi-
ties until Lent drops the curtain. How
thoroughly this will end the fun is uncertain,
but at least it will not cease until that signal
is received. The week has begun auspic-
| iously. From the first day there have been
numbers Of parties, receptions. dinners,
germans, fancy dress bats, suppers, dancing
parties and other events of a like character,
not emitting an occasional matrimonial
event or the inevitable calling bees, which,
like the poor, are always with you in Wash
ington.
Each day of the week thus far has been
marked as a busy one in the social world.
On Monday there were, besides the usual re-
captions Of the supreme court ladies and
many ladies on Capitol hill, number Of
quiet entertain ments of an interesting char
acter, especially in honor of the presence
here of some of the younger members OF
prominent families spending the holiday
vacation here from school, Paymaster and
Mrs. Hoy were among those recognizing this
occasion Monday by giving an elegant en-
tertainmont to party of young people
at their elegant Connecticut avenue
mansion. On the same evening MrStevens
Vail, grandson of Admiral Stevens, gave a
party to number of the younger members Of
the older families Of society at the residence
OF the admiral, on Connecticut avenue.
On Tuesday there were quite as many
inf mo Of a
dancing party at the Litter residence on
Dupont Circle, given by Mr. and Mrs. Letter
in honor of a number of young gentlemen
friends, who are spending the holidays with
them. There were few young people pres
sent, members OF the most prominent famil-
les in the city. On the same afternoon
Lieut.. Bainbridge Hoff, of the navy,
and Mrs Hoff gave ''tean
at their home, on Twentieth street,
to which number OF prominent army and
navy people were invited. On the same
evening occurred fancy dress ball at the
residence of Mr. aud Mrs. Franklin Steele,
| given in honor of their young daughter, the
invitations being mostly TO the younger
people. The event was brilliant one. An
was dancing party at the DAneille resi-
dence, in aristocratic Georgetown, "from s
p. IN. to 2 a. m.,n SO the invitation ran.
To-day the cabinet ladies omitted their
usual Wednesday reception, as Tomorrow is
to be an unusually busy one with the White
house reception and open houses
all over the city. There were
quite enough events to-day, however, to
mark it as a busy day. The Wednesday
Evening German club, headed by Alan
Johnstowne, Walker Blaine and others Of
social prominence, gave its first German at
Marcini's this evening. 1t was the first Of a
series of four entertainments OF this sort for
the entire season. At 5 O'Clock this after
noon Mr.. Frank Obole, of Capitol hill, and
Miss Annie Morrow were married. The re-
ception Is to be held tomorrow. This even
ing a card reception was given at the Letter
mansion, which WIS one of the most bril-
| liant social events of the season. Mr.. and
| Mrs. Bancroft Davis gave one of a
series of card receptions this evening. To-
morrow, of course, will be everybody's day,
| though indications now are that the barbar
Gus calling custom, which is falling so rap
| idly into dsuse almost everywhere else, is
not to be as closely followed this year as on
| former occasions. Yet so long as the presi-
dent opens his doors on that day, setting the
| example to everybody else, it can hardly be
| expected that the time-honored custom can
be dispensed with, especially so long as 1t
| gives so many young men chance to get
| comfortably drunk at somebody else's eX-
| pense. OF course, the reception at the
| White House will be the great event
OF the day, though that to the diplomatic
| corps at Secretary Frelinghuyseu' immcdi-
atey following 1t, will be qLite interesting to
those who have the privilege Of attending.
The diplonates are, next to the ladies, the
center Of attention on this day, rugged out, as
they always are, in their court costume with
gay colors, gold, lace and "decorations, ''and
all the features peculiar to their rank and the
customs of the government they represent.
On Friday evening Mrs Ricketts,, wife OF
Gen. Ricketts,, leader in the social world,
gives an evening party at her residence, to
which a very large number of invitations
have been Issued.
On Saturday evening the most prominent
event will be a dinner 10 Mr.. and Mrs.
Blaine, given by Senator and Mrs. Hale, to
which a number Of people of prominence
have been invited. The event is to be
purely social one, and in no way of polti-
cal significance. On the same evening Sec
rotary and Mrs. McCulloch give party at
their home on Mcpherson square in honor Of
their daughter, who is just making her debut
IN society, and who, oddly enough. made her
debut in this world Of trouble during the for
mer period OF Mr.. McCulloch's secretaryship
in the treasury department.
ANENT BONDED BOURBON.
There seems 70 be some doub.
whether the decision Of the attorney
general Saturday afternoon will af-
ford Kentucky distillers as much
relief as they supposed. The fact is, some
Of the Louisville people have been talking
too much. They are quoted as saying that
the effect Of the decision viii be TO practically
extend the bonded period indefinitely, be-
cause they can, under It, make declaration
that they are going to export goods, and
bhEuf - INV "i"i NJ EFip EpON btits bhrJ IHh
sell It here int ad OF sending It abroad. The
effect Of this Is TO make good many people
here prick up their ears and ask II the attorney
general and treasury department are trying
10 DO what congress refused to do, namely,
extend the bonded period. The Indications
are that the result will be that Mr. McCuiioch
will decline to issue the order, though the
attorney general says be may.
SENATORIAL ARROGANCE.
A group Of representatives, sat In their
chairs in the ball Of the house talking about