The Evening critic., 1885-03-28
SOCIETY MATTERS.


President Cleveland will hold his first
public reception after Lent during Easter
week. His regular daily lovees--except on
Tuesdays and ThuIsdays--sro largely at
I tended by the strangers in the city Miss
Cleveland has as her guest yet Miss Van
Vechten. Mrs. Hoyt went TO her home
several days ago.
Mrs. Manning will visit hor father at Al
bany noxt week and look after her house
hold affairs.
Ex-Presidont Arthur won't to Baltimore
this afternoon aud will start by steamer
to Fortress Monroe tonight whore he
will remain fortnight before going TO
New York.
Miss Cleveland received very pleasant
call yesterday afternoon from Miss Emma
Thursby and her sister and their hostess,
Mrs. Bartlett. They were cordially well
coined, shown through tho conservatory,
given roses and taken into the public re-
ception and presented to the President.
The Swedish Minister and Mme. Reu-
terskjold will receive their friends at the
Arlington until the heat of summer, when
they 80 to some resort.
Senator Don Cameron aud Others of the
Senate Committee on Naval Affairs who
are TO inspect tho Mare Island Navy Yard,
| in California, have accepted an invitation
| from Senator Stanford to cross the continent
| in his private car aud be his guests on the
| coast. The party will take their wives aud
| leave New York on April TO-
Senator Cockrell will not go with his
family to Missouri for couple or three
| weeks yet.
Miss Kate Field is to publish paper on
| Washington society. 10 is not known
whether il is to fatter or condemn.
Colonel Ingersoll and family have been in
| New York for several days.
Representative Glascock aud wife left for
California to-day, via New Orleans
Hon. r. Il. Merrick entertained last even
ing at his residence large number of per-
sonal friends, including e.President
Hendricks, Postmaster. General Villas, Sena-
tors Payne Eustis, Blackburn and Butler,
Representatives barbour, Tucker and
Townsend, Martin +. Norris Commissioner
| of Pensions Black Commissioner of the
Land Office Sparks and many others.
The Magnolia Social Club, at recent
| meeting, elected the following officers :
William e. Fletcher, president jacob l..
| Kennedy, vice.prosident; Arthur +. Boston,
recording secretary James III. Rogers, finan-
cial secretary; James w. Brown, treasurer,
John A. Runnells, sergeant-at-arms,
Marini's Hall was the scene of brilliant
juvenile masked ball last evening.
PENN. II. X. ParIOr Cars Between
New York, Philadelphia and Bal
| timOre.
Commencing on Monday, March 30, the
| Pennsylvania Railroad Company will in
| troduce in their service between New York
Philadelphia aud Baltimore, the now style
bay.wipdow Parlor Cars, recently built at
the company's shops at Altoona.
These cars differ from the old style
parlor car in many important details. fhe
| bay window feature is tho most striking
| point of difference to the casual observer
| Instead Of the ordinary Hat windows these
cars arc fitted with a series of five bay
windows, each about seven feet wide and a
| trifle higher than usual. They arc COM
| posed of central light about three feet
wide, from which two lesser lights defect
in contrary directions. There is no pro-
| lection beyond the outer line of the car,
but the central light falls within the ex-
| terror line of the cars side, and the dehec-
tion of tho wings being inward, there is no
| extension beyond the limit of safety.
The full effect Of this novel arrangement
| can only be gained from the interior, where
| increased lighting surface, unusual facili-
| ties for observation, and other marked ad.
vantages readily appear rs the results ofthe
improvement. Tho windows are made CEN
tres of some new and notable ornamental
| LlOui WnlCn nHTuOulEeS well WIN inc neat
and tasteful decoration Of the entire in
terror.
The cars are somewhat longer and wider
than the old style, and are divided into a
main saloon, ladies' boudoir, smoking
room and retiring rooms. Each of these
apartments possess peculiar features in the
line of comfort, and are very attractive
both in furnishing and decoration. An i'm
provement in the fixed seats of the cars
has been introduced, whereby they may be
mere easily reyolved while still retaining
agreater stability.
The body Of the car is placed on trucks
larger than usual, and the introduction Of
an additional spring gives greater ease.
The cars present great many other new
features, which will make them exceed
iDgly popular with the travelling public.
These cars will be run regularly be-
tween New York and Baltimore on tho
$50 a. m. and $40 p. m. returning on S:20
n. m. and loo p. IN. from Baltimore.
FASTER BANNERS, % cents. Goulds, i2l
| 9th ST.