Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-15
SOCIETY IN WASHINGTON.
Two Ladies' Frustrated at the Dinner
the Supreme Court Justices.


Two Ladies' Frustrated at the Dinner to
the Supreme Court Justices.
The Presidents dinner last W ednesday
night, says a Washington special to the
New York World, was one of the most
! peculiar of the entertainments given By
| him during the winter. The dinner was
in honor OF the Justices Of the Supreme
| Cotrt. Last winter the Justices dinner
1 was one or the most elegant ever given in
Washington. There was a temple OF JUS
! tiee made of flowers which stood upon the
table, which was really a work Of
/ art. The last dinner was not a success
| from social standpoint, and was closed
| with sensational scene in the East
4 Room. Mrs.J Jerome BOnaparte tell in a cat
/ aieptic fit and lay for 20 minutes upon
/ the 4oor before she recovered. The din
1 ner was incOngIuOus. The President had
1 invited eight or ten people who were not
1 known TO his principal guests. 1t was
/ thought very strange by the Justices that
! there shOuld have been so many, obscure
| guests at dinner given in their honor.
/ Henry Z. Bowen, of the Independent, and
/ his wife were among the guests. hey
| were unknown to any one but the Presi-
/ dent and Congressman DOTsheime-, who
/ had Plate at this very remarkable feast.
/ DOrsheimer and Bowen have beer enc
MES for years and are not on speaking
/ terms. In the arrangement Of guests
! DOrsheiT1er was assigned to Mrs. Bowen.
/ The tWOGat side by side without spSak.
! ing all through the dinner, beyond what
/ was absolutely necessary in the changing
/ of the cOa rises. The tables were arranged
/ as they we're last year when the Justices
/ were dineG. There was a long table
| through the centre of the room with
shorter tables placed at either eLd a.
/ right angles
The President came in looking very
much fatigued and worried, as il he had
| had trouble in making up tablefuf Of
! guests and in their arrangement. The
dinner passedlCf stit1y. The first thing
that occurred ont of the ordinary was the
illness of one OF the lady guests. Mrs.
John Davis, who sat by the side OF Col
Jerome BOnapagte, was taken i'll towards
the latter part OF the dinner, and came
near fainting. She retired from the table,
leaning upon the arm OF Col. BOnaparte.
Servants were hastily summoned and she
was helped upstairs. After resting there
for a short time, she was able to return
about the time the guests were leaving
the table. The President, with Mrs. Mil
Ter on his arm, led the guests 10 the East
Room. He sat and talked with Mrs. Mil
Ter moment, when she gOtup and went
away. A moment later Mrs. BonapaTte
came and entered into conversation with
him. The President in a few moments
rose and walked back into the Blue par
Tor; there he met one of the younger la
dies of the party not related CT connected
with the families in whose homer the din
ner was given and walked back with her
to the Red parlOr, leaving his guests to
amuse themselves as they sat fit.
They might have become indignant if
their attention had not been distracted by
q sensational episode Of Mrs. BOnapaTte's
fall. She suddenly became rigid and slid
down from the sofa to the floor. Justice
Bla1chford's wife is the aunt Of Mrs.
BOnaparte. She came forward and held
her niece's head. She said their was no
occasion for alarm, as Mrs. BOnapaTte /
was subject to these attacks, All that could /
be done was to leave her alone. Ii was a
strange sight-this noted woman with |
ing in Respondent evening dress upon the |
floor, surrounded by the digifed and pity |
ing guests. The ladies knelt around her |
slapping her hands, feebly trying TO help |
her. The President was not informed of |
what was taking place, as no one felt like |
going after him on account Of his abrupt |
departure. The scene continued for 30 |
minutes. The unfortunate lady then re- !
covered sufficiently to be helped to Ler |
carriage. A majority of the guests went !
away without seeing the President again. |
This remarkable dinner has been the SUBJ |
ject Of gossip in fashionable society to |
such IN extent that it has become the talk /
of TIC town.
Its rival topic is a sensational scene
which occurred at a german given at the |
house OF a charming lady, the wife of a .
prominent patent attorney in New York. /
She has beautiful winter residence here |
and entertains very handsomely. The /
german which she gave last Thursday |
AID rfT1f Of
the season. 70 it were invited some of
the best and most prominent people of the
town. Everything passed of in the most
charming and agreeable fashion until
about IL O'Clock. There then arrived a
prominent official and his wife, This Of
ticia's wife was in q state Of hilarious eX.
element, having previously attended a
p1nch-bowl reception ln another part of
the city. She was in that state OF mind /
which IS known as perfectly happy. Her
every second word was q giggle and
every third was followed by scream OF
rapturous delight. She made such per-
fectly Internal racket that she nearly
paralyzed the company. A few moments
after her arrival her husband deserted
her. left the house and went home. A
good-natured Treasury official WHO has
known the family for some years kindly
took charge of the hilarious dame and
sDauteQ uer OH into Lne UlhlhS -IOOlu hueI6
she fell heavily, making such crash as
only very heavy body can. She was
rescued finally by two stal6art walters
who took her up in the corner. Then
nothing would pacify her but champagne.
She got it, too. The iady-like hostess was
extremely mortified, but she was assured
by her other guests that she had no real
reason to be. The hilarious wife of the
distinguished official was we'll known for
her peculiarities. Every one understood
her and knew that she herself was alone
to blame. The good-natured Treasury Of
fetal, who is something of a diplomat in
his way, finally succeeded in getting tle
hilarious dame out q tbe house and and lien
carried her home. The scene, however,
has been the occasion of as much talk as
the recent scandalous outbreak at Castle
Stewart. A number OF the best people |
here have come to the conclusion that the |
Washington punch-bowl must go.