National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-01-03

the guest Of Justice and Mrs. Field. Miss
Platts father was for y long timo rector
OF Grace church (Episcopall in san Fran
cisco, and has now u pulpit in Rochester.
Senator Malone and DELEGATE Manzan-
ares have bachelor apartments at Welck-
er's.
Mrs. Franklin Steele gave a BEAUTIFUL
children's party IN Tuesday last
Mr.. Darwin X. James, Of New York,
attended the Presidents reception on
New Years morning, accompanied by
her daughter and her friends, Prof Mar
tin, of Colorado, and Mrs. William G.
Whitney, wife OF Prof. Whitney, of Yale
| College.
Mrs Harry CoiIey has gone back to
/ London after visit Of several months to
his parents here.
The death of Senator Fryo's father on
| Wednesday last prevented. Mrs. Frye
from assisting the President on New
| Years day as she had b en- invited TO do.
DIR. j. =. Newman, VINO went TO- San
| Francisco in special car with ex.Gov.
Leland Stanford and his family, TO preach
funeral sermon over the remains of
Leland Stanford, jr., has taken the pulpit
of Rev. DIR. Mackenzie in that city for six
months. DR.. Mackenzie has gone to tho
Sandwich Islands for his health, and DIR,
] snowman WIN tuIb Aul Nht NbHHItEhllOl
of tho Howard Presbyterian Church In
his absence.
Representative aud Mrs. wemple. of
New York, are at Welckers for tho sea-
| son.
The British minister and Miss West
issued invitations carly in the week for q
ball at the legation on Tuesday evening,
Jan. o, at o o'clock. Miss Flora West
who made first appearance in society at
the white house on New Years morning,
will mako her debut formally on this
occasion. and the ball will DO another of
| the memorable social events that have
marked the presence of Mr.. West at the
head Of the British legation here.
The secretary of state and Mrs. Fro
linghuysen will hold the frst Of their
Thursday evening receptions on Jan. 8.
Tho invitations to these receptions arc
either by card or given verbally by the
ladies of the family. 1t has been their
custom to entertain their friends on
Thurday evenings during each Of these
last three winters, and tho series has
often extended through lent.
| Sir Thomas and Lady Hesketh are to
be among the English visitors here in
March. Lady Hesketh is the daughter
of ex-senator Sharon, of recent law court
notoriety in San Francisco, and has lately
been entertaining, at her English country
home, her brother, Mr.. Fred. Sharon, and
his bride, formerly Mrs. Louise Breckin-
ridge
The reception at Secretary McCul-
loch's tonight is not q strictly official
affair, and the guests are mainly the
| friends and older acquaintance of the
family. The party is given for Mrs. Yale
as well as for Miss Mary McCulloch, and
the friends of both daughters are in
cluded. Tho yonng debutantes of the
season have been especially asked to as
sist Miss McCulloch. Mr.. and Mrs Yale
arrived from New York on Thursday
morning, and Mrs. Yale, although not
| going to the white house, assisted her
mother at their reception on Thursday
afternoon.
The Russian Minister and Nine. dc
! Struve have issued cards of invitations
for the evenings Of Jan. 0, 10, %. and 80,
aud for the evening of Feb. g, thus re-
Stunning In a more exclusive way the
series of Friday evening receptions
which were such features in last winters
gayeties.
Mrs. Ole Bull gave novel party at her
homo at Cambridge, Mass, on Wednes-
day evening, a large number of guests
being invited to assist in sending the old
year out and bringing tho new year in, ac-
cording to the old Norwegian customs. Mrs.
Bull, though an American, spends half of
each year at her country place pear Ber-
gen. Norway, and has taken great inter
est in studying old Morse traditions and
customs The marriage of her brother,
Mr.. Joseph Thorpe, to Miss Annie Long
fellow will take place in the spring. Mr..
Thorpe ia practicing lawyer in Boston
and Harvard graduate.
Mr.. and Mrs. James w. Gerard, of New
York, have arrived to pass the winter at
Washington, having taken the house No.
025 Farragut square.
Mrs. Boss, the wife Of Prof. Boss, of the
Dudley University, the daughter of Mr..
William Hutchinson, is visiting her
parents, in this city, at 922 o street north
west
Mrs. II. Bsbee and Miss Bisbee will re.
ceive every Wednesday after the LIST Of
January at liza N street northwest.