The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-12-16
SOCIETY TOPICS.

Miss l'relinghuyson is the guest OF Mrs
John Davis.
Mrs Il. &. Latrohe, wife Of Mayor La'robe
Of Baltimore, is visiting her sister Mrs VIM
Cochran OF Philadelphia, this week.
Tho Monday receptions Of Mrs. and the
Misses Morgan of scott Circle are among the
pleasant social events for this month.
Mir Walker Fcarn, United states Minister TO
Greece, sCryia and RUumauia, VAS recently
entertained at tons'mtinoplc by MnisterG aud
Mtg,. s.. $, Cox.
The dclcmcr given to Miss Fcl'on Of Cali
tuIua yesterday hy the Wife of General BUIig,
Wus ihH first swell affair OF th3 season.
Twenty covers we're laid and a chumids re-
lvst was served.
some years ago question OF preceianco
was raised in England between the daughters
ul ambassadors and the wives OF ministers.
The Queen decided that "thn daUghtCrs ut
diplomats have no rank Of their owu.'
American nayal. officers arc made welcome
10 the most dtEicu circles OF Peru Where
social laws nrc rigid the Peruvian belle IL as
strongly attracted by the glitter OF brass but
tons as her sisters in the United States.
Mrs John Jacob Astor's favOr,ta jewels are
II pair OF ruby aud diamond earrnEs, which
she wears almost constantly. Tho UDNi
describes her 2s a lady ui slight figure with
graceful bearing md most lady-like, kindly
manner.
Mrs. Henry j. Leayy Of New Orleans gave
an informal reception on triduy last % Airs
jefferson Davis who has been spcnlur suy.
,rul days with her old friends in that city
Mr Davis is said 60 he cajOyins mach better
health than usual.
Mrs Whitney, wife Of the Secretary of the
Navy, WAS an huuorci guoSt at tho "pairi-
Wch's' lull I'm New uri. last week. She
Wore an exquisite gown ut uiapllnDg5 lilpC
rutcgial, trimmed wish Parma yiolcts IN pro.
fusion, inter- persed with, though not Cc.ipsel
by, diamonds.
Ladies are beginning 10 use scented wax
for scaling their prtci rs little letters, There
Is nov imported rom Paris a costly kind Of
wax for this purpose, the perfume Of which
when burning, VIII nll room and linger tor
hours about the envelope.
MIR. and Mrs. Thomas Dinmock of St Louis
gave a card reception one evening last week
| 10 Miss Mary y. Niurirae better known to
| She Is rather petite aud slender In figure,
| with an intelligent face and fine, EXPIRE isive
| eyes
The SUnGerbund hop given at the National
| Rides ArmOry Monday night, was a very en-.
| ioyuhle AFFAIR and well attended the extensive
| programme executed by Dunch's orchestra
| being well calculated to induce the dancing
! couples TO tarry until tho last strains of mu-
! SIC were over. The floor committee consisted
! oi Mcssrs Henry Meier, otto Eckstein, Albert
! LeppCr, W, Berens and Il. Schneider
| Is Is said that a young lady, vino Is very
| prominent IN Diplomatic circles, has the bad
! taste TO nuke the most ill-natur2i remarks
| about the people In Washington, her hosts and
| their guests. TO be sure, the comments are
! made In French, but as nearly every one In
! society sIeak, or at least understands the
language of lie Gauls, She might keen 10
| lrglHh or reserve her remarks for her own
| ircSiGc. II makes society inclined 20 revive
| an embarrassing history which would not be
pleasant reading for the young woman.
Tie soiree given by the Germanla Mon
uerchur at Ahner's Hall ON Sunday eyenln.
WIS one Of unusual Interest. Tho numbers
| selected for the chorus renliUons were OK
! oept.ou0lly dimcult, and wg!l rendered. Miss
| Anna NeChicr an accomplished pianist, re
Gently arrived from Stuttgart Germany in
| troduCed herself very favOrably by tine fine
| piano selections she gave during the evening
Miss Clara Rusafy,the youthful soprano, whust
! excellent singing ~ Ulways heartily appre
ciated hy her audiences added greatly TO the
| enjoyment of the evening by her charming
voice. a tenor solo was splendidly sung by
MIR, j, Bien, and Mr.. Mort The leader of the
| society, favored the audience with the bari
tone solo Last Greeting"
The Garfield Hospital fair, or "Ket-
ouened last evening at the National
ltlnes' ArmoTy in % brilliant manner
| The armury was tnrOngol with pretty girls
! and handsome meu many OF the leading so
| cicty people of the city being present, Booth
| were IN charge OF NeadUWC9 John Bcali, POr
| tor Heap, Kusscil SCllridEe,j. VI, Wilson, JO Oht
a, Logan, bentley i. r. Gross Rg9rdon
Power, Burdette, shippeu and Nm B. llalen
The following young iudlCs assistel those In
charge of booths Misses Lizzie Shellabgrgar
Lille Duncan, Emory, Emily Thom, Mars
] VI AANAs NNhENlf NJ Htll'lls AlEl| NlIlNnhl
A. Doph, OdeHeal, Pauline Acklen, Court
wright, Mary W ison, Gouey,eVe Paul e. Call,
! smith, EuGicutt, StOuLhiun, Julia strung Jcl
Eic sheriff., Daisy Tickets, Viola Meyer
Camille Bllghmann, Lguq Porter Lilze Pat
| tOrtuu, Katie Beach, Role NDddcr, Murphy
Ieulah Ioy, MaY Waite, Moti-smlth Chauo
weth, Tiffany, laWton, Fountain, Ross No
lilany, scoHllo, Cuthhart, Frances B, John
con, Andrews iaruert, Stootbridqo, Bras
ard Schmidt,
Nine Kuhl, the wife Of tho Japlnc3c Min
. Fttr, scnt as contribution to the "NillplO
tglle a. the Garfield EoZlr, maroon satir
/ llu-oushiou, CNQu,sitcly embroidered by h3
| own GCit fingers. size also sent two supgrl
. covers for sofa cushions; The stork Is the cen
tral figure on these specimens of beauttu
! JaIarcse gmhrOitpy Auc.cgGnt lunch wa
served Qt noon today by the Young ladies
/ The tables were exceedingly attractive am.
We're woll putIuu.ZcI. Choice hothlgN
| plants get ln the windows and 7prgs of sni
igN and fostoons of evergreen lnlia the plae
! NTy INVITING. An elegant supper viii h
served this eyCningau the "taus' ON the "ket
] tCdwm' will Lp sounded NO midnight, b
which time the ladies hope 10 have all tho ar
tlclcg ON sale aduutCd for Christmas glft8.