National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-04-03

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The rain has passed away and the blessed
sunshine has returned, so we are ready for
anything-shoppipg tea drinking, or a sail
down the river. The delicious days Of
southern spring have set in, and will grow
warmer apace. Then when Easter Monday
arrives there will open before our view. q
vista OF balls, garden parties, and festivals.
The tea very properly reigns now. Mrs.
Nordhoff's tea on Monday was attended
between showers and was a most enjoyable
event. The pretty rooms were looking
their best, and the hours passed all too
swiftly. Early in the afternoon Mrs. Whit
ney came In to announce that her grand
mother, Mrs. Nathan Perry, had died, and
that the projected mi-Carcne ball at her
house must be postponed. This announce
ment was received with profound feelings
Of regret. '....
The hostess was assisted in entertaining
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Mesdames Cockrell, Crosby, Somers, L. s.
Plat, England, and Misses Dawes, Cullom,
MottSmith, and Nordhoif. Miss Myra
Mott-Smith and Miss Evelyn Nordhoff
| poured the tea and the chocolate at the re-
| freshment table. Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony
Pollock, Mrs. John Hay, Mrs. Logan, Mrs.
Russell Selfridge, Lieut. Greedy, Hon. w.
W. Phelps, Mrs. Dolph, Miss odeneal, Mrs.
Warner Miller, Miss Churchill, Miss Jennie
Sheriff., DIR. and Mrs. Mott-Smith, Mrs.
| John Barr, Lieut.. Rodman, Mr.. Page Bryan,
| Miss Il. b. johnson, Judge Wharton, Miss
Wharton, DR.. Wilson, Nine. Romero, Mrs.
CharlesJ. Barnes OF Chicago, Mrs. English,
Mr.. Peter Parker, Col and Mrs. Robert G.
Rutherford, Nine. Reuterskiold, Mr.. Iswol-
sky, Mrs. Fish, Mrs. French, Miss French,
Mr.. jackson, Mr.. Kingston, the Misses
Dexter Mrs. Pittepger, Miss Thompson,
Mrs. Swami, Mrs Keyworth, Miss Hunt
ihgton, and Mr.. and Mrs. r. j. Fisher were
among some OF those present.
Prof. Marwig spent Tuesday here in in
structing the classes in dancing for the
KirfneB. The Washington Light Infantry,
through Col. Moore, has placed its armory
hall In, the Albaugh Theater building at the
disposal OF the lady managers OF the Kirmes,
Here the rehearsals will be held. The pro-
fessor was mufG,I; pleased with the pro-
aciency of his pupils, ana .piceehesies that
they will excel all Others who have engaged
in giving the grand spectacle of the dances
| OF nations. That the rehearsal was q re-
markable success was proven by the fact
that the ''maitre de ballet" remained in per-
feet good humor until the closing OF the
last dance at 10 o'clock. There was the
| wild and aimless dancing Of the Japanese,
the vigorous skipping OF the Swiss,
the energetic maneuvering. OF the
ssPy the ous stately n1 %nu 5se Of ov tSS
abloom in more gaudy attire than the
lilies Of the valley, and tho Indian dance,
which the professor intends making a
special feature, were all comprised In the
opening rehearsal, Prof. Marwig for many
years trained the children, who danced like
fairies, and made up the spectacle of the
children's carnival given for the benefit Of
the dispensary in New York city, under the
management Of Mrs. DR.. Edgar Guernsey.
The Times was ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS the
performance because there was no Ameri-
can national dance IN the terpsichorean
catalogue Now the professor intends
bringing out the American dance at, the
American capital. 1t will be seen here for
the first time, and will be of the mimic
plastic order, with the music from Meyer
beers ''Afrikan.n The American national
dance will be represented by Indians.
There will be six dances, andin them will be
assembled about 300 young men and girls
Of Washington and Baltimore. society.
Around the stage will be placed booths,
artlstically arranged, presided over by ma.
irons and ministered unto by maidens in
picturesque and characteristic dresses. The
parquet will be fioored over even with the
stage to accommodate the dancers, both
u during and after the character dancing.
The Countess Esterhazy will have charge
Of the flower booth, and her assistants will
be Miss Lena. Porter, Miss Dolph, Miss
Daisy Ricketts,, aud, Miss Burrows, of New
port Mrs. Richard Townsend will have
l. charge of the Dresden booth, and will have
as aids Miss Jennie Sheriff. and Miss Lulu
Meigs. The chairman and aids Of the
various organized dances are as follows;
Tyrolean, mrs. Warner Miller; gypsy
Mrs. DR., Pope, with Mrs, Campbell and
Nine. Romeo as aids; the minuer, Mrs
Cockrell, Countess. Esterhazy, and Mrs
Lannon'S; Japanese, Mrs. A. A. Birney; In
dian dance, Mrs. Springer, Mrs. Col
Stevenson, and Mrs. Mott-Smith; flOwel
dance, Mrs Gen. Fremont and Mrs. George
Beale. The chairmen and aids viii, chap
eron the rehearsals.
A large number Of the ladies interested IL
the Washington hospital for foundlingf
). held meeting on Wednesday OF the resi-
dence of Mrs. j. P. Jones, on Connecticut
avenue. II was. a day of downpour, but
the courage Of. the incorporators was moi
| 1anptaa With ha nf nr
Sewers, the aim of the assembly was at
tained, and a permanent. organization
among the ladies' effected, To this end
Mrs, s. p. Brown was made temporary
chairman, and Mrs. Coolidge secretary
Mrs, William Stickney, who was not pres
emit, was elected president, Mrs, Gen, Ere
mont vice president, Miss Haidee William
son secretary, and Mrs. Mckee treasurer
After n. great many declarations on the part
Of the ladies present, the following com
mittees were announced: Finance, Mrs
Preston, Mrs. Spooner, Mrs, Hillyer, Mrs.
Cullen, and, Mrs. Hutchinson. Tc
%st SPon ,oa ss t pssrit co% asP en-
an appropriation, Mrs, s. P. Brown, Mrs.
GA. Coolidge, Miss Z, B. johnson, Miss
Scidmore, and Miss Childs, Bylaws, Mrs
Fremont, Mrs. j, s. Myers, Mrs. Speaker
Carlisle, and Miss 0berly, The lady man
ayers are to be limited In number, and pay
an admission fee of IS. Mrs. Stlckney, the
president, came in before the close Of the
meeting, and was inducted into office, and
made speech. Some Of the members o.
the board of managers are Mrs. John Hay
Mrs, II, B. Payne, Mrs. j. p. Jones, Mrs
John B. Allen, Mrs Hugh McCulloch, Mrs
A. Graham Bell, Mrs. Palmer, Mrs ingalls,
Mrs. Dolph, the Misses Matthews, Mrs
Dawes, Mrs George Hearst, Miss Evarts
Mrs. Aldrich, Mrs, N. G.. Blanchard, Mia
2. B. johnson, Mrs. j. o. Evans, Mrs j
II. Ashton, Mrs. Vance, Mrs. Crammont
Kennedy, Mrs. Frans Cotton, and Mrs, A
X. Frudenberg. The officers Of the gentle
mans board are: president, z, 7. Sewers, NJ
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