St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-17


neck and short sleeves; Miss Page, Nile
green satin with front Of lace; Miss Sheriff..
white tulle dotted with silver and pointed
waist Of white satin; Mrs. Paul, black vel
vet with pointed tablier of white brOcaded
satin; Mrs Beach, black velvet; Miss Beach,
figured CRANBERRY gauZe with pretty waist
Of pale blue satin; Miss Agnes Beach, bios
som pink India silk; Miss ROsencrans, white
corded silk with drapery Of Valenciennes
lace; Miss Tucker, low necked white corded
silk; Miss Paul pink surah with deep
fiOunces OF Oriental lace and low bodice
with pink blossom garniture; Mrs. Lathrop
Bradley, over light blue wore a drapery of
white guipure lace and jacket bodice of blue
broeade.
A PUNCH BOWL
of antique design was in the main hall,
full to the brim. Supper was served later
in the dining-room. embracing every deli
cacy. Many of the guests before coming
attended the LOwery reception and others
went direct there. the evening being pleas.
antly divided between these two palatial
residences. At Mrs. Letters next recep-
ton dancing will be an additional attraction
to the evenings enjoyment.
The cabinet ladies still persist in their
determination To only return calls from the
families Of senators and others in equally
prominent positions and have been busy
the past two weeks, especially on Thurs
days, in making their first calls, as etiquette
demands. on the wives OF the senator's.
There are a few senator's wives who did
not wait Tor this ceremony and promptly
called on the wives of the new cabinet Off
GERS, but the majority did not. As
harsh as the criticism has been
over the recently-announced dictum Of the
cabinet ladies that they will feel obliged to
return only those calls demanded by eti-
quette, they are supported in this plan by
no less eminent authority than Mrs. Fish,
than whom none before or since perhaps
better acquitted herself of all her social du-
ties. In talking over the matter with one
of the cabinet ladies recently she said that
under the present conditions il would be
simply an imposSibility for any cabinet lady
10 think of returning all the calls made
upon her. President Cleveland has told
friends that he will not attend evening par
ties at all while he is IN the White house,
and will only accept dinner invitations from
members of the Cabinet. Miss Cleveland
adheres to the same determination, and her
exceptions will be very few, if any.
NOTES.
Mr.. George Beck, son of Senator Beck,
will pass a few weeks in the city with his
parents.
Lieut.. Fremont and his wife, formerly
Miss Anderson of this city, are living I'm
Miss Olive Risley Stewards house. and his
mother, the wife Of Gen. Fremont, is with
them.
Senator and Mrs. Jackson of Tennessee
are entertaining their neice, Miss Fannie
McAlllster Of Nashville. the beautiful bru-
ha
here several years ago while their guest.
Miss Kate Field has become property
holder at the capital, having recently pur-
chased several lots in the vicinity of Six
teenth and q street.
The Misses Tilden, who have been so
layiShly entertained since their arrival home,
resemble one another so closely that they
can hardly be told apart.
The invitations to the presidents first
state dinner read: The president requests
the honor of the company of - at dinner
on Thursday evening, Jan. II, at 7:3O
o'clock, to meet the cabinet"
Senator and Mrs. Stamford drove out
during the cold weather in their handsome
sleigh. which, with its splendid sable robes
and trappings on the horses, suggested a
Russian turnout.
The little daughter of Secretary Whitney.
who has so pleasantly assisted in the hoSpi-
talites thus far, has returned to boarding
school.
Mr.. ). j. Tilden, Jr.. a nephew of Hon.
5. J. Tilden and brother of the Misses Til
dens who are now visiting Mrs. Secretary
Manning, has purchased several thousand
acres in North Carolina,
Boston is to introduce a new fashion.
They are to be called coffee parties, and
will, in some measure, replace the almost
too frequent teas. At these parties all the
ices, cakes and jellies will have coffee
flavor and will be served with coffee.
The Ieappearanae of the Riggs family in
society. after their long retirement by be-
reavement is one of the incidents of the
season.
Secretary Bartlett of the Chinese legation
made calls on Wednesday with the nephew
of the Chinese minister. Mr.. Cheng Hang,
who has been educated in this city, dresses
in European style, and of course speaks
English fiuently.
Chaplain Hayward, United States navy,
now stationed at Marc Island, Cal, who
has received a call to parish at Evanston.
H., will tender his resignation to the secre-
tary of the navy, the resignation to take
effect year from date.