St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-07
END OF THE SEASON.
A Close to Strained Festivities Which
Will Be Most Welcome
to All.
VOtaries of Pleasure at Washington Who
Will Seek Rest and Change
of Climate.
UnoquaIed Magnificence at the Charity
Bau--Honors to President
Cleveland.
Society Ladies no Longer Have Their
photographs Taken--GossIp
and Chatter.
Correspondence of the Globe.

WASHINGTON, March Aims week
practically ends the festivities of the social
season. Ash Wednesday, which comes
next week, will drop the curtain. The end
will be welcomed by many, for the season,
although brilliant one, has been wearing.
Said society lady to your correspondent n
day or two ago. ~ can scarcely remember
when have been at home before o'clock
in the morning. We are going constantly,
and seldom get TO bed before that hour at
night. OF course | sleep until IL o'clock
the next day, but am thoroughly tired out
in spite of that. shall be thoroughly glad
when the season ends, for you know one
can not well stop until the end does come"
The end Is not only welcomed for the
rest and relief it brings, but also for the OPP
pOrtunity for change of climate. BY this
time next week not few of the maidens
and matrOns who have been dissipating
with late nights, wines. and perhaps some
thing stronger, and health destroying dinners
and supperS will be seeking rest and a
change at some of the health resorts in the
South or on the seashore. Already some
of them have gone; some to the seashOre,
some to the mountains of Virginia or North
Carolina. and some to the genial climate Of
Florida.
The week, however, has been busy
enough to suit even the most ambitious.
There were the regular Monday receptions
by the wives of the supreme court justices,
the cabinet ladies' receptions and the recep-
tons of the senator's wives, and as they
were in some cases. at least, the last ones
for the season, they were especially we'll at
tended. Besides this the week was crowded
with social events.
THE LEADING EVENT
of Monday evening was the charity ball,
given at the National Rifles armOry for the
benefit of the children's hospitals. The ar
engagements were on scale of magniicence
never before attempted. The reception
committee comprised the heads of the vari-
Gus committees and the directors of the hos
pital. The floor managers, twenty-five in
number. had been selected from the Army
and Navy and Wednesday german" clubs.
The Misses Riggs also held their third and
last reception on Monday evening. Sena-
tor and Mrs. Sherman were lat home" and
saw a very large number of callers.
On Tuesday afternoon Mr.. and Mrs.
james g. Sprigg and Mrs. Lucy Sprigg
Madison gave tea from to Z, at their res
idence. In the evening the secretary
of the navy gave dinner to the house
tary of war and Mrs. Endicott held large
reception in the evening. Miss Mary w IL
son also gave a large fancy ball at her
home. 1000 G street. Guests wore domin0s
and unmasked at - o'clock, when supper
was announced.
On Wednesday Mrs. L. r. Norton gave
an afternoon tea in honor of Miss Belle
Armstrong, from to z, at her home, 1908
Nineteenth street. Mrs. II. A. Willard
gave a tea at her residence, 1888 K street.
Wednesday afternoon from to Z. Mrs.
ThysOn and Miss Thyson also gave an lat
home" at o'clock at their residence, 40
street, with dancing. Two brilliant we'd
dings occurred on Wednesday evening, Miss
Lillian COffey to MIR. John Chew at 7:3O
O'Clock in st. Johns church, and Miss
Frank COnover English to Mr.. S. Russell
Smith at st. Johns church at $50, fol-
lowed by reception at 1888 | street. The
Wednesday German club gave a cotilliOn
the same evening at the Masonic temple.
On Thursday Mrs. Townsend held her
last card reception from to at her resi-
dence on FarragHt square and Mrs Hurst
gave an afternoon reception from to Z.
In the evening the secretary of the navy
and Mrs. Whitney gave dancing reception
to young people at 8 o'clock.
gave an afternoon tea from 4 to Z, and in
the evening Mrs and Miss Burrows gave a
dinner party to young ladies at their home
ON Massachusetts avenue.
Saturday afternoon from to o'clock
was given up to Miss Cleveland's last recep-
ton to the public, the last one for the pres
ent at least. She may resume them after
Easter. That is not determined yet.
SOCIETY FIGHTING THE PHOTOGRAPHER.
The photographers are complaining that
the ladies of the new administration do not
take kindly to the photographers art. Just
why this is they do not pretend to say, but
they ind it out to be fact. THE ladies
under this administration are not much for
having their pictures taken, " said photOg-
rapher, land there is not much doing in
that line. Miss Cleveland sets the example.
She wont have one and don't think the
cabinet ladies will either. None have sat
vet so far as know. They haven't come
to me and haven't seen their photos any
where. During Arthur's administration the
ladies had their pictures taken. Picture
| taking depends. If lady is beautiful, or
thinks herself so, she is mighty
| apt to have her charms reflected
on card board. But, well, may
| be people don't ask for the photos of plain
women, There was lots of beauty in Off
cal life during Arthur's and Hayes admin
iStratiOns. Mrs. Hayes did not object to
| having her picture taken, and most of the
ladies who formed official society here dur
| ing her stay had their features kissed on t.
card board by the sun, During the follow
| ing four years it did not get out of fashion.
Mr.. Arthur and the ladies of his court al
| had their pictures taken. They generally
got dozen or two only at time, and had
! the order repeated quite often. Who was
taken most? Well, Ireally can't say. AL
the ladies had quite number, and the wives
and daughters of the senators, many OF
them. were taken frequently.
Are the photographs of the ladies in
official society sold as are those of men?"
| mo, no; they are never seen. They are
not put on exhibition. / would not thinb
| of letting one go out of the studio, except
on the written order of the lady herself"
One of the most brilliant events of the
week was the charity ball, which wa,
attended by the president and a gooC
many other nOtableS. Dancing began
| about 10 o'clock. and a half hour after
the floor was crowded and the scene one OF
the greatest gaiety. When the president anC
party arrived they were met at the door by
Mr.. Anthony Pollak and DR.. Ford Thomp-
son, who escorted the president up stairs,
while Mr.. Niles, Mr.. Ross Perry and Mr.
Lewis j. Davis escorted the ladies. The
party at once entered the ballroom anC
greeted the ladies of the reception commit
tee. Miss Cleveland being escorted by Mr.
Niles, Mrs. Kinney by Mr. Ross Perry anC
Miss Van Vechten by Mr.. Levi,
j. Davis. The band played Hail to the
Chief" as the distinguished procession EN-,
tered, but subsidized in few moments. The
group stood the observed of all. the presi
dent chatting with the ladies and cOmpli
menting them upon the beaU.y of the ball
room and the brilliancy of the scene
| Than ascorfinp Mrs Ricketts, the mart,