St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-19
Washington "sassisty" Preparing for a
Round of Observation-Disclosures
of Every Character.
Extensive Preparations Going on For the
Calico Ball, the Kirmess and
Other Entertainments.
Red Neckties, Which is Surely
Pretty How-de-do.
Horseback Exercise I'm High Favor
Among the Members OF the
Beau Monde.
Posf-Lenfen Festivals

WASHINGTON, April l6.-The prepara-
lions for the pOst-lenten festivities continue
be the burden of society doings. The
/ Kirmess, the calico ball to be given at the
Chinese legation, and a number of miner
events of this character are the subject OF
attention. IL is a cold day when Washing
ton does not find enough TO amuse itself.
The preparations for the calico ball TO be
given at the Chinese legation are pro-
crossing well. The donations promised by
the leading hotels and caterers of the city
will supply the supper. 1t has been de-
cided 10 adopt the plan OF admitting fifty
persons at time to the supper room, and
closing the doors until they have been prop
erly waited upon before admitting others.
This will be done to avoid the confusion
and crush incident at all large
large central table there will be numerous
small round tables ranged down either side
of the room to accommodate parties of
friends. The guests are expected to wear
gowns of calico. Saline or muslin, accord
ing 20 fancy, but the rules of the committee
require that the material shall all be of cot
ton, however elaborate the design or make
up. The committee of twenty-five gentle
men, who act as floor managers, will wear
as badges necties of scarlet Saline. The
Chinese minister has agreed to furnish all
the tea for the occasion. The rehearsals
for the various dances in the KirmeSs have
been going on nearly every day under the
direction of Prof. Marwig. TIE Indian
dance will be decided novelty, and is full
of astonishingly rapid. but wiIhall graceful,
movements. There are gentlemen, ladies
and small girls in it, and the cOstuming is a
matter of great interest. Wewha, the
Zunic pIieSteSs and princess, who is visiting
Mr.. Stevenson of the bureau of ethnology
and his wife, has attended some
of the rehearsals of the Indian
dance, and she has taken great
interest in them and made some valuable
suggestions, She thinks the girls who
dance should dress exactly as sQuaws do for
a sQuaw dance. and paint their arms, necks
and faces in different colOrs. She told them
they must not wear feathers on their heads,
as feathers are worn by Indian men and not
by squaws. Wewha has been assisting in
arranging specimens from Zuni collected by
persons connected with the bureau of eth
nology, and she has explained the uses Of
the different objects made and used by her
tribe. Miss Cleveland is 10 return to help
open the pOst-lenten season. She and Miss
Van Vechten have had a very quiet and
pleasant time at Atlantic City. Miss Cleye-
land upon her return Will resume her
BIwEERLY RECEPTIONS.
Life at Atlantic City is very gay now, it
being quite the feature for large parties Of
young ladies, chaperOned by leading New
York or Philadelphia matron, to spend a
week or two there, and the festivities in
| their honor always eliminate in the arrival
of the gentlemen Saturday evening, who
is becoming quite the rage again this
spring. Three members of the cabinet are
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Lamar, Whitney
and Bayard. Mrs. Whitney frequently ac-
companies her husband in his rides to their
suburban residence on Georgetown Heights.
Miss Kate Field, who has been in the city
for a week, is very fond of horseback rid
ing. She is a graceful and fearless rider,
having had experience in rough riding in
her sojOum in Colorado and Utah. She
has established herself at Welckers. with a
sunny parlor quickly given character of its
own by few carelessly thrown draperies of
old altar brocadeS. and the photographs, etch-
ings and trifies that a cultivated woman
naturally scatteTs about her. OF course,
with such distinguished people setting the
example in horseback riding il is becoming
fashionable amusement, and it may be
added that it is very healthful and proper
one. Senator Hearst, the new member
from California. is quite horseman, as is
also Senator Stamford of that state. Mr..
Hearst likes fast horse, but takes his busI-
ness sense into his racing stable. and it is
doubtful in the past ten years if his race
horses have cost him more than
they have won in prizes. Meantime the
more devOut of the society people are not
forgetting their London duties entirely.
The early church services at St Matthew's
(Catholic) each morning are largely at
tended by prominent society people.
Among others are the Misses West, the
daughters of the British minister; Miss
Paul, Miss Beach, Miss Wilson, the Misses
Dexter, Miss Susannah Bancroft and Miss
Leila Johnson. At ST. Johns i'm the after
noon the 4 o'clock service is equally we'll at
tended, by the young people in particular.
A good story is told of one of the daugh-
tiers of an undertaken in this city. She had
married a California millionaire and so had
her sister. Two other sisters had married
army officers. They are now residing in
the far West and make great pretensiOns i'm
a social way. The story goes that one of
them. being asked by some of her wealthy
society acquaintance in San Francisco re-
garding her former home replied that she
came from the South.
From the SouthS" was the queried re-
spouse.
yes"
'what part of the SouthG''
''Oh, from the District of Columbia; Wash
ington."
''Ah, the District of Columbia, Washington;
what was your fathers businessT'
''Oh, he is a planter"
The father is ''still planting" in the
District Of Columbia.
NOTES.
A garden party for the benefit of the Gar
field Memorial hospital will be given during
the third week in May in the grounds of Cal
umet place, the residence of Senator and Mrs
Logan. Mrs Logan is on a fortnight visit to
Chicago.
Mr.. Hyde, who Is here with Mr.. Carter, the
Hawaiian minister, IS a student at Williams
college, Massachusetts,. His father Is presi-
dent Of the theological seminary in tn Sand
witch islands.
Senator Dolph gave n gentlemen's dinner
party on Tuesday evening. TO which invita-
tons had been issued to the justices of the
supreme court and few Of his senatorial
colleagues.
Mrs. Hazen left Aiken for Fortress Monroe
on the 18th. Her husband, the chief signal
officer, viii join her there and bring her back
here on the Goth.
Baron Fava has secured a unique present
for the queen Of Italy, an Indian birchbark
canoe, fully equipped with bead-work adorn-
ment.
The announcement is made of the ap-
preaching marriage of Miss Jessie Joyce,