National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-02-24
SOCIETY NOTES.

The event of yesterday afternoon was the
amateur performance of "a Russian Honey.
moon" at the National Theater in behalf of
the Ladies' Mount Vernon Association. Society
turned out for II en- nasse An attache of the
thcaier said there had not been $50 many car
riageS To one performance since Patti was
here" There was not II vacant seat, and much
standing room was occupied. The prOgcenium
arches were proiuSely decorated with bloom
ing and foliage plants. But they obstruCted
the view of the stage from the boxes and had
ia lie partially taken down between acts, aud
1t would have been better not to have deco
rated at all than that the bare ladders should
have been so cruelty exposed The evergreen
wreaths in front Of the boxes inred better,
and remained in decorative stRtu quo until
the end. The performance was exquisite,
having the necessary stupidity that must attend
all things amateur. The action drags at times,
md the double dcnOucment is very inartistic
But Mrs James Browne Potter justified all the
sweet finished, and sSiSGtory tor @ and III her
beauty carries the enthusiasm to q perfect
pitch, Mrs. o, s. Teale, who is the guest of
Miss Lulu Meigs was the ideal peasant girl
pretty and practical modest and managing,
as Michelenc. Miss Waite appeared rs
stSphanie, mnid small part not on the
wnrd Falls Coward pers0nated the Count
Alexis de PetrOyitch and Mr. John Sidney
Webb, OF Washington, eXcelled rs Koulikof
The Russian dance that closed the performance
in peasant costume. Mr.. W. +. johnson ana
Miss Katie Beach led: and the Others were
Miss Miss Agnes Beach, Miss Viola Myer, Mr,
Marie Brown, of Philadelphia guest OF Mrs,
i.aughton;, Miss Griswold, Miss French, OF
New York Miss Maeomb Mr.; Reynolds,
Mr. Brce, and Mr.. Blair Lee Tho long waits
between the acts were improved by. visiting,
flying trips being made clear across the house
some Of these in boxes were Secretary
EnlipDtt MnnuiDu
Mrs. Speaker Carlisle, Secretary and Mrs WHIT.
ney, Miss Weddcll Gen, and Mrs. L. +, Beale,
Mrs. i,Gughton, Miss Camille Berghmanns,
and Nine. Reu,erskiold Baron and Baroness
d'Ilaiubn, Col. and Nine Bonaparte, Mrs.
Frank Townsend, Miss West, the. French
NeShten, Mr., and Mrs, -. f; Horwltz OF
Baltimore, and the German minister. In the
body Of the house were Chief Justice and Mrs,
Waite, Niscount and Viscountess Nogueiras,
Berah wilkins, Mrs. S. NJ Bryan, Mrs. Chas II.
Sheriff. Miss Jennie Sheriff., Mr.. Clayton Nc.
Michael, r., Mrs Man9cron,, Col. and Mrs.
and Mrs. stephen VAIL Mrs, Mcpherson, Miss
Dillon, Hon and Mrs. and Miss Tucker Miss
Riddle, the Misses West, Mrs. John SEWER,
Miss Daisy Ricketts,, Mis- Walsh Miss Leila
Johnson MIS-. Admiral Febiger, Mrs. John B.
Alley Miss MGCue, Mrs DR., Lorng, Miss Sallie
Loring, Mr., James Morrell Miss Swan, Mr..
and Mrs Horace Helyar, Mrs. and Miss DOlph,
Lieut., Cowles, Mrs Whitney, Mrs. Gen. EnOry,
Mrs. Gen. Ordway, Mrs, Waite, Mrs. Charles p.
Lincoln Miss Kate S. johns, of Philadelphia;
Miss Bertha d. Lincoln Mrs, Parke, Mrs, Pas
chal, Miss Blonnt Mrs. lI5lcomba, Miss lIar-
per, Miss Louise Thompson, Miss Weber, Miss
Wilson, Miss Taylor, Miss Knowlton, Mrs
Paxton, mrs. Morrill,, Mrs. Henderson, Mrs
MCKibben, Mrs. Ricketts,, Miss Cannon, Mrs.
Laughlin, Miss Brown, Mrs. A: A. Hayes Mrs.
Woodward, Mrs Barber.
The troupe will next appear in Baltimore
Friday evening at Ford's Theater. II will give
benefit for a local charity, and II promises
TO be decided society event. The theater is
TO be decked throughout In Russian attire; will
be supplied with Russian furniture, and dur
ing the intervals between the acts Russian tea
Will be passed around to the audience. All
the actors yesterday We're the recipients OF
much praise, and the leading ones were favored
with beautiful floral offerings. Mrs. Potter It
is claimed, has already earned over Si0 00J for
different charities by her acting.
Mrs. Senator Iiawloy viii not receive her
friends Tomorrow, owing to n severe sore
throat, which has confined her to her room for
some days
Mrs. Col. Mclean, wife of the first assistant
pension commissioner has come to Washing
ton TO reside during her husbands residence
here. The family 0re located at 1903 Vermont
avenue Mrs. Mclean has many friends IN
this city, having passed much of her earlier
life in and near Washington,
Senator and Mrs. COnkrell gave a nall tea
Yesterday in honor OF Mrs, Judge Thurman, oi
Ohio,