St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-07
SOCIETY'S QUIET STATE
The Social Element at Washington De-
pressed by the Death Of Prominent
People,
And the Week Not as Brilliant as II
Otherwise Would Have
Been.
The Jahrn1arkt entertainments
ularity of Drivtug--General
Gossip.
Correspondence Of tao Globe.


WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-Another week
of quiet and shadow and pail in Washing
ton society. Death, the great leveler. Is no
respector Of persons. Miss Bayard, Con-
gresham Rankin, Millionaire Morgan, MIS-.
Bayard. Mrs. Craig WadswOrth, noted
figure iii Washington society, are among MS
victims in the past few days, and now he
fingers at the door of one of the wealthieSt
and most prominent senators. one who with
his family has been prominent In social
way here, and probably before many days,
or weeks at furthest, the name OF Senator
Miller will be added TO the list.
The week has been by reason Of these
affections very quiet one. The death Of
Mrs. Bayard closed in absolute mourning
for week which promised to be unusually
gay, the White house and the homes OF the
cabinet officers, and withdrew from society
the president and Miss Cleveland. the
members of the cabinet and their families.
On the announcement of the sad event the
president directed the immediate recall OF
the invitations for the state dinner to the
supreme court, which was To have been
given Thursday evening" and Secre-
tary and Mrs. Endicott with
drew their invitations for cabinet
dinner on Friday evening. Miss Cleveland
and her Saturday afternoon reception was
abandoned. Secretary and Mrs. Whitney
had issued cards for series of Thursday
evening receptions and for a dinner TO
Speaker and Mrs. Carlisle on Saturday
night but their house is, with the others.
closed for the week, and all acceptances Of
invitations by the cabinet families for that
period were revoked. Senator and Mrs.
Sherman omitted their reception Monday
evening on account of the death of Mrs.
Bayard. Mrs. Letter also postponed her re-
cepton of the same day until Feb. 10.
1t would have been ball in reality. and
not reception, and would have been largely
attended.
The week was not entirely devoid of in
terest, however. On Monday there were
three well-attelIded teas. One was given
by Mrs. Crowninshield to Miss Prescott of
Boston, another by Mrs. Crosby, and the
third by Mrs. and Miss Voorhees, to their
young friends. At the last there was to
have been dancing, but it was omitted in
respect to the memory of Mrs. Bayard.
MRS. VOORHEES, RECEIVED,
standing just within the entrance to her
handsome suite of parlOrs, wearing a be-
coming robe of black and embossed velvet.
Miss Voorhees, wore a pale shade of blue
satin. draped with white lace, with corsage
bouquet OF pink roses. They had quite a
number Of young ladies receiving with
them, among whom were Miss Nicholson,
Miss Paul, Miss KilbOurn, Miss Acklen,
Miss Dolph, Miss Fall, Miss Loring, the
Misses Hardesty and Miss Key. Mrs. Pitt
Cooke and Mrs. Olmstead, who poured tea,
were the two pretty young married ladies
who assisted with Mrs. Harris in dispens-
ing the hospitalities of the refreshment
room. All this handsome receiving group
were in dainty light gowns and made quite
pretty pictures in moving among the par
Tors crowded by young ladies' and gentle
men in street dress. The regular Monday
receptions at the residences of the supreme
court justices went on with the usual ami
nation. Mrs. and Miss Waite
had friends receiving with them,
among whom were Mrs. Dallas,
the newly-married daughter of Minister
Foster and had numerous callers. Mrs
Blatchford. assisted by Mrs. Cummings. was
also at home and had many visitors during
the afternoon. At the residence of the
other justices the same scene was in pro-
gresS except at the home of Justice Miller,
where Mrs. Miller omitted her reception in
kindly sympathy with the bereavement of
her neXt-door neighbor, Secretary Bayard.
On Tuesday Mrs. Frank W. Hackett
gave an afternoon tea from to z. Mai
and Mrs. F. II. Bates and Miss Bates gave |
an afternoon tea from to Z at their resi- |
dence, 1851 Thirty-fTst street northwest. |
Hon. John B. Alley and Mrs. Alley gave |
large reception on Tuesday evening at |
O'clock at their home, 926 Macpherson |
square.
On Wednesday Miss Cross, the guest Of |
Mr.. and Mrs Pell, occupying for the win |
ter Mrs. Alexander Rays house, gave |
luncheon to young people. Countess Ester |
haZy chaperoned the party. In the even
ing the Wednesday club gave german at
Masonic temple.
THE JAHRMARKT.
Al interesting event of the early part of
the week was the jahrmarkt, given at the
Light infantry armOry and opened by SEN
ator Sherman with brief speech. Pretty
maidenS in German peasant costumes fitted
to and fro dlsposing Of flowers and pretty
fancy articles, and the capacity of the fair
room was tested to the utmost by the
thr0ng in attendance. Several novel effects
were introduced among them aventriloqual
sketch by Prof. Donohue. Senator Sher-
man in his opening remarks referred pleas
antly To similar scenes he had witnessed
while abroad. and then proceeded to en-
tighten his auditors on the attractions of
real jahrmarkt, as he had seen it in Ger
many. When he concluded bright little
miss pinned white rosebud on the sena-
tors coat, and was rewarded with a kiss.
on THE STREETS.
Although there has been cessation in
the way of local events, society has rot
been idle. The week was mostly bright
one and the first in some time in which
driving was comfortable. There has been
an unusual amount of snow and bad
weather this winter. and the bright sunshine
and the entire absence of snow during
the early part of the week called out a
great many people to enjoy the good driv-
ing and good sunshine. The streets in the
fashionable quarter were busy and Pom
sylvania avenue was crowded with fine
eQuipages and handsome teams. There are
some very fine turnoutS here and worthy of
some attention. Col. jerome B0naparte
owns two magnificent teams-a gray and a
bay and two sleek bays-all with banged
tails. They are driven to large coach
built by Geibel of Paris, which can be-
turned into an open carriage. The turnout
can be readily distinguished by the coat-of-
arms on the carriage door and the red col
lalS on the coachman and foOtman. The
pair of big bays with white feet, driven
nearly every afternoon on the avenue by
colOred man, belong TO John r. Mclean
and cost So, 900. Judge Blatchford has an eX-
tension front brougham and T cart. His
team is a bay and Sorrel with white driver in
green livery. j. K. Upton drives pair of
clipped horses TO a coupe Gen. Sheridan
has pair of well matched browns of good
size, with white driver In black livery.
The carriage is big landau. Representa-
tive Mitchell of Connecticut is the owner Of
very fine team, well matched In move
mellt though not in color. Both are clipped
and have tails banged very short But two