Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-03-31
SAYINGS AND DOINGs IN SOCIETY.

Mr.. and Mrs. John II. Mclean have gone to
Cincinnati.
Mrs. Rush Huidekoper. OF Philadelphia, is in
the city, the guest of Mrs. Gen. Beale.
Gen. and Mrs. Sheridan have returned from
Fortress Monroe, the latter much improved bv
her sojourn in the sea air.
| large company of society people assem-
bled at the 9th street station this morning to
| see Count Leyden, of the German legation, Off.
He sails for Europe on Saturday.
| Mr.. Charles Garrison, the new secretaryof the
French legation, arrived yesterday, and has
apartments in Diplomatic Row, on Connecticut
avenue.
Count Sala, who has been absent two months,
! will return for n season on Monday to the
| great delight of his many friends here.
| Minister Roustan will sail for France about
May LIST. He declines the Russian mission
| and Will probably return to this country.
Minister de Strouve is expected here soon.
Madame will probably not arrive before July.
Mrs. Warner Miller will not be at home to-
morrow, but next week will receive ON Thurs
day after four o'clock.
Mrs. Marshall o. Roberts. who has spent the
| winter most delightfully."- in Col. Richard Hop
kins house on Dupont Circle, returns to New
York on Thursday morning. She sails for
Liverpool the last OF April and will spend the
summer in London, where she has taken a
house for four months This will be her first
season in the British capital.
Miss Susanna Bancroft, granddaughter of
the Hon. Geo. Bancroft, is at home to her
friends on Mondays.
The ladies OF the Garfield Hospital Aid give q
calico ball at the Chinese legation on Easter
Monday. Should the present minister be sue
ceeded before that date the ball will be given as
announced, as arrangements have been made
with the newly appointed minister tor the en-
tertanment
Expressions of regret are general over the
withdrawal of the Mi-Careme ball. Other pos
sible hostesses gave way to the charity enter
| fill the breach made by its abandonment. 1t
was the custom for many years 10 give q mid
lent ball at the British legation.
Some of the longtime residents recall the
festivities given in honor OF Dom Pedro of
Brazil, the grandfather of the approaching
ball at the British legation, and Mrs. Laughton
gave water party to Mount Vernon. The
question now Is what will be be done TO enter
tain the youthful prince.
Prof. Marwig. of New York, spent yesterday
here instructing the classes in dancing, for the
the aptness OF his pupils, and predicts that the
Washington festival will DO one OF the finest
terpsicorean spectacles ever seen In this cOun-
| try. There will be six dances. The professor
| intends to make special feature OF the Indian
figure, which he will elaborate rs the national
American dance. The Washington Kirmes
will the first represen tatton OF this national
| figure. The rehearsal yesterday Was In every
| way satisfactory. The members of the classes
| turned out well, and the chairman and aides of
each class were promptly at the posts: The
chairman of the Tyrolean dance Is Mrs. Warner
Campbell and MADAME Romero as dds: Of the is;
Japanese, Mrs. A. A. Birney; OF the minuet,
| Mrs. Cockrell as chairman, with Mrs. Cosby,
Countess d.EsIerhazy and a.. MIS- a,d Lamont ~
| In charge of the flower dance. and Mrs.
| Springer Mrs. Cole stevenson and Mrs. Mott
Smith preside over the Indian dance.