Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-12-11
SOCIAL MATTERS.
Receptions in the Supreme Court Cir
cles-Personal Mention.

SOCIAL MATTERS.
Receptions In the Supreme Court Cir
cles-Personal Mention.
TAs President and Mrs.. Cleveland walked to-
DvAAsr out Connecticut avenue yesterday after
0oon. A they passed along arm in arm, they
V1es tie observed of all observers.
4 sonsadsrsbls number Of people were out
yeU4ardAy making the round Of the Justices
tousss, driving from Capitol hill a. far as Uni
Usdty place, scross the Boundary on the 14th-
- ro:d The parlor Of the Chief J, Justices i;
U the presence Of Mrs. Fuller and her three
daughters, . charming quartette. Mrs. Fuller
= youthful in appearance, and the young Ia
4ss range in height in an inverse proportion
70 thsiz ages. Miss Fuller is petite blonde.
With classic cast Of features. She wears her
hair in Pschys knot. She wore yesterday .
Josephine gown Of 10 unced silk, with tucker
Of yellow Liberty silk. Miss Mamie Fuller, who
10 soon to 60 to Germany, is q vivacious bru-
Astts, and has . rosy bloom upon her
well-roundsd face. She wears her dark hair
ont abort and it curls over her well-shaped
head She wore yesterday An esthetic dress
cut after the fashion Of the time Of the first
empire. made Of India lowered silk. She
speaks German fuently. Miss Maud, the tallest
Of the trio. is graceful and slender. with
decided aptitude for conversation, an excellent
gift, she will find in this city. She has dark
hair and an oval face. She wore a dress of
dark brown cloth. Mrs. Fuller was attired in
toilet Of brown cloth and satin.
Mrs Justice Field was delayed until after
O'Clock at luncheon party, but in her absence
Mrs. and Miss Condit Smith received and en-
tsrtained the callers.
The wife Of Justice Bradley was too i'll to be
down stairs, but Mrs. Bradley. jr., and Miss
Bradley waited upon callers in the drawing
room and served large cups OF very strong tea
to the delight Of the lovers Of that beverage of
the English breakfast variety. The pretty
little son of Mrs. Harlan, jr.. stood in one of
the front windows during the most of the after
noon, presenting very pretty picture.
Mrs. Blatchford and Mrs. Harlan were not at
home, the lattnr having taken the day OF to
make calls.
Mrs. Miller has recovered from her recent
illness and was seeing callers yesterday.
Those who drove to the residence Of Justice
Lamar expecting only to leave cards were
pleasantly surprised to find Mrs. Lamar at
home, although not anticipating visitors as she
was said to be in Macon, Ga. Mrs. Lamar ar
rived on Saturday from the south and is look
ing remarkably well. Mrs. William Lamar is
at Tacoma. being in delicate health, but will
return to the city this week.
Mrs. Matthews was not seeing callers owing
to the continued illness of Justice Matthews.
and Miss Gray has not yet opened the doors of
Justice Gray's new house to a curious world.
Mrs. Halliday, who was making calls yester-
day with her husband, wore an exquisite carri-
age dress of blood velvet. made in the direc-
toire fashion, with facings and skirt front Of
white satin brocaded in silver. The buttons
had design in white upon black metal, and,
with the bonnet in the same colors, made an
exceedingly handsome toilet.
Mrs. John Blair Hoge accompanied Mrs.
Bingham. the bride of Judge Bingham, and
Miss Bingham, upon the round of calls. Mrs.
Hoge is at the Portland and will pc at home to
callers on Tuesdays in January. Mrs. and Miss
Bingham will be at home on Mondays in Janu-
AIRY.
Miss Kate Foote, who is the sister Of the late
Mrs. Hawley, is at the Livingston for the win
Mr.. and Mrs. r. r. Cockburn. of Toronto,
are in the city and the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hampden Zane.
Mrs. Edward McCauley has invited her
friends to five o'clock tea to-day
Madam GuZman. wife of the Nicaraguan min
lister, is spending the week in Philadelphia.
The sewing circle of the Garfield memorial
hospital will hold its next meeting at Mrs. Ford
Thompsons. on 18th street.
The ladies in charge of the coming fair and
bazaar for the benefit of Garfield hospital are
greatly encouraged by the interest which has
been aroused in the event, and feel confident
that ii will be much more successful than the
fair OF last year. Mrs. Whitney, Mrs. Endi-
colt. and Mrs. Spinola have made generous do
nations to the candy table, which it is intended
to make notable feature of the fair An at
fractive group Of young ladies will assist in
disposing OF the sweets. These are the Misses
Wheatley, Miss Bacon, the Misses Preston, Miss
Alice Burdette, Miss Riley, and Miss Garland
The ladies in charge Of the table are Mrs.
Bentley. Mrs George P. VanWyck, Mrs. W. W.
Burdette. Mrs. Commissioner Wheatley, Mrs
Spinola, Mrs. Marc Brodhead, and Mrs Hast
ings.
Mr.. James Buchanan and wife, of New Jer-
Bey, are stopping for the winter at the residence
Of Mrs. Buchanan's father Mr.. Fred. Koones,
No. 81 NJ street northwest. Mrs. Buchanan,
with her sisters, Mrs. julius Solger and Miss
Blanche Koones, will be at home to friends on
Mondays.
Mrs. Vim. H. Bispham. of Warrenton. Va, is
visiting her relative, Mrs. Charles Bispham,
1886 Connecticut avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. W. Clancy of Santa Fe. who
are visiting Mr.. Clancy's parents in Washing
ton, will go to New Hampshire tomorrow for a
abort visit. They will spend Christmas here
and will then return to their home in New
Mexico.
Miss Lulu Bryan, Of Connecticut avenue. has
issued invitations for q card party Monday
evening.
Mr.. o. ID. La Dow, who has been ill with
typhoid fever for some time past at his old home
In northern New York. is expected to arrive
with his family on Saturday. Mr.. La Dow
went home to attend the wedding of his sister,
but was taken sick and was unable to return.
He has now nearly recovered his health.
Secretary and Mrs. Whitney, Count Arco,
the German minister; Mr.. Barclay, of the Brit
ish legation; Baron and Baroness Fava, and
Count de Foresta, Of the Italian legation;
Mavroyeni Bey, the Turkish minister, and Mr.,
Mrs. and Miss Letter. Of Washington, attended
the Patriarchs' ball in New York last night
Mr.. and Mrs. B. p. Bonnell, Of Chicago, who
are making a tour Of the eastern cities during
their HONEYMOON, are at present visiting rels-
tives in this city.
Miss Mamie Roe, Of New York, is visiting
her relatives, Admiral and Mrs. Roe. She was
bridesmaid to Miss Rose Gouverneur at her re-
cent wedding in this city.
The AQueduct Tunnel.
MAJOR LYDEcKKR's REPORT ON THE AQUHpucr
EXTENSION.
Major Lydecker, in his report to the chief of
engineers on operations for increasing the
water supply Of Washington, states that moth
ing was done during November except on the
tunnel, where operations were limited to keep
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