The Washington critic., 1888-02-16
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
The Chinese Minister Celebrates Ills
Birthday,
PROMINENT PEOPLE IN TOWN.
The Gay World Enters on Its Forty
Days Rest.

Yesterday was the Chinese Minister'S
birthday. The attaches of the legation
celebrated IL by inviting u company Of
gentlemen to dine with the Minister, and
about 250 others were asked in later to
enjoy n dance A brilliant ball was the
result in the gaiy lighted and decorated
ball room. The invitations were all vor-
bal and given by the younger members of
the legation. The Minister received nu-
merous floral souvenirs from hls friends
in honor of the day. Tired as everybody
professed to be yesterday, there was
scarcely an invitation refused, Promi-
nent among the guests we're the members
of the Diplomatic Corps who were pres
cnt i'm large numbers, the daughters of the
Secretary Of State and numbers of Others.
The widow and daughter of General
Fitzpatrick are in town for brief stay.
Representative and Mrs. Glover gave a
dinner party on Monday night in honor
of Mrs. Scanlan of St. Louis, who CON
cluded her agreeable visit here yesterday,
returning with her little daughter home
Some Of the guests asked to meet her at
dinner were Representative and Mrs.
Bryce, Representative and Mrs Bourke
Cochran, NJ, Roustan, and Senator and
Mrs. j. j. Jones.
Senator and Mrs. IIawley now reside
at 800 Fourteenth street
Mrs. Gordon Mckay gave ladies'
luncheon of twelve covers to-day. Mr..
and Mrs. Mckay have resided i'm the
Belden Noble house for couple of
months.
Mrs. and the Misses Pattcn will see
their friends informally on the Saturdays
during Lent
Representative and Mrs Hit spent last
week at Fortress Monroe.
Senator and Mrs. Hearst have given
very charming and largely attended musi
Gales ON the two last Sunday evenings.
The music has been generally given by
professional talent.
Mrs. Bugher hopes to get into her new
l-street house by the lst of March. When
completed il will be one of the most
luxurious of recently-built homes here.
General and Mrs. Beale have their
daughter, Nine. Bakmetief, with them.
Judge McCue's daughter, Mrs Berger
of New York, was here last week on
visit to him, and was entertained at
handsome,breakfast given in her honor
by Mrs. Preston Sands.
President Eliot of Harvard College is
the guest of eX.Secretary and Mrs.
McCulloch. The latter will celebrate
their golden marriage on the 2lst Of
March.
Mr.. and Mrs Berry Wall are still in
town.
Mrs. Whitney received the guests at the
army and navy german Monday evening
and Lieutenant Barnette and Miss Mary
Wilson led the german. There were sew
eral pretty figures, notably one called the
Military" and the favors were numcr-
Gus and tasteful. There is talk of n sup
Elemental german after Easter.
Mrs. S. p. Churchill of Cleveland, o.,
is one of the numerous visitors taking in
the attractions of Washington and society
at this time. She is the guest of old-time
friends, General and Mrs. George G.
Rogers, Mount Pleasant.
There has been a new arrival at the
residence of Senator Francis Marion Cock
rell. The young man is prospecting, and
the Senator is correspondingly happy.
Mrs. Cornelia Van Auken, who is so
well known here in society, was married
at her mothers residence, in New York,
on Sbrove Tuesday, to Mr.. Lindley III.
Chaplin, triple millionaire. Archbishop
Corrigan ofilciated as the groom is II
Catholic.
Mrs. .Hannegan, wife of Major Hanne
gan, who has been seriously i'll with pDeu-
mona for the past week, was much inn
proved yesterday.
Mrs. II. ]. C. Walker of Williamsport,
Penn, who has been Mrs. Leo Knott $
guest, was to start to-day for II trip to
Fortress Monroe.
Miss Lorain who has spent the winter at
the Clarendon, left last Wednesday for
Florida. Before the train reached Jack
sonville, the sleeper in which Miss Lorain
was, overturned and went down deep
embankment. She received severe in-
juries but has sufficiently recovered to
write her mother as to their extent, and
narrow escape from anything more
serious.
A bicycle will be presented at the Grand
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