The Washington critic., 1889-02-28
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Mrs. Dolph will close her receptions for
The season this afternoon.
Miss Daisy Garland held very pleasant
reception yesterday afternoon.
Miss Lydia Downing of New York is
visiting Miss Cornell Of Jefferson Place.
Cards have been issued by Mrs. Peter
IIains for tea on the afternoon OF March ..
Mrs. Senator Paddock win hold her last
reception of the season at the Portland to-
day.
Mrs. Senator Sherman and Mrs. Senator
Manderson will not be at home this after
noon.
The Georgetown German Club gave its
final cotillion at Linthicum Hall last
evening.
The Irish American Club gave very en-
ioyable reception at the Rifles Armory last
evening.
Mrs. Baber of the Clarendon, who has
been quite sick, has improved during the
past week.
A dinner was given last evening by Dr.
and Mrs McMillan IN honor of General
Butterdeld.
Mrs. Senator Spooner yesterday afternoon
gave most enjoyable tea at her residence
ON Lanicr Place.
A handsome tea was gwen last evening
by Mrs. Captain Burke in honor of Mrs.
Russell Harrison.
Mrs. Senator Stanford will be assisted by
several Albany ladies at her closing recep-
tion this afternoon.
Hon. Mckee Rankin and wife during the
Inauguration will be the guests Of Colonel
and Mrs-John Hay.
Mrs. George McIlhenny and Miss Nc
Ilhcnny Of Philadelphia will give tea on
Saturday from to 8 p. m.
Mrs. Bishop John f. Hurst aud daughter,
Helen, win be at home tomorrow at the
Riggs House from TO SIP. III.
General B. NJ. Prentiss, who commanded
the fifth division of General u s. Grants
army at the battle Of Shiloh, is IN The city.
Representative Thompson Of California
and his wife and daughtar will leave the
latter part Of this week for their Western
home
The Star Club Tuesday evening gave
their first complimentary masquerade ball
at Meyers Hall. Some very unique cos
tunes were worn.
The ladies OF the Cabinet of this Adj
ministration held their last reception of the
season yesterday, and notwithstanding the
beastly weather an unusually large number
of callers were out and the farewclls were
numerous and sad. The ladies receiving
were the Misses Bayard, Mrs. Whitney,
Mrs. Dickinson and Mrs Endicott.
Miss Emma jerks, the only child of the
Solicitor-G General, is one of the prettiest bru-
netts who has ever been In Washington So
ciety. She is petite and graceful with
charming figure, rich complexion, eyes US
dark as tropic shadows, handsome mouth
and teeth, and such voice Of winning soft
ness as falls like music on the heart. Miss
jerks returns to her home In Pennsylvania
early in March, and 1t is sneedless to say that
her absence will be regretted by all who
have known her during the past three sea-
| sons.
Miss Mary Rowan jackson, daughter of
Rev. Augustus Jackson, now Of Philadel-
phia, is one OF Virginia's fairest girls visit
ing the Capital. She is not yet out of her
teens, with the figure of o Juno, and a
'oaup"i i"eV' NsAsoA " "n ii'oi"soneV
anu WIZ us rare as .hcy are a'erac.iVc. Her
eyes are Of the variable blue of the sky,
| changing from the morning gray to the
purple of twilight, as the spirit varies, and
her pink and white complexion is Natures
own. She promises to be woman no less
remarkable for her beauty OF person than
her brilliance Of intellect.
| Among the Ohio girls of the CAPITAL Miss
Cnariotte thompson, the daughter OF Kep-
resentative thompson, OF Portsmouth is
| particularly noticeable. She is hand
some brunette, tall In figure and stately 10
| carriage, and there is a sparkle In her dark
eyes which Is dangerous to the youth OF
susceptible heart Miss Thompson Is, a.
| very bright girl, which she comes by natar-
ally, as her mother formerly Miss Ella
Turley), is remarkably spirited woman,
and In her girlhood was famous in Portf-
mouth for her wit. Among Miss Thump.
sons accomplishments Is o practical
kno Wedge Of domestic affairs.
| Miss Villas, who Is so well known In So
| ciety circles. IA one of the sweetest and
| rentlest spirits of the social mir. and there
Ii that in her lovely ewes which warrants
| these contributed lines from a clever, but
hardly-hit admirer:.
Her eyes are of that wondrous blue, which
| In the art,,fnn dava
| In trembling waves Of softened lig,t melts
into tandsr haze
".o luhuci n"Ne.
deep, insistent, ambient blue enveioping
her face
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