The Washington critic., 1889-03-06
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.


Senators Palmer and stockbridge enter
tanned number Of gentlemen at dinner
yesterday.
Mr.. Walter p. Phillips and Mr. Albert c.
Phillips of New York are guests of Mr.. p.
V. DoGraw.
Professor and Mrs. Emmons are at their
II-street home, having returned from their
wedding journey.
Edmund Winner of Harrisburg, Pa, was
one of those who viewed the ceremonies
through the mist aud rain.
Miss Della Campbell Of Texas is blonde,
with blue eyes and an enchanting smile,
which is simply irresistible.
Miss Zadiee :. Thomas OF Baltimore is a
dcsided brunette, with an elegant figure,
and Is exceptionally graceful.
Colonel Spence Wallace of Ohio is in the
city as a Republican to see that Mr. Har-
rison was properly put in. He saw.
Miss virgie Faust OF West Virginia is
brunette, with large brown eyes, a pretty
figure and exceptionally charming man
ners.
Mrs. William Cullen Brewster and Miss
Brewster will hold their last formal recep-
tion of the season at the Richmond on
Friday.
Mrs. Charles Hartwell Cragen,, assisted
by her guest, Miss Goodhue of Cincinnati,
will be at home to callers tomorrow
afternoon.
Miss N. Merrett of Philadelphia, who for
the past ten days has been the guest of her
brother, DIR. Barbaren, returned to hcrhoite
yesterday.
Mr.. d. O. Mills, Miss Mills Mrs james
Covert and Miss Harriet Rowe, all of AL
bany, N. Y, are the guests OF General and
Mrs. Stanford.
! Mr.. Charles p. Filson Of Steubenville,, o.,
is in the city doing the Inauguration. Mr..
Filson is young artist whose pencil is des-
tined to make him famous.
Miss Maggie Ryan, after delightful
winter spent with relatives In Atlanta, re-
turned to her home last Wednesday, to the
regret Of her many friends
reception was rendered last night to
Governor Fifer and all the Illinois people
in the city by Major j. W. Powell and wife
at their home, 910 NJ street.
A pleasant and largely-attended recep-
tion was given yesterday by General and
Mrs. William Henry Browne in honor Of
their guest, Mrs. Banks Of Albany.
The niece OF Mrs. Don Dickinson, Miss
Trowbridge, who has made such favor
able impression in society this season, left
to-day to visit friends in Canada.
Miss Carrie Freret, daughter of Supervis-
| ing Architect Freret, is decided brunette,
with coal-black eyes and petite figure.
She is exceedingly bright and q general fa-
| vorite.
| To-day is Ash Wednesday, and most of
| the houses that have been the scene of gay
| festivities will close the front door and
place card In the window with this in
scription: mot at home" The majority
of the society ladies will hail with delight
the forty days OF rest that commence with
to-day.
Miss Mary Agnes Quay, daughter Of
Senator Quay, is % perfect Irish type of
beauty, with dark hair, blue eyes, and a
matchless color in her cheeks, from which
one might think she lived on '.roses sopp'd
| In silver dew She is of medium height,
but rather slender, and as much of a
favorite with her own sex as she is with its
opposite.
Miss Bessie Dalzell, daughter Of Con-
gresham Dalzell of Pennsylvania, is a
blonde, with blue eyes, remarkably intel
lectual face, with features which look as II
they have been cut out of marble, and her
| coloring rivals the 'pale pearly pink of the
sea-shells.' She is Of medium height, and
has peculiarly fascinating manner which
captivates all who meet her.
Countess de Foiard, formerly Miss Nina
Bachelor of Kentucky, Ia a blonde, with
deep blue eyes, whose beauty is expressed
so well by Moore;
ooh, where's the heart so wise
Could, unbewiidered, meet those matchles.
| eyes?
Quick, restless, strange, but exquisit.
/ withal, 'tt-
Like those OF angels
She has a fnely-proportioned figure
which she dresses with exquisite taste
She Is in character a .''most womanly
woman.n
| hear that Mrs. Daniel Manning will
upon her return from Europe, reopen he
house and present her daughter In society
We shall then have Mrs. Cleveland, Mrs
lamont, Mrs. Fairchild and Mrs. Manning
to add TO the list OF distinguished womer
who make their home here. Mrs Fair
child, who is niece Of the late Governo
Spvmour will continue here the aacja