Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-05

volsuvent sf the clrcouc farisirune. Mr. Roh~,t
HR4oue, distinguished social non Gin h. \
clown, and % win Mr.. William Barclay. who hss
sonseaing 20 DO vita erest Britaine dincasfic
Representations In this country. Mr. W Ryrd
Rutherford, another social leader win also beccme
clown tor the occasion. Mr. lanes n Wsfer-
bury. curied darling OF the bathrooms win he
the ringmaster, and Mr.. Hamilton Carey win 90
some athletic acts Tor which he he's alreaay be-
come famous In the amateur arena Tue per-
formance viii take place either at the Berkeiey
iyceum or &C the county club sometime On Apr1
OF May, and 500 tickets for the event win be h.
sued.
however harmonious the arrangements nav
Be for your Inauguration ball In Washington tAe
committee having charge Of our forthcoming
centennial Inauguration ball here are expers-
encing . lack Of harmony and unity that is pain
fui 10 contemplate. The question Of precedence
u the rock upon which the committee has split
Some OF the members want 70 make the thing
too PLAINLY the affair OF the coming sdmiujsfrS-
ton, ft IL alleged. while otherp cav n n Wasb-
mgtons Inauguration, not Harrison's. that New
YORK s TO celebrate. and they want the s-oId
families OF this burg represented more promi-
nent!y tnan any body else. IL was the Idea q
nrst 70 open the ball with q grand ouadrille.
and Mr.. Ward McAllister, without Consulting
the other members OF the committee. took upon
himself to select who should aud who Shouldn't
dance In II. He fixed upon the four gentlemen.
beginning with BENJAMIN +. Harrison and Levi
P Morton, and failing OF with Gov David b.
Hill and Mayor Hugh 5. Grant for the first set,
and the ladies were 20 be Mrs Morton. Mr..
Harrison, Mrs. Rutherford B. Hayes, aud Nrs.
Grover Cleveland. Meantime the chairman Of
IN. .n9. co on ,ss , sStnyvesant Fish and
nrst set OF the quadrille. representa-
tlves Of such old revolutionary families
as the JAYS. the Livingstons, the Gerrys. the
schermerhorns. the Randolphs and the schuy-
lers, and even went so far as to invite their
descendants TO take part. When the whole
committee met together lately and discovered
that they were working at cross purposes there
was somewhat OF q time, I am told Some of
the revolutionary descendants had accepted
MI ffshs Invitation, and some OF the notables
invited BY Mr.. McAllister had consented to ex-
hibit themselves IN the first set The situation
was an embarrassing one. as there couldn't very
well be two first SETS" and the meeting wss a
very lively one. or those invited by Mr. MoA lister
Mr. Harrison and Mrs. Cleveland had sent polite
refusals, so the Fish faction wanted him 20 give
mp his scheme, but Il is said that Mr. McAllister
was obdurate in his refusal 20 40 So and that he
expressed the belief that he was capable OF
forcing those who had declined 20 reconsider the
matter. He also, am told, volunteered 10 ex-
plain the situation to those OF the revolutionary
descendants who had accepted. and by diplo-
macy and his own intimacy with them smooth
things over 30 that II they were tabooed from
dancing In the first set they wouldn't feel bad
about IL. The thing hasn't been settled vet
but the majority OF the committee favors the
revolutionar. descendants idea.
Actors and actresses In New York add con-
siderably TO their incomes by appearing In read
ings or rectxtions In the drawIng-rooms OF
wealthy families at receptions. They are treated
just as other guests are, ordinarily, but their
services are rewarded by fee fully a. large as
an ordinary weeks salary. At the receptions
given by Col. Ingersoll Ella Wheeler Wilcox,
and Mrs. Frank Leslie professional people OF
the stage recite as volunteers or at the request
or the host or hostess, and are not paid for their
services. az at these houses they are among the
most honored guests. At the receptions at the
vanderbilt mansion, at the Astors' at Mrs.
Rockefellers, and elsewhere where the profess
SIGNAL people are not welcomed ~ friends there
iseonsiderable strife to secure an engagement
among Thespans in town. for the pay ID good.
Variety actors seem In highest demand st these
houses. and one London concert-hall singer 10
making himself comfortably rich at the business,
going to Newport, Lenox. and Atlantic City In
the summer time. Even 90 great an artist a.
Constant CoQuelin 10 not above accepting en-
Ragements Of this sort. He delivered his mon
ologues one evening recently at Mira Cornelius
Vanderbiits reception, and pocketed O cool
s5O0 for bis halt hourss work.
II. II. souLE.