The morning call., 1890-12-28
WASHINGTON
SOCIETY.
The Ladies' Committee and the
Worlds Fair at Chicago.
A Week of weddings-The New Minister From
Japan-The Boy in Sky-Blue Frock-Ex-
Minister Hubbards Watch.
Special to THE SUNDAY CALL.

XaE2ASHINGTON, Dee. 10. 1S9o.-Tbe
4AIE3 Worlds Fair of '93 has been much
VI M: ~ to the front this week, with Presi-
dent Palmer of the National Commission
and Mrs. Palmer, President of the Women's
Board, both in town. President Harrison's
proclamation and invitation is looked for
daily, and one begins to hear in detail Of the
great things to be done in Chicago before
Americas fifth centennial rolls around.
Mrs. Potter Palmer has not yet decided the
form and details of the part the Women's
. Board will take in the exhibition parks.
= The chief difficulty, and the great effort
made at this last meeting in Chicago, which
resulted in the election of Mrs. Palmer, was
TO keep the Women's Board free from identi-
fcation with any one of the many factions
and special organizations of women with
universal suffrage, temperance. socialis: OF
political ends as their objects. Mrs. Pal
mer was not committed to, nor entangled in
alliances with. any Of these minor parties,
e and Chicago's pride was ministered 10 in
having its social leader chosen for exposi-
ton honors. The plans of the Women's
Board are not yet given out. and it is not
quite clear as to what they will do In '93.
1t is assumed that there will be Woman's
Building as at the Centennial. for the
special exhibition Of women's work and in
ventions, but nothing definite will be an
nounced until after The board meetings in
April.
The wedding of Admiral Porter's daugh-
ter and Mr.. Campbell went off smoothly on
Monday evening in palm-decked church,
with a battalion of bridesmaids, platoon
of ushers and church full of rejoicing
friends. Neither the Admiral nor Mrs.
Porter was able to leave their sick-r00ms
to be present, but
GAVE THEIR BLESSINGS
Before and after the ceremony. The Presf-
dent and Mrs. Harrison had a small dinner
party that evening and could not attend the
wedding, but Mrs. Mckee and Mrs. DIM
mick slipped away from the dinner-table
and represented the Executive family for
the few minutes at the church and returned
bridesmaids were dressed The cards for
the wedding of Mr.. Hugh Wallace OF Ia
coma and Chief Justice Fuler's daughter
Mildred arc out this week, and that will be-
an evening wedding at St Johns Church,
followed by reception, which will also be
the celebration OF the silver wedding Of the
Chief Justice and Mrs. Fuller. On Wednes-
day OF this week Lieutenant S. e. Lemly OF
the navy, whom every one knows In the
various navigable quarters OF the globe,
ended his bachelor days and married Miss
harriet Milliken of this city. With several
more weddings in near prospect this is an
unusual season, and brides, trOusseaux and
presents are the chief talk of society.
There was WONDERFUL exhibition OF Pho
tographs at the Cosmos Club this week,
under the auspices of the Washington
Camera Club. The photographs were made
by Mr.. George Robinson Of Tunbridge
Wells, England, and were loaned by the
Boston Camera Club. 1t attracted all the
amateurs and gave them pangs Of envy at
such artistic and technically perfect work.
Many laymen, tn whom plate and film. pyro,
hypo and all the other mysteries Of the dark
room are unknown, could hardly. be con-
WINGED that the photographs were from life
and nature and not from paintings. such
posing: lighting and arrangement OF figures,
such clouds ana skies and water are beyond
the average amateurs dreams, and Mr.. Rob-
inson las decidedly mastered the black art.
his bromide and platinum prints push
ENGRAvINGs
Hard, and the exhibition was lesson in the
highest form of Photographic art. ! wish
that the San Francisco camerists might see
these matcbless views Of English cottage in-