The Washington critic., 1890-04-08
THE SOCIAL WORLD

tonight.
Judge and Mrs Bancroft Davis will
give q tea this afternoon in honor of
Bishop and Mrs. Leonard.
The leading event of the social world
for May will be the grand race meeting
on the 1st and and 3D. instants by the
Dumblane Hunt Club at ivy Ciiv.
where the Marine Band will be in at
attendance. Already invitations for
this event have been sent out
by members of the club to
riders from Boston, New York,
Philadelphia and Baltimore. Entries
close April 90. There will be flat and
hurdle races for which prizes of money
will be offered. No effort will be
spared TO make the proposed races as
brilliant socially as they will undoubt-
edly prove in the sporting world.
Colonel and Mrs. Nat. Tyler and
Miss Matte Tyler left this morning for
a three-weeks' stay at Atlantic City.
A german will be given at the Claren.
don tomorrow evening at o'clock
The chaperones on that occasion will
he Mrs Green of Culpeper, Va, Mrs.
Roberdeau Buchanan and Mrs. Manser.
Miss Bessie Tilford entertained few
friends last evening at her residence on
Nineteenth street.
Miss Thompson, daughter Of Hon.
Hugh Thompson, eXAssirtant Secre-
tary of the Treasury, is in Indian Ter
ritory with her brother Mr.. Thomp
sons second daughter has recently
returned from visit to Charleston.
Miss Mary Butterworth is on fort.
nights visit to friends in Cincinnati.
Miss Alimina Bates of Boston,
daughter Of the late Paymaster Bates,
U. s. N, is the guest of Paydirector
and Mrs. Gutter.
Mr.. Herman Haupt, who purchased
and has this season occupied with his
family the house 1909 Nineteenth street,
has the honor of having constructed
the Hoosac tunnel. Mr.. Haupt was a
graduate of West Point, but subse-
quently resigned from the Army to
practice the profession of civil engi-
neering, in which he has attained o
leading rank.
The Ben Hur tableauX to be given
for the benefit Of the Homeopathic
Hospital will take place on the 18th
instant at Lincoln Music Hall. The
scenery is now being painted for the
occasion, which promises TO be mem.
orable one in the social world, as all the
boxes and large number of tickets
have already been sold. The rehear
sails are in charge of lady from New
York, who has successfully conducted
similar entertainments in other leading
cities.
The report which has been in circu.
lation for some weeks past that Mr.. Hal
Dulaney had died of the grippe in
Paris, is without foundation. Mr..
Dulaney is at present in perfect health
and is at Algeria, with his sister, Mrs.
Robert Neville, and cousin, Miss Whit
ing, sister of DR.. Guy Whiting of
this city.
Mrs. DR.. Benjamin Harrison of
Clarke County, Va, will arrive in a
few days for visit to Miss Breedin at
the Clarendon.
DR.. VIM. l. Hord, U. S. ~, returned
yesterday from weeks stay at
Fortress Monroe. Mr.. Harris Hord,
who is studying for the ministry at the
Divinity School in Philadelphia, will
arrive tomorrow to spend a three
NGths NuCutiOu Will nlo phICuto III
this city.
Mrs. Ricketts, is at 1920 X street for a
fortnight.
Miss Mary Burrows has returned tc
New York after visit to Miss Deer
ing and Mrs. A. G. Tyler. Colonel
! and Mrs Hoffman Burrows and daugh
ter will spend the summer abroad.
Mrs. and the Misses Blackburn will
return in few days to their home il
Kentucky. Mrs. Stewart will remain
here and spend the month of Apri
with Rear. Admiral and Mrs. Jouett al
there country place near Washington
Mrs. Robert G. Heiner arrived in the
city on Wednesday for a short stay
with her mother at 1888 l street.
Mrs. Parker, wife of Lieutenant
Foxall Parker, U. s. N, has moved
from G street to apartments at 1927
street.
Misses Ottilie and Lena Silver, for
merly OF this city, now of Cleveland
Ohio, are visiting their friends, Mis-!
Molly Baer and Miss Susie Sipe.
twenty-five ladies of the BIanassa!
! Presbyterian Church last week pleas
antly surprised their pastor and his
wife with silver surprise and silver
wedding supper. Rev. DR.. Patch o.
the Unity Presbyterian Church o.
Washington retied the knot of twenty
five years ago, and it was an origina
and elegant piece Of patchwork, 81
pronounced by the sixty invited guest
who were present. The twenty five
ladies presented Mr.. and Mrs. Tod(
with twenty five silver dollars of 1890
fresh from the mint. A well. l.knowI
Baltimorean sent fine package of sta
tionery covering twenty five more bril-
liants, which, with those sent in from
Washington and elsewhere made tota
Of 100 silver dollars, in addition t,
other valuable presents of solid silver
Mira Beals, the dramatic reader o
Boston was charmingly entertained a
| luncheon by Mrs. G. r. Baldwin of 1870
r street Saturday. Miss Beals left to
day to fulfill engagements in Bostol
and this happy opportunity for meetinj
her, will long be remembered by th
numerous friends she has made in he
artistic and social career Miss Jenni
O'Neil Potter of New York. who will
shortly appear in series of readings q
the Lincoln Music Hall, assisted Mis-
Beals in entertaining her guests
Among those present were Miss Potter
Miss Gertrude Hamlin of Scranton. Pa
Mrs. Coolidge, Mrs. Rush, Misse
Padon, Baldwin, Hamlin, Aplin an
Brown.
AT the cotillion given at the Nations
Rifles Armory last evening to III
Dancing Glass, Miss Wanamaker le
with DR.. Ruth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry May, Mr.. an
Mrs. Huidekooper and DR.. and Mr.
Hammond were among the dinne
givers last evening.
THE SPRING GIRL.