The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-05-11
SOCIETY NEWS AND CHAT
Continued from third page.

The cards OF invitation to Mrs. Coolidges
''Nursery Tea' were quaint affairs with three
them. This novel entertainment came off on
Monday in Mrs Coolidge's new house, 1717
Twenty-irst street. Mrs. Coolidge received in
the drawingroom on the second floor. She
drapery of white By her side was DR.. Clara
Bliss Kinds, who looked queenly in crimson
moire gown, trimmed with black tulle, sprinkled
with crystal pendants In the low coil Of her
refreshments were served in the dining
hair was a high-backed silver comb The
room from three tables, and the decorations
were wild flowers, ferns, volets, and purple
pansies. Although the nursery tea had another
signification, Monday was the birthday of the
third child of the house, Ernest Hall Coolidge.
The tea tables were presided over by Mrs.
Guthrldge, attired in white wool gown, Miss
Fassett in white crepe lisse, and Miss Spofford
in blue crepe lisse. Ices, cake, and tea, with
confections, were elegantly served by these fair
hostesses. Little cakes in nursery shapes of
bears, geese, ducks, etc. Passing up stairs the
visitor was confronted with all the latest ap-
pontments of well l-equpped nursery, from
rubber bath to cooking utensils for sterilizing
and preparing baby food, beds, and cloth
ing for hygienic treatment of babies. Mrs
Coolidge is the mother Of four children,
the Oldest a daughter of sixteen, the
youngest a laxen-haired, blue-eyed boy Of
five summers Mrs. Pollock, the celebrated
Kindergarten, was in one of the upper rooms
with Mrs. Coolidge's little people and few of
their friends, conducting their merry plays, with
singing and clapping of hands. Mrs. Coolidge
has for many years been deeply interested in all
that pertains to the nurture and proper cultva-
tion of little children. She has written exten-
sively on the subject for magazines, and this
nursery tea-party was given to introduce a series
of talks on the subject by Dr. Kinds, to begin
next week, for the Improvement and elevation
of motherhood. The beautiful house was
thronged with visitors, who were charmed with
all the appointments of the nursery. Among
them were Mrs. Nordhoff, Miss Ethel ingalls,,
Mrs. Barus, Mrs. Senator Davis, Mrs. Maj.
Powell, Mrs. j. A. Swope, Mrs Wilcox, Mrs
Leggett Mrs. Mel. King, Mrs NJ. d. Lincoln,
Miss Cynthia Cleveland, Mrs Fassett, Mrs.
Outhwaite, Mrs. Owen, Mrs j. Sayles Brown,
Mrs. Mcpherson, Mrs johnson, Mrs. Sample,
Mrs. Mohl, Mrs. Hort, Mrs. Crandall, Miss
Harrison, Mrs Springer, Mrs Burrows, Mrs.
Smith, Miss Coils Smith, Miss johnson, Miss
Decca Mrs. Ralston, Miss Covert, Miss Nimmo,
Mrs. Senator Chandler, Mrs Senator Sherman,
Mrs. Commissioner Oberly and daughter, Mrs.
Greedy, and Mrs. Senator Edmunds. Mrs. Sen
ator Edmunds, Mrs. Gen. Greedy, with Mrs.
ID. l.. Coolidge, are deeply interested in the
success of this mothers nursery. These ladies
have feeling that while so much thought and
skill is devoted to rearing cats and dogs and
other domestic animals, it is time to devote in
telligent interest to rearing children.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Barbour Dent hand
somely entertained their friends on Wednesday
evening last at their home, No. 906 North Car
olina avenue, the occasion being the fifth ami
versary of their wedding. The gifts from the
numerous friends were costly and appropriate.
Among those present were Mrs. L. E. Atkin-
son, of Pennsylvania; DR.. c. w. Brown, of FL
mira Dr. and Mrs. &. NJ. Brumbaugh, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles F. Bacon, DR.. L. X. Beatty, Mrs.
j. X. Beatty, Miss Grace Brown, Mr. and Mrs
T. III. Burditt, Mrs. @. s. Cunn, Col. Luther
Caldwell and daughter, Miss Entwistle, DIR. w.
p. G. Hazen and wife, Mrs. b. NJ. Hargrove,
Miss Hargrove, Mr.. Julian Hargroye, Mr., j.
ii. johnson, Jr., Mr.. George c. johnson, Miss
johnson, Miss Lena johnson, Mr.. William g.
Kent, Miss Kent, Col. Charles p. Lincoln and
wife, Miss Lescher, Mrs. Esther G. March, Mrs.
G. NJ. Middleton, Miss Middleton, Mr. Moore,
Mr.. George W. Montgomery, Jr., Hon. s. G.
Neale, Mr.. and Mrs H. M. Payne, Mr.. and
Wanda Schmidberger, Mr. and Mrs. j. Aus
burn Towner, and Mr.. and Mrs. r. IL. thinner
man.
Hon. Beverly Tucker, accompanied by Mrs
and Miss Tucker, left early in the week for
Richmond Va, to place himself under the
medical care of Dr. Hunter Mcguire. Mr.
Tucker has been suffering for nearly two months
from a severe attack of neuralgia
Mrs. Hearst gave dinner on Thursday even
ing to party of sixteen. Among the guests
were Senator and Mrs Sherman, Senator and
Mrs. Dixon, and Mrs. j. p Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Shir Cliff have re-
turned from their bridal trip, and Mrs Shir
Cliff will receive her friends informally on
Tuesdays in May at 1903 X street.
At noon on Thursday, at the Hawaiian Lega-
tion, DR.. Frederick j. Mott, of New York was
united in marriage to Miss Laura Dickson, of
Honolulu, niece of Minister Carter. The mar
riage ceremony was performed by Rev. DIR. Bart