The Washington critic., 1890-03-04
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announcements Of Coming Warriac.
Receptions and Dinners Ahead.

Announcements Of Coming Marriages
--Reeeptions and Dinners Ahead.
The most interesting announcement
in the list Of engagements for the
present season is that of Miss Letter to
Mr. G.. Dudley Winthrop of New York.
The date Of marriage has not yet been
made public, but the indications are
that the auspicious event win probably
take place at Faster Miss Letter has
been visiting friends in New York for
a number of weeks past.
Another engagement which has lust
been made public is that Of SIr. Wyck-
life Yulee, son of the late eX- Senator
Yulee, to Miss Murray, daughter Of
Mr.. f. Bronson Murray of New York.
Miss Dittricb of Pennsylvania is the
guest Of Senator and Mrs Van
Wyck, with whom she will remain for
several months.
A full dress reception will be given
at the residence of Senator and Mrs.
Gorman, 1903 X street, on the evening
of Tuesday, March If from 8 to 10
O'Clock for the benefit of the Homeop-
athic Hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholas Anderson
gave dinner of twelve covers last
evening. This is the first occasion in
two years that Mrs. Anderson's health
has permitted her to take part in any
social entertaining.
Mr. Manning Logan has sent to his
friends in this city tiny bits of card
board significantly engraved, John
Alexander Logan III. Februry 10,
1890"
Senator and Mrs Gorham gave din
ner of twelve covers last evening.
Senator Don Cameron will give his
annual dinner to the farmers of Penn
sylvania on Thursday evening.
The residence of Mrs. Blair on East
Capitol street was the scene of an inter
ested gathering of ladies this morning
at / O'Clock, when Miss Bancoft made
an address on the Ordination of
Deaconesses.
Hon. Cyrus w. Field and family spent
last week at Virginia Beach,
A favorite form of Lenten amuse.
ment among the ladies is to get up
Turkish bath parties, the members of
which, after obeying the Scriptural in
junction: Wash and BE Clean as.
semble at the house of one of the
ladies and partake of luncheon, the
menu of which is planned that they
may further obey the words of Holy
Writ TO Eat, Drink and BE Merry
The Euchre Club was pleasantly en-
tertained last evening at the residence
of Representative and Mrs. Cultivate.
The playing lasted from $50 to 1890,
after which a light collation. was served
to the company.
The Owl Club held its second
meeting last evening at the residence of
Miss Mildred Carlisle, where the assem-
blage of thirty-two young people lis.
tened to lecture from Professor Dawes
of Baltimore. Music and delightful
supper were pleasant features of the oc-
! casion.
Miss Elena Porter gave a luncheon of
| eighteen covers this morning to Mrs.
| Mckee and Mrs Russell Harrison. The
decorations were La France roses and
lilies of the valley while the cor
sage bouquets We're of purple and white
Parma violets. Those present in addi-
ton 10 the guests of honor were Miss
Paunccfote, Miss Jennie Sheriff., Miss
McKeever, Miss Emory, Miss
Beach, Miss Taylor, Miss Mver,
Miss Heap, Miss Van Rensselaer,,
Miss Deering, Miss Stoughton, Miss L.
Biddle, Mrs Cropper, Mrs. Clover, and
Mrs. Heath.
!. The Glass in Emergency met this
morning at the Mexican legation. where
DR.. Krogstadt delivered an interesting
address.