The Washington critic., 1890-02-20

now III l,NlllilOle. - uiSO III luc tlby
on n visit TO Professor and Mrs. New
comb.
Mr. and Mrs John Key returned on
Monday after an ENJOYABLE visit TO New
York to their home, 2i04 II street In
the spring Mr. and Mrs. Key will lease
their house and 70 TO Colorado wheie
the former will engage in business.
Mrs, Frank Beach is in the city.
Mrs. Alexander A. Tunstall gave a
luncheon at her residence on Nineteenth
street, Tuesday TO her guest Mrs.
Heald of Richmond.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fitch Shepard
of New York, the former brother of
Colonel Elliot Shepard, who occupied
house on Dupont Circle last winter, are
spending the present season at 1884 X 4
street
The musical and dramatic entertain
ment given al the Seminary building 2
on Friday last under the management
of Miss Carrie Dodson for the benefit of
the poor Of Georgetown cleared the sum
of S65, one-half of which was ut once
turned over to the fund of the Beucvo-
lent Aid Society. The other half has
been given TO Rev. Mr.. Register of ST.
Johns Church TO dispose of in such
manner as he shall deem best
The following programme for the
benefit of the League Of Christ Church
was well rendered Monday evening be-
fore large gathering at the residence
of Mr.. Samuel Wheatley on Thirtieth
street;
PAKr ONE.
Norw weigian Suite and .Grieg
Mrs. Patton.
(d) Marguertes Three Bouquets. s....,. Braga
(G( Leving yet loving ng..........."....M Marzals
Miss l.. shepard.
Traumerie No. 2.........u.,....",......W Wnerst
Miss Appleby.
Oh! that We two were Maying" Smith
Mr.. and Mrs. Mauro.
lHrchen Merkel
Miss Wheatley.
,...,,,,."...."...Selected
Miss Hendrie.
PART TWO.
Jubel Overture. Won Weber
Mrs. Robinsion and Miss Dashiell.
! (d) OF Thee Pm thinking Marguerite.
/ Miss Moore.
| (d impromptu "'....'''' '''"'.'''scharweDka
(D) Mazurka.....,. .Musln
/ Robert Stearns.
| Song ...,"..,."......,.".:...... Selected
Mrs. Mauro.
Miss Hendrie.
/ Polka dc la Refine Thy request )...........R Rair
Miss Dashiell.
Representative A. ID. Gambler of
! Georgia, makes the rather remarkable
statement in regard to his retirement
| into private life at the close of his pres
ent term that he is desirous of going
home to become acquainted with his
family of whom he has seen compare
lively little during the eight years of
his official life in Washington.
Though Mrs. Calvin S. Brice, wife of
the new Democratic Senator from Ohio,
is modest in dress, she can appreciate Il
beautiful jewel as well as any woman
alive. The other night she attended a
private dinner, at which there were
about dozen guests. She wore a.
ieweled ling, unique and val
liable, Just given her by her
husband Her neighbor at the table
saw the ring, and asked to examine it.
Mrs. Brice graciously complied. The
ring was passed around the board, and
all this time q lively conversation on
matters was in progress. Mrs. Brice
forgot all about the ring and joined in
the conversation. She has never seen
that ring since.-Chdtter.
Washington's birthday will be cele-
brated by the Southern Society in New
York by dinner given in the evening
at the Lenox Lyceum. Among the
prominent men who will make after
dinner speeches on that occasion are ex-
President Cleveland, Mayor Grant,
Hon. Wayne MacVeagh, w Bourke
Cochran and Thomas Nelson Page. All
of the boxes have been taken, and thus
far the list of subscribers for the dinner
numbers 500.
At the dinner to be given at the
Metropolitan Opera. House tomorrow
by the Nineteeth Century Club, Rich
ard Watson Glider, Julia Ward Howe
Elliott and Nelson Page will speak
on "The South as Field for Litera-
ture," and "The New Southern Litera-
ture."
Ex- Congressman Carlos French and
family of Connecticut are at the Gilsey
House, New York, from where, after a
short stay, they will come to Washing
ton and take apartments at the Shore
ham for several weeks.