The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-10-19

the presidency of the Daughters of the Revolu-
ton.
The Cabinet families are fast returning to
their winter homes in this city, The Blaines
and Mobiles have been here for a couple of
weeks. The Secretary OF the Navy and his
daughter, Mrs. Wilmerdiug, are in their new
home on X street, and the Rusks are at their
pleasant residence on Massachusetts avenue
Secretary Proctor returned to the city Friday
evening. Mrs. Proctor expects to do the honors
of her house this season.
The seventieth birthday of the Hon. BENJAMIN
Wood, editor and proprietor of the New York
No,CS, was celebrated at the Fifth-avenue
Hotel on Monday evening by superb dinner
given by Mrs. Wood in honor of her husband.
The decorations of the dinner table were
similar to those designed by an English florist
for dinner given by the Duke of Marlborough,
in London, to Mrs. Hamersley before their
marriage. The table was an oval TWENTY-FIVE
1eet long. In the centre was an elongated
diamond of American Beauty roses. At each of
the longest points of the diamond were several
jars of La France roses. The jars were banked
with smilax and white and blue violets The
corsage bouquets were punches of blue voets
and American Beauties. The boutonnieres
were of white violets From the two elongated
points of the diamond garlands of smilaX, en-
twined with blue and white violets and roses
led to the corsage bouquets and boutonnieres
beside each cover. During the dinner the gar
lands remained undisturbed and thus the superb
effect was preserved. The menu cards matched
in color the roses and violets American Beau
ties decke1 the chandeliers. The occasion was
truly delightful one bringing together friends
OF the veteran Journalist. who has been most
intimately identified with local and national
affairs for the past half century. 1t was an
evening of rare enjoyment, for no man in New
York has been IN closer touch with the public
men of the country and the people than the
Hon. Mr.. Wood Among the guests were Mr..
and Mrs. Grover Cleveland, Mr.. and Mrs Will
liam K. Grace, Miss Gilchrist, Mr.. and Mrs
Joseph j. O'Donohue and Miss O'Donohue,
Mr.. and Mrs. William L. Brown, Mr.. ana Mrs,
John A. Cockerill, Mr. and Mrs. John R. Eel
lows, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph L. r. Wood, Judge
Abraham Il. Lawrence and Miss Lawrence, Miss
Wood, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. BENJAMIN
Mood; Mood; Mayor Grant, Hon. Smith Ely, Judge H.
Wilder Allen, Mr.. George Jones, Mr.. j. Ser
geant Cram, Capt. Frederick Watkin, of the
steamship City of New York, and Mr. James S.
Coleman.
On Wednesday evening last the hall at Linden
was well filed with a pleasant gathering of
ladies' and gentlemen of that town and of Wash
!ngton. The occasion was the last of a series of
hops given by the ladies of Linden for the
benefit of their new hall The floor was in fine
condition, the music excellent, and the ladies
charming, so, of course, most enjoyable even
ing followed. Among the many present were
Miss Lothrop, Miss Noble, Miss Bell, Miss Dora
Noble, Miss Grey, Mrs. Miller Mrs Lothrop.
Miss Stabler, Miss Bailey, Mrs Peters, Miss
Magruder, Mr.. and Mrs. Claggett, Miss Keyes,
vi alu MIS- OdIldual, MISS L OK, MISS Morris,
Miss lie Rue, Miss Noyes, Mrs. Woodward, Mrs.
Fox, Mrs. lie Rue, Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Frank
Reyes, and Messrs. Morris, McDermott, Raw
Wright, Hogan, stabler, and Epping. A fancy
dress ball will be arranged for ''All Halloween
night. This also will be under the manage
ment of the ladies of Linden, with an able
leader in the person of Mrs. Claggett.
The latest club organized for women In New
York is called ''The Twinkle Club,r and it is
formidable rival of the long established and
successful Sorosis. The monthly luncheons at
DeImonlco's OF the latter will soon be things of
the past, as after years of discussion and CON
sderation it has finally been decided that Soro-
sis shall have a house of its own, and it is in
tended that it shall be an elegant establish
ment, fitted up in true club STYLE with recep-
uon-rooms, bedrooms, library, and cafe.
The reception given by Mr.. and Mrs. William
H. Collins on Wednesday evening last at their
residence in West Washington in honor of
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Collins was largely at
tended, The pretty home was thronged during
the entire evening, and the time was delight.
fully passed in dancing, singing and the enjoy
ment OF fine supper.
The Potomac Athletic Club gave one of their
enjoyable fortnightly hops at the clubhouse on
Friday evening last. There was an unusually
large gathering of pretty girls to grace the oc-
casion, ana this, with the inspiring music from
Shroeders Orchestra, made the athletic bows
and their male guests have a delightful time
dancing.
w. ). Hancock Command, Union Veterans
Union, has issued cards for musical and liter
airy entertainment and hop at Grand Army Hall
on Friday evening, the 18th. Dancing will be-
gin at 10. The gentlemen of this command are
good entertainers, and their friends may feel as
sured OF delightful evening.
The family of Senator German, of MARYLAND.
Will soon occupy the handsome mansion at the
northwest corner of Seventeenth street and
Rhode Island avenue, Mrs German is busily
engaged in getting the house in winter trim.
Invitations have been issued for the marriage
OF Mr.. Robert Lee Balm and Miss Nettie Stine-
metz, daughter Of Mr.. b. ii. Stinemetz. The
date set for the event is Tuesday, October %,
at II O'Clock, in the Foundry NJ. f.. Church.
Mr.. Edison p Galaudet of this city, was one
OF the ushers at the recent marriage ceremony
OF Rev. Richard NJ. Sherman, Jr., and Miss
Sarah Morse Gallaudet which took place in st.
AIMS Church Tor Deaf Mutes, New York.
Senator and Mrs. Manderson are taking a va
cation trip through the South. They left Fort
ress Monroe Tor Atlanta last week. Mr. and
Mrs j. II. n. Patrick, of Omaha are of Senator
Manderson's party.
Mrs Fuller has returned from Chicago with
Ihe youngernembers OF the family. The Misses
Grace and Mildred Fuller are still III the West
and probably viii not return to Washington un-
til November.
Ex-Marshal A. A. Wilson and Mrs. Wilson
have returned to their residence here from a de-
ightful trip West, where they visited their
daughter, Mrs. Davis, at her new home, Fort
LeaYenWOrth.
Mrs. Stella Leighton and her mother have
taken No. 1921 Twenty-irst street northwest
Tor the winter. Mrs. Leighton spent the sum
MGR at Saratoga, Newport and other resorts