The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-12-14

and dinners to be given by the President and
Mrs. Harrison in January and February: Thurs
day, January l, II A. NJ. to P NJ, Presldent's
reception; Tuesday, January 6, Cabinet din
ner; Saturday, January 10, 3 P. NJ. to P. NJ,
Mrs. Harrison's reception. Tuesday, January
l3, ?. NJ. to II P. NJ. Diplomatic reception;
FTidsr FFTedsday January % 90 DIPLOMATS dinner
gessonal and judicial reception; Saturday,
January "a, 3 P. NJ. to P. NJ. Mrs Harrison's
reception; Tuesday, January %, Supreme
Court dinner; Tuesday February 3, P. NJ. to
II 7: NJ, Army, Navy, and Marine Corps re-
cepton; Saturday, February I, 5 P. NJ. to 5 P.
NJ, Mrs. Harrison's reception; Tuesday, Febru-
ary 10, P. NJ. to II P NJ, public reception.
Benjamin Harrison Mckee is again at the
White House. He and his mother with little
Mary returned to Washington with Mrs Harri-
son on Thursday evening. Mrs. Mckee is
already overwhelmed with engagements The
season will be short but gay.
The Short Story Club met on Wednesday
evening at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Deu-
dome, Capitol Hill. Mrs. G. Crandall, presi-
dent, in the chair. Avery attractive programme
was carried out. The exercises were opened
with duet rendered by Professor Carpenter on
the violin, and his daughter, Mrs. Deudonne ac-
companying him on the piano, aud he afterward
sang a song OF his own composition, which
was distributed as souvenir at the close of the
evening. Mrs. Bell then read the minutes,
which were approved. Professor Russell gave
several choice morceaus on the guitar. There
were recitatiens by Mrs. Emily Hort, Mrs Bell,
Miss Ringgold, and Mr. Whitaker. The quarrel
scene between Cassius and Brutus in the play of
"Julius C2sar' was well rendered in costume
by Mr.. T. o. Pulizzi as Cassius and by R. c.
Balinger as Brutus. These young men dis
played much talent in personating these diff
cult characters. The recitations were all hap
PLY chosen. The paper of the evening. how
ever, was a poem on the "Indian's Trance,
by Col. McCreGrY, which disclosed close OBJ
servation of Indian life. The club adjourned
to meet in four weeks with Mrs. Litchfeld at
the Losekam January g. This long adjourn
ment was taken on account of the HOLIDAYS al
though if the custom of monthly meetings for
literary and social clubs could be instituted it
would be great relief to club-goers, who thus
might be enabled to have one evening in
month secured for the home club. AS things
are home gets crowded out Among those
present were Miss French, Mr.. and Mrs. Sperry,
Colonel and Mrs McCreery, Mrs. Hort, Miss
Thompson, Mr.. Robinson and his daughters,
Mrs: Hawkins, Mrs. Taylor, Mrs. Van Horn,
Professors Carpenter and Russell, Miss Ringgold,
and many Others. A very delightful evening
was passed in this charming home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Deudonne.
Miss Sophie Cuthbert and Mr.. Woolsev AS
pinwall, of New York, were married on Tues
day evening. The ceremony took place in
Ascension Church in the presence of large
company of invited guests. Rev. John A.
Aspinwall, father of the groom, officiated, as
sisted by Rev. DR.. Elliott, pastor of the church
The sacred edifce was beautifully adorned with
palms and chrysanthemums. The ushers were
Messrs. Harry and Louis Aspnwall, DR.. Mid
dleton Cuthbert, and Mr. John Ridout. The
best man was Mr.. John Zabrskie. The bride
was attended by her sister, Miss Jessie Cuth-
bert as maid of honor. The bridesmaids were
the Misses Gibson, of West Virginia, and Miss
Allen, of Georgia. Two little maids, Miss
Anna Aspinwall and Miss Enrol Cuthbert
Brown, in charming frocks of old brocade made
seVenteenth-century style, preceded the bride
IN fhn off
Cuthbert gave his daughters hand in marriage
The BRIDES gown was of white silk trimmed
with point lace Her veil of tule was fastened
with sprays of orange blossoms, and she carried
and bridesmaids wore gowns of white crspe
and held bouquets of pere du jardin roses
Altogether, it was an exceedingly beautiful
bridal party. After the church service recep-
Rhode Island avenue. Mr.. and Mrs. Aspinwall
have gone North for their wedding trip They
will spend the winter in this city.
The Garfield Sewing Circle were entertained
elegantly on Friday at the residence of Mrs
Thomas Wilson, 1918 Connecticut avenue. Mrs.
Wilson and Mrs. and Miss Ffoulke. The table
was spread in the commodious dining-room
with forty covers, and still there was an over
flow, there having been no ''circle' so well at
tended before this season. AS the time for the
mid-winter fete approaches the interest in
creases. After the luncheon Mrs Logan, the
president, announced the committees for the fete
Among those present were Mrs. Logan, Mr. j. r.
Thompson, Mrs. Rutherford Flint Tullock,
Mrs. jerome Burnett, Mrs. Crrwford, Mrs
Dietrich, Mrs Hoblitzer, Mrs. Hegar, Mrs Jen-
nings Mrs. Joyce Mrs. Kellogg, Mrs Lucas
Mrs. Osborne, Mrs. Scott, Mrs. Schoield, Mrs
StinemetZ, Mrs. Sickles, Mrs. Stetson, Mrs.
Ialmadge, the Misses Brown, Fraser, George,
McCeney Mcmillan, Schofeld, and Stetson
The next meeting Of the Sewing Circle will
be with Mrs. Justice Harlan, Fourteenth street
extended, unless notification is given TO the
contrary in Thursday nights Star
The reception rendered Mrs. Gen. Custer on
Thursday by the Custer w. r. C., auxiliary to
the George p. Custer Post, was a brilliant affair
All the members of the Custer Post wore the
crimson Custer necktie, and after escorting the
guest OF honor in they gave vent to their en-
thuslasm with the post salute of three cheers
and tiger, after which the ladies OF the corps
took charge OF the ceremonies, and the hour
was given up to sociability and refreshments
Mrs. Jerome Burnett has returned from a
recent visit TO Lafayette, Ind. with her daugh-
ter, Mrs Gertrude Beech. Mrs Burnett expects
her sister, Mrs. Annie Gould, of Terre Haute
TO spend the winter with her. She will arrive
before Christmas. Mrs. Gould is fine musi-
clan, and one Of the most brilliant of women.
She will be an acquisition to the Indiana colony
Miss Louise Taylor, granddaughter of Gen.
Meigs, was the recipient Of many social atten-
tions during her recent visit to Boston, where
she was the guest of Miss Abby Morton Alger,
sister of Miss Taylor's fancG, Lieut.. Philip Al
honor of "the bride-elect" by Miss Alger at
her residence on Brimmer street.
On Wednesday night Ascension Church was