The Washington critic., 1890-04-26

enough, for a second time the Widows
chances have been bllghted. This time,
however, through the very human
agency of rival widow, who before
the June roses blossom will have welded
the Senatorial Adonis on whom the
covetous eyes Of many maids and wild
ows have been set during the present
season.
Mrs. Russell Harrison will leave the
city on Monday or Tuesday with her
father, ex-senator Saunders. for his
home in Montana, which has been un.
dergoing extensive alterations and re-
pairs.
Wilson Barrett was among the dis.
tinguished guests at the White House
ball Wednesday evening and attracted
considerable attention during his prone
made about the East Room with Mrs.
Harrison.
One Of the most elegant entertain
ments of the week was the reception
given Tuesday evening by Mr.. and Mrs.
Woodbury. Lowery. The house was
prettily decorated with cut flowers and
growing plants. Miss Woodbury. re-
ceived, assisted by Miss Lowery. Among
the guests were Sir Julian and Lady
Pauncefote, the German and Turkish
Ministers, Mr.. Won Mumm, Miss Cole.
man, Miss Edes, Senator and Mrs. Hale,
Senator and Mrs. Aldrich, Miss Nellie
Hunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Warder, Colonel
and Mrs. John Hay, Mrs. Wadsworth,
Miss Davidge, Mrs. Hobson, General
and Mrs. Berdan, Admiral and Mrs.
Crosby, General and Mrs. Bachelor,
Miss Porter, Mr.. Campbell, Mr.. Boeu-
fire, Mrs. Logan, Mrs. Gordon Mckay,
Madam Hurtado, Mrs. and the Misses
Preston, Mrs Janin, Miss Stoughton,
Representative Hemphill, Hon. John
w. Kasson, Senator and Miss Eyarts,
Mrs. Tweed of New York, General and
Mrs, McKeever, DR.. and Mrs. Hammond,
DIR. and Mrs. Ricbey, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lothrop Bradley. the Misses Van Rens-
salaer Berry, Mr.. Lee Phillips, Mr.
Poor, Miss Mitchell, Miss Almy, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Glover
The marriage Of Miss Rosecrans to
Governor Toole of Montana will take
place in one of the private parlors at
the Ebbitt early in May. Father Chap
pelle will officiate.
The marriage of Miss Mary Wilson to
Lieutenant George Davis, U. s. A..
will take place the first of June.
Mrs. Rodman of Boston is in the city
on visit to her father, Mr.. Risley.
Mrs. Rodman was given reception
Thursday evening by her sister, Miss
Olive Risley- Seward.
DR.. and Mrs. William Lee have re-
turned from a pleasant visit to New
York and Atlantic City.
Mrs. Nat Tyler and Miss Matte
Tyler will return to-day from Atlantic
City.
Mrs. William Marshall, who has been
on visit to her sister for several
weeks, will return on Monday to hei
| home in Warrenton.
Mrs. Tweed of New York is visiting
| her father, Senator Evarts.
Mrs. Starring will have sold at public
auction on Tuesday her entire collec
ton of pictures, bronzes, tapestries
carvings and household effects. The
| sale is likely TO prove a notable even
in society,
Captain Robert Heiner left on Friday
for West Point, after stay Of severa
days in the city. Captain Heiner will
return. on Tuesday and then so t
Pittsburg.
Mrs. Auerback, who has been spend
ing the winter in Washington, will
leave on Tuesday for her home in St
Paul, accompanied by Miss Edith Gard
for months visit.
Miss Emily Rittenhouse has returned
from visit to friends in Philadelphia
Mrs. William p. Duvall is in th,
city.
Mrs. Thomas Riggs left on Monda.
for Albany.
Senator Hoar has purchased sum
mer home on the summit of Asnebum
skit Mountain, in Paxton, Mass.
The story goes that the wife of
well known member of Parliamen
keeps scrap. book, in which she paste
all the uncomplimentary paragraph
printed about her husband. Thes
come In handy for quotation at times o
domestic unpleasantness.
The widow of Jefferson Davis nov
signs her name as "V. Jefferson Davis.
V is the abreviation of "veuve," til
French for widow. To place that lette
before the name of their dead husband
is the custom for Louisiana widows,
An English literary man, who has
taste for the fanciful, has discovere
that of 562 heroines of last years novels
372 were blondes and only 100 brr
nettes.
The classic features of the Princes
of Wales never seem to lose their CHAR
for the sex, of which she is so radiar
an ornament. 1t Is known that her pi,
, | t,tra to 20 hxr
as a souvenir of visit to London, tina
those of any other famous beauty {
the day. The best known likenesses {
her are from the camera of Mr.. Van d.
Weyde of Regent street.
The Dumblane Club gave hunt @
Saturday.
Lieutenant and Mrs. Charles Ellio
have returned from Texas to Fo
Myer.
Lieutenant Brewer, U. S. A., has +,
turned to his post at Fort Riley, aftt
spending the winter in Washington.
Miss Matte Thompson will return
the city the first of May from her HON
in Harrodsburg, KY, where she hS
been for several weeks.
Representative Bate and family hav
left the Ebbitt and gone to hous
keeping.
Mr.. John Twiggs has returned fro
Paris and is now in Winchester for
visit to his niece, Mrs. Chalmers.
Mrs. Bergland of New York is in IL
city for weeks visit.
Mrs. John V, l.. Findley of Bait
more has been spending the week
the city.
Counterfeiters Arrested.
The Chief of the Secret Service is Il
formed of the arrest by that service
James Wilt and his father, Jerry vii
John Sipes, John Brisbon and two son