The Washington critic., 1890-03-30
in THE SOCIAL WORLD.
PERSONAL MENTION AND GOSSIP
ABOUT FASHIONABLE FOLK.

Inc HOOu-ude OF galotles Tor Easter
week will be auspiciously ushered in by
breakfast Easter Sunday at the residence of
Secretary and Mrs. Noble. This will be
followed on Monday, at 1890, by Miss
Wanamaker, who will entertain eighty
guests on that occasion. In the evening
The Dancing Glass will be given a ball at
The National Rifles armory by the gentle
men they have entertained during the
season. The same evening the Yale Glee
Cub Will give a concert at Lincoln Hall
and Mrs. w. b. Moses will give musicale
at the Normandie. Tuesday evening Presi-
dent and Mrs. Harrison will give a dinner
to the supreme Court, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Letter will give dinner. Judge and Mrs.
Wylie will give ball to the Dancing Glass
Thursday evening. Friday evening ex-
Senator and Mrs. Henderson will give a
dancing reception, and ou Saturday Mrs.
Harrison will hold public reception from
3 TO D o'clock. Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Nevins will give ball at the Country Club
Easter week.
Mrs Morton and the ladies of the Cab-
net will resume their Wednesday receptions
after Easter.
The engagement is announced of Miss
Mary Wilson, daughter Of Hon. Albert A.
Wilson, to Lieutenant George Davis, u. s.
A., now stationed at Fort Leavenworth
The marriage will take place IN the early
summer. Lieutenant Davis is to be congratu-
lated upon having secured for his fiance
one of the most charming and talented
young ladies In Washington society.
The Ibsen reading held yesterday after
neon at the residence of Chief Justice
Fuller was, if possible, more largely at
tended than the one of week since The
report which gained currency during the
week that the entertainment was to be
given the go-by on account of an alleged
laxity of morals portrayed in "1he Doll
Home" the piece selected for the after
noon's reading, appears to have been lack
ing in the fundamental quality of truth.
Not only was the large parlor taxed to its
utmost capacity, but some time before Mrs.
Erving Winslow appeared 1t was found nee
essary to fill the spacious hallway with
seats in order to accommodate the COM
pany. "The Doll Home" afforded fine
scope for the display of the readers
dramatic ability, and her most telling pas
sages were received with hearty applause
by the audience, whom she carried along
with her, absorbing their interest in her
own inimitable fashion, so that when the
climax was finally reached and the thrill
ing scene between husband and wife drew
TO close, there was general tluttering of
handkerchiefs and suspicious moisture
about the eyes of the company. Mrs. and
Miss Fuller received the guests upon their
entrance. Among those present were Mrs.
Field, Mrs. and Miss Gambler Miss
Dawes, Mrs Pellew, Mrs. Macalister
Laughton, Mrs. j. d. Langhorne, Mrs.
Lowre Bell Mrs. Alonzo Church. Mrs.
Hearst, Miss Bayard, Miss Hillyer of Cali
forDia, Miss Bowles of New Jersey, Mrs.
Henry L. Strong, Mrs. Chandler, Mrs. AL
bert A. Wilson, Mrs. Charles Gibson, Miss
Virginia johnson, Miss Mccarthy, Mrs.
Noi idhotf and the Misses Thomas
Mrs. Logan and Mrs. Tucker will leave
tomorrow for Chicago, from where they
will accompany the family of General
Alger as their guests on a five or six
weeks trip to California. The party will
travel in General Alger's private car, one
compartment of which is called the Logan
ROOM
Mrs. Halford has been greatly benefited
by her stay at Thomasville, Ga, where
she will remain with her daughter for sew
eral weeks yet before returning to Wash
ington.
Postmaster-Ge and Mrs. Wanama-
maker have issued invitations for q recep-
tion on the evening of the 18th instant to
Vice-President and Mrs. Morton.
Surgeon-General and Mrs. Moore returned
on Thursday after a months absence on
tour of inspection of military posts through
out the South and Southwest.
Engineer and Mrs. Menocal entertained
at dinner Thursday evening President Soto
and wife of Costa Rica, Minister and
Madam Romero, Mr.. and Mrs. Aragon,
Mrs. Martin and Mr.. Oscar Menocal.
Vice-President Morton and Senator
Wolcott of Colorado have recently been
elected members of the Columbia Athletic
Club The club house will be completed
on the 18th instant, and the following even
ing full dress card reception will be given,
the Marine Band furnishing the music for
the occasion. On the 10th instant, from 2
to z o'clock, the club house will be open
for inspection by the families of members.
Hon. Charles Emory Smith, recently ap-
pointed Minister to Russia, was entertained
at dinner Wednesday evening by Colonel
and Mrs. John w. Foster. Among the
guests on that occasion were Mrs. Mckee,
Baron de Struve, Postmaster General Wana-
maker, Mr. and Mrs. Bakhmeteff, Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Hit, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Mclean and Miss Ida Thompson.
Miss Lucy Corkhil left on Thursday with
Mrs. Touzalin to remain until the autumn
at her ranch in Colorado.
DIR. Rogers, U. s. N, arrived in the city
last evening from Norfolk to join his wife,
who has been spending the week with her
mother, Mrs. X. Ramsay Hill DIR. and Mrs.
Rogers leave tomorrow for short visit to
Pennsylvania, where the young daughter of
the former is at boarding school.
Miss Beatrice Farquhar, daughter of
Captain Norman q. Farquhar, u. s. NJ,
will sail for Europe early in May with Mrs.
Pitman of this city to spend the summer
In Germany.
Pay Director and Mrs. Cutter have visit
ing them Mrs. George Gardner of Boston,
sister Of eX- Representative Burnett of
Massachusetts. Mr.. Gardner is nephew
of ex-Secretary Endcott.
Mrs. s. Norton is in the city for visit
to her sister, Mrs. Lewis j. Davis, on her
way home to Boston after q Southern trip.
MIR. Norton, formerly of the New Orleans
Custom-House, has been recently trans
ferred to Boston.
The young son of Lieutenant and Mrs.
Walker Benet. who have been spending the
winter with General and Mrs. Benet, is
seriously i'll with typhoid fever.
The marriage of Miss Eleanor Newcomb
daughter of Professor Simon Newcomb, U
s. N, to Mr.. Francis Il. Wilson, will take
place in this city April 20.
Miss Virginia harding of Brooklyn, the
bright Young author who visited Washing
ton last season as the guest of the Misses
Preston, will be married early in April Il
Mr.. Stuart of New York, Consul to Ant
werp. Immediately after the ceremony
they will sail for Europe.
Mrs. Vaudeville Carlisle will give
dinner to the young friends Of her daughte
on the 18th instant.
Invitations have been issued by Mr.. ant
Mrs. George Toland for the marriage o
their daughter Miss Helen Frances TolanC
TO Mr. John Bassett Moore. The ceremon,
will take place at st. Paups Church u
1l;45 o'clock on the 9th Of April.
Announcement is made of the engage
ment of Miss Mathilde O'Toole to Lieu
tenant Michael j. Lanihan, U. s. A., sta
TONED at Fort Leavenworth, where Mis-