The Washington critic., 1890-02-19
CLOSING THE SEASON.
SHROVE TUESDAY SEES THE END
OF SOCIAL GAlETlES.
Brilliant Gathering at Senator aud
Mrs. Standford's Tea-Dcyotees of
Fashion win Now Have Time tn
Rest and Pray.

Rest and Pray.
Yesterday was busy day in the
social world, as, in accordance with the
time-hOnored custom, Shrove Tuesday
is always crowded to repletion with
the multitudinous entertainments with
which the gaieties of the fashionable
world wind up before ushering in the
Louten sackcloth and ashes.
Conspicuous among the elegant gath
crings of the afternoon was the tea
given by Senator and Mrs Leland Stan
ford from TO Z o'clock The spacious
house was thronged with guests, who
fingered long in the enjoyment of the
hospitable mansion. Mrs. Stanford stood
alone to receive, though the Senator
remained near throughout the after
noon and proved an able assistant in
entertaining the many guests. The
gown worn by the hostess was of black
velvet, with front OF lilac satin, bro.
caded in black velvet. In the tea
room the centre piece to the bountifully
laden table was formed of La France
roses and ferns. Miss Ethel ingalls,
presided at small round table in one
corner. from which she served ten.
The other young ladies assisting in the
tea.room, all of whom wore pretty
! light costumes, were the Misses Upton
and Miss Whitney OF California and
the Misses Condit Smith. Mrs. Nc
Even of Baltimore sang charmingly
several times during the afternoon.
Among the guests were
| Mrs. Russell Harrison, Mrs. Mckee, Mrs
and the Misses Window, General, Mrs. aud
Miss Bachelor, Miss Fuller, Mrs. Field,
.nI lN,,pn
mings, Mrs. and Miss Harlan, Admiral and
Mrs. Crosby, Mrs. Miller, Miss Corllhill ,
Miss Jennie Sheriff., Miss Florence Bayard,
Mrs. Eugene Hale, Mr.. and Mrs. Halliday,
Mrs. j. d. Langhorne, Mrs. N. S. Lincoln,
Mrs. and the Misses Preston, Mrs. s. NJ.
Bryan, Mrs. Coston, Miss Edes, Nine. Ro-
nero, Mrs. Randolph, the Misses Thomas,
Mrs. Findley of Baltimore, Mrs. A. a. VIII
son, Miss Stratton of Baltimore, Miss Laura
Mohun, the Misses Fitzpatrick, Mrs. Isham
Hornsby, Mrs. William Wilson, Mr.. and
Mrs. james Durant, Mrs. and Miss Clag-
gett, Mr.. and Mrs. Guthridge, Mrs. and
Miss Pepper, Miss Helena Mccarthy, Mrs.
ingalls,, Mrs. Tullock, Mrs. and Miss
Kenna, Mrs. Jordan, Miss Mary Farr, Miss
Jennings. Miss Butler, Miss Campbell, Mr.
and Mrs. George Williams, Mrs. and Miss
Mullan, Miss Deering, Mrs. Townsend OF
Pennsylvania, Mrs. Acklen, ,Surgeon-G General
and Mrs. Browne, Senator and Mrs. Morrill,
Miss Swan, Mr.. James Morrill,, General
Berdau, Delegate Carey, Miss Helmuth Of
and Miss Wilcox, the Corean Legation, Mr.
George Gorham, Miss Kate Field, Mrs
Senator Sherman and Miss Sherman.
Mrs. j. Thomson Swami was at homo
TO callers Yesterday at her residence on
] / street, which presented most at
, tractive appearance. The handsome
! rooms, lighted with fancy lamps, unde
colored shades, gave the apartments az
) air of cosiness which tempted caller
10 linger beyond the conventional limit
of fashionable visit enjoying cha
| with the agreeable hostess.
| Mrs. Moore, wife of the Surgeon Gen
eneral, was another of the pleasan
hostesses of the afternoon, who enter
tained large number of callers.
! Mrs. and Miss Batchellor received
during the early part of the afternoon
= eXcusing themselves to visitors afte
$3.50 o'clock in order to make few
visits themselves and attend Mrs. Stan
ford's tea. Miss Cramer, who was Mis-
Bachelors guest for a fortnight, ha
; returned to her home in New York.
; Engineer Menocal, who has been a
+, Nicaragua during the winter. returned
= to New York on Monday by tn
q steamer Hondo. After short stay a
! his home in this city Engineer Menoca
+. will return to Nicaragua to continu
, the work in which he is so greatly in
terested.
@ Mrs. Fuller left for Chicago on Mon
e lay with Miss Mildred Fuller for
p fortnight's visit to her married daughte
and little grandson, who have been ia
: from well lately. Before returning t
I Washington Mrs. Fuller will have som
s necessary repairs, in the way of pain
n ing and papering, done to her Chicag
residence to get it in readiness for tn
/ family, who anticipate going there i
a the early summer.
~ Captain Torrey gave u theatre part
It Monday evening, followed by supp(
at the Shorehan, 10 Miss Scranton
= Representative and Mrs. Scranton wei
o the chaperones ON that occasion. TIL
? other guests were Mrs. Elliott, Mr.
~ Herbert, Miss Thompson Of Kentuck,
. Miss Dickinson of New York, Colon
Torrey, Mr.. Paul Mohr of Washingtc
State, Colonel Donan and Mr.. Geors
Northrup.
C. Miss Dickinson of New York is
tllG tlIy Will liCl hOi h ohoit ott
is at the Ebbitt.
Miss Rosecrans is spending the wee
" in New York with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Clifford Barn,
IN gave charming musicale last eveniI
at their residence, corner of Fifteen
TX and X streets, at which about sevent
five guests were present TO enjoy Il
I'd fine programme rendered. In additi,
to the professional talent engag,
or for the occasion Mr.. Turpin, who
singing created quite furore in To
M don, gave several baritone solos,
which Miss Amy Hare played the pial
accompaniment The hostess wore
ok beautiful gown of pink satin, wi
pearl passcmenteries and ornamen
ke Among those present were:
Br Julian and Lady Paunccfote, Mrs.
- s. Lincoln, Lieutenant and Mrs. Acklt
Mrs. T.. B. Musgrove, Mr. Jules Vail,
-. and Mrs. G. &. Glover, DIR. and Mrs A.
o' Magruder. Mrs. Edward McCsuley, NJ
'er Loring, DIR. and Mrs. Hammond, Countt
LAMA, Miss Condit Smith, Command
-, and Miss Hof, Lieutenant Selfridge,
, and Mrs. Kindleberger, Mr. and NJ
Warder
IN Mrs Carlisle gave a dairodil lunc
con yesterday, in honor of Mrs. Alb,
'er S. Willis of Kentucky. The gu
cards were broad pieces OF gold-col
satin ribbon, ON which, in red fan
!" lettering was painted the name of t
guest for whom ii was intended,
gu gether with the date of the luncheC
Small HAT, oblong dishes of fan
in china, with curled edges fill
with bonbOns and tied with cold color
sd ribbons, were souvcnirs'of the occasiC