The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-04-06

On Saturday afternoon Mrs. Harrison will
hold reception from to o'clock.
The President and Mrs. Harrison will give a
dinner to the Supreme Court Tuesday, April 8.
On Tuesday evening President Harrison gives
state dinner to the Diplomatic Coprs at s
O'Clock.
The Vice President and Mrs. Morton will give
a dinner the latter part of the week.
The President and Mrs Harrison gave din
ner of twenty-five covers to Minister and Mrs.
Whitelaw Reid on Wednesday evening. The
table was set in the family dnng-room, and the
decorations were charmingly simple and in most
exquisite taste The chief ornament was a
lovely centre piece of white hyacinths and Ne
phetos roses, set in ferns. Bowls of pansies
were placed at the ends of the table, and there
were violets, purple and white, in corsage bou
.uuets for the ladies. The candles and shades
were white. Thus the pentential colors of the
season pervaded the decorations of the table
The guests, besides the guests of honor and the
family of the President, were Secretary Blaine,
Senator and Mrs. Evarts, Senator and Mrs. Rut-
ter, Hon. and Mrs. Ohm w. Foster, Senator His
cock, Representative and Mrs. Cabot Lodge,
. Colonel and Mrs. John Hay, and Representative
and Mrs. McCreary.
On Saturday morning the beautiful lawns in
front of the White House were being closely
clipped with the mowers, preparatory to chill
dren's day-Easter Monday By order of the
President, the Marine Band will be on the
grounds at noon to enliven the scene with their
music. Baby Benjamin Mckee will be on
hand to see and be seen and egg-rolling
and rollicking fun will be the order of the day.
The Potomac Fruit Growers Literary Club
held their regular monthly meeting Wednesday
evening, April ?, at the residence of Mrs. Isa-
belle Morrison, S11 Thirteenth street, DR.. ID.
S. Lamb, the president, in the chair. The fair
weather and the programme announced filled
the parlors and overflowed into the halls and
stairway. That those attending were not dis
appointed was evidenced by the many express
'sions of qualification and pleasure on the enter
tainment presented. Capt. G. E. Dutton, of
the Army and Geological Survey, delivered the
lecture of the evening on ''Beamy's Book"
The lecturer characterized the the theories of
the author as illusory. All the good things are
painted in glowing colors, leaving out the bad
and mean In ancient times the poor were
generally the Christians and the rich not, while
at the present time virtue and vice, charity and
the want of it, are about equally divided. The
complaint is not against wealth, but the un-
equal distribution of it. An equal distribution
would destroy ambition, and the race fall into
lassitude. With all things in common man would
lapse back to savagery. 1t is the principle of
possessing and holding what man earns that
Gus and spicy discussion was participated in by
Mr.. j. L. McCreary, DR.. T. a. Bland, Mr.. |. r.
Trembly, and w: A. Croffut, the general ex-
preston being that while all were willing that
their condition should be bettered, it was not
desired in that way. The literary and musical
exercises. consisted of a piano solo, by Miss
Helen Morrison; contralto solo, by Miss
Ada Ober, violin solo by Mr.. Robert L. Stearns,
piano accompaniment by Mrs. Stearns; recita-
ton, Miss Lizzie Chapman, vocal solo by Mr..
Henry Fisher, piano accompaniment by Miss
Katie Wilson Miss s Emily Frech gave as reci, 1g;,
Sing Thee Song of Araby," by Mr. Frederick
Knoop accompanied by Miss Morrison, and as
an encore, "Perplexity," by Abt. Every num-
cellently rendered. Among those present were
Mr.. and Mrs N. Burnham, Miss E. T. Ward, Mrs.
NJ. J. Tulley,. Mr.. g: W. Sampson, Mr.. J. L.
McCreary, wife, and daughter, Miss Mira Met
Frech, DR.. and Mrs Thomas Robinson, Mr..
and Mrs. r. w. Fenwick, Gen. George w.
Balloet, Mrs, Charles Lenes, Dr. and Mrs.
Won Hartleben, Mrs. NJ. B. Haggard, Mrs.
Henderson, of Yellowstone Park; Mrs. DR..
Richie, Mrs. Dr. Bond, Mrs. William Mulliken,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Davies, Mr.. NJ. G. Emery,
Mr. and Mrs l. r. Trembly, Miss Annie KehI
Bond, Lieut.. Samuel Jacobson, Mr.. ii. G. Wells
Miss E. NJ. Prudhomme, Mr.. Robert G. Gatta
Mr.. and Mrs. Silas Boyce, Mr.. and Mrs. j. B.
Philip, DR.. Y. A. Bland, Mrs. Lucy A. Legett
johnson aud daughter Miss Hargrove, Mr.
George e. Gwynn, Mr.. II. I. Offterdinger, Mr.
and Mrs. S. A, Terry, and Mr.. F. B. Taylor.
The wedding of Miss Anne Gettysburg Veazey
and Mr., Clifford S. Walton is exciting unusua
interest in society, as the affair partakes more
largely of the romantic than marriages of these
days usually do. The bride-elect was born il
Rutland, Vt, and enjoyed unusual advantages
of education, having been pupil of the cele
brated schools of Northampton and Montreal
finishing with q seven years. course of study and
travel in Europe. At the close of her school
days in Paris she accompanied her father, Judge
NeaZey, on an extended tour through Southern
Europe, and as far east as Constantinople, which
is her fayorite city. On returning to her native
land and entering society she seemed to lead
charmed life, so far as escaping Cupid's shafts
was concerned, for she had many admirers, and
her personal charms are conceded by all. Las
winter her father brought his family to this city
as he was appointed one of the Commissioners
of the Interstate Commerce Commission, ant
they took up their abode at the Elsmere, where
Miss Veazey met her fate The wedding vii
be solemnized in Epiphany Church, and adms
sion to witness the ceremony will be strictly
limited to those having cards of invitation
After the church service Judge and Mrs Ed
munds will give an elegant reception to thu
bridal couple. There will be three bridesmaid
and a maid Of honor, three ushers and best man
DIR. McKim will tie the knot. 1t is no longe
the fashion for the maid of honor to slip on TIN
wedding rng the finger of the glove is nov
cut off on the ring finger Many busy week
have been devoted to preparation of the wed
ming outfit.
In New York recently there was given Ma
poleonic luncheon. 1t seems as though the er
of the great Emperor possesses fascination tina
time cannot weaken. At the luncheon refeTe
to the bust of Napoleon, by CanOVa was place.
On a pedestal of violet velvet in the most con
spcuOus position in the drawng-room the lat
ter being in every particular reproduction of
Paris salon in the time of the First Empire. Vic
lets were massed and scattered everywhere. o.