The Washington critic., 1890-04-26
TIE SOCIAL WORLD.

AS the spflng advances tnere is
notable decrease in the number OF
social entertainments The list for the
coming week though small is, however
an ENJOYABLE one
Monday
Mrs. N. s. Lincoln has issued verbal
Invitations for tea to her guest, Miss
Gale of New York.
In the evening a grand vocal concert
will he given at Lincoln Music Hall for
the Home for Incurables.
Tuesday
In the evening President and Mrs.
Harrison will give their last formal re-
ception TO Tie public from 0 to II
o'clock.
Thursday
The Dumblane Hunt Club will give
the opening race ut Ivy City, to which
members of various riding clubs from
Boston, New York and Baltimore have
been invited to take part. The second
race will be Saturday afternoon
The opening exhibition of paintings
and drawings by Washington artists
will be held at the Cosmos Club from
10a. IN. to 10 p m. The exhibition
will continue until May 8.
Friday
Sir Julian and Lady Pauncefote will
give dinner party.
The East Room of the White House
was the scene of charming entertain.
ment yesterday, from to o'clock.
when the London Bell Ringers, who
had come from Philadelphia for the
| programme Of seven numbers,
responded to several encores. A large
table covered with blue and crimson
velvet cloth was placed before the
triple windows of the East Room, and
ON this were placed the 131 bells used
The performers were costumed as cour.
tiers of the time of Edward
w. and each wore pinned
to his breast broad white
satin ribbon, with the insignia of the
Union and the date printed in gold.
These, with the large lilac orchids, with
which each of the decorations was fast
ened, had been presented by Mrs. Harri-
son before the performance began. The
following programme was rendered:
| Airs, "Home, Sweet Home," and "The
College Hornpipe.n
| March, "Turkish Patrol''. Miehaelis
| Galop, "Tout la Jole". Fahrbach
| limitations of the bells and chimes of an
English village.
| Polka, "The Westminster Chimes"
d. s. Miller
With "Big Ben" and the clock of the
House of Parliament
| Song, "rhe Lost Chord. d..............S Sullivan
| Gavotte, "Toque Bleyeh. Berridge
| No1ca I old tgrba I ittln Eiehpr Maiden ~
Waldman
At the conclusion one of the per-
| formers was blindfolded, and with his
| ous cloth played a brilliant gavotte oi
his own composition on the dulcimer
with piano accompaniment. A copy OF
this gavoile, True Blue" was pre-
septed by him to Mrs. Harrison. Mr.
| Halford presented the performers tC
the President, who thanked them 70,
the enjoyment their music had afforded
himself and guests. No formal invi
,ations were issued for the entertain
ment. The Cabinet families we're noti
fed during the day and such o
Mrs. Hariison's friends as called during
the afternoon were asked to remain
Mrs. Harrison, Mr.. and Mrs. Mckee
and Mrs Russell Harrison wei
coined the guests, who were seate(
on chairs and divans arranged in {
semi. circle about the apartment. TIL,
President was detained upstairs by of
fetal business until just before tn
performance began. Mrs. Morton at
rived with friend about tn
same time unaccompanied by he
daughters, for whom Mrs
Harrison at once telephoned. Anon!
those present were DR.. Scott, Secretary
Mrs. and Miss Rusk, Blaine Rusk, Mis-
Jacobs, Mrs. Noble, Miss Halstead
Miss Wanamaker, Miss Petit o
Philadelphia, Miss Almy, Mrs
and Miss Halford, Lieutenant and Mrs
Parker, Mrs. Dimmock, Major and tn
Misses Ernst, Mrs. and Miss Dahlgren
Mrs. George Williams, the Misses Ur
son, Mrs Washington Mclean, Mrs
John Hay, and Miss X. e. Thomas.
Miss Jennie O'Neill Potter, who give
reading at Lincoln Hall next Tue!
! day evening, has been shown muc
social attention during her visit to tn
city. She has read at Mrs. Wan,
makers and has also been asked b
Mrs. Harrison to read at the Whit
House. A number of prominent ladie
have taken boxes for Tuesday nigf
and will give box parties. Mrs. Russo
Harrison will be member of Mr.
Dolph's party.
, Colonel WV. Dudley has purchase
for $45, 900 the house on Eighteent
street and Connecticut avenue, recent
erected by Mr.. Windsor.
Mr.. Tid,Pratt has returned to Il
! city.
Mrs. Cuthbert Slooum of New Yor
t is at the Arno.
. General Mexia has gone to Mexico.
Senior and Madam Saenz Pena left @
; Friday for New York, from where the
e will sail on the Sd instant Tor visit
g the latter's parents In Paris. SEM
SaenZ will then take his wife to Il
+ Argentine Republic, where he has bee
appointed Minister of Foreign Rel
tions.
Senior Quesada, the Argentine Mini
: ter, who spent the winter in Paris, wi
return to this country TOMORROW.
, Nine. Mendonca and daughters gave
3 luncheon, followed by theatre part.
this afternoon.
The first Of the series of subscriptio
concerts which was to have been give
today at the former residence of Wi
' liam Walter Phelps was postponed G
(. account of the weather until the fir
e occasion that the grounds will be
3 proper condition for such an entertai
ment.
9 The Spanish Glass met this afternoc
! at the residence of Madame Sagarro.
Mrs. Henry Strong gave a luncheC
yesterday in honor OF Mrs. Noble. III
guests were Mrs. Mckee, Mrs Norr
of St. Louis, Mrs Hale, Mrs. Blatc
/, ford, Mrs. Cunningham, Mrs. Author
= Pollok, Mrs. Davis, Mrs. Kaufman
a and Mrs. HALLIDAY.