The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-06-01

There was no reception on Saturday at the
White House, the President being away, but in
his absence the house is being put into its sum-
mer dress of mating and the furniture covered
with linen covers. The verandah in front looks
invitingly cool in the shade of gay, new avn
ngs, with bamboo settees and chairs scattered
about. 1t takes five hundred yards of mating
to cover the floor of the East Room alone, and
that put down is pure white, fine, and of the
best quality. The festive tourist, eager for
souvenirs, gathers up the corners and strips
cut from the straw carpet and carries them away
to put to ornamental uses at home. The fresh
mating smells as odorously sweet as newly
mown bayfield, with the dew upon it.
Mrs. Morton has been one of the benefactors
of the House of the Good Shepherd, in which
she has taken sufficient interest to secure the
sisters considerable work, and also to call the
attention of Mrs. Harrison and Mrs. Mckee to
the humane mission of the sisters in charge.
Considerable work from the Executive Mansion
has recently been given to this institution The
new House of the Good Shepherd is located
near Georgetown, and the sisters are in expec-
tation of moving to it in August. The house
on Ninth street was once the family residence
of Admiral Smith, of the Navy. His daughter,
Miss Anna E. Smith, transferred the property
only few years ago to the Sisters of the Good
Shepherd. The needs of the house soon out
grew its size, and the sisters found it impossi-
BILE to carry on their good work as they wished,
as the house did not contain sufficient room for
All kinds of fine sewing, embroidery, and fancy
work is done in the institution. At the new
house the inmates will have the pleasure and
comfort of ample grounds, and there will be
rooms enough to accommodate one hundred.
Now only forty-six can be received. The
House of the Good Shepherd was incorporated
in this city in 1888. The incorporators were
Sister Mary Thomas, Sister Mary Martin, Alice
S. S. Barbour, Mrs. r. T. Merrick, DR.. T. B,
Loring, Mr.. E. Francis Riggs, and Mr.. Martin
F. Morris.
The marriage of Mrs. Kate Chorpenning and
Mr.. Walter E. Wright, which was solemnized
at the parsonage of st. Patricks Church in this
city on Thursday evening last, the 2Sth instant,
is the happy consummation of a purpose neces-
sarily developed in consequence of the BRIDES
health, and truly joining of hands where
hearts have pulsated in unison for years: Their
marriage is, to use metaphor, the realization
of early hopes and ambitions. They were
friends in youth and lovers, became separated,
and the bride married her first husband, who
died about eight years SINCE They now unite
ming was becomingy attred in handsome
dove-colored pattern dress, with bonnet and
gloves to match. Their wedding was informal
and quiet, no friends being invited to witness
the ceremony or to extend their congratulations
upon their return home after its performance.
This course was pursued in Difference to the
wishes of the bride, whose health, while not yet
fully restored to its normal condition, is, her
GENTLY recovered to permit the elimination of
the event of Thursday. Mrs. Wright possesses
one of the sunniest dispositions, and numbers
her friends by the score. She was the recipient
of many valuable and beautiful tokens of their
esteem and regard. All unite in congratulating
both, but particularly the groom, in securing so
valuable helpmate, and in wishing them long
life, unalloyed happiness, and unlimited pros
perity In former years Mr. Wright, who now
ills responsible position in the Government
Printing Office, was an active and influential
member of the Washington Light Infantry
Corps, the cty's crack military organization.
A pretty wedding took place on Tuesday
afternoon at the home of the bride, 1908 Ver-
mont avenue. The contracting parties were
Miss Amanda Howard niece of Mr. f. a. Rich
ardson, of the Baltimore Sll,,, and Mr.. John II.
Gwynn, of this city. Rev. Father Chappelle
performed the marriage ceremony. The house
was elaborately decked with tropical plants,
spring blossoms, and quantities of fragrant
pink roses massed either in jars or set in great
punches against the vivid green of the tropical
plants. Tue bride and groom stood under an
arch made of moses, ferns, and vines. The
bride wore an exquisite travelling costume OF
pearl-gray Henrietta and faille, with velvet
toque of corresponding shade, crnamented with
a wreath of pink flowers. Her bouquet was n
great bunch of La France roses. After the
marriage service a handsome collation. was
served in the dining-room Only relatives and
few intimate friends were invited to the we'd
ding. Among them were Mr.. b. +. Gwynn,
IaIner OF tne groom; MI anu his, haiPh " W 1hi,
of Baltimore; Mr.. and Mrs. George Alfred
Townsend, Mr.. and Mrs j. p. Jones, and Mr..
and Mrs. Beale r. Howard. Mr.. and Mrs.
Gwynn left an afternoon train for an eX-
tended wedding journey. They will spend the
hot weather at the BRIDES country estate in
Hartford County, Md, and on their return here
in the autumn they will purchase house for a
winter residence
The Vice Consul of Denmark, Sweden, and
Norway, Mr.. Louis Bagger, assisted by his amia-
BILE wife, entertained large and distinguished
assemblage of guests at their closing soree on
Monday last. These musical soirees have been
quite a feature in the musical atmosphere of
Washington, and have made the Danish Consul
ate on Capitol Hill, one of the centres OF attrac-
tion for the lovers of vocal and instrumental
music of high order Among the performers
on this closing occasion were Miss Georgia Metz
ger, contralto; Miss Isis Mcmillan, soprano;
Misses Roberta Platt and Adelina Carson, pian-
istes, and Mr.. Edward Droop, whose perform
ances elected well-deseryed applause from an
audience we'll qualified to pass Judgment in mu-
steal matters.
At the Garfield Hospital f6te last week Mr..
and Mrs. Lensen De Forest Jennings, of New
York, won golden opinions from the ladies of
the supper committee for the efficient aid they
rendered in arranging the supper tent and
decorating the tables, some of which were not
only novel but beautiful. Mrs. Jennings is one
of the most active members of the Sewing
Circle, and many of the choicest specimens OF
art embroidery were the work of her skillful
hand. The ladies of the supper committee were
so indebted to Mr.. Jennings for his help that
they called upon Mr. and Mrs Jennings after
the fete to express their thanks and apprecia-
ton.
The Misses Stages, of Fourteenth street,
Thomas Circle, gave banjo party on Tuesday
evening last that was enjoyed by large number
of friends. The musical portion of the pro-