The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-05-04

claring it the crowning event of this popular
club. Those who went were Miss Mamie
Campbell and sister, Misses Hardisty, Andrews,
DuHamel, Alexander, johnson, Conger Strong,
Stockbridge, Bowcock, Ringgold, and Ficklen,
Mrs. Davis and Mrs. Stockbridge, Messrs. Nc
Conihe, Winters, Towson, Mckinney, Corse, La
mon, Mobray, Hardisty, Blackwood, Ficklen,
and Tompkins.
The Travel Club met, as usual, on Monday
evening at Strathmore Arms, Dr. Presbrey in
the chair After the reading of the minutes by
Miss Snow Mr.. Crossant carried the audience
round the world in sixty minutes. The rapid
voyage was most delightful, the travellers cross
ing the continent in a Pullman palace car and
setting out for the Orient from San francisco,
touching at India, Japan, China, Egypt, Turkey,
lower Russia, Italy, France, Spain, England,
and then home across the Atlantic Mr.. John
Carver Alden gave several delightful piano re-
citals at the opening and close of the pro-
gramme The discussion following the rapid
journey was lively and participated in by sew
eral parties Among those present were Judge
and Mrs. Hayden, Judge Riley, Congressman
and Mrs. Won Schaick, Mr.. and Mrs. Mason,
Miss Brown, Major and Mrs. Bach, Mrs. Snow,
Miss Snow, Mrs. Miller, of Chicago; Mrs. Flora
Adams Darling, who is a guest at Strathmore;
Mrs. Marble, Miss Cynthia Cleveland, and
| many Others.
Mrs. Hutchinson's Wednesday reception gave
| Massachusetts avenue a hegth-of-the-season
look, with the long line of carriages filling the
street and the number of daintily-attired pedes-
| trans vending their way to No. 1907. Inside
| the house looked beautiful with its decorations
of lilies and palms. Mrs. Jules Guthridge, Mrs.
Warner Bayley, and Miss Pauline Williamson
assisted Mrs and Miss Hutchinson in receiving.
| Mrs. Hutchinson wore handsome gown of
gray faille; Miss Hutchinson was in white
| China silk, with embroideries of silver; Miss
| Pauline Williamson, white silk, with Zouave
| jacket of blue silk; Mrs Jules Guthridge, white
| broadcloth, trimmed with silver, and Mrs. Bay
| win ia cd
| Mrs. Noble and the Misses Halstead, Mrs, Mil
Ter, Mrs. Spnola, Mrs. Field, the Misses Con-
dit-Smth, Mrs. Clarkson, Miss Cabell, Mrs.
Senator Jones, Mrs. Cqllom;; Mrs; Haycock,
Banbridge Hoff, and Lieut.. Beattie.
The concert given by the choir of Grace P. E.
Church on Tuesday evening" at the National
Rifles Armory, was largely attended An at
tractive programme was rendered. Messrs.
Buchanan, Bird, Whipple, and Keller sang in
two quartettes. Mr., j. G. Murray, the baritone,
rendered solo, and responded to an encore.
The lady soloists were Miss Katie Powers and
Mrs. j. win Cross. In the second part Mrs.
w. b. Moses sang selection from "Die
Freischutz' most acceptably, and responded to
an encore; Mr.; Hub Smith gave an original
solo, and Mr. B. f. Keller, basso, sold Tubal
Can," and Mr.. E. j. Whipple, ''The Harbor
Light at Sea-" There were several recitations
| by Miss Lillian Cleveland and Miss Marion
Lamb. The Pastime Musical Club gave most
acceptable exhibition of melody and skill on
mandolins, banjos, and guitars. The accompa-
nists We're DIR. j. w. Bischoff, Mrs. G. D.
Parsloe, and DR.. c. NJ, Buchanan.
Wednesday was quite gay day in the social
world. Mrs Noble, assisted by the Misses Hal
stead ,and Mrs. and Miss Norris, of st. Louis, re-
ceived a number of callers, who were enter
tanned at 5-o'clock tea. Mrs. Noble wore
gold-embroidered heliotrope cloth gown; Miss
Halstead, white silk, and Miss Leonora Hal
stead, light tan-colored wool, embroidered il
Persian colors; Mrs. and Miss Norris wore
gowns of lowered China silk Among tn,
many enjoying the Wednesday hospitality o
Mrs. Noble were Justice and Mrs. Gray, Mrs
Brewer, Miss Brewer, Mrs. and Miss Scidmore
Mrs. Goddard Mrs. Andrews, Mrs. Rufus Sax