The Washington critic., 1890-02-16

Coming wholesome Recent Nota- /
bio Entertainments.
. The gaieties which will be brought
to temporary close by the advent of
Ash Wednesday will include for Mon
day lunch party by Mrs. McKeever,
an afternoon tea by Miss Edie, followed
in the evening by the annual ball at
the Country Club, a dinner party
by Lieutenant II. NJ G.. Brown
and reception from 8 TO II
by DR.. and Mrs. Louis Mackall. Tues
day Mrs. Carlisle will give a luncheon
to Mrs. Willis, Mrs. Whitmer will en-
terrain friends at luncheon, Mrs. be-
land Stanford will give an afternoon
tea, Sir Julian and Lady PauncefOte
will entertain an invited company MT
the legation for a drawing room talk
by Mrs Lewis, wife of the Right Hon
orable Bishop of Ontario. In the even
ing the Misses Myers will give re-
ception.
Mrs. Fuller will not receive to.mor-
row on account of her absence from the
city.
Miss Sallie Grunhord of Richmond,
Va, is the guest of Dr. and Mrs. w. o.
Baldwin, 2035 + street.
Mrs. d. p. Morgan will give the
third and last of the series of teas on
the afternoon of Wednesday, the 26th
instant.
Mr. and Mrs. David II. Mckee gave
a dinner party last evening at their
residence on Connecticut avenue.
Among the guests were Senator and
Mrs. Hale, Senator and Mrs. Hearst
and Senator and Mrs. Jones Of
Nevada.
Miss Pope of Boston is the guest of
Major Terrell's family in this city.
Mrs. Wallace, wife of Representa-.
tive Wallace, has returned from New
York, where she was called during the
holidays by the alarming accident to
her little 5-year-old daughter, who fell
over the banisters down several flights
of stairs. The little one, after an at
tack Of conclusion of the brain, seems
to have entirely recovered from the
effects of the fall.
An unusual degree of social notoriety
has been achieved during the present
season by young woman of this city.
whose name appears in the local papers
with wearying degree of frequency.
The end and aim of her existence is evil
IDENTIFY to become leading figure in So
ciety, though the plan adopted for the
furtherance of this object has so far
signally failed of achievement. On
several memorable occasions the young
woman has attended teas and afternoon
receptions enveloped in long cloak,
which she removed in the hall or one of
the upstairs rooms, and then entered the
parlor in full dress, to the establishment
of the hostess, whose annoyance was
further increased by the audacity shown
in her remaining until the close of the
entertainment and passing herself off as
one of the receiving party.
Mrs. Barney of Cincinnati gave tea
| Tuesday afternoon at her residence.
corner Sixteenth and X streets, which
was attended by an unusually large
concourse of the fashionable. world
The hostess was assisted in receiving
by Mrs. Augustus G. Tyler and Miss
Barnes of New York. In the tea room
| Mrs. Edward McCauley presided,
assisted by Mrs. Rodgers and Miss
Sallie Schenck.
Mrs. John A. Logan received tele-
gram from her son, Manning, Wcdues-
day. announcing the birth of his first
son, who will be named for his distin-
guished grandfather.
Mrs. Harper of Philadelphia is the
guest of her sister, Mrs. Seaton Perry.
The engagement is announced of
Mr.. Dixie Buckley to Miss Mylert of
Philadelphia, the cousin and at present
the guest of Miss Scranton.
Miss Medill of Chicago is the CUES,
of Senator and Mrs. Mcpherson.
The engagement is announced of Mr..
Harry Reynolds to Mrs. McKeldon.
Miss Van Cortland of New York, who
has been the guest of Mrs. Matthew Reed
for some time past, will leave early il
the week for visit to Mr.. and Mrs
Henry Nevine of New York, who have
leased for the season the house on X
street owned by Judge Leo Knott
Miss Stanton of New York is the
guest of her sister, Mrs. Lyman Tiffany
Mrs. Winthrop, wife of Colonel Win
throp, L. S. A, now stationed at Wes
Point, is the guest of the Misses Mer
rick.
Secretary and Mrs. Noble have a;
their guest sister of the latter, Mrs
Acton.
Mrs. Major L. P. Williams enter
tanned The Jolly Housewives a
luncheon on Thursday. The universal
verdict of the club, which has entered
the sixth year OF its existence, was tina
the entertainment rendered them las
week had never been eXcelled.
Senator Spooners youngest son, nov
in his 10th year, has inherited from hi
mother most beautiful high soprano
voice. The little fellow frequently de
lights his parents friends by his sing
ing, but, like true genius, declares h
cannot utter note unless he feels in
musical mood.
Mrs. N. S. Lincoln left on Friday TO
Philadelphia, where she will remain
until tomorrow as the guest of DR. an,
Mrs. Pancoast.
General Miles is at the Ebbitt for
short stay. Miss Miles is the guest o
Senator and Mrs. Sherman.
Mrs. N. l.. Jeffries held a peasan
reception on Wednesday, assisted by he
niece, Miss Jeffries. The belle of tn
occasion was the lovely little 2-year oil
daughter who, while enjoying an airin
on the terrace in front of the house, re
ceived an amount of admiration frou
the many callers which would hav
turned the heads of half dozen debu
tantes.
The subject of returning calls in per
son is at present an all absorbing on
among the ladies in Congressional Gil
cles, whose duties in this respect ar
particularly burdensome, by reason O
the large crowd of strangers who max
practice of going the rounds of receE
tions each week, either from shee
curiosity or for want of any other wa
OF passing the time. In many case