The Washington critic., 1890-03-26
TIE SOCIAL WORLD.

lhE OJUiHL WUhLD'
Bishop and Mrs. Newman held large
and enjoyable reception from ! 10 Z
o'clock Yesterday afternoon NJ the resi-
duuce Of Senator and Mrs StlnrDA.
The bishop and his wife stood just
within the parlor door to receive the
guests, who were presented by Mr. John
Mccarthy. Mrs. Nuwman'a gown WIS
q lavender brocade trimmed with otter.
Mrs Stanford was present throughout
The afternoon. and enjoyed the oppnr-
tunity so impossible on occasions of
formal receptions during the winter OF
moving about among the company nnd
conyeising at length with her friends
A collation. Of ices and light refresh
mcnts was served in the dining room.
Major and Mrs. Tucker returned on
Thursday from Florida, While at
jacksonville they met Mrs. Harrison
and Mrs Wanamakcr.
Mrs. Logan and Mrs. Tucker will
leave on Monday for Chicago to Join
General Ayers family and accompany
them us their guest to California. Inc
party will make the trip In General
Ayers private car, one compartment
Of which he named the Logan rVom'
81 the time of the Grand Army eXcur-
sion. Mrs. Logan and Mrs. Tucker
willreium to Washington by May -,
on which date there will be a garden
fcte oi Calumet Place for the benefit OF
the Garfield Hospital.
Mrs. ID. p. Morgan and Mrs. Walter
Woods gave dinner parties last evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Foster will
give dinner Of twenty eight covers
this evening.
Mrs. Logan has issued invitations for
a dinner party Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs Edward L. Dent are re
ceiving the congratulations of their
friends upon the birth Of a son on sun
day morning.
Mrs. w. c. p. Breckenridge has
issued invitations for Wednesday, from
4 to 6 o'clock, when Miss Grace Gallau-
det will speak on college settlements in
New York.
Surgeon General and Mrs. Moore will
return tomorrow from a months tour
of inspection of military posts in the
South
The ladies of the Garfield Sewing
Society will meet Friday morning at II
o'clock at the residence of Mrs. Will
lard.
Mrs. 3. II. Walder entertained n
party of fifty guests at her residence
Saturday afternoon when Mrs. Rigby
gave talk on Switzerland.
Little Miss Louise Patterson cele-
brated her sixth birthday at the Shore
ham on Monday by a luncheon to five
of her young friends, among whom were
the daughter of Representative Wallace
Of New York and the son of Mrs.
: Mahlon Sands.
! The social event of the evening will
be the concert Of American composers
/ to be given at Lincoln Hall this even
/ ing, when the orchestra Of siXty-tive
/ members from New York Will be under
the direction of Mr.. Frank Van Del
! Stucken. Professor Paine of Harvard
7 Mr., Weld and Mr.. Buck will conduc
their own compositions. The soloist'
I will be: Miss Eleanor Warner Everest
/ soprano, of Philadelphia; Miss Louise
/ KaTyss, soprano, of st. Louis; Mis-!
Maud Powell, violinist, of New York
{ Mr.. Arthur Whiting, pianist, of Boston
! At 1890 a full dress reception will bt
given by Mrs. Jeanette Thurber at tn,
ShOreham.
Governor and Mrs. Jackson of Mary
land gave musicale last evening at thu
gubernatorial mansion at Annapolis.
Vice. President and Mrs. Morton gave
dinner last evening of twenty-five
/ covers. The decorations were greer
and gold ferns and yellow tulips. Tht
guests were Senator and Mrs. Cockrell
Senator and Mrs. Cullom, Senator ant
Mrs. Gray, Senator and Mrs. Morgan
Senator and Mrs. Pettigrew, Senate
and Mrs. Stewart, Senator and Mrs
/ Payne, Senator and Mrs. Butler, Sen
ator and Mrs, Reagan and Senator ant
Mrs. Turpie.
The marriage of Theodore Thomas t,
Miss Fay Of New York will take plac
May 7.
Mrs. Nicholas Fish gave musical
yesterday afternoon at her home Of
Irving Place. N. Y. The features o
the occasion were the playing Of III
Adamowski quartette and "Th
Awakening of Brunhilde," from Was
ner's Siegfried, and Wells "Sprine
time" sung by the hostess, with violi
obligato by Mr. Adamowski.