The Washington critic., 1890-03-07
THE SOCIAL WORLD.

Sir Julian and Lady PeuncelOte gave
u dinner party last evening, az which
the guests were Chief Justice and Mrs
Fuller, Miss Fuller, Mr.. Justice and
Mrs. Blatchford, Senator and Miss
Mitchell, Mr., and Mrs Cabot Lodge,
Mr., and MIS-. John Hay, Mr., Mrs and
Miss Letter, Mr.. and Mrs. Wardcr,
Mrs. Mckee, General Anderson, the
German Minister the Spanish Minister,
the Portuguese Minister, Mr.. Arthur
Herbert, the Misses Pauncefote.
At the close of the dinner the party
adjourned to the drawing rooms, where
a number of The guests invited to the
dancing reception which followed had
already assembled. Among those
present were Sir Roderlck Cameron,
Mr.. Charles Tupper, son of Sir Charles
Tupper, and Mr.. Chipman of Ontario,
Baron de Struve, Baron Sternberg,
Baron Schonberg, Baron Grip, General
and Mrs. Berd0n, Mrs Uobson, Mr.
and Mrs. Gordon Mckay, Mrs. and
Miss jackson, Miss Cameron, Miss
Wright, Miss May, Miss Rockhill,
Mrs. Nelson Brown, Mr.. and Mrs.
Cropper, Mr.. and Mrs. John Mclean,
Mrs. ID. z. Morgan, Miss BIyer, Miss
Card, Miss Cooper, Miss James, Miss
Brooke, Mr. and Mrs. A. Clifford Bar
ney, Count Sala, Mr.. Percival Drayton,
General Beale, Mr.. TruXton Beale, Mr..
and Mrs. Bakhmeteir, Hon. Stephen
Preston, Mrs. and the Misses Preston,
the Haytien Minister and Miss Carter,
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hinckley, Mr..
Graham Bell, Colonel Bliss, Mr.. An
drews of New York, Miss Routh, Mr..
and Mrs. Marcellus Baily, Miss Flor
ence Bayard, Admiral and Mrs. Porter,
Mrs. Logan, Miss Tuckerman, General
and Mrs. Breckenridge, Mr.. Robert Nc
Lean, Senator and Mrs Aldrich, Sena-
tor and Mrs. Mcpherson, Senator and
Mrs. Hearst.
Mrs. Charles Herr, with her children,
is on visit to her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
William Dougal, at their residence on
the Heights of Georgetown. Rev.
Charles Herr has returned to his parish
in Jersey City.
The Reading Glass was entertained at
luncheon yesterday by Mrs William A.
Hammond, who was admitted as a
member at the reorganization of the
class in the beginning of Lent.
Senator Evarts entertained guests at
a dinner last evening, at which the
decorations were carnations and ferns.
Hon. Walter Woods gave dinner
party on Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Connell, the attractive wife of
Senator Council of Nebraska, gave u
luncheon yesterday to party Of West
ern friends now visiting the city.
DR.. and Mrs Pope entertained large
1,nr ~ 1,at fVia of In
last evening.
Miss Eliza Lawrence Parker, daughter
of the late Commodore Foxall Parker,
who gave number of successful read
ings in New York early in the season,
has returned TO her home in Baltimore
after stay of several weeks at the
Clarendon in this city.
The author of "His Honor" Miss
Cynthia E. Cleveland. has cards out for
a reception to the representatives of the
press at the Strathmore Arms, $40
Twelfth street northwest, Saturday
March s, from ) to o'clock. Ms
Cleveland will be assisted by the ladies
Of the South Dakota Congressional
delegation, Mrs. Pickler, Mrs. Mason,
Mrs. Clifford, Mrs Moody and Mrs.
Pettigrew.
The Woman's National Press Asso,
citation meets at Willard's Hotel this
evening. Two weeks hence there will
be public meeting, with a fine literary
and musical programme.
Mrs. Edward j. Truell, wife of Cap,
tain Truell, has consented lately to read
/ for her friends. She contributed two
charming selections February % at the
Mary Washington tea, and again de
lighted the Unity Club last Friday
evening.
EXSecretary and Mrs. Whitney have
invitations out for a mi-careme ball on
Thursday evening next. They will aisc
| give ball Easter Monday.
1t is told at Washington, says the
| New York Tribune, that the other day
two mischievous young women in the
same hotel as the ingalls, family dressed
up as Little Sisters Of the Poor. and, fol
lark, went from room to room, beg
ging. Many ladies famed for thei
sweet manners gave them a rud,
reception, saying that they "coulC
not tolerate beggars. Senator In
gals received them politely, and
responding to their appeals for aid
sea- ched in his pockets, but failed t
find but eight cents, which he CAV,
them. Later on he informed one whC
was speaking Of the visitors that "thos
two sisters were evidently novices,
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