The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-02-09
IN THE SWIM.

Monday, February 0-Mrs. a. Il. Ma
gruder's luncheon, Mrs. Painters tea, the
marriage of Miss Blackjack to Lieutenant
w. B. Capcrton, ". S. N, at 81. Johns
Church at Sp. nj; theball at the Mexican
Legation, Mrs. John Nicholas Nortons
luncheon to DIR. and Mrs. Thomas Mar
shall Norton (the bride and groom), the
second reception of the Misses Riggs, Mr..
and Mrs Preston Sands dinner.
Tuesday, February 10-Mrs. Senator
Stanford's luncheon, the marriage of Miss
Lay to Hon. William Wharton, Assistant
Secretary of State, at Mrs. Hobsons resi-
dence at 2 p. M; the reception of the
Corean Minister Mrs. Alexander Graham
Bells tea, Mrs. Richard Townsend's large
theatre party and supper, Senator and Mrs.
McPherson's dinner, the last meeting Of
the Dancing Glass.
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Among the ladies who will receive to-
day are Mrs. and Miss Condit Smith, %
Lanier Place. Mrs. Emmons and Miss
Markoe, 1925 II street. Mrs. John X. Will
liams, Washington Barracks; the Misses
Strong 1iii III street; Mrs. Denver, 1908
Rhode Island avenue; Mrs. Daniel II.
Hagner, 1912 III street. and n number of
other ladies residing on that street.
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AT tho Blackjack -Caperton nuptials to-
night, the bridesmaids will be Miss Will
hanson, Miss Payne and Miss Scranton.
Lieutenants Laird, Fechteler and Fletcher
of the Navy and Lieutenant Denny and
Lieutenant Williams of the Army will be
the ushcrs. Lieutenant Beatty will be
the best man. The wedding reception will
take place at General 0rdway's, 1921 Z
street.
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The women persist in saying that the
men they meet in society are fearfully
and wonderfully spoilt; that they are
'apathetlc, inane and condescending;"
that they make little or no effort to bo
agreeable, and seem to be under the i'm
preston that they are confering a great
distinction by showing even the conven-
tional- courtesies. When lovely woman
pouts, stamps her pretty foot and impales
her admirers IN this way 1t is time to come
to the rescue of the trampled victims of
her indignation and to say that the young
men in society, while having enough to
turn their heads in the appalling pre-
ponderance of womankind in society, are
bearing their honors meelSly and strug-
Cling heroically to distribute themselves
over as large a social area as possible and
to make themselves go as far as may be in
alleviating the horrors of the man famine
now raging. They fully realize the awful
responsibility resting upon them.
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Mrs. and Miss Scranton will hold their
final reception at the Richmond to-day.
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Mrs. Springer will not receive to-day,
nor again this season.
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Mrs. Fuller, the wife of the Chief JUS
tice, will not receive to-day.
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Mrs. and Miss Wescott will hold their
usual Monday reception this afternoon.
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Secretary and Mrs. Blaine will give q
dinner on Saturday. the 18th instant, to
Sir Julian and Lady Pauncefote.
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Miss Van Vechten Of Albany, n. Y,
who is the reigning beauty of that city,
will assist Miss Emmons in receiving this
afternoon at 1725 II street.
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DIR. and Mrs. Thomas Marshall Norton
have returned from their bridal tour, and
are with Mrs. John Nicholas Norton, No.
1722 II street.
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Baron de Fava, the Italian Minister,
will give dinner tonight at the Metro
p0litan Club in honor of the Hon. James
G. Blaine, the Secretary of State. The
guests will be:
The Secretary of State.
The Secretary OF War.
The Postmaster.Gcncral.
Senator Evarts.
Senator Cameron,
Senator Chandler.
The German Minister.
The Swiss Minister.
The British Minister.
The Belgian Minister.
The Portuguese Minister.
Judge John Davis.
Mr.. A. A. Adec, Second Assistant Secretary
Of State.
Mr.. John b. Moore, Third Assistant sccrc-
tary Of State.
Ghevalier de Mczey, Austrian Legation.
Baron de Vrieve, Belgian Legation.
Marquis Imperialli, italian Legation.
The Italian Minister.
The floral decorations will consist of
American beauty roses, Roman hya-
cinths, maiden-hair ferns.
MENU.
Pctits Fours-Ruese.
Blue Points.
Potage Regcncc.
Bass Chanlbord.
Pommes -Concombres.
Filct de Boeuf Flamande
Artichauts Bellevue.
Supreme dc. Volatile aux Trufres.
Pates de Strasbourg.
Punch Romainc.
Asperges en- Branches, Sauce Hollandaise.
Cables sur Canapc,
Salade de Saison.
IOuesc au Chocolate.
Baba au Rhum.
Dessert.
WINES.
Snuterncs, 1884,
Hochheimer Domdechant, 1874.
Chateau Lcovillc, 1873.
Chambcrtln, 1878.
Moet and Chandon, White Seal.
Porto, 1915.
Grandc Fine Champagne, 1910.