The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-01-25
LATE SOCIETY ITEMS.

The Misses Costello gave most agreeable
progressive euchre party at their hospitabe
home, 624 Sixth street, Thursday evening" in
compliment to Miss Callahan, of Portsmouth,
Va, who has just returned from Delaware,
whence she went to christen the new steamer
Norfolk Play was begun at 8 o'clock and
lasted until IL. Six tables we're required to ac-
commodatc the players. The first prizes were
won by Miss Callahan and Mr.. Albert Herbert,
and the BOBBY prizes by Miss Marguerite Nolan
repaired to the dining-room, where a bountful
collation. was spread. An impromptu musicale
followed, in which Miss Marguerite Nolan's
rich contralto voice charmed the guests, and
Miss Mae Mcguire rendered several selections
on the violin, accompanied by Miss Grace
Menchine Those present were Miss Katherine
Warner, Of Cincinnati Misses German, Miss
Susie Lochboeler, Miss Alice Baldwin, Miss
Walters, and Messrs. Adams, Metz, Herbert,
Morgan, Beck. Flynn, Gebhard, Gessford,
Behrens, DAILY, johnson, and Costello.
The ladies at Mrs. Pummer's, 1880 l street,
entertained their friends Friday evening with a
pleasant dancing party. The entire first floor
was given up to the dancers. Palms and ferns
were placed about the halls and in the dining
room. Later in the evening large party came
in from the White House reception, and the
rooms presented brilliant scene. There were
number of remarkably pretty girls beautifully
gowned. Among those present were Lieuten-
uuO anu MTS. heynOlQS, une MISSES BIRD, Jn6
Misses Collins, Of Georgetown; Miss Seaver, of
Boston: Lieutenant and Mrs. Noel, Mr.. and
Mrs. Allen, Judge Cobb, of Alabama; Mr.. and
Mrs. John Doyle, Mr.. and Mrs. P. V. De Graw,
Mr. and Mrs. Abrams, the Misses Ellenberger,
Cornelius, Fealy, Fairfield, Martin, Fountain,
Hendrie, Cole, Ross, Hodgiins O'Keefe, REIN
ensnyder, Messrs. Lee Longstreet, George w.
Taylor, Loomis, Nixon, Martin, Charleston,
Tickling, James Smith, Johns, Cunningham,
Col. Coleman, NJ. c.; Lieut.. Sill, and many
others.
A most enjoyable progressive euchre party
was given Thursday evening by the Misses
Dorsey at their pretty home on Sixteenth street.
The parlors were ornamented with few potted
plants. delightful collation. was served In
the dining-room, where the centre-piece was of
La France roses, with scarf of smilaX, about
which were grouped salads and ices in the form
rose-tinted lights The prizes were
won by the Misses Townsend, Phillips,
and Clarke, and Messrs. Phillips, Sullivan, and
Hollingberg, of Little Rock, Ark; Mrs. Cox, of
Cincinnati; Mrs. j. Sprigg Poole Misses
Clarke, Hutchins, johnson, Sioussat, Simms,
Edward, and Hopkins, of Baltimore; Kennedy
York; Brainard, Drs. Iber and Dickinson, j..
trell.
The Social Assembly will give their last in
formal dance of the season on Monday, Feb
ruary 2, at the National Rifles Armory.
Mr.. and Mrs. William s. Parks, of 1717 Cor
coran street, have issued cards for tea Tues
day, January 81, from to-.
The many friends of Miss Susie McKenny
will be glad to learn that she is recovering from
quite severe attack of pneumonia.
Mrs. McGeary and her daughter Clara have
returned from Fortress Monroe where she
went for the benefit of the latter's health.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. H. Church and Mrs
Thomas Il. Lloyd are registered at Palatka, Fla.