The morning call., 1891-01-04

officials who live here the Justices Of the
Supreme Court are most to he enyied. The
political hurry buTly, the Waterloos and
revolutions of elections do not touch them,
ana admins STATIONS come and go, and Con-
crosses slip by without disturbing the tram
guilty of those
sELK-RoBED WISE MEN
OF the great tribunal. As the President Is
something Of a whist-pleyer himself. and
all the Supreme Justices are expert and de-
voted whist-players, it goes without saying
tnat Justice Brown can distinguish himself
IN that field during the after-dinner hours.
1t would never do TO mar the harmony and
serenity OF the court circle by putting a bad
or Indifferent whist-player in their midst,
and when every possible argument and
POINT was being made for the many candi-
dates for the Justiceship, some Talleyrapd
must have mentioned Justice Browns abil-
Ey at whist,
AS luck would have it for the merchants
and vendors Of every kind, there was the
most radiant and perfect winter weather for
fhe days before Christmas. and the great
shaping carnival was quite a gay thing.
Washington wore really the air OF capital
then, and The broad streets and paw
held their intended crowds. Shops are
much the. same everywhere, but IN mar
kets there is often an indiVuallty
and local color. The Washington Christ
mas market was as picturesque a
scene by day as could be well had in a city.
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turkeys ami ducks, and their stacks of ever
green ana holly were as interesting as one
could want them. For two nights before
Christmas the market-hOuse was open in
the evening and possessed by crowds OF col
0red. maTketers, and these happy black
people had. royal time inside under the
electric lights, and outside, where torches
and small fires Illuminated the groups of
country vendors. Christmas day tried to be
a white Christmas, and before midnight it
succeeded. Ilerg old ia sbjOnHd
sn0w-stoinl, and there are now twelve
inches OF snow, with bells juggling, sleighs
racing and carnival under way. Long be-
Iore the snow had quit falling the sleigh
bells were heard, but now the snow is deep
enough to furnish good sleighing for several
days. Senator Stanford's black horses and
plumed sleigh was early in the snow, and
MIR. Greger Of the Russian Legation with his
three horses abreast, and the middle one
wearing
a HIGH, ARCHING COLLAR.
Hung with bells, attracted most attention
a. it wheeled about the uptown streets. The
President and his family enjoyed the snow
carnival as well, and the black Morgan horses
which the President lately bought for his
own driving remembered their Northern
training and made fine time over the snow.
II ever one had cause to pity the poor car
horse it was while the sleighing carnival
was on ana anything else could be pulled
more easily than iron wheels over
street-rais. Electric cars were laid up
by the sDow-storm, and only our one
solitary cable line ran Independently
of the weather. Besides all the Handsomely
appointed s!Gighs drawn by splendid horses.
the great features of tile carnival were the
afternoon masqueradeS and mule-drivers,
who, IN paper cam brio costumes linen dust
ers ana every gr0teSQuerie and absurdity OF
dfess, wound their way up and down the
avenue. Every possible thing In eQuipage
was caricatured, and long tandem STRINGS Of
mules, drawing small sled or a rocking
chair spinning along on its own modified
runners, excited r0ars of laughter from the
thousands OF spectators who crowded the
pavements along the avenue and cheered the
InasEers on.
Societys younger set has danced some
curing the holidays, the British Legation,
Mrs. Letters and Mrs. john B. Henderson's
homes being among those thrown open for
,mall dances. Dinners TO the many brides
and groOms and prospective brides and
grooms have also occupied the younget set,
and gossip Of all the approaching weddings
nils the air. After the wedding of Chief
Justice Fufler's daughter and Mr.. Wallace
oil Tacoma, the next will be that of Miss
Andenreid and Count FOresta di Diyonne
Three brothers of Count Diyonne arrived
here last week to remain until after the
ceremony" III January l4th, aud each brought
superb presents. The diamond and sannbira
stusded bracelets, necklaces, tiara. and
articles with cipher and initials In diamonds
brought from
THE DIVONNE FAMILY
Have quite set the society girls wild. The
wedding will be celebrated with as much
pomp as church and state, Cardinal and
legation can give it, and the Count and
Countess will sail very soon afterward to
take up their residence at the Chateau di
Divonne. Count Divonne first met Miss
Audenreid at Tangiers last winter contin-
ued his courtship at Homburg and Paris,
and finally had himself put as an unsalaried,
RrRtuitnus attache Of the French Legation
in Washington, In order to pursue his suit
here. He sewers his connection with the
legation and the diplomatic career after his
wedding.
Another International marriage soon to
occur is that of Miss Williams and Mr.. Han
sen OF the Russian Legation. Miss Williams
Is the daughter of Mr.. C. Augustus Will.
fams OF New London, Conn.,, one of the
oIlgInai members of and still large holder
francisco. The family have lived "a m ian
abroad, and Miss Williams is fine iinnnis,
ana musician ana ayoung woman of unnsnai
accomplishments and culture. For the nat
lew winters Mr.. Williams has resided in
w ashlngton, where his family have been in
nigh so fal favor. Mr.. Hansen has been at
fached to the Russian Legation for a connie
OF years. Miss Williams accompanied her
father to Russia this summer, business in
connection with the lease OF the Commandre
Islands, off the Siberian coast, calling MIR.
Williams to st. Petersburg. Mr. Hansen
was also In Russia this summer, and the an
nounctment OF the engagement followed
the return OF Miss Williams and her father
to America.
Tac0ma's pride mus. now take a final and
official fall. Mount Rainier is to remain
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