The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-03-15


On Friday afternoon she delivered her Mary
Washington memorial lecture before a fine
audience of ladies at the residence of Mr.. John
w. Thompson, of l street. The lecturer ex-
tolled the dignity and honor of motherhood,
making her points by many happy illustrations
drawn from historical and well-known char
acters. Among those present were Mrs. Ad-
miral Lee, Mrs. Senator Dolph, Mrs. Waite,
Mrs. Cockrell, Mrs. Emory, Mrs. Mcpherson,
Miss Davidge, Miss Hatzell, Mrs. Field Miss
Strong, Miss Kate Foot Mrs. jennings Mrs. j.
Thomas Swan, and others, who are deeply in
terested in securing fitting monument for the
mother of Washington.
Mrs. Spooner, one of the most popular ladies
of society, retires with this Congress- and she is
great loss to the musical circles of Washing
ton. Possessing highly-cultivated voice of
much sweetness, and being the mother of
whole string band in the members of her own
family, musicale could be gotten up on short
notice But to see Mrs. Spooner at her best is
in her home life. Her accomplishments range
from the giving of an informal dinner to sing
ing Scotch ballad in such way as to touch
the hardest heart The genial Senator and
Mrs. Spooner expect to spend the summer and
possibly year or two abroad in travel.
At Mr.. B. H. Warmers elegant mansion on
Massachusetts, avenue the members of the
Builders Exchange, of this city, were delight
fully entertained on Friday evening. Besides
the guests of honor, there We're present the
District Commissioners and many representa-
tives of the local government Webers orches-
ira was present and added greatly to the en-
joyment of the occasion. Messrs Hay, Gallo
way, and Scott contributed to the amusement
of the evening by their capital rectations and
songs.
Who is Sydney" of the Boston Transcript,
who travestied the recent "Womans Council?n ?n
And did the 'spinsters'' of Boston duck him
for slander? Or was he hung on Witch's
Hill of Salemtown? Echo answers, Who killed
Sydney" 1t is rumored on pretty good au-
thority that somebody quite near home ''sat
down on him. and made him fatter than he
was before, Incredible as this may seem.
Mrs. Estelle Leighton, of 1921 Twenty first
street, has passed gay winter, having had
many guests from ST. Paul. San Francisco, and
other points, to whom she has devoted her time
to the exclusion of many social engagements in
general society. She is regarded as one of the
most beautiful and attractive of young widows.
Miss Harvey, of st. Paul, is still her guest and
is most charming young lady.
| A musical and literary entertainment will be
given on Tuesday at the residence of Judge
| Shelabarger, S12 Seventeenth street. The pro-
| ceeds will be given to the Young Women's
| Christian Home. Among others who have vol
unteered their talents in aid of this truly de-
| serving charity are Mrs. DR.. Gardner, the
Misses Prall, and Messrs. Tweedale, Gardner,
| Rakemann, and Whipple.
Iue dll-aOSOrDlnS COnunQrum IN society is,
| Who is the fascinating widow known from the
| Atlantic to the Pacific whom Dame Rumor re-
| ports is about to be wed to well-known bust
| ness man? And who is the man? Somebody
| had better tell soon or all the gay widows in
| town will be reported as ssengaged" to the un-
married bachelors of business reputation.
| Miss Ida j. Thomason, of 1900 Q street. who
has been visiting her friend, Miss Belle Mitch
ell, of Brooklyn, n. Y, for the past month, re-
turned home on the 18th instant. She says she
| had a most enjoyable and pleasant visit, and
she certainly shows it in her face and person.
Chief Justice and Mrs. Fuller have issued
cards for the marriage of their daughter, Miss
Grace Fuller, and Mr.. Archibald Brown, on the
| evening of Easter Monday, in st. Johns Church.
| Admission to the church will be by card.
reception will follow the church ceremony.
Congressman James P. Flick, of Iowa, and
Mrs. Mary A. Griffin, of Wooster, Ohio, were
| quietly married on Thursday evening at 1910
Fourteenth street. The ceremonywas witnessed
| only by intimate friends. Mr. and Mrs. Flick
| left on the $3.50 train for Bedford, Iowa.
Mrs Perry, of sos Tenth street, was delight
fully at home on Wednesday afternoon to a
large number of callers. She was assisted by
| Mrs. e. IL. Allen and Mrs. Charles Anderson,
| of Q street.
The engagement of Miss Mamie Bayard and
Count Lewenhaupt, of Sweden, was announced
in THE SUNDAY HERALD nearly year ago.
The marriage will take place in April, at Will
| mingCon, Del.
Mrs. James Biddle, who has recently been in
Philadelphia as the guest of Mrs. Drexel, is
now in this city visiting Mrs. Harmony, wife OF
Admiral Harmony.
The family Of Mr.. Justice Brewer is estab-
lished in the house 1404 Massachusetts avenue.
Miss Cora Clark of Boston, is visiting Miss
| Brewer.
Mrs. Baxter, widow of the late Surgeon Gen
| eral, will take apartments at the Shoreham after
settling up the affairs of her household.
The marriage of Miss Phoebe Elliott and DR..
| Randolph, of Baltimore, will be celebrated in
Ascension Church shortly after Easter
Senor Francisco Sanchez, Naval Attache of
the Chilian Legation, sailed for Europe by the
| Umbria last week.
The engagement is announced of Miss Henkle,
| of California, and Mr.. Morrow, son of Repre-
sentative Morrow.
Mrs. David Towers of New York, is visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Lewis, on
Capitol Hill.
Mrs. Enoch Totten's luncheon on Tuesday in
honor OF Miss Howe, of Boston, was very ele-
giant affair
Mrs. Lamar was out visiting last week trying
to make up for the time lost by her Southern
visit.
The Misses DuHamel entertained company
OF friends at small party on Friday evening.
DIR. and Mrs. C. F. Goodell are with Mrs. r.
IL. Graham, No. 11l2 Tenth street.