The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-01-16
IN TIE SWIM.

Senator and Mrs. Stanford entertained
the President and Mrs. Harrison last
night The Nicc-Presidcnt and Mrs.
Morton, Chief Justice Fuller, General
Schohcld, Senator and Mrs. Edmunds.
Senator and Mrs. Sherman, Senator and
Mrs. Frye, the Mexican Minister and
Madame Romero, Mrs. Mckee and Mrs.
Logan were the other guests.
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Among the notable dinners last night
were those of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry u.
Pellew and Mr.. and Mrs. Henry May.
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Mrs. General Payne will be assisted in
receiving to-day by Miss Nelson and Miss
Tyler of Virginia, Miss Walthall, the
daughter of Senator Walthall of Mssis-
sippi; Miss Aldrich of San Francisco Miss
Hitchcock of New York, Mrs Arthur
Payne and Miss Payne. This will be one
of the most attractive and charming re-
is one of the great Southern representa-
tive social centres here, and she Is most
sought after by those who like TO meet
the incest people from all parts of the
country.
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The great question now agitating the
palpitating hearts of tca-givers is how to
get the men to come to their teas. II is q
melancholy and depressing fact that the
average man in society prefers his club,
after the labors of the dav, to any o'clock
procession, composed almost exclusively
OF women, that can he started. What Is
the spectacle presented daily A beauti-
fully-appointed house, an cxquisitely.
dressed hostess, with row of the prettiest
and incest girls ''in the swim" to assist in
recciying-a wilderness of women, an
Many of them, one would think, had long
| outlived the mania for attending receptions
| hundreds of women but little known to
| the social world, and merely bent on graft
| Tying an undying and unqucnchablc thirst
TO see and be seem and to crafty death
less curiosity to know something of the
houses and the people who live in them.
IL Is not encouraging TO see twenty heroic
reception attcnders battling and bufeting
| in the midst of sea of bonnets. No Won
der they look wan and diSrdie. Their
| spirits are becoming broken. The odds
| are too fearful. They are gradually fall
ing out of line. The sooner they abandon
| the warpath, wash of their war-paint,
| give up their guns and marry, the better
| for them. Otherwise they will be worn
to frazZle, curse teas and die.
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The gorgeous mansion of Senator Saw
yer was thronged for three hours yesterday
| afternoon upon the occasion of the usual
reception of Mrs. Howard White, his
daughter An orchestra discoursed most
eloquent dance music, handsome cola
tion was served and guests seemed to be
as much entranced with the beauty and
magnificencc of the house, and the dis
play of roses as they were delighted with
the cordiahty of their reception by Mrs.
| White, who was assisted by the Misses EN-
| tln lpNnlNs Miss (fnnltt. Smith Mrs
Justice Fields niece, and Mrs. Sabin Ma
gee of Syracuse, ~ ", who has just re-
| turned from residence abroad of many
| years. Major Carpenter, Mr.. Mutt, Mr..
| Johnson, Mr.. Cropper, Miss Janney, Miss
Love of Virginia, Mrs. Senator Faulkner,
Miss Faulkner, Mrs. Henry st. George
Tucker of Virginia and her sister, Miss
Johnston, the handsome daughter of
Colonel William Preston Johnston of New
| York; Miss Almy and others were among
the many who called.
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| Madam de Barrios, the famous beauty
| of Guatemala, now residing in New
| York and visiting here, assisted Mrs.
| Logan in receiving yesterday. She has q
suite Of apartments at the Arlington and
has been the recipient of marked social
courtesies from many of the leaders in
| society.
Mrs. Nelson Brown gave very pleas
ant german last night, The cotillion was
to have been led by Mr.. Alan Johnstone
of the British Legation, but that gentle
man had fall from his horse while out
riding, and Mr.. John Ridgeley Carter was
the accomplished leader. There was, OF
course, an excellent supper, capital floor
profusion of floral decorations and {
very swell list of participants in the co
tillion.