The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-04-12
GOSSIP OF THE GIRLS.
Alice Confdes to Dear Louise the
Goings On in Washington.

My DEAR LOUISE: Saturday is the fashion
able day for entertaining just now | have
noticed this tendency during the entire win
ter, and it is very marked this spring season.
1t is also coming in favor as wedding day.
suppose the Princess Louise aud the Duke of
Fife set the fashion. Weddings of all kinds
quiet home affairs, morning ceremonies, and
spectacular evening weddngs-have been
features of the two weeks intervening since
Easter Several handsome luncheons and
dinners have been given.
But this time of the year is the season for
the college boys, who are the heroes of the
hour Mrs. Marcelus Bailey entertained the
Pennsylvania boys as delightfully."- as Mrs.
Whittemore did the Yale clubs Easter
Monday.
The most notable gathering OF the week
was at the bousewarmiug of Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Clifford Barney, whose new residence
on Rhode Island avenue is one OF the hand
soonest in the city. tits Immediately next the
unique house recently erected for Mrs. lsham
Hornsby. The scene at Mrs. Barney's was
really beautiful. To my taste, there is no
decoration for halls and stairways (when both
are wide enough to admit of any decoratlon)
so effective as palms and azalia bushes,
and these were used in discreet .protuslon
at Mrs Barney's There is nothing like
knowing when there is enough OF thing,
even thing of beauty. The ladies assisting
were, like the hostess, very richly attired.
Mrs Barney's gown was of heavy creamcol-
ored brocade with garniture of green and
gold Mrs DR.. Hammond wore white satin
brocade; Mrs. N. s. Lincoln, salmon-pink
brocade and black lace; Madame Guzman
Louis XIV Jacket of black velvet, with tan
colored silk skirt, and Mrs George Lothrop
Bradley, red silk. All the world of society
was there.
wish YOU could set my mind at ease on
one point, viz: shall l say Louis AlvrAV Y, or
XIV jacket; or is the proper name Marqlise
coat? hardly get my tongue accustomed to
saving Louis Seize jacket before somebody
whose authority look up to comes along and
speaks of the modish Louis Quinze coat, and
the next time 1t is a Louis XIV affair." I'm
tighten me If you can
Mrs K gave her seventeen-year-o old daugh-
ter g Find party" last week, and there was
no end of fun in it for the youthful par
ticipants. number of small articles, say
about twenty, were hidden in the drawing
rooms and hall, and the guests, after assem-
bling punctually at $3.50, were told the num-
ber and nature of the hidden articles,
of which there was a list on the parlor
table. The usual incentive OF prizes was
offered-two first, for the lady and gentle
man most successful in the hunt. The hooby
prize was also on hand for the stupid who
should find nothing. The guests were to
bring the concealed articles as they found
them aud put them on the table, where they
could be compared with the list. The hidden
objects were small baskets of candy, german
favors, whistles, scissors, etc. When all the
treasures were brought to light committee
awarded the prizes and then refreshments
were served. This would be nice scheme
for entertaining garden party. just now
the prospect of outdoor amusements is not
very promising for it rains, rains, rains The
Washington children have not yet had their
Easter egg-rolling in the Presidents grounds,
owing to the continual downpour.
The President and Mrs. Harrison start on
Tuesday for their tour through the South and
West, Mrs. Mckee and Mrs. Russell Harrison
will soon sail away, and the White House will
be deserted until fall.
The single tiounce is to the fore again, and
it is now put all around the edge Of the skirt.
1t has not yet gained the width OF the Spanish
founce-that will come in time-but it must
be put on evenly to look well. The fashion
plates of the time of the Empress Eugene all
show these single founces. We are going
backward also In the way of gloves, for many
short ones are bought to go with the very long
sleeves now in vogue The spring hats and
bonnets are SO much alike that it is hard to
tell one from tother. Like Biddy's lost
child, they are sure to turn up somewhere.
The snake hats are called "Cleopatras."
There is decided return to silk for dresses
and dress trimmings, and / am sure there is
no fabric more lovely to look at or more de-
lightful to wear.
Monday night wo are going to have John
Moneymaker on the stage at Albaugh's in
s'The u. s. Mall" and l am curious to see
this satire on the postal service. Ever yours,