The critic., 1891-01-02
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highly accomplished daughters, Miss Euid
Hunt and Miss Mabel Hunt, gave the
most notable and delightful 0utyicHe Of
the winter last evening. Mrs Hunts
drnwing-ruoms were filed with a number
of the most distinguished amateur per-
formers and singers aud u Rupdly number
of prominent society people and members
of the Diplomatic Corps Among those
present who enjoyed .thc rare musical
treat were Count Won Arco Valley. the
German Minister Mr.. ROustan, the
French Minister; Mayroycni Boy the
Turkish Minister; Count Dcvonne Of the
French Legation aud his lovely .fas"ts,
Miss Florence Audcnrcd; Count lcla
q Batthyany of the Austrian Legation, Mr..
Bocufvc, Chancellor of the French
Legation; Mr.. Georges Levi of the
Italian, legation, Mrs. senator Payne,
Mumm Schwarzenstein, secretary of
the German Legation; Mr.. Ham
sen, secretary of the Russian Legations
Mrs. sydney Everett and Miss Everett,
Mrs. Whclan of Philadelphia, Mr.. and
Mrs. Kent, Miss Annie Hunt, daughter of
the late Minister to Russia; Mrs. Loring,
the Misses Ruth, Miss Van Renssalaer,
Marlioc, Miss stoughton, Mr. and Mrs.
Lay Mrs. Phillips and Mr.. Lee Phillips,
Mr.. Keeling, MIR Pierre Stevens and
others. Mrs. Whcan was, of course, the
attraction of the evening, and sang SUI
pcrbly. The Misses Hunt and Mr.. Hunt
played two charming trios for violin,
ioloncclo and piano. Mr.. Hansen uf the
Russian Legation played with the skill
and technique of an artist one of
Rubcnstcn's transcriptiuns of song
of Schumann's and several Russian pieces
and very amiablyjpaycd at sight the ae-
compartments to Mrs. Whelan's, Miss
Alllile nun y NJ hc1'iig niiu ~ mI
StcIh 'o!'ss MN N liIii.iiVu .",V ~ q III ~ NJ.
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Wly u oIlc y. VIZ NJ
az az ihor ,i' NoSdS nrond YAH INV l''m ~ "eat
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The Rowlinu Clubs Dance at the Na-
tional Rifles 2rmory Tonight will be a
brilliant affair. The cotillion will begin at
II o'clock, The success of IL will lie due
entirely to the admirable and intelligent
management of those two general favor
! ties in society, Miss Van Rensselaer, and
Miss Edie, who have the direction Of many
of the details of the event.
~,
They are passing the word along among
| the girls ''in the trenches" df Mr.. Henri
| Watterson will permit the use of his IA
NOUS phrase TO be applied to lovely
| woman) that the campaign in the matri-
| monial field this winter is to be short,
| sharp and decisive" That courtships,
shorter engagements and instantaneous
ceremonies are to be considered the only
mont and hanging-lirc .consummation is
to be stamped out, and there is to he u
| general movement all along the line tn
| secure swifter dispatch of business.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Wendlinr entertain at
dinner nt Tho Ricbmnnd tn7night n nartv
~ inJies and oentinmen from, Virainia
n, o,,nm, thnr @ Siiss Reach nf Alcynndria
one of the bellies of that socially Jolly old
| town.
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| Miss Sybil D'Oyly of England, cousin
| of Mr.. Henry T.. Pcllew, has been spend
| ing n few days with Mr.. and Mrs. Pellew,
| but returns To Virginia, where her brother
| has purchased an estate near Lynchburg.
Miss D'Oyly was one of the prettiest and
most admired of the Young ladies' at the
she was chaperoncd by Mr.. and Mrs
Kent.
| ~,
1 Tho custop, of novino calls on Now
yaars DaV and recei v;ng 6as heen calmly
hut firmly relocated to those in official
life. With very few exceptions there
was conspicuous absence of the habit
yesterday in society. The receptions at
the White House and the houses of some
of the members of the Cabinet and Jus.
tices of the Supreme Court were attended
by members of the Diplomatic Corps, Of
iccrs of the Army, Navy and the primer
pal leading officials in the civil service
of the Government. The family of the
General Commanding the Army re-
ceved, but the illness of the Admiral of
the Navy prevented any reception at his
residence. The weather was all that fog,
mud and snow could make IT as kill joy
and an annihilator of festivities.
st.,
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Il. Emmons No.