The Critic and record., 1891-05-13
ON DIT.


the St James, New York.
Pay Director Richard Washington, u. ). N,
Is ut the Grand, New York.
Mator.General Schoacld, commanding the
Army, is at the Windsor Hotel, New York.
Miss Knowles, whose beauty and grace are
50 admired will 90 to Fortress Monroe before
returning to England.
Concert of the Marine Band tonight OF the
Academy OF Music, with Marie Decca, the fas-
cinating cantatrice, to sing several beautiful
things.
Mrs. Custer expects TO 90 abroad socn and
spend six weeks in London. TO literary peo
pie in England shc has several letters Of intro
duction.
Lie tenant Ramsay D. Potts, Third Artillery,
wnt sc eyes were left in an injured condition
by the grip, has left Fortress Monroe for three
months visit to LoudOun County, Va.
Congressman John Sanford OF the Twentieth
district New York, VIII sail for Europe to-
day and will remain abroad until next Octo-
her. Congressman Sanford will meet eX-
Speaker Reed and the two will travel together.
Mr. and Mrs. A. p. Gordon Cumming have
closed the house. No. 1920 Connecticut avenue,
they took for the winter and have gone to Nir-
ginu Beach for few weeks before returning
TO their country scat The Locusts, in Carroll
County, Md.
Concert tomorrow night at the Academy of
Music Of the great Boston Festival Orchestra
with that superb planiste, Miss Adele Aus der
Uhe; the fine violinist, Wintenitz, and Whit
ncy, the greatest Of American bassOs md Rose
Stewart as attrac ions.
Mrs. j. Thompson Swami closes her hoasc
here to-day ana goes 10 her home place In
| Princeton. n. j. During her stay here she has
| given some of the most elegant dinners aud
iunch, ons of the season, and her house has
| been ono of the fashionable cenires.
General Miles on making his recent visit to
| Mexico was met at the Rio Grande by Mexican
officers and escorted TO the capital an back
again on his return In the City of Mexico he
was entertained in royal style by President
| Di6z, and fine review of troops was held in
| his honor
| Docs your new pink coat it, "dcah boy" aud
| aic those riding brecches tight enough, "old
| chappie, and by the way "old man. is yolr
| horses tail as short az the regulations require,
| and are you not Just little afraid "pardner,"
| lhat you may get N nasty cropper,p IN ths
steeplechase II you are by way of "going in" for
that sort OF thing, "deah boy
Mrs, join r. McLean's garden party on
| Tuesday was novel and pretty entertainment,
| given in honor OF her birthday. 4 die
| tinGuished party of prominent people in So
| tiety, personal friends, were invited, which in
cluded the EN- lish, French, Belgian and Turk.
| ish Ministers, General and Mrs. Beale, Admiral
and Mrs. Greer, Mrs: John Hay, Dr. and Mrs.
Hammond and Mrs. Emmons.
Mrs. Benjamin Butlerworth leaves this aftec-
noon for Cincinnati. She will be Joined in
| Cincinnati by Major Buttcrworth and they will
60 together to Chicago, where Mrs. Butter
worth will visit among friends for few days,
| returning direct to Washington. Mrs, Mary
Howe,who has been visiting in New York,will
come TO Washington 10 keep house while her
| mother is West
The following from the Nsl0 Yoyk Tribune
may he considered semi.onica; Secretary
Blaine is still in town, at the house of his SON
in-law, Walter Damrosch. He has almost re-
covered, however, from his recent attack of
indigestion, and viii probably return to Wash
ngton tomorrow or next day. The family
wait him to take longer rest, and may pre-
vail upon him 10 postpone his return until
next week
Among these who have given the most Gle
giant d nners and agreeable evenings during the
pest strson are Mr. and Mrs. John Paul Jone;
OF No. O06 street, whose charming house
has been the seat OF hospitality Ms refine as II
il kindly and pTOfuse. Mrs. Jones is one ol
these agreeable and attractive women whom
Baltimore seems to have genious for produc
ing and lending to Washington TO grace
model establishment.
| Mrs. Hamilton, wife of Lieutenant William
| II. Hamilton Of the Fifth Artillery, u. =. A.
died last Wednesday NJ San Francisco, Cal
She was ihe daughter Of Mr. Richard b. Doug
las OF New York. She had been married tC
Lieutenant Hamilton about year and was his
second wife. Lieutenant Hamilton was for
mefly stationed ~ Governors Island and fol
one year was on Governor Hills stan Mrs
| Bamilton's body has been taken to New Yorl
and will be buried this afternoon at Wood
| lawn.
Very few people would be willing to turn
house and grounds over to charitable purpos,
for two days. This, however, is what tina
| practical philanthropist and kindly lady Mrs
Tisdel OF 1923 Thirteenth street, has done, anc
last night the strawberry fete was beguI
under the most promising auspices. A NUN
ber OF booths, Turkish, floral, and Others wer'
arranged and handsom ely decorated and th
grounds hung with different cOlored Chimes
lanterns. the whole forming picturesque scene
Mrs. j. Fairfield Carpenter, Mrs. Geo BlOomer
, Miss isdel, Miss Swami, Miss Westcott, Miss ID
Peyster. Miss Kelton Miss Abby Scott "a radi
ant brunette beauty in rayishingly loyel.
Turkish costume), Miss Mattingly, Miss Con
dit Smith and Miss Heaven were the divinitie
who presided over the pretty Turkish booth
Miss Somers, Miss Woodward and Mis-
Hatch furnished the confections Miss Ros
Thompson, the Misses Hutchinson, Mis-
Riley, and Miss Palmer were in charge o
the flower stand and Mrs. l. A. Swope
Mrs. o. G. Staples Mrs. Theodore Noyes, Mrs
W. G. Wood, Mrs. ID. II. Chambers, Mrs. r
w. Allen, Mrs. j. J. Lightfoot, Mrs &. ID
, Witt and Mrs. Bailey were the presiding
geniuses of the refreshment tables. Mrs
Charles Dulin and Mrs. II. b. Noble, Mis-
, BrittOn, Miss Chambers, Miss Swope and Mis-
Lansden dispensed the strawberries. Tn
pretty costumes of the lldies OF the Turks
. booth were greatly admired, Miss Mattingl
wore genuine one she got in Constantinopl,
Mics Abby Scott's was particularly pretty an
becoming, her magnificent dark eyes and hai
and tall, graceful figure setting II Off beaut
fully. The fete viii be continued tonight an
q will be doubtless thronged again with mic
, | people. fine orchestra gives the dancin
I men and the girls glorious opportunity 10
delightful dancing in the drawlngrOoms q
the house. The ladies have achieved a grea
. success and their energy and taste rs greatly I