The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-11-15

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Mrs. Colonel Gilman, of Fifteenth street,
gave an elegant tea on Thursday to few of
her lady friends. Miss Katie Gilman, who has
but recently returned from Europe assisted
her mother in receiving with her native grace
and ease, and delighted the guests by her
charming music Some of the ladies present
were Mrs. Pilling, Mrs. General Rochester,
Mrs. Horatio King, Mrs. w. Ross Browne,
Mrs. Huxford, and Others, besides several of
Washingtons bellies 1t seems to be the grow
ing feeling that tits more agreeable to hostess
and guests that one should divide ones list of
friends in giving entertainments and thus
avoid cfowding ones home, which, from teo
generous hospitality, has become SO common
in Washington. Mrs. Gilman is one of the
first to make so desirable change.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w. Saussy are stop
ping at the Riggs for week or ten days.
Mrs. Saussy was Miss Ada Stone, daughter of
DR.. George Stone, of Savannah, Ca, and MIR.
Saussy is young business man Of that city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Saussy were married in St Marks
Church, Savannah, on Wednesday last. There
was an elegant wedding and many choice
presents, chief of which was house and lot
from the BRIDES father, DR.. Stone.
The many friends of Miss Minetta A. Yates
will be pleased to learn that she has returned
after pleasant stay of three weeks visiting
her friend, Mrs DR.. Charshee, of Baltimore
and is now residing at her new home, Ne.
lbs Twelfth street northwest.
Mr.. Anthony j. Drexel, who passed the
summer at Carlsbad, has returned to Philadel-
phia to attend his sons wedding, which will
take place on Wednesday at Vincentown, N.
r Tba to
the youngest son of Mr.. Anthony j. Drexe,
and the only one unmarried. The bride, Miss
Mary Stretch Trick, is well-known to Phila-
delphia society, having spent her life almost
entirely in the New Jersey town in which she
was born. The ceremony will take place in
the little frame chapel in which the bride has
worshipped since childhood. Among the
many valuable gifts presented by the groom's
father is an elegant residence in West Phila-
delphia.
Mrs. Thurston, wife of Dr. Thurston, Of
Boylston street, Boston, is spending a fort
night in this city.
Mrs. James n Tyner has returned to the
city.
Mrs. Dolph is at home on Mondays from
to 6 O'Clock throughout November.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Setz are back from
their wedding journey, and will receive on
Thursdays during the season at No. 1000 Four
teenth street.
Mrs. Perc,al Werlich is making brief
visit to her cousin, Miss Ida Welch, at 5000 P
street, Georgetown.
Colonel A. G.. Brackett, now retired, late Of
the Third United States Cavalry, is residing
at No. 1910 Rhode Island avenue.
Miss Elizabeth Carpenter, of Wilmington,
Del, is visiting Miss Stosenberg, of Twenty
second street.
Mrs. Stanley Matthews has returned from
her summer trip to Europe.
Miss Bessie Sawtele, of Philadelphia, is
visiting Miss Kate Brewer, of Twenty eighth
street, Georgetown.
Colonel and Mrs. Matt. Tyler are settled in
the house, 171S M street, which they have
rented for the season.
Colonel @. H. Catch, of Des Moines, Iowa,
and Mrs. Catch are guests of Mrs. Colonel
Stewart, of Capitol Hill.
Madame Luarez, wife of the Spanish Minis
ter, has gone to Europe,
Mrs. Welch, widow of Judge John Welch,
OF Ohio, is the guest of Miss Mary Bennett, of
2lS street southeast.
Mr.. William Wilde, of Dublin, elder brother
of Oscar Wilde, is lying seriously Ill in New
York, at his apartment at "The Gerlach."
Mr.. Wilde was recently married in New York
to Mrs. Frank Leslie He is engaged to write
a series of articles on the United States for
London newspaper, and it is possible that
he may also lecture This is his first visit to
America.
Cheyalier de Krapf-Liyerhoff, Chancellor of
the Austrian Legation, and Madame de Kraft
Liverhoff sailed for Europe Wednesday.
Mrs. and Miss Thyson have returned from
an extended Northern trip.
General and Mrs. Schofield, with Mrs An
drews, are at home on Tuesdays after o'clock.
Mrs. Rankin and Miss Rankin will not be-
gin their Friday receptions until January.
Miss Arlas, of New York, is visiting Mad
anne Bolet-Peraze, wife of the Venezuelan Min
ister.
Senator and Mrs. Walthall and Miss Court
ney Walthall are at their residence on Rhode
Island avenue
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Gordon are established
Tor the winter at 1923 Vermont avenue.
Miss Ransom has returned from Niagara
Falls, where she has been for the past ten
weeks recuperating from the prostrating
effects of two severe attacks OF la grippe