The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-05-08

servant girl, II OF infrequently neglecting
the duties of their own.homes. Among
the generous who ''let not the left
hand know what the right hand
Samuel Blair, A. A. Porter, Peter Donahue,
f. Martin, H. E. Highton, J. S. Hager,
George Hearst, John f. Swift B. B. Cutter,
Edith Cook, Downey Harvey, Adoph
Sutro, Peter Hopkins, f. w. Hopkins and
Mrs. o. F. Wiley, together with many
others. There are, l am sorry to say,
people of certain class who never give
except by the thousands. and then when
the act is apt to be telegraphed all over
America. Such ladies will refuse the pur-
chase of 81 ticket for an individual cause,
and the next moment sign q SIC, 900 check
for a successful. institution.
Among the most domestic ladies of
society are Mrs. w. w. l.. Barnes, Mrs.
A. J. Bryant, Mrs. E. J. Coleman. Mrs.
w. L. Coleman, Mrs. Gordon Banding.
Mrs. d. W. Earl, Mrs. Henry Scott, Mrs.
this state; Mrs. Judge Mckinstry. Mrs.
David Porter, Mrs. Stuart Taylor. Mrs.
William Ashburner, Mrs. A. Badlam, Mrs.
James Garness. Mrs. John p. Jarboe. Mrs.
w. b. Chapman, Mrs. Richard Chute, a
beautiful woman: Mrs. Dr. o. 0. Burgess,
whose brother. the artist Powell, has two
paintings. ode Soto Discovering the
on Lake Erie" hanging in the capitol at
Washington City; Mrs. ID. w. Mckinley,
a sister-in-law to the author of the famous
Mckinley bill, is another home lover. and
Mrs Hall McAilister. Mrs. G. Webb How
ard, Mrs James Otis and Mrs. II. l.. Dodge
all of whom entertain in small way, and
may be classed in the same way.
The army set at the Presidio, Black
Point. Angle island, is almost as exclusive
ba fnraiyp circles but amppp them
selves the army people have a great deal
of enjoyment, which few outsiders are adj
mitted 10.
Religious belief scarcely forms limit to
a social Clique. ami there is not the clan
nishuess among the people OF the same
faith here as in large cities. The Catholic
community is large. about the most closely
united one, and numbers many of the best
families in the city. Among them are the
Athertin, farrott, Tobin, Bowie, Zane.
Donahue. Donahoe, Wallace. Casserly. De
Vecchi, Boland, O'Sullivan, Oliver,
Loughborough, Marlin, Pescia, and
many other families of prominence
The next in prominence is the Ep'sco-
pal church. that counts among Its mem
beers the Hutchinson, Eyre. Givoin. Tolind,
Gibbs Pinckard. Ashe, Griffith, Stanley,
CARRIER. Stanwood. haywood. Mcpherson,
Weller Bourne, Selby, Hudhart and Col
lier names. many OF these belonging TO
the old Southern set, and who are es-
pecially hospitable. Then come the Pres
byterian, Congregational, Methodist and
other Protestant denominations. and the
Jewish. But when the grand charity ball
comes around. each year gotten up bv the
ladies of the Woman's Exchange, there is
no line in religion drawn; all meet on the
base of a common interest, and work FOR
the deserving poor IN their midst.
Many society ladies take an interest IN
the G. A. r., among whom may be named
Mrs. General Backus, Mrs. c. Mason
Kline. Mrs. J. +. Swift and Mrs. Charles
II. Blinn, whose husbands are high IN
office The Bachelors Cotillion, or The
Friday Night Club" as il is now called, Is
one OF the social arrangements OF the city,
1t is conducted bv the young swell
gentlemen and matronized by society Ia
dies. Another club on the same social
basis is The Assemblies" This club,
il there is any difference,
is little more exclusive.
Then there is german" club, con-
Quoted by the prominent Southern eie-
ment Of society. Still another Southern
society is the Reliance, which gives sew
eral parties each winter. The Cercle
Francois is the leading French society,
as the Nerein is the Leading German
society. The Mandolin Club is very
popular affair and is composed of the
dau ghters OF many leading families. The
Lawn Tennis Club is another of the popu-
lar and social organizations which came
into prominence about seven wears ago
MARY Il. WATSON.