St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-01
SOCIETY IN WASHINGTON.
Climax of the Social Season at the
CaDitai.


WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-The week
just passed may be considered as the
climax of the Washington social season,
SO very full has it been of brilliant
events. The functions were not quite
SO important in any official sense, if
one may use that word in this relation,
as those of the week or two previous,
but they were just as enjoyable and far
more numerous. 1t opened with the
dinner to President and Mrs. Harrison
by Postmaster General Wanamaker, in
the cabinet course, followed by a recep-
ton. This was attended by six or seven
hundred guests, and was one of the
most notable of the series.
The same night Representative and
Mrs. Oates, OF Alabama, gave recep-
ton which was noticeable for the at
tendance or foreign ministers and their
wives. the host not being connected
officially with the diplomatic service by
his committee assignments in the house.
There were present Minister Guzeman,
of Nicaragua; Minister Romero. of
Mexico; Minister Tsiu, of China; Min
lister Ye, of Korea, and Minister Tateno.
of Japan.
Wednesday was the cabinet day. and
the ladies' receptions were all largely
attended. AT night Senator and Mrs.
Carlisle gave reception that was one
OF the pleasantest of the winter. They
are always popular, and this one was
attended by 800 or 900 guests, in
Guiding the principal diplomatic
and official lights of the capital.
Society divided its attention that
night between the Carlisle reception
and the charity ball, the principal event
OF that kind OF the year. 1t was held at
the Rlf1es' armory under the auspices of
the leading fasEionables of the city.
Mrs. Morton headed the list of patron
esSes. The bali was success in every
way. In the afternoon Mrs. Harrison
was the guest of honor at a lunch given
by the wife of Commodore Ramsay, and
the Washington club gave a reception
for Mrs. john Sherwood, of New York.
The German legation gave a dinnerin
honor of the birthday of Emperor VIII
lam.
Two notable dinners were given
thursday night, one by Vice President
ana Mrs. Morton to NJ. Paternotre. the
new French minister, the other by Rep
reSentative Breckenridge and wife TO
Secretary and Mrs. Elkins. The tab
leauX vlvante and parlOr theatric Is at
the Arlington hotel for the benefit of
the Mary Washington monument fund,
IN which the bellies and beaux of Wash
ington society appeared, were q great
success. That afternoon Mrs. John a.
Logan introduced her son, John A.
Logan Jr., of Youngstown, O., to sew
eral hundred friends at tea in CaIu-
met place, her pretty home on the hills.
Minister Tateno and wife gave re-
ception at the Japanese legation Friday
night, which was attended by almost
the entire membership of the diplomatic
corps, the members of the cabinet and
large number of congressman, besides
the civil society of the capital 1t was
the largest entertainment since coming
to Washington, and the minister hung a
number of kakemonos. long PLAQUES,
on the walls, works of Japanese art es-
teemed as master pieces, taking down
the usual pictures that hung there In
doing this he was carrying out native
japanese custom of exhibiting ALWAYS
to an invited company ali the best treas
ures of the house. Dinners were given
also that evening by Senator and Mrs.
Hale to the president and Mrs. Harrison
by Secretary and Mrs. Noble and Sen
ator Mcpherson.
The week closed with the memorable
annual dinner of the Gridiron club at
the Arlington hotel, the most successful
in its history