The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-01-29

leave my husbands cards two months ago."
said the wife of one high official, " | asked
the man who came TO the carriage-dOOr If
there were any ladies at the legation-had
the Minister wife? and he answered,
Three. Now make what you please out of
that" And society is still discussing the
subject and in a quandarY as to how many
cards should be left for the party CALL and
wondering If, having made her debut, the
mandarln'S wife, or wives, will appear in
official society as other diplomates' wives do.
The British Legation has been hung in
mourning since word came OF the death of
the Duke of Clarence. and the British Min
lister and his family have recalled and can
celed all invitations and engagements and
gone into SIX weeks OF strict mourning re-
tirement. In this way the death of the
young Prince rather seriously affects sOci-
ETY., as Sir Julian and Lady Pauncefote
do more for the general gayety and cheer
than any other diplomatic family. The
drawing OF their curtains and the black dra-
peries at the doorway makes that corner of
Connecticut avenue particularly gloomy,
and many who at first did not think that the
British Legation was a public building as
well as a residence were al first startled into
thinking that there had been a death in the
legation family.
Society has had a choice bit of gossip to
pass round lately. when an irate dressmaker
sued the groom OF year ago for his brides
trOusseau. There was sensation at the time
when the Baltimore family came over here
and leased the parlOrs of the Arlington Ho-
tel for the wedding Of their daughter and q
gilded Boston youth. But. despite the criti-
clSm OF The family'S taste, society danced at
the wedding, and the young couple taking
honse here for the season were feted right
and left. This season they have been quite
as popular, and the brides pretty face and
pretty gowns and her stunning little
brougham, with high windows like a sedan
hair bafy haar in. Fa,I a
Now comes the cruel dresSmaker and insists
upon being paid for that trousseau, suing
the young husband since her family has
not settled the matter. And now one learns
with how little cash down great display
may be made, for upon her trOusseau cost
ing S1100 the bride made one payment of
500, aud went on wearing the gowns until
now the dreSSmaker can gain nothing by
taking her property back
Secretary Foster is slowly recuperating at
Fortress Monroe, as the weather all along
the Atlantic Coast has been such for these
ten days that there was no refuge any
where. 1t has been ideal weather for the
getting OF grippe, rain, snow, sleet, driZZle,
fog and east wind succeeding and accom-
panylng one another without a ray of sun
shine in between. and sufferers are numer-
Gus. Such weather has never spoiled TWO
continuous weeks of the season before, but
gayetY has gone on In the face of it with
ulnlulSUtu NUMBERS at entertainments, De-
cause of the aiing and the cautious. who
stayed within. Slush and pouring rain
kept the usual hundreds of unlimited from
crowding the White House at the diplomatic
reception, and 1t was the more brilliant af-
fair on that account. Among the Out-Of-
town guests that night were Mr. and Mrs.
Jesse Grant and MIR. and Mrs George Gould
from New York, two interesting sons Of IA
nous men, and TWO pretty women, who at
tracted much attention in that house full Of
celebrities. The favored 300 went from the
White House to the Russian Legation,
where the Charge d'Affaires NJ. Greger,
asked his friends TO celebrate the Russian
new year with him. Mrs. Morton and Lady
Pauncefote received the guests for this
hOsptable bachelor, and the dancing Of q
Russian pOlOnaiSe was feature OF the gay
evening. The coming weeks are crowded
with entertainments and invitations fly in
thickening numbers each day. Mrs. Stan
ford chrlStens her new colonial dining
room by a luncheon in honor of Mrs Har-
Tison on the % of February. The Post
maSter-General and Mrs. w anamaker have
asked their friends TO meet the President
and Mrs Harrison on Monday evening next,
and there is some large entertainment COM
ing on in each Cabinet home. Secretary
Elkns has at last found a r0Of-tree for his
family and they begin their social pro-
gramme this week. The J Japanese Minister
and Mrs. TatenO give ball on the 2gth Of
January. There are two charity balls in
prospect which claim the attendance of the
gayest world, and there are sounds of music
and life on every midnight. NJ.