The evening times., 1896-02-21

Lieut.. Archibald Campbell, U. S. A.
now stationed in Washin gtOn, is Wis il ing
in Baltimore.
Miss Mary Clements gave a musicale last
evening in hon or of Rev. Clarence Bispham,
rector OF st. Michaels and All Angels
Church. the occasion being in the nature OF
a farewell.
The artists of the evening wee Mrs. Daisy
Louise Fox, Miss II Prentiss Donohuc. Mr..
] Barton Miller Mr.. ] Ohm Porter lawrence.
Miss Julia Randall Elliott, Miss d. Myr-
telle Dexter, Miss Mullaly, aDd Rev. Mr..
Bispham, W no rendered four beautiful songs.
The ladies assisting Miss Clements were
Mrs. Yates, Miss Amy Bruce Tongue. Miss
Won Dauchcnhauson, Miss Camp and Miss
Mullaly.
Among the guests were Nine. De Baussct,
Mrs. Stanton, Miss Stanton, Mrs. Gilbert,
Miss Falls, Mrs. Smith Thompson, jr., Miss
j. Clements, DR.. Wood. Mr.. Bradley, Mr..
Hay, Mr.. Falls, Mr.. Herbert Rich. Mrs.
Monroe Elliott, Misses Cooke. Mr.. Curry,
Miss Manning. Miss Byng, Miss Lawrence,
Mr.. Burton, Mr.. and Mrs. Allen, DIR. ard
Mrs. Peck, Mrs. Hyatt, Miss Magruder.
Mrs. C. W. Bispham, DR.. and Mrs. Rad
cliffe, Mrs. Dexter. Misses Radcliffe. Misses
Bradley, Miss Bullamore. Mrs. Camp, Miss
Hayden, Miss Veazie, Miss Livingston, Mr..
and Mrs. Darton, Mrs. Smith, Misses Bangs,
Mr.. Taylor, Mr.. Patten. Mr.. Burdette, Mr..
Dodge, Miss Ellis. Mrs. Zimmerman, Mrs.
BowIy, Mrs. T. Sprig. Blanford, Mr. Chr
ford Montague Bigelow, Mrs Comstock,
Mr. Comstock, Miss Hines, Mr.. Warfleid,
Miss Comstock, Mr.. and Mrs. Gillett. MIS-.
Pope and Mr.. Perman.
1t is believed that the enga cement OF VIII
lam Waldorf Astor and Lady Randolph
Churchill, formerly Miss Jennie Jerome,
of New York, will shortly be announced.
Mrs. Astor died December 22, 1894, and
Lord Randolph Churchill died January "a,
1895.
Both the parties to this putative en-
gagement are among the best-known of
Americans outside of official life. Ru-
mors of this alliance have long been preva-
lent. but not till the present has anything
approaching definite announcement been
made.
Not the least interesting Of the rumors
in this connection has been that the queen
will confer knighthood on Mr.. Astor after
the marriage. An excuse for this can be
found in Mr.. Astor's literary efforts, but
the explanation will consist in the fact that
Lady Churchill has long been favorite
with the queen.
The bride is forty three years old and is
daughter of Lawrence jerome, of New
York. Two of her sisters also married
Englishmen of rank, though neither so
brilliantly as she.
Ten years ago it was thought that her
husband, Lord Randolph Churchill, would
one day be prime minister OF England; but a
sudden and mysterious something COM
PEELED his retirement from public life, and
he afterward died of softening of the brain,
a complete wreck.
Mrs. Astor was q Miss Pant Of Phlla-
delphia. She was q woman Of fine char
acter and attainments. Her death was
for one thing, and that was
one of the most vulgar displays of want
of feeling and common decency on the
part of her husbands family ever chroni-
clcd of fashionable New York people.
A petty dispute had arisen between her
self and the wife of q kinsman as to whose
husband was the head of the family, and
which woman was, In consequence, enti-
lied to be called Mrs. Aston" The other
claimant to this dignity, when the Ph!la-
delphia wife died, attended fashionable
ball, dancing away some of the hours
when her kinsman's wife lay dead in her
home.
Mr.. Aston has several children. One is
3 daughter, soon to make her debut in So
ciety. Both Lady Churchill and Mr.. Astor
have been bereaved within about a twelve
month, and their supposed engagement,
is kept as quiet as possible, as
being In better taste.
Mirth and merriment reigned supreme last |
evening at the residence Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Kahlert, No. 40 Tenth street southeast,
he occasion being party given by the
Jolly Three. q club composed OF three young
aides.
Messrs. Harry O'Nein and William Good
nan. attired rs aouthern plantation mo-