The herald., 1897-01-13

Cept that OF their own reception. LIN
list OF social debts is divided up ane
distributed among the various members
OF the family, ard each takes her car.
riage and sets out on her appointeo
route. leaving the cards of all the fam
ily. male and female. al every door. | lnt
visit by proxy. so to speak. is scored Il
the credit sid Of The absent members
and thus by indefatigable hard Worh
the numerous SCciai debts may be palo
to the uttermcst farthins. Among the
various little quirks about which the -
must be no mistake is the correct time
for calling, remembering that here IL i
always morning." until after the
O'Clock dinners Etiquette says that
official families may be visited betweef
the hours Of > and 6; from 20 O'clock is
the time for ceremonious calls upon pri-
vate individuals from to 5, semi-cere-
monious. and from . to 6. sans cere-
monic.
HUNTING in COUPLES
When the unofficial mob goes calling /.
generally "hunts n couples" so to say.
or in SQUADS. Frequently four or more
ladies club together, hiring a carriage
/ by the month or season and sharing the
expense. In one respect a marked change
! has grown up during tie last few years
/ in the manner of cabinet and other large
| receptions. Hitherto the wives of prom
/ irert officials simply set out free lunch
/ for the masses once or twice week,aud
/ thither the tribes went UP. Abuses, hard
ly possible elsewhere. sprang out Of the
absurd system for Washington society
is more conslomerate than tkat Of any
other Americas city. There are Senteel.
| Well dressed "bsats" here. male and fe-
male such as are found nowhere else,
waiting for claims to he allowed, hoping
to obtain office or fer something to turu
up in their favor, human barnacles and
haueers-on to TIE hem ef respectability.
with no fixed places &c abode. They
rent cheap rooms somewhere (and fire.
Quently find 1t convenient to make a
change just before payday and forage
for subsistence upon the world al large.
The feminine cOrtirSe-t take III all the
refreshments where refreshments are
served while the men hunt those other
free lunch establishments where a
square meal is thrown in with a five
cent drink. Every day in the week there
is a reception somewhere to which these
parasites can go They pay their re-
spects to the hostess. who. of course,
doesn't know them. and could rot pro-
tect herself against them if she did. and
presently they wander to the lurch
table. Thank you l do not care for re-
freshments. but I will take a cup of
chocolate or a bit of salad" they in
variaby murmur to the ladies who pre-
side over that branch of the entertain
ment but after several of the modest
creatures have taken their bit ard cup,
the table looks as if a cyclone had
passed over The only remedy for this
imposition is the sensible resolution
before mentioned. which nowadays in I
many houses does away with the re- /
freshment table altogether. except for /
specially invited guests.
PRESIDENTIAL RECEPTIONS.
Former presidents have given at least /
three evening receptions every wiz ,
ter, duly announced beforehand in the 1
newspapers, to which all the world was !
invited. The Clevelands have cut down |
the number of public evening receptions /
at the White House to one year But |
there are several annual official furc-
tions which no president can forego.
The list of them for the last few months
Of the present administration is as fol-
ows: Cabinet dinner, January 7th;
diplomatic reception, 9 p m. to IL p m,
January 14th; diplomatic dinner Janu-
ary 21st; congressional and judicial
reception, p m. to II p. m. January
18th; supreme court dinner, February
th: Mrs. Cleveland s reception, p. m. |
% p. m, February 9Th; army. navy and
marine corps reception, 8 p. m to II p.
}. m. February 11th; public reception,
p. m. to II p m, February 18th. An
rVitat,on to a state Cinner II the White |
House overrulea all the erga gements.
t is always sent ten days in advance.
md nothing short of death or serious IL
less viii excuse one from attending. |
Cor cabinet and other official dinners
light days is considered ample time in
which to prepare ones gaudr and gear
mother point upon which the bugbear
# etiquette bears heavily is the proper
.pnlication of titles. In conversation
With the executive he is always address
G as Mr.. President" member of the
abinet a : MI. Secretary" with two
xceptions those of Mr.. Attorney Gen
raj" and MI. Postmaster General"
70 Mr. Stevenson you must say
Mr. Vice President" and TO
he speaker of the house, MI. Speaker"
whether in official or unofficial capacity
'Ir. Melville Weston Fuller must ne
poker to as MI Chief Justice" and
ach of his associates on The supreme
lench as Mr. Justice" A member of
he senate is always introduced as sen
.tor so-an0-so; a representative as the
ion. Mr., this and that-as if the house
If congress was confined to the lower
rouse. The fashion Of writing Mrs. Sec
ctarN Smith and Mrs. Justice Brown
md Mrs. Senator Jones still obtains
o some extent. because Of its convent
nee, hut the line Of the ludicrous is dan
,CNouslY near In the Writiu g OF formal
lotes. even more ceremony must be
/S@rNed. All CIVIC, military and naval
tiles must be written out in full As
MI President of the United States
The Honorable Secretary of Agricul-
ure," and so on down In long dfplo-
matte titles that spread over half sheet
e paper-Such for instance as "T1.
Right Honorable Sir Julian Paurcefotl.
:. c. b. G. c. NJ. G.. Ambassador FIX
raord.nary and Minister Plenipoter-
larry British Embassy" it is allowable
o curtai a portion of the alphabet on
minor occasions.
SOME TOILETTES
Perhaps my readers may like to hear
# some of the costumes which graceJ
lie operirg reception Of the season at
he White House Mrs Cleveland,
s. hose figure never was trimmer than a.
present, wore the simplest and yet the
most becoming gown she has ever APP
,eared in on a similar occasion. 1t was
# silver gray woolen cloth. made WITH
llain, flarng skirt. and a quantity of
liver passamenterie set with rhine
tones ON the bodice. producing a bolero
Jacket effect Around the throat was
/ high stock of silver gray silk. with
guard of diamonds fastened beneath
he chin to one side of the jacket. big
punch of Parma viOlets in her belt.
md her thick, bright hair brushed
'lainlY back. with G.amord studies
iaa combs in the natural waves MIR
Stevenson appeared in a rich cc tune
Il bile., velvet skirt and bodice har,i-
omely trimmed with jet ana steel.
-est eff white satin VeiieG with mousse
Ire Ge sole Mrs. Olaey Wore q SUPERB
,oWn of black Ve'Vet. high velvet ruff
Win EXQUISITE old poi-t lace and hand