Evening Star Newspaper, January 9, 1894, Page 6

€ A Toilet Topic | PERRY'S. HERE do you buy your TOILET ARTICLES? The reason we ask is that we are “in the business” — ‘and carry the popular brands of PER- FUMES SOAPS—BRUSHES--COMBS and ‘the like. We think that on some of the lines we are a little under the usual price. No- body cam be any less. . Ip several instances we have cut even our Slready low prices. The fact is this entire department is a permanent bargain corner. Bigger and more complete, too, since the ‘enlargement of the store. + Remember us on the next need. Perfumes. “GENUINE 4711 COLOGNE-in 2, 4 and & . bottles—20e., 40c. and $1 s bottle. _.,BAZIN. and SARGENT’'S = FLORIDA WATER—13e. and 35c. a bottle. OSKLEY’S FLORIDA WATER~—small size ‘bottle—17e. LUNDBORG'S LAVENDER WATER—40c. aud Ge. a bottle. 4711 FLORIDA WATER-—50e. a bottle. WOODWORTH'S TOILET WATER—4os. bottles—30e. BAZIN and SARGENT’S TOILET WA- TER -assorted scents, in test size—Sc. a bottle. MICHELSEN’S DOUBLE DISTILLED BAY RUM—35e..and 55e. a bottle. C. B. WOODWORTH & SON'S TRIPLE EXTRACTS—in all the fashionable odors— 35e. an ounce. DELECTREZ'S FRENCH TRIPLE EX- ‘TRACTS—all odors—reduced from G5e. to s5e.—1%-ounce bottles. Savings In Sweet Scents. “ Some of LUNDBORG'S EXTRACTS that Were S0e., Ge. and SSe. reduced to 0c. a bottle. MAKRISON’S QUADRUPLE EXTRACTS— > Ypounce botties—reduced from 25e. to 19%. & big variety of IMPORTED and AMERI- CAN ATUMIZERS—S0c. to $1.95 each. Hair Brushes. FLORENCE HAIR BRUSHES, with black bristles—plain and with mirror back—25e. each. FLORENCE HAIR BRUSHES, with white bristles—39e. each. FOX and OLIVE WOOD HAIR BRUSHES, with solid backs and pure bristles—50c. to $1.50 euch. wooD BACK BRISTLE HAIR BRUSHES—35¢. each. Read This. A lot of HAIR BRUSHES, with assorted bristles—reduced from 25. to 19. each. CELLULOID CoMBS—1 SWAGE-BACK HOKN COMBS—1 H HORN CC WHITE ROSE, MOSS ROSE BOUQUET, LILY BOUQUET, CREAM COCOA and WILD THYME TOILET SOAPS— Be. a cake. OAKLEY'S ROSE WATER and GLYCER- INE SOAPS—10e. 2 cake—3 for Ze. OAKLEY'S BROW: WINDSOR, OAT- MEAL, HONEY, ERINE and APPLE- BLOSSOM SUAPS—10e. a cake. OAKLEY'S MAGNOLIA BLOSSOM, PE- RUVIAN HELIOTROPE, CORYLOPSIS apd LAVENDER WATER SOAPS—1%e, a cake. OAKLEY'S FLOWER SOAPS, CREAM of CUCUMBER and JOC CLUB SoAPS— Be. a cake. WooDBURY’S cake. DOVE BRAND of IMPORTED CASTILE SOAP—guaranteed genuine and pure—10c. a cake—3 for FACIAL SOAP—35e. a We hardly ever have a call that we cannot answer. There is fashion in Perfumes—and we Keep the fashionable. There are superior " virtues im some soaps—healthful—pleasant Iingredients—the best are in our stock. Qual- ity is the main thing in everything—every- thing HERE is QUALITY—all through. And our prices are “persuaders.”* PERRY’S, Ninth And The Avenue. Telephone 995. —may be all right im caring for the general wash, but can she do Up your shirts, collars and cuffs satisfactorily? She must of neces- sity im getting them clean cause more “wear and tear” than we would. We have the largest and finest collar and cuff machine ever invented—the only one of its kind fm use in this city. We don’t wear out your collars and cuffs. Domestic finish—a clear, perfect white. Our work stays clean longest. Drop us a postal and we will all regularly for your laundry and deliver 1t promptly. Lowest prices. Liberal discount to families, A Special Invitation —is extended the public to visit our plant at 43 G st. u.w. and note our unsurpassed facilities—the clean- luess, system, &e, YALE Steam Laundry. Plant, 43 G St. N.W. MainBranch, 514, 10th. Telephone 1092. tt Don’t Suffer When you cam be relieved of the most ex- eruciating bunion or corn in a few min. ntifie treatment without the Call and be con- ates by our se use of knife. vineed. PROF. J. J. GEOR No pain. & SON, Foot Specialists. Parlors, 1115 Pa. ave. Gum to 6 ym. Sundays, 9 to 1. jad W. B. MOSES & SONS, Whatever we sel) thoronrh Taek) ‘s ion ans iabo- ne jee *hipandel pholsteries, 11TH AND F 8T3, XW. | Closing Out Odd Patterns AT MOSES'—Patterns whose manufacture has beeu discontinued. Our BARGAIN ROOM is already an as- sured success. The hundreds of choice ¥alues gleaned from every department in our store have attracted hundreds of buyers since they went on sale yesterday morning. The BARGAIN ROOM is a fixture. There you will always find extraordinarily good values in patterns of Furniture, Carpets, Draperies, Upholsteries and the like, which We can not duplicate teenuse of the discon- tncance of their manufacture. We give beiow @ partiul list of the FUR- NITURE BAL 5: Parlor Cabinets. Actual Present sis'so 57.00 53. 40.00 : p! 50. 32.00 Cream and Gold Cabinet . 55.00 33.00 Bamboo Cabinet. 11.00 Bamboo binet. 27.00 > Ladies’ Desks. Mabogany Desk. 25.00, Antique Oak D 11.70 Bireh Desk. 12.25 Mahogany F 13.50 Antique Oak Desk. 11.96 Antique Ouk Desk. 7.35 Easy Chairs. Leather Arm Chair. 2000 12.15 Turkish Arm Chair. . 30.00 15.00 Tapestry and Pluss Arm Chair” . oe 32.00 . ‘Turkish Chair, cretonne. 22.00 14.75, Library Suite. x in Leather, 6 pieces. Ye are closing out our line of Ww Easels, having decided to carry them no longer. The discount will be from 35 per cent to 75 per cent. Gold Furniture. Goid Corner Chair. . $13.50 Gold Reception Chatr. 15.00 Gold Reception Chair 19.00, be Rocker 5.00 Yhite and Gold Chair... 6.00 Screens. White and Gold Sereen. 7.30 White and Gold ‘Teen. 8.00 Bamboo Screen. . s 1.15 Antique Oak Screen Frame.. 18.00 10.00 Bamboo Sereen Frame . is = 7.50 11.50 2.00 Tables. Lounges and Céuches. Rug Couch. 25.00 Cretoune ae 25.00 Cretonue Couehes 15.00, Cretonne Box, Cot 19.00, Bookcases. Antique Oak Bookease, « 45.00 = 30.00 Antique Oak Bookcase: 00 19.00 Antique Ouk Bookease 20.00 13.50 16th Century Bookease 35.00 22.00, Antique 20.00 12.50 ‘Antique 13.00 2 Cuerry 22.00 16.00 Antique 20.00 15.00 Antique 18.00 12.50 case ~ H.00 32.50 China Cases. Antique Ouk China Case. $16.50 3-wing Mahogany China € 48.00 Antique Oak Sideboard China Case. 85.00 20.00 Chiffoniers. Antique Oak Chiffonter. $28.00 $17.00 Cherry Chiffonier... . 32.00 20.00 Antique Oak Chiffonier. 28.00 18.50 Oak Chiffonier. 5.) 17.00 23.00 15.00 . 30.00 15.00 Sideboards. Antique Oak Sideboard. 85.00 62.50 Antique Oak Buffet. 00 40.00 Antique Oak Buffet 85.00 63.00 Antique Oak Corner Sideboa: 45.00, 35.00: Antique Onk Corner Buffet... 14.00 10.00 Antique Oak Corner Buffet... 19.00 12.00 Euglish Oak Buffet. . 32.00 20.00 Bed Room Suites. Antique Oak Suite . 47.50 Natural Bireh Suit ¥ 3.50 Antique Guk Suite . 4 23.50 Antique Ouk Suite. seen 58.00 45.00 Antique Oak Suite . 30.00 22.50 AND SONS 3 MOSES Largest Exclusively Retail Furniture, Carpet, Up- bolstery, Drapery and Wall Paper Ak Ae Ae oe Oe ee ee Your Eyes. If sight is not satisfactory or your head aches after reading come to us for skillful fitting of glasses. We manufacture all kinds of lenses, and so are the ones to fill oc lists’ prescriptions quickly avd reasonably. ’ Claflin Optical Co., ; } Masonic Temple, F St. ll tt vw { Pore Like Silver Ore Than anything else, breaking clean and without dust. That's characteristic of CONNELLSVILLE CRUSHED COKE. 93 parts out of a hundred gives heat, leav- ing but 7 per cent wuste. The best coal gives only 3 to 78 parts heat. In ad- dition 40 bushels of coke, costing $4, equals a ton of anthracite coal. Moral—Use C.C. Pennsylvania Coke Co., 615 7th St.N.W. ren so POPPERS HOHOOESTENS OOEOY An Opportunity 3 —— —Still remains to purchase one of those magniticently finished Pianos, made expressly for Xmas gifts, at greatly reduced price. These Pianos are the handiwork of the world’s best makers, and are not only beau- tiful, but ‘durable and possessing sweel hb tones and pure singing 2 quality, are specially adapted to the volce. "Now is the tle to buy and save money. CF We save you 2 to 50 per cent & on ALL Pianos, as compared with @ — prices ‘elsewhere. o C7 Easy monthly payments. The Piano Exchange, : 913 Pennsylvania Ave. ad a ? ° ° ° * © © ° o ° * is specially weal hard werk and s OF Unsuitable ylaxses Jet us fir you with a pair of or spectacles ‘that will make this \ sure. We only use lense 78 satisfaction voi CF No charg, rately testing the McAllister & Co., i1gu F 3S fs ar Opticians and> Kefractionists, Next to Sun Buildids. Sight-Seeing | tiresome 1t | THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1894~TWELVE PAGES WOODWARD :-. LOTHROP, 10TH, 11TH AND F STREETS NORTHWEST. ——p Our January Serial Sale Creates and sustains active interest. Busy talk widens the sympathy between the people, the goods, the prices. Values are named that were never possible before, owing to advantageous purchases of desirable, seasorable goods at public auction and private sale. The echo to all comes from the appreciative public. And it is quite natural. The store adv: tages never were more apparent— prices never were so low. Each business day this month will have a fresh program. You'll find it interesting. Women’s Jackets and Capes Are touched by the very special January move- ment here. 4 LARGE F STREET WINDOW IS FILLED WITH STYLISH JAGKETS AND CAPES. The result of an advantageous purchase combining the best values with the smallest prices for new Winter garments ever before possible to name in out Cloak Tepartment. Kven this season, when all merchandise is very cheap, these values stand out as bargains. In the lot are many excellent values im one or two-of-a-kind garments. These, of course, we cannot mention, but we give a lst of gar- ments of which there are a dozen or more of a kind. In connection with these every garment in our Cloak stock will be sold at a reduced price. WE'LL LET THEM TELL THEIR OWN STORY. IT WILL INTEREST YOU. At $6.00. Were $12.50. Black Skirt JSckets, tight fitting, Worth collar, braid avd fur trimmings, satin facings. At $6.00. Were $12.50. Half Tight-fitting Jackets, blue, brown'and black, fall umbrella skirt, half satin lined. At $6.75. Were $10. Navy Blue Diagonal Reefer Jackets, full length, large sleeves. At $7.50. Were $14 & $15. Brown Chinchilla Jackets, double breasted, half ‘satin lined. At $8.50. Were $12.50. Tailor-made Kersey Cloth Jackets, blue and black, Worth collar, half satin lined, pearl buttons. At $10. Were $14. Double-breasted Beaver Cloth Jackets, brown and Diack, broad revers, braid and fur trimming, half satin lined. Gd MOOT... ..eeeeeeeee At $12.50. Were $22.50 and $25. Imported Kersey Cloth Jackets, navy blue, black and green, lined throughout with silk, handsomely trimmed with fur, braid and velvet. At $15. Were $22.50. Rough Vicuna Cloth Jackets, navy blue and brown, tight fitting, Worth collar, trimmed with marten fur. At $15. Were $30. Handsome Imported Tan Kersey Cloth Jackets, Mned throughout with fancy silk, finished with natural pearl bpttons, At $10. Were $14. Black Kersey Cloth Capes, marten-trimmed Worth collar, At $10. Were $15. Seal Plush Capes, Worth collar, silk lining, fur edge. At $12.50. Were $18.50. Navy Blue Cloth Capes, knee length, full skirt, trimmed with rows of electric seal fur, plaited Worth collar. scesscccscccccscesedlth st. didg.) —o— To the Housekeeping Goods Sale We've Added for Tomorrow The following excellent values in Down Quilts, Towels, Napkins, Table Damasks and Ready-to-use Muslin Sheets: Down Quilts At $4.50 Each. ‘Twenty-seven Down Comforts, covered with heavy satine printed in artistic designs. Site 6x6 feet. At $5.00 Each. A better quality, slightly different in covering only. Thirty of the Finest Qualities of Down Quilts, covered In rich silks and satins, At $11.50 Each. Down Quilts that were $16.00. At $14.00 Each. Down Quilts that were $20.00. At $17.00 Each. Down Quilts that were $25.00. At $20.00 Each. Down Quilts that were $30.00. At $30.00 Each. Down Quilts that were $50.00. Napkins At $1.50 Dozen. A big lot of % Fine Bleached Damask Napkins. Otherg at $1.75, $2.50 and $2.75. Towels At $3.00 Dozen. One hundred dozen Hemmed Huck Towels. Size 23x44. Neat borders. At 25c. Each. , A bargain lot of Huck, Damask and Birdeye ‘Towels, consisting of grades up to 35c. Sheets At 68 and 75c. Each. A lot of Double-bed Sheets made of the well- known Atlantic mills muslin, tn the best possible manner, finished with a three-inch hem, 24x2% yards, 68c. 2%12% yards, T5e. seeeeeeeedIth st. bldg.) To the Unlaundered Shirt Sale We've Added for Tomorrow The following excellent values in Men’s Gloves, Half Hose and Umbrellas: At $1.75. Regularly $2.00 and $2.25. 480 pairs of Foster Lacing Gloves for men. The tot consists of two kinds—the ‘cable’’ sewed and the “Pique’’ sewed. The most interesting part is the price. $1.75 instead of $2.00 and $2.25, the regular prices. At 19¢c., 3 pairs for soc. Just opened-a lot of Men's Tan and Black Cotton ‘Socks, full regular made, shaped, and fast colers. All sizes. An exceptional value at 19c., 3 pairs for 50c. (ist floor... |At $10.59. $18.50. Chitdren’s Colored Short Coats, heavy ‘eamel's hair, fur trimmed; noviTty eleth, ip plaids and stripes. All this season's newest and choicest gar- ments for the wee folks. At $15.00. Were $25. Several Short Coats of fine seal plush in choice | colors; broadcloth, camel's hair, &c., lined through- | out with rich silks. Late parisian styles. One-of-a- Kind aud exclusive. Reduced to the uniform price, $15.00, (2d MOOK... ee cece cece eee ee teteereneeeereee At 50c. Were 75c. and $1. A lot of Men's Colored Bordered Pure Linen Hem- stitched Handkerchiefs, choice coloring, generous size, fine quality. Were 75c. and $1.00. At $1.25 Each. Women’s Rain. Umbrellas—fine natural twilled silk and cotton cover. $1.25, At $1.00 Each. Men's Umbrellas, English Gloria cover, sticks a grade better than the ordinary kind. A good sightly Umbrella for $1.00. sticks, A special value at steeeeeeeeess1007 F st. bldg.) To the Infants’ Clothing Sale We’ve Added for Tomorrow The following excellent valuesin Children’s Short Coats and Nainsook and Cambric Dresses: Were $14.50 to) At $12.50. Were $19.50 and $22.50. All our Infars’ Short Coats of fine beaver cloth in various styles and colors. Also’ camel's hairs ‘and broadcloths. AN choice, beautiful gar- ments. Reduced to the uniform price, $12.50, At 58c. Value $1.00. Infants’ Nainsook Short Dresses, “Gretehen’’ style, Hamburg inserting and clusters of fine tucks, full sleeves, deep hem at Lottom of skirt, aseeece seeee10th st. bldg.) In Boys’ Department Tomorrow. A January Sale Knee Pants and Shirt Waists, PURCHASED FROM MANUFACTURERS WHO FEEL THE EFFECTS OF THE EXISTING CONDI- TION OF TRADE. The Knee Pants. At 49 and 69c. Hundreds of them 1n all sizes, We took every single pair the manufacturer had—this ac- counts for the prices. The high grades and those not so high are tossed into the two big lots—some very fine—none poor. They are fresh goods, every pair this season's make—good weight and fully warranted. Some are double in knees and have the patented “Star waist band of clastic. 49 and 69c. | $07 An Lith street window is full of them. (8d floor. | The Shirt Waists. At 75c. A big lot of the “Mother's Friend.” highest grades—every one the dollar or dollar and a half quality. All new, crisp designs—the very latest. We alone sell the celebrated ‘Mother's Friend’? Waist. {t's absolutely the only watst made that Dossesses any feature at all which makes it better than the thousand other makes. Each waist is fitted with a band, into which buttons are riveted in such a way that it Is impossible for the boy to pull them off. 75C. 7 An 1ith street window is full of them. se ecccenecceeceser teeeeeeeee seeeees: 10th st. bldg.) Woodward and Lothrop, 10TH, 11TH AND F STREETS NORTHWEST. AYER'S CHERRY World’s Fair PECTORAL, vaue vou. | MEDAL AND worpsram | DIPLOMA Awarded AYER’S | Cherry Pectoral For Throat and | AYER’S CHERRY PECTORAL, Lung PRIZE MEDAL Complaints. Sey PAIR PALPITATION OF THE HEART, NERVOUSNESS. tremblings, nervous headache,’ fold hands and feet, pain'In the back and other forms of weak- ness “are relieved by Carter's Iron Pills, made specially for the blood, nerves and complexion. bsg IMPURE OR TE BLOOD, WEAKNESS i Neuralgia, and take Brown’s Iron Bitters. It gives strength, mak- inz old feel young—and young persons strong pl it to take, IF THE BABY I8 t WOODBURY'S FACIAL SOAP FOR THE SKIN, scalp and complexion, All Shift the Curtains. ‘Throw out the worst of them. Move the others along one room further and recurtain the parlor. You'll get the ef- fect of new curtains in every room that way. Swiss Tambour Laces for $3.95. Irish Point Laces for $7.75. Marie Antoinette Laces for $9.90. Brussel’s Point Laces for $8.95. W. H. HOEKE, FURNITURE, CARPETS, DRAPERIES, it Cor, PA, AVE. AND 8TH ST. > * °o PPCOSSSSSESCSHSOSSTOCOSEDEOCOOSEOSOS : : | Gas Stoves, © larger or more complete stock N« Gas Stoves in this city than here, and no lower prices. “Home Comfort” Gas Heating Stoves, $2.50 and up. “Pilot Boy” Cylinder Gas Heating Stoves, $4.50 and up. . Gas Radiators, $10 up. The E. F. Brooks Co., anim §31 1ath St. N.W. Eloquent Speech —isn’t necessary to convince Butter users of the superior quality of my “MATCH- LESS CRE RY” BUTTER—a trial does the business. Made from Pure Cow's Cream, untformaly sweet, fresh and delicious of flavor, it commends itself to ALL fond of the good things of life. oon a sample pound. Price always right. D. William Oyster, 340 CENTER MARKET. Telephone, 1285. 75 WESTERN MARKET. 4 Days MORE SPECIAL PRICES AT Craig & Harding’s, 13th and F Sts. 10 To 25 Per Cent Off, Grand Opportunity. We take stock the middle of this month and desire to reduce it as much a8 poesible this week. About 82 ‘Half Pairs’’ and ‘Single Pairs” of Portieres At Half Price. 50 pair Chenille Portieres that sell for $3.50 about town are here at $2.95 Pair. Chamber Suites. Largest and finest stock ever shown under any one room in Washington— and, quality and style cousidered—the prices are the lowest, ‘Take, for instance, the Fine Red Curly Birch and Solid Oak “Cheval’? Chamber Suites we sell For $25 Each. They will cost you $35 oe oe oe oe oe oe oe ywhere, Sideboards. We are at least 25 per cent lower than any one clse on Sideboards—and have the largest variety. $10.50 and up. 15 Per Cent Off Fancy Rockers. All this’ week we shall allow a cash discount of 15 per cent on all Funey Reed and Rattan Rockers—ex- t ing a grand chance to secure a handsome and comfortable piece of Furniture at prime cost. Craig & Harding, Cor. 13th& F Sts. anton The French Way _ Of cleaning and dyeing fs admitted the best in the world. My new process brings out the color and luster of a soiled BALL or PARTY dress in such a way as to make it practically the same as when new. My charges are the same ax elsewhere, but my work is good enough to give me the trade of ihe elite of the clty. Mme.D.Taulelle, 1217 G St. GIVE ANGOSTURA BITTERS TO nd looseness of the | party last night, at which a large and! THE WORLD OF SOCIETY. Two Handsome Entertainments on Capitol Hill Yesterday. A Tea tor a Pretty Debutante and an Evening Reception—Personal Notes of Interest. The largely attended tea given yesterday afternoon by Dr. and Mrs. J. W. Bayne at their attractive home on Capitol Hill in- troduced to their friends one of the prettiest debutantes of the season in the charming person of their eldest daughter, Miss Bayne. Mrs. Bayne, who extended to every guest the most cordial of welcomes, was hand- somely gowned in pink bengaline trimmed with black velvet and lace. The debutante, who stood next her, looking just as pretty as the flowers she carried, was dressed in white-striped chiffon made with girlish sim- plicity and becomingness. Dr. Bayne and the young ladies who assisted in receiving, Miss Breckinridge, Miss Wheeler and Miss Dimmick of Scranton, Pa., were the pleas- ing guides for the visitors from the drawing | Toora to the dining room, where a tastefully and abundantly laid table was the special attraction. All the rooms were decorated | with yases of fine roses and quantities of | smilax. In the company were representa-| tives of the oldest families in the District, | especially of the medical fraternity and of | the army families. Among these present were Gen, and Mrs. | J. C. Breckinridge, Gen. and Mrs. Ruggles, | Gen. and Mrs. Sternberg, Mrs. Cabell and | Miss Cabell, Miss Condit-Smith, Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Breckinridge, Gen. and Mrs. Shields and Miss Shields, Mr. and Mrs. Goodfellow, Dr. and Mrs. Tabor Johnson, Dr. G. L. Magruder, Dr. J. L. Toner, Mrs. Whittemore, Dr. and Mrs. Mallam, Mr. and Miss Wainwright, Capt. Howe, Capt. and Mrs. Chase, Mrs. Heiner and Miss Heiner, Lieut. Gordon Heiner, Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Wallace, Lieut. and Mrs. Cummings, Dr. Cabell, Dr. and Mrs. ; Childs, Mr. Murray Addison, Mrs. Cobb, Lieut. and Mrs. Peters, Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Godwin, Commander and Mrs. _ Reis- inger, Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Darneile and the Misses Darneile, Mrs. Mrs. Sutherland, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Ad- dison, Commander Duniap, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Thomson, Senator and Mrs. Gray, Gen. and Mrs. Lomax, Gen. and Mrs. Smith, Dr. and Mrs. Compton, Mr. and Mrs. Outh- waite, Dr. Marbury, Lieuts. Theall and Lane, Miss Ashby, Mrs. W. Mrs. and the Misses Sutherland. Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin F. Leighton gave a large reception last night at their tine home on Capitol Hill, and welcomed to it many of their friends. Palms and poem | decked the rooms, and the drawing room mantels were banked with white roses and ferns. The wide hall, lined with mirrors ertirely on one side, reflected again and again the passing guests. Garlands of smi- jax were looped across the mirrors. An or- chestra, stationed in the library, played throughout the evening. In the dining room, where the mantels were banked with ferns and scarlet poinsetta, an elaborate collation was served. Mrs, Leighton wore an elegant gown of white satin draped with Jace, and assisting her in receiving was her sister, Miss Foss, in ivory silk and thread lace; Miss De Forrest, in white silk; Mrs. Steele, in blue velvet, and Miss Hurst, Miss Emory, Miss Rankin, Miss Swope and Miss | Caldwell. Among the guésts were Senator and Mrs. Davis, Judge Lander, Judge and Mrs. Bing- ham, Mrs. John A. Logan, Maj. and Mrs. W. F. Tucker, Bishop and Mrs. Hurst, Col. and Mrs. A. T. Britton, Miss Britton, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Noyes, Miss Pren- tiss, Mr. Sam’! Maddox, Mr. and Mrs. B. H. > Warner, Col. and Mrs. Rutherford, Dr. and | Mrs. Teunis Hamlin, Vice Chancellor Betier and Mrs. Beiler, Representative and Mrs. Julius Burrows, Mr. and Mrs. latthew Emery, Miss Emery, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. ) G. Dulin, Mrs. Phillips-Smith of Virginia, | Mr. and Mrs. Wilson, Representative and | Mrs, Warner, Senator and Mrs. Pettigrew, | Mr. Moore, Mr. Alex. Phillips, Col. Stod- | dart, Mr. and Mrs. Swope, Mrs. Matthews, Col. and Mrs. O. G. Staples, Mr. and Mrs. Bailey, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Stoddart Mat- thews, Mr. Robert Willett, District Attor- ney Birney and Mrs. Birney, Representa- tive and Mrs. Hopkins, Mr. and Mrs. Flem- ming Lavender, Dr. and Mrs. Welch, Mr. | and Mrs. S. W. Woodward, Mr. and Mrs. | Aldis Browne, Mr. and Mrs. John Joy Ka-| Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Lynch, Mr. and Levi Woodbury, Mr. and Mrs. Clar- Duvall, Mr. and Mrs. Southard Par- Miss Duvall, Mr. Howard, Dr. and Baldwin, Mr. Leroy, Mr. and ars. | onston and Mr.-ind Mrs. Taylor. Judge Advocate General and Mrs. Lieber gave a dinner last night in honor of the Secretary of War and Mrs. Lamont. ‘ine other guests were Gen. and Mrs. Schotjeid, Gen. and Mrs. Greely, Representative and Mrs. Outhwaite, Hon. and Mrs. J. lL. M. Curry, Gen. Batchellor and Mrs. John A. Logan. The table decorations were in red and the flowers American Beauty roses. Mr. and Mrs. Mayo Hazeltine gave a din- ner party last night. ‘The decorations of the table were of American Beauty roses. The guests were Dr. and Mrs. William Mam- mond, Mr, and Mrs. McLanahan, Lieut. and Mrs. Seaton Schroeder, Mr. and Mrs. Jonn Poor, Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Pollock, Miss Van Rensselaer Berry, Miss Hazeltine, Mr. Ackien and Commander Richard Kush, United States navy. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Perin will spend the remainder of the season in Florida. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Herman have left for Atlantic City. Mrs. Enoch Totten has cards out for two teas, Wednesdays, Jeruary 17 and 24, 4 to 7. Miss Nanny Raadolph Heth has invita- tions out for Friday, January 12, 4 to 7, to meet Miss Newberry and Miss Davis. Bishop and Mrs. Hurst will give a house- warming reception on the evening of the | sth at their spacious new residence on | Massachusetts avenue. The marriage of Miss Madge Williamson, daugtter of Gen. James Williamson, to Mr. George Russell Stearns of Pawtucket, R. L., will take place at St. John’s Church on the 24th of this month. Mrs. N. 8. Lincoln had a charming recep- tion yesterday afternoon, and assisting her in receiving her friends were Miss Irene Langhorne of Richmond, whose beauty has been so much admired, and Miss Norton, who presided at the tea table. After the theater last night Mrs. Lincoln entertained a large party at supper to meet | Mr. Manstield. i Dr. and Mrs. Loring gave a dinner on Sunday evening, followed by a reception in honor of Mr. Mansfield. The Misses Boardman gave a dancing agreeable company of young people were entertained. Mrs. Henry E. Davis is at home to ner | friends at 1825 Jefferson place the Satur-/ days in this month. 1 Gen, and Mrs. Ruggles, who will shortly | give a coming out purty for their daughter, Miss Ruggles, have Miss Slocum of New | York spending the winter with them. \ Pure A cream of tartar baking pow- der. Highest of all in leavening strength.—Latest United States Guvernmen! Food sb port, Royal Baking Powder Oo, 106 Wall St., N.Y. — York last night at the Patriarchs’ 1 Miss Amelia Brown gave a hard time party at her home. Her guests danced in the kitchen, to the music of a Violin and tin | plate, and the twenty couples who were present were dressed in the oddest costumes Possible. When the refreshments were served they consisted of ginger snaps and an aburdance of cool refreshing pump wa- ter brought around in a wooden bucket, everybody taking all they wanted of it from the cocoanut dipper. The invitations for this party were written on brown w-apping paper. Among those present were the Miss- es Mattie and Alice Ball, May Beall, Alice Freeman, Carrie Thomas, and Messrs. Brainard, Walsh, Flynn, Tayloe, Crocker and Mr. and Mrs. Miller. Mrs. B. R. Howard will not receive to- morrow, but will be at home the following Wednesdays during the season. Mr. Clifford Richardson and Mr. T. San- ford Beaty were in Baltimore last night, and present at the bachelors’ cotiiiion. Mrs. George A. Myers of No. 3 Grant Place will be at home tomorrow trom 4 to 7. Mrs. and the Misses Wapray, whose day has been Wdnesday, will not be at home wo- morrow, but will receive their triends on Wednesdays, January 17 and %i, respect- ively. Mrs. Olney has gone to Boston on account of illness in her daughter's family and can- not therefore receive tomorrow, Wednesday, afternoon. The Secretary of the Navy and his daugn- ters, Miss Herbert and Mrs. Micou, were entertained on board the Vale yesteriay at luncheon by Commander Houston. ers present were the commandant of th navy yard and Mrs. Howell, Mrs. Poi Buell, Mrs. Webb, Miss Buchanan Houston of New York and Paymaster Littietieid. A pleasant euchre party was given last evening by Miss Sallie Swayze in honor of her friend, Miss Clute of New York. Those present were Mesdames Taylor, Johnson and Swayze, Misses Hawes, Eckles, Will- jams, Cary, Clute, Hayes, Weismann and Swayze, Messrs. Hawes, Taylor, Shields, Shaw, Beatty, Clark, Keech, Dumont,.Wal- ker, Eckles and Messrs. Swayne. Representative and Mrs. John M. Wever are located at the Arlington for the winter. | Mrs. Wever will take no part in the social | galeties of the season owing to bereave- | ment in her family, but will be happy to | see her friends informally. Mrs. J. T. Varnell, assisted py her daugh- ters. Mrs. William J. Zeh and Miss Zeh, will be at home, 1601 19th street nerth- west, the remaining Wednesdays during the season. Miss Annie M. Sterner of Allentown, Pa., is visiting the family of Mr. Albert Smith; of 1125 Sth street northeast. Mrs. Charles D. Walcott has been called away from the city by the sudden death of her grandmother, Mrs. M. B. Holmes. Mrs. W. Ross Browne will not be at home on Wednesday of this week. The pound party at the residence of Mr. Eckloff, 1241 H_ street northeast, on the evening of the Sth"instant, was a pleasing entertainment. Among the guests were: Miss Emma Burgess, Miss Alice Gardner, Robert Allen, George Eckloff, Harry Pad- don, George Harding and Mark Smith. A pleasant birthday party was given to Miss Fannie Rosenthal, at her residence, 1224 7th streez: northwest. Among those present were: Miss Sadie Walsky, Miss Daisy Cohen, Carrie Wiegel, Miss. Mabel Maley, Miss Helen Gussenheimer, Misses Addie and Amelia Moser, Mr. J, Norris, Mr. E. T. Lynch, Mr. J. Maley, Mr, H. Blondheimer, Mr. G. Goldberg, Mr. J, Greenburg, Mr. L. Moser and Master Chas. & Mrs. J. F. Stephenson of New Philadel- phia, Ohio, left for her home last night, after a three weeks’ stay with her aunt, Mrs. H. B. Sperry, 321 Delaware avenue norcheast. Miss Todd of 1519 20th street teft Wash- ington last month to spend the winter in Florida with her brother, Lieut. Todd of the third artillery. Mrs. W. Robert Truxton of 1742 S street northwest will be at home to her friends on Tuesdays. Miss Andrews, daughter of Bishop An- arews of New York, is visiting Mrs. Senator Teiler, and will be with her Thursday af- ternoon. —— CAUSED A DIPLOMATIC CHANGE. What Resulted From an Appeat to Capt. Picking for Protection, It has transpired that quite innocently, and, indeed, with the very best intentions, the United States government and Captain Picking, in command of the United Statee naval forces at Rio, have, in a measure, been responsible for a diplomatic change at that city. It seems that Mello, the insur- gent naval chief, while in the bay of Rio, seized the Argentine ship Dom Pedro III, laden with cartle, from Buefos Ayres. Mr. Arroyo, the Argentine minister at Rio, tion, appealed to Capt. Picking for protec- tion. The captain referred the request to’ the authorities at Washington, and he was advised by them to render any assistance within his power. The matter coming to the attention of the Argentine government, however,Mr. Arroyo was recalled to Buenos Ayres on the ground that bis application was premature or unnecessary, the case, it was argued by the Argentine officials, being one in which Brazii could have been held for damages at the expiration of the | Present condition of affairs, and not one calling for the interference of armed forces, Mr. Arroyo has served his country as min- ister to Chile, Bolivia and Austria, as well as to Brazil. e+ Army Orders. The following transfers in the twenty- fifth infantry are ordered: Second Lieut. Charles S. Farnsworth, from company E to company G. Second Lieut. Thomas H. McGuire, from company G to company E. The leave of absence granted Maj. Peter D. Vroom, inspector general, is extended one month, The assembly at Linthicum Hall on Tues-/ The leave of absence granted Second day evening will be as brilliant as the others this season have been. Mr. Martin | | will lead the cotillion, that begins at mid-| | night, and well-known society chaperons | of West Washington are to receive. The Misses Griffith of Montgomery county 1 will soon be the guests of the Misses Hun- | ter, at their residence, 1751 1sth street. | Mrs. Martin and daughter, Miss Mary Harriet Martin, are pleasantly at home at 1758 18th street. Mrs. Frank Fleming of Augusta is now | a visit from her mother, Mrs, iggs. Mr, Hal Erwin recently ac- companied his mother south. ‘The friends of Miss Gosling of 1307 14th street will be pleased to hear that she is recovering from her severe illness, Mrs. Enloe and Miss Enloe will receive with the other congressional ladies at the Normandie Tuesday from 3 to 6, assisted by Misses Scott Brewer, Jones, Patterson by Misses Scott, Brewer, Jones, Patterson and Turner. Mrs. Tateno, wife ofthe Japanese minis. ter, has cards out for a tea Friday, January 19, from 4 to 7. Mr. Justice Morris and the Misses Morris have invitations out for a reception ‘Tues- day, January 16, 9 to 1). The orchestra of the Young Men’s “tatholic Club gave their complimentary monthly dance last night in their “gym” adjoining their club rooms, 47 I street northwest. ‘rhe hall was gaily decorated with the national colors, but was really too small zo accom- modate the large number present, although everyone departed delighted with thcir even- ing’s enterte!>ment. M. Depret of the French embassy and Mr. John Ford of the British embassy were Lieut. Charles H. Martin, fourteenth inm- fantry, is extended three months. The leave of absence granted Second Lieut. Alfred W. Drew, twelfth infantry, is extended twenty-two days. First Lieut. Millard F. Waltz, twelfth in- fantry, is relieved from the further opera- tion of special orders of December 4, 180%. Leave of absence for four months, with authority to go beyond sea, is granted Capt, John W. Dilenback, first artillery. Capt. David A. Lyle, ordnance depart- ment, will visit the works of the Benjamin | Atha & Illingworth Company, Newark, N, J., on official business pertaining to the in- Spection of carriages. | Leave of absence for six months on sur- |geon's certificate of disability is granted Capt. Edward G. Mathey, seventh cavalry, The extension of leave of absence granted | Second Lieut. Henry A. Pipes, seventh {i |\fantry, is further extended six months on surgeon's certificate of disability. The extension of leave of absence. granted Capt. Charles E. Woodruff, assistant sur- geon, is further extended one month and | twelve days. Leave of absence for two months on sur- \geon’s certificate of disability is grented First Lieut, Charles F. Kieffer, assistant | surgeon. By direction of the President Second Lieut. John H. Alexander, ninth cavalry, lis detailed es professor of military science | and tactics at Wilberforce University, Wil- berforce, Ohio. 0 niteicintecne Job: ston’s monster price list. Page 4. ¢ pascmcnt ined Anna E. Johnson, principal of the Drad@- ford, Mass., Academy, died yesterday, ace seventy years. She was well wn throughout the United States, having ruled over the academy for nineteen years.