The weekly Louisianian., 1874-09-12
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There HIS been i aearsh:of news in 50.
cinl matters this, weak, The heayY rains
interforeA with the croquss, match. which
vast to have been played on Thursday last.
The game will come OFF some time next
week. Miss Jennie n. is the chief on one
side, and will be seconded by Misses
Jennie:E. and Alice D.* and Mr.. G. II.
Fayerweather: The opposing chiefs none
otherthan our handsome friend Simms,
who has for his l~ieutenants Miss Ella P.
Miss Susan v. and MI. James NJ. Vanca
who has just returned from Washington,
at which place he is a member of ona,of tho
cmcf'eroqnet clubs. The playersare we'll
matched, and closely contested game is
expected by the friends Of the respective
sides. Already we hear of lace handker-
chiefs, gloves and fans being in the scale.
Warwick is in trouble. It seems by some
means we Inadvertently forgot to mention
atgesatlsu,an's name s.being at the GRO
quet party last week and as . consequence
therebk,t he fancies: thuL the omission on
our part was Intentional. We bog to as.
him that suaa,a was not our purpose.
In our career rs a society reporter we. d.
not mean nsnub arg bnd' dass'ceertainly
not such an affable. and agieeable: a,ggentle>
man as the one in question. Welhope our.
explanation; ID satisfactory =;
., It has been Warwiick's good fortune TO-
spend tsfffhes. Winters for The past four years
at the, National Capital where We haze
been a constant observer Of men and
things. Washington like other o.. orr
northern cities, has its quota Of social and:
literary organizations, among the more
prominent Of which is tbs Excelsiors,
Bachelors, 'Vayerly and Lafayette clubs
on the social order, whose members are
the screme de la creme Of their. young
men; ana the Lotus, .Miynonette and Cal.
Iopcan clubs, sgAosepbjects are Of . liter
AIRY. ~onaraeter. tWe attended one of the
meetings of the s'Mignonette' c1dba* the
j invitation ofodt hhiena Wm,E. Xngusta'
The evening entertainment consisted Of
parlor theatricals, after whiah. AN hour
was spent in the mary dnnee. &Ths "Lot-]
us" club however Is the solid Organization
Of the District. The Rev. DR.. Crummell
is ito ho1aosed President, and has beam
Justly called, on account Of his erudite'
Earning : walking :encyelopedia.'
Among It's members are Rev.. Dr.. Reeve,
DR.. A. T: Augusta; Professors Langst N
and Bosts15n,, Ghas N. Thomas, the 1promisr
ing Young lawyer. VII, E. -, Mathews, the,
great fnancier, (sinsle gentlaman, lady
re1ders) and ]. William Cole, better known
in Washington as. ..'caeap John. Where
o. why be 'rociev,d this title. no q se9,,n.s,
to know, :exrept1a:;typo- in the Gpverp,
ment Printing Office, hy thsTuncez1sfon
name Of Smith. W:a5aRc, he, dessrva} it
Or not, til Is 4 quuest:on: +t tNHnr ri 4" thinks
not. sAAiep,.- EtolAtrsIs company Tita1
Gov. PinchbacKls *e htten,1 led y 'n,ss Ting nf4
tits tc111uHb at the rts''iido,ice'66ff |FfNedsrtk,9
Dosasgl4s Esq xTAo!p;Nfe, ias2aHah 70 n4easi
lion is one of its members. Ahsnts: diHty4l
ladies' AMI scntlep7n were present, cdm'
the wealth and intelligence e1a
.lshieeupn' society s aTass exercises oithe
svc ,i,hn We're st*iisita, hus 900 struck..i;s s*
pocallsrlyintsrssting, aid one. TOO. Which
can, never :: chiAce from our mouIory'
One or Its mos: cultured member pastor
Of a church in Washington, r = q c.:1e-
fully prepared dissertation on, tho contest
{rpaso1, and revolution, or the IT,
of Christianity over Pagahism. It
vas o elna Of the most mastery productions
It has over been our pleasure - hear: 1t
the. most. qarqsf4l historical re
and stamped its author at once, a
! man Of scholarly attain'nents and great
Flo said ''fhat after the reign. of
''Commaaus, came of the great Arranged
Ion ''battle Of heather philosophy with
.rhe disciples, he continued of Plato
md ARISTOTLE, who had given shape and
to. human thought were there;
f~hc.disciples cfzosoastar were there. The
pythagoreans were . there, :Peripatetics