, 1875-02-28
Club, Church, and Private Parties
Last Week.
Social Gossip in Suburban Towns.
Announcements
WASHINGTON SOCIETY.

lands OF the cypress ana nyIue, "Aere eo1teI
hr,ezrs and mora congenid suns quicken tho
palse Of winters reign.
So.nething unheArd OF within these latitudlnM
limits, fauilia1ly yclept the - Sunny South, /" is
aas wholesale slaughter, by cold, of tbs hardy and
1aeautiful rosebughes and other ont-of-door
shrubs. During some of the mild winters Incl
denta to this climate, roses have budded and
h3ossomed and shed their fragrance into the
<axly days Of tho new year, without so much as
Whit of enow to make them afraid. But this
winter has turned even the cheerful green leaves
ad the iry and myrtle to dingY brown, and ne
eau no longer look at thom ami feel happy in
their promise Of epring-showezs soft and pene-
tza1sng, flowers opening their bright eyes after
their long slambe1b, and birds busy with house
keeping cares. singing as they toll
~u's An Ill WIND THAT BLOWS NOBODY ASg
GOOD"
The Potomac has been covered With glitter
fnE iupenetrable coat Of mail for weeks, 30 that
skating and Bleighiug On its surface very COM
ZION occurrences. few days since, some gentle
u,en 1an q 1sce On tho river With their trotters
and nstty little sleighs, and one OF the pre.tiest
sights to looke1s-on, the other evening, was IN
ice-boat in full sail moved silently over the
smooth and moonlit surface Of the river by the
s. sharp nor'wester kecnly blowing at the time.
The boat WAS manned by q crow OF ten. and the
white sails OF the craft looked like the outspreed
wings OF some huge foreign bird, and the SHOW
covered banhs spa1k1ed with the hrlllancy OF so
many diamonds. and the river g1eamed as If
Diana in her dreams
Had dropped her silver bow
Upon the meadows low.
rnE HOUSE Is TO BE LET FOE LIFE Or TEARS.
The house owned and occupied o5 the late
Charles Sumner is now under discussion for
New England Clubhouse, its date Of purchase
being f1ed for the 18th Of March ne1t. 1t seems
very appropriate that it should not pass into the
hands OF any one individual for pirate res.
idanoe, as it will always be object Of interest
10 the public who will desire to see its interior
s1rancements, as we'll as its mere plain exterior
brick walls. The house stands at the corner Of
II street and Vermont avenue, IN the ltnnediate
vicinity of the Arlington Hotel-ln fact, 1T is
connected with the.buildins as closely and incon-
vcaieptly as we're the Sameee twins with one
another
11n ORIGINAL OWNER.
YearB ago, Mr.. Kennedy, q realestate agent,
&nd man Of reputed wealth, built block OF
three honees. two of which faced the exquisite
beauty Of Lafayette Park, the third opening up
on Vermont avenue. The first one. on II street,
WIS for years rented by Senator Pomeroy and his
handsome, witty wife, the middle one TaB used
"a first-class boarding house for ''Senators
and their families only," and the third was pur-
chased BY Mr. Hooper just deceasea) and given
Mr.. Sumner Is wedding present, upon hls maj
Tying the widow Of Mr. Hooper, son. who for
feited her fortune, according to her husbands
last will and testament by entering INTO SEC
ond matrimonial contract.
.1mEnA1Ty AT DISCOUNT
1 few years sitter this block was finished. Mr.
Co1coran built the Arlington Hotel just in its
rear, purchasing the middle house for the ladies'
entrance into the min building He offered
IberM inducements to Mr. Sumner for the pur-
chase Of his house, which had increased some
<40,000 in v1lue since its purchase, bit tho
Ecnator was not disposed to part with his man
eisn. Senator Pomezoy Was offered SIS, GOO for
the mere REIMBURSEMENT Of his lease, but, for
once in his life, the kaneas Senhtor resisted the
temptation To put money in his purse, although
the means employed wero perfectly legitimate.
Perhaps it wns the legitimacy Of the transaction
which deprived it Of its greatest charm!
LOOKING BACK.
The last time eaw the interior OF Mr. Sum
1ar'e mansion WIS Just prior to his death, and
hare most distinct recollection of its numet-
Gus pictures. which fairly covered tho walls from
floor to ceiling, and leaned against the base
boards in their profusion, and the tables covered
With curious Articles, and various knck-knacks
Of value, and statuary. The Senator himself
had on . dark-bronn dressinE-SoNn, carelessly
tied around the waist by cord and tassel, aud,
ss We entered his etudy through a previous en-
gagcment, he rose from his writing in a1i tie
towering majesty OF his grand physique, and,
throwing back his mass Of wavy 1ron-gray hair,
Eave us = courtly and genial welcome, and laid
aside his pen to tell US OF some things which we
we're anxious to know.
Oh! THAT THOSE lips FAD LANGUAGE
Uke German artist of considerable merit,
has Just finished fuIi-1ength portrait cf tho
august Senator" standing Mt his desk IN tho
Senate Chamber. in the imposing aud dlSrit1ed
attitude go familiar to those who we're accusto1n-
cd to seeing and hearing him. The picture Is on
exhibition at the Rotunda Of the Capitol, and Is
n. " excellent likeness, although the face II q
t1ils youthful for the hair Mr.. Sumner sat for
this portrait about threo weeks before MS
death. The Haytien Government had petltioned
flr. Sumner for an oil-painting Of himself, which
Has partially finished when be sat for this last
oae, and With which he was greatly pleased.
ARE VIE 50 SOON FORGOTTEN WEEN WE ARE DEAD
Ar. Olke has painted two since. exact dupll-
cateB Of the first one one ordered by the I'M
pu1siye eutlusinem Of the colored citizens here,
to ornament the walls Of their large and hand
come pressed-brick and brown. stone edltce,
called :sae sSumoer School Buildings" but their
enthusiasm was short-1ved, and tne 1unas
were never raised for tbs purchase OF this splen-
did representation OF the man Who held their IN
tetests 50 closely at heart. and Will most proba-
bly, pass into the hands OF some white admirers
and hang proudly On the walls OF some PUBIC
hsl gazing bengnly down upon tsns tne youths 70 ha
q the Republic, urging them to onfe 70 Do
txue.-dRte to do right
RIDDLES FORTHCOMING BOOK
Iii. L. G. Fiddle, who made himself consplc-
oously obnoxious to the Shepherd hlnG bY hls
F4<6t1Aspn 0l 14cua<u E211luts%o@1 GU o@-s AasSA"
ested in the sSfe-burelAry. has just completed
move, .portray1ng Washington Life dur'nt; the
WEI, which promises to mike considerable
ripple in official circles Is it reveals some OF the
mysteries behind the scenes, and walks boldly
Into politics, lobbying, and various corruptions.
regardless Of Consequences. Andrew Johnson.s
Administration is severely criticised, aud 1t will
% ali the more piquant now that A. ]. has re"
TUNED to cur midst. Mr. Riddle is small man,
but fearless ona, and says what he wants to.
without first sitting down to count tho cost.
1ocxFo TIE DOOR AFTER TIE FUNDS ARE STOLEN.
- It seems about time for Congress to suggest
that Indian Agents. should keep strict account Of
expenditures These men have been hitherto
privileged thieves, to most reprehensible ex-
tent. Why they should ever have been exempt
from the necessity imposed On other officials. OF
them, IL past finding out, To illustrate
the loose manner In which their busi-