, 1875-04-18
1 Sudden Furore for Surprise Parties
in Chicago.
Notable Weddings Of the Week---sub-
urban Gossip


Washington, they cannot refrain from e1clena
t;oos Of pleasure bordering on admiration, when
day by day, Nature unfolds new beauties O
aeensvarl, smooth and ve1vety, Aecked will
The 6oldeu-sta11ed dapdelona, and trees ant
shrubs, beconoin. more beautiful as each SUI
uses and pours it's Me-siving warmth over al
the tender foliage. It is like some exquisite
ziaion to match through tho blue, soft morning
Enists, tho brown. dteary-looking Virginia hillf
fading surely into the past. and the tender green
II spring, clothing their picturesque slopes With
Yerdnre and freshness.
ADVENTURES OF In.DAu.
Sitting comfortably back in our opca csr1iace,
. merry party of us drove over the Navy-Yard
bridge to the Insane Asylum, situated on the
eouth banE Of the Auaeostia, ard overlooking
the shabby, forsaken-1ookins assemhlags Of
khsnties known Is Un,ontouu
Over this bridge one DARK night-the most
memorable one Ct tho year 1865-clatte1ed tue
hurried feet Of \ horse, sputred to its utmost
speed bs the guilty desperate fugitive John
Wilkes Booth. With his hands fresh and 1eeking
+ fzum the blood Of Abraham Lincoln Through
this forlorn town his horse was pushed, and 1t
eee1ns as il tlae bane Of the mans pasains srl
presence had cursed the place forever.
. AN uPr1asEp TURF.
Some years ago, nearly opposite the Asylum,
N effort WAS made to establish q irst-class race
soursa, and all the horses in the vicinity OF
Washington which had any pretenaions to psdl-
E1ee were brought to try their speed on ths
."faaonnt track But the attempt was. futile
md only drew together large herds q the dregs
nf humanity, who fought and made the p1ace 30
diazeFu:ab]e that respectable persons we're afraid
to venture anywhere in the vicinity, feallng
their lives in Jeopardy. It seems such contra-:
dicio1J thing, that while horses are universally
acknowledged to be the most Intelligent and
noble OF the animal kingdom, and tia neerest
approach to humanity, yet their most tervent
ad1oireEs are so frequently men OF low and vul-
gar tAstes, aud At = horse-rsce the very worst
sraclmeus Of mortality alwavs cong-egate.
L GOVERNMENT fRo7EuE.
Ihe Insane Asylum IL q large brick building
With capacity for the accommodation OF about
600 patients The general supervision is in
charge OF the Secretary OF the later or, it ia
supported by the Government, and intended for
the use OF army and nayy unfortunAtes aad those
c.azed in the District Of Columbia. by the un-
toward legislation Of Congress, and its constant
presence IN cur midst The building is SUPER
intended by Dr. Nichols, and his wife is lovely
wotnan OF cultivation, who ornaments the dweiI-
ing portion Of the Asylum With homehke cha1ms
lard 5balls led to the discovery that there are six
tables, which s1s hberaI} patronized by the pa-
uents. In passing, one man called oat xith
nteotot1aa1 lungs: III you kre going to preach
contribution Of cents eaeh!" Whether any Of
cur party uote ministerial solemnitS Of express
Mon, or whether the man was recalling some OF
h,a miserable a;ssasrta to interpret the Dtvine
Word TO- bis bored listeners when he wss
a Chaplain. do not know, hut am in~
clined to the latter ballet.
The building is $50 feet long, and very sub
stzndRtly built and commodious in its internal
aE11nran,ents+ Il 10 surrounded by 4l9 acres OF
ground, under = fine atate Of cultivation the
fruit snd vegetables raised thereon by the ass,st-
1nce OF the patients disposed to such labor arA
used On the table Of the institution. In tile rear
sxe two Buildings devoted to co'ored patients,
and the entire grounds, as green as en1erslda
ttis spring weather. IRE inc1osed By HalI1 Of
solad masonry fest high
THE JEWELS P1RTI.
Last week Wednesday party was given BY
teH. and Mira jewell TO Mr. and Hrs. Sartoria,
the fasne1 having sailed sinoe to England, the
latter to 1euaaD here curing the summer months
With her family. Mrs. 6srtnis zauever pretty Is
Nellie Grant, butshe IL less Mrs. 6aItoris ow-
Ing somewhat. undoubtedly, to her iIl-heai1h-
pale lavender sllk, with beautiful overdress
and sacque OF YalencisnneR Irs- Grant wore q
Nhits silk trimmed With dounces Of blaek-thread
lace, and Mia Robeson loo1ed handeomer and |
more Juno-1ike than usual III her dress OF heavy
white silk: trimmed eiaborateIy With black vel |
yet. End her Ellgery hAir arranged with artistio |
taste- President Grant was scanned closely by !
= Boston youth, more given to taking fashioa-
notes than storing Lis brain With the erudlte
tsms OF that highly Intellectual "hub." The
English bred air, said: ''Whar kind OF collar
does ths President wear? By Jove, want to
ses Il he has anything new in that line!"
An ENvABLE REPUTATION.
Ladies pueseut Was Miss Sawyer, daughter OF the
ex-M~ G. from Wisconsin Her dress WAS Of
s1hite silk, with cuirass basque fitting her
s1ender. graceful figure iks = glove, the entire
aceheese lace. Miss Richardson and Hiss Por-
te1 have been rival queans Of dress hers for two
s1ntera. but think Miss Sawyer ia beginning to I
louch the palm, and, il they do not look closely
g their iaurels. viii tziumphantiy bear Oft al
The trophies.
THE LAST TIE REST OF ALL
. Mts- Belknap, the third wife OF the War
5ec7etary, wore most exquisitely tinted apricot
,oaored silk, particularly charming because SELF
@m'd ,ann N utter a6ssDes % Of contrasting solors
Faa the widow Of Gen Bowers, an army officer,
md sister to her present husbands second wife
she II woman OF magnificent physique, with
he arms and neck Of 3 goddess, Her hair is
lied Eith fre. and her compla1icn ysTy much
improved OF late, as ita vivid intensity Of color
ng has been toned down 70 more delicate tint
drs- Be1knap Is called the most elegantly
oilettas are siwaya veil chosen in color and ma
er;al and their *smAke-up" aud effect il simply
,eyond criticism But it must require fearful !
mount Of mattyrdom to sustain the repetition |
t being the 'best-dressed" among a fash
onalls arcle OF Eomen each striving with every !
'etve and mora than their allotted amount Of PIN
honey to outahine her neighbor. Think Of the /
aiaxv Of feminine ayes directed towards tue
neness OF your pointe the texture Of yourtsilk;
be 12pth Of your vetket's nap; the probable ]
ost ct your sesi-skin the artistic Of your bon ]
ets and the expense and perfection OF yoor !
eNelIy and dowers- Think OF the hours OF | {
asrful thought spent over inventinG noTelty, ]
nd the sleepless n1gAts wasted in monrnlng a !
1isft, or cole:y not perfectly matched! 1t II
etter i
Along the cooa, ,.sseGuestered vsle Of Life 1I
: 10 ksaP the 1sotseIesa tenor Of ooeh way
I'm to undergo such = perpetual s1ain On ! {
etves, good nature. and ones bank account Z
Among 6ome of -
THE OTHER GUESTS
ne Mra- Henry Ciewa, niece OF MH- BelkpAp, |
ho was considered such = pretty girl as Hiss .
MY Wor4hinKton. and whose bsAuty HIS only !