, 1876-05-25

GAIL HAMILTON Defends WASHINGTON vAE1TT
FAIR.
Hpecf0i Correspondence qf The Tftture
WASHINGTON, D. e., May al.-Soelcty has
champion a, last! Tint ytyac!ous and mns,
agreeable Of female wrttrrs, ''Gail IIam!}tuu,'
Inns most readable article in the JUNG number
of tho Galary on "Thc Display uf Washington
Society,"" She should know u1,ous It. For sey-
creral winters past she has been an inmate Of
the family Of c1.spcaker Blaine, and she has
assisted Il believe that Is the woru) ut MT end
Of breakfast psrttes lAlicst lunches, swell din
ners, receptions, purtica, and balls. AND 1t is
pleasant to see that she enjoys the Illusion,
while younger sisters gsicvc because they aud
that their dolls are stuffed with kawfIust.
THIS DEFENSE or VANITY FAIR,
IT, however, rather laborrl. For example, sic
justIncs one Of Mrs. Belknnps most stunning
costumes by quoting from the Old Testament Il
description Of the High Priests ralmeut and
regalia, which Moses was ordered by Divine
command to haye male for Aaron. As an Offset
to the Williams landaulet, suppt,xe, she re-
produces az account o! WarhIngton'x state equip
aHe. snd Warhngton'a order On hi- London tailor
!or suit of clotElra IL quoted, to show that " lhc
Father Of h|s Conntfy Knew what he was nbput
W. wasn ae r, IT ezam1e to HI; duugl
gowns from Paris. She tsen goes on 10 declare that
IN oticial who Mke* HI. prisate fortune to dis
crrditaSlo t" Tic nnton, us ~ truly Contributing
HI. substance to patriotism ~ II he gave his hands
e san.r Ma' l4a s fight or Ills money TO the
.... THIS DANGEROUS DOCTRINE.
70 unt'Enshfngiy nvowed. fl what har donc r1uch
toshipwFeck regulations here Of late. The main.
diesruced Cabinet otilcer has sollel tho rcpu.
taton Of anuther has driven third into retire:
as pdc honsss M. ans er hee, w s
shame. It IL true that the writer uds that u oil
ca, should Incur e1pentes which l,e has nut hon.
stop short when his point hns bcen rraccd il ID
ertninnllr wrons at this CRISIS to defend The rx-
t1usssanc:, ihe tnller, and the wicksdae.. OF the
hoped that the next President. Of whntesrr purity
he may BE-, Will rcstgrc-uot the slave holding
r1hG,ga11ty h,ag of MoFnt 's.non-bu e simplicity
sure snure enjoyment. !sss snobl.hne.s. md lcss
uehre dsfened By amltoa h es %'susa 'e'
4 VIRGINIA HUN.
Speaking af G. W.. visited, when lat IN
bclyo!F, the princc!y estate VI tnc Fairfax lam
brother Lawrence At Souni Vernon Lawrence
Al.s Fairfax. and 1t Was IN the 4pucous halls nl
''liclHo!t" that the young nnd-sufveyur twho had
! ntyer told liz was Introduced into fashionable
for Which hs VA in sftrr lif 80 nutcd. Ts man.
sion was destroyed By nrc years sgo, and lts once
cAlkAIH kasucns HAFf DGfn cnnScrlcu lfI0 l!lIAtc'
land: ret the 6to and the poe share hive not hcen
able to oblltcrate oil traces Of the former grandeur
Of .'Delsnlr." There IL ruined tomb. with It's
ecntptuEcl arHorfAl btasiuE4 sadly dtfactd Euint
struggling shfnbbesy. few old appe.trce. mid
"A rose af thc wilderness left on Its stalk+
To mark where gRrdcn had beeu.
TIE sHApr-THEEs
which hare been planted he!c yrar after yrar since
dcaerruns time, md which have received -. 900
ndait'on, within In ths ps.t I've yca.s Fly Wash
yayrll In their new ysTpal ljyerIrs. ThrN We havu
The nunlcsou. public parks. which arc really bcau.
a esss s IN soh Mau 9f ths E,sen,,ss
aftrrnoDn. The gatherings ut lhrre orr,s.at ron.
ccrtB very large. anti 1t iE pfty that tho audi.
eHce could not hear some bcttcr tnus!c than tho
wEctrhea adaptations frDm oil operas Ia which tho
leader tsGss delight. Then VIC have
MANY DELIGHTFUL. DRIVES,
especially thoec u the carefully -kep. grounds NJ
the Soldiers ff0inc and to thu clas4fcnl sadra Ut
Arlngton with its array Of grases in seEricd r1nks
where rest
''The hravc who rank to te.t,
Nlth I'LL thelF country'B Aonoss hlest."
Other excursions can be made to the Great Falls q.
the Potoniac to the insane Asylum (now bflpg In
yeslissted), to tho lslsdcnsbafg ducltng ground,
Or up the picturesque banka Of Rock Creek. Ver.
lily
THE SUMMER EAJ0YMENrs
ot thlt city aro preferable to those In tho winter
Except to the exclusives Of Society. and to thrl,
!hcir champion, Gail Hamilton This week We afs
to hasc new tragtc actress, Miss Nary Anderson,
nntt OWEN Is 10 give us Solon shlhsc OIL tenta
blight. Tbs revival Of the National Jockey {'3u,
rnres was SUCCESS, although the weather waa bali
ma they were fashtonaby attended. lien. Hher.
man man and M stah arr 9narisrr! Ut 4he Elllau House,
onlcrfs. NAcuyTxUM