, 1876-12-31

GDtcid3 Ctr1tspoade7<c6 ef Th6 Tribune.
| WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-That portion OF til
| people who congregate in Washington whic
Is designated as society have had such ubera
supply Of sensation that they have generous1
divided it with outside harbarinns, who a
eagerly rush to gather the crumbs thrown iron
| that quarter as did the p5a5antry Of old the cop
per coins scattered from the balconies Of royalty
| The intelligence which now rivals In inportauc
| the Presidential question and the color Of MI
! Cronin's nose is this:
There are two organizations in the city who's
! object is to cultivate the German, not tn.
language, but the dance known by that name
One Is patronizcd by the fashionables, the othe
by the ultra-fasbionables, but they are In accord
At q ball given by one last week, naval Office
approached a Indy as she entered the room and
quietly reminded her OF a promise to dance with
him. She drew herself up, and, ia . loud voice,
demanded to know how he dared to address her.
memory their meeting IN Paris, and again day
or Two previously at tho Wormley, where she
had promised the dance he claimed. Her man
ner had attracted general attention, and again
she answered, in loud voice, that she had
never before met him! He retired deeply NOR
titled, and soon after gentleman came to say
that the lady wished to speak to him. He went,
reluctantly, to receive her explanation, found
her standing in the middle Of the ballroom,
leaning on the arm OF man Who loudly and
imperious2y demanded to know why lie had
presumed to insult the lady at Ills side, adding,
with much force, "She is under my protection,
sir, and I am Judge Of the Supreme Court OF
the United States t"
Ye gods, what climaxl Our navy has been
covered with glory, and the kearsarge vent
down with every m1n ct his post, and the colors
flying. But what is martial yalor wnen pittcd
against feminine and judicial dignity combincd4
The navy rctrcatcd under this telling charge
from the judiciary, and the Court journal which
chroniclcd the event, added to its account q his
to!y Of the 1aa saog that she Tth her elder
pitable boarding-house in San Francisco. The
elder married tie Judge; the other, after having
changed her mind about an engagement to .
man not ovcrtlush of means, gave her heart and
hand to one who dealt out good groceries and
bad grammar, and speculatedin real estate until
he became millionaire.
He took his bride to Paris, where gold, and
grammar, and groceries combined made a neat
little gingerbread claim to aristocracy. Having
returned TO her native land wearing her candy
powerful n1ait1staT in the official dignity Of her
hrothef-in-law, she became belle OF bellies, but
on that particular OCCASION was too loudly rung.
The historian goes on to state that
"A WAnLIKE CORRESPONDENCE ..
had passed between the gentleman aud the
Judge, to warn tho former that Judges of St1-
prefnc Court are sometimes dangerous, as wit
ness the fate of Brodeiiek; also that this par
ticu'ar Judge might be particularly dangerous,
inasmuch as he had once eaten one more plate
Of oysters than ho cared 1or,-caten them on
the earnest solicitation Of man who used
loaded revolver as NJ nrgumgnt IN tayor Of the
acg}utitiou OF the oysters. He also added that
the invitations of ootfi branches Of society and
to future Germans had been promptly withdrawn
from the ]ady and ner champion, which with
draual leaves them outside tie gates OF Para
disc, with no good-natnred Saint Peter to break
tho rules and let them in.
Well, while society was expecting TO- hear the
earz. The last Estni'g Star announces