National Republican., 1878-05-22
CHAT BY THE WAY.

To the Editor Of The National Repubhoda:
The Post Is not altogether regenerated by The
ghost Of the dead Union, whose metempsychosis
We, in common with many others, sincerely re-
grct, while your paper appears ne the single
exponent of Republican principles. Both Jour
nails we bid good.speed, for honest rivalry Is
the surest guarantee Of journalistic excellence.
Some friends who have been spending the
winter at Nassau, reveliug in a delicious
summer atmosphere, arrived In Washington
last week. aud were quite unreconciled to our
frigorifc temperature. A few days, however,
brought us a touch of summer, and revealed
our city in its pristine beauty.
The warm weather two weeks ago caused
quite an exodus among our Transient residents.
Mrs Bigelow Lawrence whose winter sojourn
IN Washington was a pleasant accession to So
cicty, has returned to her home in Doylcstown,
Pa and Mrs. Stone, who spent the winter with
friends in New York, is again In charge of her
house, 1908 street, a most attractive location
for those seeking summer quarters.
Mrs. Thomas I. Ronalds, OF New York, who
has hccn spending the winter at her former
apartments In the Catacazy mansion, opposite
Franklin square, left last Wednesday for her
country residence at New Rochelle.
Mrs. kiuslcy, the eldest daughter Of the late
John p. Hale, who has been visiting Washing.
ton, returned recently to her delightful home
on the Hudson. adjoining West Point. The
handsome matron recalls n vision Of th- fair
b.llc of 9ygone days, and the same attractive
manner invests her with an undeiinable
charm.
Mrs. Hale is also spending the spring
months with her daughter. Mrs. Chandler,
She still keeps the family residence at Dover,
! \. H., NJ u summer home, making ii attractive
hv the CDngeuial companiOuship Of some old
friends. We met Mrs. Hale in tho House gal.
/ lcry recently. She is looking well. Time has
touched her very gTaciously, and one may
note the attractions which made her, In the
zenith of her womanhuUd, a queen of society.
She still possrsscs certain hddsw of manner
| rCpelant to some extent, which she never
| compromised, even when her husband was an
aspirant for political prctcrmcnt. As coui.
| terpoise to her cXclusiycncSs, we rCmcmhcg
Mr.. Halc-g"uial. hrgo-hearicd, and dit'usive
"A sort of social prince, rs he was n piunecr Of
progress, a brld rcfurmer. aud Stawdrt de.
fender Of the right.
Speaking of Mr.. Hale suggests the past, and
Il ruuIOr that lady Of literary prestige is com
piling for publication n collection OF article,
| that originally appeared in the National Era
As the lady is Of rather aggressive temdrn
ciss, We fear she may cAhUu,c some ghosts o
the past less pleasant than these which the
editor Of the EcpUJiic has called up in his r,cy
articles.
scandals, to cast the shadow of r,prnsch OF
those whose fIuIc we should cherish with ma
tiUnal pride, aud all because sensational Erti
clcs pay. 1t is well to remember that ther,
are links that bind the living to the drad-t,
think of other hearts that will ache
The cNll dat men do I,v, natrr rhrm"
The rppd Is on Inferred with lHcig ,urs.'
In this cuuHLCtion we mEst make brief ref
erencc 10 the recent lecture delivered in Bus
ton by Ralph Waldo Emerson in behalf of thu
fund for the purchase Of the Old Soutl
Church. His subject was Temperance" Lu
evidently in an unrestricted sense. Temper
ancc he considered the conservation Of all th,
forces of nature, mental aud physical and h,
especially dcrurcd the supcrativc style o
speech which chartcterlas the present day.
'Supcrlatives are diminutivcs, and weaken
The positive is the sincw Of speech" His es
say abOundcd in brilliant aphorsms, cOndcns
ing harvest of Thought IN II single sentence
pearls Of speech strung so layishly that hi
dazed listeners wondered at the munificenc
of his own resources.
4 friend, to whom wo arc indebted for
, resume of his lecture, writes: Mr.. Emerson |
about seventy'fvc years Of age. He dclivcrct
his first lecture in Boston in the winter O
: ls33, his subject being Water"
Since then he has won great reputation us
! lecturer, aud has been styled the Carlyle d
} America Undoubtedly Carlyle was the ma.
ter of his school, but the pupil far outstrippe
| the teacher.
{ A letter from Boston, published recently
+ speaks Of the engagement of Miss Alice Hooper
daughter Of Mrs. Samuel Hooper, the d
vOrced wife Of the late Charles Sumner" Thi
| is incorrect; the son Of Mrs. Samuel Hope
married Alice Mason, who after his death
4 became the wife of Mr.. Sumner. She has on
daughter, Belle, who, as u child, WAS quite
iavOritc Of Mr.. SUMMER.
, Miss Alice Hooper spent several winters /
! Washington while her father was q Represent
atiye IN Congress. She was young lady
rare intellectual attainments, quite gifted
an artist, aud altogether indifferent to societ.
She possessed fortune independent OF Il,
father and was interested in several worth
charities. The family were travelling Ia +,
, rope at the time of Mr.. lIOoper's death, whiC
u occurred at his residence on II street, oppos
c WOrmlCy's, during the first session Of the FO
4 ty-fourth Congress.
= Mrs. Fassetts historical picture of t.
IL. Electoral Commission has been removed fro
=. her studio to the supreme Court room, whe
l.. she will complete 1t. This room is characte
r. lied by chastc elegance which fortunate
N has not been sacrificed to the spirit of tnseli
a. which surprises one In SOME pats Of the Cap
>. tol. Busts Of the ex-ChIcf.Justiccs who ha'
% passed TO the Higher Court, adorn the sem
i circular walls, and waken memories Of III,
II hltUHcthtf ulhtlhBulsHcu, VINO, Ill tnclr IllNtt
a lives. did honor to the highest official pUsitiu
" This room, then the Senate Chamber,
70 represented in Mr.. Healy's great painting
n Webster Replying to Haync'-which was pu
d" chased by the State Of Massachusetts, to ado
the old Cradle Of Liberty" When complete
Mrs. Fassett intends exhibiting her picture
90 Paris.
The exhibition of paintings In the room
" the Frecdnun's Bank building attracts MAJ
Sc visitors, but the slles have not bOCn remunel
H. tive. We regret this, for Mr.. Barlow certain
&c merits appreciation aud encouragement. u
Or free art gallery is always an attraction, VIII
l. his cultivated taste is a guarantee Of the exc
Is lencc Of his collection.
W The marriage Of Miss Ream aud Lieutena
c. HUxie, U. S. A., will add another to t
N notable weddings which will signalile t
rs month of May. But Of that We will wy
Of hereafter. RUBY WOOD
~ Marriage Licenses.
nc The clerk of the court has issued maria