, 1879-05-01
WASHINGTON SOCIETY.

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WASHINGTON SOCIETY.
Tho DeIn0crnttc lloninernDE-Tho Returned
s",'tt'ern liourl,nHs-Sprrrl,cs by Seward
Ht,'l cnnki1nE-Ths Peculiar Institutions
Promenade Cnnccrt-i.eyIsnt Of tbs D,tpllu
Weddings "f Tho Weak--ItapPy Army
Nhls S1Iry 1tIlrbrs-.A .iiitrd BwAin-yisIt
or ifnintltun fttli-l'apar 1tunts-ilumnEs
to Wn,ie Hnlnpton-t.tvIng tiaus of Chess
Mrs. .lnrlny'a Wax Hurks..a1ctnnrl:.l
Trees-The Nniinunl .icnsi.My-1'nat,oty
Orctseatrn--t)hd. .Ecllnw.' CcIel,r;ltlon-lIo-
tel Prnucrsy-Es,nt Topics.
Frrtfat rnrrtspanctnrt Of Ths Tribune
WASHINGTON, u. C., April 9T.-'rllc cheerful
aboflglncs of Australia arc haId to be futd III
tis!rg mn ingenious weapon, known IN their t!tu-
leet Rs Il "bootncsnng." II Is simply Il brand
curved st1rk of hardwood, which OH expert
Australian can throw forwards a.,,l upwards In
such ma.1,Ier taut It vii! return downward ayut
backward, So That II the thrower will a,lroitty
step to oe side aftes 1t bus iclt his lad It will
return an1 1nfet II severe blow OIL Any unc IT,
hind hlnI. liut, t1l1esh great skill is exeEcIstl
III throwing the boo1ncrang asil then uodgin..
IL Ls quite as likely t0 come hack with fatni force
nRat,lst The throwcr. 80 thfs extrn session was
thrown upon tic cn,intry Us
a uEANCHATlE BUDAERANH
which was to suite the Republicans hip nnl
thigh, but somehow tic or'gtnatord have npt
been able to get out OF the wny, und thus fur
l!'r Fesu't has not lSifn c',couraelng Thy ses-
sion lmB, however, GEun u season Of ,,ualloycI
enjoyment to the wlvcs und daughters, ''slo
sistcrs aMt the colsilss, unu the auntsn OF The
Southern Congressman. who displny the ur-
roganco which Thtcrs nnrratrs was exhibited by
TIlK OLD DOUEHoS SoB1LITr
uf France When foreign bayoucta llu1 rcstoreil
tiIcir molinrcsl to TIC throne. Northern Dcmu-
cratic votes Lave rei,lstatcl 1--WE uns u In DOW gr
ut the Capital. atnt dark eyes flash With triumph
rs they wMteh tlu Republicans lighting Ii,
hopeless minority. They urc In the galleries of
the Senate carly uisd late, ni 1t ls in tic hope
OF winning their p1nltdts tlmt Col. Lowe, OF
Alabama, ha4 Undertaken TO revive "tlc cudc
OF llonog." llC is ii barllrlor. eU well nloug In
yeavs thut lie fns withheld hfs iluLne from thu
Congressional Directory that lie may pass rs
young gallant, nnd hD hus evidently expected to
make captta BY
CHALLENGING GEN. LonAS.
To us old stugcrs It rrra!ls the years before
III. when Droois, md Keith, nuL Burksslale
used to Stride about armed to tic teeth, seat
tcrits+ challenges right u,,d left, yet never
yuniurlns to lay The weight Of iinger on bur-
liugan,c, Or Wadc, o. Wilson. They were
great on challenging, but they hull no appetltcs
for lighting. spcalns of those ante-Lrllum
days,
CoEELIS0's GREAT SPEECH
recalled tho fatnous "lligllcr. Lawn spccc, of
his predecessor, scnator Seward, In 1850 Every
word Of both sbceeilcs IL solid f,ul. Their sen
tences are superhly framed, their paragraphs
nlouMi n eyntstlc fort.s Al,'s are sprinkled all
0rrr with tic tlngst rlcturlr nl,d evidences .,f
thornlsah stAtcsnAnsflip. The poI,puslty OF
manner dIsplaycd by CoI. Bontnn III '53 was
rlyarA by Judge Davis Lust week, nlll rgl,tur
tho cons. Seward never reached the rrcs'-
llcntal chair, Al,l du not believe tint Con6-
tfEG-atlinltEh a ItAI, Ut Ergit abtlsty and
purity-wlll be more iortunnte.
"rAuL AND vr1t01S1A"
was givel, here lust Wednesday evening by tho
ilesE OrurA Company, but " the Southern ln-
dies" us they sl,lu themselves, were trrrll!y
cnra4ed Nerallsnn II !uHlattu Hfave-glrl {pcsson-
ntct1 by Mrs. Srguin) wus ordered by her muster
tn hu whipped, Alhl her srlcls from the outaluu
when Gei1,:s punished vera heard. This WIS ull
unpleasant SOUVENIR ot The prculIar Institution,
AM, III lntilnuthIn Was conveyed to The u,.luucrr
That should thu opera TIC repeated here, This
t!osghIg inierludu must b. cut out. On t!lu
huliu night
4 PROMENADE CONCERT
was held at thu MusonIc Tntupte. under tho
n4s.ces nf Mrs. t;tucra' SIg!al.Unicer Myer,
Mrs. COm1n!ssary.t;eEeral alueleclcy, Mrs. Sur
geol-t;pncral raylur, Mrs. l'asn,aster. General
Cutter, AMI dozelt otlmT lnufts wiIusn ll1ls-
furnished The instrumental nlust. md there WIS
into Tie treasury Of 81. PnAl's Episcopal
Church, wlieru ull tic pews ure Tree.
TIT: WEDDING Or TIE WEEK
was at Epiphany Church last hight, where Mr.
Mis- 1sabnI lllll, III thu u, ,csuuco Of lnrre Nun
bcr ot artnr asd nay; o!llecss I'll full uni!orIl',
and Il distinguished company. Ai0;lrr Wush-
in.som belle, Mtss timira lianrt'rk, went to
Lieut.. iir.n, Of the Etlglnerr Corps, In thu
army rE,,ul vi, tiuycrnor's lslulMl, iur u,lcu,
Hen. l1ulcorE, giving lter n&ay. Cui. Wilkins
nnslghter wu,, nIarrlel here ~ l1luss!iay to
nlnl .,ex. week Il EaiIa,,t ynlsng ordnance ulliees
calc.Grncru Drum. WInIe t'ess yuunG
WAAltElI3 OF EItAs3 COAT4 AMI NLuH buttons
are rn1nyiug their houeyn.ns,lIs. tleru Is 1utltn
syn,patlss lur slefr furscr emnradr, Ar. Jersnne.
ilc Ii thu son 0f "l.a7ry" Jsro'uc, tlm New
YORK. brukcE. lrtu1ll U! laenBett of the Irr,t Il,
,w!u, ran !or Congress last iall hs IL Tu,nulany
uutuocral, BIT WIS neascn by Gut,. Atlsun e.
McCnnk. The sui gra!ua'"l tr',l! Vest l"lnt
III 1871, uIll WIS btnai Urt!etctt Nest, W1Icra u
distinguished lsusrlf IN slm lnlsan wars.
md In time received u six iHDntll's
leaye nf ahsosIrr, Coming east, l,u full IN 1oyu
with Miss snurtnau, ot Cirsclani. mn! i was
hit ks,nn after lic WRIT VI duty nsaltl TINT
wealthy wldower, ScHatnr Ca1ners'u, proposed
MHu wis A.rsptcl, IGrOlnu tuuk tn drink lu
ttuw tis SORROW, and If wIs With tlla!culy that
seaigu, tn nynid eoIrt-tilurttal.
THE YlcHLE FAIR oSE,
fnstaal Of following tho drum, III u saualtern'a
vile, IL nlw ii' Hl1strcss NJ tic nl!gnttscunk
Shepherd aunsion, surrounded With oYury
luxury nsnl eunlturt. Anuthrr wIdower. Clhnr'ea
r. httil,siylrv S,ttfI WIN t'EIlrl Stutt5 iGIn1ub-