Daily critic., 1880-08-28
SOCIAL Gossip.

dren. are at Altoona, Pa, where the in
vigorating air has already produced a
change for the better In the Colonel. he
was quite III before he left the city, suf-
fsring from an acute attaok Of malarial
fever.
Mr. and Mrs. Merriok have turned
10 their country seat in Maryland after
several weeks spent al Mt. Desert. Their
home is large old.fashionei double
stons house, surrounded BY century old
trees. With wide lawn In front, beauu-
fully kept, and dotted here and there
with par,erres Of exquisite bloom.
Bn route for home Mr. and Mrs. Msr.
rick visited Gov. Tilden at his home on
Staten Island.
Mr. Thomas sherman arrived In New
York last Monday from Europe, and
came at once 10 the city, where he is the
guest Of his father, the General, Al their
home ON fifteenth street. The meeting,
a. may be imagined after a two years
absence, was very happy one, and the
young scholastic has spent the several
dAys Of his stay In making round Of
visits with the General, calling on their
relatives aud personal friends.
To-day they loft, accompanied by Miss
Rachel sherman, 10 Join Mrs. sherman
and the rest Of the family al Altoona,
whence, after few days, they will all
start for tour Of the lakes.
Mrs. Miller has the warm sympathy
cf host Of friends, who share in her
anxiety about her husband. ilis aoei.
dent, which might heve been 10 fatal,
has proven lsas serious than was al frat
feared, aud although very severe, his
injuries are Of nature which his hne
physique aud strong constitution will
enable him 70 overcome.
Mrs. wheelAn aud her daughters are
Bummefing noar Lsesburg, In Joudon
county; their pleasant circle has been
frightened during the past days by the
presence Of Miss Burr, their charming
and accomplished young guest.
The death Of Gen. Albert Myer, u. 8.
A., was a great shock 90 his many
friends; lils health hal been falling Tor,
some time past, but Huuh a )rusuit ~ss
totally unexpected. lie was brave
officer, a aclenllai, devoted husband
and father, n genial host, true friend
aud pleasant companion, and all who
knew him unite In rcgrelllng the loss Of
one who iillcd 10 we'll Lies best roles.
His death was untlmely, for, though
the measure Of his work aud It's results
was alled 70 oyerlowlng, hia years were
In their noon time, and the service aud
society mourn hia loss.
Every sympathy 10 extended 70 hia
widow aud children, whose once happy
home Il now 80 desolale.
Mrs. Henry aud her daughters arc
spending tho month OF August 4, New
port.
Judge aud Mrs. Wilson aud their pi-
quAnle daughter arc spending the soa.
son at Saratoga.
Mr.. and Madame YoihidA, with their
children, are finishing the season At
Deal Beach, MI.
Admiral aud Mrs. Scott arc enjoying
the refreshing, cooling aud romantic
scenery Of Delaware Water Gap. at the
KlttAtinny House, which Is situated
near tho brawling water course which
tumbles with great dash and roar ono
hundred and sIxty.aye feet into the
Delaware.
SwAmpsoott has nolAblllty at pres
ent who will visit Washington later ON,
the Russian Princess Dora a Istria, a
lady OF fine literary requirements, who
50 described as being about lfty, stout,
and OF marked personal beauty. The
princess was for short time the guest
OF Mrs. DR.. Oliver, OF SWampscott, at
whose house the poet Iongfsllow, Fields,
aud other literary celebrities Visitsd her.
She dlned with Longfellow at NahAnt
short time since, and refers with great
pleasure 10 new poem which he reoited
10 her on the occasion.
The Countess Won HAtzfeld, whose
noble husband has 80 recently consented
10, and some say even procured u d.
vores from her 10 obtain promotion at
the Imperial Court OF Germany, Is an
American lady, the daughter OF Madame
Hegemap- Lindeorone, wife OF the Baron
Won Hegeman- Lindeorone, the Danish
Minister 10 Washington, by her first
marriage with Mr.. Charles Moulton, OF
Albany, N. Y. The cause OF this di-
vorce has placed the Count won HATFIELD
In an unenyiable, and to our American
thinking, contemplate position in the
eyes OF the world, and suggests the idea
that Il would DO a good thing II some OF
those senseless, musty regulations Of
caste al the court OF theOld world were
abolished. as the present case is simply
due 10 the fact that the grandmother OF
the lovely, yirtuous and accomplished
lady, was on the patsrnal side, music
teacher and an actress. The severe