The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-07-25
SOCIETY AT FORTRESS MONROE.
Miguou's Diary OF Interesting Events,
Persons. aud Thtn2s.
TII'TTN TFVTTTf
ON rnINr NnMLNME Lnly 81. 1850.

NNGEiN HOTEL,
ON rotNr Co,toEG July 81, 1850.
In my last weeks letter | mentioned an
episode Of MIR. tanier one of New York city's mill
uonaircs, rs the father Of Mrs. Gen. Dunn, that
through mistake was printed Mrs Gen, Drum II
Mrs. Dunn, the wife ot Judge Advocate General
Dunn to whom referred. u may he q matter OF In
crcst to krow that Ianlcr rlocc was named In COM
plimcnt To Mir l.ancr and Is "Ihc old capitol, -
that has In It's time played many parts from Senate
Chamber 10 n bcardiug-housc, from prison 10 Gle
giant residences occupied by three of the leading FAM
lilies of Washington society; Judge Advocate General
Dunn, Justice Field Of the United states supreme
Court, and cN-tov. larnc, presenting Il delightful
contrast between "now AVID then"
The gaicties Of Fortress Monroe still at high
tide. con with the dance Is the regulation order
Of the uygcia aud generally responded to. gave
YOU n description Of the cap-ycar german given liy
the ladies' In honor OF the mdshipmcn Of the bale,
and here Is the sequcncc ON saturday all O the bellies
aud few Of the ladies were made happy Ivy receiving
n stylish card Of Invitation from the midslpn,cn Of
class 80 to promenade concert on board the Dale
Every favored one was ION deck - ut tile appointed
hour. The HyCca yacht secured Ivy the committee
to transport the precious freight safely ON board where
Captain White and his officers stood to make us wei
come. The hoat handsomely cnnopicl aud deco
| rated with flags presenting novel and picturesque
appearance. The band from Fortress Monroe dis
courscd their usually fine music, which was fully ap.
prcclated and enjoyed. Mrs. English, widow Of tic
late COL English, Of the Army, WAS mistress OF core
MONIES or general charcron ot the Young ladies' Miss
English, her daughter, the belle of the Dale. Tile
| calm, elegant refinement at Philadelphia society Is
plauly noticeable in her manner, making her Charm
Ing IN rcpuse aud brilliant when aulmat"'l. Miss Nn-
lem, daughter "I Tue lnlc "'n: "iirm, w" MISS M'-
| lie Couilicr, nieccs Of Mrs. EngSl and Miss Cnl
field of wa shlngton, were magnets OF great attthc-
ton, deckcd In caps and c"los oi the pac, rs hon
orcl guests, and constantly surrounded by Tile cadets
MIS- Lane Of h1nSrc, shell sMS 81 the Ga, If
| col. Lane. OF tile Army, aud y iayore In ilNgeia
society. Miss ilclcomle, OF New orleans was as
charming ever, and held young bent captive 1T her
sl,tino A collation. was furnished Tor tile cadets 10y
Mr.. rhoeln,s. the pem"nco "f oi. Point. The ca-
diets all claimed they "got good square meals AZ The
liygcn, - ani Were often entertained by host nn,l
guests, which they enjoyed as enthusiastically MS the
ladies lid their reception on hoard ship.
The tale lief, Hampton Roads yesterday, and In her
wake followed many regrets. Az they passed ont rl
Lee. As tho bale sailed ont the Baltimore Natcl,
club sailed into port. The fcna Is ohcctcl Ivy the
'y"ung hlools - Of the Monumental city, who soon
sought the llygcia. and arranged To give the Ladies'
cruise In Hampton Roads. We had adcligh'iul sail
| and were handsomely entertained.
| raymnStcr General Ernwu was here sunday. Tile
salute from the fort told us y olive general had
arrived. capt. Shoemaker came To visit Ills son,
cadet shoemaker, the Dale the same day SUN
day seems the 'hig day. here In addition to ON
regular six hundred many more seem to put In an
appearance upon the arrival or the morning boats.
Last sunday was ''rcl letter. day with III,
Catholic element. bishop kran. Of Richmond, and
the little chapel Siar al the sea, - assisted by the
renowned st. Aloysius choir of Washington. MIR
rhWhus secured their services inr sacred concert "
the pavilion which was greatly enjoyed hy the guests
Capt Fyhc ani family have been here some days. III
has been assigned command of the receiving -shil
, Franklin 1T Norfolk. They leave omoIrow To TAX,
mp quarters on board which am told are delightful
chief Engineer W. ;. smith, OF the Navy and VII,
4 are sim here, also Mrs. Gen. Dent aud her
Is the custom here to give ladies the titles al hri
husbands after the style that Zen rcrlcy roore In
ang,iraie few years ago, and one have adopted II
writing, for the reason Mr.. Melil, of the thicag
Tribune, gives for his new style of spelling - tia
a II saves time and paper. II IL much easier, IL M
elegant, to write Mrs. Gen. Hancock than to writ
. | Mrs. Hancock, wife Of Gen. Hancock. aud In til
matter Of Introduction II immediately places the la
# In the y. siton enjoyed by her husband
~ | This morning the U. :. rcvehuc-'utter Grant ar
II | rived at Old Point Secretary sherman q
board en- route FOR Washington from New York II
hreakfasel at the lIygeia. u was matter Of rcgre
with his friends here that lie could not remain longer
One of his hoyhood friends, Mr.. Guthcric of Buffalo
~ hut formerly of ohio Is spending the season at ol
"a Point lie Is delightful gues-onc. VI not the mos
N | popular gentlemen Of the lIygeia. Ills brother In
", | law Mr.. Jeweti, president Of the Erie, with fam
. v, recently sailed for Euroc. Ills youngest sist,
. married the of chief Justice Waite, which keel
Il, his interest fully alive in Ills native state.