Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-02-18
High Life in New York,

High Life in New York,
Two very gay balls, the Stewards
and Roosevelt's, have enlivened the
past week, while for costliness of dec
Grafton and general perfection of detail
the wedding Of Miss Garner and Mr..
Oliver Iselin was unequaled by any
morning entertainment that has taken
place in this city for many years. Mr..
Iselin, previous to his marriage, re-
ceived from his friends succession of
bachelor dinners, scme OF which were
OF unusual elegance. One, in particu-
lar, given at the Kuickerbocker club,
is spoken of enthusiastically by those
who were present.
A daylight musical party was given
at the house of Judge Kilbreth, in east
Eighteenth street, on Tuesday evening
last. Mr.. Rummel was at his best, and
played some superb pianoforte pieces.
Mr.. Henschel sang his German ballads
with more than ordinary grace and ex-
preston, and Mr.. Eugene Oudin, the
son of Mrs. Kilbreth by first mar
riage, did full justice to the reputation
he has made for himself as an amateur
artist.
The cold We ather Of the last few days
has raised the hopes of skaters, and
great impotence is expressed for the
opening of polo grounds at One Hundred
and Tenth street.
If the frost holds out this will prob
ably be the most fashionable rendez-
vous of the winter. And we hear of
wonderful skating and picturesqe COS
tunes now in process of construction
and arrangement. American women
have been celebrated for their skating
since the days when Mrs. Ronalds first
attracted the notice OF the Emperor
Louis Napoleon, in the Bots de Cou-
logne. The smallness OF their feet and
the grace and fexibility of their figures
renders them noticeably attractive
when on skates, and it is only in Paris
that any skaters can be found to rival
them.
The Princess de Sagan, by the way,
has been making herself rather con-
spicuous by tho shortuess of her skat-
ing dress, which has called forth de-
cree from the artocrat CT fashion, Mr..
Worth, that only short women should
skate in very short skirts. The Guilty
sark he declared to be ludicrous, when
the distance from the knee to the ankle
is considered. But, in matters involv-
ing modesty and propriety in dress,
New York ladies are not likely to be
controlled by any foreign government;
and in view of the skill, beauty and
grace OF the performers, we are looking
forward to much enjoyment, even for
mere spectators, at our new skating
ground.
The engagement that has been SO
long talked of between Frank Potter
and Miss Key, of Baltimore, is an
nounced at last. Miss Key is daugh-
ter of the late Barton Key, who was
shot in the streets of Washington by
General Sickles, about twenty years
ago. Mr.. Potter is one of the younger
sons of the late Bishop Potter, of Penn.
sylvania.-l New York Sun.
The OLD DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE.--J
Ii. Siddons. in the Washington Repub-
Tic, says: Among the distinguished
folks who composed the audience at the
Windsor Castle reading, my old friend,
the Duke Of Cambridge, who had left
Hanover some years previously, rem
dered himself conspicuous 10y his viva
voce expression Of satisfaction. It was
not Intentionally that he said aloud, in
referring to Shakspeare's work, very
good" "quite right" "just my view u
His Royal Highness had queer habit
of thinking aloud, and particularly
manifested this singularity during the
performance of Divine service in the
Protestant Episcopal Church. In the
preliminary phrase from the pulpit.
" Let us pray" he would add, mutter-
ingly and unconsciously, "by all
MEANS" every proper. He would
respond to the commandment, "Thou
shalt not STEAL" Certainly not-very
! wrong to STEAL" and 'TRemember that
thou keep holy the Sabbath day." re-
, ceived commendatory response =" as.
suredly very right" 1t is recorded
that, on one occasion, when "prsyers
for rain were about to be offered up
he exclaimed, "no use--no use--the
winds easterly.'
A New York 8.year.old boy jealously
killed his basy brother last fall, ant
hid the remains at the bottom of ar
ash-bin, where they have just beer
dug out. The parents believed the
young demons story, that his brother
had gone out in the street, and thought
him stolen. The young murderer was