The Evening critic., 1882-06-28
SOCIETY.
what iseoing On in ,nc social world.

The friends OF Major Elliott, u. 8. A., con
gratulate him on the standing hts son, Mr..
George Elliott, has won IN the recent exam
inaton Mt West Point for admission 10 tho
academy. Mr.. Elliott's appointment was one
OF the last made by General Garfield from the
District.
Apropos to Army and Navy news, the
friends Of Judge Niblacks family are much
distressed at the dictum rendered by the ply.
sicians regarding Mr.. A. p Nlblack's health.
He had done well In his examinations, and
came before the medical board confident of
passing. But verdict Of heart disease was
rendered against him, and, although he is or
dercd up for denomination In September, he
is greatly depressed about II.
Mr.. Sperry, the private secretary to Secretary
Folger, leaves shortly for his summer vaca-
ton. He goes with party OF six college
fishing and boating and "reveries OF bach
elor" viii speed tho time only too quickly
away.
Judge Porter has returned TO New York, and
viii sail early In July for Europe, where he
viii remain several months,
The wedding which took place In Hartford
yesterday was of much interest to Washing
tonians, for the groom was Dr. yelling, and
the bride, resident for several years of
Georgetown "a graduate OF the convent there
establishedl-M Dixon, daughter OF Sena.
tor Dixon, of Connecticut. Those who have seen
her at the distributions at the convent VIII re-.
member that she is tall, with a fine figure aud
and that she always bore distinguished part
in the harp and piano music and carried of
an immense number Of medals and prizes.
General Sturgis' home.clrclo 10 now COM
plcte. His cadet son ls hero on furlough, his
pretty young daughter has Just finished a
course at one OF the converts and will arrive
this week, Miss Sturgis is stil-A home, and
memory keeps so vlvidly before them tho poor
lad who lost his life on the banks OF the Little
Big Horn with Custer that he can scarcely be
called missing.
Miss Williams the daughter Of the Hon. Mr..
Williams, of Wisconsin, leaves this evening
FOR he North to visit friends on the Hudson.
Puritan Boston scorns Mardi Gras, but 1t
has Its procession of Mosques on the 18th of
June. This year hundreds, and might say
thousands, OF strangers gathered TO witness II,
and one OF them, from our city, has written
home an interesting account OF 1t. Tie letter
Is too long TO quote, but the salient points of
the procession were: Tho former residents
of Charlestown '-pigs--with the suggestive
legend "a .dS,vs fey still remain" Mother
"a fine reproduction of the famous raft scene
in "The World" the "999th Artillery" made
Of cannons Of all ages, sorts and sizes, an am.
bulancc "Mollie Stark an .Irsh Mollie,"
and a company of veterans whose uniforms
would have startled even militia general;
''The Navy rs 1t is"-an old man of-war's s
| hulk, patched TO the last poiut and worm
| eaten between the patches, and having behind
| 1t large number of chests of-drawers-the
bureaus into which the appropriations are
| supposed to go. Behind this followed "Tho
| Navy as Secretary Chandler would have it,
This was large, full-rigged vessel, manned
| by sailors, and apparently floating IN a capl.
| tai imitation of water Rapturous applause
| greeted this and the inscription, for the clever
| young Cabinet officer is dear to Yankee hearts
| The Oscar Wilde guard escorted their 'idOl,'
tho Boss Esthetic'-a large pig-(a hit at the
| mania for carrots) and ''Petience on Horse
| back" was almost as pretty, with its costumes
and Masks as "The Fairy Queens Court
| "The Chinese Question:" sour Elevated
Dridge"-which scared OFF attached to n bal
| lOon-and other topics of the Boston, and oc
casionally tho National day, were clearly carl
catured or symbolized. "Th Bells OF 70,
| rang out tho procession, and tho spectators
tired with laughter and gorgeous colors, dis
| persed.
Commodore Walker has bought the prettios
| house in the North End. 1t is the second on,
from the corner of NJ, on Eighteenth street
facing Connecticut avenue. This is quito
Navy Row. only two OF the residences bein
occupied or owned by civilians.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pollok Will summer in Europ
| as usual.