The Evening critic., 1882-03-30
SOCIETY,".
what ia Going ON I'm the Social
world.

Tho ladies' OF the Philharmonic Club are
busy with their programme for Eastcr Tues
eo v fhey bey seHp sS b
that they have determined TO give q return
party, and so have devised several pretty fea-
lures new to Washington. For instance, they
will have fan. drill, and broom drill; they
will give two choruses with the entire strength
OF the club; they Will have few exception
ally good recitatlons, and then the benches
will be cleared away, the supper served, and
dancing to the Marine Band be kept up until
Pleasure herself Will tire.
The Misses Febiger, who have been winter
ing in New Orleans, have returned, and arc
now visiting their friend, Mrs. Menocal, at
her home at the Navy-Yard. They are a pretty
beautiful Celtic eyes and hair, and the younger
with the Danish coloring and con tour that be-
long to the AdmiraIs family.
II is rumored that Mrs. sartoris will not ac-
company her parents TO Mexico, but will sail
for England-I dislike TO call 1t "home" for
our little American princess-on the Goth of
May.
Trips, of few days each, TO some of the
many interesting points within reasonable
distance of the city, are becoming moro and
more fashionable Tho latest broached Is TO
Lake Drummond in the Dismal swamp.
About a dozen wellknown society people and
their friends friends" are going, and the en-
joyment promised is great. 1t is an unusual
Journey, and the route has not been spoiled
by tourists. The swamp, although so far
north, is rich in tropical flowers and verdure,
and the lake, with Its 1uniper-tinted waters, Is
gem. The travel is all by boat. For one goes
IRON here TO Norfolk, where &C small steam
launch can be chartered for a song to cross the
Elizabeth, and push into the very centre OF the
lake, which, by the way, is the one Tom Moore
has made famous in Europe by his little lyric.
The name OF the swamp is now misnomer,
and is n relic OF the old slave days, when Ii
was such jungle that the men who hunted
Nat Turner and his celebrated brother insur-
rectionists into its depths found there men
and women, twenty-five and three years. old,
who had never seen tho full light Of
day. They were the children of run.
away away . slave parents, who had found
ands and morasses, and even in It's trees
But now a road runs through Its very heart,
and much of the jungle has been burnt out,
and even believe railroad holds its wilder
ness captive in bonds of iron.
The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Melgs
sympathize deeply with them in their recent
and believe his death is the first sorrow he
has ever caused his parents.
Lieutenant Mosher, U. s. A., is spending
few days in the city to the great pleasure Of
his many friends.
Miss Adley Williamson, who has been in
New York for the past six weeks, has returned
much improved In health.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Grant are still in town,
and will be for several days longer.
Commodore and Mrs. Upshur carried with
them the regrets OF all their friends; but for
tunately Brooklyn and Washington are only a
few hours apart, and the journey is such a
pleasant one we can hope to see them back
here often.
Mrs. Mason, of NJ street, has with her very
| charming Philadelphia belle-NIrs. Withers-
| who is to be her guest until some time after
Easter.
| letter received yesterday from friend
who had just como up the Mississippi from
Natchez contains this almost incredible state
ment "The river at some points, including
the tributaries, Is three hundred miles wlde."
Next week there is ''to be cessation of ALL
gaiety in Difference to the season of Holy
| Week.