The Evening critic., 1882-06-26
SOCIETY,".
what ~ Going ON I'm the Social World.


Mrs. Sanders Johnston and hor silvervolced
lird, Miss Mary, leave in a few days for Eu-
rope. The length OF their stay Is indefinite,
for Miss Johnston's studies Will regulate 1t.
Mrs. Judge Macarthur leaves this week for
her summer trip. She will 60 first 70 Atlantic
City, then TO Saratoga, the White Mountains,
and finally to Boston. She had Intended to
leave the city to-day with friends and 60 d.
rect TO Boston, but dangerous Illness II tho
family she was TO visit changed hor plans to
those above mentioned.
Among tho visitors at Narragansett this
week Will be Lieutenant Fuller, U. S. A., and
his sister. The young officer is pleasantly re.
membered here In society, and will doubtless
be as much lionized at the Pler as elsewhere,
for he is the hero OF ono of tho most brilliant
episodes in the Indian warfare OF tho North
west. He carries an ugly souvenir OF the
charge that gave him victory and fame, In
the shape OF wound in the shoulder, from
which he suffers constantly, for the arrow,
which was poisoned, transplerced him,
1esh before he reported to the surgeon.
When asked why he waited so long, he an
sNWered' with military preyity ~ had Other. other
were, chasing the defeated Indians out OF
sight; collecting his wounded; giving water
and half days rations to the wounded In
and having TO be carried TO the surgeons tent
by his men. Lieutenant Fuller looks every
inch Ia soldier; is Of stalwart build; has fair,
curling brown hair; keen eyes and quiet,
pleasant voice.
Mrs. Alexander and her charming daughter
leave In n few days for Rawley Springs where
they VIII spend tile summer.
Colonel and Mrs. Curtis are much regretted
They made their home so attractive aud con-
tributed so much to the pleasure OF whatever
company they were in, that they were great
Point is such an agreeable station that we con.
gratulate them on being ordered there, and
are pleased at 1t, which is very pretty be.
havior on our part, we Will miss them so
from among us.
Mrs. Senator Blair and her son leave this
afternoon for their home in Now Hampshire.
Mrs. Ross Ray, whose European trip was
given up on account of death In Mr.. Rays
family, will summer at Coburg, which, by the
way, has become almost as much of centre
for army people as Narragansett is for navy
people.
Rrmor says that Mr. whyte, Senator Sawyer's
son-in-aw, has bought beautiful building
site at the Intersection of Connecticut avenue,
Twentieth and II streets-a triangle facing on
street-and will build early next spring.
General and Mrs. Williamson left to-day for
Boston, which brings the departure of this
charming family very near, Mrs. Williamson
having gone North to choose n house from the
several the General has selected for their oc-
cupancy.
Captain Douglass ottlnger, who, has been
| absent for several weeks at his old home In
| Pennsylvania, has returned and will remain
| till the middle ofJuly.
| NJ. Roustan, the new French Minister, is a
| younger man than NJ. Outrey, and more dis
| tinctively French in appearance and manner
| He is, apparently, in his thirties, has high
| features, dark, curling hair, piercing black
| eyes, and an olive complexion.
| Apropos TO foreign matters, the King o.
| Spain has Just conferred the Order of the
| Golden Fleece on NJ. Thiers, the President o
| France. 1t is one of the distinctions mos
| coveted by European soveretgns, and the sim
| pie old French citizen, who has risen from
| absolutely the lowest round on llfe's ladder
| is said to be much gratifled by the honor paiC
| him.
Mrs. and Miss Doremus, OF New York. VIII
are spending few days In the city, were yer.
| prettily entertained at dinner at the Whit
House last evening.
Mrs. Kaufman left the city last week 70
Watertown, where she VIII spend the worst Q
| the hot weather.