The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1882-09-06
SOCIETY.
what is Going On I'm the Social World

Tho departure OF Professor and Mrs. Nc
Mourtrle breaks up the pleasant homo circle
on street. MIR. and Mrs. MncDougass Will
take house with Ensign and Mrs. Ray; pretty
Miss Lyon and Miss Katherine Douglass VIII
go TO Northern schools, and Mr.. and Mrs. John
Douglass, with their two daughters, VIII have
suite Of apartments In the West End; Just
where they have not yet decided.
Mr.. Kennon, Of tho Literary Society, is tho
first to inaugurato camping.out In our neigh
boring mountains. Ho had long and inter
esting experience OF tent life In Siberia some
years sincc, and is repeating IN the same
company the ploasantest phases Of those days.
The party have .driven their stakes" In West
Virginia, and will spend all OF this month, and
perhaps two weeks OF October, gypsying.
ssSr Of the sSro OF the ~ 0S
Quincy Adams. He is only eighteen years old,
but is quite well known In society hore,
through his mother, Mrs. Darling. His music
has been so kindly received that no has gone
10 New York 10 continue his studies and make
II his profession, II he finds he has talent rs
young gentleman is we'll illustrated by his
own words quoted above for one swallow Is so
apt to make summer In the eyes Of be-
for distrust OF self Ia tho keynote OF genius.
General and Mrs. Williamson returned this
morning from tho White sulphur, where they
have been spending the past week. Their
many friends Will be pleased to loarn that
they Will remain In Washington during the
winter, as tho Generals business will detain
him South until April. They had takon n
house In Boston; had engaged their packers,
and had made their adioux, when the change
OF the business programme came, and their
friends woro spared the regrets tho Hitting
would have caused.
MIR. Kaufman, formerly OF Washington, now
OF New York, who has been spending fow
days in the city, has been more successful In
his treatment OF tho Rhine legends than any
Of our resident artists. Tho most famous OF
his "story- pictures" is tho "Erl-kingS daugh-
tcra." He has brought into play tho rising
mist, the feeble light of q newborn moon, and
the shifting shadows OF tho forest, and by the
spell OF his nrt he has made OF them three OK
quisito ngures-a woman, u maiden, and
child. About their limbs cling soft draperes,
and over their shoulders roll waves of shining
hair; pale faces OF unearthly beauty turn to.
ward tho west, whore, outlined against the sky,
fly the father and his child, tho horse strain.
ing every nerve In his useless flight from tho
Erl-King-Death. Between the two groups
stretches n row of trees, gnarled aud dis
torted that they look like Dante's wood OF tho
broods mystery, and their shadows dance with
the three beautiful girls, who stretch their
hands TO lure the child from life. Tiny pools
OF water, linked by TIMER streams, CLEAN
suggestive OF the fact that tho evening shades,
the night mists and tho failing sight Of the
dying child have conJured up the sweet WIS.,
Ion, that 1t is poem as well as picture
Mrs. Calderon Carlisle Is still at Old Point
The Hygeia is almost as full as 1t was during
the season, and the summer guests have be-
come colony Of old friends through their
long stay.
Miss Jennie Graham, the Commanders
IhIhB anu plotty uhubuteE, 10 tuc BuosJ vi
Chief Engineer Pook's family at the Navy
Yard. Mrs. Pook is n New England lady, and
is as sterling as the State from which she
comes-M Massachusetts.
Lieutenant and Mrs. Stone arc tho guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. George Douglass at their homo
on street.
Mrs. Wood, tho widow OF the late Chief En-
gineer Wood, Is now with her daughter, Mrs.
Reich, at her house on Jefferson place.
Good nows comes from Denver OF Mr.. George
Dunn, so long known here as the best OF tennis
players and leader of the german. He gave
up pomps and vanities when he went West, aud
has already gained an enviable success III his
profession.