The Evening critic., 1882-09-12
SOCIETY,".
What Is Going ON In the Social World

Tho artist lion OF New York this winter VIII
be tho celebrated English painter Hubert
Herkomor, who will arrive carly In November
and open studio In tho Rembrandt building.
Ho 10 going 70 bring with him for exhibition
collection OF his oil paintings, water colors,
black and whites, mczzo-tint cngravlngs and
ctchingg. Among these works Will bc "Tho
Last Muster" tho painting that won him the
gold medal at tho Paris Exposition In 1873.
The famous English etcher l.. Seymour Haden
will also visit this country mt tho same timo,
and artists say the combined lectures OF the
two mon VIII givo art an Immense Impetus,
In one OF our columns some weeks since we
spoke OF the lack OF attention etching has re-
ceived In this country at the hands OF our ma
tive artists, and We think II safe to assert that
Mr. Miller is tho only one south OF New York
who has made It specially.
Tho many friends OF Lieutenant ana Mrs
wlnslow congratulate thom on tho advent OF
the little stranger who has come to gladden.
their home. II is said to DO an unusually
pretty baby, and tho young mother is Justly
proud OF It's bright eyes and soft, abundant
hair.
Mrs. Sherman and her family returned yes.
terday from Oakland, and arc again at their
homo on Fifteenth street. Mrs. Thackara ia
with them, but she and Miss Lizzie leave for
Boston tonight.
The discussion historians have boon waglng
for years as TO whether Bunyan was tinker
gypsy or u tinker Scotchman has been "triau.
Euarlzcd" by n welshman, who insists he
was from Wales and bore tho name OF Ap
Eynon. Ito has written quito an elaborate
treatise In support Of his assertion.
Mr.. and Mrs. spofrord, who havo boon max.
Ing such q dollghtful trip through New Eng
land, are expected daily at their pretty homo
on Massachusetts avenue.
one OF our bellies writing from Paris says,
''Nlomma and were. taken today to SEQ the
two ceilings painted by Georges Clalrln for
the new Eden Theatre. Tho larger OF tho two,
intended for the theatre proper, fl divided
Into four groups and Is tho most audacious
composition you can imagine. Fancy group
of ballet dancers and bacchnntes borno
through tho clouds ON fantastic
sShIa1Iq d shared IKE huge blue
Austria, spain and England. a group OF &c.
robnts, which Tom says are authentic por.
traits OF tho Hanlon.Lees. Tho third group Is
humorous scene in n circus, with prominent
figures Of n graceful and short-skirted rider
and clown, and the fourth is q masked ball
at the opera, with parody of Olympus. You
would fancy IL wos awfully vulgar, but It Is
only fantastic, for Clairln's coloring is eXquls.
lie and his poses grace Itself. The second
ceiling shows him In his moro natural light
of painter.poet, for he hos involved novelty,
delicacy and beauty from such unromantic
themes as tea, coffcc, tobacco, beer and wine,
and has symbollzed them with originality"
Mr.. and Mrs. Merrlck received great shock
few weeks since ut their country seat In
Maryland, from what might have been fatal
accident to their eldest daughter. She had
been under treatment for malaria, and her
physician had ordered "Fowlers solution" n
drop at n dose, and at the same tlmo was CIV
Ing her liquid preparation OF qulnine and
iron. On tho occasion named she won't TO her
room as usual, picked up what she supposed
TO DO tho qulnino and took tablespoonful OF
IT. But tho maid had moved tho bottles In
busting and 1t was the arsenic she had taken.
She behaved like heroine, and facilitated
her survival by her calmness and solf-posses-
sion. Tho bad effects OF tho poison were felt
for some days, but she Is now as we'll as ever.
Mr.. George Fisher, OF Chicago, who has been
spending several days in tho city, leaves to.
morrow for his home In Delaware. Ho IA look.
Ing well, and is as brown as an Indian, the re-
suit of summer encampment on the shores Of
Lake Superior.
Naval Constructor and Mrs. pook leave this
week for n tour of the lakes. II thoy escape
the equinoctial storm they Will have chosen
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