The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1882-07-22
SOCIETY.
Whnt is doing On in dino aocInI world.

Whnt ~ Going On In the Social world.
Among the pleasant Navy people ut Newport
arc Commander and Mrs. James o'Rane. Tho
Commanders namo Will DO repeated with
honor and respect us long rs those awful days
Mt Chios are remembered for when tho GARTH
quake reduced Il from Chios to chaos his VIII,
energy and skill saved tho Inhabitants from
death and total Generalization. Mrs. o'Kano
was Miss Corning, n daughter OF Mr.. Erastus
Corning, and is both handsome and clover.
The Navy circle on the Island Is still further
augmented by Captain and Mrs. Phythian.
She 10 great beauty, and was tho "Blandina"
TO whom was dedicated tho famous polka do
concert OF the Same name. II is tho best piece
OF native American dancing music we have
heard, and It marked q decided advance In tho
art OF composition.
Mrs. Melville, tho wife of tho Arctic hero,
who has been spending some days in the city,
box at Sharon Hill, near Philadelphia.
Washlngtonians can at last cry "Eurokai"
for mountain has boon found easy OF access;
not too distant from the city; a lovely house;
cheap rate Of travel, and board, whose quality
is In delightfully."- inverse proportion to the
charges. Mrs. Lord, tho elocutlonist, dis.
covered Il, and has gone to s enjoy
as Blue Ridge Summit, and is the high
est point reached by the Western Maryland
Road In Its passage across the mountains: IL
Is Just over Mason & Dixon's limo In Franklin
County, and has beautiful encourage OF
scenery. There are mineral springs and good
accommodations, tho principal interest CEN
kept by Mrs. John Leo Chapman, the widow OF
the Mayor OF Baltimore, who, for his loyalty,
was ostracized and prosecuted In hundred
petty ways during tho dark days OF tho Robol.
lion; for to be Union man or woman In bor-
dor State then, meant TO have what is tochni-
cally known as q monkey and.parrot-time."
Pleasant nows comes from Miss Fannie
Febiger,- who is summering in Gloucester
County, Va, with her cousins, DR.. and Mrs.
Powhatan Clarke. party OF gay young peo.
plo are gathered around tho kindly wing OF
w m n
cadet son from West Point, Mr.. Teaclo Wal
lace, IT, OF Baltimore, and several pretty de-
poiselles, none Of whom, however, win moro
AT the recent magnificent and fantastic wed.
ding dinner given in New York some days
since, whereat tho marriage of the waters OF
eral dc Cesnola, became the possessor of tho
plished BY the coSsGminglinss' of "''t the
s waiers tho two oceans In large
relieves %optane and the Naads
sporting in tho sea and the throwing into tho
same ola golden ring, fashioned in tho form of
q dolphin. After this ceremony tho brine was
bottled in small Walls labeled, "Nuptials OF
the Atlantic and Pacific, and distributed to tho
guests. Among the familiar faces that APP
peared at tho board were General Hancock,
Commodore Upshur, Commodore baldwin,
General Dutterneld, Mr.. joaquin Miller, Mr..
Paul Du Chaillu and General Crittenden.
Miss Williamson gives a little musicale this
evening 10 Miss Febeger, who Is visiting
friends in the city. But few guests are invited,
as Miss Febiger is still in deep mourning for
her mother, whose death occurred In the early
summer OF last year.
The Cabinet officers went on on a little trip
down the river yesterday evening, and found
the air so pleasant they did not return until O
late hour.
The friends of Lieutenant Schroeder, U. 8.
N, are much pleased at the orders which bring
himself and his charming young wife again
among us. She is a Washington belle OF several
years standing, and he is as much Of Wash
ingtonian as II Is possible for Naval ofllcer
to be.
Mrs. Max Wood will summer on the North.
ern sea coast, and her fair sister Will spend
some weeks with her. Miss West has re.
Gently visited West Point, whore she found
much benefit from the change Of air and
scene.
Mrs. sicard and her nice children have gone
to the Commanders homestead in New York
for the season. The opening of the schools
Will sound tho knell OF tho little peoples holi-
day, and necessarily of hers, too.