The Evening critic., 1882-05-26
SOCIETY.
whnt is s,olng on in ,i,c socln, world.


The many friends OF Colonel and Mira. Benia-
min will be glad to learn that they have been
ordered back to Washington. Mrs. Benjamin,
IL Will he remembered, is the eldest daughter
of tho Hon. Hamilton Fish, and her homo on
X street was the centro fdr all that was best In
Washington society.
Captain and Mrs. Ramsay are In town for tho
day, having come from the Naval Academy TO
be present at the funeral Of their father, the
late General Ramsay, y; :; A., which takes
place this afternoon from st. Johns Church.
Cadet Mldshipman French, U. s. N, who has
been ordered up for examination, Is q son Of
the late General French, U. $. A. and
nephew OF Admiral Sands, U. s. N. SO the
young ofiicer is insured host of friends "by
Inheritance" who will give him n warm vel
come I'm Washington circles.
Mr. and Mrs. Blaine, with their family, Will
leave for Maine as soon as the heat begins, and
Will spend the summer In that faraway State.
Their daughter, Miss Blaine, by the way, is one
Of the fnestlooking girls In society. Her
shocking accident OF few years ago has left
no trace, except tiny stain on her forehead,
which amounts really TO n beauty spot, for 1t
accents the fine eyebrows and the whteness of
the prettily-shaped brow. She has an un-
usually good figure, and her features, nl-
though somewhat massive, are harmonious
Judge and Mrs. Batcheller leave In few
days FOR Saratoga, where they will spend the
summer for the first time since 1875. They
have been in Egypt for seven years, whore the
Judge held an important Official position.
Their home at Saratoga Is one OF tho prettiest
| cottages the place boasts. II is built OF
| cream colored stono and Is set In the cen
tire OF n small nut eXQuisltely-kept lawn,
| whose turf blazes with flowers planted in ef-
| fective patterns and contrasting colors. There
are shade trees, and the vines are beginning
to write their summer poems In characters OF
| living green on the houses white surface.
| Commodore Shock, U. S. N, has purchased n
| surf lot at Rehoboth Beach, in Delaware, and
| is building beautiful cottage on It,. He ex-
| poets TO complete 1t in time to spend the sum-
| mer there. He has chosen Swiss design for
| his house, and the rafter and beam effects are
| very pleasing.
MIS-. Senator Dawes and her family expect
| to be settled In their Northern home by the
| LIST of June. Miss Dawes, who Is a charmngly
| clever girl, has recently been elected men,
| Der of the Washington Literary Society.
Lieutenant and Mrs. Bolles leave next week
| for the Pacific Coast, the Lieutenant having
| been ordered to command u vessel in Puget
Sound.
Commodore Baldwin and his family leave on
| Monday for Newport. They own pretty little
nest there, which they call by the suggestive
name Of "Snug Harbor,' and whore they
| spend their summers.
As announced by TIE CRITIC month or six
weeks ago, the family OF Governor Shepherd
| (and the Governor himself later on) viii visit
| Washington this spring. Mrs. Shepherd and
| her bevy of little girls are expected next
month. Report says they will spend the sum.
| mer, and in the fall the young ladies will be
placed at school, their parents then returning
10 their Mexican home.
Mrs. Tassett and her widowed daughter lef
few days ago for Cincinnati to visit friends
and relatives during the next few weeks.
Miss Marion West left town yesterday for n
short absence. She was quite broken down with
grief. and change of sceno was doomed ad
| yisable.
soon as practicable for Rye Beach, their favor
| lie summon resort