The Evening critic., 1882-09-01
SOCIETY,".
what is Going ON in the social world

Pleasant nows comes from Senator Window
and his family, In letter writton by Miss
Nellie to q schoolmate. She says: "Wo are
homo again at Winona, and IL you know how
pretty IL Is hero you would know how glad wo
are to DO back. We stopped at Mentor on tho
and Molly look lots better than when we saw
them last year, and do you know they talk
about the General all tho time, Just as IL no
was alive and had gone somewhere on n visit"
They Will remain at Winona until the late fall.
Among the prettlest toilets worn ut Long
Branch during August were thoseo Mrs Car.
Isle, tho wife OF tho Representative; and hor
friends who are intimate with her wardrobe
say that there are four moro exquisite COS.
tunes which have never been unfolded, but
which are to be worn at Saratoga, whittier sho
and her husband went yesterday.
Apropos 10 "clothes gossip tho ladies ut
Saratoga agree that Mrs. Judge Macarthur
has the finest Duchesse lace at the resort, aud
they say IL with such sigh OF regret that we
know II mustbe fact.
The many friends Of DR.. McMeurtrie con.
graduate him on tho compliment paid him by
the Illinois State Industrial College, which has
called him to Its chair OF chemistry. But
their pleasure Is much marrcd by the fact that
II Will take him and his fair young wife from
among us.
Miss woolson, whose Same" has created
such ripple In tho literary world, is the
author Of ''rho South Devil" one OF tho most
wonderful pieces Of word painting that has
ever been given to the American public. The
deadly beauty Of the swamp, the horror OF It's
dcnizens and the fascination OF Its very loath-
someone's are things to DO remembered for a
lifetime.
Mr.. Ross Turner and his brother artist Mr.
Bcnoni Irwin, of New York, arc summerlng at
Hyannis Port, Mass. Mr.. Turner, as We know,
has Just returned from an eight years stay
abroad, where ho studied-and to good advnn.
tage-in various studios; he and Mr.. irwin
are friends and We regret TO say Mr.. Twins
influence Will probably rob Washington OF hor
young artist, for no now thinks Of establishing
himself In New York.
Mr.. Howard Hickcox and his pretty young
wife have returned from their summer trip In
the mountains OF Virginia.
Mr.. George Alfred Townsend has returned
from his European trip. friend who has
seen HIS note book says he has collected, in thS
rough, n number OF good legends, which no Is
going TO work up in book-form during tho
coming season. We wish them rs happy n
treatment as the Legends OF the Chesapeake"
received at his hands.
One OF the Western journals has published n
lass TO one Of his friends on the death OF his
wife. II Is so simple and touching that We
quote q few lines: "The main pillar of my
house has fallen. Life cannot hold much for
taught me by this death, as by all such, is
silence, resignation, humility and hope. We
are all strangers and sojourners." The old
man, born In slavery and Graded In Ignorance,
manumitted by his Inherent manhood and
educated by his perseverance,, is one OF the
distinctive features OF our city and times, and
his death will mark period In the history Of
his race.
gret by the bad news wired him from Texas
His brother has fallen q victim to the yellow
fever, but the physicians think they can
bring him through the attack.
One of the saddest breaks In our Army cir.
cles will be the loss of Colonel winthrop and
his charming wife; she has always been a fay.
orite here, and he has won hosts of friends
during his stay In our city.