The Evening critic., 1882-10-30
SOCIETY.
Wbnt G;ol,,r an IN ,f,e Social world.

what il Going on In she Social worm.
Admiral ana Miss Patterson hayo rcturnol
from sandy Springs, whore thcy hayo '!, 9len
Quaker household. put that word In qiott
tiOus, for although 30 called, their summon
home has all the comforts that are supposed
10 be lacking In things and places primitive.
They are In tholr own house on q and Twonty-
FIRST streets, with Il garden full Of fnll nowers
about them and Wide stretch OF Tranquil
river in front OF them-n river That CLEANS
blue and silver ngainst the Virginia hills.
The engagement of Miss Larned, daughter
OF the late colonel Larnud, u. $. A., - q yonng
physician OF tho Hot Springs, Arkansas, is an
nounccd. Tho rose OF love blO0mod by tho
death bed of her father for tho groom'elect
was his attendant physiclan, nnl met his
future wife during her sad vlgils.
Miss Page, so pleasantly remembered hero
as one Of the members OF Mrs. Thomas Bryau's
charming household, Is spending several
weeks In ST. Paul She has Just returned from
n two years tour In Europe, and is accOmpa.
MED by her niece, Miss Bryan. The latter con.
tinues to work at her art and is doing great
credit to her master, Hoaley. She makes
specially OF figures, and her flesh tlnts are
called "ilno" by connoisseurs. She Is q NOM
Der OF the Literary Society," and Is tho youngest
person on Its roll.
Do Sales street rejolces In two pretty brides,
Mrs. John Magruder and Mrs. jay Cooke, both
of whom reignod ms bellies when they were
Niles Slough and Miss Campbell respectively.
Mr.. Lownes has purchased two ilno lots In
the North End, opposite Judge Hllyer's, and
Of the new houses that are making that sec
tion Of the city 30 individual and distinctive
Mrs. Reynolds Will return this week from
Pennsylvania, where she has gone for a short
stay In Lancaster. II is In tho cemetery of
this place that tho Admiral is buried, and her
trip Is to complete arrangements aDout the
monument TO his memory.
Apropos TO dead naval heroes, saw In the
old Swedes' Cemetery in Lowcs, a fcw years
ago, a slab OF granite on whose face vas cut
the inscription;
"Hcre loth at anchor,
Olaf LARSON.
He 10 taking his rest,
TIL the Captain Christ
Shall pipe all hands on deck,
The winds may blow
And tho waters rave,
But his watch is ended,
And he sleeps his sleep."
1t was In the Swedish, and rs my companion
read the lines they had the swing and music
OF the tide booming beyond on tho Bronk'
water; and the gulls glanced through the air,
and screamed against the blue, like discord'
ant "tag ends" of wind. My translation Is
literal, and destroys much OF the rhythm and
all OF the rhyme, but the simple sentiment Is
preserved.
Admiral and Mrs. Howell havo returned
from their summoring. Miss Maria is with
them, and tho pleasant homo on street smiles
again under her genial presence.
Lieutenant Payne, U. s. N, and his bachelor
friends are doing u very sensible thing. They
are putting up n house next tho Club building,
and propose 10 live In 1t. There is some talk
also OF getting French chof for the CLUB, and
SO enabling the members 70 havo q substitute
for home, which Will be as good, and possibly
better, than the boarding. houses and rostau-
rants where they now breakfast, dino and sup.
General and Mrs. Haines have gone Into
winter quarters on NJ street, near Eighteenth.
Secretary and Mrs. Frellnghuysen have not
yet returned for tho season, their stay last
week being but OF few days length. They
were here long enough, however las already
announced), TO give one OF their elegant din
nere
Tho Army circle has been augmented by the
arrival OF Colonel and Mrs. Wilson, who have
Just loft their station In Cleveland to take up
their residence in our city. The Colonel s
new duties are at the War Department, and ho
win be here two or three years.