The Evening critic., 1882-08-22
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What IN Going ON In the Social World


what is Going ON In the Social world
A letter received last night from Newport
gives II graphic "heareay" account Of tho fox
hunt which took place thoro last Friday, and n
personal one OF the surrounding "pomp and
circumstance" Of the hunt, for tho riders, in
their start across the country in the wake OF
the red brush, raised such clouds OF dust that
through glass, darkly." Tho fair writer
says "My dress and bonnet wore ruined, and
my parasol looked as II II had boen taking
snuff, but didn't care for Mr.. Kernochan
gavo mo pad and i saw the brush and
heard all about the hunt from Mr.. Keone, who,
although the youngest man In the fleld, took
'cross country riders Sir Bacho Cunard has
seen; at least, SO Sir Bacho says, and
as he Is a iino rider himself, the compli.
hounds wero headed West, but thoy
ccircled North % tho Union Meeting House In
and tho hounds ratified on like shot, giving
most Of the followers OF tho hunt as much as
cossy 80 20 awy s that n all ladies
and several OF tho gentlemen were left behind
before tho run was half over. After the start
the run was FREQ from dust for the light rains
had sprinklod 1t down across tho country, and
we sighted tho fox before tho hounds did; they
were tearing along with tholr noses
was tho nrst man who got fall; his horse
fetched him n cropper as he went on stone
wall; then q little later two or throo other
We went eight or ten miles in forty minutes
and ran tho fox down In Mr.. Belmonts farm.
The mask was given to Sir Bacho as souvenir
Of his Rhode Island fox hunt, and tho "pads"
TO Mr.. Weaver, Mr.. Roberts and Mr.. Kerno-
chan. Then the writer goes on to say "My
part Of 1t was to sit in the carriage and SEQ and
or heard of; d few Of thcm were Count
Won Beust Mrs. Havemeyer, tho Lorillards,
Mrs. Yznaga, Arlstarchi Bey, Count Llppo,, tho
Jays, Winthrope, and million more or less.
The girls that rodo ito the hounds were
Mrs Gordon Prince, Miss Havemeyer, Miss
fSe pS u to ssy 10 s1 yo
have gone to the dogs, have you 2 They looked
very swell In their riding-suits, and rode well.
I should have been ono OF them, except for q
few reasons-mama would not let me; can't
ride well enough; IL scares mo to Jump walls
hate to see anything killed, and I promised
Jack wouldn't break my neck, II 1 could help
1t, before october, when We are to be married.
Among our society people In the Catskills
are Justice and Mrs. Matthews. They have
quarters among the high Catskills, and are
expected homo about the 1st Of next month,
when thoy will begin the arduous work OF fur
nishing their elegant new home. AS stated
many weeks ago in our notes, this furniture is
boing made, and Is to be made, to suit the
taste OF tho owners and architectural peculi-
arities OF the house. Attention has been given
to contrasts between the natural woods and a.,
upholstering, and tho pictures, while few as
yet, are uncommonly good.
Among the well-known Washington faces to
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Mrs. and Miss Carpenter; the latter is making
sure her recovery from the alarming illness
she had last year In New Orleans.
The news from Mr.. Defrees continues bad;
tho air OF Berkeley, which did him so much
good at first, seems TO have lost its effect, and
the verdict now is that he is sinking rapidly.
Commodore and Mrs. Pattison return this
week from their summering.
The friends OF Lieutenant Berry, u. g. N, arc
looking forward with much satisfaction to his
return. man who comos home alive from tho
Arctic regions Is the exception In this day, and
is welcomed accordingly. The attempt to
wrest Its secret from the frozen North is sui
learns 1t who lays down his life on the thresh-
old Of successful ehdeavor, and enters into his
knowledge minus his body. Tho Northwest
Passage would BIO impracticable II discovered,
impassable ten months out OF the year, and
Infinitely moro expensive than the old routes.
The beauty Of discovery and the noble desire
to increase tho worlds knowledge arc urged
know, but when the lne periods OF such argu.
ments are marked by the dead bodies OF dear
and personal friends; when the only tombs
your nearest and best can have are blocks of
Ice piled on the banks OF frozen rivera; whom
their lives 60 out In agony and anguish-why
then the beauty and nobility are lost sight of
and the plaudits OF the world are drowned In
the cry OF the widow and orphan-"Give back
our dead"
General Rochester and his family are sum.
mering In the quaint "Norman's land" Nan.
tucket. They have already fallen victims to
tho charm Of the place, and say they feel as II
| they do not wish to change their quarters for
many months to come.
Mr.. whitman and his family have returned
from Long Branch, where they have been
spending part of the summer.
Judge and Mrs. Embry are still Mt Long
Branch, and their charming daughter, Mrs.
Copenhagen, Is with them.