The Evening critic., 1882-07-21
SOCIETY,".
what IL Going On In th 9 Social world.


The most interesting social event OF last
evening was tho reception by the President
and his Cabinet OF President Barrlos, OF Qua.
temalo, and his suite. The original intention
was to have this meeting of the two chief
magistrates Of America at noon yesterday, but
the wish to include Madame Barrlos In
arrived ont On tho %iimitcd yesterday after.
noon, but was too weariod with the journey
10 be present, after all. About 3 O'Clock
President Barrlos, his Secretary OF State, senOr
Cruz, Minister Montufar, Colonel stevenson,
Colonel Don Andre Teller and DR.. Arroyo ar
lived at the White House. They wero mot at
the vestibulo by Secretary Frolinghuysen,
who led them TO tho Blue Room whero he In
iroduccd them TO the cabinet officers there as
sembled. After an hour spent In pleasant con-
versation the President entered with the Sec.
rotary Of State, and the presentation was
made In due form. Tho chandeliers
and wax lights were in full blaze, aud the
first formalities were gone through WITH the
entire party adjourned to the south portlco
and there spent the remaining haifhour OF the
RECEPTIONS duration. The Guntemalan Presi
dent 10 n man Of broad intelligence. and be-
longs to the most advanced school Of modern
rulers. The revolution he has organized, led,
mnrkabio and brilliant in the annals
OF any OF the Southern races OF
This hemisphere, for II is reyo.
and order. lilo has built hundreds of miles OF
railroad, although he never saw locomotive
til ono was run from San jose into tho depart
ment OF Escuintla; ho has glrdlod his country
with the telegraph; no has founded day
schools for the rich, ana night schools for the
working people; he has "lovoled tho hills
ana il,ed up the valleys" sunicientiy
roads; he has organized a national
police force, has spanncd tho rivers and tho
chnsms II the Cordillcras with sound bridges
OF wood, stone or suspension wires, Is tho
nature OF the case demands; has organized
good militia system and has tho smallest
the world. Too much honor and consldera-
ton cannot be shown 10 tho man who has
wrought such remarkable changes in q country
where tho people md tho habits Of centuries
made the undertaking apparently impractical
bic ana certainly unpromlsing.
Ex-senator Yuleo and his beautiful daughter
have given up their stat at the Portland,
ana arc now atSaratoga, whore Miss Florida
Is the belle we predicted slIo would be. Her
style is massive and regular, and her color
Ing is something for artists TO rave over.
General and Mrs. Benet, with their son, Mr.
Laurence Benet left on Monday for Narragan-
brett, where they Will spend tho summer.
Mrs. General Brlstow, so pleasantly remom.
neIed here, Is AZ Newport, az INC Ford cottage
Of Chicago. Apropos. There Is quito n colony
Of Chicngocso at this beautiful resort Just now,
prominent among thom being Mrs. Judge
Beckwlth and her daughter, Miss Annie,
whoeo namo Is already favorably known In
the literary world. Miss Beckwith Is bright
and piquant, and her friends in our city aro
| impatient TO Introduce her to Washington
society.
In the announcement, n fow days since, that
| Judge Sbellabarger's family would spend tho
summer at Asbury Park, l stated that the
| Judge and his Vito wero Of the party. This is
an error, for It literally Is Just the famly-the
| bright daughters and Jolly boys that make the
| pretty homo on Seventeenth street ring with
mefrimcnt.
Colonel and Mrs. Jerome Bonapnrto are also
| ut Newport for the senson. Their cottage Is
| pretty and commodious, and they Will ROMAN
| I'LL the late fall, when they viii como on aud
| take possession of their new homo on street
| Mr.. Alexander Graham Bell has got as far on
| his Northern way as this same bowitchne
| "torpedo station" He has taken quarters al
the McCurdy villa. ono could never Imagine
Professor Bell n Scot unless so assured by him
self, for he hns the swarthY skin, burning dark
| eyes and impetuous speech and gesture of the
| South Of France. His voice Is like an exquisite
| instrument, and Is capable OF such modula
| lions that recital becomes song. There Is q
| great romance hinging on his love for and
marriage with his wife, who is n mute and one
| Of the lovellest OF women. l had
heard of "speaking eyes" but never saw
them until met Mrs. Bell. She has n slender
| girlish figure and such young face and fresh
| coloripg that It is dif1lcult 10 realize her ma
| tronhood. The fact OF her mutoness gives tho
| most brilliant expression to her great dove
| colored eyes, aud, by long practice, she ha'
| acquired the faculty Of reading the motion o
| the lipe, and rarely falls TO comprehend thu
| conversation around her, II the enunciation bt
| careful and the speaker moderately slow o
| speech.