The Evening critic., 1882-10-09
SOCIETY,".


The many friends OF Vice Admiral Rowan,
u. NJ, are delighted TO see him 80 improved,
for after an illness such as he has Just gone
through, long term of invaiidism was to DO
expected.
Among tho agreeable strangers in town this
week is Mr.. Polk. ue is tho nephew OF tho OK.
President, and an equally near kinsman OF
"Thc Fighting Bishop" OF Tennessee.
The friends of Paymaster LOWS, U. $. NJ,
are glad to welcome him back among them.
Bacon, @ .. :. A., and Paymaster Bacon, U. s. N,
and has all the genial manner and gallantry
that belongs 80 essentially to his native State
Kentucky. He Ia remembered well and pleas
antly in our society, and 1t is hoped he Will
spend the coming season among us.
Mrs. Miles, the charming wife Of the from
tier general, has arrived. She and her mother,
Mrs. Charles Il. sherman, Will keep house to-
gether this winter, and are already busy ft-
ting up their now home. They Will mako
Hunts former residence which will wake up
from Its summer nap TO be filled with the gay
world as before and to find itsolf In the hands
OF chateloine as attractive as was Mrs. Hunt.
Among the pleasant Navy people who Will
bo ut the Portland this winter are DR.. and
Mre. Browne. The Doctor is already we'll
known In our society, and Mrs. Browne is
relative OF Senator Pendleton and of Judge
and Mrs. Key, OF Georgetown. Herl kinship
with the latter is through Francis Key, of
"star-spanglod Banner" lame, whose grand
nieco she is.
Apropos TO our National Hymn, 1t is sub
ject of much modification to Americans
abroad, and to those at homo who receive for
oigners, that no ono In an international com
pany Is able TO recite or Sing In Its entirety tho
immortal verses OF Key. personally havo
seen 1t happen as many as twenty times, and
haye M heard It spoken OF % as many times me more more;
schools Look at the English children. They
cry to the tune OF "God Savo tho Queen." Tho
French babies crow to tho Marseillaise and
the Germans are sung to sleep with "Dle
Wacht am Rhine"
Paymaster.General and Mrs. Smith are back
at their homo on ii street In the West End.
They have with them as their guest Chief En-
gineer Melville, U. s. N, whose sad expert
ences at homo and abroad have made him
doubly welcome at tho houses OF his friends.
The shipmatcs and friends of Admiral Bry-
son are much pleased to learn that he is at last
going to settle among them. Ho has purchased
valuable property on Massachusetts avenue,
near Dupont Circle, and a., has entrusted to our
biliiy Of making him pretty and attractive
home.
Mrs. Crosby has returned to the city from her
summer trip, and has taken an etago IA fiat
without kitchen) on f street, near her former
home. 1t Is much regretted In musicloving
circles that Mrs. Crosbys deep mourning still
depriveS society of her charming voice and
presence.
Professor and Mrs. Hilgarde have arrived,
and the latter is still confined to her bed by
the results of her accident In New York. For.
tunately no bones were broken In the fall, but
tho bruises were OF a severe nature, and the
shock to her nervous system was prostrating.
Mrs. Getty and her pretty daughter have re-
turned to tho Fortress to tho great satisfaction
OF tho garrison and the regret Of tholr large
circlo Of friends In our city.
A report is going tho rounds OF our gay
circles, which becomes more popular with
every repetition. II is to tho efrocttha before
the regular season begins the young Army and
Naval officers VIII give german, "Just to
shake things up n bit, you know" as ono OF
their number newly returned from England)
says.
The wedding OF Master Badger, U. s. N, and
pretty Miss Champlln, of st. Paul, Mlnn., took
place last week in that picturesque town OF
tho Northwest. Master Badger has so many
friends, personal and inherited, In Washing
ton that ho and his bride are suro of u cordial
reception when they come South.
Miss Pattlson's friends arc greatly con-
cerned to ind sho Is still unable to resume her
| outdoor amuseMents. 1t will be remembered
that she sprained her ankle at Berkeley some
weeks since, and the injury was so severe she
has not yet recovered from Its effects.
Mrs. Charles Glover and her household have
returned from their summering, and are onco
moro settled in their lovely home on La Fay
cite Place.
Much regret Is felt In social circles al the
sad news wired East from San Francisco of the
death OF Mrs. Marmion, the wife of DR.. Mar.
mion, U. s. N. She was ono of the sweetest
little ladies In tho service, and her gentle
presence made sunshine wherever she went.
Lieutenant and Mrs. Harrison, with their
pretty young sister, Miss Ray, have returned
from the mountains, where our "boys In blue
| have left such "impressive impressions"-in
Gaithersburg and the surrounding country.