The Evening critic., 1882-09-07
SOCIETY.
what is Going ON in the Social world


Judge and Mrs. Cox Will remain at shelter
Island until about tho LIST OF October. Their
vleit to this pretty resort is sort OF postscript
TO their summer Mt Management.
:. The many friends of Lieutenant Berry, U. s.
N, are looking forward with much satisfac.
lion TO his return from 'tho frozen Deep" A
number Of entertainments, public and private,
are being organized to welcome him.
General McKeever, u. s. A., has returned
from his Northern trip, and is again settled In
his attractive quarters on ii street.
Master Mcintosh, U. s. NJ, is at tho Ebbitt
with his family. He is ono Of the class OF 20,
friends and classmates have givon him a cor
dial welcome, and regret that his stay In the
city Is only passing one.
Admiral Nichols and his daughter, Miss Nell,
who have been summerlng at Richneld, Will
return next week to their old quorters.at the
Ebbitt. They arc now visiting friends In New
York, and may stop q few days In Philadelphia,
en- route for home.
Mr.. George p. Fisher, Of Chicago, so pioas-
antly remembered here, Will spend several
days In town. He comes on business, and his
many friends are glad TO learn OF his success
In the busy Western city where no has pitched
his tent.
Lieutenant sturdy's orders have given much
satisfaction, for he and his wife are two OF the
most attractive members OF our Navy circle.
He has been put In charge OF the Nautical Al.
manac Onlcc while Professor Ncwcomb "pays
his court to Venus" at the Capo OF Good Hope.
The young officer has recently become n Gath
Ole, and II was owing to his artistic tasto that
the Repository at st. Augustine's was so beauti.
full last Easter. lie had woven about the Tab
cleaned the white and purple insignia of tho
passion flower; tall Gala lilies stood guard,
and spears of ripe wheat woro stacked Mt tho
points, their rudy grains cleaning against
the green.like gold.
Miss Clara Barton, OF tho sisterhood OF tho
Red Gross, who read q paper yesterday at
Saratoga, has striking face and head. sho
IL small and slender and looks as II she had
suffered. She has a full brow, and 1t rounds
like sphere to the crown OF her head her
hair is soft and abundant, but heavily frosted ;
here eyes are deep.set and pathetic, and are OF
q dark hazel.gray. Her nose is like George
Eliots, and her mouth as wide and strong, but
the lips are thinner and more delicate In
shape. Her chin Is slightly receding, but firm,
and the lines about her face indicate great
powers OF sef.control.
Madame Gonzales, who has been visiting
Senior and Madame Roa, at the Mexican Lega-
tion, is the wife Of tho President of tho Re.
public, and has come TO this country TO per.
feet herself in the study OF medicine and sur.
gerry. She learned the rudiments Of both on
name Of the "Modern Joan OF Arc;" her in.
trepid bravery, and the material aid she gave
TO her countrymen, contributed largely to their
success, and her namo and deeds are favor.
among the writer's Of Mexico. She is in the
early half Of of her thirties, and is as bright
Happy Valley OF Rasselas; she is of medium
height, plump and well.proportioned; has
Keen, dark eyes and an aquiline nose. Her
manners are as simple as n childs, and she
can Jest like an American She dearly loves n
Joke, and between her French, Spanish and
English manages to have "three Of kind"
One of the contributions Troy makes to the
Boston fair Is huge pitcher kwhichscommem-
crates the great naval events OF tho War OF
1S12-the escape OF the Constitution from q
British squadron; the fight between tho Chesa.
peake and Shannon; Perry's victory on Lake
Erie; the return OF Yankee squadron from
the Mediterranean, and so on, together with
pictures of Perry, Decatur, Paul Jones, Nc
Donough and othors. It belongs to Mr..
Richards, OF Troy, who inherited 1t from his
grandfather, Mr.. Horace Jones, to whose order
II was manufactured In England In 1924.
Miss Sarita Brady and her pretty niece,
Miss French, are having beautiful summer
among the mountains OF Colorado. They are
visiting their friends, Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Pour.
tales, at Manitou Springs.
Mr.. Paul du Chaillu, who left so agreeable
an impression hore, is spending September in
the Catskills. He 10 much pleased with the
country, and his frank expression OF his
pleasure is gratifying to his American friends.
Mrs. Senator Pendleton is still at Richfleld
Springs, apropos to which an reminded of q
witty speech made by this charming lady to
Oscar Wilde. He had said, In his languid, dis
paraging way, that the country was too new,
there were no ruins, no curiosities. Fixing
her bright eyes on HIM she answered sweetly
''Time will cure the first defect, Mr.. Wilde,
md as for tho second, why, wo import our
curiosities." 1t was very neat.