The Evening critic., 1882-03-27
SOCIETY.
what is Going ON i'm the Social
world.

world.
Miss Clara Greble, who has been visiting
her aunt, Mrs. Pennington, has returned TO
Philadelphia Mrs. Pennington is stationed
at the Arsenal, and is remembered here rs the
beautiful Miss French, who visited her rela-
,Nes ,,,e .y isses 81 G some years % ago'
who was the flrst officer killed during the war,
and the granddaughter Of the late Professor
French, OF West Point II was in her honor
that the delightful tennis party was given at
the Arsenal on Saturday by the young officers.
The other bellies OF the occasion were Miss
Annie Amy, Miss Ray, Miss Bestor and Miss
Cogswell.
Mrs. Peiouze leaves town to-day for st. Louis
TO visit her lovely daughter, Mrs. Collins.
Mrs. Harrison, nee Ray, is visiting her
remain until they sail for Europe, which will
be about the 10th of April. Lieutenant Harrl-
son is to Join her later, his preparations for
Fortress.
The many friends OF Mr.. and Mrs McCauley
offer them tenderest sympathy I'm their grief.
They have lost their little girl; one Of the
daintiest, most winsome little creatures ever
saw. Her movements we're as light as n BIRDS
her complexion a wonder of pink and white,
and her hair OF that rare shade that painters
and poets adore, and Titan made immortal.
They laid their blossom away on Saturday,
and the only thing that can be said In the face
OF such sorrow is, Remember that 1t blooms
now In Gods own garden"
The wedding of Miss Elise whiting will take
place early In May. The groom-elect is Mr.. Deer
Commodore Whiting, U. s. N, and is promi-
nent member Of the Madrigal Club. -
Mrs. Secretary Kirkwood has returned from
her long visit West and is once more at her
home on Capitol Hill.
The death of Mrs. Henry closes another
pleasant home, and puts in morning the hearts
that knew and loved her. Her illness was
that 1t seemed nt ending for such a sweet
and pure life.
Mrs. jeremiah Wilson is acutely sick, and
the season is so unfavorable to all invalids
that her family and friends are very anxious
about her. ,r.aa
Mrs. Lieutenant sutherland is another vic.
tim OF that terrible throat tdisease-diphtheria,
but, although critically i'll, the doctors have
not yet pronounced her case hopeless.
Miss Sutton, who has been the guest OF Miss
Russell for some weeks, returns tomorrow TO
her Northern home.
Miss Bathers, OF New York Is visiting Judge
and Mrs. Macarthur, at their homo In the
North End. She Will remain with them some
days, and then go to her friend, Miss Ken
nedy, whose guest she win be until her return
home.
Mrs. Judge Phillips, of street. had an d" at
home" saturday evening that was one of the
most brilliant Of the week.
Miss Porter, the pretty Northern girl who
has been the guest OF Miss Dawes for some
weeks, returned a few days ago to Massachu-
sets. She left sooner than she expected, and
ever so much sooner than her friends wished,
because she went in charge OF Mr.. and Mrs
Claflin. She was a surprise to me- who had n
preconceived idea Of Northern coloring, for
she has lustrous black eyes, black hair and a
color as vivid as q tropical flower.
Miss Withers,!a charming Philadelphia belle,
is visiting friends on street In the North end.
The death Of Iongfellow comes as a personal
grief 10 all English-speaking people. Tho
purity and grace that welled from his heart
kept their warm and beniflcent course through
the turgid and, too often, morbid and sensual
poetry of the day as clearly as the gulf stream
through the storms and calms OF the sea; and
Its influence for bringing forth fruit was as
powerful. Into the coolest heart the sunshine
OF his poetry shone, and the barren shores OF
many Dature budded Into beauty under the
| spell of his music. He was distinctively Amer
| lean, and his "Hiawatha" Is the Epic poem
| of the country. Not the United States-that is
| yet to come-but the country as 1t stood re-
yealed TO the world century ago. The In
dams are too near to us for this fact to be fully
appreciated, but when they shall have receded
| into n past that will obliterate the memory OF
| their dirt, their treachery, their degradation
| and the effects Of all the bad habits they
learned from the whites, "Hiawatha" will as
| sumo Its true proportions, and the legends so
skillfully culled, so beautifully told, will be
| esteemed the gems of our literature, and
| scarcely second to those told In the famous
Light OF ASIA"