The Evening critic., 1882-09-28
SOCIETY,".
SOCIETY.
what is Going on I'm the Social world.

owing to tho misplacemcnt In yesterdays
notes Of tho paragraph announcing Dr. I,tn-
coins Illness, his many friends and ac1ualut-
ances were amazed at tho statement that he,
like Lieut.. Brown, U. 8. NJ, had boon crushed
by the fall OF quartcr-boatl Al least II
seemed 10 read 80, Tor 10 was wordcd us sur
fcrring from the same cause" and came immo-
diately after the account OF the young of1icer's
accident. II was meant In reality TO follow
tho announcement OF Judge Knotts sovorc
attack of malaria, for II Is malaria that has
prostratcd our best OF physicians, nnd not n
ships boat ON the shores Of Malta.
II is said joaquin Miller divides his time
between his desk aud Wall street. Coming
from the land OF Slerras and Rocky Mountains
he must Of course, be n "bear" on 'Chnngol
Judge Thurman and his daughter, Mrs.
S9w,,es, are among % tho ,ashtai ~ @ rev wv VINO h arc
tlful death OF the year. The advance guard OF
winter has stormed the mountains and hung
gum trces, and before many weeks tho forests
will blaze with colors, and the Indian Summer
be In full possession OF the land.
Apropos to indian summer, there is q legend
an old Winnobngo Indian told me two years
ago, which is very effective and which was now
10 me. We wero sitting among tho pine.
needles, with the brown Wisconsin rushing
pact us, when tho old man camo up and stood
looking at us. lie asked for nothing, and did
not even speak, but tho chance was too good TO
be lost. real live indian, without any "mal.
lunch and won him to speech, and this is the
legend: When summer goes tho grain
Is ripe, yce, tho tobacco IL stored,
ihe'nuts are not open, tho fur on tho animals
IL too thin TO be OF uac the deer IL not ready
for eating, and the women OF the year (Spring
and Summor) arc gone, and tho men autumn
and Winter cannot do such work. 1t was bad,
but the Maniton thought, and ho sent S1uaw
Winter. She comes with needles Of frost and
sews thick fur on the beasts backs; she has u
strong wind pole with which she thrashes the
nut.burrs, &C., &C., ana tho old man went
thro long list Of tho changes wrought by
the cold ''snap" between the warm September
days and tho soft ones OF october and carly
November. Then, he continued when her
work is done her child is born, tho fair young
brave, the indian Summer, aud he holds tho
Land till his father Winter comes to rule.
Captain and Mrs. o'Reilly havo taken u
house for the winter in tho West End. 1t Is
one of tho pretty row on street, between
Nineteenth and Twentieth streets. Mrs.
O'Reilly is the eldest daughter of Commits
sioner West and is as attractive as her younger
sisters.
Commissioner and Mrs. Mcfarland have
with them very attractive young guest, Miss
Marion Mcfarland, OF Iowa. She will be In
the city some weeks, and the friends sho has
already won wish her visit was to be pro.
longed during the season.
One of the most distinguished strangers we
havo had among us for many months Is Mr.
Herbert Spencer. He has Just come from Can
ada, where he was the bright particular star
of the Scientific Convention at Montreal and
ho is spending his time sightseeing. He IS
at home to but few persons, q fact to be deeply
regretted, for n meeting with him Is an honor
10 be sought and remembered
Mrs. Ross, tho charming wife of Lieutenant
Commander Roes, U. s. N, will spend several
weeks In the city Sho leaves Annapolis on
Monday next
Mr.. Won Sachs, OF Now York, Will spend noxt
week In our city. He VIII visit friends In the
in our midst, and won much favor In our
society.