The Evening critic., 1882-05-19
THE EVENING CRITIC.
EsTA RL1sHED AUGUST 1853.
SOCIETY,".
what is Going ON in the socia, world.


Mrs. Justice Matthews is still in tho city,
having changed her mind at tho last moment
about being present ut the Cincinnati festival.
She Will not go West until about the list OF
June, when, MS already announced, she Will go
TO Louisville to be present Mt tho golden we'd
ding of her sister, Mrs. watterson. She and
her daughters are now enjoying visit from
the prettiest and sweetost of all tho young
friends that Mrs. Hayes introduced to our
society-tne one who was always called THAT
lovely Miss Cook"
Mrs. Chandler, the wife of the Hon. Member
from Massachusetts,, leaves town early next
week for her Northern home.
Lieutenant and Mrs. Harrison, who are visit
ing their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Ray, viii
remain with them about ten days longer and
will then go to Fort McHenry, to which post
the Lieutenant has been assigned.
To describe tho Hammer concert given last
night Will have to tell fairy tale. There
were once nye magicians, each OF whom
Of with ,bsR wRich he
ticed their art In secret, for their own
pleasure or that OF each other, but
Sometimes they would let their friends
and admirers be present at their mysteries.
Last night, when they took their places and
waved their wands the walls of the room
rustled and whispered in the sunlight, whose
trees were filled with n thousand sweet-voiced
birds that sang In an ecstacy OF melody.
Beyond the forest the sea rolled up TO the
bcckoning OF their wands and roared Its sweet
thunders or moaned its sorrow, casting Its
spray into moonshine and sunbeam and
und6rtoning all with It's harmony. brook
ran somewhere through the woodland, and told
of invisible flowers, whose fragrance was OF
the sweetest and elves and fairies and
"things OF light" danced and fitted In the
forests cover. Among the many who enjoyed
the charming pleasure of the evening were
Mrs. Mallory, Miss Ida Miller, Mrs. General
Mason, Mrs. Colonel winthrop, Mrs. Fendall,
Mrs. Matthews and q bevy of pretty girls,
Mrs. Neagle, General and Miss Lippitt, Mr..
Curtis, Miss Libby and Mrs. Magruder, Mr.
and Mrs. Moore, Mrs. John Jay Knox, NJ and
Madame Kaspar, Mr.. and Mrs. Hackett and a
number OF others equally well known.
Lieutenant E. Greble, U. s. A., member
OF the court.martial which opens to-day at the
barracks, is grandson OF the late Professor
French and a son of Captain Greble, U. s. A.,
who was the first of1lcer killed during the war.
The young Lieutenant is handsome and
clever, and is introduced to Washington
society by his relatives, Captain and Mrs
Phelps and Mrs. Baldwin.
Chief Engineer Henderson, U. s. N, re-
turned with his family from New York yester
day morning, and they are installed In the
pretty home he has prepared for them at the
have been in Europe for several years, and II
is a cause Of much rejoicing to their friends
that they escaped the dangers OF the very
rough passage over.
The children of st. Johns Guild give thcil
little fair and lunch this and tomorrow after
moons. The number indicated in their invita-
tions is 1929 II street; the modesty Of the
chatoleine prevents her name from appearing
Senator Bayard has not lost so heavily b!
the burglary at his Delaware home as was al
first reported. The house, instead of beinl
"completely ransacked, " was robbed only o
certain specified articles.