The Evening critic., 1882-06-05
SOCIETY.
what is Going ON i'm the social world.


Lieutenant Danenhower tells an incident of
his Arctic experiences which Will prove OF
deep interest to our Catholic readers. Ho
Gays; "After the sinking OF the vesseL VIC
landed, as You know, on tho Siberian coast
After preceding some distance inland we met
some Of the native Indians whom we found, TO
our surprise, TO be Christians and Roman
Catholics. After eating they crossed them
selves, shook hands and said 'Pasheo BAH
They also showed us their crosses, which they
kissed, and was very glad to have in my pos
session n certain talsman tho Lieutenant
meant miraculous medal OF the Blessed Vir
friend in San Francisco, with the mes
:. priest, and would be suro to bo safe
faith in this, however, but when 1 showed 1t
10 the natives they kissed It devoutly. 1t was
indeed, that indicated TO the natives that wo
were Christians. You can imagine our feel
ings at meeting these people, for they were
the first strangers whom we had seen for moro
than two years, and never before felt SO
thankful 10 missionaries as did on that day
at finding that we were among Christian ma
iives.
General sheridan has made up q delightful
party for the yellowstone" this summer.
Among those who have accepted are Mr.. John
Mccullough, Miss Rachael Sherman and the
the Gencral'sI charming sisters.in-law, Misses
Rucker.
As announced some weeks since, the wedding
OF Miss Florence Turner and Mr.. Walter Lind
say will take place this season, and, indeed,
this month. The bride-elect Is the daughter
of DR.. Turner, u g. N, whose services during
the pestilence at Flushing were so heroic aud
efllcacious as to bring forth expressions of
gratitude from the English, Dutch and United
States Governments. The groom is one OF the
old Scotch family OF whom 1t is said, and so
truthfully, Tell the history OF the Lindsays
and you'll tell the history Of Scotland" His
sister, Miss Maggie Lindsay is pleasantly re-
membered in musical circles Her charming
rendition of Scotch ballads was always n
"feature" at the musicales where abe sang.
Mrs. Senator Miller and her daughter will
spend June and July abroad. August Will see
their return to this country and their estab-
lishment at their California home, than
which, by the way, there are few more elegant
on the Pacific Slope.
Mr.. Arthur, the Presidents son, has paid
several flying visits to our city lately. The
| fair daughter Of the Member from Western
| New York is said to be the provoking cause.
Apropos to the Presidents household, Mr.
| Arthur tells q good story of "Aleck,' his
fathers body.servant. Some ono asked him
"well, Aleck, how do you like Washington ??
To which Aleck responded dramatically, 'sOh,
I'd rather be a yaller gas-lamp in New York
than the brightest electric light In Washing
ton."
Mrs. Pascal's picnic party at the Great Falls
made "three Of q kind" on Saturday, and was
as brilliant a success as the other two men
toned in our society notes OF that day. One
feature In the Army and Navy party on Roch
| Creek was the presence of a fine band, which
made the woods resound with harmony.
Judge and Mrs. MacFarland have taken pos
| session OF their new home on street.