The Evening critic., 1882-03-24
SOCIETY.
what is Going on in the Social
world.


Society has had a delightful addition this
winter in Mrs. and the Misses ogden. They
are occupying the Van Wyck house on Con-
necticut avenue, and their "tea " last week
was quite the tea of the season. Mrs ogden
Is the wlfo OF Doctor ogden, and the daughter
OF Mr. Clement O. Moore, whose "Night Be-
lore Christmas Will live and be appreciated
as long rs there IL n child TO hear IL. She ia
unhappiy too great an invalid 10 do much
visiting, but she Is always the brightest AMI
attractive centre of her own receptions.
The engagement OF Mr.. Lauior Dunn and
Miss Hattie Hurd is announced. Mr.. Dunn Is
the second son of General Dunn, and is great
favorite In New York and Washington society.
The fair bride-elect has been tho guest OF
Senator Jones during tho winter, and is
pleasantly remembered as the chatelaino OF
her unces homo for two years. She Is the
niece OF General Benjamin Butler, and has
won so many friends hero that the congratula-
tions are mutual as to her approaching resi-
denco among us.
Mr. and Mrs. Jordan who have been spend
ing the past week I'm the city, leave In a few
days for their home. Mrs. Jordan is the young
bride tn whom Mrs. Nathaniel Poge gave her
beautiful entertainment last Friday - the
party at which the supper was universally
pronounced the most elegant OF the entire sea
son.
Commodore and Mrs. Upshur, with their
daughter, leave next Thursday for their new
station, the Brooklyn Navy-yard. Miss Up
shurs wedding with Mr.. Hunt Will take place
early next January, and Will be & very quiet
affair, the bride, with rare good sense, having
determined to devote her dot to some other use
than lust q trOSScnu ana n display,
The many friends OF Miss Nellie watmough
are distressed to hear of her serious sickness.
She is suffering from an acute attack OF dlph-
theria, and fears are entertained lest the dis
ease be too fer advanced TO be checked. She
is a bright, charming girl, and her condition
casts gloom over a large circle.
The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs. William
D. Baldwin symHathizc deeply with them in
the loss Of their little baby. Mrs. Baldwin is
Frustrated with grief, and her illness is 80
serious she is not allowed to see even her own
family.
Miss Mildred Lee, the daughter OF the late
General Robert L. Lee, is visiting her cousin,
Miss Annie Lee at her homo on II street.
Mrs. Pearson is visiting her aunt, Mrs. San
| ders Irving, at her homo on II street. more
charming aunt and niece cannot be imagined,
and much regret Is expressed that Mrs. Pear
sons stay is to be short. She leaves In n
few days to wish ',bon voyage to her other
Europe from New York on the 29th inst.
Too much sympathy cannot be expressed
| for Mrs. Lieutenant Palmer, who has again
been called on by Death to endure a heart.
| with diphtheria few days ago, and died al
| most before she could roalizo his illness. 1t
| will be remembered that her husband was one
OF the crew Of the illfated Huron, which
| sailed from port with flying flags and joyous
| mirth only to find wreck for itself and death
| for It's officers and men on the shoals Of North
| Carolina. This occurred, by the way, Just al
the time appointed for the marriage OF Lieu
tenant Palmers sister, Miss Juliet Palmer,
| Win MI. Autlll, Oh INC LllSllSn ltgutlDil, anu
| every preparation had been made for mag
| nincent wedding. The news came on the eve
of the day named, and Grape and myrtle re
| placed the orange blossoms The ceremony
| however, was performed at the appointed date
and place, ana the scene was the saddest and
| strangest l ever witnessed. The church was
| lighted only in the chancel, and those Of the
family who could attend were present In the
| deepest mourning and with faces wrung with
| grief. The bride, clad In her long white robes
wrapped In her pointe lace veil, and blaz
| ing with the diamonds which the Adam
brides always wear, stood plighting her troll
| TO her young English groom at the yer,
| moment-as it afterward turned out-whei
the waves, tired Of their own cruelty, cast tn,
body Of her brother ashore. am glad to adj
that the marriage celebrated under such sa,
auspices has had only sunshine in Its length
and that the young wife, now among us, 1
fairer and prettier even than the young CIR
we knew and loved five years ago.