The Evening critic., 1882-08-02
SOCIETY.
SOCIETY.
what Is Going ON in IN @ Social World.

Tho Hon. Mr.. Luttreli, OF California, formerly
member OF Congress from that state, Is
great broad.shouldered man, with long black
hair, swarthy skin, fierce black eyes, and the
general air of pirate. He looks as II more
given 10 making orphans than to helping Thorn,
and yet lot me tell you what ho did his' last
year in our city. A lady-a Scotch Presby.
torian-becamo interested In st. vincents
orphan Asylum, through n little child she had
rescued nom tho slums OF tho city and put
within Its sheltoring walls. II was rear tho
season Of Christmas, and she thought how sho
would like to make all the children happy for
little girls, doll apiece seemed tho best thing.
But there were one hundred and nifty orphans
81 Spd the her ap sS should cO SnS Pr0 w ten
more, and then woIi ask that big californian Ian
aep w. hS soy me S a ssy
went TO tho Capitol ito beard the lion In his
den.' He was interested at once in their plan,
nsh wer in seaS she
They told himst the pastoral residence OF st.
Patrick's, and that night Father Walters par
never was held before. rho California giant
arrived at 80 with big dolls, little dolls cry.
ing dolls, worsted dolls, wax dolls, china dolls,
bieque dolls rubber dolls, Iointod dolls and kid
toutdne and 6onnet-cdrre laughed Ike child;
tho two ladies sat I'm tho background. Mr..
through their best PAGES; high above thom
cleaned tho sanity face OF Frances Louis
burning tho plogue corpses at Acre. After an
hour or two tho two mon packed up tho dolls,
and Christmas morning every little orphan In
the asylum was Growing with delight over her
treasure. Many OF them still oxist and tho
children date many things from 'that day wo
got dolls" and few OF their lips fail to pray
for "the good man who gave us our doll.
babies"
Mrs. Ricketts, has concluded to leave town
earlier this year aftcr all. She goes North to.
morrow to BIO the guest OF Mrs. Edward King,
at her cottage at Newport, for tho month OF
August.
Mrs. General Miles so pleasantly remem.
bercd here, is going TO spend tho summer at
livery novel watering place-a little town on
the coast OF Alaska, with an absolutely unpro-
nounceable name. She and tho General left
oregon yesterday, accompanied by their
guests, Major Wetmore and his bride.
Tho arrival of Paymaster Hobbs, q. s. N,
and his bride. at Newport, few days since,
was signal for series Of dinners and teas
for no is popular and she Is charming.
The Hon. Mr.. orth has COMO to Berkeley
Springs for August. The influx OF Northern
visitors this season Is unprecedented, and the
social friction Will doubtless rub away many
OF the little preJudices that still 'stick out"
on both sides. 1t Is in the nature Of things
that Northern and Southern races should DO
antagonistic; 1t is n climatic result; but whom
they are single people, with many interests
In common, they have the perception and wilt
TO see and like In each other what somebody
calls "tho nlling OF their own lacks"
Mrs. Mary Nealey has Just returned from
South Mountain, where she has been spending
week or ten days with Mrs. Dahlgren. This
amiable lady Is devoted to her mountain
home, and keeps 1t filled with guests all sum.
mer. Her friends arc invited In rotation, the
literary society being given the precedence
however. This, by the way, Is the only con-
venient way to entertain In a country house.
Fix the dates of coming and going and II these
do not accord with your friends plans the
pleasure can be passed on TO others, and the
summer need not BIO wasted In q vain effort
TO accommodate uncertain movements.
Tho Hon. Mr.. Hardenbergh left to-day for
Jersey City. His physician accompanies him,
for his leg instead of being merely broken Is
badly fractured, and railroad journey under
the circumstances means absolute agony.
Mrs. Blocker is enjoying q visit from hor
Navy son, who Is up from Norfolk on q few
days leave.
Tho Navy circle at Newport has received q
| pleasant addition In Mrs. Hopkins, whose hus.
band, the Commander, is now stationed al
| New London.
| Among the agreeable people the frontier has
| lent us are Lieutenant Cheevcr, U. s. A., and
his sister Mrs. Pell. They are In the city for O
| few days, en- route to some summer resort
| which ono they have not yet decided.
Secretary Chandler brings welcome news o.
| his sister, Mrs. Kinsey, whom he visited dur
ing his little trip TO West Point.
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