The Evening critic., 1882-09-25
SOCIETY,".
what IL Going ON in the Social world.


Mrs. General Raum and her attractive
daughter Miss Maud, have returned from tho
quaint summer land-Deer Islo-whero they
pitched their tents for the season. They VIII
remain in tho city only long enough to rost
from their journey, and viii then leave for
thoir old homo in the West.
Mrs. Purdy, so pleasantly known and re,
membered hcre as tho daughter OF General
Chauncey McKeever, U. s. A., will spond the
winter abroad. 1t was TO say good-by to her
that the General and his family went to New
York u few days since.
Mr. and Mrs. Bancroft Davis have returned
from the North, and are ''at home" to thoir
friends at their old residence on II street.
Mrs. McAIeurtrio leaves tomorrow for
Champagne, her future home. The professor,
as has been already announced, was called TO
tho chair OF chemistry In the State College
there, and by his acceptance Of tho appoint
ment ho has become member OF q most agree
able Faculty. Mrs. McMcurtrie tako5 with
her her sister, Miss Birdie Douglass, who Will
be her guest until the New Year. Their home
Will DO n pretty one, for the house assigned
tho professor is qualntnees Itself, embodied In
stone and slate; and tho taste Of himself aud
wife Will soon transform Its oddities Into ar
tstic points and make attractive features even
OF It's incongruities.
Lieutenant waring, U. s. NJ, left yesterday
for his homo In ohio. He Will be absent about
three weeks, during which time he Will visit
Mr.. and Mrs. Hayes at Fremont, and Mrs. Gar
Held. AS stated In our notes OF a few weeks
ago, but little change is apparent In the young
ofllcer since his painful Arctic experience, but
one OF these changes Is the silverlng Of his
hair, as II the northern frosts had sot their
slgnet uponit.
Miss May Stevens, the Admiral's piquant
daughter, Is visiting her cousin, Mrs. Barclay,
at her elegant Northern home. Mrs. Barclay
was brilliant belle In our society several
gSars @ s Sg9, whehn, zen as inc 6sausl6pl hiaa 1d
and his daughter, Miss Belle, now Mrs. Ma
gruder.
Among tho agreeable Navy people who have
been hero during tho past week are Lleuton.
ant Sherman and his bonnie bride. Mrs. Shor-
man was Miss Daisy Bragg, and Is loved aud
admired wherever she is known. Their wod-
ding at Fond du Lac week before last was tho
social event OF Army circles In tho Northwest,
and was brilliant aflair. The brido Is not
an orphan, as one paper stated, but was "given
away" by General Gibbon only because Gen
eral Bragg was absent on duty at West Bend.
Ex-secretary and Mrs. Thompson leave to-
morrow for Indiana. Their little visit has
given much pleasure to their friends aud roll
atives.
Mrs. Paulding and Mrs. Douglass are con.
graduated on the prottlness OF their new
grandson, the child OF Mr.. and Mrs. Mac
Donald Douglass. The little man is not quite
week old, but squares his tiny fists at tho
world at large, and his nurse In particular,
with the vigor OF a year or two.
Prince Edwards Island week before last was a
"return party" They and their children
have been tho recipients Of tho kindest and
they felt they could not leave tho pleasant re.
sort without some fitting acknowledgment of
the same. A mutually.agreeable friendship
has been formed with the Lieutenant Gov
Ing members OF society, so the company In
vited included tho best OF the islands people,
the ball were perfect for General Dunn's on.
tertainments are so well known among us as
TO make this foregono conclusion whenever
one OF his parties Is announced.
Tho Postmaster. General Will leave Manitou
Springs, Colorado, this week and return to his
official duties.