The Evening critic., 1882-11-11
SOCIETY,".
SOCIETY,
MLnt IL G.nInir ON IN the SnclNi NOrti.

WhRt IL Going On tn the SnciNi WOri".
Commodore and Mira. scmmca hayc golo -
Boston, where they WIN mako snort visit.
Their household 10 presided over ~ their ab'
scnce by thclr charming daughter, MISS dracc,
and her gran1m0thcr, Mrs. Dorsey.
The many friends OF Major Mnnsncl Brown
sympathlz0 deeply with him In the loss of his
only son. Tho little fellow was grolt.grani-
son Of Francis Welsh, whose name Is 80 closely
identified with the curly social ltto OF Boston,
and lis family arc closely connect9i ~ piloi
and marriage with all that Is bost In New Eng.
land. He was bright boy, and constant
companion OF his father, who Is much broken
by his death.
Mr. and Mrs. Harrington are In town for n
few days. Mrs. Harrington was Mas RtlGley,
Of Dover, the daughter Of Dr. and Mrs' E,dS
family OF tho same nnmc and she is ons uf
the lovollcst characters 1t has ever boon our
fortune % meet. Her three boys are tho prl1e
OF Dover, and they are really hardy, beautiful
fellows.
Major and Mrs. Dunn have arrived In Paris,
and pleasant meeting took place at the onlce
OF the New York Herald, where Mrs. Johnst)n
and her daughter, Miss Mary, and Admiral
and Mrs. Boggs, came at the samc time TO rcg-
ister
The many friends of Miss worthington are
delighted TO welcome her back among them.
She II now Mrs TrcscOtt, and her great blue
eyed boy Is rs much of n favOrit9 as his mother.
Mir. and Mrs. Trescott have taken ono Of tho
three handsome new residences on Stoddard
street, near Montgomery, West Washington.
The good nows has Just reached us TINT Al.
miral Sands, L. ., NJ, has rallied, and thit his
condition is much improved. 10 Is tho earnest
wish Of every ono who knows this Gmlablo
family that this is tho beginning OF his conva.
lesconco.
The Right Rov. J. j. Keane, Bishop OF Rich.
mond, after spending fow days am)ug his
old friends In the city, left last evening on hts
confirmation tour through virginia. His
diocese is OF Wide extent aud thore aro nom
bers Of his flock scattered throughout every
county In tho state. He looks we'll AMI tlmo
seems TO stand stlll with him. His eyes n. } In
about tho same condition, but his buoyant
faith robs possible blindness of all Its droad
and sadness.
Lieutenant and Mrs. Wood have arrived in
san Francisco after n swift and pleas mt
san Francisco some years before tho Licutep-
ants term on the station expires.
The house that Major and Mrs. Roach have
takcn In West Washington Is one OF the ollost
and qualntest In the city. IL was bullt In
1892, and is consequently older than tho
French Revolution.
Mr.. and Mrs Bryan did not arrive with their
family tn day, as was expected, but arc stlll in
Germantown, whore their stay Is bolng made
so pleasant that they cannot fix date for
making their adieuX.
Colonel Rogers is In town for a few days. HIS
attractive wife and children are en- route for
home, having sailed several days ago. Mrs.
Rogers brings with her her wards, MI. and
Miss Gwynnc, who are reckoned 70 be among
the wealthlest OF Ohip's heirs and heiresses
Their home In Columbus is one Of tho "show
places" OF tho State, and lovers OF violin
music make plIEflinuSeS 10 IL as In9 Snflue or
q genuine stradivarius and Cremona, both OF
which hang framed suporbiy AMI mounted on
velvet.
The testimony given yesterday by Chies En-.
eineer Melville, before tho Court OF Inquiry
was of a peculiarly affecting nature. II was an
account Of the Illness and death OF Liouten-
ant Chipp, and the narrative was broken and
interrupted by the emotions OF both witness
ana hearers. 1t was n sad story, with Its back
ground Of leo and snow, Of col1ness and dos
pair, md II lost nothing in tho telling, for
n n
good command OF language.
Mr.. and Mrs. Batemen, who spent last wlntor
at the Portland, have taken n house this
season, and are fitting II up in manner ac-
coriant with their taste and means.
The march OF Improvement advances out
Connecticut avenue with what George Eliot
calls "The Hep, Hep, Hep OF Modern Progress"
Two more houses, begun yesterday, mounts
the number OF new ones built since July up
to fifteen.
Mrs. Randall Gibson has returned, and has
gone into winter quarters. She Is In much
distress at the death of her fair young sister,
which occurred a few weeks since In Paris.