The Evening critic., 1882-10-23
SOCIETY.
what's Going on In the Social world.

Lieutenant and Mrs. Tom wood arc in town
for n few days, receiving their wedding calls
ana making preparations for their Westward
trip. Thoy aro two of the morriost bllthost
young people In our society, and their gay
voices and Jokes and laughter VIII DO sadly
missed.
The bellies OF Georgetown will inaugurate
the gnictlcs in West Washington by ''gor-
man. which Is to be giyen Thanksgiving
evening. They call Il their "pay back" for
they are Indebted 10 their gentlemen friends
for go many delightful river trips during tho
summer, that they want to show practical
appreciation OF tho same, and start Into the
season with n fair score.
street is resumIng Its normal condition OF
life and vlvaclty. Admiral and Mrs. Rogers
are homo; Mr.. Anthony Pollok and his lovely
wifo have returned from Europe; Mr.. aud
Mrs. John Davis aro at Secretary Froling-
huyson's, 'and General and Mrs. Watmough,
with their bright daughter, have ended their
summering and gone into winter quarters.
. The many friends OF Admiral Sands, U. s. NJ,
VIII be grieyed to loarn OF tho extremely
critical condition in which ho now is. During
tho early fall his recovery seemed an assured
fact, but the past weeks have turned hope Into
fear, and narrowed the problem OF life down
todays. Tho sympathy OF tho community Is
with his family In the day OF trial that has
come upon thom.
Commander Dewey U. $. M, has started for
his CIV station, and there are few people who
have over left Washington more regretted
than this genial ofllcer. His farewell dinner,
MS already stated, was quito one OF tho social
that usually means a throc.years' absence.
Pretty Miss Destor of street, has returned
from her summeriDg In Loudon County. She
Is MS brown as n bun and rosy as sunrise.
Mrs. Henderson has returned from her
summer trip, and has taken possession Of her
pleasant quarters at the Navy-Yard.
ono OF the prottiest children In West Wash.
ington Is Commander Graham 8 wee Duncan.
He's real Scotch laddiG, with his bright bl9e
always dressed picturesquely, and laughs and
smiles like n little sunbeam. Tho charming
lady who has recently assumed the care OF the
Commanders family has made happy homo
for them, and they repay her anection with
tho Interest such nature always inspires In
Chivalrous lads
Mrs. Porter has been brought home and
seems really better than when she started on
the journey. We would rejoice TO SEQ tho day
when she could resume her old place In the
social world, place she filled too delightfully."-
for any one to succeed TO "the empty niche"
Tho death OF Lieutenant Hancock, U. s. A.,
has put more than one homo In mourning
He was gallant young oilcer, and an especial
favorlte OF his uncle, tho General.
Mrs. Mcintosh is visiting friends on Rhode
Island avenue. She is tho widow OF the Cap
tain Mcintosh who fell with Custer in tho mas
sacre OF the Little, Big Horn, and is we'll re-
membered here as "pretty Kittle Garrett"
The "Professor" is not yet twenty-five years
old. And 80 wo are dislllusionedl We
thought him charming middle.aged man,
with "heart OF fire and crest OF snow, but
friend, who knows him, assures us that three
years ago he was Just twenty.one, and there
fore am afraid tho sad fact above mentioned
must bo true. He Is not, rs has been an
nouncod, the brother-in-lnw of Charles Dudley
Warner, but tho connection is through his
sister, who married Mr. George Warner, tho
brother Of tho author. His play was written
in his twenty-ilrst year, and Its success has
launched him fully In the career Of ''actor and
playwright"
Among the pleasant visitors at tho Navy
Yard Is Mrs. Dickens. She is the guest of her
son, the Lieutenant, at the Barracks, and Will
be some weeks in the city.