The Evening critic., 1882-07-20
SOCIETY,".
Whnt is Going On In Oh Q Social world.

Mrs. Malone has taken delightful suite OF
looms at Manhattan Beach, and is impatiently
waiting for the Senator to DO released from the 4
"duranco vile" OF the Congressional session.
General Benjamin Butler, with the good
sense that characterizes his every stop, has
been spending his holiday yachting. The lit.
tie craft no has is filled with congonial friends
and manned by good sailors, and then sho runs
from point to point along tho northern coast,
group Of saudi acquaintance" bali, 70.
gatta, or storm claims their attention. The
party are now In Newport, brown and rod with
ealt air and ennshine, and on the alert for any
OF the gaieties the place offcre.
As announced In our notes OF some days
since, Doctor and Mrs. Mnulsby VIII spend
their summer at Deer Park. They expected to
leave this morning, and will remain ton the
heights" till october and tho frost remind
ihcm II Is time to como homo.
Admiral and Mrs. Leo have gone into sum-
Spring"
There is an awful report going tho rounds
that Mics Howe, tho daughter OF Mrs. Julia
Ward Howe, is engaged TO Oscar Wilde. We
fair girl-whoso beauty has boon immortal
lied by Porter, and from his canvas is familiar
to Washington and Its people--will have too
much sense to commit such n solocism against
her native taste and refinement.
Apropos to the ugly msthote, he appeared
Monday evening at the Casino at Newport In
suit of velvet, with knee breeches, silk stock.
ings, rosctted slippers, pearl KID gloves, aud
an deliberately runed shirt front. The most
pleasing feature OF his presence was that he
was accompanied by Mr.. Adamowski, the
young pianist.
Pretty Miss Chadbournc, who visited tho
family OF Judge John Douglass last winter, Ia
spending her summer at North Berwick,
Maine.
The romance OF the Johns Hopkins Univer-
slty, Mt baltimore, this year, is tho engage.
mcnt OF Professor Franklin, the mathematical
instructor. 10 Miss Christine Todd, the mathe-
maticnn, daughter OF Elizabeth Todd, OF Hart.
ford, Conn. II is little surprising that two
such "arithmetical" young people should In.
dul9c In any proposition not SGT down In Eu'
cid.
Madame Bertinatti has suite OF rooms Mt
the Riggs. Tho name IL familiar to Washing
tonians, and pleasant memories cluster around
II, for Its bearer was Minister. Resident hero
during the war, and his loyal sympathies wore
mn agreeable contrast 10 the scarcely concealed
hostility OF tho greater part OF the Corps Dip
lomaiic.
The Hon. Mr.. Evarts is enjoying q fow days
OF hard.earned rest at his home In Windsor,
Va. good story was told me of Mrs. Evarts'
visit to the queens dairy in England last
year. Tho dairy woman enumerated with
| great impressiveness the quantity Of milk
brought In each day, and concluded by stating
Of fi sTrprso sb rna so hD
'rhats great many COWS for ono dairy, and
very few people can have 80 many, don't you
think so, ma'am 2"
"No," said Mrs. Evarts, quietly, 81 do not,
| for have ten or fifteen more myself
The woman gasped for breath, and evidently
| thought her dangerous person, whose pos
| SESSIONS could exceed those of the Queen.
| Mrs. Eyarts' dairy is her hobby, and Is tho
| boast OF the countryside for neatness and sizo
| and real prettines9.
Mrs. McCartee, the lovely "Penelope'' OF tho
| late amateur opera given for the benefit OF the
| Humane Society, left Fortress Monroe for Sar-
| ntogn, whore she Will visit tho family OF her
| broiher-in.law. Graceful, charming and pos
sessed of n true, sweet voice, she will doubtless
| be one OF the Homes of the resort.
Mrs. General Raum and Miss Maude are
summering ON tho Mainc coast.