The Evening critic., 1882-04-07
SOCIETY.
what is Going on in The Social


Mr.. and Mrs. Blaine are I'm New York on u
short visit, and are being entertained sump-
being made to "intcrylcw" the former as TO
the political situation, but he has the wisdom
and good taste to keep silence.
Judge Tourgee, the author of "a Fools
Errand" and "Bricks without Straw Is In
the city. He Is warmly welcomed by tho
literau wherever he visits; for, while the
style and elegance OF his works are open to
criticism, the vigorous and impartial state
ment Of facts contained in them stamps thcm
distinctively as two Of the most remarkable
publications of the day, He Views the two
great problems of the South with an impartial
eye, and his recital of consequences" as he
gently terms them, has something awful In
its very moderation.
The many friends Of Mrs Sands sympathlzo
with her In the sorrow the Commanders
orders have brought into their home. He Is
TO go TO the South Atlantic for two wears, and,
as she says, 1T gets worse every cruise
Miss Julia Strong, who has been visiting
friends in New York, returned few days
since suffering much from diphthcretic sore
throat.
Miss Edwards, the charming New York belle
who spent The season with Miss Relfern,
sailed on Wednesday FOR Europe. She is to bD
absent two years.
Mr.. Dan French, the young New England
sculptor, who Is doing 50 much to raise the
standard Of his art in this country, is visiting
relatives on capitol Hill.
Mr.. Melville's account of the loss of the
Jcannette is very graphic, and the scene would
make n fine 0cHle painting IN the hands of u
good colorlst. The broken ice, heaving and
grinding about the ship, the peculiar Arctic
light playing on the frozen and free water,
the men In their boats waiting tho burial of
their "foatlng home" and finally the wounded
vessel with rigging decentiy In place and col
ora flying Mt the masthead, plunging Into the
Jealous Northern Sea that holds Its secret 50
faithfully and Furnishes intruders so promptly.
To-day is the only day In the year on which
there is no mass, and the tabernacles in the
Catholic churches are empty. The altar is
stripped of every ornament, and the door of
the tabernacle swings idly on Its hinges. The
desolation typifed by this fact appeals power
fully to every heart, and the aisles are
thronged all day with people making the
stations--that is, by prayer and meditation
before the appropriate pictures, trying to fol
low our Lord through the fourteen dolorous
phases Of His journey from the judgment scat,
where PLATE washed his hands, TO the mo-
ment Of His sepulture by Joseph Of Arlmathea
and Nicodemus.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hay are in the city and
are quartered temporarily at Wormley's. Mr.
Hays "Jim Bludsoe" and "Little Dreeches'-
combined with the extraordinary appearance
and behavior OF Joaquin Miller, who pre-
ceded him in his visit to Washington-led
every one here who did not know the eN-Sec
retary of State to expect lOng-haired, bowie
knitted, swearing and ungrammatical child OF
nature and shall never forget my surprise
when i was introduced TO an eXquisitely
dressed gentleman, with broad Boston ac
cent a manner quiet and harmonious as
his voice and with English so perfect that
did not dare to be guilty of even an inelegauct
Of speech in his presence.
Admiral and Mrs. Rodgers are also OF the
number of society leaders who have foregon,
their entertainments this week out Of respec
TO the holy season.
Senator Hill, of Georgia, has SO far improved
that he will leave Philadelphia next week. II,
has had narrow escape, and although thu
skill of his surgeons has been so great, hi
best ally has been his invincible courage anC
will.