The Evening critic., 1882-09-23
SOCIETY.



Tho many friends OF Doctor Norris, ". s. A.,
nro much pleased to SEQ him In his accus-
toned haunta. Ho does not move about ~
quickly MS usual, but, as he Is able to Walk
without crutch or cane, this Is moro matter
OF time. Remembering the accident TO Doctor
a. and T. which G nt rst 10
no moro serious than DR.. Norris, we are grato-
ful ho was not lamed tor life, as was his
brother of1cer.
Admiral and Mrs. Boggs will sail shortly for
Europe, where they Will travel for six months.
Among tho pleasant Navy people who wore
here last winter, by the way, were their
youngest son and his wife, the latter pretty,
attractive little lady the daughter OF Chief
Engineer Johnson, U.S. N.
Lieutenant Dillingham;, U. $. N, has finished
HIS Pacific cruise and he and his charming
wife will spend a part OF next winter In the
city. Mrs. Dillingham; IL n brilliant blonde,
and has truly Parislan taste In dress; she
spent the winter OF 'SO-S1 here and made
hosts of friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Butler leave on Monday
for New York, where they VIII spend few
weeks; twill be the first holiday Mr.. Butler
has taken this season, and his friends arc rs
much pleased at the prospect OF his rest as
he Is.
Tho wedding of Miss Minnie Pelouze and
Master Cutlor, u. s. N, took place on Wednes-
day morning at tho residence. of the brides
aunt, Mrs. Fuller, on street. Tho groom is
pleasantly known In society, and the bride is
one Of our favorite bellies. She is the second
daughter Of the late General Pelouze, U. y. A.
But few invitations wore issued, indeed none,
except those glven TO tho relatives and most
was Mrs. Collins, OF st. Louis, tho BRIDES
lovely sister, who Is so affectionately remem.
bered here.
brave young boatswain who has Just boon put
on tho retired list paralyzed. He distin.
guished himself on the Tigress, and received
from the Department commendation such as 1t
has never given before. His promotion was
couched in the following Words "ro the rank
OF boatswain for unexampled gallantry." And
tAN al.l go NeI1 ~.
cause OF his present disabled condition, for his
exertions and the exposure to the Icy waters OF
the Arctic Sea laid the foundation OF his dis.
ease, and numbered him among "tho battered
"-lie waiting
For tho tide to come that way
And drift them out OF living"
We can but wonder when tho world Will
learn to read the sentence which is being spelt
out to 1t In tho dead bodies of Its friends and
comrades, in Its wrecked ships and baflied ex-
petitions; the sentence which declares that
death, and not discovery; that grave amidst
tho frozen foes, and not an open polar sea;
these shall be the portion OF the mon who try
to wrest Its secret from the lifeless land that
zones the northern pole.
Mr.. Phillips, tho Presidents private secre-
tary, has gone to New York for short holt
day. He is said to be as popular in tho soci-
ton.
The mention of q piece of lace owned by
Janauschek, which weighs an ounce and Is
valued at fifty dollars, reminds me OF q piece
belonging to Mrs. Cooke, OF Georgetown, which
Is said by cOnnoisseurs to be actually worth
Its weight in diamonds. 1t is like spiders
film, and is woven In n "lost" pattern. This
loss Of patterns was severe check to laco-
making in Franco and Brussels, and came
about In curious way. Before tho French
revolution whole villages supported tnom.
selves by lace.making, and patterns were
handed down from one generation to another.
They were valuable heirlooms, for tho most
celebrated weayers had us many orders as
they could I'LL in lifetime, for 1t was tedious
work. But they were bound by an oath, taken
on the four gospels, to work only for certain
dealers. When the reign of terror began
all business OF the sort was Interrupted for a
time, for the "aristocrats'' nlled the tumbrils
and crowded the guillotne, and tho revolu-
tionists were too busy driving them there to
think of "purplo aud 1ine linen." When the
storm subsided tho dealers and workers were
far apart; some dead, some lost, some escaped
to other lands, and such of tho women as
remained wero bound by their oath to work
for but one. And this oath, in spite Of Robe.
spierre's doctrines, was held by the poorest OF
them TO bo binding, and there are instances
where they sufferod actual want rather than
forfeit their word. Some Of them, however,
taught their children and grandchildren, and
many patterns were In this way preserved
but some OF the daintiest and finest were never
recovered, and-to mako q long story short
Mrs. Cookies lace is woven In one Of these
lastnamed.