The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1882-09-10


sisters arc said 60 bc the poscssors Of largo amounts
Of Government bonds, which arc In largo degree at
hl, disposal Tor his necessities comforts. From
all OF which am led 10 believe that MIR. Spraguo's
reccut antics result from abnormal desire to pose
as an injured and perSccutei man rather than from
any pressing necessity or sense OF Injustice.
The genital Journalist, Dom rlatt, has been down
mere this summer, hut has lately hittod. Rumor says
no aud srraguo have been great croncs, though what
the x, j. ana william Spraguo could hnvo In COM
mon to draw thom together passes the understand
Ing, unless, indeed, It mght bc the mutual desire to
abuse COnkng. When I think OF couples like this
In various pats Of The country who dcIIrbt I'm binct
guarding that unfortunate gcatlcmnu hchnd his back
cannot help thinking of rray, Blanche aud swcct.
heart Swapping aud snarling a the unconscious legs
The event VI the season here socially speaking was
the ball aud german given At the Mattowsou House
on the 18TH OF August by Mossrs Lewis and Moore,
OF Philadelphia, and Lieut. wyatt, Of the Army. Mr.
Lewis Is welkuown in the best social circles OF the
best known toyour town astheson OF the wealthy Mrs
bloomfield Moore whose daughter married the hand
some Swcdc, DcBildt. Mr. wyatt win bo pleasantly
remembered rs the amiable arterYman whowas so
universally popular In Washington season or SO ago
lie Is now stationed at West Point aud his
with Miss Roberts, Of Philadelphia. Is recently an
nouncgd, His many friends ut The Capital will am
sure, wish him all happiness, Among the lady parnn-
Cox, MIS- Walter u Davidgo and Mrs.J. q. Foster uf
Washlngton Mrs. Ferdinand Iatrobe Mrs stephen
lionsal aud Mrs. Charles 4. Carroll, of Balllmure
aud Nlts. Horace Fassett Of philadelphia, aud Mrs,
James y. Ruggos and Ms. Walden PEN of New
YORK Ihe large dining rtO ON Of the hotel
decked ont en grand tcnue by tho ladies with
nOwors, cat-talls, and other rutal embellishments
draped richly with flags and hung with many vafi-
colnrcd lanterns. The orchestra was Imported from
Providence and the fayofs from New York The ban
was preceded hy show Of fireworks on tho hotel
lawn, after which the dancing began. You may lie
assured all the fashion and beauty OF the place were
assembled on that night. The ball proper lasted
until II O'Clock, when the german began This was
Interrupted for short tlme at IL for sumner,
| and continued afterwards until early morning. The
figures were led by Mr. Nelson Lewis one Of tho
deed To these two may bo attributed In large part the
success OF the cotion, ny both are gifted with that
peculiar SdUOir fdirO which Is necessary mako
| Wyatt also lei n"@ ., tho ngurcs nccoptahly. OF
Mis-. bowie, Mrs Ruggcs, and MIS-. Foster wcro
most remarked. The latter danccd with Mr.. Hop
kins, OF Washington, who Is Just returned from a
foreign tour One of the protties girls In tho room
was Miss Kato Beach, daughter nj ono Of your
| townswomen. some of your readers will romember
hcr as being worry graceful skater ut tho Rink last
winter. She Is n debutanto for next season. Two
lovely blonde sisters, tho Misses Thompson from RAJ
timore, divided the admiration Of the with two
handsome brunettos, also sisters, tho Misses Moneli
| OF New YORK. Mrs. Lcavltt Logan GAS usual, BELIEF
was was present with her sister Miss Lena Porter, and
| James Hoy; Nliss Maui Dayldge, the barrlstcr's
| charming daughter; Miss Nirgio Niles, and Miss
DOnohno, tho daughter Of the British Consul at BAL
/ tlmorc were also noticed as receiving much atten-
tion But who shall undertake to specify the bellies
where all wcro bellOsS Some sixty couples danced In
| me german. IL was pronounced most enjoyable Ivy
ALL and may truly be said to mark the apex of the
season. whlch mas been an unusually gay one. II
i followed few nights later hy at tho Dolayan
House, which Is this year almost exclusively inlab.
| itcd by Washlngtonans. The feature Of this affair
were the favors number Of which were beautifully
painted by Miss Emily, tho accomplished daughter
OF Mrs. Richard Wallach, who occupies cottage
here with her family. Miss Daisy Stenart was
noticed as being very plcturcsqucly dressed She is
also credited with an exquisite voice and lovely
| face. cure oous, bdch'IterS. lhiccr proclaim.
| Speaking OF pretty women should say, did not
fear that In becoming Superativc about them might
be guilty of an impcrtlnencc, that the very pref
tiest woman at the Pier this summer Is the wlfc OF a
certain Philadelphia banker, who shall bo nainecss
| here. Hgnrez DouS low, white brow framed by
of the graceful head In shining braids. Below the
white forehead and lnycl eyebrows dance tive OF the
sweetest eyes. blue
| ',-wlth the deepening blue of the skies
| When midsummer skies are clelrcst, ~
straight nose, saucy rieSc mouth lanked ON either
side ny the most ravishinE tnSSetes that ever tor
menied angnshing mascullnity, pearly tcotl bril-
| liant color, charinngly inQuSitiyo chin, aud a fig
| urc dJaire raCir les dis"Gl Is it not picture to
make you wish you had been here YOURSELF Stad Ben
| edict though you be? And this paragon of lowell
ness this belle des bsiieS is the mother of several
lovely children, and the wife of gentleman himself
possessed of sunclent personal charms to stock an or
| dnaiy family. Truly "to him that hath shall lie
given and All the rost of It, Nous nutres wo nt <,
can stand back In the shade and look on chewing the
| while the straw of philosophy Either that or the
| bitter cud of envy.
We had the brilliant young reader, George Riddle,
here week or so ago. lie will lie remembered hl
connection with Greek tragedy at Harvard. lie Is
|
Meanwhile hc is utilizing the summer by giving read
ings at the various resorts l went In TO hear him.
taking my book In with me. expecting to be bored.
| hut In truth was never more disappointed. The
entertainment was an nnndOubtel success. Tie ycune
man has voice of great sweetness and nexibility,
good facial oNprcssOr and enga ging appearance IC
rs also, of course finely educated, which Will give him
the advantage over most of his rivals In the profess
sion which liz has adopted. lie read selections from
'M,lsummer Night Dream, - and several narrative
pieces, mostly of humorous description. lIo kap,
his audience convulsed with laughter from beginning
Ia I ali Ia aI.iau
succeeded There Is, | think, promising future
for him in his new calling. Certainly you and eau
AFFORD to say so much for him. lie won't he pro-
icssi0nal FOR some years yet
have been reading POT Bouilio ~ the last new
novel OF A." that horrid Iola man " How the world
likes to abuse any cue who tells 1t frankly what an
abominabe Old fraud 1t is. The world made IL very
unpleasant for certain parsonage In Palestine YEAR,
ago for similar ollemsc, you rec0lec. Certainly
Iol does offend in this regard. lie has nasty,
realistic, bald way of putting things that is not in tht
brusGuest fashion. cannot help drawing compari.
son between Iola and Dickens, whom he resembles IL
some respects. They have both devoted thenselvest tC
drawing character types from the lower and middle
class life of the great cities In which they had their
respective houses. But the latter with his religion.
ia ahi his optimiS tendencies, too often inclined
To draw life rather as II ought To he than il reali,
was. Iola, skeptca, peSSmistic, almost rcvengefu
In his trithfnlhess, cannot be persuaded from tht
hard, stcrn torriblc tale crneity, injustice, and
selsess that he sees ON every side oi him Ia Paris
ian lower liic reyealcr o the abySses of metro
iLin HE III all Its coarse and noisOme realism he ha
no equal. Whether II Is wholesome reading or net
shon preior not 10 determine until 1t Is inst deter
mined whether vice can b0 better discouraged b,
| Ignoring 1t OF hy examining 1t critically anl
| thoroughly II tho latcr then read Huln. VI til,
former hue iim away IN your darkest acWes, CIV,
him To the poor, who take all the refuse, amid whicl
there need be now aud then jewel To profit then
| somewhat.
Speaking of books, went the other day through III,
famous Riverside Press AT Cambridge, Mass, wher,
| MeSSrs. llongh0n, hlinn 40. print their ithIHiit
| W0nthIy, and manufacture books for thn mil lion.
, | II IS n very Interesting establishment. | cannot
describe II within the limits Of a letter, nor do
intend 10 try. But think of one thing. They have
warehouse IN which ls sornd in w00len boxes a arg,
portion of the best New England thought of Tho past
quarter OF century. frozen. so To speak into meta
plates. Think at IT. LOngfellOw, Emerson,
Holiness Lowell, Whittier and all tho high priests 0
American literature, pni away and labeled, ready
be taken down mt n moments notice and launched
upon the world In other and newer editions The
| liihographing establishment also very interest.
Ing liut have only time to say ~ IL that when
passed tlIongh the artists work upon u nov
lilhograph OF Mary Anderson IN entirely new al
titndc, and, II possible lovocr than eyer. We shal
see the now picture IN all our drug stores aud barber
shops next winter. ! send yOn warning of It.
4 Could there he better place To stop than witt
! beautiful Mary Anderson. think not, and So knOcl
4 OF, though am still reasonably full Of grat.
| Z. II. II.