The Evening critic., 1882-08-30
SOCIETY,".
what is Going ON i'm the Social World

Mrs Mitchell and her pretty daughter nrc
still at Richfeld Springs. The fair young girl
is getting n forCtaste or tho admiration that
waits hor when sho makes her debut.
Among the pleasant young people at Reho-
both Beach are Ensign Harrison, U. s. N, and
his brother ofllcer Eusign Fletcher. They are
n host In themselves, and can manage to dance
with and make themselves agreeable to moro
pretty girls in tho course Of an evening than
any other men at the resort.
Apropos to tho beach, Mrs. Archibald Hop
kins and her pretty babies have "a cottage near
tho Bright House, and among the other good
things they are enjoying Is a visit from their
charming friend Miss Mcchlin.
Mra, Dent still fingers at orkney; her cottage
is n cheerful homciiko place and Is, Il haven of
refuge to the frozen guests at the hotol, for II
has open fires and stoves, and these have bo-
come necessary to comfort since the sudden
cold snap.
Mr.. VIM. Won Sachs, 30 pleasantly remem.
bered in Washington society, writes home de-
llghtful accounts Of the "parsfal Feotiyal' at
Beyreuth. He considers 1t the musical event
Of the century, and, as Wagner's guest, had an
opportunity OF hearing 1t discussed by all tho
or ihe S Is IN Ss
fall and visit friends In the North End during
tho season.
The many friends OF Paymaster Roche, U. s.
A., welcome his return to his old home from
California. He has not beon East since the
death OF his nephew, Lieutenant Van Wyck
Reilley, who fell with Custer In the massacre
on the banks OF the Little Big Horn.- There Is
q curious incident connected With tho death OF
this young officer and one OF his confreres.
They were both Catholics, and both wore med
ais about their necks, and they were the only
two not mutilated by their savage enemies.
Mutilated in the Indian sense OF the word,
mean, for each did lose q flnger, cut or to get
the rings on the hands that still Clutched
sabre and pistol. Tho gold chain and
ribbon by which the medals had been attached
were wrapped around the thumbs, and the bits
OF gold and silver thrust into the palms of tho
dead hands, where they were found Intact,
according to the scouts story. or the rings
thus lost, one, at least, was S recovered & ,1 and
1t was sold for powder. Pictures of the crest
engraved on 1t had been scattered broadcast
along the frontier and u reward offered, and
brought In by an Indian of a Southern tribe.
1t had travelled almost from British America
Clipped, told pathetically the story Of tho last
stand for life made by Its young owner. The
scout who told me about the fight said that tho
two men lay dead near each other, young Roll
ley with smile of such happiness on his face
that he seemed to sleep and dream OF pleasant
things. watch belonging TO one OF tho ON.
GERS was also recovered, and looked 30 duh and
tarnished that the officer ITO whom 1t was sur
rendered n year afterward) asked what was
the matter with 1t. The Interpreter translated
the answers n
| 'Tthas been dead and In Its grave since the
| evening of the great battle. As tho sun went
| down and the night began, It's heart beet
slower and slower, and at last II died, then l
| put 1t In the ground. ono day the agent came
| and wanted 1t; he told mo he would give me
| money for 1t. and thought, 'Ah, no wants the
| skim and gave the dead thing to him. and
| bought much whisky and much tobacco with
| his money"
| Mr.. and Mrs. John Jay Knox have returned
| from Nantucket, whore they were charmed
| with the quaintness of the town and its inhabi
| tants. Foreign travellers, who have spent
| much time In the Channel Islands (Jcrsey
| Guernsey, Alderney and Sark) say that Nan.
| tucket possesses the same fascination, although
| II has not the same bold beauty arising from
rock and cliff, and their only dread is that the
fashionable world will spoil It's primitive sim
plicity.
Among the fair ones summering at Orkney
|. Springs, Virginia, are Mrs. Smith, wife of Hon
J. Amber Smith, Miss Spots and the Misses
Neeson, all OF Richmond. These Indies, by
| their extremely pleasant manners and delight
ful conversational qualities, have endeared
themselves to all so fortunate rs to NEE
them. The Misses Neeson are we'll remom
bered in Washington, having been quite al
acquisition TO the pleasures Of last season.