The Evening critic., 1882-09-20
SOCIETY.
whnt is Going on in the social world

Commander James o'Kanc, U. $. N, is
spending few days In town. This onlcer Is
The hero OF Chios, and his name Is remembered
with deep gratitude on the island for 1t was
owing TO his unwcaried vigilance, his cXer.
tlons and his wlso precautions at the timo OF
the earthquakes, that evon the semblance of
law and order woro maintained. The people
were mad with fright and stunned by the ruin
that overwhelmed them. They sat ldlo In tho
ruins and died OF exhaustion until Captain
oKane and his officers and sailors put heart
Into them and led tho why to safety OF mind
and body. Tho number Of liveA ho saved Is
almost Incredible, but American wit and
American "grit" can WORK wonders whom
combined.
The many friends OF Mr.. Frank sperIy are
glad to welcome him back among thom. He
has returned with double coat of tau, for ho
has spent his summer cnpooing on tho st.
Lawrence, and "thc sun and the shadow Of
The sun" have made him rs brown as his eyes.
He returns TO New York In q few days, but VIII
be back for the season about tho middle OF
next week.
Judge Cartier has returned from his sum.
mer Iaunt, and "his youth is renewed ike
tho eagles"
Judge and Mrs. Cox have returned from
Shelter Island, and arc at their pleasant
home on l and Seventeenth streets. Their
I little children are ruddy and brown, and tho
Narragansett roses are blooming finely In
| their little checks.
Mr.. and Mrs. soycllon Brown have returned
+ TO their pleasant homo on Iowa Circle.
\ The many friends OF Mrs. Miles aro looking
! the city. She Will probably be here all winter,
/ us the General 10 coming In on official busl.
ness, and the mills OF the government grind
| Don Cameron, than whom there Is no sweeter,
| falrer woman In tho city. She is like n daisy
| "a heart of gold surrounded by purity.
/ What hayo wo over done TO merit tho Inlic.
| tion OF visit and u series Of lectures from
| Swinburno? II be insists on coming, we can
but hope 1t Will be in November, for It Is of
that month he says'
SHOW may my mouth make any ma1rlgal
/ In rulnous, rainy days, when dead leaves
Il fall?
| How shall sing above the summers graveY
| Dead birds alone and faded flowers ye
And silence, for song.'
Mr.. Frei's 'household angels" arc the chub-
biest, freshest little children have seen for
many n day. They arc all young, and have
pinks. They go about In charge of comely
"Bonne," and young Swiss who wears tho
livery Of tho Minister, with tho crimson cross
OF his native land ON his broad cap; they are
a happy looking party, and 1t is an open dues.
tion as TO which are tho most pleased and IN
terested-the children or their attendants.
General Ord, U. $. A., is very proud OF his
new grandson. Tho little fellow is tho son of
| General and Mrs. Trevino, and is q native of
Monterey, Mexico. Mrs. Trevino is very pleas
| antly remembered here as Miss Bettie ord.
The wedding OF Miss Mamie Otis, daughter
OF the late DR.. Otis, U. s. A., and Mr.. Winston
| Of tho Coast Survey took place last evening, at
half'past o'clock, at the residence of Mrs.
| General Craig, the Rev. Dr.. Chapelle ofIlclat-
ing. The littlo bride is woll known In our
| society, and the groom has many friends
among us. The wedding toilet, which was
| dainty and expresslvely pretty, is the first
| change Miss Otis has made from heavy mourn
| Ing for the past three years, and 1t seemed
| like good omen for her future happiness that
"the trappings of woo" should be replaced by
the garment about which woman's tender
| est memories and brightest hopes cling. Mr.
and Mrs. Winston left last night for the North,
| where they VIII spend q few weeks travelling