Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-05-19

society souvenir - The ROckavway
Club - Gen. Grant and Mexico - Bet
tint's Suicide - ZoolOglcal Hosiery
Mr.. Sullivan Once More Dot Bouci.
cau1t and Amadan Prince Tilden -
"Lightning Ticker.''-The World aud
The COachers, Etc.
Special Correspondence Of The EVENING srAl.
90 NEW YORK, May IL, 1883.
The latest thing in Anglomania is the
compilation Of q volume which very much re-
sembles the annual number Of the London
Court Circular. 1t is to be called The Society
Souvenir, and will be in crushed strawberry
covers and very elegantly printed. It comprises
complete record Of all tho fashionable we'd
dings balls. teas, receptions and festivities Of
the season-in fact, history Of the gay life Of
New YORK. There Is little doubt that the thing
will have ready sale. Anything that tends to
enhance the importance Of society people in
their own eyes, to make their ephemeral ex-
periences seem OF moment will be readily en-
couraged. The book is to be issued by the
''society man" on q morning newspaper. No
editorial comments will be interspersed. 1t will
simply be plain castiron record of social events
filed with society names.
THE ROCKAwAY CLUB.
The Rockaway clubs cross county races were
very gratifying to American horsemen. They
proved that decidedly fast and firm riding on
this side of the Atlantic is quite as far advanced
as it is on the other. Nearly all of the riders
were members of the Meadow Brook or Rock
away County Hunts, and they rode the horses
that they had been In the habit of riding to
meets during the year. The races were Of all
sorts. but mainly By gentlemen riders. The
best hOrseman of the club is probably Mr..
George Work, the son Of Frank Work, who is
the owner Of the fastest team OF trOtters in the
world. Young Mr. Work is little reckless.
He had frightful fall in one Of the steepie
| chase races, which resulted in serious injury
to his arm and shoulder. The steeple chase
course is three miles over hurdles, stone fences,
rails. turf walls, high fences and short hllOcks.
In one OF the races young Jack Cheever, who is
| also one Of our swell horsemen, broke stirrup
and shot over his horses head just as he
was coming down from taking fence. Chez
yer landed on his feet and mounted his horse
again before people saw that he was fairly off, but
he could not take any of the jumps without his
stirrup, and ambled home again. He was ex-
ceedingly chagrined, as he put good deal OF
money on his horse for that race. Altogether
there were eight gentlemen riders, and they
did very gratifying work. At time when the
wampy -pampy dudes are fashionable in New
York, and it is the correct thing to be languid
and inert, the spectacle of half dozen vigorous
young men proving that they are tip-tOp horse
men, and capable of riding dangerous races for
the glory Of the sport, is indeed very gratifying.
GEN. GRANT AND MEXICO.
General Grant is steadily pushing Mexico up
into public favor. No man can invite the dis
tinguished ex-President Of the United States to
dinner without hearing an extended lecture on
the advantages that would accrue from that
country's closer relationship with the United
States. At every public dinner he exhausts
most of the time in speeches on this subject.
He is ably seconded by Mr.. Roscoe ConkIing,
who has evidently got in on Mexican stock on
the ground floor. At the last dinner of the
Saturday Night Club, Grant and Conkling, the
two most prominent members of the Mutual
Admiration Society, quite outdfd themselves.
Grant made almost the longest speech of his life
about Mexico. Then the ex-senator got up and
after brilliant euloguim on General Grant per-
sonaly and brief review of his services went
| back to the last Chicago convention, and criti-
cised the actions Of the famous 3O6.
'These men, said Mr. COnkling, ''were not
merely instructed but were bound in honor to
God and man to discharge certain obligations"
These obligations were to vote for Grant for
President of the United States.
81 firmly believe" Mr.. Conkling continued.
"that the results Of that convention have held
the country back ten years. The failure of the
decade of progress"
Mr.. Conkling then said that the democrats
were about to take the control of the country.
and. fguratively, wept. All of which may or
may not be good thing for Mexico.
BETTINIs SUICIDE.
Lieutenant Granini Bettini, of the Sd Savoy
cavalry, is eccentric-in fact, he must be insane.
There is no excuse for his freak. Miss Lillian
Aver, in front of whose house he shot himself is
the last girl in the world to treat lover shah
billy. The young Italian was not an accepted
lover of hers He had only seen her four times,
and then always In the presence of other people.
There is little doubt but he was struck by her
personal appearance. She is remarkably hand
some young woman twenty-five or twenty-six
years of age, of beautiful figure and cream col
ored complexion. Her manners are cordial and
hOspitable, and her wealth Is prodigiOus. That
the amorous young Italian fell in love with her
is unquestionable; that she did not care rap
for him is equally certain. His suit deserves
record. however. for it Is not every lover who
will have himself photographed in three poses as
suicide as the means Of catching his lady's
affection He failed, but he was enterprisiug.
BIOLOGICAL HOSIERY
The rage of the moment among women is
Geological hose. Stockings are displayed in the
shop-windows up and down Broadway. They
show designs of fowls Of all sorts Of gay plum
age. The caprice of the fashion-makers are
limitless. One pair noticed, we're of dark
gray, with long green lizards crawling up the
ankles on either sides another had insects of all
Sorts such as bees, Brazilian bugs, caterpillars,
etc. The best Of these stockings cost from ten
to forty dollars pair, and there is a ready sale
for them. Many Of them have real lace let
into the instep. and others are woven
in artistic limitations of flowers pair that at
tracted good deal of attention had wreath of
forget-me-nots deliberately worked around the
calf with a spray of vine running in and out
among the flowers. Another had rose buds
scattered loosely over the surface. The rage
for highly colOred stockings has reached men.
Silk half hose is now the fashionable thing, and
all sorts Of fancy patterns are In vogue. Orange,
scarlet, Nile green, crushed strawberry and
other hues are pronounced the correct thing.
Men are becoming more fastidious and expen-,
sive in the matter Of personal adornment than
ever before since the dandies Of the olden time.
Only few years ago 1t was considered that
man had done his duty to himself and society
when he bought plain half hose and white un-
derwear Of the utmost simplicity. Now he must
have all sorts Of fancy stockings, brilliantly
colored underwear, Turkish slippers, pajamas.
dressing wraps and Jerseys, or else he will feel
that he is miserably clad.
MR.. JOHN SULLIVAN.
Sullivan has again proved himself terror.
Mitchell indnlges in good deal Of fighting talk