Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-08-18
by President Lincoln, and has been successfully
reappointed by each President since.

by President Lincoln, and has been successfully
reappointed by each President since.
News has seached q friend of Mrs W. T. Car
ron here that her daughter, the Countess Ester
navy, OF Austria, formerly the widow of the late
Gen. Gftfhna has tdst lost her husband. They
had been married taFelve or thirteen years. dur
ing which they had resided altogether In Eu-
rope, being most Of the time at his ancestral
home in Hungary, days ride by rail from
Vienna. They had no children, so her interest
IN the estate probSbly ends with her husbands
DEATH and His Thought she will now return, to
De with heri. mother in Washington. She has
never been there since shortly after her last
marriage.
OTHER VISITORS.
Ex-senator Conkling's wife and their daugh-
Ter, Mrs. Oakman, have not yet made their an
nual visit to Rchfeld. They are both at the
family residence In Utica now. for Mrs. Conk-
ling returned on Friday with her husband from
their trip to the Yellowstone Mr. Conkling
went on to New York.
Mr.. George Tichnor Curtis. whose Life of
buchanan has lately appeared, is at Richfeld,
Where ne has already spent several weeks
ing, however, for he says he would not be
happy unless he worked three or four hours
daily The conversation CHANGING to turn on
matters connected with the slavery discussion
just before the war. he mentioned that he be-
lleved that, since the death of Hon. Montgomery
Blair. ex-Justice Campbell, of the Supreme
Court. judah Benjamin and himself and the
coiored messenger who still sits at the door of
the court room when the Supreme Court is in
session, were the only persons living who were
IN That chamber at the time the bred Scott case
was argued and decided. Mr.. Curtis and Mr.
montgomery Blair were associated in the argu-
ment IN that case the former having been in
v1ted to assist Mr.. Blair, whom he had not pre-
vtously met. just before the case came up for
the last time. Mr. Curtis brother, Associate
,Ju (yurtia yvoS fho 2t,n
1t was on the resignation of Judge Curtis that
the late Justice Clifford was appointed to be one
of the Associate Justices.
A friend OF the family tells me he has heard
That Mr. Buchanans niece, Mrs. Johnson, and
her husband. will return from Europe next
month. They have been there about two years,
ana their last remaining child died there last
October.
HOTEL sPECIALTIEs
me hotels here have some very pleasing speci-
alties not found at all other resorts A pictur-
esque feature at the 'New American" is huge
open fire place in the central hall, where i'm
mense logs of wood blaze upon large brass and
irons, protected by a very high brass fender
over the center Of the fireplace depends a
crane, On which hangs big iron tea kettle. Mr.
Melch, who keeps this hotel is from the St.
Nicholas hotel in New York, and is relative of
Mr. Proctor, the young proprietor of the Spring
house.
The Spring house makes a speciality Of the
adornment Of grounds, piazzas and parlors. In
the grove are numerous rustic seats and open
summer houses. with rustic roofs, and one group
OF seats Is protected by all immense Chinese UNI:
brella. with the :. nner surface painted thus
forming an, illuminated canopy over the heads
OF those using the, seats.
On the balconies of this hotel are great
variety of the NEST comfortable chairs, all Of
wicker-work, so,pe of the rockers being on
springs and others the old-fashioned deep
seated kind. There are also sofas and tables of
the same kind of willow ware. In front
Of the seats Turkish rugs are placed to
protect dainty slippered feet from the floor Of
porches. Another speciality of the same hotel is
dious lunch basket, amply Supplied with a deli
cous repast to last for days journey No
extra charge is madefor basket or lunch Japan
ese paper napkins are always put in these
baskets. MISS GRUMPY.