The Washington critic., 1886-10-02
EARLY FALL GOSSIP.
Many Summer Tourists Stopping
Over in New York.
THE WASHINGTONIANS THERE.
Notes of Interest About the Supreme
Court Judges.
MISCELLANEOUS CIIr-CHAT.

New YORK, Oct. 1.-September and Oc-
tobU In New York are decidedly strangers
months, as II were, so many travellers from
all parts Of the country stop here en- route
to their homes from Europe or the water.
ing places In the early autumn. Every
place seems crowded, railroad stations,
ferries, railroad cars, on, above and below
the surface Of the streets, drives, side
walks shops and hotels You cannot move
out Of doors without being iostled, and
have the same experience everywhere ex-
cept in private residences.
SUPREME COURT PERSONALS.
/ am constantly meeting Washington
people and hear Of others being I'm town.
Justice and Mrs. Miller, after they left
Saratoga last weak, came here, and che and
Miss Lucy Corkhill rem lined with their
friend, Mrs. Purdy, when he returned to
Washington, as he did early last week.
Mrs. Miller and Miss Corkhill will go to
Washington about next Monday. Mrs.
Purdy, whom they are visiting, was for.
merly Mrs. Tuller, aud lived on Vermont
avenue, in Washington. She now has as
elegant home on Fifty-eighth street, be-
tween Fifth and Sixth avenues, In this
city.
Judge and Mrs. Macarthur were in New
York last week, and then Mrs. Macarthur
went to Atlantic City to seek relief from
her hay fever. She will probably return
to Washington in time for the October
weddings, two OF which will be In her neigh
bors families on N street.
Justice Matthews aud his bride, and Mr..
and Mrs. Pollok arrived from Europe on
the same steamer last Sunday. Mr.. and
Mrs. Pollok went to their residence In
Washington Monday, but Justice and Mrs.
Matthews remained over at the Fifth Ave
nue. Hotel. They will go to Washington aext
Monday, October A. and will occupy tn,
Judges residence there.
Miss Genie Matthews, who was injured at
The same time Senator Evarts was, by being
thrown out Of Il carriage while driving at
his summer home at Windsor, Vt, has
been for some time at the former resilence
Of her parents in Glendale, OHIO, anl has
almost wholly recovered from the effects
Of the accident. She and her sisters will
probably join their father and his wife In
Washington about December 1.
Justice Bradley aud some OF his family
were in New York the first Of this week,
and then went to Trenton, N. j., where he
has been holding court; so you will see the
Supreme Court has been numerously repre-
sented here.
The law which passed at the last session
Of Congress allowing each Judge of the Su-
preme Court stenographer, at salary of
$1,000 per annum, has caused them to re.
ceive innumerable applications for the
places, and on that account Justice Miller
hastened back to Washington, so he could
select stenographer before the court
meets, October IL.
One who knows Justice Gray of the U. s.
Supreme Court very well says he believes
the rumor that the latter is to marry Miss
Anna Van Vechten, to whom he paid SO
a, IL. IL.
lands guest ut the White House last win.
ter, and adds that when she was questio ael
as to this report while in Europe the past
summer she did not deny the engagement
GENERAL PERSONALS.
Mrs. Edwin Parsons of New York, the
late Justice Swayne's daughter, instead oil
going, as usual, to Newport or Europe, ha:
visited Alaska and other points on th,
Pacific Coast this summer. She is expected
at her elegant home on Madison avenue
opposite Madison Square, this week. Ile
brother, Mr.. Noah Swayne, jr, who WA
married In the spring, is still living ii
Toledo, Ohio, where he and Mr.. Birchart
Hayes, the eldest son OF Mr.. Rutherford B
Hayes, practice law together. Mr.. Swaynt
will tuild residence there.
Mrs. Taylor of Washington and he
sister, Miss L. Calls Smith, after spcndin.
the summer at Swampscott, Mass, came t.
New York, aud will return to Washington
about October s.
Miss Minnie Harper has lately been IL
New York, but will return To Washington
IN time for Miss Julia Palmer's wedding
October 6. Her own wedding will occu
the middle OF the month, when she vii
marry Lieutenant Carroll Mercer OF the
Navy.
| met the widow and daughter Of the late
Colonel Audenreid when they arrived al
the United States Hotel, at Saratoga, Sep
tember 10. They had previously visited Bi
Harbor and other Eastern resorts and after
stay at Saratoga, went to West Point
They expected to visit Mrs. Audenreid
mother at her country place near Phladel
phia before returning to their own house il
Washington, where they hope to be by tn
middle Of October Miss Florence vii
trcId the coming winter with her mother II
Washington. She is as pretty as when sh
first appeared In society there two years ago
and is sure to be belle.
THE sHERMANs.
General and Mrs. Sherman have thei
suite Of rooms, including private parlor
on the parlor floor Of the Fifth Avenue Hotel
The, have throng OF visitors botl ada!
and evening. Among those who callet
Thursday were the Secretary of War ans
Mrs. and Miss Endicoit, who spent a dl,
q is week at the same hotel, EN- route Il
Washington, aud Colonel Fred Grant an,
his children.
Miss Rachel Sherman has now ioinel no
parents and sister and will remain witt
them. She has been visiting Mr., Blaine
family at Bar narbor for some time.
Mr.. "Cumpy" Sherman is at the scien
tii'c school ut New Haven. Mrs. Fltcl
and her children are living near Plttsburl
Pa, and Mrs. Tnackara in PhlIadelphi
1t was to be nearer their children, who can
not live with them, that Genera, and Mira
Sherman decided to spend the comm;
winter In New York.
Pay Director Watmough and Paymaste
Bacon Of the navy came here this week
and Representatives Mitchell OF Connect
cut and Sprggs of New York have ais
been here.
A wedding, which was to have been
great social event In New York thi
autumn, Is to be v,rJ quietly conducted
because the bridegroom-elec lieutenan
Waterman, u. 3. A., has received order
which may require him to hurry away I
Western military post without lon,
enough notice to have the wedding Al
ranged on the scale at first proposed b
bis bride, the daughter Of Admiral Cllt2
u. N.
THE GRANTS.
Mrs. Fred, Grant came to Mrs. Grant
town house, No. East Sixty-sixth street
September 20, to put 1t In order for the re
turn OF Mrs. Grant, who remained at tn
Long Branch cottage until Tuesday of thi
week, when she came to her residence her
to stay through the autumn aud winter
She Is in excellent health, as Colonel an
Mrs. Fred. Grant and their children, VIII
live with her, are also. Although SO man
of the presents General and Mrs. Grant re
ceiyed during their uip around the wor
We're given to the United States aud ar
now In Washington, there are still nun
ber of beautiful articles collected durin
that memorable journey Ia Mrs. Grant
New York home. The bedrooms as well a