Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-08-21

Gossip Brought Ou the Breenes from
MaFtha's Vineyard.

Martha's Vineyard.
How wAsHrNeroNIANs THERE ANusE THEM
SELVES AND THEIR NEIGKBoRs-A PLAY
WITH THIRTEEN HERoINEs-MR A. r. BATE
MANS SWIFT YAcHr-A YOUNG MAN WITH A
SILENT SORROW.
| Correspondence THE EyrSrSa sr.e
MATTHIAS VINEYARD, Mass, August 10.
The crowds still come, and the excitement
and pleasures OF the place still continue Hotels
and cottages are crowded notwithstanding that
each boat that goes seems to carry away hun.
dreds Of those whose summer holiday is at an
end. Lieut. Gov. Ames. by his presence. has
Kept here number Of politicians; his cottage
that has bee long closed exhibits signs of life
Mrs. Ames and her fair daughters grace the
piazza. The piano is opened, songs and merry
voices give forth glad strains from the lovely
home. It Is all done because .'pa" wants to be
governor. only that and nothing more. He
Will get the nomination. There seems to be no
G Sro, ABOUT That Howes Norris the senator
SO, and what he says Is believed In this section
woRLDLINEss FOLLOWING CAMP MEETINGS.
Now that the camp meetings are closed many
OF the chosen people have gone home. leaving
the place to those that, while coming under the
title worldly" are not altogether SO. There is
every kind Of pleasure to keep moments Nv
Ing, from "Muldoons Picnic" to a dip in the
sea. The hops at the Sea View house are the
most brilliant terpschOrean events, One on
Saturday evening last was led by a Washing.
tonian ana largely attended by a most distin-
were upon the floor and about 1--WE hundred
spectators occupied the piazzas Surrounding
the dancing hall Miss Margaret Washington,
tronizing the affair, with Mrs. Hay, Mrs
Mitchell, OF Leesburg; Mrs. Potter, Of Provi-
dence, X. l.; Mrs. e: Winslow Plaisted. of New
YORK, and Miss Tissington, of New York.
Among the young ladies were the Misses Raum.
9aughters OF ex-Commissioner Raum; Miss
Block, Of San Francisco; the Misses Archer oi
North Adams; the Misses Ames, OF North
Easton; Miss Brisbane, of Philadelphia: Miss
Mr. Fred Smith, MI. Murphy and Mr.. Ames,
oi W ashingtou, were among the beaux. For q
wonder gentlemen were not scarce on this &C.
caslon. Where they came from Is only known
ABOVE Prayers of the fair Sex must have been
heard and thus substantially answered.
PLAY WITHOUT A HERO
1t does not denote the scarcity of you ng gen.
tlemen that Miss Anna Richardson arranged
and presented on Tuesday evening a play en-
titled "Rebecca's Triumph" in which thirteen
young ladies all played leading roles The
play really had plot, even though there was
OF such a distinction, this would seem almost
Impossible Nevertheless IL was done, and q
P by Three Of the
carried off the honors and won the praise Of
every body, not only for their sprghtliness in
ne.s Excepting ,h hss'r rSs
ter OF GyP the latter term cannot easily
apply as 1t is character similar to that OF
10psy In this instance never did q Topsy
among professionals ever say 81 speck I
growed with more vim and better dialect
Than did the sweet girl who did the burnt cork
act In this. As merit has its own reward the
name OF the dear girl will not be mentioned for
lear pa might hear Of it. A number of the
guests at the Bluffs attended the entertain.
ment. Parties took what was called straw
rides over. This has no reference to Hay. Did
you ever take a straw ride? Fiji a large spring
nd nil I'm, tba irls,
boys until you cannot tell which is which,
Laugh, sing and be merry is the motto-that Is
this entertainment Mr. Frsa s some went , 10
ne went over in q baggage wagon, which broke
down about midway; his shoes when he ar
rived showed that he had been struggling in
the sand.
SINGING FOR PLEASURE, AND NOT MONEY.
Musicals given In the parlors are favored with
talent varied and brilliant as 1t comes from
almost every section; even those way up in the
profession really allow the fellowship and gen.
eral communion of the place to allow them to
they were ordinary people living, singing and
reading tor the beneft Of their friends. Some
VINO are well known in musical circles are here
at This time. and without any persuasion Joined
Ia several OF these seances. Among them are
Mr.. James Aiken Metcalf, OF New York; Mrs
pany; Miss Fowler, of the American opera
company, and Miss kibbe, OF the same COM
pany; Mr.. A. p. Tanuert violinist of New York;
pold Lichtenburg, OF Boston; Mr.. Roberts, OF
New York, and Prof. Churchill, OF Andover,
E E;hea Miss kiobe Is the daughter of Gen.
Henry Irving and Ellen Terry are daily ex-
Pected. as 1t has been announced that they left
New York with Mr.. Buck in the yacht Rambler
Tor this place A fittinu recention will he Ui van
to these English artists.
Mr.. BATEMAN's WONDERFUL YACHT.
Last Sunday A. E. Bateman, formerly OF Bate
man Co., OF f street, now of Bateman &
Green, New York, landed here with his beau
tiful steam yacht the Meteor, which he says
for the contemplated enterprise OF making
the trip from New York TO Liverpool in four
days, It being designed to run twenty-eight
miles an hour. Failing in this its record is that
OF twenty miles an hour. Mr.. Bateman bought
1t and gets as much pleasure out OF il as Mr.
Gould does out OF the Atalanta. 1t is without
question about the prettiest yacht afloat, and
is said to be lifted up with regal elegance. His
party consisted OF several ladies and gentlemen,
her sister, and Major aud Mrs. Boggs, of WASH
tngton. They were doing the seaside resorts
from New York TO Bar Harbor. in which pleasure
they had all become very much bronzed. This
yachting is an expensive luxury which only the
elect can enjoy. One OR two hundred dollars q
day To some of them Is but a drop in the bucket
Only those with certain incomes, and that ex.
ceedngly large, can enjoy such pleasures, as
there Is nothing in which there can be SO much
a yachting cruise, and the owning aud sustain.
ing of a yacht in The summer.
The MarQl GraS carnival Is the much talked
OF topic, and from the interest manifested by
those visiting here this season, who expect 70
live until next year, is great. Prominent people,
both male and female. are becoming Interested,
aud II will be revelation 10 the people OF the
north when the pleasures of New Orleans with
King Rex and his entire court are landed upon
this island in 1887.
AN UNSPEAKABLE SORROW.
Among SO many people, ladies especially,
there must be some little gossip, some little
.l.,,p .Ax L.;
latest grew out of q recitation by one well
have q silent sorrow here" A clerk In the
office of Mr. Joseph 5. Spinney, OF New York
came down to spend u few daye vacation al
the cottage OF Mr.. Spinney, which being
crowded, caused the young gentleman to be
roomed In an adjoining cottage called the
somewhat Jealous wife. WnIle here at a musi-
Cal he heard the stf ain, 81 have "A silent sorrow
here" Those who have heard it expressed in
that peculiar tone know that ii is catching. 1t
became the strain at breakfast, dinner and
supper within the confines OF this hosptable
sounded it, and IL have silent sorrow here"
was always upon the air. The young gentle
man returned home. Unfortunately forge Jting
a very delicate garment that in which he
played role IN Dreamiand, the lair creatures,
always In for q lark. could not resist the temp
Before doing 50. however they indited u little
note with the words II have q silent sorrow
here" as the burden of its contents. The afore-
said c0nfiding wife received the precious pack
age. Those mysterious words aroused the
green-eyed monster. "From the Annex" added
the husband with otherwise than smiling
greeting. Gliding him with hetrayinp all ber