The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-07-11
CITY NEWS.
TOWN TALK.

hStli popularity quite unprecedented Inc lntOr-
nation Is, OF course accompanied by the name OF
his sonin.law, who will continue 10 carry on the
business, and make use OF the name OF Brouayc In
the trade We may, nj this rate, live 10 read that
among the many articles OF vertu offered to the
public at Chrlste's yesterday were complete SER
vice OF scvrcs, tforty pieces,l fallssy dish, and
Bronaye bat labeled inside 'Brouaye, Paris 1885,
OF exquisite tone and drive-reserve price, 800
guineas.n
-"Jus,hs old stand" eie ID stree, northwest, buys
gents secondhand clothing. Note by mail promptly
attended to.
The correspondent of the Boston G'obe writes
from weirs, N. H., as follows: "Iion. Stilson
Hutchins continues the improvements on his Cover
nors Island property. 1t is reported that President
Cleveland and his wife will be his guests this sum
mer."
Although the building boom came late 1t has
stayed unusually long. Prices OF property were
never higher In Washington than now. This Ia true
OF all sections Of the city and of all kinds Of real
tate.
Prudent purchasers OF suburban property can
} realize handsome profits by making selections now
The appreciation OF suburban property In price Is
not mere craze, nor an empty boom, but reali-
zation OF the fact that Washington Ia outgrowng Its
old limits, and that Weather class OF citizens will
continue TO come here than the case before the
era OF Its redemption from dirt and decay
This is the season Of the year when peeping
, Toms describe the female form divine In bathing
costume at the seaside or give Kaleidoscope views
OF maidens' shapely limbs as they skip about on the
tennis ground at some mountain retreat.
This is how George Alfred Townsend describes
the lot OF the professional Investigator: an my
younger days rather loved the business Of nvesti-
CATION into the abundant scandals around Congress
| In the course Of time have found that was only
muddng my own nature by searching for the black
| spots In public men. noticed also that my supe-
rors In that line OF business generally turned out to
| be men without sef-respect, and often were ami
| mated by corrupt motive. The principal investl-
gator whom knew In Washington City, among
the correspondents, became, at last, sort of iona
than Wild, without any status and men stunned
him as II he had fGtid breath"
-Gen. norato C. King was one OF the two men,
OF the Brooklyn Board OF Education reappointed
The other thirteen members were retired.
The lobby have for the most part left town.
They Will return with the Christmas chrysanthe-
NUNS.
| The summer breezes are laden with the softly
cooling notes Of Republican ringdoves soliciting the
| return OF the Mugwumps to their old nest.
AT a luncheon party the other day the question
was under discussion as to the propriety Of using
| nnger-bowls at the table. number OF society
| women were present who have Travelled abroad a
good deal, and by them 1t was pronounced In very
bad taste to place these toilet articles before guest
except when fruit has been partaken OF. Then, and
only then, should the washing OF the hands at the
table he permitted, az at all other times It Is not only
| In bad form but positively vulgar. Abroad finger
bowls have been almost wholly discarded, and In
this country are used In tn, best regulated households
only az before said, when necessity requires them
Tehy should stand on the table ready use and
after the meal be set before such of the guests that
| have taken fruit, together with delicate napkin,
for cleaning the hands, 1t IL impossible to eat
fruit without getting the fingers sticky; but adult
Is supposed to be able to parake OF the remainder
OF his or her dinner without soillng the hands,
Boston Gazette.
| MIR. Il. Ashley Dent, of West Washington, left
| Tuesday for Minneapolis, MINI.
The custom Of writing Il. 8. V. p. at the left
hand corner Of Invitation has been discarded by
some OF the best people IN London, and in its stead
are inscribed the words, ANSWER will oblge." In
New York some ladies' have nothing on their lnvl-
tatons to signify that acceptance regret is
pected. They correctly argue that good manners
should prompt reply. We are sorry to be obliged
to say that many persons never acknowledge the re-
ceipt OF an invitation unless the cabastic letters r.
| y. v. p. are conspicuously displayed.
1t requires good deal of nerve to perform duty
visits under such conditions happened the other
day, when man In Paris called at house where he
had been dining two days before. With his card
case In hand, he asked the concierge, "Are NJ. and
Nine. y. at homer" ''Yes, Br." "oh, all right;
then will call again"
| III 10 ". ". NlIldTu, proprietor OF
the Ebbitt House. may become the owner and pro-
pretor OF the famous Hygeia Hotel at Old Point
Comfort, Va. Mr.. Willard would be good man for
the place.
Mr.. John Chew, of the state Department, is
having built for himself o handsome residence on X
street, near Farragut Square.
We are going to have bridge across the East
ern Branch at the foot OF Pennsylvania avenue, but
not until next session.
The suburban boom has stopped over into Viz.
ginia, where Gen. Dunn, Mr.. Loring, and others
have purchased some eight thousand acres near
Falls Church, upon which they contemplate build
ing town.
Persons desiring to attend the annual reunion OF
the Nineteenth Army Corps, to he held at Coney
Island, July 90 should communicate with Col. j. q.
Healey. Superintendent of the House Folding Room.
"A Jolly party, composed of the following gentle
men, spent several days last week up at the Wood
mont Rod AMI Gun Club In Maryland: Judge Hill
yer, Capt. Brownson Of the Navy; Fred. Mcguire.
George A. bartlett, General George b. Williams,
w. Harry Clarke, Cranch Mcintyre, Tom Russell,
Colonel Il. j. Bright, and Messrs McCalum,
Tichenor, and Stewart. The chief sport was
fishing, and Judge Hllyer caught the largest bass,
weighing ~ pounds. Col. Bright delivered
Fourth Of July Grafton In good old Demosthenes
style, while Gen. Williams gave selections from
"The MikadO" The party caught over two hundred
bass. or an average OF about twenty each.
The champion yacht Ella Tredwell had de.
ghtfu cruise OF several days last week about forty
miles down the Potomac. The marty were Judge
Wells and sons, Col. Henry Il. Clum, Capt. John
q. MacGregor, T.. IL. mclaughlin, Edward Hager,
Edward Shafer. anu Sam Allen They had a gl0ri-
Gus time fishing The Fourth was celebrated by set
ting on D'g supply OF nreworks when caused such
grand Illumination on the river that many persons
ashore were led to think that steamboat was on
IRE.
-imeIe IN quhe colony OF washington people
speh"ihg the summer AT FAILS Church, va. THIS
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Cmrch and Halt. .,nn,ch mn. Las, an. n"ya.a"
has had its name changed to avoid confusion to
"West End" once Falls Church,
-ItQy E.ison A. Lowe. son Of the late Governor
Lowe of Iowa made AN ,nnronriate address ami ner
formed the ceremony Of having the corner stone Of
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