The Washington critic., 1886-08-21


there was the liveliest time of all, for
after the young folks had enjoyed
lawn tennis, croquet and target.shoot-
ing on the lawn, and all had had re.
freshments, including very fine salad
and champagne served al .frosco, there
were singing, recitations and dancing
in the lodge. Judge Brady Of New
York We'd with Miss Laura Wallen in
reciting. lie told humorous story
and repeated an Irish poem with q
genuine brogue. lie and Judge Hilton
also took part in an "Ole Virgiuny
neber tire" break down, and Judge
Brady danced an Irish Jig and "cut
the pigeon wing" in the style of forty
or fifty years ago. After Miss Fellows
had sung to guitar accompaniment a
beautiful Spanish song, Judge Hilton
took the instrument and fingered 1t,
while singing In the attitude Of trou.
badour, GLOW shall WOO thee2"
which Is now his favorite song. he hav.
ing until recently clung to "Villikens
and his Dinah," He Is sometimes seen
in the large parlor of theGrand Union
Hotel trilling GLOW shall | WOO thoc?"
to maid Of seventeen.
THE DRAMA AT WEST POINT.
The ladies and gentlemen now so.
iourning at Cranston's Hotel, West
Point got up dramatic performance
last Tuesday evening, which was one
of the best amateur performances ever
given at n summer resort. The play
was n charming comedietta entitled
who's to Win Him3" Mr.. V. Stern.
royd of the Lyceum Theatre, New
York, acted as stage manager. The
following was the cast.
Cnil Ddshwood, Mr.. V. Sternroyd; Mr..
Prdttieton Primrose, 4. n. Maitland; squire
ii. Irwin Sylrid, Miss n. Dickinson, Ira.
bella, Mrs. James Mackin; Mitnettd, Miss
+, a. Dickinson; Mnsidora, Miss j. Nun.
chesin.
The programmes were very hand.
somely gotten up and were sold for the
benefit OF the Calvary Church Summer
Home for poor and invalid children.
Mrs. Mackin as .1rdbelid was like q
beautiful picture. She wore yellow
dress with q brown train, and broad
hat with white feathers Her second
dress was of white lace. Miss Dickin-
sciing An oddr"ss ,vns mnIn hv Nr
g N -. - N'' ""' '''>'' ~ ''''
D. iuinlase. ,,
hller the performance Mrs' Mackih
entertained a large company AZ her
cottage in the Cranston grounds. There
were present General and Mrs Merritt
of West Point, Mrs. David Dudley
Field and her sister and brother.in-law Y,
Mr.. and Mrs. Talmage; Mr.. and Mrs
Cruger Pell, Mrs. Crep. Mr.. and Mrs.
Booker, Consul. General Crep, and
many others of note. a fine supper
was served and the evening was one of
the most DELIGHTFUL of the season.
Miss N. Dickinson, who as above
mentioned onneared ne ,Sulyjd In tho
nlov Ia said to he ENGAGED to Ronrn.
sentative Glovor of Missouri
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WASHINGTON PERSONALS.
1t seemed almost as If had been waited
back to Washington when | looked around
the narlor at the limited states Hotel ono
evening This wool, and sow so many who.o
saaaa 20. ,,,,,is. j. a,,,, r,,.,,a y
ia,es ",e ianiiiiai Ill ou' o,.S S-'usVeo anu
mrs. Dla'cnioru' h's. iiarluohy' M'e'
washington Mclean, Mrs. Hazen, Mrs.
Winthrop (wife OF Colonel winthrop, Mrs.
Cole (Mr. Horatio Kings daughter) and
her daughter, Miss Lawton; ex-senator Hill
of Colorado, Senator German, Colonel Ber-
ret, Representative Ben. Willis, General
Beale and Mrs. Melville Of New York, who
spent last winter and spring at Wormley' IS
ho.ei.
,,a EH-oeha'S, H-t,a & mn Di Soiotaao alri'ea a'
Va. nI,eu o'~vIo %',, iioU' U '"o' -rouu"y'
came here his weel, to attend tbe meeiiu~
of the American Bar Association.
N,ss do Vrort douob,or of tbo ,oto poor
Admiral de Kraft. u. S. Navy. of Washinr-
ton. ID. O.. is visiting at fine residence of Il
Clinton Clark ON North broadway,
Dir T. Nackol, and wife ~, Woshingtop
orrived ,ara tIis vel, wa
~, uns,e '' ~, A..
roritoi and NJ oncosi"r Of W. ,ns,tnn nv ,lo
cone on Tuesdav tn ottend tbo montinS NJ
the Bar Association.
Ev.Ronrosentativo and Nrs Jobn II
starip nf this stata Sov baon nt tbe I'nitnd
States Hotel
Colorol porrot ~ Wosbiro,,o, orri,,oa -,
,hst hntai a wool, opo fnr he annual ,,isit
and scmoior c;ormom has heem thnro ,iso '''''
A.. a,'1 NJ p, 20 VaohI.o.
W.. :t"," "uu NJ NJ I',S VI "sns'on unu N
Hyo s,e,V.' a's' WIN, W. Sa,aVUsa ias
''HIS 9 ,i,.. R w n,so ',o"u,''s .,
MIS-; ana Miss Manone nave now gone tc
u tnc ro'' rh w. i,,'oun iae iLGoei ~ tnm'
~ ~ CanoSo S'e N"Vt smrIn" tho. '"' ,.mn
uiL ~ O"nu.'", ,,," ~ ~ sPii"s 'HoS Gun
,',scrr ,seorg ,,rvr,ov
ONi.''n
EN-hepresehtatiVe Dugro OF New lorR
and his pretty wife have recently been al
the Grand Union Hotel lie Is "GranG
socbemu Of Tommonv Hall in Nav York ,
,i,Io NJ -sni,od ~ r,ant,ouon -, .r,,
.''io ~, ,'',Sul'eu W Seh,lenan Vi s"ci
youthiui appearance anu siehuer iiSure'
Judge Macarthur returned here aftel
spending nearly two weeks in New Eng
land, where he enjoyed himself greatly
lie visited In Connecticut stepsister whom
be had not seen FOR fifty years. She Is
older than he, being 20 years Old.
Congressman Ranney OF Massachusetts,
arrived at Saratoga last Tuesday.