The Daily Tombstone., 1886-07-08
Social ChiE-Ebat.


 Satirical clubmen of tho Major Pendennis order name certain New port cottages in which alienated, se- parated and divorced wives live. Parted Villa" "Estranged Hall" "Grass %idow Cottage" and "Alimony Chateau"
 Exceedingly short matrimonial en- agreements have been highly fashion able of late. The popular impression is that the engaged people who hesi- tate re lost, and that man is an un- certain animal.
 Twenty years ago, ladies in Del monico's, even in the day time, un- accompanied, were regarded with un- favorable suspicion, but now it is ap parently the great "point of interest"
 Eternal fitness of things is ssug- gested by the favor with which don keys are regarded by rich men who have country places. Often jackass on the velvet lawn is charmingly Bug. gestive.
 A daughter of Mir. Henry Van Schaick, was married in Florence fast week to Count Alexander Bontour- line, of Italy, Since April, four American ladies abroad have welded titles.
 There is not now the social anxiety among Americans abroad to call on their country's diplomatic or consular representative in the different cities there once was. The distinction of their acquaintance is not now looked upon as colossal.
 A disposition to throw ice water on g proprietary park recently os.ened on the line of the Erie, emSnates from those who worid like to, but do not. belong to the association. These make the best performers in the roar ing farce of "Jack and his Supper"
 Washington social customs, as late ly introduced, can never find favor outside that city. Hand painted wedding cake, orphan wedding cards, ice water and music, Appolinaris and radishes are altogether quite "too-too" for any but Washingtonians.
 Sheriff Hatch returned last evening from Bis5ee.
 The present grand jury is composed of very intelligent body of men.
 Arthur Laing is now engaged in transcribing records in San Bernard ino, California.
 Mir. c. S. Abbott has been spending few days in Bisbee looking after his political fences.
 Advices received by Tom seaward from Glenwood Springs, Colorado, state that Henry Holthower, for long time cook in the Can Can les taurant in this city is lying very i'll at that place, and that he is almost blind.
 A man named Winters, at Phenix, was married in that city on the Third of July and on the Sixth of July, the talented cowboy editor of the Gazette, c. L. Mosher, announced that he had passed the rubicon and was now an old married man. It took Mosher one month at the seaside to pass the rubicon.
 Magnanimity Jim, Agent Burk- halter and MT. Brown of Benson who were up here as witnesses before the grand jury, were excused by Judge | Street yesterday until Thursday next, l and took their departure this morn ing for home, as they were afraid of catching cold if they remained here until Thursday and wanted to get | back to Benson where they can bask in the shade with the thermometer at | HIS degrees.
 The firm of Schoenfeld & Heyman | of this city and Phenix, on specifca- tions of the Stockton insane asylum, had the cotract for furnishing | the Phenix Insane Asylum, and | have put in two elegant desks for ofS ficials and several very rich parlor sets for the administration depart ment, besides furnishing chairs, tables. and everything else necessary. The carpets and bedroom sets for the of fcers are very fine. The rooms for fo ,,o