Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-28

stopped at iIawarden.
The quiet, blue-eyed, resolnte-look'
ing man who some times meet IN the
region Of the Stock Exchange, medita-
lively smoking a cigar as he walks
slowly towards bis Office near by, Is the
Mulat Of Wall street, James x. keene.
lie wisely maintains an absolute silence
respecting his affairs, but not a few
predict that he will yet regain his feet
and dazzle Wall street as in former
times by his financial daring. lie has
recently come into public notice again
through a suit he has brought against
some Of his former allies i'll a specula-
tive campaign whom he thinks
have wroDged him. Only few
years ago he was worth fully Sl3, OO0,-
coo. lie lost 100000 in sixty
days, largely through an unfortunate
wheat speculation, which really killed
his associate in the enterprise, Jesse
IIoyt, whose will has given the courts
so much trouble. That even the in
trepid James L. Keene, with his fine
stIurg nervous organization. should be
alive to-day after the trying yicissitudes
through which he has passed seems lit
tie less than a miracle.
One spot on the financial sun has
been the exports Of gold, but il our
foreign grain trade should improve, as
it has of late promised to do, this mat
ter would right itself, and an advance
in the granger stocks would naturally
follow, doubtless affecting favorably the
entire list. The public seems ready to
take e cheerful view Of the future.
SOME SOCIETY NOTES.
What is known as a holiday Of the
people is not INDUCED in to any extent
by society-that is, in the same man
ner. 1t has become the fashion TO 50
to ones country-place 10 avoid the
noisy celebrating Of the city.
Washington's birthday was the most
recent occasion for these visitors. Sir
Roderick Cameron, who lives on north
Washington square, took large party
Of young people down to bis Staten
Island home, to remain from SaturdaJ
the Goth until the ODD. A great many
Of the Staten-Island cricketers were OF
the party. Sir Roderick delights in
this sport. and has done much to fur
Their its advancement in this country.
lie was one of the organizers of the
club, and made large donations towards
the building Of the new club house.
As Sir Roderick is a rare entertainer,
it gees without saying that all enjoyed
The vacation.
Then another party, headed By Nr.
ard Mrs. Roosevelt, went to Garden
City. Mr.. Marion Story entertained a
party Of guests at the County CIdb,
Westcbester county. Most OF the young
ladies present were chaperoned by Mrs.
James Otis, formerly Miss Ludlam.
Mr. Otis is the well-knOwn ex-senator.
The party included the Misses Otis,
Miss Jeanne Borrowe, Miss Hall,
NessrS. Frank Webb, Thomas Howard,
CHARLES Mum, and Leslie Cotton. They
also left Saturday and did not return
until Tuesday.
Mrs. Ois's old home before her mar
Iiage. as most people know, was on
Fifth avenue, next to Mr.. August Bel
mont's residence. After the death of
Mr.. Ludlam, his daughter having mar
ried Mr.. James Otis, the house was
offered for sale, and Mr.. August Bel
mont bought it for his son, Perry Bel
mont, who at that time was engaged to
the beautiful Miss Marion Langdon.
The marriage never was consummated,
it was said. because Miss Langdon de-
sired to take more prominent part in
politics than young Mr.. Belmont wished
in a wife. Be that as it may, neither
Of them are yet married. Miss Lang
don is spending the winter with her
mother at Pau, and the latest matrimo-
NAL rumor regarding her is that she is
engaged to the Duke of Portland.
The last Junior Patriarchs' ball was
given at the Metropolitan Opera House,
and while it was an enjoyable affair
was not especially brilliant, yet most
of the debutanteS were there, but it is
the young married belle who has been
in society, and therefore knows just
how to entertain, who really makes
these balls successful. With Mrs.
James Brown Potter, MISS Cornelia
Van Auken, Mrs. Marshall o. Ro-
berts, and host of others in
Washington, the occasion lacked
brillancy. Mr.. Frank Bartlett and
Miss Annie Cutting led at the Metro
politan, while at Mrs. Coleman Dray-
toms delightful cotillon, Mr.. Ridgeway
was the leader. lie is the only one
who could ever successfully complete
With Mr.. Lispenard Stewart. Mr..
Stewart is i'll this season and out Of So
ciety, leaving Mr.. Moore sole leader Of
the fashionable germans. Mr.. Moore
is a nephew Of Mrs. Bloomfield Moore,
the wealthy widow Of Philadelphia,
who spends most of her time in Lon
don, and, it is rumored, is engaged to
the poet Browning. Her son, Mr..
Clarence Moore, is well known in Phil
adelphia society.
The beautiful Miss Chamberlain ar
rived a few days ago from England,
but society will see but little of her,
for she will soon sail away again to be-
gin the London season, where she has
received so much attention from the
Prince of Wales and /" his set."
Mrs. Paran Stevens will soon sail for
Europe, and it is said will make her
home for some time to come in London
with her daughter, Mrs. Captain Paget.
Mrs. Stevens has been in no society
since her son Harry's death, and was
settling into chronic melancholy, which
her daughter hopes to dispel by change
of scene.
The marriage of Miss Mamie Crane
to Mr.. Mills, of New Haven, was a
great surprise to her New York friends.
John j. Crane, the father of Miss
Crane, married for his second wife
daughter Of the late Stephen Whitney.
DR.. and Mrs. Crane spend most Of their
time in Europe, but when in this coun-
try occupy a fine residence in New Ha-
ven. Mr.. Mills was young lawyer Of
the town, in whom DR.. Crane became
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