The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1886-07-31

parents Tor Two weeks, lclt Sunuhy nlgut
for Narragansett Pier. Ex-senator and
Mrs. Stockton are still here.
Count de Foresta of the italian Legation,
who was here last year, has again come,
though he returned from Europe only two
weeks ago.
Bishop Starkey Of New Jersey, formerly
rector OF the Epiphany Church In Washing
ton, and his wife, who was Mrs. Kennedy
of Washington, are ut Richfleld for the sea-
son. Both are looking well.
OTHER PROMINENT GUESTS.
Mrs. Spaulding, who has visited Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Seymour at the Airing
toh Hotel In Washington more than once,
ia now at the Spring House. Her husband
has magnificent old place at Saugerties,
on the Hudson, between Albany and West
Point. The house which he inherited there
is 100 years old.
Mrs. Groome, the pretty wife Of ex-Sen-
ator Groome Of Maryland, is here with her
little girl, and ex-senator Groome Will
probably join them soon. Mrs. Groome
took cold during the gay season In Wash
ington last winter and has had rheumatism,
SO is taking. the sulphur baths and drink
ing the sulphur water here, which seems to
be greatly benefiting her. She is as at
tractive as ever.
Miss Smith, the great niece of Mrs. A.
T. Stewart Of New York, is here with her
father. Her mother and sister, Mrs. Bloom
field Wetherell, are at Saratoga with Mrs.
Stewart.
Colonel Fred. Conlsllng OF New York
and his daughter are, as usual, at the Spring
House, where they spend every summer.
Ex-Governor Van Iandt OF Rhode Island Is
also here with his wife. They never miss
a season from Rchlleld. Mrs. .0akman,
ex-senator Conkling's daughter, is at the
Spring House with her children, and Mrs.
Roscoe Conkling will soon join her daugh-
ter. Admiral Farragut's widow and son
are here for the summer.
Mrs. Lathrop Of Albany and her daugh-
tiers, who have visited Mrs. Lathrop's sister,
Senator Stanford's wife, In Washington,
have cottage at Saratoga, as usual this
summer, and Mrs. Lawton Of Troy, Mrs.
Lathrop's daughter, who was at the Airing
ton Just after her grand wedding In Albany
last autumn, is spending the summer with
her mother All the family went to Albany
to spend the week of the Bi-Centennial,
and this week Mrs. Lathrop and Colonel
Lnwton made a brief visit 10 the Spring
| House at Richfeld.
THE GARRISON COTTAGE.
The widow of Commodore Garrison OF
| New York and her father, Mr.. Randell, and
her sister, Miss Randell, will probably come
to Rich0eld soon, for have heard from
| good authority that Mr.. A. j. Drexel OF
Philadelphia has lately bought Mrs. CARR
sons Long Branch cottage on Ocean ave
nue., near those Of Mrs. Grant and Mr..
| Chllds. 1t is one OF the most spacious and
sumptuously fitted-up cottages there.
There Is not prettier and there are few
cooler places than Utica Ia summer, SO its
inhabitants usually try to be at their own
homes during the warm months to entertain
their friends and each other.
MRS. BLUMER's RECEPTIONS.
Representative and Mrs. SprIggs Of Utica
and their daughter during the service OF
Mr.. Spriggs in Congress have made SO many
friends.in Washington and have entertained
so many Washington people In Utica that
am sure the readers Of The CRITIC will
be interested to hear Of the receptions
Mrs. Blumer, recently Miss Nellie Spriggs
has had this month in the quarters assigned
her husband, DR.. Blumer, In the State
Insane Asylum, of which he is the assistant
superintendent, and during the absence OF
DR.. Gray in Europe has the chief direction
this summer.
When invitations were issued for the
wedding Of Miss Spriggs and DIR. Blumer
which occurred on June 90, cards were
also inclosed for two receptions in July.
Two Of the eight bridesmaids were from
! w OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES LlZLlC uOlcI5Ou uuu
Miss Victoria Emory-and quite o party Of
Washington people were at the wedding
while others made point of attending a
least one of the receptions. | saw at ont
of them the wife of Rev. DR.. Bartlett, who Il
native of Utica, and Miss Sutherland
among others from our city, and also Mrs
Butler who has visited her sister, Mrs
Riggs, In Washington. Mrs. Blumer, tn;
bride, was assisted in receiving by he
| SnriUua nd hv yp m TN rni
of her bridesmaids. The bride wore pal
pink silk, combined with embroidered plnl
crepe de chene. Miss Sutherland WAS at
tired in canary colored Grape and whit
lace.
The rooms had in them as many of thu
bridal presents as could be used In thel
adornment, one of which was an elegan
lamp from eX-speaker Randall, and som
OF the silver was on the tea table, but a
the bride received two hundred and thirt
superb gifts she can not have all of them Il
her apartments.
met Mr.. and Mrs. Halliday of Washing
ton at Utica. They were on their way Il
their country place on Lake Ontario, bu
like myself, they prefer short Journeys, an
to stop over night in ilrst-class hotel t
being In q sleeping Car, so they paused q
the Butterileld House at Utica, where wear
travellers are made most comfortable. Sine
leaving Washington Mr., and Mrs. Halliia
have visited Coney Island, New York cit
and Crauston's at West Point. They wer
much charmed with their visit to the latte
Mrs. David Dudley Field, jr,, and be
sister, Mrs. Tallmadge, have recently bee
at Cranston's Hotel, West Point.
A CABINET CALL.
1t seemed quite like being in Washingto
when made recently "Cabinet calP' on
Wednesday afternoon. This occurred
Albany, where had the pleasure OF seein
Secretary and Mrs. Manning aud ladies {
their family Mt their own beautiful hom
and also plump, rosy-cheeked little nam,
who responds merrly to the name Of Damn.
rotary Of the Treasury, looked well an
was in excellent spirits. To look at hi
one would scarcely realize that the Seer
tary had been seriously Ill within thrt
months. He had had before | saw him n
retrograde movement in his progress towar
recovery since he left Washington.
Mrs. Manning, whose sweet, gracef'
manners appear to the greatest adyantag
In her own home, seems supremacy hapE
since her great anxiety about her husbar
} Is relieved. one Of his daughters was ur
ing Secretary Manning, when | saw then
to make her at visit Buffalo durln
August, as 1t Is always cool at Buffalo, b
he was undecided AS to his plans for the r
) mainder of the summer, His own house
I Albany is so large and so elegantly III
nished, that do not wonder that he al
his wife like to linger there.
| Miss GRUMPY.