Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-31
SOCIETY NOTES.
What Is Going on I'm Social Circles at
the Capital.


Hon. Michael Herbert, who Is located in
Washington as the second secretary of the
British legation, Is to be married November
20 In New York, to Miss Belle Wilson, who is
Known to many society people here who made
her acquaintance when she was the guest of
Mrs Whitney during the gay season of last
year. MIR. Herbert is the brother of Lord Penn
broke, OF England. His mother, who came to
this country about fortnight ago, is at present
visiting the family of Ex-Gov. John Lee Car
roll, at Daughoregan manor, near Eilicott CITY.
she Is said to be devoting her time and fortune
to missionary work among the coiored people,
and she intends founding colored orphan
asylum in Baltimore One OF the objects OF
her visit to this country is TO secure an estab-
hshment for her second son, who will reside in
Washington after his marriage.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. H. Warder and family ar
rived from Europe in New York on Sunday,
and reached their K-street home on Monday
evening. MIR. and Mrs. Warder expect to leave
for Springfield, Ohio, on Friday on business
Dillon, Of Chicago, who was Mrs. Senator Nc
Pberson's guest here last winter, joined Mr..
and Mrs. Warder in Paris and came over on
the steamer with them. Miss Dillon left Mrs.
Mcpherson in Florence. where she will remain
for the winter Mrs. McPherson's many friends
and admirers in this city will be gratifed to
learn that she has wholly recovered her usual
excellent health and good spirits. Mr.. and
Mrs- W arQer saw 1lrs. faysOn anu ner party IN
Paris and dined with them, and also visited
Mrs Richard Wsllaeh, who has an apartment
in Paris, and will probably remain there this
winter.
Gen. Schenck and his daughters have returned
to the city. They spent a portion Of the sum
mer at Bar HarbOr. They are now In their
, house on Thomas Circle.
Admiral and Mrs. Upshur move to-day
into the house 1921 Rhode Island avenue, the
same that Gov. Chas. Carroll and family ex-
pect to occupy on December 1. Admiral and
Mrs. Upshur will live in ii until the Goth of
November, when they will go to New York city
preparatory to sailing for Europe on the oath.
They expect to be absent until next August.
Mrs. J. Russell selfridge is in Munich, where
she has her boys at school. Lieut. Selfridge is
with his family enjoying six months leave from
duty on the Iroquois.
Gen. Innis NJ. Palmer, who leased his house
to Mrs. Kate Chase, has taken DIR. Hoods
house, No. 1702 18th street, where he will be
for the winter.
Judge and Mrs. Durham are visiting in their
home in Kentucky, where the First Controller is
working odd hours for Cleveland and Thur
man.
Miss Leonore Marks, daughter Of the late 8.
A. I'll. Marks and Mr. Samuel T. Reed of New
York city, were married Yesterday at 8 O'Clock
in st. Johns church by Rev. DIR. W. A. Leon
ard. The bride wore a dress and visite Of dark
blue velvet and blue embossed velvet, and a
dark bonnet trimmed with gold braid and a
facing of pink velvet A few dozen friends of
the pair witnessed the ceremony. Mr.. and
Mrs. Reed drove from the church directly to
the station. where they took the train for New
York, their future home.
Miss Lille Duncan and Mr.. George Baxter
will be married this evening at the residence
of the brides mother. Lieut.. John Baxter,
military instructor in the college in Ada, Ohio,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Baxter, of Paterson,
n. j., are in the city to attend the wedding.
The engagement is announced of Miss Dollie
Patterson, daughter of James Patterson, of
Rhode Island avenue, to MIR. Geo. Perry Haynes,
of New York. The marriage will take place in
the near future.
DIR. and Mrs. G. A. Hartleben have returned
from Europe.
The engagement is announced of Miss Nina
ReiZenstein and Mr.. Alex. Kaufman.
Mr.. Frederick w. Barker, who recently re-
turned to England from Washington, will be
married in London to-day to Miss Constance
Beatrice Reynolds.
W. P. Dole and family have returned from
Berkeley Springs to their residence, 1O14 14th
street.
Mrs. Hunt and Mrs. Morse will not be Of the
receiving party at the Clarendon Friday night
About Jumping Spiders.
From Popular Science.
These spiders, jumpers, belong to the group
which naturalists call the saltatory spiders.
Some of them are disguised, as if for protec-
tive resemblance, with the costume of a hy-
menopterous insect, or under an aspect resem-
bling that of ants. Producing only a small
quantity of silk, they hide themselves in
cracks in the walls or in assures OF bark in
the shadow of the foliage, and make them
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At the laying of its eggs the jumper shuts
itself up in its she'll One species deposits
eggs without any covering; a more for
tunate species incloses them in sack
with thin and almost diaphanous walls. Not
having the faculty OF spinning webs, the salta-
tory spiders are hunters, and love to fast if the
weather is bad. On pleasant days they are to
be found all around, and, having eyes all over
the cephalic region, some of them quite small
and others of enormous size. they can look &C
curately through all the surrounding space
which they explore slowly and with care. If a
fly is in sight the spider lances itself upon it
with dizzy rapidity. 1t measures its distance
so well that it rarely misses; but il this should
happen, no harm comes to it, for it has fixed a
thread TO its starting point, which, unrolling
as 1t leaps, prevents 1t striking upon the
ground and affords an easy road back to its
position
While their nearly constant abode is the
water, they are, like most other spiders. air
special provision for providing themselves
with air while living under the water, and for
this purpose they possess the art Of construct
ing a sort of diving-bell. 1t is an interesting
sight to witness one Of them making his air
cell. Clinging to the lower side Of few leaves,
and securing them in position by spinning a
few threads. the spider rises to the level Of the
water, with his belly uppermost. and doubling
up its hind legs. retains a stratum of air among
the hairs with which its body is covered. Then
il plunges into the water, and appears as in
the first stage of the making of its silvery robe
Going Immediately to the spot it had chosen it
brushes its body with its paws, when the air de-
taches itself and forms a bubble under the leaf
The spider surrounds this bubble with the i'm
permeable silky matter furnished by its spin
neret. Returning to the surface, it takes in
another layer Of air which il carries down and
adds to the first one, also extending the envel-
ope over II. The process is kept up till the
.'diving-bell' has reached the proper size and
is finished The ideal form of the construc-
ton Is that of a thimble, but it often assumes
an irregular shape, like an inverted sack
When the spider has taken possession of its
redoubt it remains quiet in it, head down,
watching for the appearance Of an insect.
Perceiying one, 1t seiZes il and returns to its
lodge. which it has secured against intruders
by spinning threads across it, to devour its
prey at leisure.
The Surgeon and the Sentry.
From the Army and Navy Review.