The Washington critic., 1890-02-24
eoINGs.oN IN sonIErY.
What Fashionable People Are Doing
During Lent.

Sir Julian and Lady pauucefotc have
invited a party Of yopng people to the
Legation after the dinner to be given
Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Laura McNIastcrs spent several
days in Baltimore last week with her
brothers family.
Mrs. George Cobb Of Rochester Is in
the city for visit to her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. John W. Casiear. Mr.. Cobb
is at present in Indiana on a visit to his
father, eX.Reprcsentative Cobb
DR.. McKim has returned from New
Orleans where he went to oiliciatc at the
marriage Of an old friend.
Admiral and Mrs. Upshur are at st.
Augustine
The New York sun, in an account
of the Patriarch ball Of last Monday,
has the following:
Miss Letter wore her Ophelia like
hcaddrcss Of purple leaves, and in com
mon with many others had ribbon
bow pinned between her shoulders,
with streamers reaching TO the feet, the
only possible use of which would be to
drive the young ladies in teams about
the room"
Miss Clara Okie has returned from
pleasant soiourn Of a week at Fortress
Monroe.
Miss Maud Elliott has greatly i'm
proved in health since leaving this city
for Baltimore at the beginning of the
season.
Mrs. Judge Lewis of Richmond,
formerly Miss Looney Of Memphis, is
the guest of friends in this city.
Mrs. Lewis. wife of the Right Hon
orablc Bishop of Ontario is spending
the week with Mrs. Okie at 1925 Con
necticut avenue.
Miss Nellie Biddle and her cousin,
Miss Anne Biddle of Detroit who
spent the season as her guest in
Washington, are now on visit to
West Point.
a theatre club of fifty has been
organized in the smart set of New
York society as a Lenten diver
sion, under the leadership of Mrs.
William d. Morgan, Mrs II. G. Chap
man and Mrs. Perkins. The first meet
ing will be on Tuesday evening at the
Fifth Avenue Theatre to see Mr. and
Mrs. Kendall.
Mr.. Robert Garrett is at Old Point
Comfort with his physical and au.
nounces his intention of coming to
| Washington as soon as he leaves that
attractive resort. TO all outward ap
pearancc Mr.. Garrett might never have
| known a days illness in his life, for
| there is at present not the slightest trace
of invalidism Of mind or body about
him. He speaks constantly of incidents
connected with his European trip and
cvinces the heartiest pleasure on meet
ing and convcrsinG with old friends.
Ensign Hugh Rodman, L. S. N,
who left last week with his wife for
| Newfoundland, has been detailed to
| duty at that place by the photographic
| Office TO gather reliable information re-
| garding the cause and controlling ele-
mcnts of ice. The object of the De.
| partment in the matter is to obtain re-
liable data on the subject which will be
available in furnishing reliable prOphc-
cies on this dangerous obstruction to
navigation, which has already seri-
ously Inconvenience shipping. Eu-
sign Rodman will have his headquarters
at ST. Johns, where he will have the
cooperation of the Arctic fleet in his
Investigations.
In an interview with Baltimore re-
porter Saturday evening Mrs. Padel-
ford stated that it was her intention to
marry Mr.. j, J. Rafael of "The Con,
doliers" Company as soon as the ne
cessary formality of divorce with theil
respective husband and wife should
have been obtained. Mr.. Raffaels suit
will shortly be brought up in the New
York courts, while that of Mrs. Padel.
ford promises to be a sort of interna.
tional affair, as she states one has al
ready been obtained in England, which
is not considered legal in this country.
General and Mrs. O. o. Howard re,
turned to Governors Island last week
after visit to Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Bar
| her nj Rplmnnt