The Critic and record., 1891-05-08
ON DIT.

General n. II. Swcitzcr I . = A., Is at the
New York Hotel, New York.
Mrs Whclcn OF Philadelphia Is visiting the
Misses Hunt ll05 Sixteenth street.
Mr Edward II. Fuller of Boston, cousin Of
Chief Justice Fuller, was married May in
Richmond, Va, to Miss Belle ID. PelOuze,
General and Mrs. Charles w. Field, who have
taken senator Carlisle's house, entertained
General ID. ii. Maury Dr. and Mrs. Charles Il.
Collins and few friends at dinner last night.
Mr.. Paul Hunt has gone into the banking
business here, and viii make his home for the
future here. Harvard never turned out finer
young gentleman athlete, musician, scholar
and business man.
Ex-Governor and Mrs. Thompson leave in
day or two for South Carolina to be absent
about month. Miss Elise Thompson, who
has been spending greater part of the winter
there will return, probably, with them.
DR.. h. j. Baldwin of Montgomery Ala, one
of the most distinguished ocuiss in the cOun-
Try, is nj the Arlington with Mrs. Baldwin.
They have been travelling in the East for some
weeks past, and are now en- route for home.
The Sons of the Revolution pay the mem
hcrs of the French Legation a special compll.
mcnt in inviting them to accompany the
society to Mount Vernon May 20 to celebrate
the anniversary of the agreement to the act of
union and confederation between the Colonies
May 20, 1ii5.
Miss Florence Alderdice l. visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Smith. No. 2l29 street Mrs. Allderdce
is still in Europe, but is expected home in
ABOUT ten uNN-. WHICH Nll~- AilucTulCt Will 20
over TO meet her in New York and spend n
fortnight there with her mother before coming
here
Mr. Gaillard Hunt OF the State Department
| finds time, when free from the routine of ofli-
cial duties, to contribute clever and original
| articles to the Atlantic Monthly He has n
vigorous and elegant diction, and writes with
| case and force upon some of the important cur
| rent questions of the day,
Mr. Theodore Dwight, the former Librarian
| of the state Department, is now giving his at
| tcntion to literary work. lie and Mr.. Henry
| Adams are close friends, and are thoroughly
cOngenial in tastes and pursuits. As Mr..
! Dwight is young, handsome and polished so
| Cicty loses good deal in his studious seclusion
The latest fad among the HOUCedHC riches il
| to keep q copy OF "Burk's Pccrageh where IL
| will be about the first thing seen. The idca IL
! to convey the impression to visitors that the
| bosom friends of the family are among the
| nobility and gentry OF the United Kingdom,
| an innocent but idiOtic parade which is anus
| ing,
There was a very pleasant informal dance
| last night at the British Legation. Sir Julian
| and Lady Pauncefotc and the Misses Paunce
fotc received the guests. and Mr.. Barclay and
| the younger members of the Legation were in
defatigablc in their courtesy and attention tC
those present. The British Minister'S is one
Of the most agreeable houses in Washington.
Mr.. Henry Nixon Moss is the great grandson
| OF John Dixon, the man who read the DeClarl
tion OF Independence to the people for the frs
| time al Philadelphia, while Mr.. CLIFFORD Rich
ardson is the great grandson OF Daniel Howard
who was one OF the party who, disguised a.
Indians threw the tea overheard in BostoI
lIarbor from the Dartmouth The spirit of Z,
il here. If it is quiet.
Get your rackets, lawn tennis suit scarle
surcingle, mulatto colored shoes and 900 Gig
arcttes and practice making "thirty love" am
all the rest OF the fine strokes OF the nimbl,
game, for there is summers work to be done
Try 10 present an appearance of leisure anC
afuencc together with appre oiative indiffer
hlnnligh hmant9 nllufnmnuIa n
the ravishing young creatures who lend thel
"sweetness and hight to the scenes,