The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-09-13
END OF THE LARK.
ALICE WRITES OF THE WHITE
SQUADRON

SQUADRON
My DEAR LOUISE: The Secretary of the
Navy has let fall thunderbolt these calm
September days, that is considered scatter
ing blow for the White Squadron. Talk
about Congressional funeral iunketing-was
there ever such an official lark as the White
Squadron has enjoyed The eleven war ships
of Admiral Walkers command, have made
the tour of the fashionable seaside resorts, and
what dash they have cut AS an ornamental
evidence of the power md strength of this
great Government, the White Squadron has
been pronounced success. 1t is said that
1t was no unusual thing whenathe ships were
anchored at q swell seaside resort for the
captain OF one ship to send message to, the
officer In command of another ship ''send
over to me all your dancing men," Where
upon all the dancing men on duty were i'm
mediately relieved and sent over to do the
society act The Annapolis cadets should
take this to heart and practice their
dancing steps with-care and patience
for history repeats itself, and, no
doubt, Admiral Walkers squadron is
precedent, and the gorgeous time the
dancing men have had is enough to stir up
the ambition of the veriest hayseed now en-
tered at Annapolis. Secretary Tracy has
certainly shown consideration in deferring
the dismemberment to the present month
when the seaside resorts are about putting
up shutters for the Newport alone
holds its own, Notwithstanding the fact that
Mrs. Astor and family have gone to tile estate
at Rhinebeck-on-the-H Hudson. l51 1s.A
The marriage of Miss Sallie Hargons, whose
phenominal success as a belle and beauty is
always theme for the gossips, will take place
on Tuesday, and this is keeping many people
at Newport. To Mrs Frank Leslie is given
the credit of having first launched the Miss es
Hargons, but 1t was on the world of Bohemia
They soon shrewdly discovered their capabli-
ties for soaring higher and the elder of the
sisters made match that landed her among
Forrest, she drew her younger sister, Salle,
into the charmed circle, and Mrs. Frank
Leslie and her clique were known no more
Miss Sallie Hargons was one of the
riders at the amateur circus at Pelham
a couple Of years ago. You possibly
remember the sensation this ''most wonderful
show on EARTH created when it was said to be
as hard to be allowed to purchase ticket for
1t as 1t was to secure one for the Centennial
Ball. The marriage Of Sallie Hargons to Mr..
Elliot Is q love match-so even at Newport.
where Phitus usually has all things to himself,
Cupid, on this occasion, has asserted himself
with great dignity. Miss Hargons is certainly
one OF the loveliest of Newport's roses In her
garden of girls. There are plenty OF only
well-to-do men, to which class Mr.. Elliot be-
longs, who rejoice over the fact that at least
one girl 60 beautiful and sought after as Miss
Hargons has appeared in their generation
whose head is made to play second best to
her heart.
1t is said that sometimes all signs fail in
weather representations The same may be
said of love, when we hear that Mr.. George
Barclay, of the English Legation, has just an
nounced his engagement to the beautiful Miss
Beatrix Chapman, of New York. Mr.. Bar
clay was supposed to have given his heart
with great, all-absorbing desire of adding his
hand to Miss Letter, of this city. His pres
ence at Newport was credited to Miss Letter
and all the time the sly man was laying siege
TO the heart OF another maiden fair. do not
know II Miss Chapman comes up to Miss
Letter in "gold galore" but that the blood
that courses In her veins is of different tint
there can be no doubt, for Miss Chapman is
not OF the mushroom type socially. She is
descendant of Mrs. Sarah Livingston Jay, one
OF the most distinguished women of revolu-
tonary days, who spent many years in Madrid
and Paris. To the former place her husband
was the first accredited American Minister
He was also associated with franklin In ar
ranging the peace between America and
England. There is no more interesting char
acter among the queens of American society
in the very earliest days than that of Mrs.
John Jay. Her prolonged residence abroad
and association with the most exclusive
foreign circles never weakened her love for
America. In a letter written from Eng
land Mrs. Jay says: ~ have warm and af-
fectionate regard for everything American,
and though fate has rendered me stationary
here my own dear country can never be for
gotten by me-" If "the Daughters OF the Revo-
luton" succeed In reviying, this spirit they
VIII not have organized in vain, for the drift
In these days is to forsake and forget America.
matrimonial line is the approaching nuptials
of Miss Mabel Hunt, daughter of Mrs Will
liam Morris Hunt, to Mr.. Horatio N. Slater, of
Webster, Mass. The bride-elect is about
twenty years or age, and the groom is said to
be on tho wrong side of sixty-five. He is
grandson of the Slater who introduced cotton
spinning at Pawtucket, r. l.. the first time
anything of the kind was ever attempted in
America. Mr.. Slater's wealth goes far into
the millions. To add another curious feat
ure, the rumor is prevalent that Mr.. Slater's
son is to wed Miss Enid Hunt, elder sister of
Miss Mabel. Thus the father and son will
become brothers-in-law. The Misses Hunt
spent last winter here Their summer home
at Bar Harbor, Mizzentop, iG one of the most
prominent centres of gayety during the fash
ionable season, and it is there that this May
and December wedding is to be celebrated
Now, think, my friend, have given you
sufficient food for thought for a week in
these coming matrimonial events, based on
love and lucre. Ever yours, ALICE.
IrOnc1ad. 4G
West Shore
Boarder (vainly struggling to carve
chicken This bird appears to have been in