The Critic and record., 1891-05-14
ON DIT.

The DumhlOnc Club races today for gen.
tlcman riders.
The concert of the Boston Festival Orchestra
at the Academy OF Music tonight
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Maxwell OF Winchester,
Va" have been here during the races, IN which
MIR. Maxwell, as the owner of fine stable OF
racers, was much interested and pleased by
the success OF his horses,
There is type of beauty among women
which reaches perfection In the quaint little
old town OF Lctsburg, Va, and the comfortable
old country homes roundabout. The type is
blonde one, with small, delicate, well-Chlselcd
features, pretty mouth and teeth and invariablc
dimples in the peach.colored check. just
now one of tho daintiest and most piquant Of
these bright young madens is visiting Miss
Belle Armstrong, in the person Of Miss Rogers,
cousin of the Lees and Fairfax of that
county.
General Frank Armstrong, looking the beau
ideal OF dashing cavalry officer, retired from
business erect trim and with that peculiar
military "set up and bearing the old Army
officer always possesses, has recovered from
his recent attack OF illness and will soon be
Off on business to the Indian Territory for Il
brief sojourn before returning to his pretty
home here.
The friends OF the officers on board of the
Charleston are anNiOusly waiting tidings of
possible engagement between the Charleston
and the Chilian cruiser Esmerada Some OF
the officers on board have families and rela.
tivcs here and are naturally deeply interested
in the present state of Affairs There H., how
fNNIs uuN llllit elNNlN lpl bGllbWs hlpltHVi-
sion.
The space in front OF Lafayette Square, op.
pOsite the White House, prepared for the re
Ception OF a beautiful display of palms and
rare tropical plants, Il greatly improved and
serves to hide from view the Jackson statue
which only needs rockers 70 make II complete
az nursery ohicct-lessOn Or kindergarten
property for enlightcnins Young America
about American warriors.
Hon John S. Wise. the brilliant orator aud
prominent lawyer, now living in New York
where he Is rapidly building up large prac-
ticc, j. coming over tonight to take his niece,
Miss Virginia Peachy Wise, back with him for
visit 10 New York Mr.. Wise possesses u
personal magnetism and the gift Of good com
radcship to remarkable degree combined
with tremendous "hustlngn power.
The Swedish Ministers name is Grip, but he
has none of the depressing effects OF the dis
ease On tho contrary, he never loses his grip
A. popular diplomat and persona grdtd ut
our Republican Court.
One of the most agreeable and polished
members Of the Austrian Legation il MIR. De
Mczey, the counsellor, who has Il tinc ancestral
home in Hungary.
Mrs. Adolf Dahlgren OF Nashville, Tcnn,who
is visiting her husbands aunt, Mrs. Read, No.
6 Lafayette square. will remain in Washington
about two weeks longer.
Miss Mabel Stewart the daughter OF Senator
Stewart, who is in New " ork, is expected back
in n few days.
The hunting up OF arms and crests and hav-
ing them embazoned, TO hang in the library
or hall is one OF the iourishing branches OF
business here. Brentano, for instance, has
made specially OF this sort of thing. He has
a copy OF "Burkes General Armory," the Of
hclal list OF all the arms granted or assumed in
Great Britain, as they are recorded ut the
lierald's College in London. party who is
ambitious OF being suspected to be scion OF
some illustrious house or descendant through
one OF the inevitable ''two brothers who came
to America, has only to look over the list until
he finds his name or something similar. and
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and then bear the evidence OF patriclan
descent home III triumph.
Mrs IIitt accompanied by several members
of her family, viii sail for Europe on Saturday
The new club house of the United Service
| Club, corner of ! street and Connecticut ave
| nue., IL being rapidly pushed forward TO com
| plctiOn, and will be an architectural ornament
to that part of the city The windows Will
| command fine view OF the passing fashion
| able throng en- promenade.
| There is very little disposition among the
| old residents 10 take flight early with the birds
| OF passage, who have been wintering here
| A majority of our solid citizens will hardly
| leave town before August or September, and
| then only for month or six weeks at the sea
| side or in the mountains.
The strawberry fetc at Mrs. Tisdal's closed
last light after two evenings OF enchantment
music, CONNECTIONS, and not little sentiment
| al .tieSCO. The ladies are to be congratulated
| on the inar cial success OF the AFFAIR, and tn,
| Founding Hospital directors arc very mucl
| W thSN IVY iCluliS arSloldHCSs
There is an ominous lul In spring engage
ments and weddings. Cupid is improving the
| opportunity to sharpen his arrows for his regu
| lar summer campaign work At the Whit,
| sulphur, Virginia Beach, Bar Harbor ant
| Newport. There il a large and lovely assort
nent Of bellies and very little material for hus
bands left over from the last seasons business
The sky terrier and King Charles spanie
have supplanted the pug as ornamental carriage
| dogs, whose duty IL is to look out of the win
dow and present living examples OF how muct
hetter care some women take OF their dog
than they do OF their children. The absolutely
correct thing for gilded youths driving thei
own traps is to have q greyhound following
meekly, One terrific young swell may be seer
almost any afternoon driving on Massachusett,
avenue with "a quite too awfully pretty
turnout and beautiful greyhound worth po
OF money.
Rear-Admiral William G. Temple, L. $. n.
is at the Everett House, New York.
Naval Constructor Philip Hichborn, U. $
~, is at the Astor House, New York.
Mrs John A, Logan is ut the Hotel Bruins
| wick, New York,
Representative Henry Cabot Lodge Is at TIN
Hotel Brunswick, New York,