The times., 1899-08-13

Washington, socially, Eas ceased to exist.
There are people past counting in the city,
OF course, but they do not TO any great ex-
tent represent the class that Dame Fashion
has set apart and stamped with a four and
two naughIs. The sons and daughters OF
Fortunatus are having their own expensive
times at mountain and seaside, but, if later,
truth of the summer experience could be
proclaimed on the traditional housetop il
is doubtful if the go-aways had a very
much happier time than those who re-
mained at home, OF whose brief vacations
were limited TO few days or a week.
Never, indeed, before have so many peo-
pie left the city as during the present sea-
SON In former times those who went
a-pleasuring TO the great resorts were al
most exclusively members of the fashiona-
bic or wealthy g.ass, but these are the days
when the world and his wife and the bach
elor man and maid take democratic lit
round trip jaunts into the realms OF Vanity
Fair and come home all the bstter from
their brief whiffs of briny breezes and the
fragrance of mountain pines. 1t Will tie
good six weeks before society turns its feet
homeward, and in the mean time Wash
ington, socially, has ceased TO exist.
II the reported visit TO this country OF
II. r. II. the Prince of Wales, is not
rumor bora of such stuff as dreams are
made OF, this is going TO be particularly
mad world. my masters, when society gets
him in charge. 1t looks as if a beDignant
fate has been sending Newport annual in
stallnents OF princes and ether pedigreed
pets for the express purpose of giving the
800 something TO practice its hospitality on
so 10 train 1t properly for the reception
OF the illcstrious parsonage who will most
any day be King Of England and Emperor
OF all the Indies-that's what il does.
And II. r. H Will enjoy himself immensely
and give mis- entertainers the solid saiisfae-
ton of knowing they are getting some sort
OF appreciation for their pans, which is not
always the case When the Prince visited
us before ne was slender youth. shy
airaost to aWikwardness, and apparently
hopelessiy addicted TO blushing. Oh. the
changes of time, He went home honestly
delighted. and has kept the memory OF our
hospitality so green in his heart all these
years that even now he never fails to say
TO the Americans ne meets that his visit TO
this country is one of the pleasantest re-
collections of his youth.
We have Giibert's word for IL that Il is
glorious thing TO be pirate king but the
iibrettist isn't born who can put In verse
and tune 10 sweet sound the triumph OF
the soldiers and the bold sailor man. The
presence at Bar Harbor of the North At
lantie Squadron was made the basis of an
ovation that began with reception at the
Mount Desert reading rooms and was con-
tinued gaily. with other brilliant affairs
clinlaKed by grand ball on Friday night,
which Nas saddened, however, by the ab-
sence of Admiral Sampson and its cause
Mrs. Sands, who died on board the flag
ship NJ the reception given by the Admiral
on Friday afternoon. and al which she and
her husband were specially invited, was an
adjoining neighbor of the Admiral's family
AT their home at Glen Ridge, N. ].
At the opening dance given at the Fells-
burg. at Lucerne. the American guests in
ciuded Miss Hancock. daughter of the late
General Hancock, who was distinguished