Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-06-08

The Summer Outings OF Prominent
People-Personal Notes.


The Japanese minister has taken a summer
residence in Mt Pleasant, between the 18th
street road extended and the Soldiers home,
and with Madame Mutsu and his daughter will
60 out there next week He prefers staying IN
the neighborhood for the next two months
in order TO superintend the completion
OF the extension he is building to the legation.
The improvement consists of beautiful BALI
room with offices and sleeping chambers over
head The minister has lately received from
Toxic the photographs Of their imperial high
nesses, the emperor and empress Of Japan.
The emperor is in q handsome uniform made
In the general European style, but the empress
wears the national dress Of Japan. The pictures
are framed and adorn the walls Of the second
drawing-room OF the legation. Hiro kichi
Mutsu, the oldest son Of the minister, who is at
the university in Cambridge, England,
will arrive in this city during the latter
part Of June to spend the summer with his
parents. He will accompany the minister and
Madame Mutsu in August upon a projected
northern tour that will include visits to Sara
toga, Niagara Falls, and Canada. On their re-
turn the young man will sail for England to
complete his college course. Madame Mutsu
viii rest for the next two months in the quiet
country retreat they have chosen, and will re-
turn to the city in the autumn refreshed for
the sosial duties of the coming season that will
be increased with the opening of an enlarged
legation building.
Mrs. Hearst il stiIl in the city, but she is
making the. final examination Of plans and
details OF the Improvements on the new resi-
dence the family will occupy the next four
seasons previous to going to Europe. Mrs.
Hearst will have brought from San Francisco
two railroad-car loads Of furnishings from her
house in that city to put in the New Hampshire
avenue house, the contents of the library, pic
lures, ststuary, pianos. cabinets and other house.
hold furniture. The drawing-room furniture
in the Highland terrace house is owned by Mrs.
Hearst, so that the improved house and its new
portions are already provided with handsome
fittings. Mrs. Hearst will leave the city
some time. in the next ten days and
make visit to Mrs. Anthony in Fair Haven,
Mass, and she sails from New York on the 26th.
She will 60 direct to London, and from there to
Beyreuth, where she will hear the Wagner con-
certs, beginning on the 2lst Of July. From
that point she will go to Russia, where she will
be joined by Mrs. Kincaid, Of San Francisco,
who will travel with her in Russia and Dem
mark, visiting Copenhagen and some places in
Germany, and spending a few weeks in Paris,
then home in October. Mrs Hearst will go out
to San Francisco, returning here in December,
when the house will be ready for its occupants.
Senator Hearst has recovered from the fever
he had in Mexico. and is now with his son in
San Francisco. He will join Mrs. Hearst in New
York this month and see her sail, and then re-
turn west to his mines.
Miss Ada Butterfeld, who has been with Mrs.
Hearst here for the past three winters. will join
Justice Fields party that starts for the west on
the 18th, and return to San Francisco.
Miss Christine Barreda, who has been here
for'some weeks. will join her mother in New
York city next week.
Miss Moore, who made so many friends and
admirers here last winter when the guest of
Senator and Mrs. Hearst is with her parents at
their romantic home on the Alameda, near
San Jose, Cal
Mrs. Hearst gave box party to number Of
ladies last evening at Albaugh's. The guests
were Miss Smell and Miss Waters of CALIFORNIA;:
Miss Crockett, Miss Christine Barreda, and Miss
Butterield.
Miss Marwedell, prominent California edu-
Gator. is in the city. She has recently returned
from Europe and has been for some time in
Boston. Her special department is the intro
duetion and Improvement of the manual educa-
ton system in the public schools.
Mrs. Thos. Palmer, who has spent the past
month in Detroit, has sailed to join her hus-
band at his diplomatic post in Madrid. With
two such accomplished ladies as Mrs Palmer
and Mrs. Loring leading tine diplomatic circles
IN the two capitals of the Iberian peninsula
Washington society will be creditably repre-
sented.
Gen. and Mrs. Arson G. McCook will spend
the greater portion Of the summer in their de-
hghtful home on Massachusetts, avenue expect
ing to go on trip northward in September.
Commodore and Mrs. Harmony are in the
city experimenting some important improve
nents upon their house.
The residents in the city have found the
weather of the past week most agreeable for
driving, coaching and horseback exercise The
PRESIDENT drives his bay horse John in his road
buggy every afternoon. The air has been as
fresh as a sea breeze all the week, tapping the
awnings as if they were attached to a Queen
Anne cottage on the coast.
Mrs. Hutchinson. of Massachusetts avenue
will leave the city the latter part Of this month
Tor her farm in Montgomery county.
Mrs. Starring is spending the week quietly at
her house in Highland terrace She is in
mourning for the recent death Of her mother,
Mrs. Cronine, in Baltimore.
Senator and Mrs. Vance are in their mount
ain home at Asheville, n. c. Mrs. Vance is in
mourning for the loss by death Of her mother
short time ago. Senator Vance is recovering
from the painful operation that was performed
upon his left eye, removing ii, and his health
Is greatly improved.
Ex-Secretary Bayard is making extensive i'm
proysments upon his Wilmington residence.
and friends of the family in this CITY believe
his marriage with Miss Clymer will not take
place until the late autumn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. NJ Heaton have gone to
reside with their children at Tacoma park.
Mrs. and Miss Emma Esch sail Tuesday next
for Europe, TO be gone about three months.
Mr.. VIM \. Harris, Of Warsaw. Va, and
family have removed to the city and located at
ylS New York avenue. Mr. Harris was one of
the Oldest hotel managers in the Underwater
section.
Mr.. James o. Clephane, having been elected
president Of the Philadelphia linotype COM
Pany and having become a large stakeholder
and general manager of the Eastern PennsyI-
vanla Photographic company, contemplates re-
moving, with his family, to the city Of Phila-
delphia
Mrs. Geo. G. Cornish has left for Poughkeep-
sic In order to be present at the commence
ment exercises Of Vassar college, from which
institution her daughter Mabel will be gradu-
ated with high honors. Miss Mabel is the only
Washington girl who has ever taken the full
course OF SIX years at Yassar. She will enter
as student at the October term of the Woman )
medical college, In New York city, where she
Will remain until she has added the degree of
u. ID. TO that of A. b.
Misses Beatrice Shropshire, Lula Ross. and
Ella Smith, Of Rome, Ga, are visiting the
family OF Mr.. Edward Bailey, SOC LIST stree:
northwest, for q few days. They are en- route
70 the Paris exposition.
The wedding Of Mr.. s. ". Augenstein, of this
city, and Miss Pauline Stern, of New York city.
Will take place tomorrow in New York
Mr.. Chas. L. Forbes will leave the city to-
day TO visit friends in New York. Philadelphia.
and Baltimore.