Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-21
SOCIAL MATTERS.
Well Known People Returning to Wash
ington-Preparing for q Gay Season.

ington-Preparing for q Gay Season.
Mrs Rusk, wife Of the Secretary Of Agricul-
ture, is perhaps the best established Cabinet
lady in the city, as she has occupied her house
No. 1880 Massachusetts, avenue-the house oc-
cupied by Secretary Lincoln during Gen. Ar
thurs Observation-Disclosures the early summer
and now feels quite at home in it. The Secre-
tary and his family left the city in August
for trip to the northwest They visited Madi-
son and st. Paul, Viroque, where their old
home is, and Chippewa Falls, where the Sec
retary's son, Mr.. C. Rusk, lives Mrs. Craig,
who was the US. president of the relief corps
OF the GAR, preceding Mrs. Whittemeyer,
the present officer, is a daughter Of Secretary
Rusk- The family returned together as far as
chicago, where they separated for time, the
Secretary to swing around circuit Of western
agricultural fairs. Mrs. Rusk and her son,
blaine Rusk, coming on to Washington, and
Miss Rusk going down into Ohio. There she is
now the guest OF ex-Gov. Charles Fosters fam
lily In Fostoria, and on Tuesday the oath instant
she will be present at the marriage OF Miss
Foster and DIR. Parker Myer of Fostoria. The
wedding will be celebrated in church and will
be an elaborate ceremonial Among the guests
viii be Miss Wood of this city, daughter OF
the late Justice Wood. Mrs. Rusk
brought with her little granddaughter
of the Secretary's, who is now here. Mrs
Rusk is in excellent health and spirits and
looks forward to the coming season with pleas
ant authorizations. Miss Rusk has been intro
duced in society. and will assist her mother in
social duties. Soon after her return from the
west Mrs. Rusk will inaugurate a series Of in
formal Wednesday afternoon receptions.
Postmaster General Wanamaker has begun
improvements upon the I-street house. The
floors Of the drawing rooms and the dining
room have been inlaid in oak in a continuous
pattern and the walls of the hall have been
hung with beautiful golden-brown plush
Changes on the same sumptuous scale will be
made all over the house.
Miss Anna Barnes, a well-known belle of the
West End, was married on Thursday at noon at
the residence of her mother, No. 1922 II street,
to Mr.. Hartwell p. Heath, the Rev. DIR. McKim
officiating. The bride is a daughter of the
late Gen. ]. r. Barnes. She wore travelling
dress of gray cloth, trimmed in silk and
jettec passementerie, and hat and was given
in marriage by her uncle, Mr.. John Fauntle-
roy of Virginia. Mr.. and Mrs. Heath left for
New York city at o'clock and will return here
on the 18th Of this month where they will tarry
for fortnight before leaving for their western
home.
Gen. and Mrs E. F. Beale returned to the
city yesterday afternoon, in excellent health
They spent the summer in their cottage at
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and left there last week
by coast steamer, In time to be caught in a
terrific gale, but were fortunately landed near
Newport without serious injury to themselves
They then came on to Chester, Pa, where they
spent few days, arriving here yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. Mclean have returned to
the city from their sUmmering. They went for
the early summer to Long Beach on Long Is
land and In August, with Mrs. Bugher and her
son, they went to Cranstons and West Point
where they stopped for five weeks. Mrs.
Bugher is back in her beautiful street home,
and Mrs. Hazen with her son have returned to
the city and are In their house at the corner of
i and 18th streets.
Miss Lena Burchell, who is visiting relatives
in Gainesville, Prince William county. Va is
expected home shortly.
Senator and Mrs. Dolph and the younger
members of the family have returned from
Nantucket where they had a cottage all the
season, and are at No. Lafayette square, Mr.
and Mrs. Richard Nixon, who were with them
at the coast are fitting up their house In
Y street near Dupont circle, and will take up
their residence in it about the middle of Octo-
Der.
Ex-Minister Kasson has left his Mcpherson
square house and moved into No. 2OO3 street
the house occupied last year by Col. and Mrs.
Lamont Surgeon General Hamilton and fam
lily have moved into No. 924 18th street Nc
Pherson square.
Mrs. Will Lamar and her baby daughter. Jen-
HE, and nurse spent the summer at Takoma
Park. MIR. Lamar Is in the west on business
Justice and Mrs. Lamar are in the White
mountains and when they return Mrs. Will La
mar VIII make her nome with them at No. 1912
Massachusetts, avenue.
Ex-Postmaster General Creswell and family
are preparing their house on the corner of
and 18th streets for their own occupancy. Sem
ator Sawyer. who moves into his new mansion
had the Creswell house for the past nine years.
Mrs. Stanley Matthews is visiting Mrs Bent
ley Matthews Of Cincinnati.
The acting minister OF the Corean legation
and the first secretary with their interesting
wives have returned from Capon Springs. where
they were greatly delighted with everything
they saw and thoroughly enjoyed the season in
the mountains.
Mrs. W. w. Flemming Of Connecticut avenue
has returned from Norristown and Atlantic
City.
Mr.. and Mrs Vim. Dunlop of West Washing
ton are with their two boys near Lushing. Va
MI. Dunlop goes up into that region annually
for hunt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Of Georgetown are in
Loudoun for a months fresh air to strengthen
Mrs Peter after her recent illness.
Miss Anna Thomas of the Post is taking her
vacation, which she is spending in the quaint
old city of Quebec.
Miss Maria Parsons. who has been travelling
abroad for several years. will make her home
In Washington She will arrive on Monday
and will be instructor of literature in the Nc
Donald-Elis school
MISS rannle PllsDury OF Baltimore is staying
few days with Miss Tune of this city. previous
TO her departure for Greensboro, Ga.
Col and Mrs. Robert Boyd and family have
closed their pretty cottage at Asbury Park and
returned to their West End home. Open house
was kept at their cottage all the season and the
family were the recipients of considerable at
tention from large number o: Washington
ians visiting that resort
Paymsster and Mrs. George W. Evans and
family have returned to their 19th-street resi-
dence after summers pleasant outing at
Asbury Park.
Mrs. W. A Croffut, who spent August on
Lake Champlain, has gone to Narragansett
bay. Mr.. Croffut will go there on Tuesday for
weeks outing.
Mr.. A. F. springsteen of the War department,
accompanied by his wife and little daughter.
VIII leave this evening for Indianapolis. where
they Will remain until the 25th instant and
then go to Waynetown, Ind, to attend the re-
union Of the Sixty-third Indiana volunteers, in
which regiment Mr.. Springsteen served as
drummer boy during the war
Miss Amy Davidson of Brooklyn il on a brief
visit TO friends in Washington, and is stopping
with Mrs. Basch, AS street northwest
Miss Helen r. Kirby has returned from her
summer soiourn at Charlottesville, Va, and is
stopping at 1856 street northwest
Miss Lillian and Efie Bassett have returned