Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-05-10
SOCIAL MATTERS.
What Well-Known People are Doing
Personal Notes.

Mrs. Harrison drove out yesterday morning
on shopping expedition, accompanied by Mrs.
Lord and Benjamin Harrison Mckee. It was
to secure lighter clothing for the comfort of
the children in the warm weather that Mrs.
Harrison braved the discomforts of the heat
and the crowds in the shops yesterday.
Mrs. Mckee has not returned to the White
House from New York since the centennial
celebration, and is now visiting in the home Of
Mr.. Stephen B. Elkins.
Miss Maud Fuller, daughter of the Chief
Justice, left the city this morning for Chicago,
where she win spend the summer among
friends.
Mr. and Mrs. 8. NJ Bryan entertained the
ladies of the Anthropological society last even
ing in their beautiful home. Mrs. Bryan re-
ceived her guests in becoming toilet Of valen-
elennes lace and green MORE ribbons. The
company began arriving at $50, and soon after
that Prof. Powell rec an exquisitely written
paper upon the evolution of music. 1t was
full OF poetic feeling. and traced the success
sive growth OF rhythm, melody, harmony, and
symphony through the advancing stages Of
civilization. At the close of the reading the
guests moved about the rooms In the hall
were flowing bowls of lemonade and punch.
and in the dining-room the table was laid with
ice-creams, water-ices. coffee, cakes and sand
witches. Among the guests were the Hawaiian
minister and Mrs. Carter Miss Carter, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thos. Wilson, Mrs. Powell, Mrs Somers.
Professor and Mrs. Paul. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Nordhof and Miss Nordhof. The rooms we're
effectively deeked with the spreading branches
Of the white dogwood blossoms.
The ladies' aid Of the National homeopathic
hospital gave the first luncheon of a series at
Mrs. Clephane's residence yesterday. The
ladies in charge of the refreshments were Mrs.
Geo. c. Gorham. Mrs. H. A. Preston, Mrs.
Richards and Mrs. Sypher. The young lady
assistants we're Miss Nav Thompson. Miss
Z
man. Mrs. Harrison was represented by a
basket Of flowers, red tulips and eowslps.
Among those present we're Mrs. Wadsworth,
Miss Marie Wadsworth, DR.. and Mrs. Pope,
Mrs W. A. Bartlett, Mrs. W. W. Dudley, Mrs.
Benz. Butterworth Mrs. Chas. Nordhoff, Mrs.
Deb. X Koim and her guests, Mrs. and Miss
Cone, Of Hartford; Mrs. James McGill, of LIE
Droit Park, and others. The next luncheon
| will be held at Mrs. Charles Nordhoffs house,
| No. 1874 X street, on next Wednesda from
to 8 o'clock. The committee in charge are
Mrs. Lewis Clephane, Mrs. A. A. Birney, Mrs.
w. Frank Clark, Mrs. Keim and Mrs. Charles
| Lyman.
Mrs. somers will leave the city at the close
Of the school year. accompanied by q number
| Of young ladies, for trip across the continent
| by way Of the Canadian Pacific and on to
Alaska. The journey will occupy all the vaca.
| ton season.
Miss Mamie Brown, Of 225 North Capitol
street, is visiting her uncle, Hon. VIM. G. Cam
| den at Annapolis.
Gen. b. F. Kelley and family will leave in a
few days for "Swan Meadows" near Oakland.
| Nd, their mountain home, where they will
spend the summer.
Mr.. Bayard will close his Highland Terrace
house here next week, and his daughters will
| return to Wilmington for the summer The
house and its contents will be Sold it is said at
auction shortly.
| Prof. West, Of Princeton college, was mar
ried yesterday in the South-street Presbyterian
church, Morristown, N. j., to Miss Lucy +,
Randolph, daughter Of the late United States
Senator Theodore +. Randolph.
| Mrs. Gen. Ward B. Burnett and family have
arrived from New York. Mrs. Burnett received
many marks OF kindness during the centennial
celebration from Gen. Burnett's friends.
| In consequence OF the death Of Mr.. Walker
T. Logan, nephew Of Mrs. Olive Logan Skies,
the reception and banquet which were to be
given TO Olive Logan by the Women's National
Press association at Wizards hotel tomorrow
| evening, have been postponed. Another date
viii be hxed, Of which due notice will be gwen
| TO those invited.
Mis Myra Charles, the only daughter Of
Emily Thornton Charles, the well-known
| writer and poetess, died at her home here yes.
| terday after . long and painful Illness Miss
| Charles was widely known and universally be-
loved by host Of friends.
| A New York Hsraid special says: ssThe en-
| gAgement Of ex-Secretary Bayard and Miss
Mary willing Clymsr, Of thin city, h lust now
engrossing the attention Of their friends. Il n
not yes formally announced, but seems TO be
fully understood BY those closest to each party.