The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-07-27


full in society sense. Fittings to mountain,
seaside, and quiet country homes are the oc-
currences that the society chronicler now has to
record, instead of receptions, teas, and dinners.
1t is the vacation season the country over and
probably no people in the world so greatly need
a period of rest as Americans. The White
House family is still at Cape May Point, but
will not remain there longer than the middle of
August, when Cresson, Pa, will be honored
Jersey mosquitoes are fierce ard hungry; proba-
bly, Baby Mckee and sister can no longer bear
their attacks. The guid pro quo has been rem
'dered by Mrs. Harrison for the handsome pres
ent of the cottage and furniture in the boom
given Cape May by the sojourn of the Presidents
family at the Point. The President himself pre-
fers the mountains to the seaside, and the re-
mainder of the season will be given to enjoy
ment at Cresson The White House people will
occupy the Parke cottage Its owner, Mrs
David Parke, is spending the summer in Europe
The Carnegie cottage at Cresson is occupied by
Mrs. I. NJ. Carnegie and party of friends
The Mountain House Hotel at Cresson is one of
the hnest structures OF its kind in the country
The dining-room has seating capacity of S00
and it is daily ornamented in most artistic
manner with exquisite ferns and Towering
evergreens. In the neighborhood of Cresson is
the town OF Loretto, founded by Father Gal
litzen, the Russian Prince, who received Holy
Orders at the hands of Archbishop Carroll in
Baltimore in 1896. Father Galitzen became
missionary in the wilderness of Cambria County,
Pa. By his own labors small chapel soon
arose, and around this in a short time there was
a thriving hamlet, to which he gave the name OF
Loretto. The little chapel has long since been
replaced by more pretentious structure There
is also fiourishing convent at Loretto. Father
'Galitzen became naturaliZed citizen of the
United States. He died at Loretto in 1910.
The members of the Diplomatic Corps, which
is such an important factor in Washington win
ter life, are row dispersed to the fashionable
centres of this country and Europe Madame
Preston and her daughters, the Misses Marie
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London, Conn. Minister and Mrs Carter of
Hawaii, are at Carlsbad for the benefit of Mrs
Carter's health DR.. and Madame Guzman are
at Saratoga. Count d'Arschott, counselor of
the Belgian Legation, and Countess dArschot
sailed for Europe early in June Minister and
Madame Hurtado, of Colombia, are spending
the summer in Italy with their daughter the
Marquise Bentivoglio, who visited her parents
in this city and was greatly admired. Madame
Hurtado is native of Italy, though of British
parentage. Her father, Sir William Perry, as
British Consul to Venice, resided for many
years in the Queen City of the Adriatic, Ven
The Portuguese Minister, Senior de Souza
RoZi, is settled at Saratoga for the summer. NJ.
koustan is spending vacation in France.
.Senor Muruaga the Spanish Minister, is in
his family, is at Watch Hill, Conn., Count Arco
Valley, the German Minister, is at Newport,
but on the return of Mr.. Won Mumm to this
country Count Arco will pay brief visit to the
from the Netherlands, is at the Cliff Avenue
Hotel, Newport. Mr.. Ye Wan and Mr. Ye Cha,
the Corean Charge and Secretary, with their
wives, are spending the warm weather at Berke-
ley Springs Last summer was passed at Capon
Springs, but their progressive spirit and desiie
for experience in ''fresh fields and pastures
new" led them to select different summer
home this season. Madame and the Misses
Mendonca have been established at Orkney
since the first touch of warm weather Senior
Mendonca is just now taking q short vacation
trip to Block Island and it is probable that the
whole family will spend August at the sea-shore.
Madame Mendonca is an American lady, for
merly Miss Marie Redman, of Maine. With her
lovely dark eyes and black hair she has all the
appearance of a Spanish woman, so it was a
matter OF great surprise to society on her advent
mere to listen to her perfect English. The
surprise was dispelled when it was
found that she was true ''United States"
Sir Julian and Lady Pauncefote, with their
daughters, are established in cottage at Man
-chester-by-the-Sea. Hon. Michael Herbert and
Mrs. Herbert are at Newport where they spend
the summers with Mrs. Herberts mother Mrs
Wilson, of New York. Sefior and Madame
Varas, with their children, sailed for Chilli
last week. Sehor and Madame Lazcano are at
the Arlington, which they will make their home
for the summer,
The London season is about over and the tide
OF fashionable travel westward is setting in from
over the sea- Newport is the objective point of
the returning nobs and swells, many of whom
eHuureu untOlu suffering ana neartDurnS in not
being invited to the Prince of Waless garden
party, which was the crowning event of the Lon
don season 1t was remarked that there were
fewer Americans invited than usual conse-
quently the few who ''got there" feel as if
patent of nobility had been conferred thereby
London Truth suggests that the only way to
keep silly snobbish people from presenting
themselves at royal levee every year is not to
allow the list of the company to be printed, as
the majority go through the struggle and crush
in the hot rooms only for the Joy of having their
friends read their names in the list. The Queen
has gone to Osborne House, in the Isle of Wight,
where she will remain until the middle of Au-
gust, when she will go to Balmoral, resting two
days at Holyrood Palace. While at Osborne the
Queen will be visited by the German Emperor.
The Isle of Wight is spot of enchanting beauty.
Sir Walter Scott speaks of it as a ''beautiful
Island, which he who once sees never forgets,
through whatever part of the wide world his
future path may lead him." There is an un-
speakaole charm in the air, the coloring, and the
glorious sea, In this lovely island the roses and
geraniums grow wild in almost tropical luxuri-
ance while myrtles and fuchsas attain the size
OF trees. During the Queens residence at Os-
borne House the Prince and Princess of Wales
will visit her. After that they will 90 to Ger
many and thence to Denmark, accompanied by
their two unmarried daughters. In the autumn
the Princess of Wales will visit her DAUGHTER
the Duchess of Fife, at Duff House. Mrs Nc
Clellan gave an at home which was attended by
the best London society. With her daughter.
Miss May Mcclellan, she will go to GERMANY
next week.
Mrs. j, C. Aver, widow of the 'Chery Pee
toral'' man, is about to change her name 10 that
of Princess Dolgoronll She and her fortune
have captured the brother of the Morpanatic
wife of the late Emperor of Russia The mar