The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-07-13

correspondent writes: at is always the
season at Old Point Comfort. Other resorts
have their time fade and die, but here the sea-
son, like the brook, goes on forever bril-
liant german was the winding-up delight Of
the Fourth of July festivities 1t was given by
the girls of the garrison and hotel, and
was chaperoned by Mrs. James 3. Pace, of
Richmond; Mrs. Duncanson, OF Washington,
and Mrs. Warner Moore, of Richmond Mr..
Jackson, of Atlanta, led, dancing with Miss
Bette Pace. Capt. Eaton. Mrs. Lieut.. Will
liams, Miss Frank, Lieut.. Archibald Campbell,
Miss Miller, Lieut.. Gustave Stevens, Miss Bo-
dell Lieut. Adams, Lieut.. Phillips, and Mr.
Bodell represented the Army. Mrs. johnson,
Col. 10. Lane Stern, of Richmond; Miss Tier
Hall, Mr.. Pegram, Mr. Hamebury, the Misses
Moore, Miss Sarah Hunter Miss Whitehurst,
Miss Story, Miss Eckert, Miss Fuller, Mr..
Peasants, and Mr.. Pace were the representa-
tives of civil life. The girls gowns were great
successes, and showed to advantage as they
triDped the light fantastic Miss Lizzie Tay-
lor, a charming Norfolk girl, is the guest of
Miss Alice Frank, daughter of Col. Frank, of
the Army
One Of the most enjoyable barge parties of
the season was the one given Friday evening
from the Columbia boat-house by Mr.. Phil
Brown. The handsome barge left the house a
little after 6 o'clock and was rowed up the
river as far as the ''Rookery," where halt
was made, and some excellent singing was par
ticipated in, Miss Matte Thompson accompany
barge returned to Analostan Island, which was
decorated very prettily with Chinese lanterns,
while huge fires made the place bright and
pleasant. Among those present were Mr. and
son, Lee Harlan, Miss Cammack, Miss May
Huyck Charles Stealey, Miss Blanche Brown,
Lieut.. Beatty, Miss Peachy, Lieut.. Chambers,
N Miss ,Huyek, Mr.. Bowers, Miss Brown,
'Bobby'' Elder, who manipulated the sil1en
cords. Dancing was engaged in at the club
house on the return from the island.
DR.. and Mrs. G. w. Harris now residing at
the Shor. ham, sail on the steamer Werra of the
North German Lloyd line on the 10Th instant,
en- route to attend the International Medical
Congress in Berlin. Many of the delegates
whom he is to meet in that distinguished body
will remember with pleasure DR.. Harris's tireess
and generous hospitality extended to them,
and especially to the section of dentistry, dur
ing the meetings here two or three years ago,
and it is safe to predict hearty welcome and
reciprocation of courtesies when he takes his
place among his professional brethren in Ber-
lin. The Doctor will be greatly missed by
many friends and patients here, and they unite
in wishing him bon voyage and speedy re-
turn
Mrs. NJ. A. Durham, of Brookland, enter
tanned the w. N. P. A. on Friday evening at
her delightful suburban home. Those present
were Mrs: Mrs: N. D. D. Lincoln, president; Mrs NJ.
Coolidge, Mrs. Harrison, Mrs. Emily Thornton
Charles, Mrs. McCreery, Miss Tule, Miss Coyne
Fletcher, Miss Cynthia Cleveland, Mrs. E. L.
Sherwood, Mrs. Sperry, Mrs. Mel. King, Miss
Conklin, Mrs. Voorhees, Miss Inese, Mrs. Ran
som, Miss Irene Ransom, Mrs Mohl, Mrs.
Crandell, Mrs. Brinton, and Mrs. Hort. Mrs.
Durham proved to be most genial and hos
pitable hostess.
Mr. Warren G. TiItonl, Of this city, and Miss
Frances Mira Brown of Halifax, N. ST. were
married Tuesday afternoon, at O'Clock at the
Church Ascension nv ha Row nr
liott. The wedding was very quiet affair,
owing to the recent death of Miss Browns
father. No cards were issued. Mr.. Walter
Davidge, Jr., of this city, was Mr.. Tilton's best
man, and Mr.. q. II. Beaman gave Miss Brown
in marriage.
Mr. John E. McLeran, popular young busi-
ness man, of the firm of Heiskell q McLeran,
No. zoos street, left the city Friday morning
fora trip through the New England States.
On the 29th of the present month Mr. McLeran
Samuel A; Strang, of New York, will be mar
the summer residence of Mr.. Strang.
Miss Roberta Kerr Elliot of Washington,
who for the past few years has resided in Ger
ma mantown, Pa, sailed for Europe June 2s on
land and Ireland and attending the wedding of
her cousin, Miss Minnetta Hyatt, which will
take place in London the last of August, she
Will continue her studies at the University of
SaiiipiiuSS' i1bSiahu'
Mrs. and Miss Batcheller are still at their
Vermont-avenue residence. They will leave
the city late in the month to make an extensive
trip to fashionable seaside resorts Secretary
Batcheller will accompany them on the trip.
AS usual, they will spend some time in the
White Mountains, finishing the season at Sara
toga.
DR.. Burnett expects to sail on the 18th in
slant to attend the Berlin International Medi-
cal Congress. Mrs. Burnett with her sons,
Lionel and Vivian, is in the mountains of ST.
lesia for the benefit of Lionel's health. DR..
Burnett will join his family after the adjourn
ment of the congress.
Miss Almy, daughter of Admiral Almy, after
a delightful visit to Miss Wanamaker at Linden
hurst, spent a few days with Admiral and Mrs
Almy at the Water Gap House, Delaware Water
Gap. The whole family are now at Richfeld
Springs for the season, where Miss Almy is a
great belle.
Miss Lizzie Sherman is visiting her sister,
Mrs Thackara, at her cottage on Columbia ave-
nue., Cape May Mrs. Thackara has lately
turned her attention to literature, and the July
number of the Cosmopolitan contains an article
from her pen entitled "Three Great Training
Schools
Lavinia Shannon and Giles Shine will leave
the city on Thursday next for Rhinebeck-on-
Mr.. and Mrs Augustus lasigi. Mr.. Iasigi is
the son of former Minister from Turkey to
the United States.
Miss Bette de Kernel, of Brittany, France,
who spent the season in Washington, is passing
the summer with her grandmother, Mrs. d. M
Kearney, at Cape May, where Mrs Kearney
owns one of the most elegant villas on Beach
avenue
Regretfully indeed will friends of Miss Katie