Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-31
SOCIAL MATTERS,
About Travelling washingtonians-Perso
Notes Of General Interest.

SOCIAL MATTERA
| About Travelling washingtonians-Perso
Notes Of General Interest
Mr.. and Mira W. E. Curtis left today for New
York, intending to spend Sunday at Saratoga
and then make tour Of the great lakeA After
a short visit in Chicago they will start for Bar
weeks. Toward the latter part OF September
they are going abroad and may spend most of
the winter in Spain.
The advent Of the baby daughter Of the Chi
nese minister has turned more curious eyes
than ever toward Stewart Castle, but every
body has not been rewarded with . glimpse of
the infant Last Sunday, accompanied by her
mother and nurse, the baby enjoyed her first
outing in the baby coach recently purchased
for her use. 1t may interest other young
mothers to know that the celestial baby snugly
wrapped up In her carriage looks pretty much
like other babies. The little one wears . close
silk cap, framing the cutest bit Of q face. which
relaxes into the prettiest Of smiles when the
ba5y's dreams evidently come up to what she
| regards as nice and pleasant. Instead Of all
babes are usually surrounded, this baby has Q
little spread Of a dark color, and, Of
course, Chinese manufacture, tucked up
under Its chin. The ministers wife is very
much like other mothers and she Is delighted
when her baby is noticed and admired. Until
the neighborhood gets used to it the baby. will
get her daily outing at Q time when there are
fswest people about the legation and Dupont
circle. her nurse Is the good-natured and
smiling Chinese servant who always accom-
panies the ladies Of the household when they
90 out to walk. to drink soda water or to eat
Ice cream. This servant speaks English and
some German and she il we'll able to
pilot her charges through any difficulties
.na' might beset them on The street
A. As guardian n, Of the baby she but
possibilities. When the ladies are all out and
the nurse, trundling the baby carriage, 10 in
tnelr midst they make q picturesque group,
winch 1t is not possible to duplicate in this part
Of the country. The minister and his suite
will not go away at ali this summer, as they find
themselves sufficiently comfortable in their
roomy legation homo.
The Commissioner OF Indian Affairs and Mrs.
Morgan leave today for q six weeks trip to
Europe, chiefly for the rest and change Of the
voyage.
A luncheon party was given by the Turkish
minister, Mavroyeni Bey, at the Canoe Club
house on Roanoke Island, Bar Harbor, yester.
day afternoon. About 100 guests were present,
among them Mrs. j. q. Blaine, the Misses
Blaine, Emmons Blaine, J. G. Blaine, IT,. Mar
quis lmperiali. A. Grip, the Swedish minister,
and others prominent in society and politics.
MIR. and Mrs NJ. J. Adler and family left this
morning for Beach Haven, accompanied BY
Miss Hinkle Of Virginia and Mrs J. W. Harper
OF Washington.
Mrs. N. NJ. Schiller, formerly Miss Colinsky,
OF this city, and her sister Annie are at Allan
tic City.
Miss Alma Nachman has gone to the mount
aims with her parents for several weeks.
Misses Nettie and Sue Shaw Of Georgetown
are summering at the Thomas House, Boons-
boro'. Md.
Among the guests at Locust Grove Cottage,
Blue Ridge mountains. are Mrs E. L. Hinson,
Mrs. w. l.. Griggs and children, Mrs. Geo. B.
shelton and daughter, Miss Carrie Morgan,
MRS. Frank Coleman, Mr.. and Mrs. 7. F. Kane
and children.
today for Delaplaine, Va.
The residence Of Mrs. K. 8. Turpin, at 307
street northwest, was the scene Wednesday
evening OF delightful gathering to do honor
to Miss Marguerite Thompson, who will soon
take her departure from the city. The enter
tainment was conducted by Mrs. Turpin and
Mr.. Hampton. Music and dancing were the
principal amusements, only interrupted by
half an hour spent over cooling creams and
ices. Praises were literally bestowed on Misses
Sweetman, Thompson and Magrane, who, with
Mr.. Magrane, rendered number Of charming
vocal and instrumental selections. The follow
ing were among those present: Mrs. X. s.
Iurpin, Dir. and Mrs. A. L. Reed. Mr.. and Mrs.
i. II. Moore, DR.. and Mrs. Causpen, Mrs. W.
Wonder and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Parsons.
Misses SweetmAn, Reed, Weeden, Chapman,
Wells, Thompson Magrane, Wright Ball, But
Ter, Barnhardt, Griffin, Tune and Fitzsimmons,
Messrs. Hampton, Riddle, Msgrane. Betton,
Weeden, Myoyer, Lemon, Long, Beck, Parker,
Slesenger, Waller, Thsabold and Cornman.
DR.. Sewers and family were registered at the
Herald Office in Paris Yesterday
The wife of Hon. John T. Hit is taking the
Carlsbad waters. Mr.. and Mrs James L. Bar
bour are expected there next week.
Mrs. T. p. Story and daughters are among
the latest arrivals at Cape May.
Miss Jennie Pritchard and Miss Emma Mar
shall returned to Winchester today after an ex-
tended trip to this city. being the guests of Mr..
Mcherichar, superintendent Of Glenwooi ceme-
terry, where they have made many friends by
their accomplishments and their amiability.
Miss Areto V. Hayes Of Capitol Hill has gone
to Harrisburg, Pa, and from there she will 70
to Munsey, Pa, where she will spend the sum
mer.
Mrs. Ella B. Robbins has returned from q
visit to the home of her son Clarence, at Nor
ristown, Pa.
DR.. and Mrs. Garrett L. Hills will spend the
month of August at Cape May.
Mrs. James H. Forsyth and daughters, Mamie
and Maggie, and son, Willie, are at Round Hill,
Va, for the summer and will be Joined later by
her niece, Miss Mamie Young.
Mrs. George W. Patton and her daughter.
Miss RE Patton, and her granddaughter, Miss
Mary Patton, will spend the month of August
at their old home. Lewistown, Pa
Mrs. H. S. Jones and Mrs. G. L. Kellum Of
Capitol Hill will spend the month of August at
River Springs, Md.
MIR. and Mrs. David Hagerty leave tomorrow
for Boston, and will make tour of several of
the northern summer resorts before their re-
turn.