Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-06
SOCIAL MATTERS.


Mr.. Harrison's Summer Leisure-Personal
Notes Of Interest.
Mr.. and Mrs. Detweiler and daughter, May,
are at the Senate House, Atlantic City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard wallach are guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs. 8. F. Bareer at Newport.
Among recent arrivals at the Ocean House,
Newport, are A. 81. Lowery and wife of this
city.
Miss C. A. Brown of this city is visiting at
Newport.
The Misses Purcell of New Jersey avenue
have gone to the mountains of Virginia for the
summer.
Mrs. VIM. h. Dyer and daughters are at the
United States Hotel. Saratoga.
blackboard party chaperoned by Mrs Dunn
left here yesterday morning for Burnt Mills.
Nd, where they spent a pleasant day. The
party comprised Misses 4. Dunn, K. Wheeler,
q. Dunn. NJ. Isel, A. Wehrly, C. Dunn and
Clarity. Messrs. NJ. ]. Jackson, E. P. johnson,
J. Taileterro. c. Gillett, Ashburn and ].
O'Donnell.
Mrs. Williams and Miss Warfield, who were
Mrs. Harrison's guests at her Cape May cot
tage for the first fortnight of her stay, have re-
turned to their homes here. Miss warfield will
be In town only few days, as she then goes to
Deer Park for the rest of the summer. Mrs.
Williams will accompany her husband very
soon to California and stay some time on the
Pacific coast. The visit of these ladies was
made most delightful one by Mrs. Harrison,
who is thoroughly enjoying the rest and charm
Of seaside life and the opportunities it gives
her OF giving a great deal Of her time to her
books. 1t Is no news to those who enjoy an
intimate acquaintance with Mrs. Harrison, but
1t may be to others, that she is probably the
had. She is thoroughly abreast Of every new
phase of literary thought and yields
herself facile pen. OF all things
she is most entertaining and graceful
letter writer, as her friends here and in other
places abundantly testify. A friend who has
known her many years says that the only
change that she can notice in her manner since
she came to the White House is that she has al
most completely depressed her gift of repartee
and a natural wit, which had received such
marked recognition among her acquaintance.
Mr.. and Mrs. John W. Foster have gone to
Lake Monaga, in the Catskills, to be with their
married daughters, who are summering there.
Mrs. S. V. Niles and Mrs. W. I. Harris are at
Deer Park for the summer.
Engineer and Mrs. Mccartney are visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. James L. Barbour.
Judge Cox and Miss Cox have gone to Rich
field Springs.
Gen and Mrs. Jeffries and their family are
summering in the Berkshire hills.
The Misses Angelina and Lizzie, daughters of
Judge A. A. Chaplin of Fort Wayne. Ind, are
visiting Mrs. C. N. auckland, 1884 5th street
northwest.
A dispatch from Fortress Monroe states that
Lieut. c. p. Marsh. third artillery, and Mrs.
DIR. Cunningham. both from Washington bar
racks, were quietly married at Hampton Va,
yesterday.
Mrs. Greedy and her children leave on Thurs
day for Wildwood, Va, in the Shenandoah valley,
where they will spend the summer. Gen. Greedy
accompanies them for brief absence.
Mrs. A. and Miss Genevieve McCreary have
gone to Deanwood as guests of Mr.. W. b. Shaw
of the Treasury Department
MIR. VIM II. McKnew returned to the city
this morning, having taken Mrs. McKnew and
the children to Hamilton for the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Archibald Greenlees have sent
out cards for the marriage Of their daughter
Miss Margaret Agnew Greenlees, and Assistant
Engineer Cleland Nelson Offiey on Tuesday
evening" July IA, at 8 o'clock. at the West
Street Presbyterian Church, Georgetown.
Mr.and Mrs. F. Lewis Marshall and Miss Mary
Marshall and Miss Galatkin of Richmond will
leave Thursday evening for Old Point Comfort
and from there to Capon Springs where they
will remain for the summer.
Mrs. W. X. Mendenhall will leave the city to-
morrow for Bedford Springs, where she ex-
poets to spend the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Herbert Beaman have
closed their house on Massachusetts, avenue and
will make visit to New England.
Col. and Mrs. Garrick Mallory have left the
city for an extended tour on the coast of New
England, beginning with points on Buzzard's
Bay, Mass.
There was a pleasant gathering for the pur-
pose of the better enjoyment of Independence
day" at the residence Of Mr.. Edward Brooke of
Center market on the Tenleytown road over
looking the city. Messrs. Chas. Z. Lyman,
Benz. 2. Watrous and H. Tubbs, with their
families. were entertained by lawn party in
the afternoon. In the evening there was a sue
cessful pyrotechnic display.