Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-17
FOR SOCIAL TRIUMPHS.
The Fashionable People Returning
to Town.
WHITE HOUSE IMPROVEMENTS
Mrs. Harrison and Her Family-A City Full
of Wedding Couples-Tourists Returned
From Their Neutrality-suspicious. Notes
of General Interest
Society is in that delightfully."- unsettled period

Society is In that delightfully."- unsettled period
known as the fall season. Every day bring,
signs OF life and renewed activity to a few moro
thresholds. and every new arrival means pent
up enthusiasm that will find EXPRESSION in the
coming weeks in one form or other of cere
monlous entertainment Tho city is full OF
brides. and here and there one hears of variou:
little and big dinners in their honor, otherwise
just yet there are few breaks in the usual
autumn inertia with which all who have long
read the Washington social calendar are SO
entirely familiar. 1t is the jolliest Of all sea-
sons for talks long and short, on the expert
ences OF the summer months and in the large
number OF our prominent families who have
found pleasure and renewed health and
strength on foreign shores there are mines OF
useful and at least entertaining information to
be cleaned in a visit by any of their friends.
West End fresides this past week have been the
rendezvous OF many such companies, and il
half the tales there told could be collected In
two or three large volumes all the world
would be better for tho pleasure and interes,
they would exert.
10 begin at the White House. there never has
been a time in the Presidents household when
It's members were more widely separated than
during tho past summer. The President and
Mrs. Harrison have now no member Of their
family group with them at the White House,
but ono by one they will return before the new
year dawns. Mrs. Mckee and her children are
with Mr.. Mckee at Auburndale, Mass, where
they Will remain until late in the fall, Just as
they did last year. Mrs. Russell Harrison will
also open the gay season here as has been her
custom. For the present the mistress of the
White House finds tho time passing swiftly in
the every day round Of duties which her posi-
ton entails, with the almost constant COM
partnership of her nieces, Mrs. Dimmick and
Mrs. Parker, who are again comfortably in
stalled In their apartments on 18th street.
Mrs Harrison can well congratulate
raIR n m tInn
OF the state apartments. If 1t were possible to
choose the most artistic and the most perfect
OF all in its details the state dining room would
naturally take the palm. Mrs. Harrison is SO
well satisfied with the results in each and every
part OF the house which has received the beau
ufying touch that she can hardly say what she
admires most, and there is no doubt but that
the national pride II the mansion will be shown
in the coming year by a congressional appro-
prlation sufficiently large. even after the In
creased expenditure OF the past summer, to
carry the work of restoration and beauty in the
parts of the mansion SO far untouched.
1t will be some weeks yet before the green
parlor and the east room will receive their fin
ishing touches, but both rooms are ready, if
needed, for any ceremonious events. The fur
nlture OF the green room is not yet finished
and the east room is to have new carpet. The
official world of the capital will have such q
chance this winter to show itself Off at the ex-
ecutive mansion amid new and beautiful sur
rouEdings such as it has not enjoyed since the
first winter of the Arthur administration.
That season, by the way, war marked by be-
wilderinC array Of finely dressed ladies, and all
the signs, judging by the quantities of tinery
brought back from Europe by our prominent
tourists, point not only to repetition of that
gay period, but to a happy condition of things
that will far surpass it in every way.
The vice presidential family has not reached
here yet and probably will not for another
month.
Mrs. Harrison spent yesterday in Baltimore.
The cabinet families can generally be reck-
oned upon as the last to leave the city and the
first to return. Secretary Fosters family is al
ready comfortably established in their spacious
home on Vermont avenue. which is Familiarity
known to the visiting world as the former resi-
dence Of the Japanese minister. Mr.. Yoshida.
later on the home Of the late Justice Woods, and
more latterly that of Senator Payne.
Secretary Rusk's family, such close friends
Of the Fosters, are now their neighbors, much
to their mutual pleasure.
Mrs. and Miss Wanamaker, back from their
delightful summer tour abroad, are enjoying
their country place near Philadelphia. but will
be here off and on before coming for good next
month.
Secretary Proctors wife and daughter are
expected to come back to this city next month
and open up their home on Massachusetts,
avenue.
The Attorney Generals family have been
interested auditors all the past week while Miss
Miller has been relating her European expert
ences. She returned on Monday, after an ideal
summer trip spent travelling with DR.. and Mrs.
Roosa OF New York and Mrs. Mary Howe. They
spent some time at the Isle of Wight. longer
period at London then went to Holland, and
later passed a month or more coaching in
Switzerland, reveling in mountain scenery,
stopping as, they pleased and enjoying every
moment Of the time. A month in Paris before
they sailed rounded off well-planned and
thoroughly enjoyed journey. Their passage
homeward had many exciting experiences.
although they were not at sea during the
full force Of the recent gales. Miss Miller,
however, took heavy cold, completely losing
her voice, and was therefore unable to sneak
above whisper for several days. even after
reaching home. She now laughingly says that
the aggravatlons which that entailed can only
be appreciated by one whose home folks are as
anxious to listen to as she was to give recital
of the sights and pleasures that she had enjoyed
in company with her fellow voyagers. Mrs.
Miller spent Friday in Baltimore. Miss Miller
will spend December in New York with friends.
being invited on for a number Of the impor tant
social events which are to distinguish the OPEN
ing Of the winter season in the gay metropolis.
Mrs. Howe remained in New York as the
guest Of DR.. and Mrs. Roosa. Unfortunately
Just before she landed painful felon COM
menced to show itself on her right thumb and
it has since been giving her much annoyance
She will. however, return shortly and spend
the winter here with Mrs. Butterworth, who
intends to keep her LIE Droit Park house. even
though she will be much of her time during
the coming two years in Chicago with her hus-
band.
Mr.. and Mrs. Romero also returned on Mon
day from their extensive foreign tour and uu-
fortunately made their home journey in the
worst OF the storm. Mira. Romero is still suffer-
ing from heavy cold an unpleasant re-
minder Of the passage and has not been able to
leave her room.
Recent advices to the home here Of Chief
Justice Fuller are hopeful for the recovery of
Mrs. Archibald Brown. Miss Mary Fuller
came on from Chicago on Wednesday night
Mr.. and Mrs. Josiah Pierce are here with
Mrs. Dahlgren and are the recipients Of many
social attentions from their friends.
Col. Bonaparte is back from Europe and the
K street mansion will again be the scene of the
handsome entertainment, which have always
distinguished it.
The Misses Patten returned on Wednesday
night from New York after their summer
travels.
Lady Pauncefote and her daughters will
shortly return from Europe and until that time
the all-important question as to if and when
there is to be a big January ball at the English
legation must remain unsettled.
The Brazilian minister and wife are still in
Europe. The Misses Mendonca are yet enjoy.