Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-11
SOCIAL MATTERS.
The Cabinet Observation-Disclosures at the
Summer Resorts.

The cabinet families are still represented
among the stay-at-homes. Those who perhaps
have enjoyed the summer most here are Secre-
| tary and Mrs Rusk, who have been in no
special hurry to leave since the weather has
been almost continuously comfortable Miss
husk went away about week ago and is
visiting the daughters of Secretary Foster
| at their home in Fostoria A part of
the time since the temperature there has
been SO cool that in the evenings a fire
was not at all out of the way, Secretary
and Mrs. Rusk now expect to get away next
week for their summer recreation. They are
going first to Wisconsin, and will be Joined in
Chicago by their daughter, who is also looking
forward with pleasant anticipations of a stay at
her old home. Mrs. Rusk and her son and
daughter will not be back until about October.
Attorney General and Mrs. Miller are think
ing of a novel vacation trip-driving through
Vermont. They will not start for some weeks
yet. and when they commence their tour will
be the guests at Secretary Proctors home in
Rutland. Vt Secretary Proctor's family will
spend the intervening time at their summer
home at Marblehead. The Attorney General
and Mrs. Miller were in Vermont last year and
are enthusiastic over what they saw 1t was
then they decided upon the plan of coaching
over the hills, which they now hope to carry
out Since Miss Miller's departure for Europe
last month her mother has been in Indianapo-
lis whore she spent several weeks. Mrs. Hale,
who was here all through last season, the guest
of MIR. and Mrs Miller. kept house for the lat
ter during her absence. Miss Miller, who is
abroad with DR.. and Mrs. Roosa of New York
and their daughter-in-law, Mrs. Mary Butter
worth Howe, is also going to see the sights
through Switzerland by coaching over the
roads. DR.. and Mrs. Roosa are old travellers,
and they have arranged this tour especially to
make 1t novel and interesting for their young
companions.
A number of our prominent society people
Incoming hot
or II they are not it is certainly not because of
want Of effort. In the diplomatic circle Mr.
Won Mumm of the German legation has long
since distanced all competitors both in the
number and excellence of the pictures he has
made. He has number of handsome albums
filled with them and as he is constantly adding
new ones his collection of American views. not
only OF places, but of people, will be valuable
and interesting. The pictures that he makes
are quite "a good as any that professional pho-
tographer turns out just at present he is on
tour which has comprised Canada, Alaska
and the Yosemite. The other dav he sent
home about hundred pictures of the won
derful si6htsand scenes he had passed through,
which have since been placed in his albums
When he adds to these sketch here and there
OF the doings at whichever of the summer re-
sorts he Will finish up his long period of travel
this last album will be decidedly interesting.
Among the lady amateurs in the photo
graphic art Miss Josephine Patten has dis
played more industry and achieved more sue
cess lately than any Of the rest. Her taste is
moro IN making groups than photographing
outdoor scenery. though she does both. She
has special aptitude in posing and grouping
the men and girls who face her camera, and
has succeeded in making many creditable pic
lures, which are kept with pleasure by the par
lcIpants. Some of the foreign ministers have
thought her pictures of them good enough to
have dozens printed-a delightful form of flat
terry for an amateur. Miss Patten has also some
striking tancies as to how to mount and frame
her pictures. novel article in the library Of
the Patten mansion is II handsome plush screen
In winch are framed a collection of photographs
OF noted persons, which, being all signed by
themselves, are well worthy OF preservation In
this attractive way
Mrs. Davis, wife Of Lieut.. Davis has also
been very successful. not only in her portraits
but In scenes of outdoor life and sports She
has quite collection of indoor and outdoor
groups, where she has succeeded in getting
splendid likenesses.
The Washington colony at Newport is quite
mp to Its average size, and in fact those of the
residents who are doing the most of the enter
tanning are as well known here as at their own
homes. Mrs. Whitney is dispensing her usual
generous hospitality. Miss Caldwell who is in
her own cottage. will, before the summer closes,
have the Baron aud Baroness Won ZedwitZ as
her guests just at present but few of the
diplomats have arrived at Newport where they
will be- usual. the social lions
Up at Bar Harbor the Washington names are
more numerous and most prominent of all
Mr.. anu Mrs. A. c. Barney are entertaining
and the Hunts. the Wallachs the Warders and
others are prominent in everything. The
Blaine house will not be very CAV until Miss
Blame returns from Europe, although Mrs
Damrosch and Mr.. James G. Blaine IT, are
representing the family at all social occasions.
Mr. and Mrs George Bancroft. of Gil P street
northwest, have returned to the city after an
absence Of six weeks, having visited the various
resorts OF the north in the meantime.
Mrs. II. ID. Petit, of Philadelphia, is visit
ing her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. W. W. Maloney,
OF LIE Droit park.
At Lenox there not as vet MANY from
this city except among the cottagers. Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Ward have a beautiful home there.
Mrs. L. z. Porter, wife of the census commits
sioner, and their interesting young family are
now domiciled in their summer house, the
Hubbard cottage, at Asbury Park.
MIR. and Mrs. Nathaniel Paige and their chill
dren expect to leave shortly for the Catskills
where they will spend the rest OF the summer
and the early autumn.
The marriage of Miss Margaret Agnew Green
lees to Assistant Engineer Cleland Nelson
Oiiey of the navy will take place next Tuesday
evening at o'clock at West Street Presby terrain
Senator and Mrs. Henderson and Gen. and
Mrs. McCook in Rutland, VT. The latter
couple are on their way to Bar Harbor
young society man who thought about Civ
ing champagne supper the other night to a
lady, but who later changed his mind is
getting just as much glory out of it as if he had
Of course it is different kind of glory from
that the average man would DESIRE but the lit
tie occurrence has afforded great deal of
amusement for the acquaintance of the couple,
whom it may be unnecessary to say are not
now in town. The young man in question las
never been considered liberal in his expendi-
lures, either on young ladies or old ones for
that matter. and when the fair object of his
polite attentions fortnight ago announced
with well disguised triumph that she was booked
for champagne supper. to her great amaze
ment the members of her household simply
laughed at her. The evening before the day
arrived and did the gentleman, who, how
ever, only called in the capacity of a messenger.
he delivered a note from himself for the
lady postponing the grand event until future
date. BY this time the lady in question had
heard 50 much about the matter that she was
absolutely disguised with the whole business.
The more so everybody had been detailing
their experiences with this nice young man.
how when he went to euchre parties, if the
big prizes sliOped from his prasn ha ,vorl,1