Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-07
THE SOCIAL WORLD.
Folks Who Linger to Enjoy the First
Days Of Summer.
MRS. HARRISON'S PLANS.
She VIII Spend the Summer ut Fort Monroe
or Virgins observation-disclosures Of the
week-A Novel Country Entertainments
Personal Notes.

"eek-A novel country entertainments
Personal Notes.
/. Some day the coming week, If Mrs. Harrison
continues to improve, she wall 60 down to
likely the latter. The journey will be made
aboard the Dolphin, and if it seems to agree
with her there will be no special hurry made
to reach the destination. The President is
going along also and will remain some
days, and sfterward come down for
brief visits while Mrs. Harrison is
away. Mrs. Harrison 10 still very weak and
nervous and utterly unable to stand the least
excitement, SO that her condition must be
thought to be entirely favorable before she
goes away. With this uncertainty it is not pos
sible to settle upon the day vet for her de-
parture. Mrs. Dimmick will go away with her.
Mrs. Mckee is going to have visit from her
mother-in-law while Mrs. Harrison is away,
and will have other friends with her from time
to time.
stroll through the parks Of the West End
any OF the fine mornings the past week gave
the very best evidence of the warm weather
possibilities Of this city. As one clever young
woman puts it, "You can go as you please in this
town better than anywhere else know Of You
need not dress up If you don't want to-" Con-
sequently, neither the parks nor the shadystreets
are left to the babies and nursemaids but are
wen monopolized by the young ladies in fetch
ing costumes, the greatest merit and beauty Of
which are their simplicity. The men Of leis-
ure are fast getting themselves up in the gor-
geous neglige apparel now so fashionable, and
one can watch the progress of many a quiet
little Irritation II one is as devoted to restful
stroiis In the parks as these men and maidens
are. AS predicted, there is not any special hurry
manifested to get out OF town this year. Last
spring BY this time q strong representation of
our lashlonables were enjoying the more novel
phases OF society life in London and ON the
continent. The last fortnight has been almost
as uneventful as midsummer, butt there is o
prospect OF something a trife more exciting
during the rest OF the month than of walking
the streets and resting in the parks. The re-
suits may not be any better, but the trial will
be made. The phenomenal run of dinners
shows no sign of lessening although some of the
regular diners-out all the winter are very quick
to invent excuses to stay away from them. The
funny part Of these regrets Is that they really
all hinge on question of clothes. The most
OF people have their evening dresses packed
away, and II does not seem worth the trouble to
pull them out for an occasion now and then
The May day luncheons are, however quite the
feature. The opportunities for flower dis
play are SO good just at this season, when wild
flowers and blossoms grown out Of doors are
so plentiful and cheap, that no one can scarcely
resist it.
The races were made the medium of good
deal OF sociability the past week and nobody is
quite too old to be interested in the circus of
the coming one
Somebody has talked Of picnic, and an ideal
one it is to be if it is at all The girls are all
going to wear cotton dresses and, per-
haps, sun bonnets. The project seems
bit hazy yet, although it has
got beyond the ordering Of the dresses.
Now, If the weather could be as satisfactorily
arranged, and all bugs and other such minor dis
dou <h4
banished, the chances are the picnic would be
. brilliant success.
The Country Club teas will. however, fill a
part of the yearnings everybody has these first
warm days for rustic delights, and in some
cases may amply satisfy. The teas last year
were great success SO far as the weather per-
mitted, but then some people would rather be
drenched in fine society than to walk dryshod
with the inellgibles.
The lawn tennis court at the British legation
is only lively at intervals, but when it is going
it is very lively indeed. Sir Julian is getting
up reputation as an athlete that will event.
ually cause him to be very decisive indeed. il
he wishes any one to suppose that he was ever
troubled with rheumatism. He can turn as neat
a handspring as any young fellow at the G. A..
G. and he can put his agility to thoroughly
practical use if it is needed The other dsy
Lieut.. Browns baby daughter was in her little
coach when her nurse stumbled, and over came
baby, carriage and nurse rolling down the
stone steps. Sir Julian had been exercising a
BIT IN his garden and witnessed the accident
with bound he was over the legation fence
and across the street, had righted the carriage
and, to his great relief, found the pretty baby
Little Katherine Elkins can say more origi-
nal and funny things than children twice her
age. In fact all who have the pleasure of
katherine's acquaintance have their own
stories of her cleverness, and in one way or
other she is a ray Of sunshine in many path.
How she ever gets hold OF some of her
ideas is as much of a conundrum to
her parents as it is to strangers. She
was visiting in some house lately where
the man servant wore whiskers, and that struck
her as being such thoroughly bad form that
she could not get over it. She remarked that
MY mamma would not have butler who wore
those ugly whiskers. In fact, nobody would
unless they were just trying to get into society
and did not know any better" This remark
from q six-year-od philosopher and its anus
ing connection Of ideas was about astouish.
ing to her mother as was. another the day she an
nounced THAT she did not see any use Of
giving a party unless all about 1t was in the
papers,"
The first party she went to in this city was
the Mclean childrens ball, where she appeared
as poppy and was beautifully dressed in tulle
and the flowers to carry out the idea Her
father, to tease her, asked her the next day to
explain to him why the papers said that Kath-
crime Elkins wore u little old red pettcoat and
she had a great scare, thinking that was all the
description her lovely dress received
Katherine was taking great pride in the fact
OF her father being Secretary when some one
said to her, being secretary is nothing why
your Grandpa Davis has five or six of the M. and
nearly all the gentlemen you know have secre-
taries." The little girl was almost too crest
fallen to speak, but managed to say. We'll. l
thought 1t was nice to be a secretary. ANYHOW
that's what made papa come all the way to
Washington to live. They told me there was
only seven OF thom, too" Finally she felt SO
badly about it that the dignity of the seven
advisers OF the President was explained to her
and her belief in her papa's greatness was thor
oughly restored.
Secretary and Mrs. Elkins, who have been at
Elklns for q rest. are expected back TODAY.
Toward the middle Of the month the family
will go up there for the summer
Mrs. Wanamnker> and her daughters will
start during the coming week for Phildelphia
and then out to their country place, where they
will remain for another month As already
announced II is more than likely Mrs Wanna
maker will go to Europe during the summer.
as she has always received the most beneficial
results from such trips
Miss warfield is visiting Mrs R. NJ. G. Brown
this month.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Maurice Davis have returned
to the city and are pleasantly located in their
new home, 1921 u street northwest Mrs. Davis
will be at home Tuesday, May TO- from a IN 8