Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-30
SOCIAL MATTERS.
Where Well-Known People Are Spending
the Heated Term-Personals.

the heated Term-FefsOnoIo.
As soon as the President gets away the White
House will come in for its annual midsummer
cleaning-as practically all the residence portion
will be closed. 1t will be remembered that last
summer the dining room and green parlor were
redecorated, the year before the blue parlor, 90
that every portion of the first floor save the red
parlor and the corridor, have received the
beautifying touch. These are the parts where
the skill of the decorator will be seen next and
where it is greatly needed. With this work
finished the entire house, from cellar to garrett
has been made more habitable, more sanitary
and more beautiful in every way, the only thing
to be deplored being that Mrs. Harrison-to
whom the credit Of the entire transformation ID
due-is herself the least able in health to enjoy
its results.
The news from Loon Lake Of her condition
from day to day is most encouraging, and while
the progress she makes can be scarcely esti-
mated except by comparing it week by week,
still she Is getting stronger gradually.
The President will be accompanied to Loon
Lake by Mr.. Tibbetts. Mr.. Hahord will re-
main here in charge Of this end Of the public
business and his chiefs campaign. assisted by
Miss Sanger, who has all the experience OF hav-
ing been through it all once before. Mr.. Dins-
more of the White House staff is slowly recov.
ering his health at Lebanon N. H., where he
is stopping with his brother.
The cabinet families are pretty well scattered
though nearly all Of them have a representative
or two here. BY next week, however, even the
most indefatigable viii feel at liberty to 20, il
only for short intervals.
Secretary and Mrs. ]. ". Foster have had
Mr.. and Mrs. Lansing with them for several
months and the little children Of their eldest
married daughter, Mrs. Dulles. The residence
of the Secretary of State Is just about as COM
Portable as it is possible to have within the city
limits and the wide verunda at the rear Of the
ia thoru ST. -
which has been thoroughly appreciated the past
week. Mrs. Foster and her daughters being
thoroughly accomplished women find great
pleasure in carrying On system of reading
during the summer when they have more leisure
than usual. The ladies often spend the morn
lngs on the balcony. one reading aloud while
the others accomplish marvels Of fine needle
work and make the very most of their enforced
stay in town.
The Attorney Generals wife and daughters
have remained here all summer and will only 20
away when he can. The chances are that they
will seek their recreation and rest at some cool
spot in the New England hills.
Miss Halstead has stayed here to keep her
sisters house open. Mrs. Noble and her
younger sister were last week at Bar Harbor,
where they were having a restful stay.
Mrs. Elkins spent most of last week here with
the secretary, but was glad to again return to
came.
The wife and daughter Of the Secretary o,
the Treasury and Miss Rusk are having a de-
lightful stay in London, where, as it is only
natural TO be expected, the American colony
have entertained them continuously and Law
lshly. They will be back early in September.
Mrs. and the Misses Wanamaker have been
doing Carlsbad, and laying up treasures Of
health and strength against the ordeals Of the
coming winter.
Mrs. and Miss Wilmerding are also in Europe,
and with party of friends will make quite q
stay in Paris before their return to this coun-
try.
Senator and Mrs. Wolcott left on Wednesday
for n two or three weeks tour Of the northern
summer resorts. and after that will turn their
faces toward their Colorado home, where their
servants have already preceded them. They
have spent the summer months very comfort
ably at Oak View. where they entertained in a
handsome wav. When they get out to Denver
Mira. Wolcott has plans already made for re-
ception in their home there, to be followed bv
various other festivities during the early fall
1t has become pretty well understood now that
the junior Colorado Senator and his wife are
about the best dressed couple in the senatorial
circle. Mrs. Wolcott has always been distin-
guished for her tasteful and stylish dressing
but this summer her husband surpassed all
previous records by being the fortunate owner
OF no less than seventy separate and distinct
suits OF clothes. No one has been yet heard to
say that they have seen him twice in the same
combination of colors or textures, n statement
that it waa thought only possible to make of a
belle Mt Saratoga. The brainy and vigorous
Senator from the Rockies takes just az much
pleasure out of his toggery as any belle
Mrs MCMILLAN has remained here all summer
to make the Senator's comfort COMPLETE. Their
south balcony. fitted up with easy chairs and a
handy center table, has been the rendezvous of
many of their friends every evening after late
drive. Miss Mcmillan and the Younger portion
OF the family have been west all summer The
Senator and his wife left for Bar Harbor this
morning.
Representative and Mrs. Hit always manage
to make life in Washington not only endurable,
but decidedly jolly during an enforced summer
stay. Mrs. Hits balcony salon of two years
ago. which was the feature of the summer in
high life, existed under some dificulties The
balcony was not near large enough. This sum-
mer 1t was widened to almost twice its old cana
city. and for the last three months it has upheld
burden Of statesmanship, social power and
feminine charms that need ask no odds of q
Newport or a Bar Harbor villa assemblape.
The Hit boys are always interested partici-
pants In these evening gatherings. The Hon.
Thomas Brackett Reed usually looms up upon
these occa ions-a colossal example Of lust how
many yards OF Irish linen or pongee can be en-
ployed liz the manufacture Of q big mans sum.
mer clothes. While everybody looks swelteripg
Mrs. Hit herself is the incarnation Of dainty
feminineness in her pretty, cool muslins and
light silks.
Justice and Mrs. Harland have been here all
summer also, but are only waiting for their
sailing day. which they concluded they could
do here just rs comfortably as anywhere
else. They start for an extended
European trip early in August intending first
OF all 10 join their son, Rev. and Mrs. Harlan
and Miss Harlan on the continent. and then
the party will travel together. The younger
children of the family are to be placed in
school also while their grandparents are
abroad.
The Misses Merrick, daughters Of the late r.
7. Merrick are all summering Mt their country
place near Ellicott City, and entertaining in a
way that many Young ladies' blessed with the
good things of this life have not often thought
OF. Their guests come down in dozens to them
every fortnight-little girls and boys from the
orphan asylums Of this city, and they are given
a holiday full of real enjoyment.
Mrs. Jno. Dalzell left on Friday with her
family for Atlantic City and will be out of town
now till early September.
MIR. Ross Thompson has returned from pleas
ant stay at Deer Park where his wife and Young
son are spending the summer.
Representative and Mrs. O'Neil of Massschu-
sets sailed by the City Of Chester on Wednes-
day for Queenstown. Mrs. Frank P. Burke of
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