Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-04-30
A WEEK OF REST.
The Social World Waiting for the
May Activity.
MRS. HARRISON'S HEALTH.
supper and Thester Parties Constitute the
Principal Recreation of the Devotees OF
Fashion-waIking Instead of Dancing
Personal Notes.


that her physician encouraged her to spend
most of the day sitting up in an easy chair.
Yesterday she was quite poorly, suffer
ing from an attack Of rheumatism that
however. quickly yielded to remedies.
This little set back had depressing effect on
her. for she is beginning to tire Of the sick room
and is a trife discouraged over her failure TO
get we'll as soon as everybody nearby ProPhe-
sled when she was first taken sick. Her bron-
chial attack was followed by malarial fever and
thelast few DAYS bysymptoms of lumbago, so that
she has gone through quite q siege. NOW she Is
nervous and weak after it all. and these are the
ailments from which all hope she will speedily
recover.
BUST "a soon rs she is able to travel Mrs.
Mckee will take her mother away. to remain
until her health is fully restored. The chances
are that they will go down to Virginia Beach.
Mrs Harrison has not been the only person
sick at the White House lately. There Inns
been considerable illness among the employees
of the mansion. none however. as serious nor
"a tedious as hers One cause OF IL all has
been advanced. backed by good common
sense. The White House Is pre-emlnently
n public building, in which the ires-
iden. and his family have few
private rooms. Last week upward OF twelve
thousand people passed over the hrst moor
sight seeing. Although Mrs. Harrison has been
so Ill. there has been no attempt made To stem
the tide. as naturally it would occasion general
disappointment, and in that case 1t would 90
her more harm than good
Everybody seemed to be resting the past
week and nothing in a social way, outside of
the weddings, few dinners and fewer
luncheons. broke the mOnotony. With the adj
vent of May events, however, may come closer
together and social amenities may not entirely
depend upon little theater and supper
parties. as they have lately. Short
out-of-town trips have absorbed the
attention of many of the leaders and a kind
of WEAKNESS of spirit has attacked the rest
The pedestrian clubs have taken advantage OF
every fine day for extended tramps all
around the adjacent suburbs. and as one
of the prominent leaders in tine
athletic club says: The fact 10
we have deserted the drawing room for the
road" 1t is the style now to spend quite as
much time walking driving, and the young
folks for the most part are equally proficient
in both.
The probabilities are against any great num-
Der Of fashionable weddings during the coming
two months. The wedding day of Miss Con
stance Lodge and Mr.. Gardner Is set, but the
ceremony will take place up at her Massachu-
sets home.
Miss Foster is about to start for visit to
Fostoria and will be gone about fortnight
Coming back she will lengthen the journey so
to go to Niagara Falls, never yet having seen
that wonder of nature. In fact, although she
has been to Europe. and greatly enjoyed seeing
the sights of the old world, her desire
has never been very Market for travel in this
country. When anybody expresses astonish-
ment at this Miss Foster tells, with a
great deal of glee, that having lived
all her life within few hours ride
of Chicago she has never yet seen that mar
velous city by the lake. However, she
intends to rectify all these little errors in
womanly Judgment, develop rightful amount
of curiosity and see the wonders of America on
this side of the Rockies at least as far as she
can, before crossing the Atlantic again.
Mr.. and Mrs Timothy Hopkins now that
they have come into possession Of fair share
% Of Mrs. Mark Hopkins millions are content to
let the world wag as it will. They now pro-
pose TO go abroad for year or two and enjoy
their patrimony.
Mr.. Sidney Everett is going abroad for
lengthy stay to JOIN his family, who went early
last spring.
Mrs. n. s Lincoln will give a tea to meet the
Mask and Wig Club on Monday afternoon.
The following will be the patronesses at the
presentation of Mr.. and Mrs. Cleopatra" Mon
day evening: Mrs. Lew ?. Morton, Mrs. Will
merding. Mrs. Wanamaker, Mrs Leland STAN
ford Mrs. Philip Sheridan. Mrs. Van Hens
saiaer Berry. Mrs. Emory, Mrs. wallach,
= W.
Mrs. VIM A. Hammond, Mrs. G. Fairfield Car
penter. Mrs. Bugher, Mrs. s. o. Richey, Mrs.
Geo. Lothrop Bradle, Mrs. Mckee, Mad
anne Mendonca. Mrs. Field. Mrs. Eugene Hale,
Mrs. J. NJ. Schofield. Mrs. John G. Parke. Mrs.
Watmough, Mrs Audenried. Mrs. Z. L. Riggs,
Mrs Isham Hornsby, Mrs. Murray, Mrs. E. C.
Halliday. Mrs. A. &. Barney, Mrs. +. b. Nc
CURE. Mrs. y. 5. Lincoln.
Just As soon as the warm days come to stay
Secretary Elkins family will 60 to their coun-
try place at Elkins, West Virginia, for the
summer. Mrs Elkins will. however be back
ward and forward here all summer, as she will
keep her house here open just the same.
Senator Blackburn's family will start for
their home in Versailles. Ky, early in May.
Mrs. j. Thomson Swami will close up her
house here and go to Princeton. her summer
home, the latter part Of the coming week.
1t is rumored that Count and Countess
Divonne will spend the summer in this country.
Mrs. Audenried has received some charming
photographs Of her little granddaughter, who
has inherited the beauty of her mother.
DIR. and Mrs. Morgan have moved into their
new home, 9l9 18th street.
Mrs. Ewing. wife Of DIR. Ewing OF the army,
IL with her brother, Mr.. Paul johnson, at the
family residence on II street
Mr.. W. ]. Hutchinson and family leave town
next Wednesday for a short stay at their sea-
side home at Spring Lake. Early in June they
will sail for Europe to spend the summer in
travel
The Brazilian minister and family are going
to New York litter later on to spend while
there before going up to their summer home
in the Adirondacks, where they had such de-
hghtful summer last year.
Mrs. Hearst is expected to spend the early
summer here and will have q few friends to
visit with her during her stay.
Dir. and Mrs. Arms will give dinner to-
night
Mrs Jeremiah Wilson entertained a COM
pany Of ladies at q luncheon THURSDAY last
1t takes q great deal Of courage and hope to
plan for picnic these days but few brave
spirits are holding daily council at the club and
fashionable and large party will be the sequel
There Is nothing but the weather to cool
on the ardor of those who are making the ar
Engagements, but there is general i'm
preston that old-fsshioned May weather will
soon assert itself and that a series OF bright
warm sun-shiny days can be counted upon
by the time the foliage is bit thicker
Mrs. Stanford did not return with the Sena-
tor from California, but is expected within a
fortnight
There was apretty wedding last week at the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. r. Ii. Kirk on X
street northeast. The contracting parties were
Mr.. George c. Psddon and Miss Kate Kirk.
The parlors were filed with guests and the
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