Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-11
SOCIAL MATTERS.
President and Mrs. Cleveland's Summer
Personal Notes.

Personal Notes.
Just at present there is no topic quite SO
interesting as the preparations President and
Mrs. Cleveland are making to move into
their country home. The exterior and in.
terror of the house and the grounds are re-
ceiving the final touches. Just when the dis
tinguished occupants will move in is some
thing which lies entirely in their own hands,
The garden in front Of the mansion is already
blooming with flowers, and it probably looks
prettier than it ever did before The fur
niture is now being placed in order. 1t was
all brought from New York and is the same
which has been used by President and Mrs.
Cleveland in both Of the houses they have had
in that city during the last four years. il is
associated with all their housekeeping days and
has therefore an intrinsic value to them far
above any that could be placed on it in other
ways. The President is not giving very much
time or attention to these finishing touches to
the mansion, because he knows Mrs. Cleveland
can do it infinitely better and because he has
no leisure to give to it.
In conversation not very long ago the Presi-
dent said that he did not look forward to being
absent from this city at any length during the
coming summer. 1t was impossible for him to
do it when here before. and he could not see
any idle hours ahead of him or in fact many
opportunities to even get away and take some
Of his work with him. The chances are, there
fore, that the country home on Woodley lane
will shelter its distinguished occupants pretty
nearly all summer.
Simultaneous with the departure Of the Office
seeker from the White House there came the
| necessity Of Strengthening a part Of the west
end Of the mansion. On Monday workmen COM
menced to put in a strong girder across the
| little reception room at the right of the main
entrance. The room directly over this is the
large white-tiled bath room put in during the
last two years to replace the old-fashioned and
unsanitary plumbing arrangements SO long in
vogue there. Allthese new arrangements meant,
however, a great increase Of weight, and it was
thought best to replace the old Orders which
have been in the house since it was built by
new ones. 1t will be remembered that while
Col Wilson was before in charge of public
buildings and grounds that he had all the old
girders and supports Of the west stairway re-
placed by new ones.
Mrs. W. Ross Browne is convalescent after
her protracted illness, and expects to be able to
leave Washington for her seaside home by the
last Of June
Senator and Mrs. Morrill, Miss Swan and Mr..
James Morrill, will leave here by the end Of the
week.
Senator McMillan's family has gone home to
Detroit, where they will remain a month or SO
before going to Chicago.
Secretary Herbert was the guest Of honor
last night at reception given by the Southern
Society in New York. The rooms were SO
crowded that the Secretary and his party.
| which included Miss Herbert, Mr.. and Mrs.
Benjamin Micou. Mrs. Manning and Miss Fryer,
her niece, had great difficulty in getting in.
There were about 1000 persons present
The last meeting for the season OF the Merry
Go Round Club was held last evening at the
home of Mr.. George White, whose residence rs
one Of the old land marks of Washington. The
parlors were beautified with flowers. The
evening was spent in dancing and vocal and in
strumeutal music.
Among those present were Miss Mary
Church, Miss Matte Church. Mrs. Leidy s.
Depue. Mrs. Chas. West. Miss Lavenia Halen-
beck Of Baltimore, Miss Irene Stephenson,
Miss Flora johnson, Miss Maggie johnson,
Miss Lucy Rally, Mrs. A. ]. Fisher, Miss Annie
Handy. Mrs. ]. g. Stephenson. Miss Livings,
Miss Jessie White, Miss Lille White. Mrs
Henrietta Walton, W. A. Church, A. H. Ste
phenson Of Kansas, Leidy Depue, A. J. Fisher,
]. G. Stephenson. Geo. A White, Geo. White,
DR.. l.. A. johnson. ]. F. Stephenson. Chas
West. Carol johnson and Cliff johnson of
Baltimore, Thos. z. Stephenson and DR.. Hem
Erickson.
Mr.. George Truesdell has issued invitations
to large number of prominent gentlemen to
meet the District Commissioners and Capt
VIM. I. Rossell at the lexington. Sd and T
streets northeast, on Wednesday evening, the
18th instant, from to IL o'clock