The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-05-23

moments, should their tired nerves feel
the need ola few minutes repose, be-
fore starting in upon the ordeal of a
long Russian dinner.
Her imperial highness, Grand Ouch
ess Elizabeth Tcodorowna, from Mos
COW, is to be here to oversee a display
of embroidery sent by Russian women
And all the hospitality that Chicago
can offer will be extended to her high
ness to make her stay in Chicago
agreeable. Among the other Russian
and Polish society women who will be
received in the charmed circle is Bar
oncss Koeff. from eastern Siberia, and
Nine. Gwrllo, wife Of the governor
general of Poland, who with Nine.
Baranoff, wife of the governor of Nyni
Novogorod, and the ladies' committee
of Odessa, compose the representatives
of Russian society as it will be found
at Chicago.
New Iork's well known society pco-
pic arc here in great numbers and will
entertain either in hotels or in private
houses, which they have leased for the
months of the fair. The Sloane fami-
iy, OF New York, have taken house
on Michigan avenue, almost as large
as their cottage at LenoE, and intend
to have n series of house parties all
summer. The Elliott Shepard house
has been given up, and is to be used as
sort of overflow mansion into which
can be put such guests as cannot be
accommodated III the various houses,
palace cars and yachts, in which the
different members of the Wander
bilt family are domEilctl. If Mrs.
Elliott Shepard visits the fair at all
it will be in the fall. But it is
thought doubtful that she or any of
her daughters will care to come. Elliott
Shepard took so deep an interest in the
world 5 fair doings and worked so hard
to secure tie first consignment of
souvenir coins 1hSt his wife and daugh-
ters do not feel as if they could bear to
visitthc scenes in which he took such a n
active part while his death is SO fresh
an their minds At present Mrs Shcp-
ard is ut George Nandcrbilt-s farm in
North Carolina and in IL private letter
she writes:
81 do not know how long shall re-
main in this beautiful southern eli
mate. feel that = return north will
bring back old associations too pain
fully, and that shall have return Of
the insomnia which has troubled ire
since my dear husbands death"
Mrs P"ran Stevens and her daugil-
ter, Mrs. Arthur ragct, Of London.
will keep open house in Chicago in
June, and in tie latter part of June
and during July Mrs. Jack" Astor
will be here with her husband. her
baby, her nurses and her maids. Since
young john Jacob Astor entered the
ranks of inventors, lie has been re-
ccived in more distinguished scientific
society than hitherto, and has been
treated with a respect which lie never
enjoyed when he was merely Young
LACK Astor, the millionaire idler.
Mr.. Astor viii make long stay here.
SO as to specially study the vehicles in
the transportation building, and will
entertain the great Mr.. Edison and all
the scientists OF note.
1t is rumorcd that lovely Mrs. George
Gould will not be ignored when she
comes to Chicago with Miss Helen
Gould and Mrs. Edwin Gould, the sew
cnteen-yearold bride of the second son
of Jay Gould. And it is also said that
the entire family will emerge from
their mourning sufficiently to attend
the gatherings of the representative
society people who are here from all
over the world. Mrs. Cornelius Van
derbilt, although in deep mourning for
her eldest son, who died last June, is
also taking some part in Chicago So
ciety. And Miss Pauline Whitney has
already accepted few invitations to
renew her acquaintance with French
ladies whose hospitality she enjoyed
| while at school in Paris Miss Whit
ney is at present visiting her grandpar-
ents, Col Henry Payne and wife, of
Paynesville, O., and after her STAY there
| she will come to Chicago.
The ways of entertaining adopted by
these society people are various and
varied. Mrs. Davis, the wife of the
director general, gave grand dinner,
after which all were taken il carriages
to The lagoon in the fair grounds, and
were given the pleasure of an hours
sail in the unique Venetian gondolas
Mrs. Palmer recently gave luncheon,
after which the ladies were entertained
by the thirty dancing girls sent here
from the harem of the khedive of
Egypt.
There is no lack of ways of enter
tanning. Neither is there a lack OF en-
tertainers, for there are gathered to-
gethcr in Chicago, four hundred of
the representative hostesses from all
over the world. And there is no doubt
now that after the fair is over and all
the exhibits are taken away there will
remain in the minds of the representa-
tive society people of other countries
who have visited America a rccollec-
ton of transatlantic hospitality as
vivid as any of the wonders which it
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