The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-19
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guests to rest upon in quiet for few
moments, should their tired nerves feel
the need ofa few minutes repose, be-
fore starting in upon the ordeal of
long Russian dinner.
Her imperial highness, Grand Ouch
ess Elizabeth Teodorowna, from Mos
COW, is 20 be here to oversee a display
of embroidery sent by Russian women.
And all the hospitality that Chicago
can offer viii be extended to her high
ness TO make her stay in Chicago
agreeable. Among the other Russian
and Polish society women who viii be
received in the charmed circle is Bar
oness koeff, from eastern Siberia, and
Nine Gwrko. wife OF the governor
general OF Poland, who with Mne.
B2raa of, wife of the governor OF Nvni
Novoyoro6, and the ladies' committee
( of Odessa. compose the representatives
/ OF Russian society as it will be fouud
I at Chicago.
! New Iorh's well known society peo-
/ pie are here in grea: numbers and will
/ entertain either IN hotels or in private
/ houses, which they have leased for the
months OF the fair. The Sloane fsmi-
! ", of New York, have taken house
/ on Michigan avenue, almost as large
! as their cottage at Lenox, and intend
/ to have a series of house parties all
/ summer. The Elliott Shepard house
| has been given up, and IS 70 be used as
q sort Of overflow mansion into which
can be put such guests as cannot be
accommodated in the various houses.
palace cars and yachts. in which the
different members of the Wander
/ bilt family are domiciled. 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
worlds fair doings and worked SO hard
70 secure the first consignment Of
souvenir coins that his wifeaud daugh-
tiers do not feel rs if they could bear to
visit the scenes in which he took such an
active part, while his death is so fresh
in their minds. At present Mrs. Shep-
ard is at George Vanderbilt's farm IN
North Carolina and in private letter
she writes
Il DO not know how long shall re-
main in this beautiful southern eli
mate. | feel that return north viii
bring back old associations too pain
fully, and that shall have a return of
the insomnia which has troubled me
since my dear husbands death"
Mrs. Paran Stevens and her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Arthur Paget, of London,
will keep open house in Chicago in
June, and in the 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 Aston entered the
ranks of inventors, he has been re-
eeivcd in more distinguished scientific
society than hitherto, and has been
treated with a respect which he never
enjoyed when he was merely young
Jack" Astor, the millionaire idlcr.
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 rumored that lovely Mrs. George
oOGlAl VIII ilOG nc l-EOICii HlSn she
comes to Chicago with Miss Helen
Gould and Mrs Edwin Gould, the sew
enteen-year-old bride Of the second son
of Jay Gould. And it i also said that
the entire family will emerge from
their mourning sufficiently 10 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
cietv. And Miss Pauline Whitney has
already accepted a few invitations 10 !
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 I
PaynesviIie, O.. and after her stay there /
she viii come 20 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 al were taken in carriages
to the lagoon in the fair grounds, and !
were given the pleasure Of an hours
sail in the unique Venetian Pondolas.
Mrs. Palmer recently gave a 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 lack Of en-
tertaincrs, for there are gathered to-
gethar in Chicago, four hundred o:
the representative hostesses from all
over the world. And there is no doubt
now that after the fair r. over and ell
the exhibits are taken away there viii
remain in the minds Of the representa-
tive society people al ether countries
who have visited America recoliec-
ton Of transatlantic hospitality as
vivid as any Of the wonders which IL
has been their lot % behold during
this great exposition.
This social side of the fair Is - de-
ightful as il is unique and unexpected.
Society people are charmed at its nov.
slty.