Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-01
A SUMNER DULLNESS.
Society Having Yawning Spell at
the Resorts.
GAYER TINES EXPECTED
Social Events In This Cify-weddinGs and
Establishments Where Some Well
Known People Have Gone for the Season.


town to be found in the fact thatitisa great dea
more stupid at other summer resorts than it II
here. Reports from the neighboring rivals tt
the capital city are by no means dazzling.
Newport is as quiet as Asbury Park The social
grandees have pretty well gathered. but nobody
seems at all disposed to set the ball going. UI
at Bar Harbor everybody is shivering, fires are
as plentiful az they are here in the winter. and
the summer il only making as yet very feeble
spurts. All this will change in n week or two,
but in the meantime the members Of the
ashamed-to-be seen-in-town club can extract q
great deal Of moral backbone from it.
The day Of the summer girl has commenced
already in this city and mighty good time she
IL having The Country Climb is seeing Q fair
share of the fun, and moonlight rides home are
feature not to be despised. There are plenty
beaux now and for the only time in the year
enough to 60 around In fact. the market is
overstocked. and for one blissfui period in her
existence the summer girl can really be dis
eliminating and take her pick and choice.
Secretary Lamont had the pleasure Of his
wife's and oldest daughters company the most
of the past week at the Arlington and went with
them yesterday to New York. Miss Bessie
Lamont Is almost rs tall as her mother now. and
is a most attractive companion. Mrs. Lamont
took her two eldest girls with her out to Chi
cago and the party vastly enjoyed their two
weeks visit to the fair. Mrs. lamont says that
no description of the fair can do it justice. II
is all that everybody saws it is and much more.
Her party devoted iaself entirely TO sightseeing
day and evening, and we're well repaid in the
pleasure it gave them at every turn.
Early next week Mrs. Lamont will start with
her family for Sorrento, Me, where the most of
the next two months will be spent under the
roof of 'Blueberry Lodge the cottage owned
hvrt hov, for he ~af fsxyas.
it is certain that Secretary Lamont can take
quite good long spell Of rest there also, or
else Mrs. Lamont would not think of going that
far at all So many Washingtouiaus are at Bar
Harbor, and as they happen to be the ones
most prominent here in entertaining. the out
look for CAV season at the Bar and at Sorrento
are very good
The Misses waIlack. who went out to Col
orado with Senator and Mrs. wolcott, are now
in Chicago with them. Upon the conclusion of
their stay there they will return to this city TO
go to Bar Harbor, where Mrs Wallack and
family will spend the summer.
Miss Stout is going abroad with her sister for
the summer.
Minister and Madam Romero expect to start
for their summer travels the coming week.
They intend to 60 to Japan, and win reach
Vancouver in time to take the steamer sailing
from that port on July II. On heir way across
days in Chicago for another visit to the fair
Coming home from Japan they will make a
short stav in California They now expect to
get home again by the early part Of October
Lieut.. Porfirio Diaz will accompany them on
their long travels.
Mrs. Greedy and children will spend the
warm months in Virginia and not 60 to her Sor
rento home this year.
Prof. and Mrs. Thomas Wilson will 60 to
Chicago in August, where Miss Alisan Wilson
has preceded them. One of the most season
able pieces Of furniture in the parlor OF the
Wilson mansion on Connecticut avenue is a
little bamboo table. upon which are carelessly
placed y variety Of familiar and odd-shaped
fans. These fans represent the greatest of the
their owner in different parts of the world dur
ing his long travels.
They are telling a good story on q pretty
young bride in this city who, being recently iu-
vited to a luncheon given in her honor, passed
by her place at table several times and shove q
a great deal OF embarrassment when ii was very
evident that abe did not recognize her new
name on the card marking her place-the seat Of
honor at the right Of the hostess.
Considering how embarrassed people do ge,
when they assume for the moment the most
prominent place it is surprising how well
brides and grooms manage to conceal their
nervousness. 1t is very rarely that anything
occurs to excite the visibilities of an audience
gathered to witness q marriage. and vet little
company matching stories lately told some very
funny instances. One of the worst cases OF
fright seen in this city for long time oc-
| CURED at a wedding very lately. There was
only q small group. not two dozen in all, Of
friends assembled in the church when the
couple came in by a side door, They were SO
| nervous that probably neither one could have
walked the length OF the church il they tried
The minister probably heard their responses
certainly no one else did When the
time came for the groom to get
the ring he might have fished
it out Of q barrel with less trouble than it took
to get it out Of his vest pocket. Then he handed
1t to the bride and it took long minute Of
earnest endeayor for the minister to get the
golden circlet back to the groom for HIM to
place on the proper finger. The three sets Of
arms described a series of angles. but the work
was accomplished at last. much to the relief of
the audience. After it was all over the minister
and the bride shook hands cordially after the
accepted fashion. Then tine minister turned to
the groom to offer his congratulations,
when 10 and behold, the newly
married couple had things all snarled mp again
and we're solemniy shaking hands with each
other. The last seen Of the couple as they
drove away was the bride busily talking and
the groom sunk back in heap in the corner of
the carriage. Another couple lately married
dropped their knees in the first part OF the
ceremony ana renamed In mat lowly attitude
all through it.
At another wedding lately a great crowd was
attracted in from the street. The night was
dreadfuily warm and the ushsrs collars were az
limp as rags. A woman with q baby girl in her
arms came in to see the sight The little one broke
away from the mother and, with q merry laugh
ran down the aisle. OF goes a perspiring usher
to catch her, and beautiful race she gave him.
She went down the aisle like a butterfly and
every time the usher thought he had her, and
had not, her merry laugh rang through the
church. She was caught at last, but the incl
dent created great deal Of amusement
Miss Lizzie Reed and her nephew. Mr.. JAS
Crawford, afe at Middletown. Md, for the
summer.
Lieut. and Mrs. Hosley are at New Brighton
Long Island, for the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. James F. Barbour, who have
been in town for day or two, returned this
morning to Deer Park. Mrs. l.. b. Webb went
with them to remain over the Fourth.
Mrs William Clagett and family will spend
the summer at Lakewood, on Lake Chautauqua
New York. They start TOR that place on Mon
| day.
Baron Fava, the Spanish minister, and other
| OF the diplomatic corps spent last week in this
| city
The Misses Nae v and c. Louise HurIbut arr
spending the month Of July with relatives il
| chicago.
Miss Ella NJ. Browne Of street leaves to
morrow for trip through Pennsylvania and
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