Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-18
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
The Opening Up of Marble House Creates
Comment.
What Newport Society ts Talktua
About-Some Home
News, Too.

At the fag-end OF the season, when every.
BODY else Is getting out OF Newport Mrs.
Willie X. Vanderbilt has given orders 20
have the famous marble palace put In order.
Various rumors are aflcat, one TO the effect
that she intends to take up her abode I'm
Rhode Island In order to secure a divorce
the laws In that state being almost as
liberal as those of South Dakota Another
report says that Mr.. and Mrs. W. X. VAN
oerp'lt have patched up their troubles, and
that they are to live together In their New
port home. In either case, the opening OF
'heir mouse will make Il an interesting
point or observation. Mrs. Vanderbilt is
ABOUT 10 san from Europe. and Il is said
that her Intention is to spend the winter
py the sea- Her husband is also abroad.
and no date is mentioned for his return.
The children are with their mother.
Dr. Joseph Taber johnson has returned 10
the city after his two months vacation.
ms family still remain upon his farm near.
arlington, and will not come to town until
Thanksgiving.
The rumor comes from Paris Of the en-
gagenent OF Miss Anna Gould to Prtnca
Francis of Battenberg. As the young lady
mas been reported as engaged many times
before, and generally TO titled foreigners
the rumor is discredited.
DIR. ST. George Elliott and family of I,o,.
don viii make their home IN this city ana
nave located at 1893 Connecticut avenue.
Mrs. John T. Power Of No. Is stree,
northwest has just returned to this city
aiter an absence of six months during witch
time she has visited all the points OF in
terest on the coast of Maine
The marriage of Miss Charlotte Williams
OF baltimore and DIR. Walter Prescott
smith will take place on Wednesday. the
Z0tn OF september, at the home of Miss
williams, o25 ST. Paul street The wedding
VIII be very quiet one, and only the
families and few friends will be asked.
Mrs Lee s. Mortimer and Miss Lueie L.
Mortimer of 1914 18th street northwest
have returned to the city after an extended
visit to Asbury Park. n. j.. and later TO
the mountains OF Virginia. Miss Florence
Mortimer will remain at The Plains, Va,
until the LIST proxfmo.
Mrs. A A Emery has left for Vermont.
where she will spend three or four weeks
In and among the Green mountains. Miss
Emery, who has spent the summer in the
state. VIII accompany her mother on her
return TO Washington
David Wolfe Brown and family are To-
Gated at 1902 Oregon avenue.
At a progressive euchre party at Poland
Springs last Friday both the first prizes
were won by Mr.. and Mrs. John Cough of
Washington, the lady's prize being a
French porcelain hand-painted bonboniere,
anu INC oehcA . SttAaii SiSCA ocSoTdtc4 IN
forget-me-nots.
Miss Wallie Bieber of Indianapolis Is
visiting her uncle and aunt Mr.. and Mrs
s. Bieber. She will visit quite a number
of the eastern cities and viii then go to
Michigan to visit her sister.
Mrs S. @. johnson and SON have returned
home after spending the summer pleasantly
at Atlantic City and Cape May.
Mrs. Anna l.. Ingram and her three
daughters, Misses Lottie, Helen and
George, have returned from Loudoun coun-
ty. Va, where they have been spending the
summer.
Mrs Irwin. wife Of Lieut.. Irwin. U. S. N.
has returned from a visit to Berkeley
ner U street residence.
Admiral Hughes and family are back
again from Block Island. Miss Marian
Hughes Is spending this month with rela-
tives near Greenwich.
Mr. and Mrs. +. ID. Mcclure are now at
Newport
Mr. Chris Young of NAG 18th street has
returned from Colonial Beach. where he
has spent the summer.
Mr. Frank III. Barnes of Saugatuck, Conn.,,
is visiting at the home of Miss Nellie b.
Smith on Capitol Hill.
Count and Countess Divonne and chill
dren are at Atlantic City for a stay Of sew
eral weeks.