Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-29

THE SOCIAL WORLD
Society is Having a Real Nice, Com
Portable Time of 1t.
GATHERINGS AT COUNTRY HOUSES
Mrs. George w. ChiIds Will Reside
Here This Winter.
THE Attest SSIP
GATHERINGS At COUNTRY HOUSES
THE Attest Cos SIP

and distributed about the autumnal resorts,
Lenox, Westchester. Long Island, the
Adirondacks and Tuxedo. The real proper
thing, however is to open up your country
house, or IL you have no such haven get
yourself and your horses and traps, dogs
and guns invited by some friend who has.
II you happen to be a charming woman,
young or old, 1t makes no difference; your
chances are equally good to have yourself
and your boxes very comfortably landed
In the same place. The tendency to Ameri-
can country life among the leisure class,
who only have time to go to these places
during the autumn, is to make life within
and without Of them thoroughly English.
Out-of-door sports of all kinds are abund-
antly provided. II the house party meets
at breakfast, the meal is most informal,
and while the hostess pours the tea mind
you, beginning the day thoroughly English,
the men help themselves and the ladies to
portions Of the cold joints on the sideboard
or hot rasher is served before all hands
get jam for their bread Luncheon is
equally informal, but the menu is more ex-
tensive, and. In fact, amounts to the old
fashioned midday dinner of our forefathers
Dinner is the great function, and is not
served till 6. 1t is so lengthy that
1t occupies the best part of the evening,
and most satisfactorily, too, as unless
dance or charades are to follow, there is
absolutely nothing else to employ the time.
especially for the men. The number of
these country establishments, which are
really moderately sized hotels, is continu-
ally increasing, and the possession of one
indicates large means.
The usher and the maid OF honor are
again personages of great importance in
social world nd %
course, strictly necessary to the same
events in which the former figure but the
enects which are produced by an ample
supply of attendants contribute largely to
their success. Wedding invitations have be-
come quite plentiful, for the last week and
the first weeks of October are pleasantly
dotted over with the happy nuptial &C.
casions. So far no weddings are announced
for ST. Johns or St Matthew'S or many
or the churches in the extreme West End
which would indicate that society, as it
feels itself constituted for a winters career,
is not as yet giving or taking in marriage
Along in November will be plenty time for
all that, when everybody is in town and the
world of diplomacy and fashion can be re-
lied upon to be fully represented in person
and by gift.
A wedding in which society here is inter-
ested win take place in New York on the
9TH of November, the bride being Miss Julia
Fitzpatrick, daughter of Mrs. Fitzpatrick,
widow OF Gen. Judson Kilpatrick. and the
Rafferty, of the first artillery. Mrs. Kill
patrick and her daughters are living in
New York at a hotel
This is a most comfortable time for So
ciety in Washington. There is no per-
iod of the whole year when you can
more readily adopt the rea, go-as-you-please
gait. 1t is too soon to have the carpets and
rugs put down and the curtains hung, and.
therefore, the summer linens are yet In
place. summer gowns are getting an occa-
a he frac nd
the lamp-lighted table are a treat which
those who intend to plunge I'm the social
stream later on must too soon forego. There
Is good bit of amateur housekeeping GO
ing on, mistresses taking the place of maids
and a few of the sterner stun are doing the
family cooking, and boasting of II, too.
Simplicity is rather the order of the day,
and those who are going back to IL for
choice seem very happy and thoroughly in
dependent about il.
Mrs. George w. Childs will, after all.
spend the winter in Washington, and has
rer ted Mrs. William Lays house on Jeffer-
son place. Mrs Childs intends to begin
The erection OF her h street mansion very
shortly, and anticipates much pleasure as
well as employment in being here to watch
the II osress Of the work.
Mrs. William Clagett and family have re-
turned from Europe. and are once more at
their 10th street home. Mr.. and Mrs Cliff
ford Perrin are also here, and will remain
Throughout the autumn.
NJ. and Mrs. Jack Webb will sail from
Europe on the 9Th. They have been abroad
since their marriage In July.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bancroft Davis have re-
turned from Europe.
Justice and Mrs. Brewer and their young
est daughter are back again at their Massa-
chusetts avenue home.
The cabinet families are gradually get
ting back to town. Secretary and Mrs.
Lamont were the first to return early in
the week. and now Secretary and Mrs
Carlisle are back from a brief visit to
President and Mrs. Cleveland.
Mrs. Bessie Stewart and her niece, Miss
Fox, sailed today for England to spend
most Of the winter.
Mr.. John S. Shower will leave town to-
morrow and will sail for Europe on Tues
day, intending to travel for a month or so
and give all the time left to London and
Paris.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Martin Henderson
have returned from their trip to the Adj
rondack mountains and Asbury Park and
are located at ll23 18th street northwest
Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Reeve have re-
turned from their visit to Westminster and
Blue mountains, Maryland, TO SD Connect
cut avenue.
A straw ride was given to Bethesda Park
by the S. w. Pleasure Club. Among those
present were Misses Lena Ehrmantraut
Eva Parker, Bernie Fitzgerald, Julia Nor
gan. BERTHE Furgerson. Bessie Myers,
Carrie Greenwich, May Stewart and Mamie
Henley, and Messrs. Z. Cummiskey, G. Roll
lower, J. Follower, L. Burkhead, z. Shead,
Z. WightZell, G. Pierce. Z. warheld,
c. Walker P. Downey Of Alexandria, Va.
chaperoned by Mrs. w. A. Ehrmantraut
and Mrs. Louis Ffeifer.
A pleasant surprise party was given TO
Miss Katie Neale by her friends last even
ing at her residence, 40 18th street south
west. Dancing was kept up until a late
hour, after which refreshments were
served. Those present were the Misses
Mollie. Agnes, Lizzie and Annie Rurns
Matte Mockabee. Minnie Mockabee, Lillian
and Albion Yates, Teresa McDevitt Ella
Espey, Teresa Stuart, Edith Ashford. Hat
tie Cook and Mamie Clarke, and Messrs
Thomas Burns. William Smoot Charles
GARNER, Howard Persons, Lloyd Mockabee
Joseph Hopkins and Joseph Sorrell.
Miss Storm has returned from California.
after nearly years absence, and is at
home with her parents at 1910 Riggs place
She passed the winter with her aunt. the
wife OF Lieut.. Col. ]. V. d. middleton. L.,
s. A. at the Preside OF San Francisco.
and was also entertained by Captain and
Mrs. Howison at the Mare Island navSl
yard.
Miss Carrie Fowler Of 1898 Both street left
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