Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-15
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
Mrs Cleveland Will Spend Ten Days With
Her Mother in Buffalo.
A Picturesque Garden Party-Arrfvals
and observation-disclosures.
ing Notes.

! to the Presidents seaside home at Bug
Yards bay to spend the remainder of the
summer. Gray Gables Is undergoing ex.
tensive repairs. and it will be ten DAYS or
two weeks before the place will be ready
for occupancy. As soon as # is finished
Mrs. Cleveland and her children will 90
there to spend the summer 1t is under
stood that Mr.. Cleveland will join them in a
few weeks.
very quiet. She has expressed a wish that
no entertainments be given for her benefit,
as she Is tired out from her social duties In
] Washington and needs rest
The Children's Hospital garden party at
Holmead" yesterday afternoon was a pref
| " scene. bringing together many persons of
social prominence, with the effect OF adding
quite round sum to the amount needed to
run TINS institution during the summer.
when most OF its supporters are Off seeking
| recreation and comfort elsewhere Mrs
MesSuire' Mrs; s s. Rowland, Mrs. Letter
| Mcclure had the refrshment tables. and
assisting her were the Misses Patten. Miss
Sheriff. and others. On the other side OF
.ne htue cottage was a prettily decorated
/ OF lemonade and sherbet bowls and lad
Mrs. Clarence Edwards to help them hand
the contents about.
/ a QraDed
tent and a booth around IL in the middle NJ
| the lawn, where cut flowers and potted
plants were on sale. Mrs. Riggs and Mrs
Mulligan were with her. Miss Letter made
! charming figure as she went about the
grounds disposing of roses, piled high in a
basket she carried. Miss Mamie Letter the
! Misses Horstman. the Misses jackson and
others assisted in a similar way Among
those who attended were Mrs. Lamont, Mrs.
Schoheld. Miss Aline Wilcox, Mrs Ramsay
Mrs. Brice. Mrs Hearst, Col, Mrs and the
| Misses Cotton, Miss Clarke, Miss Margaret
Cox. Miss Frances Cox, Miss Hardfe, Mrs
Mulligan, Mrs. Newlands. Mrs. Archibald
Hopkins, Mrs. Hazen, Mrs. Bugher. Mr..
John r. Mclean, Baron Won Kettler, Miss
Rose Preston, Miss Emma Mullan, Col and
Mrs. Sweat Mrs. Charles c. Dulin. the
Misses Todd. Mr.. Wheeler, Marquis and
Marquise Lama, Mrs. n. s. Lincoln, Mrs
Fairfield Carpenter, the Misses Drain, Mrs.
Richard Townsend, Mr.. De Souza Rosa Mr.
Won Nostich, Mrs L. Q. Lamar. Miss Les
ter. Marquis Imperialli. Mrs and the Misses
Wallach. Mrs Sargent, Mr.. George HELEN,
Mrs. and Miss Cabell, Mrs. Bourke Cock
| ran. Mrs Bergwin, Mrs. Philip, Mrs. Curry
Mrs. Cei3eron Carlisle, Miss Steele Mrs.
| William Chandler, Miss Chandler Mrs.
Ralph Cross Johnson, ST., Mrs Houck, Miss
| Lockwood. Miss Mason. Mrs. Ffoulke and
Mr. Botkine.
The Earl Of Warwick, who has been in
| town for a few days. has seen considerable
| OF social life In that period. On Sunday his
| lordship lunched with Mr.. and Mrs. Letter
and dined at the British embassy. Today
| he will leave the city. The Earl of War
wick has been exceedingly courteous to
Americans. many of whom have visited
Warwick Castle, which is reckoned among
the show places In England. He is a widow
| er of less than a years standing.
Miss Rose Preston, daughter of the late
Minister Preston. who was the dean of the
diplomatic corps during the latter part Of
his stay here. Is now in this city. visiting
IT, @
last four years. and has received a genuine
welcome from so many old friends. who
hold her family, as well as herself, in high
regard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morton d. Mitchell are &C.
| cupying the Lawrence cottage at Beverly,
Mass.
1t is unusual that the engagement Of a
brother and sister comes out almost stimuli
taneously. Miss Charlotte Page. the daugh-
ter of Mrs. Dana Estes Of BrooklIne Mass
announced hers to Mr.. John W. Stearns of
Washington, just before that of Mr.. Louis
c. Pages. her brother. to Miss Kitty
Stearns. the daughter of Mr.. James p.
Stearns of Brookline, was made public
either.
New Orleans are at the Shoreham for a
few days. prior to their departure for
Europe, Mrs. Hyams was formerly Miss
Violet Hildreth of Washington, and was
married In New York last spring at the
residence OF her sister, Mrs. Addison Cam
mack.
A charity ball will be given at Linthi-
cum Hall Wednesday for the Children's
country Home. at Rapidan, Va. a home
for the poo- children Of Washington.
Mrs. Judge Bingham, Mrs. Admiral RAM
say, Mrs. Judge Bradley, Mrs Geo Beale
Mrs. Capt Cowles, Mrs. William Gordon
Mrs Q. I. Dunlap. Mrs. S. f. wheatley
and Mrs. j. II. Gordon will be the chaper-
ones
Mr.. and Mrs. zenas c. Robbins left ON
Saturday for Staten Island and other north
ern summer resorts. They expect TO be alb
sent until October.
Ensign and Mrs. Parmenter are the
guests of Admiral Calhoun's family.
Cards have been issued for the marriage
OF Miss Ethel. daughter of Mr.. Henry "a
Moier. to DR.: sherman Williams, May q.
at Vermont Avenue Christian Church al \
p m. At home after June 10, 1894. ar ls53
princeton street, Columbia Heights
Mr.. VIM. P. Williams and Miss Mary Ger
trude Durand Of Boston were married Nav
U by the Rev. J. A Aspinwall at Ii Dupont
circle.
Miss Dodson gave a dance last Saturday
night In honor of her friend, Miss Shorh
who leaves for her new home TODAY Tho
beautiful ball room was decorated with
palms and roses. During the evening Mis-
Shorb. who is finished musician, played,
ana Maj. King contributed to the pIeasur,
of all by their vocal music Among those
present were Misses Shorb, Boggs. Corr
Boggs, Smith, Grimm, Darling Herberr
and Dodson, Mrs. King and Mrs. Dodson
Lieut.. Ethridge. Mr.. Bryant Col Carroll
DR.. Murray, Mr. Hamilton, Prof REYNOLDS
Mr.. Mclean, Lieut.. Patten and Mai. King
The Secretary of the Interior will give a
reception to gen tlemen this evening at his
residence to meet some southern friends
Mrs. Rowland will give reception on
Thursday evening for her friends to meet
Mrs Lenora Won Stosch Rowland the bride
of her nephew.
Mrs. l.. G. Hine will entertain the ladies
OF the Nordhoff Guild at her residence in
lexington on Thursday, May IL.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. c. whfttemore and Mis-
Aline Wilcox will leave on Thursday for
New York and will sail for Europe on Ssr
urday, where they will travel all summer.
The Columbian University Women. which
includes past and present students will
give this afternoon a garden party at the
residence of Mrs. Briggs, on the corner of
9th and ID streets southeast The graduates
or "a and 30. In cap and gown, will re-
ceiye the guests. At $50 a short literary
and musical program will be carried ouf
The fete will last until O'clock
Miss Priscilla Pettebone OF Wilkesbarre
Is visiting her aunt Mrs. Harry Clover.