Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-30

With the coming week life will be in full
swing at most Of the leading resorts in this
part Of the country and the names farnilia,
here among the entertainers or the enter.
| tanned will be heard again amid new sur.
roundings. While each of the resorts OF
fashion or rest and recreation has its own
particular season and it's own time fol-
reaching the high tide Of gayety, the every.
day even current has already commenced
and Is certainly settled for the next two
months. and a good while longer In some
directions. Take 1t all In all. with the hard
times and the persistent repetition Of the
cry that they will be much worse before
they get better. the pleasure season starts
on with nearly as bright prospects as las,
summer. when q few weeks witnessed the
swift decline of so many. The impression
II general that great many Of the fashion
able set have gone to Europe so as to avoid
keeping up expensive establishments all
summer. but anybody who has had the OPP
portunity to contrast the two methods
would md that there was little or nothing
to be gained by such q proceeding and the
chances are that these people will spend
much more money abroad than their ordi-
nary expenses at home. Those who want
luxury have to pay for II on the other side
OF the big stream well as on this, and
there is probably no item which an Ameri.
can feels so necessary for his comfort and
that Of his family as to surround them with
the very best and naturally the most ex-
pensive manner Of travelling and hotel life
ana he entertains pretty generously along
the way besides.
Inere Ii no good reason, save an objec-
ton on the part OF the lady herself why
there should not be a portrait of Mrs
Cleveland In the White House down stairs
where the public could see IL. II would
give pleasure the hnndrada u-hn
through the mansion every day not one in
ten OF whom Will probably ever see the
lady herself. There is nothing more ad-
mired now In the parlors than the por-
traits OF the former mistresses Of the man
sion. The picture Of another beautiful
White House lady. Mrs. Harriet Lane
Johnston. ought to have been hung upon its
walls years ago. 1t Is stated by a lady who
ought to know that Mrs. Cleveland has
said that she would have her portrait hung
In the White House when there was one
there Of Mrs. Johnston.
The method OF procedure in the matter
OF having the portraits Of presiding ladies
placed In the home they once graced is not
20 direct as the custom for Presidents. Por.
traits Of all the Presidents are now huns
either In the corridor or In the parlors. AL
| were purchased by the government. and OF
late years the picture of every President
| has been hung there shortly after his sue
| cessor has moved In. OF the ladies' pic
lures that of Mrs. Hayes was presented by
the Woman's Temperance Society and more
recently that of Mrs. Harrison by the
Daughters of the Revolution. Mrs. Wash.
ington's picture was probably purchased
by the government and that OF Dolly Maoi'
son has been or will be secured the same
way. Unless. therefore, either Mrs. Cleve-
land or Mrs. Johnston Will have their por-
traits painted their admirers will not have
the pleasure of seeing their pictures hung
In the White House during the lifetime OF
these ladies. But IL some bright morning
both portraits were found decorating the
walls of the blue room the spectacle would
give general satisfaction.
For those who desire to enter the gilded
circle Of society during the summer. the
highest social authority has at last an
nounced the relative Importance OF the
various resorts which We hear the most
about in this part OF the country. Rich
field Is recommended as a starter, ana then
Narragansett Pier. Next year Bar Harbor
should be tried, provided success has been
found at the other places. Here the tiptop
notch Of the average social ambition can
be reached, but IL the soul yearns for fur
Their conQuests and an opening at Newport
can be secured, there is absolutely nothing
loftier IN the way Of style to be found on
this continent. Money Is the great desider-
alum there. blood and brains are useful.
and good looks on the part OF young women
and q title Of some sort or other for the
other sex have often done the work, but
unless under the most favorable conditions
these qualities would never bring You 10
dollar accompanied every move. In any
Of these places and at half a hundred more,
one can be heard of very acceptaoly as a
mover in general society. but 20 achieve
the highest career possible. one must be in
the muiti-millionaire set at Newport. Then
YOU can go to Lenox In September. You
can 60 anyhow. and probably your impress
sions Of the beauties Of the Berkshire hills
will be none the less thrilling because you
rest from your observations in a hotel aid
not in one of the estates which rival the
palaces at Newport.
The Newport contingent amongst real
washingtonians is not very large; iroeed.
IL may hardly be said to exist at all There
quered when they got there. but evidently
they do not consider the game worth the
effort, for they allow long intermissions
between their stays.
About the most ambitious OF the Washing
ton colony this summer will be Mr.. and
Mrs. Arnold Hague. They have opened
Beacon HILL" the Newport establishment
Of Mrs. Hague. Mrs. Hague, when Mrs.
Walter Howe, had the misfortune, some
three seasons ago, to see her husband drown
there. Since Mrs. Hagues second marriage
she has sold her former home in New York.
at Park avenue and saith street. to Sir Rod
erick Cameron for the very large sum of
sl5ooo0 or Whereabouts. and purchased Mrs.
Bughers fine home. where the Hagues will
reside next season.
Count Itchy, a Hungarian nobleman, who
has plenty money, is just twenty-six years
old. good looking, but who is not hunting
for an American helress, and, indeed, has
no intention of getting married at pres
ent to anybody, is summerins at Newport.
As probably his name and that Of each OF
the wealthy bellies in succession VIII be
linked together time and time again all
summer his personality becomes interest
ing. His family is good as any left on
earth. While he has Travelled the world
over. he Reserved the last sweet bite in his
taste OF human happiness summer at
Newport-till now. He is already located in
a club cottage and his rig is pulled by four
of the finest horses he could buy. A Hun
garian harness will soon add new distinc-
ton and eclat to the turn out and his four
hand is likely to make all other owners
pale with envy. Count Zichy has such a
consideration than IL he came incumbered
with titles like the rest of the foreigners
who come to enjoy our best society
Times are not hard at Newport, for Mr.
Belmont has just completed his new stable.
on which about S200,U0O was expended Ii
| has become a great show place. 1t has a
| courtyard with su0 electric lights there are
| pool rooms. and an exercising ring as big
| as a public riding school. and all othe-
| Injuries for horses and single men. Tn
| dancing set record with glee that all the
| apartments can be thrown into one biz
| loom. and that can be utilized as a paI
room, to which precise use the owner in.
| lends to put II several times this summer
Lord Randolph Churchill. who is on his
| way around the world, will tarry a while
| at Newport also, and among the other
| titled personages will be the Earl and
| Countess of Essex. The latter was Mis-.
Adele Grant. a great favorite in this city
as well as Newport. Mrs. Beach-Grant