Evening journal., 1894-02-27
LOCAL SOCIETY NEWS.
How Howard Pyle of This
City Became a Famous Artist.
AMBASSADOR BAYARD AT COURT

He Asks Social Favors and They Are
Promptly Granted-Mrs. Bayard aud
Miss Bayard Presented to the Queen
To-day-Marriaee Of w. O Dietrick and
Miss weibles. OF This CIty-Other
Events.
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Howard Pyle, Of WILMINGTON. whose
black and white depic ions of colonial
life aud accessories have made him
famous as an illustrator was once an
art student In this city. says the Phila
delphia Record, aud derived suggestive
daffs for his compositions from the STUDY
OF the interiors Of old mansions here and
In this vicinity
Though it is said that there are now no
open hreplaces In any of the CITY man
sions OF the colonial period there are
several In Delaware and Montgomery
counties In pristine condition. Que in
Delaware county is 50 complete iu AZ
tistic detail az 20 require but the intro
duction OF a figure in knickerbockers
with a church warden pipe, a mug OF
brown ale and dish Of periwiukles to
make subject satisfactory to the most
vivid realst.
A United Press dispatch Of yesterday,
from London. says:
1.-THE United States ambassador,
Thomas F Baysrd, had an interview
this afternoon with the Earl of Rose
haW mN 90 - .farn.
aHirs at the Foreign Office
mo Americ ms will be presented In
The general circle at the Queen's draw
ing TO m Tomorrow In the diplomatic
circle Miss Roosevelt, cousin OF James
R. Roosevelt, secretary of the United
States embassy, aud Mrs LudloH, wife
Of Major William Ludlow, military
attache of the United States embassy,
Will be presented.
miss Bavard will be presented by Mrs
Thomas F Bayard, after the latter has
herself been presented by Lady Spencer
mir BAyard applied some time ago TO
place the name OF Lloyd Griscom, his
private secretary, on this list Griscom
is clever broad -shouldered six footer
only /. and. of course, without official
standing. The request agitated the State
Department aud court circles deeply, for
no such privilege was ever granted to
other embassies Finally Lord Roseberry
invited the young man to dnuer with
Bayard, and his name has now been added
10 the court list Mr.. Griscom comes
from Philadelphia
Miss Bessie Parmeles, Of this city,
bookkeepor for the firm of W. God
win & CO. is spending two months
among the mountains aud lakes of west
ern New York, hoping to regain her
health
John Jacobs, Of this city, is visiting
relatives in Baltimore.
The Robert Emmet Literary Associa-
tion will celebrate the birth of Robert
Emmett on Saturday evening next in the
Grand Opera House An address will be
delivered by O'Donovan Rosss
Isaac w. Connolly, offs Wilmington,
has returned from a visit to Chester.
Mr.. and Mrs Edmund Wood. Of this
city, have been visiting friends in Ches-
ter.
Mrs Daniel Smith. of Atlantic City, i.
visiting Mr. and Mrs Ii FRANKIE, Of
this city.
A Philadelphia paper announces the
marriage of William g Dietrick and
Miss Weible. both Of this city. The
ceremony took place at Camden aud was
performed by Rev. w Il Bnrrell, Of thai
city.
Mr. and Mrs. Jv. NJ LaRowe, o.
this city, are on q visit 20 friends il
Brooklyn and New Jersey,
Cuoton Cook, of Denton, nd is tb
guest Of Hugh C Browne.
Miss Bessie Hebb is visiting friends Il
Reading, Pa,
Ex-Speaker Of the Senate John P Don
ahoe went to New York to-day.
Robert Pennington has returned fror
Sesford
F Eden Bach fell on ths icy pavemen
last evening aud sustained a spraine
ankle which compels him TO walk with
ane.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal
DOVER. Feb q Mr.. aud Mrs @ l
Harper, of near Lsipsic have issued II
vitations for the marriage Of the
daughter Ida to John Slaughter 40
Wednesday evening, March =, st
o'clock, st their residence near Leipsio.
4 F Dunn, of this town, WAS i
Philadelphia yesterday.
Thomas Jackson, the restaurateur,
on the sick list
Hon W F Caussy, Of Milford, was I
town yesterday.
J Reese Frazer, of Dover, is visitin
in Philadelphia
William Cannon, Of New York,
visiting relatives here.
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and reupholster furniture, prices loves
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