Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-17
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
Mrs. Stevenson and Her Daughter Are Co
ing to Asheville
Some Pleasant Gossip Of Prominent
Folks-Other Personal
Items.


going down to Asheville. N. C.. by the end
of this week, and expect to remain there
until the LIST Of December. The trip is I'M
dertaken by the advice of the family ply
stefan to more quickly bring about the
been quite i'll the past three weeks. She
has had severe attack Of pneumonia.
which. while 1t was at no time considered
critical was sufficient to keep her mother
in constant concern, and has left the fair
young patient very weak. The sudden
changes in weather likely to occur here dur
ing the autumn are not thought good for
her, so that Mrs. Stevenson is anxious to
reach the more equable climate Of a pine
region, and will undertake the trip with
the most hopeful anticipatons of its effects
IN Fastening her daughters perfect recoy-
cry. She has now sufficiently improved to
be thinking of a short drive in the sunshine
each day before her departure. Despite the
rnceasing care which Mrs. Stevenson has
nad TO give one or other member of her
family ali the past summer. as she laugh
lrgly says they seemed to have had a regu-
lar visitation of various illnesses she is her
self locking very well, her naturally cheer
lul disposition keeping her up, when an
other might feel just little discouraged.
The open air lie which they anticipate
IN Ashevliie Will be a splendid tonic for
by her mother. Miss julia Stevenson is
now IN Kentucky visiting relatives, and
VIII remain there all the autumn. AZ, by
any possibility, Mrs. Stevenson Will find 1t
necessary Tor her daughters health to
remain south all winter, they Will go to
Thomasvliie, Ga, for a lengthy stay.
The second large hont of the Meadow
Brook Club at Hampstead, y. y, was held
yesterday. The air was clear and crisp, and
a more exquisite day for ten-mlle run
.4prn ny n.g ma for
The hunt, followed by many traps rode
across country Tor ten miles. taxing many
high fences and ditcnes. The party broke
up at the residence OF Mr. r.. ID. Morgan at
~ heatley Hill Among those present who
are well known here were MIR. and Mrs
August Belmont MIR. II. l.. Herbert, Mir.
ana Mrs. Charles Carroll, MIR. and Mrs.
Ihcs. Hitchcock, ana Miss Claire Okie of
this city.
Ex-Secretary Whitney has leased and has
taken possession of MIR. Stanley Mortimer's
hne country residence at " estbury, L.. 4.
Meadow Brook society is pleased at having
him for neighbor for the next 1--WE years.
The announcement that Mrs. Nicholas
Anderson and daughter would return to
this city and open their II street house
would appear to be Incorrect, as MIR. Larz
Anderson, who has been transferred from
London TO the Rome embassy, is expected
in the city OF the popes this week, with his
mother and sister.
Mrs. l.. Muehleisen has invited her friends
to the marriage of her daughter, Miss Anna,
to Mr.. q. Vernon Knox, at 30 this evening
at the First reform Trinity Church. corner
of 9th ard n streets. \ reception Will fol-
low the ceremony from to IL O'Clock at
1861 Princeton street The couple will be
at home on " Wednesdays after November
l. at 2OlS 18th street.
Mr.. Joseph Lyons has just returned TO his
home in Philadelphia, after a very delight
fui stay with his many friends in Washing
ton.
Rodrigo de Savraada, -IarqIis of Nilohar,
an attache of the Spanish legation at Wash
iDgton, has Just arrived from Europe, where
lac has been Al akIng a lCEg stay.
Mr.. and Mrs. John f. Gibson left the city
today for a visit through the west. Return
ing they will make a visit to their home in
Ohio.
Miss Marie Eisirger of &c 9Th street
northeast has II from her visit in
Maryland.
Mrs. George r.. Milburn, wife of Judge
Miibun of Montana, is at 1901 Vermont
avenue. She has placed her two sons an
school anu viii remain here till spring.
Mrs. Eliza A. DennIson of Mystic, Conn,
Is spending a few days with her son, DR.
DennIsun, INA New York avenue where
she wiIl be pleased to see her friends
mir. and Mrs. Seth Barton French, who
We're iIarried here last tall, have returned
from IrIp abroad ami wlil occupy their
mouse on DIST street, New York, the COM
ms winter, instead OF living here.
invitations nave been sent out to the mar
Rage OF MISS Elizabeth Maxwell Dimmock
daughter OF The tate Capt Cnas II. Dun
mock OF IrSinld, ana Air Henry A. Mill
Jams OF klcI mond, va. The wedding VIII
ldhe place an Gloucester county, Va, on
october ~, at Sherwood the eiecant old
country seat OF Mrs. II. e. Selden, the
DrIde ; grandmother. 1t viii be a Iun dress
oid-I-shIoned irslnia wedding, at . O'Clock
Ia the (. Gang, MIIn a DIs reception alter
ward Parties from Washington VIII at
tend.
MISS Alice V. Heath, VINO spent the sum
mer with her sister, Mrs. L. +. Short. al
Laurel, wIll leave tOnlSnL Tor New Orleans
~ remain a fortnight before going to Dal-
las, lex, 20 spenu me winter.
AIR. and Mrs. Harry e. knapp Of 1904 gth
street northwest nave as their guest Mr.
Jonn IL. Emp OF CarrOllton, ONO, who
Was connected with the land office under
the last administration.
MIR. and AIRS. TruXton Beale left the city
yesterday TO visit MIS-. Blame at Augusta,
Me.
The first nuptiaI mass at the Church of
the Holy Name was celebrated this morn
ing at $50 by Rev. Jonn Il. delaney, the
Contracting parties being MIR. Mm. j.
hughes, whe, Tor a number OF years, has
been connected with the Depa rtment OF
justice, and Miss Josie Il. Sullivan. The
brloe and groom left Immediately for a tour,
and Will spend about two weeks at Atlantic
city, returning by way of Niagara. Mr. A
). Kane OF Washington and Daniel 4.
Noone of Philadelphia acted as ushers The
presents we're costly. Mr.. Lisner of the
Palais Royal, by whom the bride was en-
pioyed for a number OF years, presenting
her with a handsome onyx lamp.
Walter ketcham of Capitol Hill left here
some time ago for Britton, South Dakota,
for the benetit OF his health. His many
friends will De glad to know that he is i'm
proving rapidly, and is clerking In the post
office out there.