Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-16

This is the time of the year when gossip
is rife. when all the good stories you heard
the past winter, and which were only half
enjoyed then in the rush. come back to YOU
You tell them or the fellow who remembers
longer and tells them better gets a great
reputation as a story-teller, or else that Of
remarkably smart person, in whom every
one must confide. or else they could not
know SO much. This Is the time when wo-
men ask each other. why don't you come
to see me?" But they don't mean 1t. and un-
less you are particularly dense you know
they don't. Visiting these days Is a nuis-
ance and to be ready always to receive
visitors is a stern duty which only a few
righteous-minded and rightfrlly clothed wo-
men ever live up to after May Is. All the
calling now is done before IL am, or after
Z pm. The latter Is essentially the June
pleasure. There is nothing quite SO COM
Portable as to sit around on front porches
In the cleaning. or in the houses where
cool mattings. linen furniture covers, palm
leaf fans and other heat forgetters flourish
and just talk till bed time. Folks are COM
mencing to scatter. or. at least. all those
who can do SO are anxious to get settled
In summer quarters. The main props of
the official world will be with us a good
"hHc yet, ditnOuSn n2n0S Will,
al indulge In a Fourth Of July excursion
somewhere or other. The President hopes
10 join Mrs. Cleveland and the babies for
the first week In July. and druing the same
time Secretary Lamont will be with his
family at his old home at McGrawville N
Y. Mrs. Lamont does not anticipate leav-
Ing town till the last days Of June unless
the warm weather comes and refuses to go
In a three-dsy term, such as we are ac-
customed to In this city.
One hears a good deal of the datnU~ 80
some fair Americans when they get on the
other side Of the water. and think that there
Is no one who knows them near enough to
be shocked by any little episodes out of the
common. There is a negative degree Of
comfort In the fact that folks are pretty
much the same all the world over and the
foreigners perpetrate just astonishing
actions here. An English woman with
maEy trunks and a French maid spent the
most OF the past winter at one of the lead
ing hotels. One day she announced that
she had received a message by cable telling
OF the death Of her husband The fair
WIDOW was nearly distracted by the violence
OF her grief. and at once made preparations
70 return home There were three DAVIS he
lore the ship sailed and she employed them
IA ge.uns up her mourning. Alilliners and
oressmakers were hastily summoned. and
the deepest mourning ordered upon which
the latest agony In crepe was piled on The
messengers who carried the boxes home and
inc ntters who were to see everything was
a sad errand. as they knew well they would
meet heartbroken woman. So, with many
misgfvings and the saddest Expressions
.ney entered her apartments. In a minute
broken heart, but as q bunch OF mink ro.as
covered the region Of that organ. nestIins
IN frills OF the blue chiffon which comnosaS
me stunning evening gowr she had on.
eney commenced to think they had made a
mistake: the more SO as n piinnss ,hro..S
the door she shut behind her revealed .
pr1lllant-lightec dinner table around vh,oS
were seated number OF other well-arrsy.d
vacant. e Aos'ess
Inc lady made no bones over her smil,ng
sApIahation that she was giving a farewell
ainner party. but the crepe gowns were
real, deep mourning In a few m,nn,es ssa
was sarpeo IN her widows weeds and went
IN Tor her guests to admire their becom-
m !,h The dinner which commenced
wun hostess gowled in blue chiffon end
ed with the same lady robed to her GA no IN
placx crepe. and In just as happy a frame
OF mind In the one as the other The puests
enjoyed the change OF costumes the dinner
makers came away disguised with them
selves Tor not being able to tell sham grief
from genuine. and to wonder how long he
lore NO. ! would be succeeded by No. ?. or
"hether the whole thing was not a fraud
One or other Of the lady managers OF the
Jackson Alley League have spent most OF
the time the last ten days at the rooms OF
the Art Students League where Hoyenden's
picture. Jerusalem the Golden" has been
on exhibition. The show has been success
full in the sense that a great many people
PAID q quarter very cheerfully TO see the
picture, but more so In the way of making
known the good work which the league has
accomplished and hopes yet to do among
the poor of Jackson alley To announce the
whereabouts OF the picture a big poster was
printed about -FOUR yards long. which was
lacked up on the house. The owner Of the
building objected to this display as A
dwarfed all the other signs on the front and
SO he donated $40 to have II removed Judge
Shellabarger, whose garden adjoins the
building. gave the ladies the Uncovered
fence for a bill board. and there the muslin
has waved triumphantly ever since The
judge has fine horse, which Is allowed oc-
caslonally to use the well-kept lawn as a
pasture One day. while the animal was
quietly munching away at the clover
great crowd collected. attracted by the sign,
and the word was passed around that the
judge had q wonderful new horse. whose
selection of such a name as Jerusalem the
Golden" The dismay of the lady managers
when they did not succeed in getting every
one Of the crowd In to view the picture had
to be seen to be appreciated.
Today and tonight are the last chances TO
see this picture. where the view will be of
material benefit to the league. To make the
evening more attractive the view will be
given win "a aSSotipdfiifucul-
Mrs. Ruggles will spend most Of the sum-
ner in Milwaukee, where her son has
comfortably large house. and where I'D to
this. he has been keeping bachelors hall
Miss jamie Riggs sailed for Europe today
and will be abroad till the fall
Mrs. Carpenter, wife OF Capt W. L. Car
penter. ninth infantry, left town yesterday
with her young son. Master Marsh Car
penter. to Join her husband at Clifton
Springs n. Y, where they will spend most
OF the summer. Capt. Carpenter has a
four months leave Of absence.
At the marriage Of Mr.. Harry Martin and
Miss Effie Burritt next month the oficlat-
ing clergyman will be Bishop Spaulding of
Peoria.
Mr.. and Mrs c. E. Foster sailed for
Europe last Wednesday. '---
Mrs. Harter. wife Of the Ohio. Represen-
tative. was here yesterday with her sons
for 4 visit to her husband. The family in
tend to make their future home In Phila-
delphia.
Representative and Mrs. Cultivate will
keep their Dupont circle home open till the
LIST of July, and then until the adjournment
of Congress Will stay at some of the re-
sorts near the city. As usual, they hope
to have a good long vacation in the Adj
rondacks.
Mrs. n. C. Blanchard and her son and