Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-15
THE WORLD or SOCIETY
Fashionables Nearly All Here to Watch
the Leaves Fall.
Some Of the wedding. Past mud Some.
thing of Those in Prospect
aud Other Gossip.

Il has sent a good many Of the fsshionahles
back home and house cleaning. The prom
eDades yesterday after church hours
showed the Increase OF familiar faces
which are always associated with the vim
ter season. While many. too many. In fact.
OF uptown homes give yet no sIgns Of
life. and For rent ana For sale seem
repeated with unnecessary frequency ON
homes which have hitherto been attractive
rendezvous for the smart set sul The past
week has stirred the rather sluggish social
current. "Neighborhood'' dinners are prey.
alent. These sociable feasts are about the
only dlssipations of a formal character on
at present and consequently are highly
regarded. In "A good many households tho
preparations for next months weddings ara
a daily abiding JOY. In Others there IN a
bud or two who will be launched out IN the
usual way early in December. Teas are
stiil regarded 81 the proper method IN New
York. and are therefore nkcly 10 continue
to be good form in these ten miles square.
The diplomatic corps is very fully repre-
scented row and the other absences viii
be all home shortly. Sociabilities are very
active in this body now and always In
formal visiting keeps the gossip - IT. OWE
movements, as well as OF society ia general
up To date, and pleasant augGriea of ths
coming season are INDUCED in freely.
MIR. and Airs. John Rudolph Nicrnsee have
sent out invitations for the marriage uI
their daughter. Miss Mai shelton, 20 Mr.
}. Mckee Borden, Wednesday, evening oc-
iober -, at O'Clock, at the Church Of tha
| Ascension. The newly married couple WIN
oe at home after December l at I121 Cor
cOran street.
Dr. }. {. Merrill. with Mrs. Merrill nd
| Mrs. J. III. Merrill spent n few days in
| Boston last week at the Thorndike. on their
way TO Fort sherman, Idaho, where nr.
| Merrill is 10 be stationed.
Mr.. and Mrs. NewDold Leroy Edgar Who
| have been abroad for some months, viii r.
1 4 gH.r hr-
faSaf, VINO was quite an Invalid. has en-
! trriy recovered her health. Miss soma
parte, air. Eigar's hai1 sister, viii spend
| part OF the winter with Mr. and Mrs I'D
| gar at their home in East 40th street, New
| York.
The marriage OF Miss Grac, Sanders,
! daughter of Dr. and Mrs Charles W sand.
| eis. 10 -Ir. John n. Macy jr., win occur
Novemb r q in the Madison Avenue Baptist
| Church, New York city. The day foil p,,tpg
| the nuptials the young couple viii sail on
the Coiumpia for Europe, for a six 1.c.ks'
| trip, aud CA their return viii occlpy "A
handsome apartment In the Ariston.
| The wedding Is going TO be just as qulet
| as poSsiD!e, Tor the fair bride-olo.t, With
| ecmmendabie good taste. is totally aVosss
| 10 any OBSERVATIONS display. She has choseL
her wedding gown of simple gray tfoth
with peculiar appropriateness. as the family
| OF the groom, one OF the Oldest in New
| York, Is Of Quaker stock.
Miss Mary Speake. youngest daughter @.
pastor Of Fourth Street NJ. z. Church IN
this city, and for several years presiding
elder OF the Washington district. was mar
ried on Thursday last at noon in Grace NJ.
h. church, Baltimore, TO MIR Charles Robins
of that city. The bride, tastefully attired ia
a heliotrope gown, came in with her
brother, MIR. Summerfield SpCake and WAS
attended 10y her little niece Miss Robertn
DoiInan, acting as flower girl. The bridal
party Was met at the chafcel rail 10y the
groom and the best man, Dr. Morris T.
Robins. The marriage ceremony was per-
formed by the pastor. Rev. Richard Har-
court, assisted by the Rev. I.ucIen Clark
of Madison Avenue III. r. Church I'm
mediateiy after the knot was tied the co,ipl,t
left for an extended trip TO Niagara Falls
and Canada. The ushers were Messrs
Harry W. Owings. George " Croft Nm
J. Fftchett, Charles A. Haslup and Howard
Mottu Of Baltimore, and Mr.. n. g, Harper
OF Washington. The bride was the re-
eipient Of many handsome giiis from her
numerous friends.
The groom, on the eve OF the welding
day, gave stag dinner party to the ushers
ana other friends at his home on North
Carey street as a testimonial TO his pendta.-
deliverance from bachelorhood.
DR. John A. Swope and family have re-
turned TO their residence, 1912 y street
northwest.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Bayara have Invited
their friends to tie marriage ceremony OF
their niece, Miss Ida Edith Craic.n 10 Mr.
Benz. r. hohe. Wednesday evening t,cto-
Der ID. The couple will leave imm stately
after the wedding for New York and Bos-
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hay. with Miss uay
and Master Hay, were In Boston last week.
at the Thorndike. on their way home from
Lake Sunapee, where they have one OF he
finest cottages In New Hampshire.
Mrs. A. f. Kingsley and daughters have
been in Chicago for the past three weeks.
Miss Florence Kingsley entered college In
September. $50
Mrs. DIVERS. wife OF Surgeon Owens.
United States navy. and sons have re-
turned TO their home. 1903 New Hampshire
avenue, and are expecting a visit from DIR.
owens VINO Is stationed at Port Royal
On last Friday evening The Pink Rose
Circle" OF East Washington gave a delight
ful party to their friends at the residence
OF Miss Maud Mckenney, No. nos 1 street
southeast Among those present were
Mlsses Mckenney sanderson. l.. Steele $
steele, Goss Cr0wther, Duehring, NJ. Schaf-
Ter, L. Schaffer. Ii. Clark. 1. Clark, thinner
man, Chandler. hurry, Sheckler Williams
Petit, Davis. Shepard. Barnes. Toner. Al
len, Harrison and Messrs Steele nuKau
O'Neil. Chandler, Harrison, SheckIer. Hum
mer, Reinberg, w. Wright r. Wright.
Goss Garcia and Hardester. After a pleas
ant evening refreshments were served In
abundance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Edmonds left The
city today for their Chicago home. on the
way from Old Point CcQhfort where they
spent their honeymoon. Their marriage
took place about ten days ago at Moline.
ILL.,, the bride being the daughter of a
wealthy manufacturer of that town, Mr..
Edmonds IS well known here. where his pa
rents reside.
Mrs. r. Rathburn and Master Seward
Rathburn are in Boston, at the Thorn
dixie.
Miss Blanche A. Kelly and her mother
and her little sister have gone TO Newport,
*. J.. where the former will resume her
studies.
The marriage of Miss Sioussatt and Mr..
Cabell viii take place tomorrow at noon AZ
The family residence Of the bride.
Mrs. Wolcott Lay ami her daughter Miss
Faith Halsey. returned last week after
three months absence. The latter LETT
again on "Wednesday TO visit friends at Fort
Mcpherson, Ga, and today Will start for
Fort Jackson. La. to visit the families OF
several officers.
The Misses Parsons have moved TO their
new home, on Capitol Hin, 40 street
southeast
Ms Theodore f. Gatchcl Of Dcs Moines.
Ia, is visiting Mrs: Dr. ID. ID. Street, lI02
9Th street northwest.