Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-24
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
The Romance in the Latest International
. os-:s--s Engagement
President and Mrs. Cleveland Are
Going Visiting This Week.
-. Personal Gossip.

Ex-Governor and Mrs. John Lee Carroll and
Miss Helen Carroll arrived from Europe
yesterday. As the family have not denied
the recent announcement Of Miss Carrolrs
engagement, II Is presumed that Il is cor
rect Count Charles Won Teuff-Kercben Of
GotteEburg and Iben is a lieutenant in the
Third Bavarian Light Horse Cavalry. Miss
Carroll is a granddaughter of the late Royal
Phelps of this city. Among her remote an
cestors on her fathers side she numbers
the famous Duchess OF Leeds. who. like
herself, was descended from the original
John Carroll of Carroilton. One of Miss
Carroll's sisters married Baron La Grange.
Her brothers are Royal Phelps Carroll, who
married Miss Marion Langdon. and Charles
Carroll, whose wife was Suzanne Bancroft,
the adopted daughter of the late George
Bancroft, the historian.
The romantic part of this affair is that
the engagement grew out of the fact that
both the parties were enthusiastic worship
ers of Wagners music. and met On the oc-
oasfon of the recent performance at Bay
reuth. The brilliancy of Miss Carrolps en-
tertainments at Villa Fantaisie is even said
TO have given rise to a certain rivalry be-
tween the American lady and Nine Cosima
Wagner, who feared that her artistic efforts
were being thrown into the background by
the splendor which characterized the gath
erings at the residence of her American
rival All of which may be more or less
true.
President and Mrs. Cleveland, Il is an
nounced from Lenox, Mass. are to maze a
little trip near there this week to visit Mr.
and Mrs. Richard Watson Glider at Tyring-
ham, eight miles from Lenox.
There are no less than fourteen weddings
already announced for this and the coming
month in Baltimore. Some of the brides are
as well known / ere.
Miss Charlotte Williams. daughter of the
late George Hawkins Williams, and Dr.
Walter Prescott Smith, son OF Professor
Alan =. Smith, will he married on Med
nesdly, and 1t is stated that the wedding of
United States District Attorney w. l.. Mar
bury and Miss Silvine Slingluff, WIN has
many friends hare in society. daughter of
MI. I: bohn Siingiuff of Towson, III take
place i'm October.
Mrs. Hazen has leased the house on Con.
necticut avenue, adjoining Mrs. Wash. Nc
Leans rome, and will move in the early
part OF next month.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. c. whittemore and
Miss Al:ne Wilcox were registered I'm Paris
on Saturday.
Mrs. Lanier Dunn gave a lawn party at
her country place, Dunn's Gan. near Ho,
Springs. Va. on Tuesday last
Mr.. Frank H. Barnes OF Saugatuck
Conn. who has been visiting Miss Nellie
Il. Smith of A street. Capitol Hill, left yes.
terday for his home.
Mavroyeni Bey and Baron lie CHAT are
members of Mr.. and Mrs. w. ID. Sloane's
house party at Lenox. Mrs. Sloane gave a
dinner for them on Monday evening. Geo
Barclay, who is connected with the English
embassy at Rome, is also a guest at the
Sloanes, together with Mrs. Barclay.
The French Ambassador and Nine. Pate.
notre and Mrs. Elverson have been making
a weeks stay in the White mountains.
Miss Annie Naylor of Harrisburg has re.
turned home after a visit Of a month with
her sister, Mrs. Feister, at 62S Rhode Island
avenue northwest.
Judge ]. NJ. Wilson and Mr. Horace Lee
Washington, Mrs. ]. r. Winner and family
Mrs. Sid. Nealy, Mr.. VIM. A. Maury and
Mr. j. b. Henderson of this city are among
the recent arrivals at the Thorndike Bos-
ton.
Mrs. VIM. Zell and her young daughter
Weltha, who have been visiting relatives In
Baltimore have returned home
Miss Forbes and Miss Stanford are in New
York for one week.
Miss Emma Drew of 30th street George
town. left today for an extended visit to
friends in Warrenton, Va.
Miss Gertrude O'Beirne Of IA f street
northeast has left the city to visit her aunt.
Mrs. ID. NJ. Hodges, of Berwick Park, Bos
ton, Mass.
Mr., and Mrs. ]. H. Jones. formerly resid-
ing at 1926 9th street northwest. have re-
moved to DO II street, lexington" where
they would be Pleased to see their friends.
The engagement is announced of Miss
Carol Dare Westcott to Mr. G. Frederick
Iruesdell, son of Commissioner TruesdelL