Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-24
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
A Berkshire Hills Ball for Miss Julia Dent
Grant.
II Gnyeties Are Few Here, Times Are
Lively Elsewhere-PersOnal
Notes.

The weeks festivities opened in Lenox
last evening with ball given by Mr.. and
| Mrs. John Sloane for Miss Julia Dent Grant,
daughter of Col. Fred Grant. Col. and Mrs
Grant and their daughter are guests at
Wyndhurst This elegant country house
has been occupied only this season, and this
is the first dance given in the music room,
which is one of the finest and largest in
Lenox. with dancing floor of inlaid oak
and hangings of old-gold silk. The decora-
tons consisted mostly of cut flowers An
son Phelps Stokes. jr., led the cotilIon about
midnight, dancing with Miss Grant. Among
the guests were Baron Won ketteler, Baron
Herman. Prince Lowenstein, Raymond LIE
CHAT and Mavroyeni Bey, the Turkish min
lister.
Mr.. and Mrs. D!az AIbertni have spent
the 81 miner at their home, Interlaken, Co.
burg, Ontario.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Mattfngly and the
Misses Mattingly arrived in New York YES
terday from Bremen. DR.. and Mrs. Sewers,
VINO have also been abroad all summer re-
turned by the same vessel.
The British ambassador, Sir Julian
Pauncefote, writes from Newport that he
VIII reach Washington next week. He will
spthd DAY or two of the Intervening time
.ILsi.ihg LORD Cough, the first secretary of
me embassy. at Beverly Farms, Mass Lady
rauncefote and the young ladies of the fam
lily viii sail for New York on the Paris No
vember D. o
Miss Mary E. Johnston of GEORGETOWN
has just returned from a two r,ortbs. ,,;s,,
to friends in Virginia
Col. Arthur and Miss Paeet have coue IN
this country to attend the wedding of their
brother. Almeric Paget, and Miss Pauline
hitney. daughter of ex-Secretary William
T. Whitney; Miss Paget is now the guest
Place this fall in New York.
Miss Henrietta Marion Grew of Boston
and Stephen Van Rensselaer, Crosby, son
OF Col. and Mrs. Schuyler Crosby were
married last week at Manchester-by-t the
Sea.
There was a very pretty wedding at the
rectory 1886 10th street yesterday. The
contracting parties were Daniel w. Cham
beriain and Miss Ella p. Willis Rev, Dr.
Ferry performed the ceremony in the pres
ence of few intimate friends. The bride
was very becomingly dressed in a travel
ing suit. After a tour of the northern
cities, Mr.. and Mrs. Chamberlain will re-
side at 140S p street northwest.
Mrs Selis Gassenheimer of Montgomery.
Ala, and Mrs. Sam Leror of New York are
the guests of Mrs. Pach and family.
Miss Bowie Wilson of 1913 L street north
west has returned to the city after a visit
of six weeks with friends in FroStburg and
Cumberland, Md.
Miss Louise Gibbons of Georgetown has
returned after visit OF six weeks to
Sheepshead Bay and Brooklyn. N. Y
Mr.. Israel S. Smith, jr., and his sister.
Miss Maggie K. Smith. have returned from
a months trip to Atlantic City and Phila-
delphia.
Mrs. 5. ]. Pigman Hunt is visiting her
niece. Mrs. Geo. Weber. at Washington
Grove.
Miss Edith NJ. Foster, who has been
spending the season on the Maine and
Massachusetts coasts, will return next
week.
Mrs. Stephen Rand has returned from
Fortress Monroe. where she has been on
a visit to her husband, who is paymaSter
on the Texas. She is stopping at the Eb-
bitt House.