The Washington times., 1895-04-04
GARDEN PARTIES In SPRING
Society Hopes Mrs. Cleveland Will
Give One at NoodIey.
Several Of These Popular Entertainments
Looked Forward To-Bazaar forGar-
field Hospital at the shoreham.

nounced as yet in regard to garden parties
for the spring. there are rumors of more
than one among the residents of the West
End who have sufficiently large grounds
attached to their houses TO render this
plan either advisable or desirable
In addition to these talked-of garden
parties in private life, hope seems to have
sprung afresh in regard TO the annual rumor
that Mrs. Cleveland will utilize the grounds
of the White House for the purpose of
entertaining her friends at an open air
fete. There are some who seem to think
that it is by no means out OF the question
that Mrs. Cleveland may not give garden
party at Woodley before she finally leaves
there for Gray Gables and society breaks
up for the thousand and one summer jaunts
at the coast and mountain resorts.
1t will be remembered that there was talk
OF this same plan last spring, and it would
undoubtedly have been carried into exc
cution had it not been for the fact that.
with the arrival of the spring flowers and
settled bright weather there also arrived
CoXeys army and put an end 10 any
thoughts of unrestricted outing for the
Presidents family within the District
limits
Should Mrs. Cleveland desire to enter
tain her friends in this manner, the grounds
OF Woodley are quite spacious enough for
the purpose, and while ii would not in
some respects prove of as great interest as
would he the case were the party given
in the White House grounds, il would
certainly be much more possible to secure
animmunity from unlimited guests
However il may be with these plans for
garden parties in society, one thing is GER
tain, there will be one or more garden par
ties for the purpose OF raising funds for
fashionable charity or two One might as
well count upon a Washington season with
the spring aftermath OF weddings left out
as one wholly bereft of garden parties. The
one phase OF affairs is quite as inevitable as
the other.
There are generally three at least to be
counted upoD-one AT the Children's Coun-
try Home when that institution formally
opens for the summer. one at the Childrers
Hospital, when the best and most care
fully laid plans OF those in charge are gen
orally defeated on the score of an open-atr
fete by a downpour OF rain, and last, but
by no means least, the Garfield Hospital
generally comes to the front each spring
with a garden party as the agency through
which much needed funds are to be raised
for carrying on the work during the summer
or in making some repairs and alterations.
To this list may be added, with security,
a fourth garden party, as the Home for In
curables is likely TO appeal 10 those inter
ested in the great charity il represents be-
fore the spring is much older.
Once a year regularly Mr. and Mrs. John
Mclean are called upon TO loan backgrounds
near the boundary for the purpose of hold
in q garden party for charitable purposes,
and Mrs. Logan is likewise just as surely
bcseged with requests OF the same nature
for the loan OF her house and grounds.
Lieut. and Mrs Harvey C. Harbaugh
have recently met with a great sorrow in
the death of their twin baby daughters at
the residence OF Mrs. Carbaugh's mother,
Mrs. Isaac Henderson, in this city. One
of the deaths occurred on the 11th OF
March and the second on the 23d of the
month
Mrs. Martin, widow of the late Col
James p. Martin. u. S. A, LEFT Washing
ton a week since for Chicago, where she
is at the Palmer House.
Miss Sidney Campbell, OF this city. is at
Fortress Monroe, visiting Capt. aud Mrs
Davis.
Senator Proctor visited Goveplor's G
Island last week as the guest OF Gen. Saw
teIle Senator and Mrs. Frye were also
guests there at the same time.
Capt. Louis V. Carziac, T. s. A., who
has been in this city for several months,
returned last week to Fortress Monroe.
Senior Muruaga, the Spanish minister,
Will leave Washington the middle of the
present month to return to Spain. His
successor, Senior Dupuy de LONE, is
expected to arrive here about The last OF
the month. For the present ae VIII not
be accompanied by his wife, as Ills jour
ney will necessitate his going 10 Cuba,
and on tina taccount it is not deemed ad-
vsable that Nine. Dupuy de LONE should
accompany him.
The Argentine minister and Nine. Ze-
ballos left Washington yesterday fol New
York A large number OF :he diplomatic
corps and their friends in society went
to the train to bid them adieu :rd wish
them bon voyage. Many took flowers
as farewell presents, o that The portion
OF the car in which the minister and his
wife made the journey was quite odor-
Gus.
The bazaar to be held this afternoon
in the ballroom of the Shoreham for the
Garfield Hospital viii be quite tie event
of the aftern oon. A larg enumber ci la
dies prominent in society are personally
interested in the success Of tile entertain
ment, SO that it is very certain on this
account to achieve the desired results,
both socially and financially.
Mime. LIE Plongeon gave last evening
the first OF her series OF three lectures
upon Yucatan in the tapestry room OF
ILL. "a fnc
sachusetts avenue. The subject of the
lecture was The Peninsula rs Seen by a
Tourist and proved most interesting.
During the three lectures 30 pictures
are to be used The second lecture will
be given tonight at O'Clock, and the
subject will be Life Among the Famous
Ruins of Uxmal." Tomorrow evening
the third lecture will be given, with ''Ex-
cayat ions and Discoveries at Chicken,
City Of the Wise Men, as the subject
Fencing now, except in France and Ger
many, is rarely used in mortal combat, for
the pistol is much more effective in duels.
But with the German students at the DIg
colleges, such as Heidelberg, the use of the
foils is taught as very necessary accom-
plishment and among the students there
is spirit of dare-deviltry that makes
them regard a certain number of dueis as
an essential for a man who wishes TO
have reputation for bravery. As
consequence, the faces of the college men
are like maps of South America, with an
endless chain of scars and seams as re-
minder of the prowess of the student and a
testimony to the many fights in which he
has figured. In France the newspaper
correspondents frequently fight in this
manner, but the affairs are rarely ever
fatally terminated.
There was pleasant gathering of young
people on Monday evening last at the res
idence of Mr.. and Mrs. Hayden, No. 321 4
n street, to enjoy pleasant hunt. The