Evening star., 1895-08-02
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
Plans for Pleasure and Rest Still the
Thing.
Many WashingtOnians Are Just Start
ing on Both-Per.
sonals.

| Mr.. John Seager, private secretary to the
! Secretary of War, has planned a pleasant
| excursion for himself and wife. They will
| leave here tomorrow morning for New
York, and Wednesday next will sail on the
| steamship st. Louis for an extensive tour
| of the continent. They expect to be gone
| about two months and during that time
| will visit the principal points Of interest in
England, France, Germany, Holland, Swift
zerland and Italy. Mr.. Seager has had
| nothing but hard exacting work since the
| beginning of the present administration.
and Secretary Lamont thinks that he is
justly entitled to good rest and vacation.
| Yesterday an enjoyable lawn party
was given at the summer residence of Mrs.
| Lanier Dunn at Hot Springs, Va, the pro-
| ceeds of which went to swell the building
| fund of the Episcopal church at Warm
| Springs.
Miss Clementine Smith, Miss Phenix, Mrs.
VIM. Dunn, John F. Chamberlin and wife.
! Miss Iona Chamberlin, Miss Olive Cham
berlin, Judge Andrew Wylie and wife,
Judge Walter 8. Cox and daughter. Mis-.
| Legare. Mrs. ]. M. Carlisle and daughter,
| Mrs Burgwin, with her family, Mrs. L.
C. Strider, Miss Emma Strider and Mrs.
Tilford are now at Hot Springs, Va.
Mrs. VIM. H. Scott and her daughter
Rosa are visiting friends in Virginia.
| Miss Annie Hartley and cousin. Miss
| Nettie Denham of Capitol Fill, are visiting
| friends in Hartford county. Md.
Mrs. John H. Pellen is in Louisville visit
| ing her mother. Mrs S. NJ. Evans
| Miss Mary J. Lockhart is at Lake George.
N. Y.
Miss Mary E. Goodwin and Mrs. Lucy W.
| Kellogg are visiting in New Britain and
| Hartford, Conn.,, and Florence, Mass, and
| will include Utica, N. Y, on. their return.
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| Brown. daughters of Mr.. S. Thos. Brown
| of West Washington. are at Eagles Mere
| Pa, where they will spend this month Miss
Mary Brown and Miss Hester have gone to
| E'kton, Va, for a stay of a month.
The Misses Mary, Lottie and Alice May
| field of West Washington have gone to
Asbury Park, n. J., where they will re-
| main during the month of August.
| Miss Agnes Haley and her friend, Miss
| Ford, have gone to Colonial Beach to spend
| this month.
| Mr.. Fred Springman gave a straw ride to
| a party of friends last evening, the OBJ
| jective point being his brothers residence
| at Cabin John bridge. When Mr. Spring
| mans house was reached supper was serv-
ed and dancing occupied the remainder Of
| the evening. music being furnished by Mas
| ter Willie Burke, on the violin. and Miss
| Bessie Burke, daughter and son of Mr.
| Edmund Burke of the Agricultural Depart
ment, The party returned early this lnorn-
| ing.
S. A. HoIlingshead and family have gore
| to Maryland for several weeks
| Mrs. H. L. Prince and daughters and Miss
Anna Petersen are spending the summer
at Great Diamond Island. Portland, Me.
Misses Sarah and Fannie Pach have re-
| turned after three weeks visit to Atlantic
| City and Baltimore.
| The Misses Curtis. Smith and Nelson Of
| Capitol Hill are located at Colonial Beach
| for the summer
A delightful hop was given at Woodley
We're Mesdames Waggaman. Lyons. Hugo
Armat, Daniel. Collins, Crosby and Colds
| borough. Misses Daniel. Bond. Nimtree.
White. Washington, Green. Blanchard.
| Goode, Bouligney, Penn, Bishop Davidson,
| Armat, Guyer, Brown and Harrison
Messrs. Wagsaman, Kelley, Wexford. Nc
Cloud, Brickenstein. James. Daniel. Green.
| Brooke, Falls Armat, Starke, Derrick
Bangs, Middleton and Davis, Drs. Hugo.
Brown, Bishop and Geddings.
Among the Washingtonians summering
at Purcellville are Miss Wheeler, Mrs.
Cutchen, Mr.. Tart and wife, Mrs. Riordan
and her two daughters. May and Fanny.
Miss Ida B. Polkinhorn has gone to New
York and Pimpton Lakes, N. J.. for a
month's stay.
Miss Custis left Tuesday morning for
Warner N. H.
Mr. James NJ Engle and family have gone
to Ocean Grove, n. j.. for several weeks.
Miss Anna J. Seufert of Capitol Eil ac-
coupaned by a rumber of friends, has
gone to Harper's Ferry and the Blue Ridge
mountains for stay Of several weeks.
Mr. Thos. NJ. Stearn of Georgetown, DC,
and Miss Ella Jean Hunt of ASbury Park
were married at that place on July "A
Mr.. and Mrs. Stearn will be at home at
Bal NJ street, where they will be pleased
to see their friends.
Mrs. NJ. D. Moore and daughter, Miss
Fannie Moore, of Fslls Church sailed to-
day from Baltimore for Boston.
Miss Nellie B. Eutank, a guest of Mrs.
R. E. Parker, No. 1927 eth street northwest,
for the past two weeks. has gone to Ocean
City and Old Point en- her way home.
Miss Bessie W. Robinson and Mr.. Chas.
K. Robinson of 1907 street northwest
will spend the balance of the summer at
Atlantic City.
Mrs. A. Damian Gaegler and Miss Louise
Gaegler have gone for a few weeks
stay in the mountains of Virginia.
Miss Tilton of Boston, VINO for the past
three weeks has been the guest of Miss
Katharine SaXton, left this morning for
| her seashore residence, Beachmont, Mass.
While with party Of young equestrians
in Oean, N. Y, Miss Almena Williams of
this city was thrown by a runaway horse,
but she escaped serious injury.
Mrs. Edward G. Niles has just returned
home from visit to Round Top, Va, after
z pleasant stay of several weeks.
A very pleasant birthday surprise was
rendered Mrs. Samuel Artz at her resi-
dencc, 31i0 Dumhartcn avenue, last evening
by her mother, Mrs. VIM. G. Stearn. The
little party Of relatives and friends enjoy
ed vocal and instrumental music by Miss
Stearn and Miss Jennie Artz.