The Washington times., 1895-04-08
IN The LAST DAYS OF LENT
Little of Interest in the Affairs of
the Fashionable World.
Judge and Mrs. Davis and Daughter OF to
Europe-Mr. Beerbohm Tree
Senator Brice's Guest.

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upon. Mrs. and Miss Davis will not return
TO America for some time; indeed, it is
doubtful if they will over return again to
Washington TO make thiseity theirhome
They have now lived abroad for so many
/ yearsthat they feel more at home there than
in this country on account of the many in
timate efriendsthey havegathered aboutthem
in Paris. Their return to this country in the
early winter was on account or the wish of
Miss Davis TO make her formal dehnt in the
city in which somuch ofhermother striumph
had been achieved While inmany respects,
and principally on account OF the warm well
come Mrs. Davis received from such Of her
former intimate friends as are still in Wash
ington, her home coming after years of
absence was a pleasant one. there was much
that was disappointing in this connection.
The disappointment arose from the fact
that in the years spent by her in Europe
almost the entire personnel OF society has
changed in Washington as was only natural
should be the case al the National Capital
in which each succeeding admiuist ration
brings almost an entirely new set OF people
and complete change OF the official So
ciety- Even in the resident set there were
many changes and while the welcome ac
corded Mrs. Davis was genuine and warm
one, the absence OF many OF those whose
homes had formerly been the gathering
places Of her friends, could but be felt and
regretted.
Judge Davis has lived very quietly during
the residence of his family abroad, but in
the past winter has come well to the front in
FlF Tn n6d rfah haf aIa fad
president of the Assembly, Judge Davis was
made president OF tlie Country Club. The
fact that he had in his daughter one of the
handsomest of the seasons debutantes to
introduce undoubtedly had much to do with
his prominence in social life.
Mrs. Eugene Hale has returned from
trip TO Florida which was taken for her
health and which proved entirely bene-
ficial in its results.
Mr.. Beerbohm Tree was the guest of honor
on Monday night last OF Senator Brice's
family, who gave supper in his honor after
the performance at the theater Among
the guests were Judge, Mrs. and Miss Davis,
Mrs. Bessie Stewart, Miss Mabel Stewart
and Miss Belknap.
Mrs. Paran Stevens. who died in New
York last week, was quite familiar figure
in Washington society during the first
Cleveland administration. AT that time
Mrs. Stevens made several visits here as the
guest OF the family OF ex- Secretary Whitney.
On more than one OF these occasions she
attended official receptions at the White
House and made lasting impression upon
those who saw her by reason OF the mag
nificenee of the diamonds worn. Her neck
was fairly encusted with rows and strings
OF solitaires from beneath which sparkled
Icfa .Fs
almost solid collar of diamonds. The front
OF her low neck gown was abIaZe with the
same precious stones. II was generally
underst God that IN order to protect her
jewels, Mrs. Stevens was always accom-
panied by a detective when she went to
reception SO adorned
Gen. William Smith, L. s. A, the recently
retired paymaster general, viii soon leave
Washington with his family for st. Paul,
Mimi, where he has handsome home and
where he will leside in the future.
Capt. j. w Duncan, u. S. A, is IN the
city on short leave visiting his mother,
the widow OF the late Gen. Duncan, at her
home, ,12I4Fourteenth street.
The marriage of Miss MaTkon Fendall,
daughter of the late Major Philip r. Fendall,
United States Marine Corps, 10 Mr.. Jacob
Wendell, jr., of New York, viii take place
at noon April I6 at ST. Johns Church.
The groom-elect is a lecent graduate of
Harvard His parents have fine summer
residence at Newcastle, N H., where they
entertain extensively.
Miss Emma Norris, after a short visit 10
friends in this city, has returned 10 An
napois.
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London last week printed portraits of Miss
Mary Letter, giving her history and that
of Hon. George CuTZon, NJ. P, eldest son of
Baron Scarsdale and late under secretary
of State for India, to whom she is engaged
to be married. The weeklies described
Miss Letter as being an omniverous reader
superhly educated and speaking and writing
several languages with easy f1uency. One
account OF Miss Letter says that the Chicago
store Of her father is $50 big that Whitely's
establishment might be put in a corner
OF it,"
The movements and concerns of Mr.
William Waldorf Astor have not been such
common property in London as Londoners
would like. Mr.. Astor has built himself
for an office gem of q building on the
Embankment (next to the estate of the
Duke o Norfolk) which sports re-
splendent gilded weathervane in the form of
an old-time ship, similar to those in
which Hendrick Hudson first passed the
narrows.
But, beyond these externals, the pos
session of Cliveden and the Pail Mall
publicatio ms, London does not kno W
ANYTHING like sufficient to satisfy London's
curiosity The Pail Mall Budget has
ceased to be, Notwithstanding it was
paying its way and that Mr.. Astor had a
number of offers to purchase it,
All of these were refused, and the
reason assigned by the press is that the
Budget was the late Mr.. Astor's faYorite
paper and its appearance was painful
to her family, Mr.. Astor, therefore, SO
soon as he could terminate contracts,
allo wed the paper to disappear from
London Journalism.
Mr.. Edward c. Mclaughlin, of No.
25OS G street northwest, Will leave in
few days on a summer trip. He will be
accompanied by John M. Lawton as far as
Baltimore.
London, April THE Duke Aosta. who
viii shortly marry Princess Helene, of
Orleans. has arrived in London.
Denied by Minister Mendonca.
Editor Times.-Your paper Of today
publishes the assertion that have made
an offer for the house of ex-senator Nc
p herson.
Neither myself or anybody authorized by
me have made such an offer. i did not even
know that the house was for sale, and never
had any intention OF buying it.
The assertion has nofoundation in factand
is not true. Yours respectfully,
SALVADOR de MENDONCA
Washington, April z, 1895.
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