Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-31

HIS Grace OF Marlborough Would
Wed an American Heiress.
SOME OTHER TOPICS
The fashionable contingent will soon turn
their faces Lenox-way. The whirl of gayety
at Newport certainly reached its height the
present week, and left its eager partici-
pants but little time to rest between their
manifold engagements. Balls and dances
have succeeded each other with perfect
reg ularity, and in connection with the other
necessary appearances at the tennis con-
tests. made both days and nights resemble,
In their activity, the swift movement Of
Washington winter. No wonder one of the
most stalwart of the amusement forces,
Mr.. Oliver Belmont succumbed to the strug-
gle. After wearing himself out attending
to the smallest details of the big ball he
had planned for Thursday night last, that
date found him in bed. and absolutely I'M
able, even if permitted, to take any further
interest in things mundane. The ball will
take place on Monday night, il his health
permits, and may usher in another week OF
extreme gayety before the fashionabies be-
gin to scatter to other points OF vantage
Opinions differ here in the stay-at-home-
colony to whether Mrs. Brice made a
ten-strike with her recent lawn party with
it's fortune tellers, mountebanks AMI red
lemonade attachments. Her friends all
came, and that was the main point, In any
case and they probably had just as good a
time at any other grand occasion OF the
summer. 1t all goes to show how easy II Is
to exhaust the usual forms of amusement
and what a good thing it is to be able to
devise new forms of wasting ones time
pleasantly. If trick dogs and other circus
features do it, then why not wrestling
match, some serious calisthenics, like a
round or two of prize fight or bull tight!
Stranger things are always happening, and
after the first trial. neither of these woulo
excite more than passing mention.
The Brices have taken their part we'll In
the program at Newport Outside of their
dinners, theirs have been daylight effects.
The only reason why they did not give a
ball is because Beaulieu, their villa. has no
IAN room Think of paying $4,000 for three
months rent and then having to hire bail
room.
The Duke of Marlborough may not know
much more about the United States In
general than he did before, but he VIII
gain some valuable experience OF the why's
and wherefores of it's high life as displayed
at Newport during his weeks residence
there There has been quite as great a de-
sire amongst the crowd inside me sllaea
circle to look at and talk with him as with
those who could only hope to watch the
little lion from affair off. The Marlborough
name and fame is Well-knoWn guam
t:ty in this country. and 1t is surprising
what national pride. so to speak We all
take in the fact that 1t was the Ham
,nerslev good American dollars to the tune
of 3j0.e0o which put the last new ROOF
and other repairs on Blenhelm palace.
Take it all in all.)1everybody seems TO IKE
the Young duke and no one begrudSes
Elm what he is most likely to carry back
with him to England-the promise OF a
rich American wife. Mrs. Ava WANDER
bilt is reported to have said with consider
able spirit that her daughters engage
ment to the duke would not be announced
because it did not exist. But time will tell.
After Newport. his grace who is little
past twenty-three, has a westward trip
ahead of him. Notwithstanding Bfenhefri
palace, town house and lands, this young
man is poor. Since he acquired them all and
Is responsible for the heavy burden OF
debts with which they were literally GOV,
cred he has had to sell his yacht and
get rid of other Injuries which a young
man of his training must feel deep depri-
yations. At Blenheim where his tenants
are wild to have the duke marry an Amer,
lean heiress because of much-needed
shower Of gold everybody likes MIN, and
he allows anyone that pieases to row.
ride or shoot on the Marlborough estates
The Chilean minister and Mrs. Cana
who are now making a tour of northern
|
ing year the residence on X street adjoining
Senator Sherman'S mansion, and whlcf
was formerly his home ..s
The Mexican minister and Mrs. Romero
who have had a quietly pleasant summer
| at White Plains, n. Y, will go to Ne"
York city the coming week and remain
there till their return to this city the latter
| part of September.
Misses Morgan and Mcdowell entertained
| a number of friends Wednesday evening
| at the home of the former, 1916 18th street
| northwest Miss Mcdowell expects to de
part for her home, In North Carolina, early
| in September. Dancing was one OF the
pleasant features of the evening, wit!
| choice selection on the harp and mandolin
after which all partook OF refresnments
! Among those present were Mrs. Lee and
| Miss Lee, Mrs. Lament, Misses Wattles
| Mrs. Howard F. Johnson. Misses Morsin
| Miss Keech, Miss Miller Miss Cox, Miss
| Chapman. Miss Alexander. Miss McWher
| ter, Miss Mcdowell. Dr. Hester. Mr.. How
! ard Morton. Mr.. Chandler, Messrs. Murray
| Robinson, Jennings Moncure, DR.. Davis
Dr. Washington, DIR. Heldon. Messrs. Web
Der, Webb. Ankeney. Curry, Perry, samn
| Gordon Blackwell. DIR. MarstelIer, Dr
| CockerfIIe Mr.. Vaughn and Mr.. Gross.
| Mrs. orville P Darby of 35l5 Eslin ave
| nue., Holmead Manor accompanied by hel
young son, Master Orville p. Derby, lef'
! yesterday for a months stay at Asouf3
| Park and Long Branch.
! Miss Fannie Pearson, after spending
! three weeks at Round Hill. has returned.
] Miss Grace Pearson and Miss Lille Linn
accompanied by Mrs. Pointon, are at Co
| loniaI Beach, Va.
| Miss Laura Pearson of 800 N street has
returned from Colonial Beach.
| Miss Helen Annette Woodbridge has re
| turned from an extended tour OF the south
| ern states.
| Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Hipsley of Steubenville
| Ohio, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. s. $. Cul
| bertson, $40 1 street northwest.
| The Misses Jenkins Of Capitol Hill, WHIT
have been spending the past month in Bos
| ten, Narragansett and Atlantic City, viii
| leave for the Blue Ridge on Monday.
| Capt. Thomas Montgomery and family o
| 10 l street northeast have returned from ;
| months stay at Atlantic City. His H..l
| daughter Mabel was the fortunate winner
i aRx Of mic