The evening times., 1895-08-14

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Social MOuoIn8ntS.
Washington society is naturally greatly
interested in NJ. De KotZebue, who has
quite recently been appointed Russian min
lister to this country to succeed Prince
| Cantacuzene. He Is brother-in-law Of
| the prince and is n great society nan.
| This announcement will OF itself be received
with pleasure by the fashionable world of
| this city. The new minister is moreover a
devoted club man and a member of the
| Union Club in Paris, where he has for many
| years occupied the post Of councillor and
first secretary of the Mu scovite embassy
at the French capital.
NJ. De Kotzebue is the owner of vast
| estates In the Baltic provinces Of Russia.
His entrance into the diplomatic corps is
due to the offices of old Prince Gortscha-
kof to whom his father was for many years
| principal secretary and assistant.
The new Russian minister has ho wever. a
| claim to personal interest from the people
To this country ON account of the fact that
| Hc > TIE kTdUt>pil Vi
and poet who, having been born n German,
and afterward attached to the Prussian
| embassy at St Petersburg. gave up his
| native land and became a naturalized
| Russian. In the early part of the century
| he was one of the most trusted advisers
| of Emperor Alexander / and exercised a
| great influence in German and French af-
fairs. The greater portion of his work have
| been translated into English.
| A clever writer of summer resort Notes
in one of the Boston papers makes the
pertinent suggestion that there be formed
at each of the leading fashionable re-
sorts ''grumbling club"
No initiatory fees will be required for
| membership. but every one who is over
heard grumbling at anything either con-
nected with the mana cement of the hotel
at which they are sunmering, the cooking
or serving of the meals the enjoymenis of
the place, or anything of this nature, will
at once be fined, and the money dispensed
by the treasurer for some deserving charity.
This plan was tried at one of the resorts
with such excellent effect that at the end
of 4 single week quite nice little sum
had been raised to send to one of the
fresh-air funds in the nearest city. The
fines were collected not only when one
grumbled in the manner stated, but IL
the least thing derogatory tn either
distant acquaintance or any one at the
summer resort was uttered the speaker
was made at once to yield up the fee
exacted by the board of directors
Ex-Secretary Whitney and Gov. Morton
are among the most constant members of
the fashionable world in attendance upon
the golf links at Bar HarbOr.
Gen. and Mrs De W. Wilcox are at
present at Bar Harbor, visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Addison.
Gen. Horace Porter was entertained ut
dinner at Bar Harbor last week. Among
the guests were ex-Secrctary Whitney,
Mrs Hobson. and Gov and Mrs. Morton.
Mrs. Mobsen is spending the season at
Bar Harbor.
Nr. and Mrs. Thomas Hitchcock, IT,,
accompanied by Miss Celestine Eustis. and
2uloo 1sy ui1 IsuStiSs ssiC duuf.htcA VI tiiC
United States ambassador at Paris, are
now at Newport. They went there last week
in order to be in attendance upon the mid
summer coaching parade. which takes place
on Saturday Of the present week.
The Misses Ida. Ellen, and Elizabeth
Riley, OF this city, are spending the summer
at jamestown.
Gen. >. D. Hazen, accompanied by his
wife and daughter, is spending the present
month at Atlantic City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett, OF Mt. Pleasant,
are spending the month at st. Georges
Island.
Miss Phoenix, who has been spending the
summer at the Hot Springs of Virginia,
gave a dinner party there a few evenings
since. The guests were all well known in
Washing ton. They were Hon. Frank
Jones, First Assistant Postmaster Gem
eral; Judge Walter Cox, Mrs. Nellie Grant
sartOris, Miss Sartoris, Mrs. Legare, and
Mrs. Stansbury.
Mrs. Mollie n. Bro wp of No. 1885 Marion
street northwest, left this afternoon for
two weeks trip to Atlantic City. She
will be the guest of Mrs. Dunlop.
W. G. Hughes, OF this city, is at Atlantic
City, where he is staying at thcwarwick.
Mrs. Charles G. ThorDe is at Atlantic
City.
DR.. w. W. Hayes and Col. W. B. Shaw
are at Atlantic City for a visit
DR.. ]. Walter Hodges is spending some
time at Atlantic City.
Judge and Mrs. e. F. Bingham are spend
ing the season at the Grcenbrier, White
Sulphur Springs.
The Misses Davidge and their brothers,
Mr.. Il. 8. Davidge and Mr. ]. Washington
Davidge, are spending the summer at
the Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs.
Mrs. H. 81. Fulton. of Ninth street, and
her two little daughters, Misses Nellie