The Washington times., 1895-04-09
SOCIETY AS AN ART PATRON
Loan Exhibition Of Articles of Vertu
in New York.
Washington and Baltimore Interested =
Cards Out for Miss Letters We'd
ding-Mrs. Logan's Return.

What will undoubtedly prove the great
feature of the spring in New York is the
loan exhibition. to be opened at the Ortgies
Galleries on the 25th instant, to continue
for four weeks. This is an enterprise in
which the fashionables of Washington and
Baltimore will take almost as active an
interest as those of New York, by reason
of the exhibitors who will place their rare
and curious possessions on exhibition.
In the list OF exhibitors will be Miss Lucy
Frelinghuuysen and Mrs Winthrop Grey.
They have each an especially fine coll
lection of fans, Miss Frelinghuysen's being
for the most part of the Louis XVI period
Another prominent feature of the COM
ing exhibit Will be in the line OF laces
Many magnificent collections of this nature
will be brought forth for the occasion.
There will also be an interesting collection
ofwatcbes and some bits of rare enamelling.
There will also be tapestries, embroideries,
carved worries, old silverware, miniatures,
snuff boxes and book bindings. It is de-
signed to make the latter a special feature
of the exhibit.
From the prominence OF those interested
in the exhibit the proceeds must inevitably
prove satisfactory. These will go to bene
fit the Virginia, Memorial and Jewell and
Day Nurseries. the Decorative Art Society
and the New York Cancer Hospital
Mr. and Mrs Alan Johnstone are now
in London, and viii shortly be joined by
the latter's mother and brother, Mrs. and
Mr.. Pinchot, of New York, who are about
to sail for Europe. Mr.. and Mrs. Johnstone
are now in mourning for an uncle of the
former, Lord Hillingdon.
At the marriage of Mr.. Jacob Wendell,
jr., of New York, to Miss Marian Fendall,
of this CITY, at st. Johns Church, at noon
on the 18th instant, Rev. DR.. Mackay Smith
will officiate, assisted by Rev. William C.
Southgate, of Annapolis. The brother of
the groom-elect, Mr.. Eyart Jansen Wendell,
will be best man, and the nshers will be
Mr. Lloyd McKim Garrison Mr. Rufus L.
McDuffie, Mr.. Morton C. Nichols, Mr..
Walter D. Davidge, jr., and Mr. Matthew
Luce jr
Among the bridesn.s ids will be Miss
Maud Davidge, Miss Gertrude Tredick and
Miss Mary Magruder. The ceremony at the
church viii be followed by a wedding
breakfast at the residence of Miss Fendall,
aunt OF the bride-elect.
gave his farewell bachelor banquet at the
Harvard Club. in New York.
New York society is looking forward to
the annual spring meet of the coaching
club, which this season is set for May 5.
This will be preceded by the annual spring
drive, which will take place on the 18th
instant with the return on the following
Monday. This year the drive Will not be
n long one.
Mr.. and Mrs L. q Letter have issued
cards for the marriage OF their daughter,
Miss Mary Letter, to Hon. George Curzon,
NJ. P, of England. The ceremony will
take place at noon on the Goth instant, in
St Johns church. The groom-elect will
sail from England for this country on
Wednesday of the present week.
Mrs. John A. Logan returned to her home
in this city on Saturday last, her arrival
having been delayed for several days longer
than was at first anticipated by her family.
Already there have been many callers at
Calumet place, to welcome her back to
Washington after her European trip.