The evening times., 1896-08-17
HONEYMOON IN A PALACE
Modern Utopia for Henry Payne
Whitney and His Bride.
whereabouts or yyell-Known People.
GoSstp of the Gay World
of Scci-ty-

The BerEsilre hills, eight mixes from tho
exclusive summer resort of Lenox. Mass.
he cost OF the Property is said o have
been more than S2G0.000, an on IL the ex-
Sccrct7ry intends 10 erect one OF the finest
summer residences IN the United States. H..
has upward OF 2t6 workmen c,iea gnd ON
The place at present. asl il viii be ready
Tor the reception OF yong Mr. and Mrs.
Whitney un the dag ef their marriage.
August 70.
Owing 10 the short time ilct wccn now and
the wedding, The grounds. buildings and sur.
rourdines cannot be put in proper coi,dition,
but The bridal couple ard tie fricnt.s who
accompany tt'eai, will spend the fcw
retiiaiii,ng weeks OF ttc heated term IA Ice
open air.
A r,ianter'of tents are being Constructed,
ami under these Mr.. Whitney. i,is family. the
yoang heLedict. his bridc aud their cornpafa-
ions will reinain until well onin September.
Brick houses are building for the actula-
noGation OF the servants, and modest lem
porary boase is being constructed for the use
OF life faIEi.y and their guests IN case of iu-
clement weather.
This house viii 5e but tsve stories high,
The Architecture Will be OF The @ ueen Ar.Ie
period, with Roulanesque features about the
pofc;,es aud ihe 1i.rrct. II WIZ be Of solid
stone, ard the interior will be finished mag
Iificeiiily in hardwood. The furnishing viii
be quiet. but elegant. and already S2o,-
0o6 has been expended in this direction.
The utmost secrecy has been maintain.
ed iS connection with the affair. and even
the contractors who have charge OF the
work are MT aware Tor whom Il is in
icpded. The property was purchased from
ninesy-fivc different holders. and as high
Us S125 an acre in seine instances was
paid for 1T. Tire impression throughout
the district is tI,at an immense club house
is TO be built CD the spot.
Mrs. Ea - Brooks and her Two sons,
accompanied by her sister. Miss Hattie
Bain, returned 10 their hCmc in BTookland
after 4 pleasant stay at Atlantic City.
Miss Willie Dunington ard sir Netting
ham. OF Capitol Hin. are spending some
time at AruHdel-on-the-B Bay as the guests
OF MIR. otterbach.
Mrs. Thomas c. Noyes is quietly spend
ing the summer at Silver Springs, Nd.
Miss Katie V Wilson. OF Capitol IIiiI.
who has been for the last few weeks at
Atiantic City, will not return TO the
city before September.
Mrs. George McIntyre. the Misses Eva
and Kate Magruder, aud the Misses Calm
gher, OF West Washington, are camping
out at Colonial Beach.
The Misses Perry, of Twentieth street.
have goae TO visit their former home in
New Jersey.
Miss Grace steli has gone FOR mouths
stay in Chicago.
The Misses Nellie and Loitie Fenwick,
OF Hyattsriile, Nd, have gone TO Ocean
City, Md. |
Miss O'Leary, OF Pitisburg, Pa, is visit
ing her COUSIN. Miss corinne aicF Fafland,
at her home in HyattsvIle.
Mr.. Loren H Aiiliiken. Miss Nannette
Miiliken aud Miss Clara Little. OF KenA
sington. Md, and party of Washington
friends are camping out on fiscataway
Creek. below Fort washington.
Mr. MayloD Purcell. OF Florida avenue.
returned yesterday. after two-weeks'
vacation at the home OF his sfatherin-iaw.
Col. A. n. 7. Filler, at Lovettsvine, Va.
Mrs Purcell and her sons Will not return
before the middle OF September.
Mr.. and Mrs. George n ~Eiwee and little
Dorothy. ~ apaDied by Miss
Maggie McElwee. have gone Tor an ex
tended visit to Philadelphia. Atlantic City
and Cape May. They will probably re-
turn the middle OF September.
Mr.. and Mrs Benjamin F. Martin, OF
Brigh,wooa, left Friday with u party OF
fr.enis for two weeks outing at Ceiton;s
Point. Nd. The party includes Mr. and
Mrs. A. L. Johnson, AIR. and Mrs. Henry
and Mrs. &. Al. Rouser.
Mlss Josephine Edwards, or Monmouth, |
III, rs visiting Mrs. Louis Julian in Brook !
land.
Mrs. Alan McLane. OF Vermont avenue,
will be one OF the patronesses OF Narragan-
sett bicycle tea which viii take ploce ut the |
pier during this week.
Miss Elizabeth Tyler OF No 1913 Q !
street well known In musical circles viii |
leave today for them ountains OF Virginia |
Miss Tyler viii not return before the |
rirst Of October. when she viii resume her
place as contralto in the Church Of Our
Father.
Miss Eva Mills has returned from her |
rip TO New York and Atlantic City.
The weekly meeting OF the Arbor Vitae |
Social Club was held at the residence af \
IiisS Ida Fry. 30. FOG Sixth street south
saxt, Friday evening last.
Many musicaiselecsions were rendered by /
lifferent members OF the organization.
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