Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-16
BAR HARBOR NOTES,
Some OF the Washington People Whs
Are mt This Resort

Are mt This Resort.
Correspondence of The Evening Star
BAR HARBOR. Me-, July 10, 1896.
With the advent of the glorious Fourth
and the formal opening Of the Kebo Valley
Club the Bar Harbor season began The
opening night at Kebo Is always taken as a
herald OF the gay season. and this year
formed no exception. Now is the time
when social functions begin to swell the
news columns of the daily papers, and So
ETY. itself begins to appear in all the light
ness and freshness of summer attire. Cot
tases and villas have changed from what
they were a month ago. Then they ap-
peared black and inhospitable-now they
are blooming. The summer sun and airs
play about the vine-shaded porches, and in
vest them with an Arcadian beauty. Fash
ionable equipages bowl along the road
Trim yachts cut easily through the spark
ling waters There is an aspect of health
lite and beauty about all things.
The Washington colony here is quite
large already, although the season is still
young. and every day brings new arrivals
from the capital. The diplomatic corps Is
represented by the Belgian minister, Mon
sleur LIE CHAT; Prince Raoul Wrede and
DR.. Wagner of the Austro- hungarian le-
cation and A. Grip, the Swedish minister.
A very pretty and unique birthday re-
membrance was found by Mrs. r. H.
Townsend of Washington on her cottage
steps Tuesday morning 1t was huge
triangle Of ferns and flowers. The triangle.
wound with ferns, was thick with lilies of
the valley. At each point of the triangle
was a bunch Of American beauty roses,
and in the center stood a tall Norfolk pine.
From the tip of the pine the national colors
of Denmark. Turkey and Belgium ran to
the points Of the triangle where they were
fastened to little silk flags of the same ma
tons. This beautiful tribute from the
ministers m ra rlca
of the many social favors shown to those
diplomatic gentlemen by Mrs. Townsend.
Prince Raoul Wrede of the Austrian lega-
ton also sent a beautiful floral emblem.
Ex-senator ]. B. Henderson and Mrs
Henderson Of Washington are registered
at the st. Sauveur.
Mrs N. l.. Anderson and Miss Anderson
of Washington arrived at the Malvern
Tuesday.
Mrs. Edward Davis Of Washington is at
the Malvern for the season.
Mrs James G. Blaine is at Stanwood and
has had q number of guests visiting her
Mrs. Don Cameron. the wife of the senior
Senator from Pennsylvania, and her daugh-
ter. Miss Cameron. have been stopping at
Stanwood. Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Damrosch
have arrived from Europe and are CHESTS
Of Mrs. Blaine. Mrs. Truxton Beale is also
at Stanwood, and Senator Hale's two sons
have also been enjoying the hospitality of
that beautiful summer residence
The good reports which continue to coma
Addison of Washington are received viii h
pleasure end thankfulness by his MANY
friends at Bar Harbor. He is expected tn
be up and around very shortly now
Ban-y-Bryn. the picturesque summer res
idence Of Mr.. Albert Clifford Barney of
W ashington, has been rented this season to
Mrs. Jules Reynal of New York.
The Rarneys have Joined the outpouring
How of society people who look to Europe
for summers diversion.
John A. Kasson of Washington is regis
tered at the Malvern.
The formal opening of the Kebo Valley
Club occurred on Saturday evening and as
most delightful affair. Over fifty guests
society folk attended the dance. DR.. Henry
c. Chapman of Philadelphia presided.
Those who gave dinner parties were Mr..
Edmund Pendleton, DIR. Edward A. Smith.
Mr.. W aldroa Bates. Charles T. How Mrs
Roswell Hitchcock of Washington Mr.
Frederick Gerhard. DIR. Robert Amory and
Dr. Guy Fairfax of WASHINGTON
Walter Paris the water-color artist
uhose home and studio have been in Wash
ington for many years and where he is well
Known in social circles, has recently arriy-
ed from New York. where he spent the
past winter Mr.. Paris was in Bar Harbor
Tor a short stay in October last and while
here he devoted himself to a panoramic
pen and ink drawing tseven feet long and
twelve inches deep. which he took from
the cupola of Maj. George NJ. Wheeler
house. The drawing is most interesting
and a very valuable record of Bar Harbor
as compared to what 1t was a century ago
The Washington colony of cottagers is
quite large.
MrO. J. Frederick May 10 at her cottage