Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-15
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
A Dancing Party Closing the summ0
Season.
Some Vacations Ending and Others
just Beginning-Personal
Notes of Interest.

The summer social season at Chevy
Chase was practically closed by a dancing
reception at Fairfield" last evening at
which Mr.. and Mrs. warfield ably per-
formed the duties of host and hostess The
picturesque house was handsomely deco
| rated with autumn flowers including the
golden rod and snow on the mountain"
and the wide porches encircling the build
irg were illuminated by profusion of gaily
colored Chinese lanterns Refreshments
were served at II O'Clock and was the only
irtermission in the dancing. Among these
present were Mr. and Mrs. Mercer. Mr. ana
Mrs Snyder, Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd, MIR. and
Mrs Devreaux. Mrs. Mahood, Mr. and Mrs.
Hall, Miss Hall. Mrs. Clarke, MIR. and Mrs.
Bar ton, Mr.; Williams Miss Williams. Mr..
and Mrs. L.G. Warfield. Mrs. and Miss Ship
ley, Miss Maggie Harris Miss Alice Lei
shear. Miss Nellie Riley. Miss Agnes G.
Morgan. Mr. A. J. Clarke. Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Morgan, Or. Fowle. Miss Marie
Steuart Mr.. Davis, Miss Alice r. Clarke,
Mr. Butcher. Mr.. William Mahood. Mr.
Ana Mrs Kuhn: Mrs, Miller. Mr. and Yrs.
N Mi,cheil, MI Henney. Mr. and Mrs. Nc
Caliy and MIR. Floyd.
Mrs George A. Bacon and Miss Annie
May of 2s'B Q street returned last week
land
The many friends OF Mr.. and Mrs b.
Nordhnger VIII regret TO learn of the Sc
rious Illness with typhoid fever Of their
litlle granddaughter, Celeste Goodman.
DIR. and Mrs. ID. Elmer Wiber, who have
| been summering at Washington Grove,
have now returned 10 their home in this
city.
Miss Dougherty and Miss Healy have re-
turned after a delightful visit TO Mrs Lee
NJ. Lipscomb at Gaithersburg.
Mrs. II. W. Tippett of 235 jackson street,
Anacostia, and her sister. Miss Hattie Al
len, are spending a week with their father
| at Camp Springs, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas NJ. Hughes have
| returned from their wedding trip, and will
| be at home TO Their friends tomorrow even
| ing from TO IL, in their new home, 29li n
street.
| Miss Josie Miller is visiting her friends at
| Tioga for a few days.
The many friends of Mrs. w. A McAdam
| formerly Miss Senter), who up to the time
| of her marriage lived in this city, will be
| panied to learn of her husbands sudden
| death, on the morning of august % at
| their home in Milford, III.
DIR. Henry a. Robbins and his family will
return from Cape May tonight
DR.. NJ. Alice Brosius of l1o1 K street has
returned from a two months vacation
spent on the Massachusetts coast.
DR.. and Mrs. ]. b. Gregg Custis and
| family, who have been summering in the
north, have returned to their home on Cap
itol Hill.
| Mrs. Thomas Duncan will remain until
| September "a at Plattsburg. n. Y.
Mrs. r. Q. Mills and family are now at
Lanesboro', Mass.
| Mrs. S. w. Allen and daughters, after
| spending the summer at Takoma Springs,
have returned, and are located at l452 V
street.
Miss Lille G. Mount has returned from
seven weeks trip TO northern New York
and Canada.
| Mrs. NJ. NJ. Farrar of Massachusetts ave-
nue. returned yesterday, after a four
months stay at Atlantic City.
Miss Nellie Custis Tennent of Takoma
Park has returned from summer outing
| OF SIX weeks at Piney Point
Miss Este!le Thomas of Mechanicsburg,
| Pa, daughter of Col. Robert II. Thomas,
| president OF the National Editorial Associa-
| ton, is visiting at St3 Mt. Vernon place.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Henry May will spend this
| and next month at New London, Conn.
Mrs. Thos. Wilson is now at Harbor
View, East Gloucester, Mass.
| Mr. and Mrs. Henry A Willard have re-
| turned from their summer home at Nam
| tucket.
MIR. and Mrs. Laws and daughter of Fort
| Smith, Ark, who have been visiting rela-
! tives in this city, left yesterday afternoon
! for short stay in Virginia, where they
will be Joined by Mr.. Steven Howison, who
| will accompany thSm to their home.