The morning times., 1896-10-18
CAY HOMES SOON TO Open
Indications Augur Well for a
Brilliant S:aS]n. 4
LONG LIST OF DEBUTANTES
official, Diplomatic and Residential
Circles VIII Contribute to the
Bouguet of Iiuds-New Homes That
Give Promise OF Gaiety-MarriaSes
for the Coming Week.


walk through the residence portion OF
the city, from the White House To Colunlpil
Heights, shows many boarded front doors
anu drawn shades, where one mas pech az
cusIomed TO note distinguished statesmen
and equally distinguished women oi las,Hoii r
by the score. 10 the genuine ~, ip,S mt
Washington, who appreciates u tiu 80 Ia, uheu
the city is never more hcautiTui tiiaii VIII ~
her parks and avenues are ;irrlyeu ~ a'rS
full glory OF their gold and crimson iooG
the thought that there are So..i, S.i,in,s hc,nty
few persuns TO ENJOY the IltetluE oeau.y
uT tht. scene, is Il matter oI eAiciiic i,taie..
Each day, however, makes chanEe ini
The better III TINS respec. "s' ttt ,he northwest
wifi snortiy assume their usual brilliant
appearance. G, ,,,,, r,,,,r, b,s
| hronphI ali the Representatives of thaG
disliIru.shed body back To town from their
summer wanderings. ,..,.
There Is Il periiIaneDcy about TINS braicn
of official life that is all tile more delight
ful from The fact that it is so rare. Pfesi'
dents CabiI.et officers, Senators. and the
high officials OF The Army and Navy, must
step down and out some time, but when
a man is appointed To the supreme bench
he COMES 10 stay, buys himself the hand,
soonest house his means Will permit, and
becomes with his family. fixed stars of
the iirst magnitude In the social Iirhia-
ment.
While many prominent people Will not
return until The opening Of Congress tie
great majority OF house holders Will be
here within the next two weeks. On all
sides Cre sees handsome winter residences
being put In order for their fortunate
usseSsOrs.
Aruunu dupont Circle is now considered
waShingtun'S choicest resident nelghbnr-
hood, and here one finds four famous
mansions that will be CONSPICUOUS in the
winters entertainments.
.iFN.gF hall nm
by Mrs George Westinghouse, 1r., of PITTS
burg, faces the circle, and Is now ready
for the return OF that family, which VIII
occur November /. Owing to the death
of Mrs. Westinghouse, sr., last fall, these
hospit able Penusylvanians took NO part
in the sea sons amuScments. but Mrs.
| to al the charities of the city, and was
| AT home in a DELIGHTFULLY."- informal way 10
| a small circle Of friends.
! Next this Blaine Westinghouse residence
| is Stewart Castle, owned and occupied by
| the silver king of Nevada, me recent
great storm did much damage here. hut
| It's ravaces are being repaired and the
| house Will soon be ready for occupancy:
| Across the park are the two newest aiId
! handsomest residences IN the city G winl.
and the magnificent polished brick mar
| son of the Boardman family OF ONO anu
| New York.
1t is stIn an unsettled question as 10
| whether Miss Daisy Letter. the third
daughter of the merchant prince, VIII
make her debut in Washington IN Gecch!-
| her or in London in May. This young
| womau whose school days are Just over.
| is a very handsome and charming girl,
| possessing in Il marked Gegrce the GGai.-
fics OF mind and grace OF manner ot hcr
eldest sister, now Mrs. CurZon, who was
a famous belle on both sides of the At
Iant!c and is now on" ~ the most admired
! Young women III England.
An tue Cabinet families have returned,
! and Mrs. Cleveland is once more at the
| White Housr. where she Will probably re-
| main. All though IL has been her uSUai custom
10 spend the autumn in the country The
reason for her change OF plan in the pres
ent instance is the destruction wrought at
| Woudlcy by tthc storm or Two WEEKS lgU'
which has made the President suburban
iloide uninla bit;blc for the season
Mrs. Cleveland was one of the first callers
at the Lamont rrsidencc after the announce
ment of the birth Of the Secretary'S new
daughter. While congratulations are sup
posed to be in order IL is generally al
mitted that the sex of this latest addition
To the Cabinet is a disappointment, and n
fear is expressed hat this is to be girl
a,!rninistra ration Ia the end.
Esther and Marion Cleveland. the young
est daughter of Private Secretary Thur
| bcr. and now the little Lamont. all born
since March 4. 1898. are considered very
fine little girls, but is safe to say each of
them would have been received with greater
demons, rations OF JOY had she been born
a boy.
Tie announcement received from Miss
Mary Gwendolch Caldwell of her ap-
preaching marriage 10 the Marquis des
MerrinviIle came as great surprise 10
Washington, where the bride elect iS wei
known. The ceremony, IL is said will
take place tomorrow in Paris. to which
city Miss Caldwell has recently gone
with her sister. the Baroness Zedwitz.
The fact of the groom's name and ante
cedcnts being entirely unknown at the
French embassy in this city, has ;:titlrd
still greater speculation To the affair. and
recalled thc previous % cngaGemcnt oil .s,'I, MIS-
was broken off on the eve of the wedding
day. owing Ia the prince insisting at that
late hour that one-half The brides fortune
should be settled upon himself.
Miss Caldwell is the eldest daughter
| of the late William Shakespeare Caldwell
Of Richmond and with her sister Inherited
the enormous fortune of 5000, 600 WhpI
in Washington some twelve wears ago tht
Caldwell sisters occupied the house al
Gen. Myers on X street, OPPOSITE farra
.avishiy, and here Miss Lima Caldwell me
the Raron zcdwiCz. then an attache OF the
German legation, hut Afterwards miniSte
from Germany to Mexico.
The Misses Caldwell were deeply inter
ested in the establishing Of the Catholic
University, the first large hequeSt 70 that
the elder sister FOR the Divinity School
This was later supplemented by the en-
dowmcnt Of the Sha kcSpcare Caldwell
chair of dogmatic theology, and the Eliza
| beth BreckiHridge Caldwell chair of phil
osopiIy, at S50, 900 each. Miss Lima Caid
well donated $4,000 toward the build
liz of the chapel N Divinity Hall. and her
her marriage To Baron LedWitZ was ccie
brated some six years ago
Miss Caldwell is handsome woman
slightly under forty years of age, and a
commanding presence. She thorough,
understands the management Of her large
estate and is Saiu To have signified hcl
intention Of making still further provision
for the university. 30 that her unexpected
marriage is matter OF great inrortanc,
10 that institution.
Each day brings additions to the lis
OF debutantes ana insures an early ScaSou
OF teas. dances, dinners and theatcr partics
that Will mark the introduction of sor.C
twenty or mora accomplished aud charm
ing buds in 20 the gay world. Most of these
candidates FOR future beilesliip are from
the prominent resident families OF the Dis
trict and the list may be heightened by ths
return of the Congressional families nov
scattered from Maine T. California.
Among those WHO will be presented hi.
winter are Miss Bessie Glover, daughter
or Mr.. and Mrs. Charles e. Glover, Mis-
Sands, daughter of Mr.. aud Mrs. Prcstor
Sands. Miss Cana, daughter of the chiIial
! Postmaster General and Mrs. Wilson. III,
twin daughters of Mrs: Sheriden; Mis-
Ffoulk, Miss Baker and Miss Chris,in,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Hubley Ashton
the only daughter of DR.. and Mrs. Sewers
) ! and Miss iertrude Ciaggett, The ,hir,
daughter of Mrs. William Claggett.
Among The pleasant additions To th,
| Army md Navy contingent at the Rich
mond FOR the inter are Mrs. McNair ani
| +. V. McNar, ir., " no have recently re
| turned from Japan whcre Admiral Nc
J Nair is BOW stationed.
Miss Sherman has r,Igaged apartment.
| at the Portland and VIII spend the white
1 among her Washington friends. Word ha
! hpeu received I'm This city cf Tho III