Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-03
AT GAY BAR HARBOR
Where Summer Pleasures Are Thoroughly
Enjoyed.
A Church-Going Community - Stun
ming Gowns-Well-knOw PeO-
PIE at the SeashOre.
Special Correspondence OF The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Evening Star.
BAR HARBOR, Me. June 80. 1897.
More good news. Capt. Lyons of the dis
patch boat Dolphin stated yesterday, at
Portsmouth. that President Mckinley will
cruise along the New England coast this
summer, touching at. among other places.
Bar Harbor and Sorreato. The navy, the
President-everything worth anything is
coming our way" say the Bar Harborites.
Bar Harbor s par excellence the most
church-going resort of :he coast, As5ury
Park not excepted. Not anyw here in New
York or Washington during the height OF
the season can a more smartly costumed.
generally well set up" corers CATION be
seen assemb' ed than that for the IL o'clock
Episcopal service here. The altar at Saint
Xavier's. the fashionable place of worship.
was made beautiful Sunday in a purely
i6yllic spirit Of decoration. A June gr. en-
silk cloth lettered with gold spread il, and
at either side were vases of silver holding
tall sprays of buttercups. Just before the
sermon, at the time when little folk and in
valids are allowed to withdraw, half n
dozen debutantes and half a dozen girls
who had seen q sufficient number of gay
winters to have had obli- Grated the habits
of early childhood, left the building, avoid
ing criticism by Thrilling a lot of coin into
the hand of the sexton, who stood at the
| ing. If these girls feared being bored. they
might have remained safely. for the SER
mon preached by young Princeton stu
dent, who is assisting the venerable pastor,
would have appealed 10 tn I'm strongly.
The collection plate evidenced the gener-
osity of the summer visitors by a heaping
pile of crisp bills that carried out the
color scheme of green agreeably to the
eye" The Princeton student scored tri-
umph. Really" commented a dowager
power as she swept from the sacred edi-
flee, The expresses himself so well we must
ask him TO dinrer. Out on the pcrtico
when the people stood to walt for their
carriages, X was pleasantly like the old
time country reeting house interval OF the
same kind. There were friendly handclasps
and gentle, but hearty ordinations so
glad to see you: didn't know you had
come" Heard you We're not coming back
this year, aWfu!ly pleased 1t isn't true"
DC. Rev. DIR. Mackay-Smith is intimate
friends CT the pastor of Saint Nayier's and
conducts service there frequently when at
Bar Harbor.
Some Stunning Costumes.
The Baroness Hengelmuiler, with her
husband, the Austro-IIungarian minister,
has just passed by. 1t behooves me TO in
troduce the fact this way, for the baroness
| looked so stunning in gown of cornfiow-
er-blue MORE, hat wreathed with pop
pies. and a fluffy parasol, that the minis
ter (who wore just a gray cheviot suit,
diplomatic parsonage though he be, must
needs take SecoEd place.
Speaking of gowns il may be of interest
90 note one or two seen here, for Bar Har-
Dor gowns are the gowns of Paris Vi.nna
ana New York. One of the most stunning
has a skirt of black satin with very narrow
stripes of white. The waist of black ,.hif-
ION pulls, two inches wide, with insertions
of guipure the same width was ma lie as a
iuil blouse fasteLed at one side with i frill
OF suipure lace, and friils edge the rather
/ long Sleeves which the nnffs
tons run round. A belt and tie of black
satin fringed finish ii at the throat and
waist, and bonnet of jet with aigreties of
black and white is worn with it. A Pnila-
delpnia belle who spends much time abroad
has costume of silver gray faille with Sc
Verely plain skirt. The bodice is of cream
russian lace laid On violet satin, and over
II very short jacket cut TO within three
inches above the waist. is worn. Cuffs TO
the elbow. of Russian lace, over violet
SATIN, make more than half the sleeves.
Inc collar OF bright green satin has an
eise OF lace and the belt is a twist of green
satln ending in bow in front. A broad
brlmmed hat of gray straw with shelving
sizes, a grass green osprey feather and
cluster or Violets and roses at The back
beneath the Erim. composes the headsear
OF the pretty girl who wears it, Mrs AL
meric Hugh Paget has among her dozens of
marvellous bodices one of jacqueminot rose
crepe, accordion plated and loosely form
ed into blouse that is most becoming to
her graceful figure.
Personal Notes.
The opening of the Kebo Valley Club on
Saturday evening promises great things in
the way Of gayety. Numbers of prom:
nent members will give dinners and a dance
In the theater of the club house will follow
There will be no presiding officer as in mast
years, Mr.. James A. Garland of New York
president. being absent
Miss Elizabeth Hunt of Washington is
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Mr.. Gist Blair Of Washington ioinad
hebo Club today and will make one of the
summer colony here. Mr.. and Mrs Fairfax
HARRISON or Washington are guests for the
season OF Mr.. and Mrs. Burton y. Harris
81 their cottage. Sea Urchns" Ey-Secre-
larry OF War ard Mrs. Lamont, with their
FAMILY, are at Sorrento where they have
cottage. Or. Guy Fairfax Whiting is
cuitvaiing his talent for golf with ccm-
mendable energy. Mr.. Almeric Hugh
Paset is another frequenter of the links
Amons the distinguished divines who will
summer here are Rev Morgan Dix Of
Trinity Church, New York. who will sion
at the Malvern" and Bishop Lawrence
OF Massachusetts, who is expected in Au-
gust from abroad. At the Belmont are:
Mrs. Wagner and Mr.. II. l.. Wagner of the
Austro- Hungarian legation, Mr.. and Mrs
James Hoy and the Misses Hoy.
The death of Mrs. Rebecca Scott of
Vas, mashih h who no, had spent many sum-
was sincerely deplored at Bar Harbor Mrs
Scott died at Narragansett Pier
MI and Mrs. r. II. Townsend. who en-
,ertalned constantly. and in generous style
last season, have leased Aloha" the COT
tage or Mrs. r. B. Potter of New York.
and will arrive here shortly
mrs. Truxton Beaie and Mrs. James G.
Blame Will summer at ..Stanwood" their
cottage here, Mrs. Emmons Blaine going
to York Harbor.
Medical Director p. j. Horwitz, U. s. N.
and party are at Rodck cottage
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are at Bass cottage.
Mr.. William Wright of Washington is at