Evening star., 1897-05-29
THE SOCIAL WORLD
Where the Official World Will Recre-
ate.
SfAY-Ar-H0ME CLUB LARGE
Few to Go Till Congress Takes a
Holiday.
OTHER SUMMER PLANS

| Washington will lose few members of the
| ctficial diplomatic world until Con-
gress adjourns or q period of extraordinary
F! heat makes a change necessary for the
| newcomers. In all likelihood President and
Mrs. Mckinley will remain here while Con-
gress does, Mrs. Mckinley has no inclna
| tion to go away while her husband remains.
! The President takes pleasure in the short
Trips, of which he has already made num-
| Der and will enjoy several more recrea-
| tions of the same kind in the near future,
but they have been found rather too ia
| tguinS for Mrs. Mckinley. AS she does
not go, the cabinet ladies will not often
participate in these short junkets.
| The Vice President will open his home
for its first large hospitality by entertain
ing his official family, the Senate. and has
| invited the President and his official fam
| lily, the cabinet, to meet them the evening
| OF June L. Mrs. Hobart feels that she can
make herself very comfortable here until
| Congress adjournS, when they can seek
| the rest that is then due after the first
| busy months of the new administration.
Secretary and Mrs. Sherman are quite
| accustomed to remaining here late, and
| will feel no extraordinary hardship in doing
| so this summer. They are early riserS. and
| get all the benefits of the fresh morning
| air. Breakfast is over In the Sherman
household and its members busy with the
| days duties at o'clock. and it is no
! usual thing for the Secretary and his wife
to be down stairs by o clock in the morn
| ing, and oftentimes even earlier.
| Secretary and Mrs. Gage have not as yet
| decided upon permanent city residence.
| but they have planned for the summer to
| be at Chevy Chase in the Newlands house.
| Just at present they are enjoying a visit
| from their married daughter, Mrs. Pierce
| of Chicago. and her husband
Secretary and Mrs. Alger have as many
summer comforts as they can possibly ar
range in their home, and look forward to
| remaining there until the Secretarys Off
! ciai duties are a little relaxed. Just now
they are off to West Point TO attend the
graduating ceremonies, Miss Alger accom-
panying her parents.
| Secretary Long and family are having a
reunion here now, but his wife and daugh-
| ters are likely to go north for most of the
| warm weather. Mrs and Miss Long will
| go to Annapolis with the Secretary ior the
graduating ceremonies.
| Attorney General McKennas family will
| remain in California for some time yet.
| while Secretary Wilson hopes to be Joined
| here by his daughter when her school du-
| ties are over. next month.
| Postmaster General Gary has haven of
rest near his official cares. His country
place. near Catonspille. Md, is very
| venient. and his wife and daughters will
be there all summer.
| Mrs. and Miss Bliss will remain north
| all summer, and have only been here on
short visits.
The ambassadors and ministers generally
| will remain here much later than usual.
scme of them as long Congress is in
session. The British ambassador, however
will be in London for the diamond jubilee
festivities and will be accompanied home
by his family. The ambassador is MAX
| ing tricycling fashionable at present. There
are two tricycles in the rapid transit out
t, 4
while expert at the wheel. enjoy three
wheels also sometimes.
The French ambassador and family are
at Clifton and have made no definite sum-
mer plans.
The German ambassador will go to
Lencx, where his family have already pre-
ceded him.
The Mexican minister and Mrs Romero
have not as yet settled upon their sum-
| mer plans. but do not anticipate leaving
town early.
Mrs. Lazo Arr:aga will go to Spring
Lake the latter part of June as both she
| and her group of interesting children en-
| joy the seaside. The Guatemalan minister
| is home in his country on q visit but will
| join his family in July.
The Swiss minister will remain here late,
but Mrs Pioda and her mother have gone
home to Switzerland for the summer.
The Brazilian minister and family have
their charming summer home in the Ad-
| iroudacks awaiting them when they leave
for the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. John W. Thompson will
spend the summer in travel, going first to
the Yellowstone and Seattle and then to
Japan for the chrysanthemum season.
Mrs. ]. Thomson Swami has returned to
her home in Princeton. which is always the
center OF so much of the interesting social
life of that town.
Mrs. Myers and Mrs. Julian James are
abroad for the summer.
Miss Mary Edna German sailed TODAY
for Genoa accompanying party of
friends Senator and Mrs. German went to
New YORK to see her off.
Mrs. Thomas Gordon Hunt will 70 abroad
as usual next month.
Lieut. and Mrs. Seaton Schroeder have a
the heated term.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Williams and
Miss May Williams will leave shortly for
New London. Conn, where they have a
handsome home, and where they will spend
the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Wylie will 20 to the
Hot Springs. Va, for the summer. accom-
panying Judge Wylie.
Mrs. William F. Mattingly and family will
summer at Magnolia, Mass
Mr.. and Mrs. Ward Thoron have closed
their X street home for the summer
Mrs. John Story will spend the summer
in Vienna. with her daughter, Countess de
Buisseret.
Dr. and Mrs. indleberger. who are now
at Jamestown. Long Island, expect to
pass the summer there.
Mrs. Lucius Luckerman and family will
summer at Stockbridge. Mass
DR.. and Mrs. Jones. who are now in Eu-
rope, will be back at their place at Bar
Harbor WI en- the gayety reaches its
height there.
Mrs and the Misses Loring are going to
the Isle of Shoals for the summer.
Admiral and Mrs. Worfen left last week
for their place at Newport.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. C. Glover and family
will summer in the Adirondacks, and vii,
close their country place here about the
middle Of June.
Mrs. and the Misses Horstman will be at
Cazenovta during the warm weather
Mr. and Mrs Bancroft Davis will 20
abroad In July. and spend next month a.
Atlantic City.
CaDtain and Mrs Tudlovu ORC ~ &lo,,