Evening star., 1897-07-31
Housewarming Of the New Ladies
Club.
WAS An OVERWHELMING SUCCESS
Where Many Prominent in Wash
ington Society Are Staying.
NOTABLE ENTERTAINMENTS
Of The Evening Star.

Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
BAR HARBOR, Me-. July 2s. 1897.
The motto of the new Ladies' Club
might properly be IF 't'were done 'twere
well 'twere done quickly" No sooner had
they decided-"jumped at a conclusion"
the men would call it-that they wanted
club On the shore. than, presto, it is theirs.
I am pleased to announce that on Tuesday
afternoon the Ladies Club held an over
whelmingly successful reception to 800
guests in brilliant array. and that no more
aUspiCious occasion has been known for
many seasons. The pretty rooms, includ-
ing a tea and music room, a card room,
hung with serial picture story of Span
ish bulight; writing room. comfortably
arranged for either serious work or play,
and the dressing rooms upstairs. were all
set with ferns and flowers. The tables
were spread with punch, tea and lemonade.
an orchestra played catchy" airs. and
everybody said Charming my dear"
lovely" delightful" immense" etc.
Mrs. Henry Drayton. chairman of the
house committee. received, assisted by
Mrs. Burton Harrison, Mrs. James Gerard,
Mrs. J. Madison Taylor. Mrs. Herbert Par
| sons and Mrs. Cadwallader Jones.
Over On the piazza of the reading room
a few unconverted men regarded the gay
scene with sniffish disapproval, but most
everybody was happy.
heDO valley CIuD nelu the customary
dinner dance Saturday night. Mr.. Ed
mund Pendleton presided, and others who
gave dinners were Mr.. Gist Blair. Mr.
Frank Ellis and DIR. Seely. In the theater
after Ginner dancing took place, many
Washington society people being present
The Danish minister Mr.. Constantin Brun
DR.. Wagner of the Austro-Hungarian le
CATION. NJ. Brandao of the Brazilian lega-
ton. NJ. Trubert of the French embassy.
NJ. Trubert guest at dinner of Mr.. and
Mrs. Edmund Pendieton. Miss Nathalie
Barney, wearing a white gown of graceful
design, having a picturesque scarf of scar
let that foated about her as she danced
was undoubtedly belle of the evening.
| Monday evening the Malvern Hotel gave
| hop ut which all the smart set were
guests. Miss Ethel Davies of New York,
niece of Mrs. Bradey-AIartin of New York,
| and frequently visitor of her aunt. Mrs.
| Rochester of Washington. was among the
| dancers. Miss Davies had come up from
Newport with Mr.. and Mrs. John DreXel of
| Philadelphia on ttcir fine yacht, the Sui
| tana, a day before
| The Sultana, having or board the owner.
| Gordon Fellows. W. H. Nelson and George
| Messeroy, sailed for Newport yesterday.
On the Wheel ut G::;O AM.
| His excellency the Austro-Hungarian
minister and Baroness Hengenmueller are
| active participants in outdoor amusements
! here. AS early as 6:3O o'clock in the
morning they may be seen wheeling, and
| hills hereabout and fishing. The baroness
has great luck at the latter sport. having
| only yesterday landed thirty big founders
''he baron caught only fifteen, but he has
known better days
NJ. Meron, the minister of Argentine Re-
public, is expected here shortly.
The Indian Encampment
| Among the quaint places in and about
! Bar Harbor where visitors find amusement
| is the Indian encampment, where a strong
| ly marked tribe of redskins abide Their
| dwellings are a row of single-room wooden
cabins with sloping roofs, in which they
ply their trade of weaving fans and bas-
kets of gay-colored dyed grasses. sewing
| moccasins and constructing photograph
| frames and trays of birch bark. There is
| fortune teller among them, who reads
| the cards for consideration. and dozens of
| bare-legged little children, with streaming
cold-black locks. who play audience to
everything that occurs. 1t is quite the con-
! ventional thing to take home trifles of
! their gaudy wares souvenirs OF Bar
Harbor.
| Recent Notable eEntertainments.
Mrs John de Koren Of Chicago gave a
| luncheon Monday in honor of Miss Alice
| Hay of Washington. Sixteen girls, Miss
Redmond, Miss Van Rensselaer, Miss Hin
| kle, Miss Alice Van Rensselaer,, Miss Liv-
| ingston, Miss Grace Hinkle Miss Nathalie
Barney, Miss Mccormick, Miss Alexander.
| Miss Lucy Russell, Miss Minnie GRAY
Miss Hubbard and the Misses Seely Be
| side each cover was laid a fan woven of
| natural-hued grasses. to which sweet peas
pink and white, were tied in punches with
| ribbons.
i Miss Alice Hay is the youngest daughter
| of the ambassador of the United States to
Great Britain. and is visiting the family of
| Dr. Seely of Cincinnati.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Montgomery of Washing
| ton gave dinner at their cottage Monday
| nlght. The guests were Mr.. and Mrs. John
O'Donnell, NJ Maurice Trubert of the
| French embassy Miss Macmillan, Dr. Hor-
| witz and Mrs. L. NJ. Robinson.
A luncheon In honor of Miss Hay was
| given by Mrs. r. Hall Mccormick of Chi
| cago lately at Hotel Sorrento. Mrs. Nc
| Misses Seely, Miss Barney. the Misses
Hinkle. Miss Pulitzer. Messrs. Archibald
Harrison. Nelson Reginald johnson, Aus
| tin Cheney, Derby and Clark.
At a recent affair with tableaux at
Grindstone Neck Miss Alice Hay appeared
| as THE Geisha Girl"
Mrs. 7. E. Chapin is at the Stanley
| House, s. w. Harbor, from Washington
| The most beautiful horse seen on the
island is owned by Mr.. Arthur Addison of
| Washington.
Personal Notes.
Miss Mayone Mott, daughter of Judge
and Mrs. Mott of Washington, left yester-
| day for a stay at Manchester-by-the-Sea
| after a visit Of some weeks to Miss Bar
ney. Miss Mott was generally entertained
by the young people of the fashionable set,
and her departure was much regretted.
Mr.. Hosmer of Washington is a guest at
| the Saint Saurens.
Mr.. and Mrs R. w. Tyler of Washington
| are at the West End.
Mr.. and Mrs Blair gave a party Of twen-
ty-fve. for children. on the "Creedmoor''
| this week.
Mr.. Gushing Stetson Of New York, who
| spends much time in Washington, is ex-
pected here Monday.
Miss Augusta Davies, who has been alb
sent for some days visiting Cranberry
| Island. is again at the Saint Saurens.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Aulfck Palmer of Washing
| ton have arrived at their cottage
Commodore and Mrs. CroWninshield have
| arrived at Seal Harbor Commodore Crown
inshield is chief of the bureau Of naviga-
| ton of the Navy Department.
Miss Alice Burbage of Washington, who
| is well known in musical circles as an ac-
| complished pianist, is at the Parker Cot
| tage.
| Mrs Townsend's cottage "Aloha ia oy,