Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-15
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
Some Little Bits of Newport's Cos
sip.
seeking Recreation aud Rest From
the City's Hent-Personni
Notes.

Ihe Brice family are enjoying all the
social delights OF Newport with their usual
satisfaction. Mrs. Brice is giving a series
OF afternoon teas. or lawn parties, al each
OF winch some novelty I'm the way OF enter
'ainment as introduced. Vaudeville artists
contribute largely to the program. and the
beauty of ii all is that no suspicion OF
what is on the bill is even whispered in nj
vance. The scarcity OF men al Nexnort
who can be rated as eligiblcs is quite a.
great as ever. and the fact that one we'll
known New York beau. very much souxh,
after by managing papas and mammas
spends much of his time bicyclinv with
ten-year-old misses shows to What straits
he has been driven not to be forced on, or
the ranks of bachelor stars. The Br,cas
and Mrs. Potter Palmer are credited with
desire to own and occupy London resi-
dehces next year and to push some Amer
ican rivals very hard for leadership there
AS the important events of the Nevnort
season are as yet In prospective mis- 80
up. win other equally weighty incidents
Is tne only conversational links to he A..
pended upon. ~ '' "e
MRS. David r.. Mckee and her son. Lam
yer mckee and Mr.. and Mrs John Cron-
per sailed today for Europe' and viii s nop
several months I'm travel 9i''''
Mrs. j. Z. Daily and her SON Marina,
nave gone to Warrenton, Va. for few
weeks 1850 " ie"
Miss Carrie Acker is at Fauquier White
Sulphur Springs. Va
Mrs Edward F. Riggs is visiting Miss
Nellie Warner at Baltimore. Nd.
Mrs NJ. A. Gibbons left last week for
Saratoga, where she will spend the re-
mainder Of the summer
Miss Dora Harrison of 42I 9Th street
Snn-r l..r-
mount AIRY y. G.. TO spend several weeks
with her sister Mrs Joe Jacobs of Win
sion, N C., and they will then leave for
the seashore.
Lieutenant r.. C. VanVliet and family
of Fort Reno, oklahoma. are at Shrcws-
Dufy, N j., where they will spend tho
summer with General and Mrs. NauNliet
Mrs. Mary Donelson Wilcox has returned
from her recent visit TO Nashville Tenn
where she was in attendance upon the
Tennessee centennial and the recipient OF
many attentions.
Mrs. Louis ID. Wine is spending the sum
mer at Marion. on Buzzard's Bay, Mass.
Miss Frances Benjamin Johnston has
closed her studio on street and gone to
Europe until October. accompanying her
mother, Mrs. A. ID. Johnston, and her
aunt. Mrs. Hogan. The party expect t.
spend most of their time travelling leisurely
through ireland, England and Scotland.
though th,y will probably make one or
two short journeys on the continent.
Mr.. Samuel Dawson and Miss Phoebe u.
lngley, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs VIM.
lngley, both of this city. were quietly
married last Saturday at the parsonage of
the wilkins Avenue Methodist Church
Baltimore. Md. by Rev. VIM. Stephens
pastor. After sh Drt wedding tour Mr. aud
Mrs. Dawson will be at home TO their
friends after today at 49, Florida avenu.
northwest.
At 3 pm. yesterday a the home of Mr.
and Mrs. ]. W. Count SO c street south
east. Miss Jeanette X. LeVan OF New
York city was married to Mr.. J. Park Todd
formerly of New York now of Bridge
water, Va, the Rev. W. G. Ware of ST
Thomas Episcopal Church officiating. The
ceremony was Witnessed by only a few
OF the immediate friends Of he contracting
parties, who were attended by Miss Emma
*. LeNan, sister of the bride. and Mr.
Ralph ID. Count of Washington.
Miss Edmonia Randolph Goode Of Nir-
ginia sailed today for Germany to spend 4
vacation of two months with friends.
Mrs. William +. Bailey Mr.. Frederick
Alger and Miss Alger. children of the Sec
rotary of War, left here yesterday for a
sojourn of several weeks at the Hotel
Champlain Secretary Alger will JOIN
will probably be member of the prr,i-
deLtial party which will visit Lake Cham
plain early next month.