Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-10
Busy Days These, With Dinners and
Dances.
An EGYPrANVAUDEVILLE THE LATEST
Society to Be Thrilled by That and
q Doll Show.
Y AC II rs A N D COL F

Special Correspondence Of HE Evening Star.
BAR HARBOR. Me.,sAugust Z, 1897.
The season of early morning strolls,
daisy unoheons," 'wild-fiower dinners"
&C., is over, and society in the most ex-
travsgant sense Of the word is in fun
swing. Bar Harbor~is successfully trans
formed from a natural and beautiful haven
Of rest into IAN Understandable summer
resort"
The program for next week shows every
hour full Of engagements. and the arrival
of forty-eight yachts of the New York
and Eastern clubs is among the joys an
ticipated.
Tuesday, August 10, there win be dom
inc ball at Kebo for the benefit of the
club. and among the long list of patron
esses are the rames of Countess Langiers-
Vfllars, nee Livingston, of New York,
Baroness Hengelmuller, Mrs. Frederick
Gerhard, all well known in Washington;
Mrs. Richard H. Townsend. IT,, and Mrs
w. E. Montgomery.
August II the day and night will be given
up to a festival for the Village Improve
ment Association. This organization Is
lessees Of cottages, who, at the expence
of much time and money, preserve the
beauty of the place, keeping roads in per-
feet order, making paths through piclur-
little folks will do their share From to
6 there will be dolls garden party-an
exhibition of dollies of society children,
dressed in costumes of all nations; peep
music; stories told by Mrs. Waldo Rich
ards, dancing by the little Tuesday of the
village. AS a finish, a group Of sixteen
village girls and boys will give harvest
dance" dressed as Swiss peasants.
Albert Clifford Barney is in charge of the
evenings program. and play written by
Miss Pendleton, a young woman prominent
here socially. is to be produced under the
direction of Mrs Barney. IAN Egyptian
Vaudeville" is the descriptive phrase used
in speaking of the libretto, and the scene
is laid along the Nile In the reign of one
of the Ptolemys." A demand for draperies
and symbolic trifies has almost sent the
shopkeepers wild. You can't find yard of
anything striped in miles; all the beetles
are bought up; bangles are at premium.
The sports are not neglected here. The
golf tournament Saturday was spirited
and closely contested.
Mr. Sumner Gerard of New York won,
with a net score of 80. The putting match
for women and men. in the afternoon re-
suited in Miss Seely and DR.. w. c. Falls
being winners, score So. In the tourna-
ment DR.. Guy Fairfax Whiting of Wash
ington made good score. and Mr.. A. c.
Barney played In the putting match with
Miss Jean Mclean, who stopped at the
Brices last season. Base ball is being
Kebo club men and college men from N.
e. Harbor. A tennis tournament. under
the auspices of the U. S. Lawn Tennis AS
ISOLATION, August 10. at Sorrento. A cup
valued at $1,000 will be played for. which
is now held by J. L. Paret Much interest
is felt in the tournament by players here.
The horse show is set for Kebo, August
10.
A water fete with canoe races will occur
during the visit Of the yachts.
Speaker Reed will visit Bar Harbor with
the fleet, coming on the Sachem, as guest
of her owner.
Mrs. James G. Blaine, Mrs. Truxton
Beale and Mrs. Walter Damrosch Lave ar
rived at "Stanwood," accompanied by Mr..
James G. Blaine.
Mr.. J. L. NJ. McCurry and Mrs. Curry
gave a dinner at the Malvern Monday
night.
Mr. and Mrs. Townsend gave large din
ner last evening.
The Womans Club is flourishing. and
holds receptions in which men ere allowed
to participate every Friday afternoon.