Evening star., 1898-04-30
Coming Events foreshadow Pleasant
Activity.
HORSES AND fABLEAUX TO ADMIRE
The Ryan-Dufour Wedding at
Ascension Last Night.
OTHER TIM ELY TOPICS


old Corcoran Art Gallery May will give
| great impetus to the social world. The
weather has nothing to do with the sue
cess of either of these affairs, which is
| fortunate, since the return of wintry blasts
| and driving rains the past week was de-
cidedly discouraging at a season when new
| fnery shows to advantage. few notable
dinners and luncheons and a number cf
pretty weddings have marked the present
week, the more enjoyed, perhaps, in each
| instance because of the scarcity of such
engagements in general The informality
| of the late season is again upon us, but as
society has no present intention of leaV-
| ing town and. in fact. has made little or no
plans for summer fitting, the chances
are that many amusements to meet the
emergency will be extemporiZed. As the
weeks go by the nervous excitement felt
by everybody in the war news has some
what lessened and other topics are heard
of in general conversation, though in a
city like this, where so many houSeholderS
have given up either father, brother or
son, many of whom had retired from
| active service, interest and concern are
deepened with every heart beat.
There is no quoting that famlllar
clause of International warfare which for
bids the bombardment of unfortitied cities,
when the average woman Is discussing the
pFOS anu cCnS OI tnc ueSlFdDflltS OI SOlHS
to the seaside for the summer. The
chances are that what the waves may have
to say this year will not have as large an
army of eager listeners formerly. In
fact the mountain hotel keepers at the far
thest northern resorts say that ruin is SIM
ply looking the coast hotels full in the face,
while those of the mountain strongholdS
need extra help 10 sort their mail nova
days, and must exercise the greatest STRAIT
egy to be able to find accommodations for
all who want to spend the summer with
them. On the other hand, many families
are calmly making their preparations to go
to the seashore at the appointed time, and
anticipate there a quiet, reStful summer
with the natives if no one else appears
The congressional families. after numerous
conferences with the heads of their house
holds, look to June l as the date for the
adjournment of Congress- and those who
live north and west will Immediately pro-
ceed there. For the southern contingent,
except the mountaineers making plans is
by no means as easy a matter, fer besides
the heat of the summer the heat Of the
conflict plays large part.
The furry of spring Weddings is about
over, but for those that remain there is OF
course, the additional interest which arises
with solo performances. That of Miss
Alger and M. Pike. set for May Is is the
most important. and, Willie the AIger fam
| lily Is in mourn ing. the wedding necessarily
will not be affected by that circumstance
| Mr. Pike will entertain the bridal party
| his hospitality being spread at Rauschers
| "A Ne" YORK wedding of great social i'm
portance next month will be that of Miss
Katherine Duer and Mr. Clarence II. Mac
| kay. Mrs. John w. Mackay mother of
! the groom and PrInciss Coionna sailed last
week for this side, for fear of being block
| AIDED -f
| Mrs. Glover, wife of Commander Glover
OF the Bancroft, will summer at Deer Park,
| where there will be. as usual a Washing
(,f nj ip1c ca. ot
The last of the teas at the art loan will
be held today. Mrs. Boardman, Mrs. Nc
! CURE ana Mrs. Williams will be in charge
| The last Sunday opening will be tomorrow
| from until 6.
A bridal party of the past week, who
| were bent on making the going away of a
newly married couple the iiveliest expert
| ence of their lives, had the joke turned on
| themselves in a way that they are not like
| ly soon to forget. The couple having taken
| an active interest in similar affairs here
| tofore had good reason to suspect that
| they We're to be given an interesting taste
of it themselves. The bride. however, was
| a strategist Of TO mean order. friend
| taken into her confidence supplied keys
| that fitted the room door where the young
| people while on the watch out for the
| descent CT the bride in her travelling dress
| employed their leisure i'll looking at the
| presents The happy couple had slipped
| out of the house before the blockaded par
| ty got out OF that room. and the pounds of
| rice and other wedding ammunition We're
useless possessions.
| Mrs. ]. Thomson Swami. whose charm
| ing home on ! street is the rendezvous of
| SO much that is delightful in social life, is
| greatly interested in the patriotic work of
| the Daughters Of the Revolution and Co
| lonial DANES, especially in restoring rev.
| oluticnary landmarks. An important work
cf this character, in which she took the
initiative by purchasing the house. is the
| restoration of the Washington headquar-
| ters at Rocky Hill three miles from
| Princeton. Efforts to buy the house by IA
| number of gentlemen interested in the
| same ide; were futile, but We're entirely
successful after Mrs. Swami took the mat
| ter in hand The Daughters of the Revo-
luton in many places, as well as the Sons.
| have shown such keen interest that each of
| the fourteen rooms in the old place have
| been taken by various chapters and bear
| their name. Much Of the original furnish
| iESS has been offered and VIII soon be in
place, while the walls have been scrap ID
| the wall covering disclosed and the design
| copied, so that practically the original ap-
| pearance of the interior can be almost re-
| established. besides making the house
| museum for hundreds of articles OF revo-
| lutionary interest. A lady who has a great
| deal of practical knowledge of matters
| in which women figure, says that really the
| most wonderful thing in connection with
J this revolutionary landmark is that when
| Mrs. Swami has anything to say about it
| nobody would suppose from am state
ments she makes that it was entirely to
her personal efforts that this most import
| ant landmark is forever in safe keeping.
| Several hundred friends witnessed the
marriage last night at the Ascension
| Church of Miss Elise Dufour of this city
| and Eli. Thorpe Ryan of Blackfoot Idaho
| The chancel and altar were artistically
decorated i'll palms and white flowers The
| music, under the direction of Mrs. Dufour
| Brown, was rendered by a choir of mixed
| voices, the wedding march from "Lohen-
grim being sung as the bride entered the
| church. The ushers were Messrs. Abner
| Dufour Of Indianapolis, Spencer B. Nichols
| and Harry Van Dkye of Washington
George L. Edmunds of Philadelphia, Albert
H. Buck of Baltimore and David O'Day Of
| Pittsburg, the last two being classmates
of the groom, who was graduated from
| Yale in 1894 Ex-senator Dubois of Idaho
| was best man, Miss Elizabeth Biddle of La
Porte, Ind. was maid of honor and Misses
| Rosa Holmes and Lillian Bowen brides
| maids The first wore light blue NOUS
selaine de sole and carried red roses The
others wore white organdie over blue silk
and carried bridesmaid roses. The bride
| wore cream white satin, trimmed with lace
and lace veil. Her flowers were bride
roses. Rev.~Dr. Elliott officiated. No re-
| ception followed, as the couple left last
| evening for New York, where they will
s,fk r.