Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-02
THE SOCIAL WORLD
Administration Families Will Spend
Fourth Here,
THE SUMMER HEaIRt HAs BEGUN
Westinghouse Scatter From At
Iantic to Pacific.
OTHERS STAY AT HOME

Official Washingtonians are looking for.
4 ward generally to spending the Fourth
here. The cabinet families have, in fact
no other idea for the entire summer, or al
| least until the capital becomes much less
interesting as a news center than it has
been lately. The Vice Presidents house
with its green vines and bright-hued flow
ers in the garoen and around the porticos
| suggests a Newport villa, and when Mrs
Hobart emerges to take her carriage, ex-
| quisitely gowned in the daintiest and fluff
| est OF summer attire, the Illusion would be
| quite complete if it were not for the waves
| Of heat from the asphalt With the de-
i partures announced for the coming few
| days, as we'll as the great scatteration
I which has been going on all the past week
| the assumption is somewhat general that
| nobody who is anybody in particular will
be left here during July. Connecticut ave-
nue. and adjacent streets seem deserted, al
| though the late evenings do bring out a
| number OF familiar faces, whose owners
can also be seen hurrying and skurrying
| through the shops in the mornings The
| usual amount Of information current at
| this season, engagements, divorces and
other chatter of an exceedingly personal
| character is drifting around as usual and
IL.
| this has given away to the hopes and fears
| embodied in the story Of the gallant fight
| at Santiago.
| There were many pretty weddings the
| past week, and although custom has or
Gained that rarely any of the prominent
events or this kind are ever arranged for
| this or next MONTH there are always few
| which can be safely counted upon and a
| few others in the nature of a surprise,
Looking forward to the fall, of the engage
m nj mn na1 t1,n-
weddings likely to take place in this city.
| since the fair brides-elect have homes else
| where.
1t will be gratifying Information to hun
| dreds Of Mrs. Romero's friends in Wash
| 1ngton, and. in fact, the country over, to
learn that she Is convalescing satisfactorily
after her recent severe illness and has been
able to take long drives nearly every even
| ing the past week. Minister and Mrs. Ro-
nero will go shortly to Atlantic City for a
stay OF several weeks before going farther
north for the rest of the warm weather.
Judge Cox and his daughter, Mrs. Lee
care, have gone to Narragansett Pier for
| the summer
Mrs. and Miss Acosta are at Buena Vista
| for the summer, as are many other Wash
| ingtonians.
Mrs. John Rodgers and Miss Rodgers will
| pass the rest of the summer at Nonquit,
Mass. !"
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Thompson VIII
leave town Tuesday and expect to spenj
the next two months at Bar Harbor and
september in the mountains. They will sc
north by leisuraly stages and will to Ike four
| or hve days to reach Bar Harbor.
ExJustice and Mrs. Field will summer
at Cape May, where Mrs. and Miss Condit
Smith will also stay.
Mrs. Faulkner is now at her old home al
Hampton, Va. visiting her father.
The minister OF Ecuador and Mrs. Carlo
will be at Asbury Park all summer.
Mrs. and the Misses Seawell VIII summer
| in Virginia.
Mrs. Bonaparte is at Tuxedo but Mr.
Jerome Bonaparte sailed for France last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. N. Parker are going to
Canada next week and will spend the latter
part of the season travelling about the
| northern resorts
| Mrs. L. B. Webb left this morning for her
! summer travels. intending to spend next
week at Capt May and the rest OF the
month at Atlantic City, going north to
Harbor for August. Mr.. Clarence Baall
| will be at Atlantic City until the list of
October.
Mrs. Rengifo, who has been visiting her
sister, Mrs. Irwin, at her home at Bethle-
hem, for the past month"; has returned
Gen. and Mrs. Rengifo will shortly go to
| Atlantic City.
The Guatemalan minister and family are
| now at their Long Branch cottage for the
| summer.
Mrs. and Miss Farnsworth have gone to
Atlantic City. and later on will go west.
Mrs George Byrd Harrison and family
are at Cape May for the season.
Mrs. James Johnston is now at her New
Castle, N. H., summer home.
Mr.. and Mrs Archibald Hopkins and fam
| lily will be at Watertown. Mass, this sum-
| mer. Their daughters are already there
visiting relatives.
Senator and Mrs. Mcmillan and Mr.. and
| Mrs. Boardman have summer homes at
Manchester-by-the-Sea
Mrs. Wallach and the Misses Wallach
| are at Narragansett Pier for the summer.
First Assistant Secretary of the Interior
Elmira, N. Y, where the latter will remain
for some time before going to Towanda,
Pa.
Mrs. Emma G. Graham has gone to Cass-
Vile, Pa. to spend this month.
General Card and family are at Coburg,
Canada.
Mrs. Edward Burr has gone to Cobourg,
Canada, for the season.
Mrs. John B. Wight and family are at
their summer home at Cottage City, Mass
Mrs. J. Marshall Miller will remain this
month at Frederick, Md.
Mrs. Audenried, who has been spending
q month at Ardmore, Pa, returned early
the past week, and has now gone to Deer
Park for the summer
Mrs. F. F. Davidson is summerinp at
Cape May.
Mrs. C. N. Thorn has gone to spend a.
month with Capt. and Mrs. Reade at Low
ell, Mass. he
Miss N F. Barker, is at silcott Springs,
Va.
Mrs. H. W. Fitch will spend this and next
month at Auburn, My. O.
Miss Saul has gone TO Blue Ridge Summit
for the summer. II
Mrs. w. H. Goddardis at Bedford Springs
for the season.
Mrs. M. C. Downing TilI spend this month
at Sweet Chalybeate, Springs, Va.
Mrs. c. w. Henderson has gone to Oak
land, Md.
Miss Mary A. ReedSis at Edinburg, Va,
to stay month
Miss Jennie Dug has gone to spend
month at Smitnfield, l0hio
Miss Anna L. Sargent win spend month