Evening star., 1898-07-23

CuDDy holes In my desk. fOuH0 the oQtf0n
and put 1t to It's present practical use. But
come to think of 1t. how did you get your
button?
As they say in novels. a musical, ripplng
! laugh was heard before Mrs Newcomer re-
Piled
We'll, to tell the truth, Lieut. Blank gave
| 1t to me in Hong Kong one night. You
know mother and my sisters did the world
round once and l went with them We
| met Lieut.. Blank at several ports, and how
devoted he wasi"
| Then it was tn. other lady's turn to laugh,
and she did. The last fifteen minutes of
| the visit were given up to laudatory de-
| scriptfons of their respective husbands-the
pleasure they take In staying home even
| ings and the personal sacrifices both are ca
pable of when 1t comes to giving their de-
| voted wives anything they may fancy.
| Vice President Hobart and Attorney Gen
| eral Griggs and their families have left
| for the Thousand Islands. where they Will
| spend some time at Heart Island. as
| the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. George c.
| Boldt. Heart Island is one of the most
| beautiful summer residences in the United
| States, and. indeed. Heart Island with
Its splendid residence, its terraces, towers
| and gorgeously plumaged birds, is but a
part of the domain. for another large isle,
| 'Harbor's Island adjoins it. and large
| farm" across the river. with Il bicycle
| track and golf links, well garden
ami orchard, is also part of the really
| royal residence.
| The late Mrs. W. w Rockhill. wife of
| the United States minister to Greece, whose
death was announced the past week, was
| formerly Miss Carrie Tyson of Baltimore.
She was the daughter of the late Gen.
| Tyson of Glen-EIg, Howard county. Md,
| and spent much of her youth in this city,
where she was an acknowledge belle and
! beauty. She was educated abroad and had
| travelled extensively. Two daughters, Miss
Dorothy and Miss Daisy Rockhill, survive
| her
A lawn party was given Wednesday
| evening for the relief of the wounded TN
der DR.. Baynes care at Chickamauga
| Hospital. The credit of the affair is due
to Miss Jeanette Robertson, who worked
| hard to make 1t 4 success. The spacious
| Ia"n surrounding her grandmotherS home,
NO. 64o PENNSYLVANIA avenue southeast
was prettily decorated for the occasion.
Shlnese lanterns and the national colors
were everywhere. There We're a number
of tables at which were served ices by a
dozen or more pretty young ladies. Among
| those who assisted were Mrs. Sewell and
Misses l. Gummell, L. Wagner NJ. Ford,
ockert, s. Martin. j. Robertson, NJ. Brad
shaw, B. Washington. NJ Wagner, L. Gum
NELL, l. Pistorio and J. Smith. Forty-five
dollars was realized.
| The residence of the Misses Flora and
| Cara Eccard. 1870 New Hampshire avenue,
was the scene of a merry gathering last
| evening, July -. Vocal and instrumental
music and dancing were INDUCED in un-
I'll a late bour, after which a bountifuI re-
| past was served. Among the many present
| were the Misses Sallie Cross Nina Grove
| Louise Thomas, Clara Eccard Annie Long,
| Margaret Ryan. Bertha Hurley, Flora Ec-
card, lmogene Wright. Carrie Budd, Edith
| wright, and Messrs. Marian Walker, Guy
| Marean, Charles Brown, George Goodacre
Joseph Milans. Charles Hoover. Harry
Walker, Calvin Milans, John Shine and
| Cay Graft.
Thursday Mrs. Lucy Wiggin and Miss
Fruchte of ST. Louis left the city for New
| York and visit to the mountains before
| returning to the west. Miss Fruchte is a
| teacher in the st. Louis High School, and
| was a delegate to the N. E A recently
! held iii this city She is also well-known
club woman, and a popular speaker before
! educational bodies. Mrs. Wiggtn Is also a
| ranking teacher of st. Louis public schools
| but she is best known there and elsewhere
| as the founder of the ST. Louis social set
tlement. The settlement supports a day
| nursery free kindergarten and a free cir
| culatinS library. Both these ladies have
been stopping at 317 East Capitol street
with Mrs. Emily Lee Sherwood.
Miss frankie G. Jones of 1928 10th street
is visiting frien-s in Philadelphia. After a
| two weeks stay she will go to Atlantic
| city, to remain until September 1.
| Mrs. Wharton E. Lester and children are
| at Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs for
| the remainder Of the summer.
Mrs. Elnts Raft. with her nephew and
| niece, Joseph Kaufman and Bessie Hoi-
| lander. are spending the summer at Gath
| ersburg. Mr.. and Mrs. Mahan are also at
| Gaithersburg.
Mr.. Edwin King staley is enjoying his
! vacation at Asbury Park. N. ].
Mrs. Frank Allen Pierce of Warren, Pa.
is the guest of her mother Mrs Charles
Harvey. at Maple Wood, Highland Md.
! Mrs. Pierce will remain two or three weeks
| with her mother. and then join a party OF
| friends at Niagara Falls, n. Y, before re-
| turning home.
| Mrs. Jessie Dye Thompson of ST. Louis,
Mo, is here on visit to her sister-in-l law,
| Mrs. H. ]. Slye of c street southeast.
Miss Bertha Street most pleasantly enter
| tanned the young ladies of Mrs. William
| Bakers Sunday school class yesterday
| afternoon at her home on Brentwood road.
| The Class went out in a body in the after
| neon and returned On special car in the
| evening. Supper was served on the spacious
! lawn at sunset, and the evening was passed
| with music and games. Mrs. Street and
| Miss Street assisted Miss Bertha in enter
| tanning her guests, and during the evening
| Mrs. Street delighted than by singing sew
eral patriotic songs.
The Misses Rosie and Annie McGrath of
Capitol Hill are visiting friends at Cul-
peper, Va.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Frank N. Perkinson have
left for an extended trip through the south,
| visiting Richmond, Virginia Beach, Norfolk
| and Old Point.
DR.. and Mrs. Harry Acheson left last
| week for Ocean City, Nd.
| st. Johns Roman Catholic Church, Phil
| adelphia, was the scene of pretty we'd
ding last Tuesday, when Miss Laura T.
Steslman of the Quaker city and Mr.. Eu-
gene F. Stephens of New York, but former
| ly of this city. were united in marriage.
The bride entered the church promptly at
| IL o'clock, and, to the strains of the We'd
| ding March from "Lohengrin,'' proceeded
| to the chancei, where the groom and his
best man awaited her. Mr.. John Garvey,
! the uncle Of the bride, gavs her hand in
! marriage. Rev. VIM. e. Currie. pastor of
| the church, performed the ceremony. Mr..
and Mrs. Stephens left in the afternoon for
Seabright, where they will remain for sew
| eral weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Humphrey are spend
| ing the summer at Aurora, w. Va They
are registered at the Aurora House.
Mr.. Thomas Kirby, jr., and wife will
| leave for Cape May Monday. They will
stop at Congress Hall and will be away one
month.
Miss Annie Uhler of Alexandria, Va, is
| visiting Miss Marie Bagaley at 1541 T
street.
Miss Maud v. White of 2oe E street is
visiting friends in Roston and Sa1am Mass