Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-08-23
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
Newport Has Barn and War Dances on
Hand.
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt VIII Give
War CotiIlion, With Rough
Riders Musfc-Sotes.

MT and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt viii
give war dinner and cotillion this evening
at Newport The forty members of the or
chestra are to be ccstumed as Rough
Riders. The favors for the cotilion are all
to have warlike suggestions, and not only
the Newport heroes of the war, but some
( others are expected to honor the occasion.
Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish, who is occupying
one of the finest rev villas at Newport this
season, has successfully housewarmed il,
except the stable. Next Monday night she
will entertain at a stable dance, when the
| ladies will come as Marie Antoinette dairy
| maids and Inc n-en farmers, excepting
| one contingent, who Will appear as French
chefs in a quadr:lle, " itch is under Mrs. o.
| II. P. Belmoats direction A cotiIlion will
ba danced.
| DIR. and Mrs. Dieffenderfer, Judge and
| Mrs. Wells Rev. DIR. Power and Miss Pow
er and Mr.. C. Clarkton have been at AS
bury Park this month.
Miss Bertha Fraley of Frederick Md, is
| with her friends, the Misses Grady of S L
| street northeast.
Miss Dana L. May of LIE Droit Park and
the Misses Hall Of Cincinnati have return
! ed from pleasant sojourn at Ocean City,
| Md.
Mr.. r. " Smith left last Thursday for
| stay of two weeks at Atlantic City n. ].
Mrs. Worthington Dorsey and Miss Ida
| V. Dorsey have gone for a two weeks trip
to Ocean City, Md
Miss Leavy Scala, daughter of Prof.
Scala of els South Carolina avenue south
east, has left the city for a few weeks
stay in the mountains of Virginia.
Mr.. and Mrs Fleming Lavender have
| returned from the White Sulphur Springs
and viii spend the remainder of the sum-
mer with Mrs. B. Lowndes Jackson, at her
beautiful country home in Maryland.
Miss iS in fe.t
ing her grandmother, Mrs. Thomson.
Col. John Z. Parker and Major r.. Der.
Venning, who have been at Atlantic City
and other seaside resorts for several weeks,
have returned to the city.
Mrs. A. Dallas Tucker, accompanied by
her son and daughter, Edwin and Ethel.
and her mother left today for River
Springs, the lower Potomac, for a visit
of several weeks.
Miss Belle NJ. Pollock of Capitol Hill is
spending a months vacation in the Blue
Ridge mountains, in the vicinity of Bar
louisville, with Mrs. Geo. S. Parker, Oak
Lawn.
Misses Mildred and Dorothy Wilson have
Joined their parents at Atlantic City for
the remainder of the season, after having
had delightful visit in Rye, n. Y.
Mrs. NJ. S. Shattuck of S13 9Th street
northeast has left town to visit her sister,
where she expects to stay until next No
vember, returning by way of Niagara Falls
A number of young people went on a
lunch party Sunday to Great Falls and
spent a most delightful time. Among them
We're the Misses Lena Mohler. Emma Moh-
Ter, Gertie Mohler, Mrs. Pitt, Celia Sulli-
van, Theresa Buehler, Lldya Donaldson.
Fannie Donaldson. Mabel Johnson, Helen
Mari and Louise Corn, Messrs. William
Mohler, Allen Saunders. David Saunders,
Otto Schneider, Lee Mason, Henry Krouse.
William EcholtZ, Peter Kaufman, Henry
Nolte, Joseph Kaufman and John Potter
Mr.. J. N. Herfurth has Joined his family
at Atlantic City, and Mrs. Herfurth is i'm
proving rapidly in health.
Mr. and Mrs ]. F. Manning have returned
from a two months stay in Europe.
Miss Winnie Carney of NJ street south
west has returned from a several weeks
outing, spent at Stirling, Va
Mr.. and Mrs. b. F. Shaw returned yes
terday from a two weeks stay at Atlantic
City.
A da nee and socfable was given by the
Windthorst Club at the residence of Mrs.
H. Rupert, 18th and Benning road, We'd
nesday evening, August Il. Members and
their friends had q pleasant time dancing
until late hour, after which refreshments
were served.
Miss Prentss and Miss Susie G. Prentiss
are at Wissahickon Heights, Pa.
Miss c. Schlerf ard Miss T. Toepper are
stopping al Roselsnd. Va, for an indefinite
stay.
Miss Isabel Dudley OF 1858 K street
southeast has gone to Baltimore, where
she will spend a few weeks; from there
she will go to the Blue Ridge mountains
and spend the remainder of the summer.
Miss SalIie E. Gates Of SO 18th street
southeast has gone to Atlantic City for
ten days.
A large gathering of friends, in honor of
the third anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Gettinger,- assembled at their hospitable
home, AZ 4th street northeast. MONDAY
afternoon. A repast was served and the
evening greatly enjoyed.
Mrs. Hansbrough, wife of Senator Hans
brough of North Dakota, who has been
spending the summer on Narragansett bay
has not been well She is improving now
however, and expects to go west with the
senator in few weeks.
HEAVY COST OF THE WAR.