Evening star., 1898-09-17

| kedleston in the government house at CAL
cutta. which magnificent building cost f1.-
100000, and was built in the days Of the
Marquis Wellesley. If the statement / have
| referred to Is correct, not only should Mr.
| CurZon feel at home in his quarters in
| Calcutta, but the coincidence with regard
| to the matter is certainly strange one.
! Mr.. Hansen Russian charge d'affaires at
| Mexico, who is well remembered in Wash
| lngton for his musical and social accom-
| pllShmentS, recently entertained a number
OF friends at musicale in his apartments
at the Mexican capital. Baron and Baron
| ess Won Ketteler were among the guests,
| both well known here
| Miss Edes spent last week at Newport
DIR. and Mrs. VIM. H. Heron and their
little daughter have returned from Cape
May. where Mrs. Heron and the children
nave been spending the past three months.
Mr. and Mrs. John Cammack and SON,
after spending some time at Bluff Point
montreal, Quebec, Lake Placid and Lake
George, have returned to their suburban
home.
Mrs. ]. s. "A. Baker and daughter
Eleanor are spending a month in Connecti-
cut, visiting relatives.
Miss Blood and Miss Helen Soule are
| taking the lake trip from Buffalo to Du-
luth, MINI.
Rev. A S. Fiske, DID,, pastor of the
Gunton Temple Memorial Presbyterian
Church, who has been spending the past
four months in Europe, has returned and
Is very much pleased with his trip. His
wife and daughter, Miss Christabel who
spent the summer at Cape May, have also
returned, much improved in health.
Mr.. and Mrs. George A Provost of 1921
1 street, who have been at Bowery Beach,
near Portland, Me-, have returned, having
greatly enjoyed their outing
MRS. Phoebe A. Hearst is journeying
eastward en- route for Paris where she ex-
n
then go to Italy and Egypt for the winter
She sails from New York September o.
Miss Cornelia Holmead of Holmead
Manor, Mt. Pleasant has just returned
nome from an extended tour through the
west, and Is now at home to her friends.
Col. and Mrs. H. C. Bradley, the Misses
Patterson and Robert B. Patterson are re-
siding at 1913 street.
The engagement of Miss Esther Ruben
stein to Mr.. Louis Sonneborn of Baltimore.
Md, is announced. AT home, 705 5th street
! Sunday, September IS, 1898, from to 10
pm.
Miss Agnes McConvey of POI K street
northeast, accompanied by Miss Gertie Rol-
| Inns OF sos 1st street, has returned after a
pleasant visit of two weeks with relatives
at West Falls Church.
Mrs. B. Hughes, accompanied by her
daughter, has gone for short sojourn to
visit relatives in the northern part of Penn
sylvania for d few weeks.
Misses Laura and May Duke of Richmond
| who have been visiting in West Virginia
for the past month, are in this city now
| stopping with Mrs. S. H. Turner 531 9th
street southeast.
Mrs. Middleton Smith, who has been very
her sister-in-law, Mrs. DR.. Geo. L. Wese-
man, will return to Washington Monday
next accompanied by Mrs. Weseman.
Miss Mamie r. Biggins has returned af-
| ter ten days sojourn at Atlantic City.
| Miss Alice Holmead of Holmead Manor is
| spending a few weeks with Miss Martin of
ShepherdStown, W. Va.
Last evening a pleasant evening of pro-
gressive euchre was given at Takoma Park
Hotel The parlors were profusely deco
| rated with go den rod and laurel. The even
| ing began with the drawing of souvenirs
| and tally cards from a Jack Horner pie
| Prizes were taken by Mr.. Warfied Mr.
| Linthicum. Mr.. Preston, Mr.. Muller, Mrs
| Preston, Mrs. Cameron, Mrs. Warfield and
| Mrs Gardner. Among those participating
| Weber. Mr.. and Mrs OConnel, Mr.. and
| Mrs. Fry, Mr.. and Mrs. Warfield Mrs
Cameron, Mrs. Simmons, Mr. and Mrs
Sawyer, Mrs. Cameron. Mrs. Simmons
Misses knight, Gilbert, Shortridge Wad-
| leigh and Gardner. and Messrs. Miller Lin
| thicum, Sullivan, Huston, Lerch and Kes-
temann.
Misses Mamie Biggins, Mabel Barnes,
| Edith Barnes, Katie Mahoney Mamie Nc
| Grath, Mary Brady. Ida Burke. Almyra
Brady. r. Ryan, Gussie Slosher, R. Her
| bert and Mr.. and Mrs. Burke enioyed a
| dance last night at Congress Heights.
Mrs George w. Cissel has returned from
| Saratoga, and is quite i'll at her residence
| Oak Crest, Georgetown.
Mrs. I. V. Slater left this week for a trip
| to New York.
DR.. and Mrs. George Barrie have returned
! to the city.
MIS-. X. T. ferguson announces the mar
rage or her daughter Harriette Bray to
Joseph Nelson Saunders of this CITY We'd
nesday, September A. The ceremony was
celebrated at st. James Church by the
| Rev. Father Clark. The bride wore
Drown traVeilns suit, with hat and gloves
! to match. She had no attendants. The
| couple have gone on southern trip.
Miss Helen Elexener Magruder of os
Grant place has returned to the CITY
after pleasant visit 10 her cousin Mrs
Rosa Beall Bowie of Mt. Lubentia Prince
Georges county Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. w. Burdette and Miss
Burdette have returned home after snend-
ing the summer a Quebec and jamestown.
r. l. -'
Mrs. John q. Wallace and Miss Wallace of
Wallaceton. Va, WHO have been visiting
Mrs. and Miss Callaghan of 18th street
rave returned home.
n pii IHudy party vas given in honor of
Misses Maude and Ida NaIley at their
home, No. 3l2 10th street southeast Thurs
day evening. Many of the schoolmates of
the young ladies were present, and it was a
happy reunion after the summers vacation
before the opening of school. Music and
games We're enjoyed until late hour when
delightful repast was served in the din
ing room The table was tastefully deco
rated with palms and cut flowers and made
very pretty picture with the happv faces
grouped around it. Among those present
were the Misses Matte Wise Irene Nor
gan, Mary Clendanief, Ethel Holmes. AIald
Collins, Edith Prender, Mamie Jacobs Ma
lnie Wheatley, Annie Blumer, Lena Harri-
sen, Dual Leaman, Flossie Richmond. Ed
ma Stahl. Pansy Duckett. Lillian Demarav
Ollie Brearley, Edith Allen, Lulu NaIev,
Elrgie Nalley, Josie NaIley, Gertie Nallev,
Ada Marceron, Nettie Magruder, Miriam
Morgan and Bertha Blumer and Messrs
Ninshlp Wheatley. Albert Dietrich, Willie
Bobb, Wendell Holm es, Harry Scharr Ira
BIZ mer, John Blumer, Bernard Nalley and
| James Magruder Mr.. and Mrs John Nal
ley, Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Marceron Mr.. and
Mrs Edward Nalley and Mrs William Nal
ley and Mrs Collirs.
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