Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-05
Amateur Theatricals, With an Earl
as the Star.
SENATOR WETMORE'S LAWN PARTY
Charming Surroundings of Secre-
tary Hays Summer Home.
OTHER TIMELY TOPICS

They have gone back to old-time forms
| of amusement at Newport and are now
| looking forward to an amateur theatrical
| performance. The Earl of Yarmouth is not
| only going to help manage the affair, but
| will also take the star role in Creatures Of
/ Impulse" Gilbert's musical comedy. The
| earl can sing and dance as well as act, or
| at all events he has given public exhibitions
of his ability in these lines. and Newport
society expects to be as impressed as IL is
| now with his recognized good form at ten
mis-. The performance will, of course. be
given for charity, and this month. win be
devoted to the rehearsals and arrange
ments, the grand occasion to form a con-
SpicEous feature of the first week in Sep
TENDER. The earl will remain at Newport
TILL the end of the season. which will be
extended till 1t includes the days of the
Cantacuzene-Grant wedding festivities. He
Will be the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. George S.
Scott.
Mrs. Hay. wife of the Secretary of State,
| and the Misses Hay are spending the sum-
mer at their country home on Lake Suna-
pee n. II. Lake Sunapee is set between
ranges of hills and dotted here and there
| with picturesque islands. 1t is ten miles
long, and the shore is indented with many
charming coves and harbors in some places
immense forest trees seeming TO grow out
of the water. There are also sandy beaches
where 1t is delightful to battle and many
cozy summer cottages surrounded by trees,
where persons from neighborng towns and
cities pass the summer months, Mr., Hays
| estate is on the east bank of the lake. The
house is large. but unpretentious. and Is
| surrounded by a grassy lawn. Old Kear-
| sarge mountain rising to great height just
| back of the estate.
Senator and Mrs. Wetmore's lawn party
yesterday at Chateau-Sur- Mer. their New
port villa, seems to have realized all the
| anticipations formed of it. The senator and
Mrs. Wetmore received In the large recep-
| ton room, and thence the guests went
out on the broad piazZas and the lawn, both
of which We're deliberately decorated. South
\ of the house on the lawn was a tent % by
80 feet, in which a buffet luncheon was
served. At the east end of the lawn was a
| twenty-foot octagon tent which was used
| as tea tent. with number of small round
tables for guests. Near this was red and
| white tent eighteen feet in diameter. in
which the Newport band was stationed
The lawn dotted with small tables
shaded by twelve-foot japanese umbrellas.
| with red cushions about them, the grass
| under each being covered with rugs. The
piazza, which surrounds the villa on three
sides, was divided into three separate sec
tons by immense mounds of palms and
ferns at the east and west corners. Each
pillar supporting the piazza roof was hid
| den by palms reaching to the ceiling. The
| floor was carpeted with Turkish rugs, with
large divans, couches and wicker chars
| and tables set about in profusion. Admiral
| Sampson and the officers of the North At
l
| Henderson of Iowa Representatives Bull
| and Capron of Rhode Island and Senator
| elect Chauncey NJ. Depew were among the
| interesting figures in the throng. Inc
Misses Wetmore assisted In receiving
| Vice President Carrot A. Hobart, accom-
| panied by Mrs Hobart and their son, Gar
| ret A Hobart jr., left Long Branch yester-
day afternoon for Lake Champaign, Wnere
| the party will join President and Mrs. Nc
| Kinley. The Vice President expects to be
| absent about two weeks.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Gardner, Alb
| Spruce street, was the scene of pleasant
gathering Thursday night, it being the
| birthday of Mrs. Gardner. Among those
Jessie, Maggie, Debbie, jamie and Dora
| Gardner. Messrs. c. Jones, A. Allison, NJ.
Lynn. D. Grady and A. Burgess Mrs.
| Gardner was the recipient of several beau
tifu! presents.
| Misses Virgie and Mayme Grimes will
leave Monday morning for two weeks
| visit in the Shenandoah valley, Virginia.
A party of merry young folks, chaperoued
| by Mrs. John Kraft and Mrs. Mary E.
Loeffier, left the Irioque cottage at Colonial
Beach for a straw ride to Oak Grove on
Wednesday evening The ride was very
enjoyable one, and on their return home a
watermelon feast followed. Among those
| in the party were the Misses Maggie Nc
Ginnis, Bessie McGinnis, Nellie Hughes,
| Mae Cissel. Katie Kraft, Ella Stanley and
Mrs. John Kraft and Mrs. Mary E. Loeffer,
| Messrs- VIM. Stone. Chas. jackson, Prof
c. M. Bell. DR.. R. w. Lewis. L. H. Alex
ander and Capt. Harry Norris.
Miss Florence Stevens of I street has
gone on an extended visit to Piattsburgh.
N. Y. She will spend some time in the Adj
trondacks, and will also visit Lake George
before her return.
The Misses Maud and Ethel Lee. daugh-
tiers of Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Lee, have gone
to visit their aunt, Mrs. F. Othmer, at Riv-
dale-on-the-Hudson, where they will
spend the remainder of the summer.
Miss Mary E. Mcdonnell and Miss Mary
c. Quigley are at the Edgewater, Atlantic
City, for two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. II. Kramer have gone to
| Colonial Beach for a few weeks visit
DR.. j. Vernon Priddy, accompanied by his
wife. mother and sister. have gone to At
lantfc CITY and are stopping at the Berk-
shire Inn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur z. Randle of Con-
gress Heights sailed for Europe today Mr.
Randle goes to London on business and ex-
poets to return in September, after short
stay at Brighton, England's favorite sea-
side resort.
The engagement is announced of Mr.
Charles Clements Davis of this city. grand
son of the late Rev. C. A. Davis chaplain.
U. S. N, to Miss Martha Ophelia Shearer
of Auburn, Ind.
Mr.. Jas. H. Lob of Alexandria, Va, is
Mr.. Claude N. Bennett, accompanied by
his mother, has gone for a stay of several
weeks at Ocean City, Md.
The Misses c. Louise Hurlbut CAROLINE
Myers and Minnie F. Hall are at Atlantic
City for two weeks.
Miss Lyuia Marshall left today for Mil
ford, N. H, for a months visit to her
mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ Lachlen and family
will spend month or more at Perryvile
r I.
The Misses Dorothy and Resale Dali
rymple are at Belmar, N. J.
Mrs. Joshua Dumont and daughter, Miss
Bella Dumont will spend this month in
the Thousand Islands, and will stop at
Saratoga before their return here
Mrs. L. L. Tinker is spending the sum-
mer in Cleveland. Ohio, and will remain
till late in the fall.
Mrs. d. w. Edelin, and children are
guests of Colonel and Mrs. T. B. Edelin, of
Culpeper, Va.
Mrs. P. A. Cleareland is passing the sum-
mer at Manassas, Va, with her friend
Miss Myra Payne.
Miss Tickling of 1918 31st street will
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