Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-18
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
A Passing Word of Several Well-Known
People.
Recent Entertainments Autumn
Pleasure Plans-PersOnal
Notes.

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they will spend time at Paterson
prior to their departure for Washington.
Mir. del Fiso. secretary of the Argen-
tine legation in Washington, has sailed for
this country. Mr.. del Viso was a liberal
entertainer during his former residence
here and will be welcomed back again.
Mr., and Miss Hargrove are at Atlantic
City
Mrs. George Westinghouse will be among
the exhibitors at the LenoX horse show
this week. The show will be held at High
| lawn Farm, a fine estate recently pur-
chased by Mr. William Douglas Sloane.
Mr.. Gerald Lowther. whose appointment
as secretary to the British embassy here
has just been made. entered the diplomatic
service in 1879. He has served in Madrid,
Constantinople and Vienna, and his pro-
motions have been rapid. He is a son of
Hon. VIM. Lowther, and his brother Right
Hon. James William Lowther. now chair
| man of committees and deputy speaker of
the house OF commons, was under secre-
tary of foreign affairs in ~ and 80. Mr..
Gerald Lowther Is unmarried. tall and
| handsome and forty-one years old He is
man of strong character and very popu-
lar
! The Secretary of War has leased his New
| York residence on East Goth street, fully
| furnished, to Mr.. H. Walter Webb.
| The home of Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ Brown
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scene of a pleasant gathering Thursday
evening last. Those present We're Mr.. and
| Mrs. J. Van Stewart, Mr.. and Mrs. Guy
| E. Mitchell, Misses Clara Lee Pickett
| Minnie Mccormick. Emma Houchen. Doro-
| thy Houchen and Lillian Cowsil. and
| Messrs Clinton T. Revere, J. Murray Hack
| EFT, and VIII and Stanley T. Houchen.
| Col. and Mrs. Theodore a. Bingham have
| returned to Washington, having spent a
| pleasant month in Nova Scotia.
| Last Friday evening at the First Presby
| terrain Church, Ballston, Va, there was
| given an original entertainment, written
| by, and under the management of, Mrs.
| F. 3. Young, the wife of the pastor. 1t was
| a representation of colonial life, by forty
| young girls and children. in costume. en-
titled, "Grandma's Birthday Party" The
| program consisted of songs, sketches and
| reves, all the conversations being based
| upon historical facts. The history and
| presentation of the flag, by Miss Ethel
! Cathcart, was the most unique. The Incl
dent of the taxed tea was gracefully
| given by Jeannot Hays. arrayed in a silk
| gown worn by her grandmother at Presi-
| dent VIM. H. Harrison's inauguration and a
| month later at his funeral. The grand
| mother in whose honor the party was
| given was Miss Margaret Hays, quantity
| dressed in a lowered silk gown worn by
| her grandmother IN 1929. The singing of
| Miss Edith Gideon was greatly enjoyed
| Reuben and Rachel master Carlyle Skel-
| ley and Ethel CathcarD were enthusiastic
| cally encored. The gypsies did some fine
| singing and Mother Shipton tMr. Howard
| Crocker) was greeted with shouts OF laugh
| ter The charity school, composed of TWEEN
| ty-five little tots dressed in uniform style.
| was a charming addition TO the program
| The tea was poured from teapot over
| eighty years old, and when grandma lett
| the stage she carried in her hand brass
candlestick bought in 1872. A large audi
| ence. completely filling the house, made
| the financial part a success.
! Mr. Harry f. Swan of this city. now pri-
| 7 ,,xl1. IIay
and Miss Car,nela Troncoso We're married
| at the Montserrate Church at the Cuban
| ca pital September II. Father Fernandez
otficiated The bride entered the church
accompanied by her father and was attend
| ed ny her sister, Miss Mana Amalia. Mr.
j. Lowenthal was best man. while MI
| Swan escorted the brides mother me
| bride, who is one of Havana most chafn-
ing young ladies, richly dressed in
| white satin trimmed with chiffon and veil
| and wreath OF orange blossoms. She car
RED a bouquet Of white flowers, the gift
of her aunt Miss Mana Amalia gown
| ed in blue taffeta with hat TO match. The
| church was filled with a large and fash
icnable audience. Many va'uable presents
were recelI ed, among them bling hand
| some pair OF bronZes from Mr.. Swans fell
| lcw-clerks. The couple sailed the same af-
ternoon for New York and Washington
| Mr.. and Mrs. Swan Will return to Havana
| in about a month and during their Wash
| ington visit will be the guests of Mr.
Swans parents at 1921 Corcoran street.
Messrs. Lorenzo Starr Brown. jr, and
| E. Kendall Cutter of Washington are tour
| Jig Europe The former will return early
In October to resume his studies in Column
| bian University; the latter will spend sew
| eral months abroad.
| The children grandchildren and great
grandchildren of Marie L. Stewart wild
| ow of VIM. T. Stewart, rendered her a
| surprise on her eighty-third anniversary
| The occasion was a family affair and
very enjoyable evening was passed: Among
those present We're Mr.. and Mrs, S Stew
art Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. +. Stewart, Mr.
| and Mrs. James Wood, Mr. and Mrs. E.
Hoffman Mr.. and Mrs Thos. Woods, Mr.
and Mrs. Jno F. Rabbit, Mr.. and Mrs
| Iarcombe, Mrs. Rydie Tenley, Mrs. c. c.
! Talhert Misses Maize, Colde and Daisy
| Wood, Florence Stewart Minnie Taber
and Mabel Woods, Mr. Jno. Larcombe, Mr.
| Edw. Ogie Taylor and Mr.. Frank FitZger-
| aid. Masters Harry and Jno. Rabbit, Chas.
| Tenley, Roy Wood, Arthur Talbert and
| Geo. Woods.
Mr. and Mrs. w. B. Brooke of East Cap
| itol street have left for California.
During the festivities today attending
| the marriage of Miss Dora Havemeyer and
Lieut.. Commander Cameron Mex. Winslow
| L. S. N, 2tJ poor children will be Toasted
by the bride.
The diplomatic corps is represented at
\ Lenox by the Italian ambassador and Bar
! Dress Fava and Mr.. j. Ola Costa Duarte,
| charge d affaireS of Portugal.
| The Haytien minister and Mrs. Leger and
| family have returned from Deer Park,
| where they spent the summer.
MIR. and Mrs A. c. Barney have had a
house at Dinard, the Nara gansett Pier of
| France the past summer. Their daughters.
| the Misses Natalie and Alice, have been
greatly admired The family attended the
| masquerade ball at the casino which
| wound UP the season.
| The Forakers who spent the season at
Deer Park. gave a party for young people
| last week OH Miss Foraker's birthday. The
guests Went laden with gifts, mostly con-
sisting of Jewels and all bought at the
village store, which deals in calico. flannel,
sugar and bacon. and there was no end of
| fun.
| DR.. and Mrs. Cecil French of KlingIe
| road have returned from their European
| trip travelling via Montreal, where Mrs.
| French will remain few weeks visiting
her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. Weinberg have an
nounced the enga cement of their daughter,
A. Weinberg, to Mr. II. G. Click.
Miss Jennie T. Emerson has returned
home from visit to relatives in Nicholson,
pann -o,,i.,