Evening star., 1899-06-24
THE SOCIAL. WORLD
Where Washingtonians Will Seek
Cooling Breezes.
MANY ARE GOING ABROAD TO TRAVEL
After the Fourth the Great Scat
teration viii Begin.
RECENT PLEASANT EVENTS

If there were a judicious sprinkling of
such days of comparative comfort right
along the next two months as this city has
been blessed with the past week the sum-
mer could be spent here with great ease.
As it is, those who dislike to leave until
after the Fourth of July are hopeful that
at least these pleasant conditions will con-
tinue until after that date, which the trav
eled folks say is much more bearable here
than elsewhere in the matter of noise.
The weddings in which the fashionables are
interested are about over for this month.
although that of Miss Lindsay Poor and
Colonel Maus will be a Washington event
in all but the place of its occurrence. The
departures for Europe far exceed those for
several years and will go far to make up
for last summers lack of representation in
the great capitals, and augur well for the
army of travellers who now expect to sail
next year and meet the rest of the world
in Paris. This exodus, however, will not
materially interfere with the entertaining
set either at Newport, of which, however,
washington does not provide many, or at
Bar Harbor, where the capital colony is
much stronger At Newport much time is
consumed during the early season in set
Ting the Vanderbilts and Belmonts, judg-
ing from the letters from that city by the
sea. Mr. and Mrs. Perry Belmont, after
being credited with intention of max
lflS many alterations IN tnelr nome there,
sailed for Europe the past week. They
are also announced as having leased a place
ct Bayside, Long Island, although rumor
says, too, they are due at Newport Au-
gust 1.
Mrs. Wight. wife of District Commits
sioner Wight, left Thursday for her summer
home at Martha's Vineyard.
Mrs. w. B. Bryan and family will sum-
mer, as usual. at Cottage City. Mass.
Prince Leopold of Isenberg. who is rather
pleasantly remembered here, Is having q
great deal of trouble just at present with
the German banks, who claim from him
350,O00 marks with interest for six years.
on account of funds advanced for his matri-
monial expedition to America. This ven
ture was dire failure; as neither of the
wealthy heiresses sought was willing to
exchange her money for the honors Of
the reigning princess of Isenberg Birnstein
Prince Leopold's chase for rich wife was
about over when he reached this city, and
consequently he was seen at his best.
When he returned home he resigned the
dignities to which he had fallen heir by
the death of his father. Prince Carl, to his
brother Josef, went to Africa and entered
the German colonial service.
Bishop Satterlee and family will summer
in the Catsklls
Assistant Secretary of State and Mrs.
Hill will go to the Massachusetts, coast
for their summer vacation.
Mrs H. Clay Evans and the Misses Evans
are SOlHS To Sdn1OTNld next Iney
will travel along the Pacific coast and in
San Francisco will visit Lieut.. H. C. Evans,
jr. who is stationed there.
Mr.. and Mrs. John F. Leech and family
will Summer in Cazenovia. N. Y.
Mr.. and Mrs. John W. Thompson will
leave the city early next month and spend
the summer in New England.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles G. DuIin and fam
ily with Mrs. Brown, left Tuesday last for
Cambridge, Mass, intending to go later
to Narragansett Pier.
The Mexican ambassador is now awaiting
the arrival of his son from Japan and in a
week or so will take his family to New
England for the summer.
Among the Washingtonians at Atlantic
City this summer will be the Parkes, the
Bloomers and the Hichborns.
Colonel and Mrs. Bingham will spend July
and August in Nova Scotia.
The Spanish minister and Duchess d.
ARGOS will be at Manchester-by-the-Se this
summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. B. Mcclure will go to
Observation-Disclosures next month, to re-
main for the rest of the warm weather.
Mrs. Grant, Mrs. Sartoris and daughters
will be at Magnolia, Mass, this summer.
Captain and Mrs. Gheen, who are now at
Atlantic City, will go to st. Paul, Mimi,
later in the season.
| Miss Sedgely will summer at York Beach,
Me-, where she will soon go.
Colonel and Mrs. Febger. who have been
at West Point, are going abroad for the
summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Payson. who have been
visiting Senator and Mrs. Stewart, have
returned to New York.
Miss Wilson, daughter of the Secretary
of Agriculture. will go west later in the
summer, and may extend her travels to the
Pacific coast.
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are at East Hampton, L. l., for the sum-
mer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Preston Sands will not
leave town till August 1, but their daugh-
ters will go month earlier.
Senator and Mrs. McComas are estab-
lished for the summer at their home in VIII
Transport, Nd.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. F. Richardson have gone
to their Massachusetts, home for the sum-
mer.
Lieutenant Commander and Mrs. T. NJ. B.
Mason are now at their home at Sauger-
Decentralization.
Mrs. Queen, Mrs. Raborg and the Misses
Owen will summer at Cobourg, Canada.
Mrs. Richardson Clover is now at her
ranch at Napa, Cal, where shortly Com
mander Clover will join his family for sew
eral months stay.
Mrs. Nicholas Anderson has closed her X
street house for the summer.
Mrs. George W. Childs since leaving
Washington has been at Devon, Pa.
Mrs. w. Henderson Moses has returned
from a visit to her mother at Morris Plain,
N. j. Mr.. and Mrs. Moses will spend the
summer on the Maine coast.
Captain and Mrs. John Pitcher and fam
lily will be at New London N. H., all sum-
mer.
DR.. and Mrs. Heger will go to the Berk-
shires, where they have a home.
Mrs. Gardiner Hubbard is at Twin Oaks
where Mrs A. Graham Bell is visiting her.
Prof and Mrs. Bell and their family will be
at Cape Breton this summer, as usual.
Mrs. Charles G. Ayres and family will
summer at Tenaf1y, N. ].
Mrs. Logan will spend most of the sum-
mer in Chicago with Major and Mrs. Tuck
er. who have recently bought a home on
Calumet avenue. In the fall she is going
to Europe.
Judge James and family, with Mr. and
Mrs Richard Wallach will be near Lees
burg for the summer on farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Calderon Carlisle and family
will spend next month at Narragansett.