Evening star., 1899-10-07
THE SOCIAL WORLD
All Quiet Again Now That the Com
pany is Gone.
The BRIDES AND GROOMS NEXT WEEK
New Homes This Winter for Well
Known Occupants.
OTHER TIMELY TOPICS

IOTHER TIMELY TOPICS
| Now that the Dewey days are over. 30
| ciety may be pardoned IL 1t lapses into Its
| usual mid-autumn quiet. The past week
| has been sufficiently exciting for any time
| Of the year. and its events, bringing 80
| many Of the fashionables back to town
several weeks in advance Of their custom.
| make a starter for the social whirl Of
no mean dimensions. AS was anticipated.
| Admiral Dewey found himself IN such
| quandary by the multiplicity Of invitations
showered upon him that he has postponed
the acceptance of any but a very few pri-
vate hospitalities until he returns again.
Even with the little leisure at his disposal,
he has managed to drop in at several of
his familiar haunts the last few days.
When he gets back here in December the
| chances are that he will be a formidable
rival for the debutantes, whose coming out
| teas will scarcely be complete without the
presence Of the hero of Manila.
Nothing probably Is more Interesting at
| this time than the alterations and improve
| ments being made in well-known homes or
the changes Of residence on the part Of
others. Two new cabinet houses will be
| established when the presidential party re-
l
| Root having deferred taking up their resi-
| dence In the Barney house and Secretary
! and Mrs. Hitchcock in the Hazen house
| until their vacation Journeyings are over.
| Senator Depew made several visits to Cor
cOran House the other day when he was
| here to attend the state dinner, and gave
| the necessary directions about placing it in
| trim for occupancy in December.
| General and Mrs. John NJ Wilson have
| moved to 1918 Massachusetts avenue for
saking Connecticut avenue, where they
have lived so long and where their pleasant
home has been associated with SO much
pleasure to their friends.
| Secretary Hay has had an addition built
| to his already spacious house on H street.
Miss Hay is making series Of visits to
| friends north before returning for the sea-
son.
| Senator and Mrs Stewart cannot leave
Stewart Castle for q week or two yet, for
| the changes being made in their new home,
at 18th and streets, are not completed,
but when they are the old mansion will be
almost as imposing as the castle was in It's
| prime.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hazetine have leased the
old Ray house, corner of 10th and F streets,
| and several changes will be made there and
a new billiard room added before they get
comfortably settled in it.
| Mrs. Townsend's mansion on the Hillyer
property attracts great deal Of attention
| fl ON passersby these days. and it deserves
every bit of it. She will have the proud
SottlSldCllOu Ol OWnlUS HUl only the largest,
but also the best arranged home for social
purposes in this city.
Mrs. j. Thomson Swami upon her return
| to Washington late this fall will occupy
| her own house on 18th near 1 street. Its
| interior decoration and furnishing was COM
| peted before she left town last summer
and there is little now to do to make it
| habitable.
Director of the Census and Mrs. Merriam
have made very extensive repairs to their
m on n CT Ia hI1i has
undergone renovation from cellar to gar
| ret and large dining room has been added,
making the house spacious and modern.
The Baltimore debutantes will make their
| first bows at the Monday german. Decem-
| ber L. The list is very extensive one and
numberc representatives Of many of the
| older families.
| The Wednesdays this month have each
| a long wedding list. For next week at the
residence Of the brides father, Mr.: D; N.
Walford. Riggs place. Miss Edith p Wal
| ford and Mr.. Charles w. Turner will be
| married at noon. the ceremony to be fol-
| lowed by small reception. Miss Maude
| Sterling, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs Joseph
| A. Sterling. and Mr.. Clarence Maynard Ex-
| ley. will be married at 1880 pm, at the
| Fourth Presbyterian Church Miss Anniee
| Moses P. Rice. and Mr.. Melvin Gray Benja-
! min will be married at o'clock, at Gurley
| Memorial Church. Miss Elizabeth Sands.
daughter Of Mrs. B. G. Stocks, and Mr..
fSODSTI EInm0S whey u Lltll0 FOCA, AIR.,
will be married at st. Pauls M. E. Church.
| 18th and streets. An afternoon wedding
| of that day will be that OF Miss Edna
Adelia Parmenter. daughter Of Major and
Mrs. Harry M. Parmenter, to Mr.. Charles
| Edwin Berry, at the Mt. Pleasant Congre-
| gational Church. at 3:15 o'clock.
Other invitations for this month include
those issued by Rear Admiral and Mrs.
Walker for the marriage Of their daughter.
| Frances Pickering Walker to Mr.. John
jerks Thomas Of Boston, at All Souls
| Church, Saturday. October q.
Mr. and Mrs. T. Blake Brooke have sent
out cards for the marriage Of their daugh-
| ter. Florence Taney Brooke. to Mr.. B. A.
Milburn, Wednesday evening, October 1S,
at the Church Of st. Michael and All An
gels.
| Mrs. L. A. Cowman Of 1909 K street has
| issued invitations for the marriage Of her
| daughter, Irene A. to Mr. Charles Gerry
| Wightman, jr.. of Philadelphia. The we'd
| ding will take place Wednesday. October
| Is. at noon, in Calvary Baptist Church.
Miss Virginia Nesbit Peacock. daughter
of Mrs Virginia T. NJ. Peacock. and Mr..
| Harry Lambert Hill Of this city will be
| married Wednesday. October 1S, at st.
| Stephens Catholic Church, Pennsylvania
| avenue and oath street
Mrs. Geo. Davis, wife Of Lieut.. Col. Davis,
| with her young sons. Is with her parents.
| Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Wilson, during the alb
sence of her husband in the Philippines.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred T. Gage have re-
| turned to the city. and are domiciled for
| the winter at No 254 9th street northeast
Wednesday, at noon. a quiet wedding oc-
| Cured at the residence of Horace A. Tay-
| lor assistant secretary of the treasury,
| when his daughter. Grace Elmo. was Joined
| in marriage to Mr.. William Deering Morse
Of Minneapolis The The house WAS prettlly
| valley. smilax and palms. The bride, who
| entered the room with her father wore a
| light gray broadcloth, with trimmings of
| white satin and point lace. She wore a
| wreath Of lilies of the valley and carried a
bouquet Of the same flowers, tied with a
| tulle veil. The ceremony was performed by
| Rev. Joseph w. Cochran of the Westmin-
| ster Presbyterian Church of Philadelphia,
| who is lifelong friend Of both bride and
| groom. After a wedding breakfast the
bridal couple left on the afternoon train
| for their future home in Minneapolis
Mrs. Seaton Perry will remain through
| this month at Atlantic City