Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-25
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
Engagement of a Well-Known Artist An
nounced.
Recent Happenings at Home and
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Per-
sOnal Notes.

The announcement of the engagement of
MT. Robert Gordon Hardie the portrait
painter, and Miss Amy Sigourney Stone,
daughter of DR.. Robert Stone of New York.
has been made in that city and in Boston.
The wedding will take place the latter
part of October in the Church of the Trans
figuration, New York and Mr.. Hardie has
selected for his attendants Col James 7.
Scutter of Boston as best man. Lieut.. Geo.
Selfridge, u. S. N; Chide Hassam and
Robert REID of New York, and Beatty S.
7. Balestier of Brattieborough, VT. Mr.
Hardie Is a widower. his wife having been
a daughter of Senator Collum of Illinois
and is well known in this city.
Mrs. Potter Palmer is expected to give
several dinner-dances during August at
Beaulieu. ner Newport house, and later
when Prince CaCtacuSene arrives, she will
give ball in his honor.
Mrs. john w. Mackay, who has emerged
from her long mourning retirement, has
been giving some notable dinners at her
home in London. One recently was in
honor of Ambassador Choate. Mrs. Mack
ay is setting a new fashion emphasizing
one by having everything served on fine
china, no gold or silver services being used
The marriage of MIR c. Archie Mont
Somery and Mrs Dora A. Sill took place
April p. 1889. and they viii be pleased to
see their friends at their home, 3l31 o
street.
Miss Marie Armor, 1876 street north
west. entertained her little friends last
evening in honor of her fourteenth birth
Gay. A very pleasant program was pro-
vided for the pleasure of the party, with
fancy dances and songs The following
were present: Walter Lockwood, Beverly
Harris. E. V. Harris, Milton Graves, VIII
bur Dodge, F. S. Chapman, T. +. Kraus-
koff, o. H. Clarke, NJ. L. Dodge. Margaret
Barrett, Jennie Barrett Edna Lockwood
Florence Kennedy. Elenor Barrett. Cornelia
Pluger, Leila Dodge, Mamie Graves
Mrs. Florence A Hill and sons and Miss
Minnie E. Fowler are at the Cold Sulphur
Springs, Virginia, where they will remain
for several weeks.
The following are recent arrivals at the
Greentrer White Sulphur Springs from
Washington: Mrs. Lillian r. Messenger,
Mrs. l.. P. Robinson, Miss Martha B.
Minetree, Mrs E. L. Williams, Mr. Frank
Upton
DR.. and Mrs. VIM. Gerry Morgan and
their baby daughter are at "Hideaway,'
their summer home among the New Hamp-
shire hills.
DR.. and Mrs. D. Elmer Wiber will leave
tomorrow evening for Niagara Falls.
where the former will attend the annual
convention of the National Dental Asso-
citation.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. NJ. Schaefer have re-
turned from New York and are spending
a fortnight at Atlantic City, where they
were Joined Saturday by the latters Sis
ter and husband Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph A.
Geier
Mrs. Henry L. Ball and her two sons,
Frank and Leonard. have gone to Vir-
ginia. Frank is convalescing from long
| spell of sickness.
| Miss Emma Kitchen is visiting her
grandfather, Francis L. Newman of Cedar
| Grove, Prince Georges county Md
Among the Washingtonians spending the
| summer at Gloucester are Mr.. and Mrs.
| Alex Britton, Mr.. Harry Reed. Miss Kath-
arre Reed Col. and Mrs. Cotton and the
| Misses Cotton, Miss Clarke DIR. and Mrs.
| Matthews and Mr.. and Mrs. Parker Mann.
| Misses Richie and Marguerite Durphey
| of 1925 18th street are spending the sum-
mer at Piney Point.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Sol Peyser and niece, Miss
| Maud Garner have returned to their home
| in Newport News.
| Mrs. M. Gusdorf and children have left
Washington to spend the remainder of the
| summer visiting Norfolk and other points
| south.