Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-10
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hams, Judge Chaplin Brown, Miss Brown,
Mrs Allen n. Cooke, Miss Cooke. Miss
Helen Cooke, Miss Elizabeth King, Miss J.
w. Gales, A. G. Clapp, Mrs. B. Robinson,
Mrs. a. w. Yates, Mr.. and, Mrs. Geo. Rider
Chas. II. Woodruff, Miss Mary F. Gardner,
Mrs. Ben HELEN and family, Rodford Stet-
son.
Ex-senator and Mrs. John J. Ingalls, and
Miss Ingalls, are here visiting.
Senator Geo. Peabody Wetmore has been
elected member of the New York Yacht
Club.
w. W. Burdette has joined the Washing
ton colony at jamestown, being particular
ly welcomed by the base ball contingent.
Jamestowns reservoir, by the way, is
running low and s. w. Woodward and the
other Washington cottagers soon likely
to find 1t has run out as a watering" place.
Don Juan Riana Of Gayangos, first secre-
tary of the Spanish legation, is expected
clyne of Boston at the De BloiS cottage.
The members of the British legation are
now fairly settled at the Nutshell cottage
and will remain until early fall. Reginald
Tower, charge daffaires, and w. Max Null
Ter and Humphrey Owen, secretaries, are
being widely entertained
Senator and Mrs. Geo. Peabody Wet
mores recent lawn reception to Represen-
tative and Mrs. Henderson of Iowa, at
Chateau Sur Mer, on the cliffs, was a great
affair Many officers from the North At
lantc squadron and Representatives Bull
and Capon of Rhode Island were also pres
ent among the 900 invited. The Misses
Wetmore assisted in receiving.
Col. NJ. NJ. Parker of Washington is here
with Representative Henderson.
The Speaker-to-be has inspected the North
Atlantic squadron, the torpedo station, the
war college, a genuine Rhode Island clam
bake, the Cliffs and the Road to Purgator
"a section Of town, and now feels fortified
for the winters campaign in Washington.
Miss Sanger and Miss Johnston of Wash
1ngton were conspicuous at the german
| recently given in Jamestown
The season Is very nearly at its height
Polo has begun and tennis is due within
week, with golf filling the background. The
New York Yacht Clubs visit next we.
Will mark the zenith of entertaining, wi. ch
has not been so general within memory
In addition to the coaching parade the
automobiles are to be marshaled, while
jamestown Is preparing for her annual
flower procession.
Beside, lot of unexpected trophies have
been offered the thirty-foot racing yachts.
II really looks now as if there would be at
least one amateur theatrical event, which
mas been lacking for several seasons. For
this the Earl of Yarmouth is principally
| responsible, and 1t is an open secret that
| Yarmouth has had as much to do with the
revival or interest in tennis as the new
squash court and other improvements in
| the Casino.
The scheme for a fancy dress ball to be
given under the leadership of Mrs. VIM K
Vanderbilt, jr., is still a little vague it is
| SO hard to get a place large enough. The
tax OF using VIM. K. Vanderbilt's marble
| mouse $50 long closed) for the event has
| small foundation in probability.
| MRS. Potter Palmer will soon give two
| small dinner dances, also large affair to
| 1ntroduce Prince Cantacuzene, and Mrs.
| musicales.