The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-07

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Returning for the Winter Season.
| The highways and byways of Vanity
| Fair show daily increasing signs that the
men and women who own the West End
residences that have been as sealed rs
sepulchres all summer, are coming back,
but for all that the city is very dull. At
| least. it would be very dull If it were not
for the weddings. Hymen seems to have
made 1t his business to see that the month
maintains its triumphal record, and,
| judging by the invitations already out,
the organists who play ''Lohengrin" and
| Mendelssohn VIII find every day their
| busy day from now on until the end of
| October.
| The White House has been put in read
| mess for the return of the President and
| Mrs. Mckinley. who are expected to ar
rive from Canton Tuesday.
| Mrs Hay and the Misses Hay. wife and
daughters of the Secretary of State, have
been visiting Mrs. Hays home in Ohio,
since they closed their country place in
New Hampshire, but are about to join
the Secretary at the family residence in
Sixteenth Street.
With the exception of Mrs. Gage, who
| has closed her Chevy Chase home and is
| again at her town house IN X Street, the
ladies of the Cabinet families have not
returned from their summer outings, but
it is likely that the close of the present
month Will find them at home and in
| readiness for the coming seasons pro-
era T,1u1,-whafpVp If NAV he
The families of the Diplomatic Corps
are gradually returning to Washington,
though the greater number are yet enjoy
ing foreign vacations or autumn life at
the fashionable resorts in this country
The British Embassy is still in the hands
of the carpenters and masons, so that it
is not likely that Lord Pauncefote and
| his family will return, as it was under
stood they would, this week. The Mexican
! Ambassador, with his family and young
house guests, has been established for two
| weeks or more at the embassy in Street
Senior Rodrigo de AZpiroz, who has been
making visit to New York, has returned
The Spanish Legation is also open, the
Minister and Duchess de ARGOS having re-
turned from Manchesterby the Sea, where
they spent the summer.
from Japan to this country, is a widely
travelled woman, having accompanied her
husband to the various courts of Europe
to which he has been accredited during his
diplomatic career. The madame has dis
carded her native costume and wears
French toilets Of the latest and most
beautiful designs.
The Argentine Minister. DIR. Eduardo
col
Francis Cotton, 1885 Connecticut Avenue.
where he viii count among his neigh
bors several families belonging to the
Diplomatic Corps. Colonel Cotton. with
his family, sailed the latter part of Sep
TENDER to spend year or more travelling
abroad.
a very splendid addition to Washing
ton architecture is the newly completed
white stone mansion. 1713 Rhode Island
Avenue, which is to be occupied this
winter by its owner, Mr.. Clifford Pin
chot, OF New York.
Later in the season Mr.. and Mrs.
Pinchot will receive visit from their
daughter, Mrs. Allan tombstone, wife of
the present Charge d'Ahaires of Great
Britain at the court of the Grand Duke
OF Hesse Darmstadt.
to rival Wednesday in the matter of
weddings. Three, at least, which are to
take place at the same hours o'clock
are:
Miss Mary Cecilia Leishear to Mr..
Henry Edmund Bittinger. Westminster
Church.
Miss Lulu NJ. Ford to Mr.. Orion lie
Roy Kenney, Trinity Episcopal Church.
Hiss Olive Angelina Hawkins to Mr..
f-rIz rJ Pat
Presbyterian Church.
At the marriage of Miss Edith May
Peake, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. W. C.
Peake, to DR.. j. Allen German. of Ashe-
Vile n. c., which will take place at
Trinity Church, Wednesday evening. at
S o'clock, the bride will be attended by
Miss Annie l. German, of Richmond,
Va, as maid OF honor; little Minnie E.
German, niece of the groom, as flower
girl, and four bridesmaids Miss Lulu
Mari, Miss Jessie Hergesheimer. Miss
Belle Brooks, and Miss Hattie Stewart.
Mr.. P. H. German. of Florence. S. C.,
Will be best man, and the following Will
serve as ushers: Messrs Harry E.
Gladman, William E. Peake. brother of
the bride; Garfield German, of Rich
mond, and Arthur c. Emo. Immediately
after the ceremony reception will be
given for the bridal party only at the
home of the brides parents.
On the same evening at the 81 ne hour
Miss Minnie Eugenia Gentner Ind Mr..
Howard c. Newcomer will be married at
St Paurs English Lutheran Church
Owing TO the recent death OF Miss Gent
ner's sister no reception will be held.
Mr. and Mrs. Melville E. Jones have
issued invitations for the marriage of
their daughter, Genevieve Peyton to Mr.
Harry G. Hedges next Wednesday at
O'Clock, Second Baptist Church.
The marriage of Miss Georgia Bon
bright, daughter of Mr. and Mrs George
A. Shallenberger, to Mr.. Henry Turner
Harrison will take place Wednesday
evening. also at o'clock, Calvary Psy-
list Church.
Winodaughsis held its first "at home"
Of the season last Tuesday evening at its
rooms, 1920 New York Avenue The guests
were received by Mrs. Edgar, the Presi-
dent, and Mrs. Lohr. musical and lit
erary programme was rendered After
ward there was dancing and card playing,
during which refreshments were served.
Among those present were Mrs. Edgar,
Mrs. Lohr, Mr.. Chase, Miss Douglas, Mrs.
Mackall, Mrs Duffe, Miss Leary, Miss
Barlow, Miss Pettibone, Mr.. Wright. Mr.
Byner, Mr.. Lenox Lohr, DR.. Kirkpatrick,
and Or. Williams.
Monday October /, at noon. st. Pauls
Episcopal Church was the scene of
pretty but quiet wedding. the contracting
parties being Mr.. Carl Henry Hoffman. OF