Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-23
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
DIPLOMATS AT THE NEWPORT HAIR
VEST DANCE.
MIR. and Mrs. Lodge Enjoying Their
Honeymoon-Interest Personal
Items-Travel Plans.

The British ambassador and Lady Paunce-
fote were among the guests enjoying the
novel sights and scenes of the Stuyvesent
Fish harvest dance last night at Newport
The lawn about "Crossways" represented
field of harvested grain, and several yoke
Of oxen quietly grazing completed the
picture. Field peoples and cornfiowers
adorned the ball room, and the piazza was
grape arbor where vines with real fruit
hanging made a picturesque canopy over
the heads of the peasants" whose supper
was served there. The peasants" who
took part In two quadrilles to open the ball
had previously dined with the Oelrichs-
Count Tarnowski and Mr.. Max Muller were
among them The men were dressed as
French farmers, and the women wore the
peasant costumes of southern France ana
carried in baskets on their left arm some
small live animal. At the conclusion OF
the figure the baskets were overturned ana
their occupants permitted to wander at
will. AT the end of the quadrille the cotll,
lion, which was led by Harry Lehr and
Elisha Dyer, jr., was danced. The favors
carried out the idea of the harvest and
included hay rakes, forks, scythes, baskets
of growing plants and flowers. and badges
adorned with miniature agricultural imple-
ments. There were also additional favors
OF tiny sickles, watering pots and reapinS
machines and cultivators, and still others
of beer stems, silver candlesticks flower
stands of green china, big silk sunfiowers
and toy animals Altogether the dance
was great success in every particular.
Miss Frances Warren, daughter of Sena-
tor Warren of Wyoming, will christen the
monitor Wyoming when launched, Septem-
Der s, from the Union iron works, San
Francisco.
Miss Mamie Letter returned yesterday
from her long stay abroad, and was met at
the White Star pier by her brother, Mr..
Joseph Letter. The Misses Letter went
abroad in February. 1899. and have had
royal time Of 1t, both in Europe and in In
dia, where they visited at the vice-regai
will go to Chicago after a brief stay in
New York. She brought with her eleven
trunks.
Miss Lille Preusser has just returned
from a two weeks vacation at Piney Point.
and will be at home, No. 724 18th street to
her friends after the 1st of September.
Mr. and Mrs. George Cabot Lodge have
broken all the orthodox fashionable rules
about their marriage and honeymoon. They
driving about from place to place In the
Massachusetts, rural districts, as the mood
suits them. depending upon the wayside
taverns for lodgings and meals, and alto
gether conducting themselves as if utter
simplicity had heretofore ordered their lives.
While they are trying to escape any notice.
they are getting 1t. however, perhaps more
than If they had submitted to all the fine
plans originally set for them by their
friends
Inc marriage Oh MISS MdDel u NJ JoHN-
son, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Jno. John
son, No. 616 Sth street northeast, and DR..
Frank B. Ketchum, son of the late Maj H.
HI. Ketchum. U. 8. A. (retired). took place
last evening at the home of the bride, Dr.
Josiah B. Perry Of st. Andrews Episcopal
Church officiating. The wedding was
quiet one. only the immediate relatives
being present. supper was served, after
which the couple left on the late train for
an extended trip north. DR.. and Mrs.
Ketchum will be at home to their friends
after September Is at 1917 o street.
The Misses Josephine and Ella Clements
of 1922 Corcoran street northwest have
gone to Atlantic City. accompanied by Miss
Gertrude L. Clements of 32d street, West
Washington.
Mrs E. A. Arnold Of Capitol Hill mas re-
turned from New York.
The Misses Mamie and Lousie Rupert,
Evelyn Forsyth, and Messrs. Eugene Palm
er. Robert Steele and Harry Howard, chap
eroned by Mrs. Forsythe, are at Ocean
city, Md. where they intend to stay till
the LIST Of September.
Mr. and Mrs. w. E. Hoover and daugh-
ter Elizabeth Of Capitol Hill have just re-
turned to the city, after spending the past
two months at Atlantic City
Mrs. Neuman and her daughter. Mrs. At
kins, left today for Atlantic City, to be
gone some time.
Miss Resale Healy has returned to the
city, having been the guest Of Mrs. Lee NJ.
Lipscomb Of Gaithersburg, Md.
Miss Daisy Odenwald. daughter Of Mrs.
A. Wilson Of 1119 H street northeast, has
left for few weeks visit in Philadelphia
and Chester, Pa.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Cottle, after an ex-
tended trip through the White mountains
and other northern resorts, have returned
home, and for the present will be located
at 1705 Dist street.
Mr.. Claude N. Bennett, who has Just re-
turned from a seashore outing. is being
congratulated because Of a recently ex-
tensively published notice of the Washing
ton visitors to Bluemont. Va, in which ap-
pear Mr.. and Mrs. Claude n. Bennett. Mr.
Bennett was at Bluemont early in the sea-
son, but there is not and has not been a
Mrs Claude N. Bennett.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. F. Gerry, accom-
panied by Miss Phalon of New York city,
are at Aurora, w. Va
Miss Clara Higgins is spending a few
weeks at Atlantic City.
Col and Mrs. Whitney are now at Green
brier White Sulphur Springs, W. Va.