Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-14
Notabilities Are Mostly Some Place
Else Now.
A D. A. R. RECEPTION IN PARIS
Coming and Recent Departures for
Europe.
9TH ER TIMELY TOPICS

| One begins now to look for news Of So
| ciety everywhere but at home That much
discussed association for tho pleasant pass
| ing of otherwise dull hours is now scattered
| over the face of the earth and water or It's
| front door Is kept securely closed to in
| truders. The remnant of off1claldom still
| at the capital Is being every day more
aroused to the good points in the DISPOSE
| items of Its members and quietly enjoys
| itself it's own way. There are, say, a half
| dozen prominent families who have not yet
| deserted their homes and are more or less
| in doubt whether they intend to do so at
| all. Their dinner table is the oasis in the
| lives OF the left-at-home husbands on the
! block whose vacations yet to come.
The stay-at-homes this summer think that
Washington is deader than they ever re-
| member 1t, even on the eve Of a presidential
| election. Strange as it may SEEM there is
some consolation in knowing that you tread
deserted streets and can live your own way
| without bother or hindrance
| A real home feeling was manifested yes
| terday at the American pavilion at the
| Paris exposition. when Mrs. Daniel Man.
| ming entertained in honor of the Daughters
| OF the American Revolution. Her reception
| was followed by a luncheon. The presenta-
| ton OF a commemorative medal to the
| granddaughter of Lafayette, Marquise de
Chambrun was the particular feature of
| the day. and most pleasing incident. Mrs.
Manning, as hostess of the occasion, was
| charmngly gowned in Valenciennes lace
| She INTENDS to institute a Paris chapter Of
| the d. A. r.
Ex-Governor Kellogg. accompanied by his
| niece, Miss Mary Willis; Miss Alice Bur-
dette, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. W.
| Burdette, and Miss Sallie Faulkner, dausl1-
| ter of ex-senator and Mrs Faulkner will
sail Wednesday next on the Deutschland.
| The party will make an extensive CONT
| last of October
| Further particulars of the marriage of
Miss Edith Van Buren, to Gennero, Baron
| Vessichio de Castelmenardo Of Naples are
cleaned from the cabled advertisement in
place at st. James Church. Westminster.
London. The baroness is the daughter of
the late General Thomas B. Van Buren, and
| granddaughter Of the late Joseph Earl
| Sheffield, and. as already noted in this
column, well known at the capital She
is a niece Of Mrs. William Walter Phelps
and a great-grandniece of President Van
| Buren,. Her father was for many years
minister to Japan. and her familiarity with
| life in the east has been no less thorough
| than with that Of Europe. She has been
around the world four times; Her Klondike
| trip rounded out all her experiences. although
She thoroughly enjoyed roughing 1t. Need
| less to say, she Is an accomplished lingufst.
After the return of the family from Japan
some years ago Miss Van Buren, used to
wear gorgeously embroidered gowns-one in
particular white satin evening dress, was
ornamented with gold-embroidered dragons.
very ornate specimen covering the train
and extending well up the back of the
skirt. 1t was not the sort Of dress likely
| to be easily forgotten. The fair baroness
| had pretty gray hair at her last visit here,
which was exceedingly becoming to her
| bright eyes and good color. The capital
has had few visitors of whom a more pleas
| ing memory holds and to whom more hap
piness In her new life will be wished.
| General Draper ambassador to Italy,
|
| Barney and the Misses Barney. are ex-
pected to arrive from Europe today.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Higstnson are at
jamestown, r. 1.
Mr.. and Mrs William Corcoran Eustis
were guests yesterday aboard the yacht
Yankee Of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Payne
Whitney when she won her maiden race
off Newport.
Mrs. Eva /. Honey, wife Of Rev. Geo. w.
Honey, No. 629 14th street northeast, Is
on a visit to her old home and parents at
Haverhill, Mass, and will spend two
three weeks in the White mountains of
New Hampshire before returning to the
city.
Miss Emery. daughter Of Commander
Emery, United States navy. is at Newport
visiting Mrs. Thomas Hitchcock.
| Mrs. Cramer and Miss BEETLE Cramer
| have gone to Atlantic City for short
| visit.
| Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Berry are at
Hotel St. Charles, Atlantic City. for a
| month.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph T.
Moore. Norwood. Sandy Spring. Md. was
Thursday, the bride being Miss Esther
Townsend Moore, daughter of the late Rob-
ert P. Moore Of Sandy Spring. and the
groom. DR.. William Hyde Appleton of
| Swarthmore College. Pa. Miss Moore was
most becomingly attired in dove-colored silk
and duchess lace. The ceremony was that
| Of Friends and the wedding certificate was
read by Thomas L.. Moore Of Richmond.
nephew of the bride. Among the guests
| from distance were Mrs Joseph w. TIL
ton, Mr.. and Mrs. Milton H. Bancroft. Mrs.
Cannon and Miss Freedom of New York;
| Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas L. Moore and Miss
| Roberta Allen of Richmond. Va: Mrs. R.
Rowland Moore and children of Suffolk;
Mr.. Mrs. and Miss Wilson, Miss Sarah
| Needles, Mr.. and Mrs. Jordan Stabler and
Mrs Richard L. Bentley Of Baltimore. DR..
| and Mrs. Appleton. after a visit to his
mother at Providence. r. l., expect to sail
for Italy and make an extended tour Of
has granted DR.. Appleton. one Of Its most
valued professors. a leave Of absence for 4
year. On their return the couple intend to
occupy the historic West House, at
Swsrthmore, which will be adorned with
the many useful and handsome wedding
| gifts bestowed upon this popular bride and
groom.
Hotel Chamberlain, Old Point Comfort, Va.
|
quiet but very pretty wedding the contract
ing parties being Judge ]. Warren johnson
of Texas and Mrs. Susan B. Harbert of
Washington City. sister of the late Major
James D. Darden. 1905 9Th street. The
bride was most becomingly attired in white
| silk. Owing to the recent death of Major
Darden only few friends were present at
| the ceremony which was impressively per-
| formed by Rev. Martin Johnson Of the Epis-
! copal clergy. Judge and Mrs. Johnson leave
| this afternoon for an extended tour. carry
/ fnx WITT tko,r, he ~ Of not
merous friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Caldwell. together with
their daughter, Mrs. Jefferson Middleton.
and her family. are spending the summer
| at Colonial Beach, having taken a cottage
| at that resort for the season. Miss Cauld-
| we'll IL spending the summer at Lanark.
| Ontario.
Mrs. r. L. Marsh. Miss Marsh, Miss
| Hadyn of 215 A street southeast leave
| for a sojourn of several weeks at Atlantic
| City and will locate at the Waldorf As
| toria. Miss Pauline Hadyn left July II for
| a visit in Michigan and will return after