Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-11
THE SOCIAL WORLD
Heat Bothers the Newport Summer
Residents
JUST LIKE IT DOES At home
Comings and Goings of Well
Known Families.
P E r s ON AL NOT E S
Just LIKE IT DOES At HOME
P E r s IN AL NOT E s


course. but formality of any sort or kind
does not appear to prosper. and every
| chance is taken to get far enough away
| from land to secure the full benefit Of the
ocean breezes. The millionaire owners of
| the palatial yachts have parties out for
| short and long cruises, waiting for the hot
wave to pass by. Fortunately all the big
| dances and events are for later dates this
| month. The afternoon fashionable driving
on Bellevue avenue has given way to less
dressed-up for excursions around the ocean
| drive. Although the British ambassador
and family are in court mourning. the pa
pers still continue to keep them the social
! lions OF the season, and their names are
| regularly mentioned in connection with
many special events
Mrs. Barney has rejuvenated the anna
| teur talent idea as a source of amusement
1 for the fashionables at Bar Harbor She
| is the life and moving power of the Mon
Gay Evening Club. of which Mrs Burton
Harrison Is president, and for which the
latter writes short sketches and plays
1 Miss Alice Barney. who begins to show as
| great versatility as her mother and Miss
Kate Berry of this city have already taken
! leading parts in these midsummer dramas
| The Cantacuzene and Patenotre babies
are very recent additions to welI-known
| families. Mrs. Fred Grant is stin in S.
Petersburg. with Prince and Princess Can
| tacuzene. Baby Patenotre. the third child
| and only son of the French ambassador
| to Madrid and Mrs. Patenotre. is spending
| his first summer in the United States
| Mrs. Patenotre is with her parents. Mr.
and Mrs Elyerson. at their seaside home
where Ambassador Patenotre has Joined
| them for his vacation. He may visit this
| city. but Will return to his post at Madrid
shortly. Mrs. Patenotre will remain a
| few months longer in this country.
| Miss Katherine Desio entertained num-
| Der OF friends Thursday evening in honor
| of her cousin. Miss Anna Salzig of Philadel-
phia The youthful guests spent the evening
| in games and dancing. after which refresh
nents were served
| Mr.. and Mrs. William e. Shannon have
| returned to the city after a month spent
at Atlantic City. Thousand Islands, Mon
treal and Lake Champlain.
The Misses Kelley are visiting their
cousin. Miss Fainter, at Twin Naples. Nd
They were entertained last evening at The
Lilacs." Hyattsvile.
Mrs. j. E. Deunison and son Arthur are
spending the month OF August with Mrs
John Cloughen of New York. On their re-
turn they will visit Atlantic City and Bal
timore
Miss Rau and Miss Nettie Rau. with Mrs.
E. w. Burton are at Atlantic City.
Rev. and Mrs T. S. Wynkoop are sailing
today august ID from New York by the
steamer Waldersee of the Hamburg Amer
lean line for England on their return to
India On reaching India. about the middle
or october, Mr.. Wynkoop will resume his
duties as secretary of the north India aux
iliary of the British and Foreign Bible So
ciety at Alahabad.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Howard wilkins are
being entertained during this month by
Mr.. Wilkins mother al her summer home
in Lincoln
The ladies of the Washington Saenger-
bund entertained number of their friends
at the Willows" Tenleytown, Tuesday
evening. Refreshments We're served en- the
lawn amid much merriment. Among those
present were Mr.. and Mrs Lutz. Mr.. and
Mrs. Karl Heurich, Mr.. and Mrs Altrup,
MIR. and Mrs. Klinge, Mr.. and Mrs. Hut
terry, Mr.. and Mrs Barthel Mr.. and Mrs.
Bonnemeyer Mr.. and Mrs. Levy, Mr.. and
Mrs. Schmidt Mr.. and Mrs. JDaiper Mr.
and Mrs. Sampson, Mr.. and Mrs. Schafiirt.
Mrs. L. S. Weber. Mrs. Braliler, Mrs Hin
richs. Mrs. Pollock. Mrs. Baier Mrs. Giese-
king Miss Levy. Messrs. Fl. Minister J.
Waldman, K. Nander. Meyers. Hoffman.
Alderman. 1. Berens and Schaeffer of Steu-
benvillc, Ohio.
Mrs. Emelie Haas OF 90 5th street who
has for the past fortnight been visiting her
sister Mrs. Marshall Atkinson, at the lat
ter's residence on Woodlawn avenue, Chi
cago. will not return to the city until about
September 10.
Miss Mildred Burroughs is spending the
month of August with her cousin, Miss
Margauritte Allnutt of Jacksonville, Mont
gcmery county, Nd.
Mrs A. Sigmund and Mrs D. L. Engel
ar: at Atlantic City.
Edward F. Borden and Miss Eugene d.
Borden of 1872 . street are spending the
month Of August at Saratoga Springs. NY.
Among the guests at the home Of Capt.
Benjamin Foxwell. Mt Chimborazo Nd.
are Mrs L. E. Harper and little Ruth, and
Miss Bertha Donnelly of Washington. D.
c.: Mrs. Oscar Mitchell and family, Mrs
]. Adams and daughter Charlotte. and Mrs
Giacchetti and daughter Ernestine, all of
Hyattsville, Md
Mrs. Isabel Pallen Smith Miss Smith and
Mr. Dwight Gordon Smith have gone to the
Blue Ridge mountains to join house party
at "Farnley." the summer home of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. Wise Sewers, apd will remain dur
ing August and a portion OF September.
Mrs. E. A. Martin. Miss Martin and Miss
McGll are spending the summer at Aurora,
w. Va.
Mr.. Arthur Bingham Seibold left Paris
June 10 for a tour through Germany and
Belgium. He continues his travels through
England. Scotland and Ireland returning
home about October l.
Mrs. P. N. Elkins and son Deane OF
Massachusetts avenue northeast are in
Bloomington, ILL.,. visiting Mrs. Elkins'
father. DIR. VIM Hill.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry G. Wilbur returned
last week from their wedding trip, and left
Immediately for Harper's Ferry, where
Mrs. Wilbur will remain until they go to
housekeeping in the fall
On the evening of the 4th instant a large
and enthusiastic number of the friends of
Miss Susie LANG of r street participated
in straw ride to White Oak. Montgomery
county, Nd, the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Clark. where the Misses Laing are
spending few weeks Of their summer
cation. At Silver Spring they Were met by
a large wagon and carriages and an album
dant supply of straw. arriving at White
Oak at about $3.50 The interesting pro-
gram prepared was greatly enjoy as well
as the excellent refreshments served al 10
O'Clock. In the party were the Misses New
ton. Dalrymple, Brigham. Kaufman. Man
vers, Madride. Sipher, Ford. Stilson. Bull
lard. Granville, Susie and Estelle Laing
Messrs. Steele, Brigham. Medgley, Morri-
son. Irwin. Meyer. Palsgrove. Hanger
Clark. Eugene and Chas. Hopkins Mr. and
Mrs. Laing, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Murphy
and Mr.. and Mrs. W. Topham and son.
The Misses Mamie and Agnes Graney and
Miss Katharine Griffin have gone for a
ten days stay at Piney Point.
Mr.. D. Stummets OF Warren county, N
j.. and Mrs. NJ Salmons Of England are now
residing at Baliston, Alexandria county, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. Gravson Urner of Cap
itol Hill are at Old Point Comfort