The Washington times., 1901-07-02

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! Mr.. and Mrs. TaIlmadge A. Lambert
and daughters are at Thorncroft. their
mountain cottage at Oakland. Md.
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| Mrs. David Jayne Fill, wife of the
Assistant Secretary of State. and family
| left yesterday for-Cohasset Mass. They
will remain the entire summer.
The Secretary of Agriculture and Miss
| Wilson VIII remain in Washington over
] the Fourth and leave next day for their
| Western home. Miss Wilson's summer
/ programme includes a trip 10 New Eng
| land.
Upon their return to Washington from
Manhattan Beach, Admiral and Mrs
Dewey. viii go to their summer home in
the suburbs.
The engagement is announced of Miss
Alma Rruns Lyons of New York. daugh-
ter of Wallace r. Lyons. to Mr.. Frederick
r. Slater, formerly Of this city
Commodore Shock. U. S. N, and family
are at Rehoboth Beach for the season.
Mrs. Potter Palmer has taken a cottage
at Newport for the season. It is on
Bellevue Avenue. facing the cliffs. and
is especially desirable on account of its
sweeping view of the ocean. A report
comes from the resort that the Prince and
Princess Cantacuzene. with their baby
boy, Will visit Mrs. Palmer in August and
remain until October. While the rumor
may be true. it is just as likely to be
woven of the same unreliable fabric that
dreams are made of General and Mrs.
Grant are now visiting their daughter the
Princess, near Kieff, Russia, and Mrs
Grant said nothing before her departure
in reference to the visit of the Prince and
his family. Still, Ii may not be surprising
II they should return with General and
Mrs. Grant.
The Mark Twain Camp on Lower Sara
nae Lake is said to be the most pictur-
esque of the many rustic summer homes
that dot that famous shore. Dir. Glenn
ems has named his cabin-built of spruce
logs-''The Tai" II is two stories high
and there are broad piazzas on each floor
The author has fxed up a tent beside
his camp and there he VIII do his literary
work 1t Is his first experience Of camp
ing life in the Adirondacks and the entire
family are enthusiastic over the beauties
and comforts Of their unique quarters.
Ex-Vice President Merton and family
will spend their summer in a camp on
the picturesque shore OF Upper Saranac
Lake.
Mrs. N. L. Sprague and Miss Sprague.
of this city. have Joined the cottage col
ony at Richfieid Springs.
early summer at Block Island r. l.
T. c. Treadwen, Mrs Treadwen. and
c. S. Parks are among the Washington
ians registered at Babylon, on the Bay
Shore, l. I.
The engagement is announced of Miss
Frank Isabelle CLAWS, daughter of Mrs.
Lucette z. and the late DR.. George o.
CLAWS. of Washington, to Lieutenant Com
mander j. z. Stuart Lawrance, u. s y.
Mrs. Draper and Mrs Mackay have been
conspicuous abroad for their display of
precious gems, the former at the Italian
Court and l!s.c Later in London. 1t is Mrs.
John r. Drexel. however. who has achiev-
ed the distinction of being the most ar
tistically jeweled" woman of the Ameri-
can colony at the English capital Be
fore returning from Europe Mr.. and Mrs.
DreXel entertained sumptuously and her
dazzling arran cement of diamond sun
bursts across her corsage diagonally from
the left shoulder to the right side of the
waist, was something new in London. and
Mrs Drexels reputation for something
more than being the mere pOssessOr of
diamonds was the result.
Washington friends have received de-
tails of the Martin-ScOtt wedding which
took place last week near San Francisco,
at the home of the brides father. Henry
T. Scott. Against the wall OF the Scott
residence was built platform sixty feet
square, covered with canvas and hand
somely decorated. one side was orna-
mented with geraniuns in bloom and an
other with eyergreens and Spanish broom
the vivid yellow of the latter contrast
ing with the reds of the geraniis.s:as and
still another with hydrangeas and geran-
iums. On the remaining side were two
oak trees, beneath whose branches were
two prie-dieu. with white satin cushions
All fashionable San Francisco went down
to Burlingame on special trains. When
all the guests were present an orchestra
played the 'Lohengrin" wedding march
Archbishop Riordan led the bridal pro-
cession to the altar. Then came the
mothers of the bride and bridegroom,
followed by the flower girls. bridesmaids.
and uSherS. Last OF all came the bride.
escorted by her father She wore gown
Of white satin ana point lace: Enclrclins
her neck was collarette of pearls, the
gift of the bridegroom. The procession,
passed up the aisle to where Walter Mar
tin attended by his brother Peter stood
waiting. The Archbishop read the mar
rage service. while the orchestra played
selection from GOunOd'S : Faust" There
we're many handsome presents. President
and Mrs. Mckinley sent an oval silver
'ruit dish, Roman style Cards bearing
he words The President and Mr. and
Mrs. William Mckinley lay in it, There
Wilson and from Secretary and Mrs.
Hay. Four pretty finger bowls We're the
yift of c. A Moore, who accompanied
President Mckinley on his recent tour.
)ne present which attracted little attert-
ion. but was really of great value, was
arEe round plate of curious old work
nanship in iron, the gift of a son of
Prof Blackie. of Edinburgh
Mrs. Westinghouse has opened the sum
ner home of the family at Lenox, and in
atriotic keeping with ner custom of some
ears will celebrate the Fourth with fire.
works. and informal dancing Ex-Presi-
ent Cleveland and family are also estab-
shed for the summer ut Tyringham the
historic old house near Lenox. Mrs.
'Ieveland and her children have been at
'yringham for several weeks, but have
ust been Joined by Mr. Cleveland. The
alter has with him his friend. Mr. Rich
rd Watson Glider. and they expect to en-
ly the fishing of the neighbOrnOod which
: now particularly good Little Esther.
he second daughter of the house, i just
ecoverins from an attaCl. of dphtheria
visitor says that a happy feature Of
fe at TyrinSham is that the entire family
pend great portion of their time ia a
trSe tent, which Mr.. Cleveland had erect
on the mountain side back of thei-
Ouse.
The marriage % Miss Carrie Maher. Of
MS city, to Mr.. John =. Gallen of Phna-
eiphiu, viii take place tomorrow.
Mr.. William g. Whitney will celebrate