The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-28


are visiting Gen. and Mrs. J. Frederick
Pierson at Newport.
Mrs. J. II. Henderson entertained a num-
Der of guests yesterday at her cottage at
Bar Harbor.
Mr.. and Mrs George Westinghouse who
are now en- route for this country. will re-
open Erskine Park. their home at Lenox,
Immediately upon their arrival When
the season at Bar Harbor and Newport
wanes. the Lenox gayeties begin, and by
the first of September cottages win be
again open that have been closed while
their owners have been at other resorts.
Tennis seems to have taken on a new
interest at Lenox. superseding in a meas
ure the game of golf, and the whole of
the hrst week in September win be given
up TO lawn tennis tournament. which
Is expected to be quite the most interest
ing event OF the season. The annual golf
tournament will take place the last week
IN september, beginning on the I'D. when
there are supposed TO be more visitors
than earlier In the month There Is al
ready much entertaining In the way of
dfnners- iuncheons. and musicales and
with outdoor sports and games and the
driving through what is considered TO he
the most delightful part of Massachusetts.
there Is great deal to interest all who
art 80 as 10 FfStc among the
Berkshire hills in the months Of Septem-
Der and October.
At the luncheon given at Newport in
honor of the Chinese Minister by Count
Sternberg. of the German diplomatic ser
vice. the Aiccve at Berger's. where the
feast was served, was decorated with
Chinese effects. and yellow flowers were
used as centrepiece. The Minister left
Newport yesterday for Narragansett Pier.
Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish. according to a
report from Newport. mas refused an offer
of 100000 for Crossways. and that too.
within few days, the refusal being made
:. the ground that the amount was not
large enough. Crossways. It can now be
positively stated. Is in the market pro-
vided the proper person comes along with
the proper kind of a check. 1t can also
be stated with the same positiveness that
Mr.. and Mrs. Fish have no idea of leav-
ing Newport. but would erect a larger
and iiandsomer villa IL they succeeded in
disposing of their present summer resi-
dence. They might. though. absent them
selves from the city for a single season.
in which they would travel in Europe.
But CrosSwayS Is held at a pretty high
figure and there are few persons looking
for a Newport summer residence that is
rated at a quarter of a million.
prize for the winners at the horse show,
to be held at Bar Harbor.
Among the Washington guests at the
tea given by Mrs. C. K Lord at Deer
Park on Monday were the Countess Es-
terhazy, Mrs. Audrenried, and Lieuten-
ant Barnes.
Miss Mary Basen5rock and the Misses
Jennie and Grace Thompson are spending
their vacation at Deer Park, where they
will be until the 18th of September
The handsome country home of Capt
and Mrs. T. J. Gray at Lanham, Md. was
the scene Saturday night of a gay party,
on which occasion their daughter. Miss
Jessie, entertained a large number of her
young friends, both from the surrounding
country and Washington. The grounds
and verandas were tastefully hung with
Japanese lanterns. Those who enjoyed the
hospitality of the young hostess were
Misses Mabel Waugh. Cornelia Simpson.
Bessie Lanham. Virginia Lanham. leila
Elliott. Edna Fisher, Alice Fitzpatrick.
Edna Fitzpatrick, Marie Wildman, Flor
ence Howser. Cecilia Kennedy, Eidora
Berkett. Lord. Kilkenny. Howser. Kenne-
dy, Sprenkei, Laws, Coombs. Tabler, II.
Larcombe, ]. Larcombe, Fitzpatrick, w.
B. Miller, and L. S. Miller.
Among the washingtonians stopping at
Buena Yisto Spring Hotel. Pennsylvania.
are Commodore Montgomery Fletcher. U.
S. N; W. W. DUNCAN, U. s. N: Paymas-
ter W. Goldsborough. q. s. N; Mr.. and
Mrs W =. Beasiey. H. V. Tullock and
family, N A. Tunstall, E. l. Plumb. T.
H. Goult, Admiral and Mrs. Franklin.
Mrs; E. B. Morgan. W. A. Means; and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. w. Heiston.
Mrs. F. B. Loring and daughter, W. E.
Spier and family, General and Mrs. Gra-
ham, F. p Sands and family. William
Baird and family, Mrs. Gregory and
daughter. Mr.. and Mrs. B. Robinson. Miss
MacNaughton. Mrs. E. A. Murray, Miss
Mable Murray, r. T. F. Allen, Miss
Sands. Mrs. F. L. Luckett, Mrs. D. A.
l. l. Lamm and family. Mr.. and Mrs W.
Corcoran Hill, and Mr.. w. Gwynn.
Mrs Elphonzo Youngs. Mrs. William T
Duvall. Mrs. Eugene Copenhaver, Miss
Mary J. Godfrey, Mrs. j. Rifford Mickle,
Mrs. Stanley W. Finch. Miss E. Finch,
Miss Nj. Tyler. Mrs. Frank b Holden,
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Hensey. Miss Ma
rion Godfrey. and Mr.. E. Claudy are at
Harper's Ferry.
Mr.. John King Pickett. of this city and
Miss Katherine Jemson, OF Tuscaloosa,
Ala, were married yesterday at 10 a. m,
the Rev. John D. Kin1er. pastor of the
Central Methodist Church, officiating
The marriage was very quiet one.
owing to the recent death of the brides
father the late Hon. w. c. Jemison
Mayor of Tuscaloosa, Ala, and only a
few friends and relatives were present at
the ceremony Mr.. and Mrs. Pickett have
left the city for a three weeks tour of
northeastern New York. and will be at
home to their friends after September 16,
at 91S | Street northwest.
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