The Washington times., 1901-07-10

John Cropper.
The Mexican Ambassador Is at the Allen
cottage. at A1lenhurst. y. J.
Mr.. Larry r. wimsatt. wife. sfster-fn-
law and his sister. Miss Violet o. VIM
satt. formerly Of Washington. after six
weeks sojourn in the British Isles. are
now touring Continental Europe. They
Will return to New York City in the early
fall.
Among the prominent washingtonians
registered at Capon Springs are Col.
George A. Woodward. T. S. a; Mrs.
Woodward. and Miss Woodward; Col.
Joseph X. Carr, Mrs. James NcV
MacIall. two daughters and son: Mrs. S.
c. Kellogg. Miss Kellogg. Mrs. c. w. Co
dey, Miss Bessie Cooley. Mrs. Walter D.
Wyyille and party; Miss Davidson, Miss
Glenn, Mrs Rutherford. Mrs George 4.
Meilhenny. DR.. and Mrs r A Henry
Miss Elsie Henry. Mr. George Henry.
Mrs. II. p. WaGeaman, Messrs. n. p. j.,
and George Waggaman. and Mr. Porter.
Mrs. W r. Clark. with ner nieeos. Misses
blanche and Florence Hopes, arrived in
their pretty carriage on the 9TH. having
made the trip overland
Mrs. T. A Haines. of Capitol Hin. is at
Asoury Park for a7sw weeks.
Mrs. George z corson and Miss Edna
Lois corson are visiting relatives in Mas
sachasetts-
An engagement Of general social inter
est is that OF Miss Eliza Cassatt. Of
Philadelphia. daughter of Mr.. 4. J. Cas-
satt. President Of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company. to Mr- W. Plunkett Stew
art, Of Baltimore. Miss Cassatt. who
made her debut several winters ago. has
since been one of the most popular Lead
ers of the younger set in Philadelphia.
She excels in outdoor sports. and as A
horsewoman has few II any superiors in
America She was one of the first young
women in Philadelphia society to follow
the hounds, and frequently exhibited at
the horse shows. under saddle and other
wise, some of the fine stock from her IA
Tiers ChesterbroOk stables. Two years
ago Miss Cassatt was the individual golf
champion of Philadelphia. and she has
been seen on the links during the na-
tional golf tournaments She has also
taken prominent parts in half a dozen
amateur theatrical entertainments given
during the last few seasons. With her
parents and her sister. Miss Katharine
Kelso Cassatt. Miss Cassatt VIII SAN for
Europe today and viii remain abroad till
early in the autumn.
Miss Cassatt's brothers are Major Ed
ward Buchanan Cassatt, G. S. A. ana
Mr.. Robert KelsO Cassatt. whes in jan
uary Of last year was married TO Miss
Minnie Drexel Fell. a granddaughter of
the late A. ]. Drexel, banker and philan-
thropist, and a daughter of Mrs. Alexan-
Il
side Miss Cassatt is a grandniece Of
James Buchanan, who was President of
the United States.
Mr.. Stewart. who is a member OF the
well-kRown Baltimore family of that
name is a son Of the late Morton Stew
art, who was at the head of large i'm
porting house. His mother was Miss
Lurman, a cousin of Col. Edward
Morrell and the aunt of the Misses Lur-
man, famous Baltimore bellies. Like Miss
CaSSatt, Mr.. Stewart is fond OF horses
and outdoor sports and has often acted
as one of the judges at the Philadelphia
horse show He belongs to the Green
Spring Valley Hunt. the Maryland. Bal
timOre, and other fashionable clubs. Mr..
Stewart. who is about twenty-five years
OF age. is one of the most popular mem
bers Of his set. From his father he in
heritS a large fortune
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Gywn, who died
recently in San Francisco, was well
known here. both before and after the
civil war. She was the widow of United
States Senator William NJ Gwyn, one of
the first Senators from California
Mrs. Gwyn was the daughter of Ken
lucky hotel proprietor named Bell. When
only fourteen years old she married VIII
liam Logan, a surveyor, and went with
him to Texas. where he died in short
time The widow married DR.. Gwyn when
yet in her teens About the beginning
of the civil war Mrs. Gwyn went to
Baltimore to live. but her well-known
sympathies for the Confederacy brought
that induced her to go to
Paris. where she remained several years,
to this city when the war was
over. While in Paris DR.. and Mrs. Gwyn
originated a scheme to colonize the State
of Sonora, Mexico. with ex-COnfederates,
but it never eliminated
Mrs. Gwyn'S stay in Washington for
several years before the war as the wife
Of the California Senator is still remem-
brilliant, and diplomatic woman and be-
came a power at the National Capital.
During the latter years OF her life she
resided in California.
Mr.. and Mrs F. A Gray and daughter,
Of 1882 Q Street formerly of I70l I Street).
left last week to spend the summer on
Bay. Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dayton s. Ward left Sun
day night for Swampscott. on the north
shore of Massa chusetts. and later will go
to Brooklin, on the coast of Maine.
Mr.. Clarence T. Bracey. of the Agricul-
turaI Department, who has been in poor
health during thes past spring, left the
city yesterday with Mrs Bracev and their
little daughter Vivian Marie for three
weeks stay at the Scarborough hotei.
City.
Miss Mary Alice Whitzeu and Mr.. Hor-
ace J. Donnelly, both of this city, were
married in Baltimore Monday at the resi-
iencc of the officiating minister, the Rev.
DR.. Curtis Lee Laws.
Capt. Lewis Bayley. of the British En-
oassy. is in New York. where he is reg
stered at the Fifth Avenue Hotel
Senor ]. b. Caivo. the Costa Riean Min
ster. is a guest 1t the Hoffman House.
New York.
Mr.. George W. Rea, of this city. Mr.
Ference V. Powderly, Commissioner Cen
sral of immigration. and NJ 5. Nishi. OF
he Japanese Legation. are registered at
he Imperial Hotel. New York.
SLIGHTLY MUDDLED.