Evening star., 1903-09-05
THE SOCIAL WORLD
Miss Roosevelt Attends Two
Cotillions.
HOME AND OTHER FETEs
wAsH1NeroN1ANs BEGINNING TO
RETURN L
Recent Weddings Here and Elsewhere
in Which Capital Folks Figure
Personal Notes.

the coming-out party of Miss Constance
Livermore, whose mother, the Baroness
| Selliere is entertaining the daughter of the
President during her present visit to New
port. A dinner for forty guests preceded
| an early cotillion, following which nearly
| the entire company Joined Mrs. Herman
Oelrict's guests at Roseclin. There the CO.
| tillion had been preceded by a dinner Of
one hundred and eighty covers. served on
| the veranda overlooking the cliffs.
Rumor has 1t now that the wedding Of
| Miss May Goelet and the Duke of Rox-
| burghe will not be long delayed, and, in
| fact that an early November date has been
| selected. Also that tho glare Of New
York wedding Is not at all to the taste of
either mother or daughter, and that the
Newport villa will be the scene Of the
| festivities after the ceremony, and may be
of that, too.
Society is getting back to town, many OF
| its most popular members being glad to re-
| turn after the too strenuous amusements
| of house or hotel parties at or near north
ern resorts. While Washington has the
pleasant. sunshiny days and moonlight
nights now to be enjoyed 1t comes very
near being just right for those who ap-
preciate their home comforts above other
considerations.
The Earl and Countess of Shaftesbury.
| who have been guests of Sir Thomas Lip
| ton aboard the Erin, will share the honors
of a reception tonight with their much
| feted host at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Siegel in New York. The earl and
countess will make a brief visit to this
| city before returning to England
The German ambassador and Baroness
| Won Sternburg will spend the early au-
n The WpirS H.. where during
| the last week in this month they will en-
| tertain the assistant secretary of state, Mr..
| Loomis.
| Miss Adele Clagett, who recently graduated
| with high honors from the Catonsville
| Academy of the Visitation, will leave next
Friday for San Francisco, en- route to the
| pect to remain for the next two years in
| the islands They will cross the Pacific
| in the same ship that will carry Bishop
Rocker to his Philippine diocese, The
| length of the voyage will probably be
| about forty-two days. tF't
| The first assistant postmaster general
| who accompanied his son, Capt Wynne, U.
| s. M. c., several weeks ago to- Gushing ISL
| and, Maine, to join the restsof the family
has enjoyed good rest. The change has
| also been very beneficial to Capt. Wynne
| who was i'll here since Fully with typhoid
| in ignorance of the real nature of her sons
| illness, has since his arrival been able to
devote herself entirely to hastening his con-
| valescence, which is proceeding SATISFACTORY
| ly in the invigorating air that surrounds his
comfortable home. Army and marine corps
| officers stationed on Cushing, Island during
| the recent maneuvers are all Washington
| friends of the Wynne family, whose cottage
has been the rendezvous for most of the So
| cial activity of the place. ) Mr.. and Mrs
Wynne are to start in a few days with
Maine friends for a northern tour, but will
rejoin their family at Gushing Island before
| all return here. ...-
Monday evening, August 81. the home Of
Mr. and Mrs. ]. H. Danforth at TakOma
Park, was the scene Of very pretty we'd
| ding, when their daughter, Esther, was
married to Mr.. Edwin H. Wrightson Of
Chicago. The rooms were very tastefully
decorated with vines, the bay window Of
| the parlor being made bower with palms
| ferns and plants Here, to the strains OF
| the Lohengrin wedding march, the couple
came and were married by Rev. William
| Hart Dexter of Takoma Presbyterian
Church. The brides dress was white silk
mousseline over taffeta and her ornaments
diamond earrings. the gift of the groom
! Mrs. Anna Wrightson of Chicago, mother
| of the groom, was present. The many
| beautiful and needful presents Of silver
china and cut glass testified to the popular
ity of the bride. Mrs. H. D. Bowden, sister
of the bride. played the wedding march
and other selections Refreshments were
served. The ring in the cake was found
| by Miss Janet Coon. Mr.. and Mrs. Wright
son left amid bountiful shower Of, rice
and old shoes for trip to New York and
| Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin g. Clarkson and
| daughter, who have been to Niagara Falls
the Thousand Islands and Canada, have
returned to the city.
| Mr. Jas. T. Woodward of the navy yard
Uo
Mr.. Arthur c. Proctor left today for a.
| vacation at Cape May and Atlantic City
| His sister, Miss Alice M. Proctor left Sat-
urday last for about three weeks outing at
Hampton. Va, among her relatives.
Mrs. Mary E. Boggs. widow OF the late
| Lieutenant William Branton Boggs, United
States navy, announces the marriage of
| her daughter. Mary Lawrence, to Mr.. Ed
ward Murray East Of Urbana, Ill. The
! ceremony took place September on Lit
| tlejohns Island, Casco bay, Me.
Mr.. and Mrs. James M Baker of 1906
! Park street northwest have returned to
the city They spent July and August at
their home in the western part Of South
| Carolina.
Among the successful events of the sea-
son at Colonial Beach was the progressive
! euchre and lawn fete given Tuesday even
ing by Mrs. Hull and Mrs. Cahin on the
20 Sui ouhuiHS NTOWn CdStle, 1Or the
benefit of the new Catholic chapel to be
| erected at the Beach. Owing to the in
clemency of the weather during the past
week the euchre feature of the affair had
to be transferred to the large dining room
and parlors of the hotel Fifty couples
| competed for the ten prizes. The house
was gally decorated with flags and bunt-
| ing. While euchre was sinra progress re-
freshments were served to several hundred
guess on the lawns, which was brilliantly
| lighted by hundreds of Chinese lanterns
! A considerable sum was realized, and II la
hoped that the chapel will be erected dur
| ing the coming year.
| The I. M. c. Pleasure Club met Thursday
| evening at the residence of Mrs A. Wilson
| 13l 11th street northeast. The evening was
| spent In music. games and cake walk
| after which refreshments were served.
Among those present were the Misses Daisy
Odenwald, Blanch Kendig. Lucca Won Yer
| sen. Mrs. G. Lane. Mrs. NJ Won Brands
Mrs. j. Warneke. Mrs. NJ Kendig, Mrs. A.
Wilson and Messrs T. 7TIickey, E. Lewis.
VIM. Beahm. G.. Warnecke and AL Hamil-
| ton. II
Mr. and Mrs. Gidor Grosner are spending
their vacation at Old Point Comfort Va