Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-25
THE SOCIAL WORLD
Big Topics Dispel the Early
Summer Quiet.
COMING WEDDINGS
MARRIAGES OF THE LAST DAYS
OF JUNE.
Miss Lieber and Miss White Among
Next Weeks Brides
Personals.

The fashionable contingency has not yet
entirely departed from the capital. but 1t
soon will Sickness, death and other evils
| have caused the disarrangement of many
well-made plans, while the whirlgig of po-
| Mtical necessities has commenced to revo-
| lutionize conditions that have plea sanity
| existed and which, it was thought, had a
permanent look. With the incoming of the
new cabinet households two youthful ma
| irons Mrs Paul Morton and Mrs. Victor
| Metcalf, must take the large share of public
| attention that Will be turned upon them.
| Mrs. Mctcalf is no stranger having been a
delightful member OF the Arlington Hotel
coterie for several winters and a most val
I liable assistant to Mrs. Payne, WE OF the
Postmaster General. at her public recep-
| tions. ON these occasions Mrs. Mctcalf
| has shown her ability TO make strangers
| go away with that satisfied cons BUSINESS
| of having spent Their time well. Size has
| the manner of the hostess who enjoys The
| occas:on herself. in this respect > has
| the graCiousuesS of the California woman,
| who, whether she is a native dsuS her,
| or only wishes she VS.. mas i pretty broad
and generous po'nt Of Tisw If things IN gen.
! eral.
| Mrs Paul Morton the Chicago hostess
| of the cabinet circle, has acquainlances
! here also. When The new 5ecEe'-ry
| father Mr. Cleveands Secretary OF
| Agriculture he and his maiden sister, Miss
| Morton. had plea SAINT way of bringing
| the family sols and nephews together on
! holiday occasions in their Portland apart
ment, and no doubt Mrs. Paul Morton has
| vivid reco,lections of what Wednesday re-
ceptions were in those days, when the null
| titude went a-visiting and when Saturday
| afternoons at the White House were popu-
| lar demonstrations for feminine Washing
| ton.
The loss of the Cortelyous from the cab
| met circle would be more deeply deplored
| II the comfort given by the political gossips
gait f lpfn
| loss is to be but gain eventually, and Will
| advance Mrs. Corteyou two or three places
| ahead in the receiving party at the White
| House on next New Year day-and occa-
! sons of ceremony will be rare In the
| meanwhile. Mrs. Cor:e!you did many gra-
| cious things as cabinet hostess and MADE
| her home such a popular one to hundreds
! of persons. hitherto strangers to her, that
her example will be found safe and sue
cessfu one for others to follow.
| Turning Senator Fairbanks homc into
| so decree. will not be much of a task for his
| wife. Those who have watched the en-
trance and the exit of the ID. a. X. on the
days when Mrs. president General re-
ceived lave every evidence of her popular
ity IS well her ability to keep up her
erd of the establishment with splendid eff
feet. Size is equally happy with one. q half
dozen or a hundred visitors. and that means
great DEAL in the brief limits of a Wash
| lngton winter. when perfect health, unfail-
| ing patier and fine disregard of details
| that would worry another woman to death
| leave her ready for = dinner party or
| little rip nalf way across the continent.
Mrs Hobart widow OF Vice President Ho-
| bart. is :.bout to take IN automobile tour
with her young son and woman friend In
| her own words they intend to jog along,
stop where we please over night and enjoy
the sights as they present themselves along
| the way"
Mrs. D. J. Gbbon. who has been very i'll
| for some weeks, is now improving, and
hopes to go away soon.
Mr. and Mrs. r. Robinson will be at home
Sunday evening, June 26, from s to TO- at
| 100 9th street northwest. in honor of the
confirmation of their Benjamin.
! Mr. and Mrs John MacTasgart have is
sred invitations to the wedding of their
daughter, Jessie Harriet. to Mr.. John D.
Rhodes, at the First Baptist Church, 10th
and streets, Wednesday evening, June
%, at O'Clock.
Miss katherine NJ. Richmond left yester-
day for the Adirondacks and other points in
northern New York, where she will spend
three or four months visiting friends in the
hope of regaining her health.
Mrs. Jacob Gettel. Mrs Smiths ss.er, at
her home in Princess Anne county, Va.
Mrs NJ Faulkner announces the engage
ment of her daughter. Miss Catharine T.
Faulkner of Nevada. to Mr.. Adolpn Bode
of Germany.
MI and Mrs. Roy Jones have announced
by cards the marriage of their sister, Miss
Haidee Williamson, formerly of this city,
to Mr.. Joseph NJ. q. Charbonnel, Saturday,
the 18th of June, at Villa Miramar, Santa
Monica, Cal.
daughter Of Mrs. Theodore Weld Birney, to
Mr. Harold Walker will take place We'd
| nesday, June %, at All Saints Church,
Chevy Chase. The ushers will 81, be New
mony will be at $780, and will be followed
by a small reception.
Mrs. L. BregazA and her sister, Mrs
NJ Mccarthy, are spending the season at
Chesapeake Beach.
Misses Wayne Melick and May Fenton
will leave washington this evening for a
visit south.
Miss Claudia ]. sadler Of 116 Massachu-
sets avenue northwest and several friends
left a few days ago for st. Louis. On their
return they will stop at Chicago where
they will spend several weeks with rela-
tives of Miss Sadler.
The marriage of Miss Myrtle E. Reed
of Savage, w. Va, and Mr.. Frederick H.
Ball of Washington, D: c, took place
Thursday, June q. at st. Dominic's rec
tory in the presence Of a few friends The
ceremony was performed by Rev, Father
O'Rourke The bride was becomingly at
tired in a light travelling costume and car
ried bouquet of brides roses and lilies
of the valley. Her only attendant was
Miss Mary Offutt who wore white organ
die and lace and whose bouquet was Amer
lean beauty roses After a brief reception
the bride and groom left for an extended
trip through northwestern New York and
the New England resorts, stopping at At
lantic City for short stay on their re-
turn.
Miss Clara Wurdeman and her aunt.
Miss Munderloh sailed Wednesday to spend
the summer in Europe.
Miss Roberta and Miss Alverda Paxson
of 200 A street have gone to Atlantic City
for a two weeks stay.
Mr.. and Mrs Jules A. Demonet have re-
opened their home in the Blue Ridge noun
tains Of Virginia, where they expect to re-
main until the late fall.
Mrs Charles M Pepper and her daughter,
Miss Norita Pepper will leave Monday for
Wellesboro', Pa, to remain several weeks.
and will then 90 to the Thousand Islands
for the rest of the summer.