The Washington times., 1905-11-02
- ~ TIE CIRCLE OF SOCIETY," >
PLANS ARE BEGUN
FOR SOCIAL SEASON
Homes Of Smart Set Gotten
In Readiness.
THE HALLOWEEN PARTIES

Many Affairs Unique fox Novelty in
Entertaining and Popularity
of Decorations.
I Senator and Mrs Julius c. Burrows.
of Michigan viii arrive in Washington
/ today from the West, and viii open
their Massachusetts avenue residence.
! Senator and Mrs Nathan B Scott. of
/ West Virginia. have arrived in Wash
ington and have taken apartments at
the New Willard for the season.
Col. and Mrs. George \. Woodward
and family. Of Massachusetts avenue,
have returned to the city and opened
their home on Massachusetts avenue.
Miss Grace DEMO Litchfield and Henry
P. Litchfield have opened their resi-
dence on Massachusetts avenue for the
winter.
Mrs. Stephen B. EIkins and Miss
Katherine Elkins who are still at their
country place at EIkins. Va, VIII join
Senator Ell1tns IN New York next week,
deferring opening their Washington
house until early in December.
Representative and Mrs William A.
Rodenberg of Illinois have leased for a
season the residence OF Commander and
Mrs. Peters. on Columbia road4 Com
mander and Mrs. Peters and their
daughter, Miss Peters. will leave Wash
ington November 9. for Manila, TO which
place the commander has been assigned
for duty.
Miss Mollie Eliot seaweI, Washing
toms successful and well-known au-
, thoress, Is again at her home on Z
street, near Dupont circle. after three
months in Germany and England.
Mrs. George Peabody wetmore and
Miss Maud Wetmore leave their New
port residence today. and after short
visit in New York viii go TO the Virginia
Hot Springs for a time. Senator Wet
more viii remain at their Newport home
for several days vet and then come to
/ Washington for the winter.
, Former Ambassador Joseph II Choate
viii keep Naumkeag. his Lenox villa,
open until the middle OF this month.
DR. and Airs, Randolph Eliot have an
. nounced the engagement Of their daugh-
ter, Jessie Eugenia, to Charles y.
[ Thompson, principal OF the Jefferson
} School The ceremony viii take place
, IN st. Andrews Episcopal Church on
December Z, at 7:S0 o'clock p. m.
The engagement is announced of Miss
Cornelia Ridgely Hunt, of this city,
daughter Of the late William Henry
Hunt, former minister to Russia and
/ Secretary of the Navy under President
, Hayes, 10 DR.. William X. Newton. Of
Paterson. y. J. The wedding is to take
place in this city November u.
The engag cement Of Miss Gibson Col
gate TO Mr.. Gilmore. a Presbyterian
p minister Of Alabama. IS announced.
New York society folk are preparing
TO wear their best bibs and fuckers at
[ the forthcoming horse show. for all
signs point TO its being the greatest at
fair Of the kind ever held in Gotham.
The show will open q week from next
Monday There are over 100 entries,
/ representing stables from all parts of
the world.
Prince Louis Of Battenberg will at
tend the show. with some of his officers,
in the dress uniform of a British ad-
/
patrons can feast their eyes will be
the new fashionable cape for women,
which. being made of radium cloth,
viii CLEAN and glitter under the bril-
liant lights like a phOsphOrescent gold
en- coat of mail. Tailors and milliners
are working overtime to complete the
4 gorgeous creations 70 he worn by the
, men and women OF the smart set who
, lapparently intend TO make the show q
beautiful Kaleidoscope of the latest ideas
ina s4rtorlaI art
Judge Moore. Of Chicago has one hun
u dred entries for the show. headed by
s the great hackney horse. Forest King.
Young John Jacob Astor, who spent q
( considerable part OF last summer in this
/ country and who IS the second of the
two sons of William Waldorf AstOr has
b. now left EtOn for Oxford. where he has
T Joined New COLLEGE. the name of which
n / Is somewhat Of an anomaly. since II
- IS one Of the oldest of the university
- Il was founded i'm 1880 by William OF
| IWykeham, to whom the great sChOO
/ at Winchester likewise owes its exist
e The gardens and cIoisters are among
- the great sights Of picturesque Oxford
/ and the most modern thing of the chapel
I which dates back to the reign OF KlnE
/ Richard H. is the beautiful stained glass
70 windows designed by Sir Joshua Rey,
G nOlds
a Waldorf Astor. the elder of William
= / Waldorf two sons, likewise was al
u oxford. where he distinguished himself
a. Oh the river. Dul more especially III lnf
polo field. captaining the university
G polo team. lie has recently been elected
a "a member Of the Marlborough Club or.
I ganized by King Edward while still
Prince of Wales and which has alway.
6 bee- regarded as restricted in sDecia
degree Ia men who are cOnRenial to hin
and his personal friends and acquaint
T. ances.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henri de sibour hav,
g taken the home at 1902 Twenty-firs
= street.
Mrs NJ. c. Peabody entertained sew
IS Cral of her friends with progTessiV,
o. euchrc at the home of Mrs. Moore. Oh
= X street. Tuesday evening. Mrs. Moor
u won the first prize Mr.. Muller the sec
y ond prize and Mrs. Crandall won Tn
BOBBY prize.
- Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Albert have re
. moved from the country 10 the Berk
- Z shire, 20" the winter.
Il The following Washington people ar
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