The Washington times., 1905-09-30
FRIENDS SURPRISE
MISSES ALDR|CH
Come Unexpectedly to We'll
come Them Home.
WASHINGTON FOLK IN BARN
Mr.. Sloane, of Lenox, Has Guests From
British and German Embas-
sizes at Dance.

A surprise party was given at War
wick Neck, r. l., to welcome Misses
Lucy and Elsie Aldrich, daughters OF
Senator and Mrs. Nelson w. Aldrich.
who have just returned after nearly a
years absence in Europe, and to bid
bon voyage" TO William S. Aldrich, who
sails in October TO resume lis studies
at L'Ecole des Beaux Arts, in Paris
The younger members of the cottage
colony at Warwick Neck last night in
vaded the tea house" Of the Aldrich
home and spent a jolly evening in in
formal dancing. Young people from
Providence Joined them. going down in a
special car.
The big hunt ball given last night In
John Sloane's barn at Denox was one
of the most brilliant affairs ever held
at that resort Lady Durand, wife of
the British ambassador. was one OF the
patronesSes. Among the guests were
Baron and Baroness Hengelmuller, Mr.
and Mrs George Westinghouse, Baron
and Baroness Won Bussche, OF the Ger
man embassy; Miss Durand. and Miss
Marion Oliver.
Mr. and Mrs. George Westinghouse,
who are still at their Lenox estate,
Wilcox. Of New York.
Baron van Tuyll, secretary OF the
Netherlands legation. who has been
hunting since the close of the Newport
season. returned to Newport yesterday.
and with Baroness van TuyllI at once
left for trip to San Francisco.
There is a merry war between Oliver
n
and the independent hackmen, of
Hampstead, /. l.
Mr. Belmont objects TO the public
conveyances standing beside the rail-
road station platform and thinks this
space should be reserved for automo-
blles and private turnOuts.
The trouble broke out anew when the
Belmonts, in their auto, with the
Duchess of Marlborough. Mr. Belmont
and other members of the family
aboard, rolled up TO the station to find
the hack of Luke Z. Pagan. the Oldest
driver on Long Island. occupying the
jump-of place
The little son just born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Casimir De Rham, of New
York, is the great grandson of Henry
w. Longfellow. His arrival has Great
ed much satisfaction among the Dana
and Longfellow families.
report comes from Boston to the
made a request that he be relieved from
command of the North Atlantic SQUAD
ron and granted sick leave. 1t is hope,I
that the report is unfounded No man on
the active list OF the navy, bar Admiral
Dewey. is held in higher esteem by the
people than Fighting Bob"
Yachtsmen believe that the Kaiser in
going 10 make an effort To lift the
cup. Commodore Gerry, who
has arrived from Europe, SAYS ne was
reliably Informed that a challenge for
a cup race next year was coming from
Germany 1t is said the Emperor will
have Fife design his yacht, so that the
challenger viii be an Anglo-German
creation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Clews closed their
Newport season today and returned to
New York. Mrs. Ciews viii sail for
Europe in n few days.
Tonight an elaborate entertainment
will be given at Overly for the benefit
Of the LenOx library. Mrs David
Lydig, OF New YORK. planned Il and
most of the society women in Lenox
VIII take part.
Mrs. TOrdon Bell and Miss Cornelia
Barnes viii appear in a French play.
Miss Juliana Cutting and Miss |
Matthews, of New York, will do fancy
dances. James Barnes, the historian. Is |
to read, and Samuel rockingham viii !
sing.