Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-30
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| Music and cards were the features of the
| evening. Refreshments were served.
Mrs. Edwin Clark. who has been spending
the summer at the Plains. Va, returned
last Monday.
Senator Daniels of Virginia spent sew
eral days in the city last week, a guest at
the Dewey.
Mr.. Don R. Marquis of the editorial staff
| of the Atlanta Evening Journal Is in the
| city. the guest of his friend. DR.. Hyde of
| 1885 New Hampshire avenue northwest.
Mr.. Marquis is Washingtonian. who went
| to Atlanta about three years ago and Is
delighted with his new home.
Mrs. Ridgeley. who spent the summer in
Asbury Park has returned and Is located
on 18th street northwest.
Miss Sarah Avery returned from
months visit to her aunt Mrs. J. K. Dod-
! man. on last Friday.
Mrs Johnson has returned to the city
and Is at the Dewey for the winter.
Mrs. w. E. Taylor of Virginia will spend
the winter with her daughter Mrs. Ida M.
Timberake, 11O1 18th street northwest.
Mrs NJ R. Watts. who spent the summer
at the home Of Mr. Watts father in Straus-
burg, Va, has returned.
Miss Emma Wheat, 1918 L street north
west. has returned home from a trip to
Boston by sea.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. M. Allen. IT.. have gone
to Candor. North Carolina. where they Will
spend the winter.
Mrs and Mrs. Kinscherf from New York
are spending their honeymoon in the city
and are guests of the Dewey.
Mrs Fannie Ward. who has been at
Berwyn. Nd, will return tomorrow.
Mrs. w. c. Kendall wife of DR.. Kendall
and little daughter, Minerva, have returned
from Lake Sebago. Me. where they spent
the summer with DR.. Kendall. where he and
his assistants are engaged investigating
Lake Sebago. Mrs Kendall spent several
weeks in Boston and New York On her re-
turn home. Last Wednesday evening Mrs
Kendall entertained some of her friends at
her home 18th street northwest. Music
was the feature of the evening. Mr.. Bark
er of Boston played several selections on
the violin. Mrs. NJ A. Jackson gave
vocal solo and Miss Parker played selec-
lions on the piano.
Mrs. NJ. A. Jackson left Saturday for
Eastern Shore, Md. to spend several weeks
visiting friends and relatives.
Miss Mamie McArdle. who spent several
weeks at Niagara Falls has returned to
the city and is at her home on 18th street
northwest.
Chicago correspondent of The Star has
this to say of several persons. well known
here:
The smart set of the western metropolis
is on the qui vive in keen anticipation over
the new moves that are making in the
Field society feud which has rent
in secret but bitterness the factions of the
local bon ton which have cast their for
tunes under the banner of one or the other
of the rival social leaders. The fact that
the scene of action has been transferred
to the national capital, where the contest
is to be waged fiercey the coming season,
adds to the intensity of feeling and inter-
est of the adherents of the warning queens
of Chicago's haut ton.
That the battle will be a royal one is as
sured. On the one side will be millions of
good American cash opposed to interna-
tional prestige on the other. Mrs. Potter
Palmers foreign prestige eXcels in a high
degree that of her rival, Mrs. Marshall
Field ST.. but the Palmer fortune is small
indeed in comparison with the great wealth
left by the, multi millionaire merchant of
Chicago to his beautiful widow
Thus far three moves of Importance have
been made in the preliminary campaign of
the coming war Recently Mrs. Augustus
N. Eddy, the kinswoman of Mrs. Field. an
nounced her intention of taking house in
Washington her return from abroad
that her beautiful daughter. Catherine.
might get taste of the pleasures Of dip
lomatic society, since her brother. Spencer
Eddy has been lately transferred from st.
Petersburg to the American legation at