Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-02

r." YITH tennis at Newport. golf,
yachting, polo. canoeing any
| AAk where and everywhere. horse
wv shows ad libitum and the runt
| shows ad libitum and the hunt
| varied outdoor inducements. and with the
luncheons and dinners which tax the
cleverness Of hostesses. no hour Of the day
| or evening need be without Its particular
interest, but at each and all attractions be-
yond the interest In games or gastronomy
there Is the constant attraction of the
| gowns of the women.
At the Newport tournament, which closed
| Wednesday. the display of gowns was sim
| ply wondrous Tuesday morning Mrs. La
| nier of Washington wore a beautiful prin-
| cess gown Of white embroidered null and
/ large. yellow straw hat, trimmed with pale
| blue ribbons clusters of violetS and req
roses. over which was a brown dotted VEIL
Mrs Reginald de Koven appeared in
| cream white cloth costume with claifed
skirt. the coat having black velvet collar
| and cuffs, and a small black hat trimmed
| with black velvet and white plumes. his.
| Henry Lehr wore an exquisite gown OF
1 pearl white chiffon, with wavy design IN
| black, over white silk The waist was
| shaped back and front and filled in with
| white lace The sleeves were pufred ana
| to the elbow, and girdle of pale blue Vel
vet added a charming touch Of color. With
| this was worn a small hat OF pale blue
| erin and ribbon. She wore black lace
veil and necklace of pierced turquoise.
/ Mrs. Pembroke Jones, who Is one or the
most charming hostesses at Newport this
| season, wore a white linen gown trimmed
| with insertions and bands OF Met lace
| heavily embroidered. the blouse having
deep yoke Of the same trimming, and her
| hat was a stjn embroidered linen. trimmed
with black wings and black velvet.
| Mrs o. H. P. Belmont who came quite
late, wore a skirt Of white linen ana blouse
| of Cluny lace her large white hat being
| completely enveloped with white chiffon
| veil.
| Mrs. BENJAMIN Thaw, khaki linen short
coat suit large brown straw hat with wings
| of similar color and figured brown lace
| veil.
Mrs. Louis l.. Lorillard. elaborate gown of
| white embroidered null. with deep inserts
similar effect: a large heliotrope-colored
straw hat, trimmed with velvet of the same
shade and carnation pinks of neiotrope
shades.
| LADY Herbert who came Wednesday to
| watch the finals with her mother MIS-
Richard T. Wilson. wore striking costume
| of black embroidered null, the skirt OF
| which was very long and trimmed Win
three deep fiounces. the corsage E-shape.
over white embroidered batiste, with puned
sleeves, trimmed with lace. She wore
| large black hat.
Mrs Alfred G. Vanderbilt wore pink and
| white striped batiste, the skirt being trim
med in groups Of three ruff1es. each eoged
with pink satin ribbon of deeper shade
than the rest of the gown. The blouse was
made with deep-pointed yoke front ard
back of white null and ValelcienneS Lace
to correspond with the deep cuffs on the
sleeves. Her hat. large yellow Leghorn.
| was trimmed with pink satin ribbon and
large roses of various shades OF pink "A
brown chiffon veil and pink parasol finished
this charming toilet.
| Mrs l. Townsend Burden, nne OF the best
dressed women at Newp, rt this season.
wore a fetching gown of white chiffon. with
| broad stripes of black. Cluay lace trimmed
the skirt. and the corsage was made
| shape over Brussels net, with sleeves Of the
| net A white maline toque. trimmed with
bird Of paradise feathers, completed the COS
| tune.
On behalf Of the President. the Navy
| Department sent Invitations to the mem
| beers of the naval committees OF the Sen
ate and the House to be the Presidents
| guests on board the Mayfower during the
| review of the Atlantic fleet OF Oyster
Bay tomorrow.
| Those who have accepted are: Senators
| Burrows of Michigan, Dick of Ohio and
Penrose of Pennsylvania. and Representa-
tives Loudenslager of New Jersey, Vree-
land of New York. Bates Of Pennsylvania.
| Mudd of Maryland. Lilley OF Connecticut,
| Never of Louisiana and Padgett OF Ten
| nessee. The foreign naval attaches who
| have accepted are: Capt. F. E. c. Ryan Of
| the British embassy, Capt. Hebbinghaus
| of the German embassy. Lieut. Commander
| A. de Blanpre of the French embassy,
| Lieut. Carlo Pfster of the Italian embassy.
| Commander Nebolsine of the Russian en-
| bassy, Lieut.. Commander N. Tanigueh Of
| the Japanese embassy, Lieut.. Commander
Virgilio Vera of the Argentine legation
| and Lieut.. Eduardo NJ. Saez of the Uru-
| guayan legation. -
In addition to those invited through the
VI tho don't hos
| vited large number of personal friends
to be with him on the Mayfiower
The marriage of Capt William P. Kent
| of Wythevile and Miss Annie Hendren
| Patrick in Staunton. Saturday, will be the
union of prominent Virginia families. Capt
Kent is descendant of one Of the best
| known southwest Virginia families, dis
tinguished in public life.
Miss Patrick Is the granddaughter of
| Judge John N. Hendren of Selma, Angus
ia county. She is closely related to the
Baldwins, Peytons. Browns and other we'll
| known families in that section. Her mother
| was formerly Miss Annie Hendren. and
was famous belle and beauty of her day.
win Seminary in Staunton. and comes of
| a race of intellectual people. Her grand
father. Judge Hendren, held an important
confederate office during the war between
| the states
After the ceremony Capt. Kent and his
bride will go to New York, and from there
will sail for Guatemala, whittier Capt.
Kent goes as consul general
Theodore Hansen. formerly a secretary
at the Russian embassy in this city, left
| Washington Tuesday and sailed Wednesday
for Europe, going straight to Strasburg.
| Mr.. Hansen was accompanied to New
York by Baron Kattentack, who was
his physician during his long illness last
winter. After spending some time at
Strasburg Mr.. Hansen will go to st..
| Petersburg visit his mother and from
there he will go to Genoa, Italy, where he
has been appointed consul general from
| Russia.
Newport society women are up in arms
because the governors of the Casino. the
meeting place of the fashionables at that
place. have posted a sign to the effect
that dogs will not be permitted to enter
there unless attached to leash. or in the
| arms of their mistresses. There was much
unpleasant comment about 1t at first, a
woman's dog being much a matter OF
pride with her as her gown or hat, but
the patrons are gradually giving way to