Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-03
TIE WORLD OF SOCIETY
LABOR DAY LUNCHEoNS AND
BERKSHIRE HUNT RACES.
Tenth Exhibition of the Newport
Horse Show Occasion for Uuprec-
edented Display Of Gowns.

ing mouse party Tor over Labor DAY ana
| the Berkshire hunt races today, which will
be one of the leading ut-of-door affairs of
| the year for the cottagers. Yesterday there
were many afternoon luncheons, and in the
| evening several Of the largest dinners of
| the season. Sir Mortimer and Lady Durand
were among those who entertained.
The tenth exhibition of the Newport
horse show opens this afternoon in the
Casino grounds. and there are features ga
lore, outside those of the ring, to Hold the
attention of the box holders. Hundreds of
| trunks, filled with the very latest models
from Paris, have been pouring into Newport
through the custom house. and an unprece-
dented gown display is anticipated Among
those who will share honors of the best
gowned women are Mrs. Ogden Mills and
the Misses Beatrice and Gladys Mills, Mrs.
Joseph E. Widener and Mrs. James w.
Gerard, who will share Mrs: Stuyvesant
Ffsh's box; Mrs. Hermann Oelrichs, who
has just returned from Europe; Mrs Henry
5. Redmond, who is coming from Lenox;
Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish. Mrs. Alfred Wander
bilt, Mrs. William G. Rocker Mrs William
B. Leeds and Mrs. Oliver Gould Jennings.
Mr. and Mrs Robb De p Tytus enter
tanned at luncheon yesterday at Lenox for
their guests, Mr.. and Mrs. H. Wilson of
Washington.
Senator John Kean of New Jersey is a
guest of his mother, Mrs. John Kean, at
! the Smith villas in the Berkshires.
Gen. Theodore Bingham. police commits
sioner of New York city, with Mrs. Bing-
ham, is at Green's Inn at Narragansett for
September. With the Binghams are Mr..
and Mrs. Perry Heath.
The wedding of Miss Evelyn Blight.
daughter of Atherton Blight, of Newport.
New York and London, to Mahlon Alonson
Sands of New YORK, London and Paris, for
| which $500 invitations have been sent out,
will be celebrated at Emmanuel Church, at
Newport, Thursday, October IL, at II am,
| the Rev. Emory H. Porter, the rector, read
| ing the Episcopal marriage service. Miss
| Blight will be robed in Doucet CONNECTION
| of white chiffon embroidered in silver court
ftrain and long veil of real Brussels lace,
worn by her mother, with a bridal bouquet
| of gardenias and lilies Of the valley The
bridesmaids, announced for the first time,
will be Miss Margaret Winthrop, Miss Nat
| lea Rives and the bride-elect's cousin, Miss
Greenough. and Miss Muriel Robbins. They
will be arrayed in turquoise, panne satin
with silver trimmings, large picture hats
| in silver, with long blue plumes and bou-
quets of pink. 1t is confidently expectGd
| that Mr.. and Mrs. Gerard Lowther (Alice
| Blight will come over from Tangier, Mo-
rocco, where Mr.. Lowther is British min
| lister.
Miss Margaret S. Gates is registered at
| the Mt. Washington in the Breton Woods,
White mountains.
Miss Helen Chaffee, daughter of Lieut.
Gen. and Mrs. Adna r. Chaffee, gave
delightful dinner recently at her home in
Los Angeles, Cal, in honor of Miss Bertha
Booker of Virginia. Covers were laid for
fourteen, and the guests included Miss
Salona, Mrs. Merchant Miss Catharine AL
| bers, Miss Macneil. Miss Margaret Daniels,
Miss Chaffee, and Messrs. Hobbs, Page,
Kay, Crawford L. P. Swain, Barnard, Carl
klokke and Lieut. Chaffee.
Speaker Joseph G. Cannon is with his
daghter Miss H. A. Cannon, for a few
days visit in the White mountains.
Miss Helen Gould, who is taking a party
of friends touring in three motor cars
through France, Spain. Germany Switzer-
land Belgium and Holland, has now ar
rived at the Hotel del Athene, Paris. After
spending some days in that city they will
all start for London.
Mrs. Stephen B. Elkins is also among
the Americans just arrived at Paris, and
is stopping at the del Athene.
Cards have been issued for the marriage
of Miss Mamie Day to Mr.. John H. Yea
evening at o'clock at the Naples, Garrett
Park Md The cards were sent out by
Mr.. and Mrs. M. NJ. Rouzer, the grand
parents of the prospective bride.
The announcement of the engagement of
Miss Katharine Campbell daughter of the
idle OeH JOnn CdmpDell, TO Dr. COryell
Clark of Gold-Sprngs- ont the Hudson, is
made.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Moore of 725 Euclid
street northwest have gone on an ex-
tended visit among relatives in Minneap-
oils, Chicago and central Illinois. Mrs
Moore will visit the home Of her father,
DIR. A. Pevionnet, a prominent physician
of Cape Girardeau Mo.
Mrs. Jesse B. Wilson of 1923 Phelps
place has sufficiently recovered from her
recent illness to be able to be out again.
Miss Wilson is at present the guest Of
Mr.. and Mrs. H. K. Arthur at "Graslan,"
their country home near Leesburg, Va.
Mrs. Norton of Biltmore street has had
as guest Miss Hart of Wisconsin.
Mr.. Charles Woods Taylor and his
mother, who are touring through the
Shenandoah valley in automobile, were
at Harrisonburg and Rawley Springs last
week and will return in a few days.
Mrs. Mary Coombs Of 1917 LIST street
southwest has returned from a two
months sojourn at Atlantic City, Long
Branch and New York, where she has
been visiting friends and relatives
Misses Lillian and Dorothy Rothstein
have returned to the city after months
trip to Plafnfeld, N. j., and New York.
Miss Gertrude Clagett of Washington