Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-24
VHOUGH society has scattered to
the four courners of the earth. SO
far as any demonstration Of It's
presence In noticeable In this city,

the four courners of the earth. SO
far as any demonstration Of It's
presence In noticeable In this city,
both the White House. the vice
presidential residence. the Speakers home
and many OF the senator's homes are hos
pitably open to intirnates and quite the best
OF the whole year because of the frfor-
mality of all visiting and entertaining Is
now being enjoyed. The President and
Mrs. Roosevelt have the leisure they like
for outdoor life, the latter being seen the
past week on her way home before half
past eight from an early morning errand,
and neither rain nor storm lettering them
from their late afternoon drive. walk or
horseback excursion. Miss Cannon Is
equally strenuous as to outdoor exercise.
making up now In this regard what she
has less time for during the rush of the
winter season-only that she Is not likely
to go abroad this summer: her plans for
the next five months are by no means de-
fined. any number of pleasant vacation
trips with friends being feasible.
The smart set-that part of it that has
pluck and ginger enough to stay In town
Is having the time OF Its life.
Never before has the city been so in
teresting; never has life in it shown so
many facets Everywhete there Is ger
mination, growth. activity-the air teens
with 1t, and for the first time since .ae days
OF the COS are the devoted slaves of society
permitted by the code of good -orrn to be
themseives-to dress, act talk. go or not go,
just as they WILL And hurrah for the free
dom! May It never grow less!
True, the shackIes were looSed In rather
vigorous fashion; but the fact Is they are
loose now, and the man. maid or matron
OF society Is as free to do fancy willis as
the blessed bourgeoise that sing In the
garden of the Bots.
And In ralea 90 n Uaa
wauderer along the hriar rose path OF So
ciety-the Hmid soul who hated the sham.
the show. the unreaiity. the deception. the
strain, but who lacked the strength the
that prevailed In her set.
But behold the workings of the great cos
mic law! In few short hours the false
ideals and false gods were hurled into the
dust, and only the treasures of the mind.
the character, the personality and the gems
Of the soul-love. friendship and brother
hood-survived.
And thus are the conditions analogous to
the days Of old, the days of gold, the days
OF 40" Then were all nearly equal in
worldly possessions: then was friendship an
unbarterable thing and society was more
nearly based upon sane foundations-char-
acter, intelligence, breeding and achieve
ment,
So here we are in 1900. back to the good
old wholesome conditions of truth. natural
ness. individuality and common sense. as
bitter rivalries.
And a man may dress as he pleases, so
long as he keeps within the town law. And
SO may a maid, SO long as she doesn't
please to wear gown of elaboration. That
Is now distinctly bad form, CHEEKY bit Of
news to many men know.
And as for entertainment, there's re-
sumption of card games. dinners, lunch
cons, just Of DID, only they differ In
being normal.
There's weeping and wailing in half a
dozen subsets of the smart set over the
latest order of the War Department, the
decree that Gen. Funston shall go north to
look after the maneuyerS of troops. Now,
the truth is that it Is not exactly over the
passing Of the general that the tears are
falling, the general having long since be-
come benedict and reputed to be not much
of firt, but because when he goes he
takes his aid with him, Lieut.. Burton ].
Mitchell. And that's why.
However since the absence is but tempo
rary. there's smile behind the tear.
Has it ever occurred to you that the War
Department is the arbiter OF society in San
Francisco? Well, 1t Is. 1t makes and I'M
makes friendships and marriages with as
much directness as nuptial bureau. Only
II isn't so considerate.-From the San Fran
cisco Call.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh H. Gordon, jr, who
were married on Thursday last in Athens,
Ga, reached Washington last evening and
are at the New Willard. They leave for
Boston this evening and win make a
months tour of New England, including the
Rangeley lakes and the coast of Maine, and
will return to Athens, where Mr.. Gordon is
engaged in manufacturing enterprises.
Capt. and Mrs. Elias H. Parsons of Los
Angeles, Cal, have issued invitations for
the marriage of their daughter, Miss Bertha
Parsons and Mr.. Lyman Hubbard of this
city, to take place on Thursday evening, the
2Sth instant in the chapel of the Soldiers
q "a uyTp a he
mony a reception will be held from 8 until
10 o'clock at the home of the brides par
entS at Junipero cottage. The couple will
come to this city and will be at home to
their friends after August l at the MARI
borough.
Mrs. H H. Cassidy and family of 1893
Calvert street have gone to their summer
cottage at Asbury Park, n. ].
Mr.. Abe Eiseman has gone to the French
Lick Springs, Indiana. Later on in the
summer he will spend several weeks at At
lantic City.
Rev. Dr. Abram Simon. with Mrs. Simon
and their two sons. are spending the sum
mer at Lakeview, rear Rockville, Md, on
the Tenelytown road.
Miss Helen Barnes is visiting Miss Nina
Bender. in Boonsboro. Md.
Mrs David Sanger left the city early In
lie week TO visit relatives In Ayondale,
Cincinnati, Ohio.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Hahn and Miss
Beatrice Hahn, who sailed for abroad the
first part of the month, have arrived at
Antwerp, Holland.
Mrs. John F. Stevens. wife Of the engi-