The Washington times., 1907-07-22
SMART FUNCTIONS At THE SUMMER RESORTS
Costume Dance
On Birthday of
Ethel Roosevelt

Ethel Roosevelt
Last week was the gayest Of the sum-
rner season. so far. AT oyster Bay, the
summer home of President Roosevelt
and his interesting family.
A fancy dress dance was given Wed
nesday at Sycamore Hill in celebration
Of the seventeenth birthday of Miss
Ethel Roosevelt the second daughter Of
the President and the next White House
belle
The dance. which was quite. "A brilliant
affair. was held IN the west reception
room. which has beeQ newly decorated
and which opens on the wide veranda.
giving ample room for the dancers. The
guests comprised Roosevelt relatives.
near neighbors. and people from Man
haitian
Later in the week the President and
his sons went into camp, and Mrs.
Roosevelt and her family. near relatives,
and a number Of house guests went for
a cruise on the Sylph-
The President. who is very fond OF
rowing. has INDUCED freely in that sport
lately. Recently. after a cruise on the
Sylph he was not to be found when
the boat landed. He had taken one OF
the Svlph's small boats and had rowed
back 10 the shore alone
The entire family also spends a great
deal of time on horseback. selecting the
back country roads foTtheir trips Mrs.
Roosevelt's favoTite saddle horse. Nae-
ganka. Is in the stables at Sagamore
and the Presidents famous hurdle jump
Arrr~ rfan FarrN In
the fields for the summer
Miss Mary w. Pierce of Washington,
has Joined a party which left the Dysart
last week in a White steamer for tour
of Holland, Belgium. Germany, and
France. They will so TO England In
September, before returning to this
country.
Those in the party are Mrs. Frederick
Tappan. Of Boston; Robert W. Tappan,
of Boston. and Ralph w. French Mr.
Tappan was a member of the Harvard
crew which went abroad last year
Mr.. and Mrs William d. Sloane en-
tertaIned a large company at dinner in
gIm court. JuC-c lOIul ~ LcnON, Satur-
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs Arson Phelps win go
in September 10 their new villa, Wnich
has recently been completed, at Stock
bridge Bowl. Lenox.
Mrs Edith Wharton the novelist, en-
tertained at an attractive garden party
Saturday afternoon at the Mount, her
LenOX home. Among her guests were
OIr- and Mrs William d. Sloane. Mr..
and Mrs. Giraud Foster. Miss Adele
Kneeland. Richard Goodman. tle Misses
Goodman. Mr. and Mrs. George C Hav-
en-, Miss Clementia Furniss. Miss Sophia
lee NTwg Tlhva
Mrs. Robert Winthrop. and Mr. and Mrs
Thatcher NJ. Adams.
Senator and Mrs. Isidor Rayner are
entertaining a party Of friends in their
cottage on Illinois avenue at Atlantic
City.
Andrew w White. former United
States ambassador TO Germany. arrived
last week at Lake Placid, n. Y, where
he is the guest Of his daughter Mrs.
c. NJ Newberry, of New York.
Mrs. benjamin F. Yokum entertained
az ner hrSt dinner as Newport resident
In her villa Saturday evening, having a
company Of ten as her guests
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert J. Collier arrived
in Newport yesterday for several weeks
stay at Wakehurst as the guests of Mr..
and Mrs J. Laurens Van Allen, Mrs.
Golfers brother and sister-in-law.
Mr. and Mrs +. W Huidekoper have
closed their home on Eighteenth street
and are at the Imperial at Newport. for
the summer.
Baroness Rosen, wife of the Russian
Ambassador, entertained a company at
charming tea Wednesday afternoon in
her summer nome at Manchester
the-Sea-
> merry party OF Washingt0nians. IN
cluding Misses Margaret NJ. Barrett and
Emily L. Sprightley. two OF this years
most popular Central High School grad
yates; Miss Jane Barrett and Miss Mel
lie Schulz, have left the city for a
pleasant sojourn in the Blue Ridge
mountains.
A fashionable wedding will take place
at Bar Harbor, August 6, when Miss
Helen Simpson Seely. OF Cincinnati will
become the bride OF Joseph wiltshire
also Of Cincinnati. The ceremony will
take place IN the SeeIy villa on the
Clefstone road, the home of the brides
Miss Seely is the daughter OF the late
Dr. W. w Seely. and has spent many
summers at Bar HarbOr where she Is a
great faVorite with the younger set.
Mrs BENJAMIN c Tilghman. who is al
Murray Bay, Canada. will be Joined
there shortly by Mr.. Tilghman-
Miss Helen Stout. Of Washington. who
is travelling abroad is in Paris for a
short stay.
Raymond Padgett. Of 215 New Jersey
avenue southeast has Just returned to
the city from visit to Philadelphia and
Atlantic City. Mr. Padgett will leave
shortly for Colorado
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