The Washington herald., 1907-07-21

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a remark heard frequently on
all sides now. and in a partial
sense It IS true. A drive or
walk up Connecticut avenue will soon
convince one of its truth, so far as that
thoroughfare is concerned, and 50 Of all
the fashionable avenues Of the city.
The smart set and the official and execu-
tive sejs have fed. Boarded entrances
and windows stare back at one in uncom-
promising blanIness and an air Of loneli-
ness and forsakenness meets one at every
turn.
But one embassy is now open here-the
Brazilian-and most OF the legations are
closed. The Cabinet members TO man
have sought comfort and recreation with
their families elsewhere. and the Congress
slonal circle and other official sets are
scattered in every direction for what the
diplomats call The heated term" That
the name is good one no one viii deny
who has been in town the last week.
But II nearly every one whose name Is
in the social register has gone. in the
parlance Of the day. there are a few Of
US left"
Try to go to Glen Echo. Great Falls. OF
Chevy Chase. and you will find that there
are still several hundreds-not TO say
thousands-of persons left at the Capital
Trolley lines all over the city are crowd
ed, places Of amusement are filed with an
eager crowd seeking comfort and pleas
ure, restaurants and cafes are still well
patronized, and even the theaters, in spite
Of the heat, are playing to good audi
ences.
AL Of which goes 10 prove that there
are still in town any number OF persons
whose interests keep them here, and
whose "doings" and amusements mean as
much to them as do the social affairs OF
the so-called smart set
or the Washingtonians who have lef;
town and gone 10 cooler climes. it is in
teresting to note how they flock in
broods. Last Sunday, The Washington
Herald showed how the fashionable from
the Capital had besieged and taken pos
session Of the North Shore Of Massachu-
setts. Aside from the Bostonians. who,
of course. have known and loved the
North Shore for years, and the New
Workers, who have become acquainted
with it in the last few summers, and
come in ever-increasing numbers, 1t IS
safe 10 say that the Washingtonians viii
outnumber this season any other colony
from any given place.
But while society from the Capital has
gone TO the North Shore in great num-
bers, il has not overlooked the pic
turesqueness and cool temperature Of
Bar Harbor, and many have taken cot
tages there for the summer season.
In the diplomatic corps, the Austrian
Ambassador and the Baroness Hengel-
muller have always favored this Maine
resort, and though they are abroad this
summer. the ambassadors representa-
tive. Baron Ambrozy, has followed the
lead of his chief, and as charge daft
flares has established the Austro-Hun-
garian Embassy at Bar HaTbOT-
Another diplomatic home there Is the
Norwegian Legation. with N. Hauge and
his American wife at its head. II. and
Nine HaUge were very anxious 10 settle
at Manchester-by-the-S Magnolia, or
some other resort of the North Shore, and
made two trips TO Boston in their efforts
10 get a summer cottage there. None
that suited their taste and requirements
seemed available. however, and they,
too. drifted 10 Bar Harbor, where they
have leased The Moorings" With them
are Nine. Hauges mother, Mrs. Todd, Of
Louisville, and Nine. Hauge's young
son, Frederick Joy, who spends his win
tiers Al boarding school, and is thus away
from his home and his mother who. 10
humor the lad, spends her summers in.
this, his native land which he prefers to
any foreign resorts.
Mrs. Harriet Blaine Beale, daughter of
James q. Blaine. is at Bar Harbor for
the season. having taken the Charles
Wood cottage on High street.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur D. Addison are at
their summer home there. ROckburne
Cottage, on Woodbury. road
Mrs. Marcus A. Hanna and Miss
Phelps, who spent the spring in Europe,
and the early summer at their home in
Cleveland, are now at Seal Harbor. one
Of the smaller resorts, nesting near Bar
HarbOr.
Mrs. Horauo n. Slater has a new bun
galow on Bar Island off Bar Harbor. She
calls the cottage Captain Rough H." and
as the captain is the sole possessor of the
island, Mrs. Slater is delightfully."- situ-
ated
Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Mclean have,
within the last few days. opened their
cottage at Bar Harbor
Former Senator and Mrs. John b Hen
derson are also summering there. They
have taken the GleneyHe, and will re-
main until late in the autumn.
Col Charles Alexander and Miss Alex
ander are eusconced in the Maisonette, at
Bar HarbOr. for the summer.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. CroNninshieId
are at the Anchorage. at Seal Harbo-, for
the season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hennen Jennings and
their daughter and son, Miss Katherine
and Coleman Jennings, are IT the Nal
verne for the summer.
Gen. and Mrs. Wallace F. Randolph and
the Misses Randolph are at York Harbor,
where they viii remain until October. re-
turning TO their Washington home then.
Miss Celeste EusIis. Miss Bessie Martin,
and Miss Anne Bye are occupying the
Mare Vista cottage, at Bar Harbor
DR.. and Mrs. Guy +. Whiting. Miss
Alice Y. D. Whiting, and Miss Julia b
Whiting are settled for the summer at