Evening star., 1909-08-19
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
A DULL DAY YESTERDAY AT
SEVERAL SUMMER CITIES.
Weddings Here and Elsewhere OF
Timely Interest-Travel Plans.
Personal Notes.

| Feminine society had to wear tailor
| made clothes yesterday at the opening OF
| the lawn tennis tournament at Newport,
| as light shower fell just before the
games began. Straw hats with stiff trim
| mings wings or ribbon bows were other
| features of the toilets Excepting for the
| dinners, 1t was a dull date otherwise.
There were no special manifestations of
| gayety at Bar Harbor yesterday. where
continued rains disturbed the opening of
| the horse show.
| Gen. and Mrs. Corbin. who have been
| in Carlsbad, arrived in Paris yesterday.
| Mrs. John Nj. keating of Wawa, Pa,
| has sent out cards announcing the mar
| riage of her daughter Edith Gertrude
keating, to Mr.. William Franklin Sands.
| United States minister to Guatemala,
Tuesday, August II. at ST. Thomas
| Church, Chester Heights.
Miss Mamie S. Ryan, daughter of Mrs.
Harriet s. Ryan. and Mr.. Richard +.
Street of this city were married yesterday
| in the Temple Baptist Church by Rev. A
+. Anderson of Harrisburg, Pa, who Of
hclated in the absence of the pastor, Rev.
J. J. Muir. The bride. WHO was attended
| by her niece. Miss Bertha Cordell. wore
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with large black hat and plumes. She
| carried shower of bride roses. The
| maid of honor wore dark blue messaline
with hat to match, trimmed with blue
plumes. and carried bridesmaid roses. I'm
| mediately after the ceremony the bride
! and bridegroom left for trip to New
| York and Asbury Park, and will be at
| home after September 13 at the Denver,
1909 Chaplin street.
| Mrs. Alice r. Joyce has sent out cards
announcing the marriage of her daughter.
Daisy Isabel. TO Mr.. Jackson S. Elliott of
the Associated Press, Wednesday. August
| 1S. The ceremony took place in Philadel-
phia and was performed by Rev. Father
jCavanaugh, chancellor of the Cathedral.
In the presence of the brides mother and
sister. Mr.. and Mrs. Elliott are residing
at the Granada, 1433 T street.
Mrs. Florence H. Bacon is at Ocean
Grove. N. J. Am1ng others registered at
| the Alaska are Miss l.. c. Richards of the
! life-saving service and her sister, Mrs. "
ence Millican of the Alabama.
DR.. NJ. Louise Strobel. accompanied by
| her niece. left today for two weeks So
| Count Carl Won Moltke. Danish minis
ter. who joined the countess at the Ho-
tel Wolcott, in New York, on his ar
TiVdi from Europe, goes Win ner To-Day
to Lancaster. Mass, for round of visits
| among the Thayer relatives of the count
ess, all of whom have beautiful country
places there.
| Mrs j. G. Baker announces the mar
riage Of her daughter Elsie Alexandrine
to Mr.. Lewis p Steele Saturday, August
IA, 1909, by Rev. Dr. Eyster, in Balti-
more, Md. Mr.. and Mrs. Steele left i'm
mediately on short trip through the
l 1ny1n nfnin nf ir,io nd mill roft
about September 1.
| Mrs. Stahl and daughter, Miss Edna
Stahl, are spending some time at At
lantic City.
| A party was given Tuesday evening by
Mr. and Mrs A. c. Jordan at their home.
| Washington Grove, Md, in honor of their
nieees. Misses Edna and Nellie Roberts
| OF Washington. Games and music were en-
joyed. Later refreshments were served
on the lawn and porch. which were dec
GRATED with Japanese lanterns. Those
present were the Misses Bessie Brake.
| Maize Coe, Grace Hazard, Annie White,
Bessie Jordan, Lena Walker. Bessie Wal
ker, Nellie Roberts. Edna Roberts and
Marion Jordan. and Messrs. Edwin My
ers Grover. Brake, Rodney White. LIE
| Roy Miller. Earle White, Jessie Barber
and Joseph Brake.
| wedding celebrated far away from
| home, but of particular interest in this
| city, was that of Mr.. BENJAMIN Talbot
Osgood of Boston, Mass. They were
| married July % in the Philippine Islands
and are now housekeeping in Gun Club
| lane. the American district Of. Manila.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. w. Brooks of Canton,
Ohio. the parents Of the bridegroom, re-
| ceived letter Monday from their son
| written July 13. giving the wedding
| date. and stating that a wedding journey
.,vl, Ts.1~ Ii
Philippines would occupy portion of this
| month.
Mr.. Brooks is chemist in the bureau
of science. Philippine Islands, and his
| bride was in charge of the science library
| being formerly with the Library of Com
gress In this city.
Representative and Mrs. A. J. Barch-
field and daughter Helene left last
night for San Francisco. where they will
meet the congressional party and sail for
| Hawaii next Tuesday. Upon their return
| they will visit the fair in Seattle, Wash
| Mrs Frederick Sharon announces the
| engagement of her daughter, Miss Flor
| ence Breckenridge, to Mr.. Thomas He's
| keith, eldest son of Sir Thomas George
| Fermor Hesketh. Miss Breckinridge is a
| granddaughter of the late Gen. John C.
| Breckenridge. The wedding will take
place at the British embassy in Paris on
! September 8.
Miss Elizabeth Cushman is spending
| two weeks at Atlantic City as the guest
| of Mr.. and Mrs. A. 7. Stuart and Miss
Stuart.
| The assistant secretary of state and
| Mrs. Huntington Wilson are in New
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