Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-03

! been selected for next winter. or, at least,
| any public announcement MADE OF me
choice, while all or nearly all, or the
members Of the cabinet have their domes-
tic affairs. in this regard, settled.
| There are already signs of occupancy
about the home of Secretary and MRS.
| Knox, and the preparations are nearly
completed at the Nagel home, three
squares west. for the coming of the Sec
rotary and his family, who spent the past
summer at Marion, Mass. Miss Hide
garde Nagel. who went abroad shortly
after the Inauguration, returned some
time ago and will be the debutante of the
cabinet circle the coming season. The
house which Secretary Nagel has leased
was formerly the residence of the late
| Charles Nordhoff. who built it, and later
other owners. Mr.. and Mrs. Wharton,
| followed in turn by Gen. and Mrs. Chat
| fee. 1t has housed many pleasant as
| sembles.
| The Attorney General and Mrs. Wicker
sham, who We're the first of the cabinet
circle to establish themselves and made
ready their fine home on 10th street last
spring. and the Secretary of, the Navy
and Mrs. Meyer. who have the d. p.
| Morgan house on Rhode Island avenue.
| are also near neighbOrs
The Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs.
MacVeagh have the former Straus home
| on 10th stGeet Secretary and Mrs. Dick
inson have Connecticut avenue house.
also selected last spring and ready for
their occupancy when they arrive within
the next two weeks. The house is the
large brick one at the corner Of Bancroft
place. opposite ST. Margarets Church.
The Secretary and Mrs. Dickinson are re-
moving their household effects from Chi
cago for their home here.
The Attorney General and Mrs. Wicker
sham were guests of the Secretary of the
Navy and Mrs. Meyer at their luncheon
aboard the Mayfiower Friday, given in
honor of Sir Edward Seymour, admiral of
the British fleet, in New York for the
Hudson-Fultop celebra ton. During the
luncheon the Mayfiower steamed up and
down the North river.
The home comings of the residential set
already begin to be marked, although
many OF the stays after household af
fairs are put in running order for the sea-
son are not likely to be long. Both New
York city and the fall resorts are very
attractive this month, and SO is the capt.
tai. for the matter of that. Rear Admiral
and Mrs. Glover, who have been abroad
since last winter, are back again at their
New Hampshire avenue home. They trav-
eled extensively by motor and otherwise
both on the continent and in England
Miss Glover was presented at court dur
ing the early season in London She Will
be debutante Of the coming winter here.
The debutante list continues to grow,
and the group Of girls to be presented at
November and December will represent
both official and resident circles. Some
already mentioned are Miss Hildegarde
Nagel Miss Owen, daughter of Senator
and Mrs. Owen. who is abroad with her
parents; Miss Elizabeth Parker, daughter
of Representative and Mrs. Parker; Miss
Martha Wheaton Bowers, daughter of the
solicitor general and Mrs. Bowers; Miss
Margaret Draper daughter of Gen. and
Mrs. Draper; Miss Eudora Clover, daugh-
ter of Rear Admiral and Mrs. Glover;
Miss Frances Noyes, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank B. Noyes who also
returned lately from a summer sojourn
with her parents in Europe; Miss Gladys
Hinckley, who travelled abroad most of
last year and spent the summer in Bar
Harbor with her mother; Miss Marguerite
Barbour, who was also abroad for the
summer. and on her return went to At
lantic City with her mother. Mrs. James
F. Barbour: Miss Elsie Downing. young
est daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. c. Down
ing, recently returned from their summer
home at Narragansett Pier: Mss Crom-
well, daughter Of Mrs. Oliver Cromwell,
a former charming hostess here, who has
taken home on New Hampshire avenue.
which the family will occupy on their re-
turn from Europe; Miss Ruth Harper
Pilling, daughter Of Mrs James c. Pilling;
Miss Stella Carusi daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs Eugene D. Carusi; Miss Edith Pat
ton, daughter of Mrs. Alexander E. Pat
ton of Pennsylvania; Miss Marie Guidet-
Duryee, who also summered abroad with
her mother Mrs. Guidet-Duryee; Miss
Laura Merriam, daughter OF Gen. and
Mrs. Merriam, and Miss Ruth Wynne. the
youngest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Rob-
ert j. Wynne.
Lady Gordon-IennoX has long enjoyed
the reputation of being not only a great
beauty, but also the best dressed woman
in England. In addition TO being noted
for her selection of tasteful raiment. this
titled Enghshwoman has done much to
endear herself to her sisters on this side
Of the water by declaring that she con-
siders American women the best dressed