Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-25

Newport during her present short visit
Miss Mabel Boardman is quoted day after
day as being visitor to the Beverly nome
of the Presidents family, Mrs. Taft not
Of her closest friend and her family cir
Gle.
Baron and Baroness Saint-Marc. the
latter formerly Miss Ellen Nixon VAIN of
Philadelphia, will arrive in this country
about August 1 and visit Narragansett
Pier. The wedding of Baron Saint-Marc
and Miss Vain took place March 8, l3O'
and was one of the fashionable events OF
the season. Since then they have been
living near Paris on the baron's beautl-
full estate. The baroness is a member OF
one of the oldest families in this country
and her REORGANIZATION was Robert
Morris the financier of the revolution.
President Taft in utilizing the terrace
garden for his recent dinner parties and
Senator Newlands' open-air entertainment
last night for the Gridiron Club are not
able examples Of summer notifications.
The officers and families at Fort Myer
are having a chance to entertain their
friends on the barracks pOrches to wit
ness the Wright ascensions. and hos
pitality reigns there every flying after
noon.
The Duke of the Abruzzi is not hav-
ing any dull time on his hands during
his present Himalayan expedition. When
he last wrote, June l, he was at height
Of 1880 feet on Is 2 mountain, Where
he and his company of explorers were
encamped preparatory to climbing the
first untrodden peak. which is $4,000
feet high. The rate OF progress Is very
slow and tiresome. as the ground o,.,,Y is Is
struck at each 5000 feet. The duke has
had made hundreds Of pictures cinema
tographic films, so that If the expedition
returns safely there will be ample EVIL
dence Of its scientific results.
The duke started on his present ex-
petition in company with the Marquis
Negrotto toward the end OF March. ana
it was announced that he intended to
attempt the highest mountain In the
world, Mount Everest.
An English paper commenting on the
matters says the dukes name has Tor
some time been associated with tnat OF
an American lady. Miss Katherine Elkins
whom he Is supposed to have strong
desire to wed, and that perhaps he is
| waiting until he can place ms everest
record at the lady's feet as PROOF OF MS
| indonitable pluck and power OF endur-
ance."
Mrs. Henry Krogstad. who has been
spending the early summer In Italy has
ioined her daughter. Miss Jessie krog-
stad, in Belgium. where the latter mas
been in school. They will spend the re-
mainder Of the summer and early ran
travelling in Germany. Englano ana
France before returning to Washington.
Mrs. A. L. Barber and her daughter.
Mrs. Charles S. Vance. both OF whom
| have been seriously i'll. have recently
gone to Black Rock. Conn.,. where Mrs
BARBER has taken a house for the season.
Both invalids are reported improving
Miss Florence Powers entertained her
| friends at her sixteenth birthday ami
90 Iar
street southwest. Music for the evening
was furnished by Hartneys Orchestra
Among those present were Misses Louise
Weeks, Grace LOOMS. Marion SEBASTIAN,
Florence Cameron, Ethei nelson, fiorence
4 >immel. Ida Cox Georgia Lewis. Marion
Bayne. Josephine Jarboe, Mamie Cam
eron, Elsie Bayne. Lulu Cameron. Edith
Schoenberger. Gertrude Jones and Mas
ters Raymond Stone, Clifton Thrift.
Adolphus Lipphard. Frank kimmel. VIII
liam Vermillion. John Collins. Charles
Scheck. Percy Sorrell. Earl Cox, Charles
Guntner, John Grayson, Edgar Hartney,
/ Abner Lakner, Lee Grigsby and Lynn
4 LoomiS.
| Mr.. c. r. Browning and Mr.. w. H.
] Mcknight are spending some time at the
Boscobel. Atlantic City.
Representative Wheeler and his daugh-
| ter are spending the day at Bonnie Brae.
| at Endeavor Pa, the Wheeler country
place.
/ Mr. A. F.. White gave tea at Old
Sweet Springs, w. Va. Wednesday last
to bring together the hotel and cottage
guests of the vicinity. A band played.
| the parlor of the hotel was decorated
! with flowers and Mrs. Arnold and Mrs
| Paine of Atlanta. Miss Miller Of Dan
vile. Va: Mrs. Weight of Norfolk and
Mrs. Stuart of this city received for the
host. Mrs. Brinton Stone of this city was
among the guests.
The Duchess of Sutherland at d recent
charity fete in London wore a lovely
dress OF dove gray satin. with short en-
broidered tunic. draped and looped in
the mid-Nictorian fashion, which is now