Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-26
N THE WORLD Of SOCIETY
DEBUTANTE'S BOUQUET
WITH 100 PoSIES IN IT.
Gossip of the Great and Nearly So.
Weddings-Personal
Notes.

Miss Helen Taft, whose pleasures with
her young friends at Beverly and New
port are interrupted by the serious Illness
of her grandfather, was present Satur-
day at the comfng-out party of her school
chum. Miss Eleanor Rocker. at Newport.
The latter's bouquet, which was said to
be the gift of Miss Taft, had 100 pink
roses and lilies of the valley, with long
streamers of pink gauze. A dinner was
given for Miss Taft Saturday by Miss
King a Newport.
At the open-air charity bazaar at Prides
Crossing. Mass, last week Mrs. George
Won L. Meyer. wife Of the Secretary of
War. wore black wolfe and long black
satin coat and a small black toaue trim
med with uhcurled ostrich feathers in the
natural tone
Friends of Miss Emily Wells Rushing.
daughter of Gen. and Mrs. James r.
Rushing of Trenton, n. j., whose engage
ment to Representative Arthur l.. Bates
of Meadville. Pa, was announced few
days ago. say that she first met her
fiance in this city while here as guest
of Representative Ira W. Wood of Tren-
ton and his sister, Miss Ellen Wood.
Miss Howard of Washington IS visiting
her sister. Mrs. Russell. wife of Maj
John H. Russell. l.. S. NJ. c.. who is at
tached to the Naval War College, New
port.
The engagement of Miss Dorothy Law
son, third daughter OF Thomas w. Law
son. to Henry Mccall, second son of Rep
resentative Mccall of Winchester, Mass,
is announced from Dreamwold. the Law
son residence, near Boston. Miss Law
son will be married in January at Dream
void.
She is Just twenty, and, like her sisters.
is an expert whip and rider, and "a menu
Der of the Vincent Club. in whose annual
shows she has participated.
Henry Mccall is twenty-three and was
graduated from Harvard this year. For
three years he was the second baseman
Of the Harvard team.
Countess Moltke. wife of the Danish
minister, who is summering at Newport
with her parents, spent last week with
Mrs. Weeks at Eastern Point, near Glou-
cester, Mass.
Rear Admiral Van Reypen and Mrs.
Van Reypen, with their son-in-law and
daughter. Baron and Baroness Dekorn.
who have been touring in Italy and
Switzerland, are at palace in AXenfels
on Lake Lucerne.
The announcement of the approaching
marriage of Miss Violet Cruger of New
York and Mr.. Rodman Wanamaker OF
Philadelphia follows closely on the news
of the engagement of the daughter OF
the latter Miss Fernando Wanamaker,
and Mr.. Arturo Heeren of Paris and
Biarrtz, made few days ago. The
first named couple will, ii is said. be
married tomorrow in one of the chapels
in Westminster Abbey and the honey
moon will be spent in Europe.
The engagement has come as a great
surprise in society TO all except those
intimately associated with Mr.. Wanna
maker and Miss Cruger. The latter is
now in London with her mother, Mrs.
J. Frederick Tams. having sailed abroad
early in the summer.
Miss Louise NJ. Bishop of Rhode Island
avenue is spending several weeks at
Ocean Grove and Asbury Park.
rne Corps. and family have gone to At
lantic City. n. j., to be absent month
at the seashore. They will be guests at
the Monticello Hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs Sumstrum of Baltimore,
Md. accompanied by their nephew, Mr..
Irwin Mitchell of Burlington, \. j.. have
returned home after a pleasant visit to
the home of Mrs. II. G. Humes.
Mr.. and Mrs. William r. Davis of 1905
18th street northwest. accompanied by
Dr. and Mrs. IT. II. Hazen, sailed Satur-
day, July II, on the steamer Fiorizel Tor
an extended trip north, stopping at Hall
fax and st. Johns. Before returning. they
will rusticate in the mountains of New
York for two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs William ]. Chandler and
cnan6inP time
Tate Springs, Tenn.
Mrs. Walter w. Burdette and her
daughter Miss Burdette, have gone to
Mortified, Mass, for the summer.
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh C. Wallace are at
Carlsbad.
The former Belgian minister here
Baron Moncheur, and his daughter. are
at Luzerne for a vacation. and will pro-
coed later to his new post at Constantt-
'nople.
Baroness Speck Won Sternburg has join
ed her mother and sister, Mrs. and Miss
Langham, at HomburS.
Apartments will leave for Atlantic City
and New York August 1.
Miss Alto Wood of Capitol Hill is
spending several "cchS dIlOUS ltcE REID
tiyes and friends in Baltimore.
Mrs George Howard Nicholson of 50
u street is spending several weeks i'll
Gloucester, Mass, where her husband is
stationed. later going to Bath Beach,
n. Y. Mrs. Nicholson was before her
marriage Miss Ethel Fiske.
Miss Sara Levy has gone to Nara
gansett Pier for an indefinite stay.
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. Levy of the Home
Apartments have gone to Atlantic City
for the summer
Mrs Annie Redden of 1889 31st street
northwest is sojburning for few weeks
at the Drainesyille Inn, Drainesville, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Knox. Miss Georgia
C. Knox. Miss Nina Van Arsdale and
OPEN-AIR BAND