Evening star., 1909-08-28
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
FANCY DRESS BALL FOR THE
VANDERBILT INTIMATES.
Mrs. Barney's Play Was a Great
Success-Travel Plans-Per-
sonal Notes.


Mr.. and Mrs Reginald c.. Vanderbilt's
fancy dress party at Sandy Point. their
Newport farm, was beautiful spectacle
last night. with less than a hundred
guests participating A dinner preceded.
The approaches TO the house were out
lined by strings of electric lights, and
after dinner, when the guests strolled out
to the training ring. the gardens were a
regular fairyland, the trees having queer
shaped lanteUls and the low bushes
groups of small lights. In the stables a
groom in Vanderbilt livery stood at the
head OF each stall. Intervals between the
dances were filed by minstrel perform
ances The host and hostess mper-
| sonated characters in recent plays. and
| Mr.. Alfred C. Vanderbilt wore his famous
white coaching suit The Duke de Vallom-
brosa was a cowboy. and Count de SIN
cay. as an Italian Organ-grinder. was per-
| feet in his ragged makeup. All to-
| gether ii proved merry meeting or a
| merry crowd.
| Mrs Barney's pastoral play. THE
Bridal veil." cleared 5000 for charity
yesterday at Bar Harbor. She received
many compliments. as did the young peo-
pie who formed the cast
Senator and Mrs. Aldrich sailed for Eu-
| rope today with their two daughters and
two sons.
Mrs L. Lockwood and Miss Helen
Lockwood of Capitol Hill have been
spending several weeks at the Manhanset
House, Shelter Island. N. Y.
Miss Jewel Ansley, Miss Alva Ansley,
Miss Ruby Ansley and Mrs. Helen Cham
bers have gone to Atlantic City for
| month as guests of DR.. H. Craig and
wife
| Mr.. and Mrs. Frank r. White have
| taken an apartment in the Wellington,
where they will be pleased to see their
| friends.
Miss Lena Fowler has returned from
two-month vacation in the west and
| Lakemont, Pa.
| Mr.. and Mrs c. B. Matthews and
daughter and Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar A. Mel
son have gone to Piney Point. Md, TO
| take advantage Of the trout-fishing sea-
son.
Rev A. ". Graves Of this city, who
| has been taking a brief vacation, has
returned Miss Lannie Graves. daughter OF
Rev. and Mrs. A. w. Graves, Of 40
Seaton place, is visiting friends In Gull
peper and Orange counties in Virginia.
Maj. and Mrs. G. F. Carter have gone
| to Lake Sunapee, N. III.
| Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Mccarthy
of Seward square, Capitol Hill, left town
| last Friday for a two-week trip In Cana
| da, stopping at Niagara, Kingston. Otta-
wa and Prescott, Ontario.
| Mr.. and Mrs. John SNewkdrk and their
| little daughter Beulah, accompanied by
Mr. and Mrs. John Neimann and Miss
Gertrude Carter. left town this morning
where they will be Joined by Mr.. ]. w.
| Cotter.
Mrs Frederick W. Pratt, who has been
visiting Mrs. James 6. Payne at her
| cottage in Allenhurst, N j., Is now at
Haddon Hall, Atlantic City, n. j., with
| her daughter. Mrs. Dickins.
| Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Parker are spend
! ing a two-week vacation in Atlantic City
| and on their return will visit New York
| and Philadelphia.
Mr. Harry p. Edmonston Of the naval
| observatory entertained a company OF
/ friends Tuesday, August a. in honor of
| the nineteenth anniversary of his birth.
| The dining room was profiiseIy decorated
with golden rod and Japanese lanterns.
| the color scheme being entirely yellow.
| The out-of-town guests We're Mr.. and
| Mrs. r. S. Proctor OF Forrestville, Nd;
| Mr.. Frank III. and Miss Florence l.. Ed
| monston, brother and sister of the host.
of Baltimore, Nd: others present were
the Misses Ruth Small. Grace Small.
Edith Gottwalls Ethel GoNtwadis, FIorences
| BeaI. Messrs. Louis Eberly. Edward
| Adams. Arthur Adams. Mark La Grange.
| John Mahlon Roy Weyrich Mark F.
| Edmonston Carl Fl. Edmonston. little
| Miss Ruth Edmonston. Mrs. Vanderhoff,
| Mr. and Mrs L. W. Edmonston and Miss
| Mollie +. Edmonston.
Mrs. George A. Trapp has as her house
guest Miss Mayma Thompson of Chester
! town, Md. who is enjoying many enter
| tainments given in her honor.
the Loudoun are sojourning at Parkes-
burg. Pa
Mrs. Philippa Allen and daughter
Dorothy are spending some time with
relatives at Richmond, Va.
| Miss Lillian Samuels OF this city has
left for New York. where she will spend
six weeks with her aunt. Mrs. Morris
Breakstone.
| Mrs. Webb OF East Capitol street has
returned from Atlantic City and is much
| improved in health.
| Maj. Joshua 7. Smith and Mrs. Smith
| OF 4th street, Capitol Hill. are visiting
their SON in Richmond Va.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Wilfred A. Dugan are
| spending week at Buffalo, New York
| city and Niagara Falls.
A largely attended dance was given last
evening In Waters Hall, Germantown.