Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-23
IN THE WORLD Of SOCIETY
VILLA FOLK AT NEWPORT EN-.
JOY DANCING THIS SEASON.
Mrs. Sherman Improving at Her
Summer Home in the
Adirondacks.

Viewpoints season this year is one Ions
dance. There was a brief lapse Sunday
of course. but last evening dancing was
resumed. this time at the villa OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Frederick H. Prince OF Boston, who
entertained a large company.
The dance was preceded by a dinner, al
which the guests were Mr.. and Mrs. r
Livingston Beeckman, Mrs. French Van.
derbilt. Mr.. c. q. winslow. Lord Rock.
savage. Lord Grosvenor, Mr.. and Mrs
Reginald Brooks, Mr.. and Mrs. Philip A
Clark. Mr.. Robert V. Van Cortlandt, Mr.
and Mrs. Reginald c. Vanderbilt, Mr.
William A. Hazard. Mr.. and Mrs. Payne
Whitney, Mr.. Robert w. Goelet, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lawrence Waterbury, Mr.. and Mrs
Eugene S. Reynal. Mrs. Ogden Goelet
Mr.. and Mrs Robert Goelet. Mr.. and
Mrs. Craig Biddle. Miss Eleanora Sears
Mr.. Harold s. Vanderbilt and Mr.. Rober,
Goelet.
Mrs. Clarence w. Dolan and Mrs
George s. Scott also had large dinner
companies last evening. Mrs. Henry
Clews has arranged for q dinner company
Wednesday; Mrs. Richard Gambrill and
Mrs. Elisha Dyer Thursday: Mrs. George
Peabody Wetmore. wife of Senator Wet
more, Friday, and Mrs. r. Livingston
Beeckman Saturday.
In recognition of the eighth birthday OF
Miss Fiji Widener. her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph E. Widener. OF Philadelphia,
gave a children's party at Pinard cottage
No. 5, yesterday afternoon. Forty chill
spread on the lawn. There were favors
for each, and for entertainment a group
Of Ministries sang and pony circus came
from Freebody Park.
The improvement in the condition OF
Mr.. George l.. Peabody, fiance Of Miss
Edith Deacon, Is now SO marked that
Mrs. Charles II. Baldwin. grandmother OF
Miss Deacon, has resumed preparations
for the wedding at her villa September 10
Mr.. Peabody's nurses have been dis
charged and he Is able to sit up Nc
secret is made that he was critically i'll
and recently plans for the wedding were
almost abandoned. During his illness Miss
Deacon was constantly at his side.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish will no,
make their expected visit to Newport
this season. Tney intended to come and
be guests of Mr. and Mrs. Henry s
Lehr, but they have decided to go to Ho,
Springs earlier than usual and they viii
soon start for the south.
Representative and Mrs Nicholas Long
worth have gone to Oyster Bay. Mr.
Longworth went Sunday and Mrs. Long
worth followed him yesterday morning
Duke Franz Josef has also departed.
Mr.. Rogers X. Wetmore has returned
from Europe and Joined his parents, Sen
ator and Mrs. Wetmore.
A romantic wedding came to light this
afternoon. when Mrs. Glare M. Ashby
announced that her daughter. Miss
Arthur e. III. Middleton of Philadelphia
yesterday. A telegram announcing the
happy event was received by Mrs. Ashby
last night.
understood. have been engaged for sew.
eral years, but they took no one into
their confidence as to when they would
wed. After a short trip they will re.
turn to Washington to reside.
Mrs. Middleton Is the daughter of tn,
late Consul Ashby. who was stationed q
Colon during the administration of Presi
dent Mckinley. Through her mother. wht
was formerly Miss Clare Dabney of Fred
ericksburg, Va, she is related to tn,
Old Dominion. Mr.. Middleton is a great
grandson Of Arthur Middleton. signer o.
the Declaration Of Independence, and 1.
q member of the District bar.
The health OF Mrs James Schoolcraf
Cherman, wife of the Vice President, who
is now at her summer home in the Adj
rondacks, is reported to be much i'm
proved.
Mr.. Alfred Mitchell Innes, counselor OF
the British embassy, who has been visit
ing in England, has arrived in New York
at Dublin, N. H., shortly.
Everywhere at Narragansett yesterday
visitors and residents reveled in outdoor
life. for the atmosphere was like that OF
early summer. At sunset they gathered
in groups on the piazzas Of the hotels
and along the sea wall to watch the fee,
| Of warships steam out Of Newport har.
| Dor and toward Point Judith.
Gymkhana races on the beach were
Narragansett's chief amusement. TheJ
were run in the forenoon in front OF
the bathing pavilions where a great
crowd had assembled. The contestant.
Ali rode polo ponies, and the events were
| for silver cups. Mr.. e. w. Hopping OF
Hartford was the promoter. and Messrs
a. Borgo and Frank McManus were tn,
timers The events were suit case. appl,
and bucket, egg and spoon and thread ant
needle races and q quarter-mile sweep
| stake. Young men and women of tn,
villa colony participated.
Mr.. and Mrs. Preston Gibson are visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. James B. Haggin a
Newport.
Senator and Mrs. George Peabody Wet
more will give dinners at their Newpor
villa August - and 81 and September 8.
DIR. Delano g. Fitzgerald gave q luneh
con yesterday at Fassifern Farm, Ho