Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-16
IN THE WORLD Of SOCIETY
A NEWPORT FETE GIVES A
PLEASANT SURPRISE.
Off for Short and Long Stays.
Travel Plans-Personal
Notes.

Commodore and Mrs. Arthur Curtiss
James as hosts. and their new garden at
Beacon Hill House, their Newport villa,
as the scene Of the entertainment. gave
pleasant surprise TO nesrly 400 guests
there yesterday. The affair is described
as striking and original and was called
The Masque Of the Blue Garden The
hostess in a sixteenth century costume OF
old blue and mauve brocade. with orna-
ments of sapphires. amethysts and
diamonds In keeping. received her guests.
who had been first welcomed by Commo-
dore James. who met them near the
stadium. This latter was filled with the
company for the dedication program of
the garden-a series of pageants.
dances and music carried out by fiftyfour
professionals and others. There were
pauses during which wines and fruits
were passed.
lasted three-quarters of an hour, a
trumpeter appeared. and. leading the
guests In procession. walked through a
long blue canopy into Beacon Hill House
for supper. When the guests were seat
ed a procession of walters and cooks,
costumed In sixteenth century style. came
into the dining room carrying boars'
heads and other food cooked and served
in old-time fashion. After supper there
was dancing.
Mr.. and Mrs. H Hewarth Coulter are
spending few weeks at Betterton, Md.
Miss Hilda " Freeman is spending
three weeks with friends in Lynchburg
Later to visit Atlantic City and Mount
Holly, n. J.
Mrs. Randolph l.. Eliot, Miss Dorothy
L r. nd - -
the Water Gap House, Delaware Water
Gap, Pa.
Miss Juliet Campbell Of Wheeling, w
Va, is guest at 2l2 street southeast
Mrs. H. Schlosberg and sons are stop
ping at the Hotel Lorraine, Atlantic City
From there they will go to New York t
visit relatives.
Mrs. B. Krulewitch and sons of New
York. who are visiting their relatives. Mr.
| and Mrs. B. Schlosberg of 9th street
northwest, will visit Atlantic City fol
several weeks on their way home
Mr.. R P. Burwell OF this city is a
the Alba Hotel. Montreal, N. c..
Miss Fullam. daughter Of Capt. and
Mrs. William +. Fullam OF Washington
is visiting Rear Admiral and Mrs. VIII
liam B. Caperton at Newport.
Miss Alice Whiting will leave the Whit,
Sulphur Springs Monday for the Massa
chusetts north shore to visit Miss Mar
| garet Draper.
A Russian grand duke. Alexander
Michaelovith. a cousin and brother-in
law Of the car, will visit Newport short
ly. He arrived yesterday and is tn,
guest Of Mr.. Barclay H. Warburton a
his home near Jenkintown. Pa. He viii
| be in this country a month. He is al
aid de camp to the czar. He also is com
mander Of the I'D Regiment, Infantr,
of the Crimea. His wife is Crane
Duchess Xenie Alexandrovna. a sister o
the car. and their wedding took place a
st. Petersburg July %. 1904. He wa!
born at Tifiis in 1865
Capt John Rome announces the mar
rage Of his granddaughter. Doroth
Knapp, and William Roy De Graffenrei
of Lexington. KY. Monday. August II
at st. Marks Church, Rev. DR.. Thoma
William w. Smith, a former lieutenan
In the navy, has resigned from the nava
service and accepted a position as engi
neer in Pittsburgh.
DR.. and Mrs. r. T. King and Mr. T. w
Ellis of this city are registered at thu
Merrimac cottage. Ocean View.
Mrs. Martin Goldsborough and son.
have returned to Mrs. Latani Lewis
Chevy Chase, after months visit with
Gov. Goldsborough's family at Ocear
City, Md. The governor is Mrs. Colds
borough's brother-in-law.
Capt. and Mrs. f. ]. Dorm are visiting
Mrs. n. j. Halpine at her summer cot
tage, the Anchorage. Lake Chemong
Ontario, Canada, for the month of Au
gust.
Miss Florence A. Kaiser of JO7 NJ stree
! northwest is spending a few weeks will
her uncle, Capt. julius A. Kaiser, Ger
mantown. Pa She will also visit At
lantic City.
Miss Lois G. James, daughter OF Capt
| H. L. James, u. S. A., retired. is here TO
time with her father from their HON,
in Milwaukee. Miss James has recent,
undergone an operation for a throa
| trouble at the Walter Reed Hospital, bu
is reported as progressing nicely. Miss
| James is en- route to Wisconsin from
| Boston. where she is a vocal student a
| the New England Conservatory Of Music
| M.