Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-21

household still In the White
AAl House. the Vice President
wv and Mrs. Marshall back again
for awhile between their
frequent journeys and most of the CABINET
circle in their homes here, the ofhctai
world remains strongly represented at
the capital. Summer plans did not seem
as urgent after the temperature dropped
last week, and the social clans hidden to
the few things on the calendar-a wed
ding or two. dinners or dances at the
suburban clubs, etc.-were glad to De
here and have their chance to accept.
A few more engagements have been made
public before the gay world scatters ana
altogether there has been no marked
deartb Of news worth repeating. The
polo games were witnessed by quite
number Of Washingtonians. who also par
ticipated in Che events which made the
Long Island house parties memorable
affairs, More people started on European
trips last week from this city. but the
lmousines and other eauipages to De
round in front Of downtown shops any
morning still Indicate the very large
number of fashionable folks here, whose
plans to leave are yet fortnight or so
In the future.
M8Hy OF our smart IOfkS VIII De lu-
strumental in getting Newport back
again on the social map and, in fact are
already there enjoying the more
1eisurely arranged events which will
lead to the rolling up of the curtain
and the staging of 1914 gayetics. 1t
is quite hard to indicate a few weeks
in advance as to the measure of the
festivities which may date from this
fashionable city by the sea during the
-,
task than to do so for the capital of
the nation, where more or less secrecy
accompanies all hospitable intentions
until the invitations are abroad How
ever, at Newport, just as here, there are
a few who think it best that their as
sociates in the gay whirl have abundant
advance information as to their plans
This class is the one which does
things and of which Mrs. Stuyvesant
Fish is pre-eminently the leader. The
world knows now that her big
achievement for the August season will
be on the 14th of that month in a
floral ball. to which her woman guests
will be asked to come CARRIED as flow
ers and the men as gardeners. She
will give meanwhile numerous other
dancing and dinner events. and seems
to have in mind quite as elaborate a
program as usual at Crossways, her
wonderful villa where she will be in
residence the last of this month.
Mrs. o. II. P. Belmont. whose thirty
thousand dollar Chinese teahouse will be
open to the public at the suffrage con-
ference at Newport this summer. is ex-
pected to keep Marble House. her palace
there, open also during the coming sea-
son. OF the gfories of Marble House the
world has been informed in the days
when social triumphs occupied the minds
of its occupants, and the addition to the
features of the garden around 1t, in the
new teahouse, Is regarded as quite re-
markable even for this age. 1t is classed
as one of the most wonderful examples
of Chinese architecture outside of Shang-
hal, and even there would be regarded as
something of curiosity. 1t has been
decorated with friezeS and panels by well
known artists, and Is not intended for
entertainment purposes, but entirely as
an ornamental feature of the extensive
grounds A Chinese garden has been laid
out m its vicinity, with streams crossed
by Chinese bridges. and 1t is intimated
that when the Duchess of Marlborough
makes her summer visit to her mother
the latter will give q Chinese ball, to
which. of course, the guests Will come IN
Chinese costumes. 1t looks as II COS
tuners might look forward to rather
busy summer in that dlrectioh
These are only a couple or the ao-
vance notes of the summer for the
Newport cliff jewellers. Balls of the
regulation and other kinds. house warm
ing parties, debuts and dinners galore
haye dates assigned. and form the pro
gram outlined for the last half OF July
and early August
The Russian embassy. with the am
bassador and Mime. Bakhmetef and
members Of the staff already there: the
Spanish embassy, with Nine. Riano. in
residence for the past week. and the
German embassy. the ambassador re-
manning a while, will each have all the
participation in the Newport season de-
sired The other embassies have for
the most part chosen Manchester, Mass.
The French ambassador and Nine. JUS
serand are going abroad, as is their
general custom