Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-21
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EVENTS Of INTEREST
IN AND OUT OF TOWN
Brilliant Ball Given by Mrs.
Widener at New
port.
Swedish Minister and Nine. Eken-
gren Entertain-Recent
Events-Personals.

Events-Personals.
Mrs. George D. Widener entertained
at the most brilliant ball Of the season
at Newport last night, when 500 guests
assembled at Miramar. her new villa
on Bellevue avenue, overlooking the
sea.
| 1t was the first opportunity her
friends had had of seeing the artistic
interior of her new home
| Mrs. Widener. who received her
guests at the entrance to the gray and
gold ballroom, wore a gown of black
| tulle with a necklace of wonderfully
matched pearls.
The supper was served under cano-
pies on the broad esplanades on two
| sides of the villa. The decorations here
were suggestive of the regency period
| in France, to be in keeping with the
architecture of the house. French tubs
hollyhocks. and false walls had been
constructed to carry out the idea of
garden.
Among the guests were the Russian
Spanish ambassador and Nine. de
Riano, Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Belmont, Mr..
and Mrs. Peter G. Gerry, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Howard: Mr.. and Mrs. Edison
Col. and Mrs Charles l. McCawley.
Miss Rhoda Fullam and Mrs. Richard
II. Townsend.
Mrs. Herbert shipman gave a lunch
con yesterday at Newport in honor of
Mrs. Chandler P. Anderson. who is Wis
iting her sister, Nine. de Riano.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Hit have re-
turned after a visit with Mr.. and Mrs
R. s. Reynolds Hit at their summer
home at Beverly, Mass.
The minister of Sweden and Nine
Ekengren entertained at dinner last
night at their cottage at Bar Harbor.
when their guests included Mr.. and
Mrs. J.. Louis Ketterlinus. Mr. and Mrs
Larz Anderson. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
c. Glover. Mr.. and Mrs. M. Taylor Pyne,
Mr.. and Mrs. Warner M. Leeds, Mr..
and Mrs Henry o. Tallmadge, Miss e.
Mellon. Miss Gertrude Myer and Count
Claes Bonde.
The invitations have been issued for
low Fitch, daughter of Mrs. Henry
Fitch. and Lieut.. Stephen Clegg Rowan.
U. S. A., Saturday, September II. at IL
o'clock. at All Saints Church, Bay
Head, N. ].
Justice McReynolds. who is in San
Francisco, was the guest OF honor at
dinner given by Mr.. and Mrs. William
DR.. c. B. Conklin has left for a two
week vacation to be spent on the great
lakes. He will visit in Detroit and
Cleveland before his return septem-
Der 4.
Mrs. NJ. A. johnson and daughter Ger
trude are expected homo today from
Mr.. Ed J. Johnson will extend his
stay In Atlantic City until the LIST of
September.
New York. She will be away until the
middle of September.
Misses Persis and Virginia Conrad
have returned to their apartment in
the Portner after stay of several
Misses Bessie and Sadie Wood, who
have been spending the last three
weeks at Blue Ridge Summit will re-
turn tomorrow to their home at 20S s
street, in this city
Misses Eunice. Lula and Mildred Tor
rance of Savannah, Ca, are visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. James G. Roberts at their
home on 4th street.
Mrs. s. Steiner Of 444 X street north
west gave party recently in honor of
her daughter. Mrs. B. HOFFMAN OF Har-
risburg. Those present were Mrs. L.
Garner. Mrs. M. Pach, Mrs. NJ Gold
stein. Mrs. Al Garner, Mrs c. Wolf,
Mrs. J. Abramson, Mrs M Kellner. Miss
sadye Steiner. Miss D. Hoffman and
Mrs. B. Hoffman.
Mr. George NJ. Whitwen left TODAY
for Portland. Me-. where he will joir
his family, who have been spending
the summer with Mrs Whitweil's par
ante Nv nd C~Ir
their cottage on the Cape Elizabeth
shore.
The Misses Florence and Stella Null
exposition. Having friends in many
Of the large cities, where stops are
made. they have been delightfully."- en-
tertained and shown all the interesting
places during their stay.
Mrs. A. d. Manager and daughter, Mrs
J. B.. Tisinger. are visiting At Colonial
Mr.. and Mrs. n. Howarth Coulter are
spending q few weeks at Betterton, Nd.
Mr.. 8. constantinidi, first secretary
cert given for charity at Bar Harbor
yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William corcoran Eustis
| arc SpcHQiHS mo summer NJ OaklanQ9.
their place near Leesburg.
The members of tho summer colony
| at Narragansett Pier assembled at tho
Casino last night for the annual cos
| tune charity ball. The committee in
| charge included DR.. Alfred Hopkins and
| Mr.. William c. Marrow Of this city, Mr..
Philip S. p. Randolph. Mr.. John r. Fell
and Mr.. Henry B. Kane.
| The dance favors were toy balloons,
various colored feathers shaped as ar
| rows, rattlers. celluloid golf balls,
fancy fans and serpentine.
Deaths Reported.