Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-15

triplets and before her marriage.
Edith Cryder Of that famous trio. Mrs.
Ames' sisters are Mrs. William Wood
ward and Mrs. Arthur A. Fowler, both
of New York City. AS buds these
three Cryder maids attracted pubic
attention which was sometimes far
! from comfortable, and they went to
great lengths to avoid notice. as. Tor
instance. they never dressed alike ano
had various ways of arranging thell
hair. Being. triplets, however, cen
tered the iimelight on them to such an
extent that the girls frequently sepa
rated TO enjoy social diversion, one
going with the father, another with
the mother and the third joining the
party of some intimate friend. Miss
Mary Ames is the first of the daugh-
ters of this trio to make her bow, and
she will be much feted by her father $
kindred and friends, and she will then
Join the circle of relatives III New
York City and enjoy the season there
too. The AmeS family is one OF the
old aristocracy of Back Bay. and its
members have figured IN public affairs
since the days of the Puritans. Fisher
Ames was a member of the House OF
the first Congress. which met in New
York after Washington Inaugural
ton. and he figures with George Cabot
as one Of the stanch supporters OF
| federalist policies.
Miss Ida and Miss Ellen Mason of
Boston are among the conservative
| and influential residents of Newport
! and their home in Rhode Island ave
nue.. villa of the Norman type set
back in q secluded park of everGreens
| and elms with lovely flower garden
IL =
generation of dignified chatelaines
but rather difficult to penetrate for
the general fashionable thrOng. These
stately srande DANES are the daugh-
ters of the late Rev. Charles Mason
of Boston and his wife. who was
Susannah Lawrence of the we'll
known family so long established In
Long Island. Their brother, who died
about 10 years ago was that revered
physician of Boston, DR.. Amos Law
renee Mason, for many years preSl-
dent of the Harvard Medical School
and one of the most successful prac-
titioners in the city. An older. sister
of the Misses Mason was Mrs. f.
Rollins Morse and their niece, Mrs.
Richard T. Wilson has a home near
the old Mason homestead of Newport.
On stated days the public is permit
ted in the Mason gardens on the pay
ment of a small fee which is devoted
TO a country home for invalid chill
dren. a benefa elton begun in the
early years of Rev. Charles Mason's
spiritual ministrations in Newport
Throughout the Summer there are
delightful fetes for friends in the
gardens. The rose season in Newport
is fully six weeks later than in this
climate and the glory of climbers
lasts we'll through july whilst the
phloX, delphinium stock, wall flowers
and heliotrope are a. Joy not only TO
The eye but to the nostlils. Rhode
Island avenue in Newport Is rather
downtown and innumerable offers
have come to these ladies to subdivide
their splendid garden and park into
building lots. a temptation 10 which
they have not vet yielded
Alr Henry Russell. who recently
married Lady Patricia Biackwood, is
an Englishnlan with many important
American affiliations. lie came to
tai3 country about 20 years ago, and.
beng an amateur musician OF some
repute. he rounded. and for a year
| conducted the, long -defunct civic
| opera company of Boston. He later
! TOOK over the mana cement of Co
Vent NIdIhcii ciEiC jloll5N III i1CliOcili
| hut for some years has not been in
active life. Lady Patricia BIackwood
! is a distant cousin of the daughters
| ot Mrs. George Barnett, the former
| LEILA and Anne Gordon, and. during
| the debut season OF the latter, Lady
| "a iricia was for some weeks guest
| a; Gen. Barnett's home. She is Il
| tall handsome Young woman, with
| Il penChant for dramatiCs, and was
| for a time on the stage. Her mother
! whom she strongly resembles, was
| that international belle of New York
| Miss Flora Davis, daughter of the
! late John ii. Davis of that city. She
married first the Marquis of Duff
| te.in and Ava, who, as the first
cousin of the Duke Of RoXburghe
was heir apparent of that nobleman
! The Marquis died during the World
| War, and his widow married the Earl
! Howe, one of the court officials at
! Windsor Palace. This lady died q
! year ago. The Davis fortune seemed
/ to have been depleted, and Lady
! Howe left but a meaSer income I,
! her three daughters. AS Mr.. Russell
, is not generously endowed with this
! worlds goods. he and his wife con
I template entering the musiCal-comed>
industry as producers.
Washington has a keen interest in