Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-01
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and banks of pale-pink petunias, with
sprigs of migaonette and heliotrope
Plated between to add charm for the
phstrile. Ma1v informal dinner par
ties occur through the week. when
4e. Secretary in white duck ana soft
C08Iar, feels himself perfectly content
add Mrs. kellogg can perform ner
h@spitable duties under ideal condi'
tons
THE Postmaster.cSeneral aud Mrs
New have made their park a bird
sanctuary and they derive untold de.
light in swapping their featnered
guests at the feeding trough on the
branch and as they hop about the
lawn, Mrs. New. like Mrs. Coolidge
initiates the bird notes on the plano
and she can sometimes produce a
duet which the most renowned or
chestra could scarcely rival. Formal
entertainment is not popular these
evenings, bur guests gather about the
board of Postmaster General New and
enjoy a double feast, that OF the
palate and of the eve. Another ON.
cial home is that OF Gen. and Mrs.
John Leonard Hines on the high bank
Of the Potomac at Fort Myer, where
from the spacious dining porch the
Capital City stretches throughout its
length in glorious panorama Gen.
4ilElGS NdS pDIH al W H4AC 5uApatht
Springs. W. Va. and he maintains
that home as parental obligation, but
he and Mrs. Hines find untold pleas
IRE in the Fort Myer residence and
II is one OF the most active about
Washington. when nearly all other
SOCIAL centers ere dull.
Twin Oaks. the beautiful estate of
Mr. and Mrs Charles J. Bell on
VVoodley road. has made social history
i l. r. H. III -
ans as the scene Of So many al fresco
Airlie. the lovely home Of Mr..
Rudolph Kaufman. has wonderful
rose gardens and both are listed for
visitation hy the American Rose
Society at its annual meetings and
when it's officers plan a paper on the
proper planting and treatment of this
queen Of flowers. Those who use
the Reservoir road in their evening
drives cannot fail 10 admire the
beautiful Spanish villa erected by
Miss Anne Archibald es a garage.
Her noble feudal castle set back
among trees and spacious lawns
fringed by flower borders plainly visi
bic from the road, makes this one Of
the notable additions to the later
Summer homes near the city.
Mr. and Mrs. George Ernest Ham
ilton's stately home. Stone Ridge.
near Bethesda. is a familiar point on!
the Rockville Pike and it's vine-cov-
cred chapel gives a touch of Old
World manor life. There are fine
sunken garments. not. however. visible
except from the rear verauda, but
In the Spring the wealth of blossoms
on trees and shrubs makes this JOY
70 the passers-by. Green Hill. near
BrCokland. d. c.. the all-the-year
home Of Capt and Mrs. f. Francis
Riggs, is among the few colonial
estates still enjoying an active social
existence. Its old yellow mansion has
weathered SHOWS and winds and burn
ing sun for nearly $50 years, and the
chapel was attended in the early
years by the Prinate of the Ameri-
can Catholic Church, Rev. John Car
roll. II was then the property of the
Digges family OF Warburton Manor.
the neighbors of George Washington
on the Maryland side of the Potomac.
Under a great oak tree, which is still
standing on the lawn where it has
stood for more than IS years. restea
the remains of Pierre Charles Len.
FAINT, the French engineer who drew
the ground plan of the Capital City.
A close neighbor of Capt. and Mrs.
Riggs is the commercial secretary OF
the British embass Leander McCor-
mick Goodhart, who. with his mother
as chatelaine, maintains a, beautiful
and hospitable home. Langley Park:
Mr.. Dimitri Dimanesco, attache Of
the Rumantan legation, had a charm
ing retreat near Marlboro, but he
is spending the Summer with his
mother in Bucharest.
Somewhat less removed from the
city are many fine estates. Friend
ship, on Wisconsin avenue, was an
ancient seat of hospitality, and Its
first manor stood near the site where
the late John Mclean erected his I'M
Messing home Further out in this
direction is one of the best known
homes near the Capital, Westover,
where the elder Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Glover have entertained at least
three generations OF their friends.
The young Charles Glovers have q
pretty villa nearby on part OF
The extensive acreage of Westover.
Ridge Hall, on Ridge road. was also
taken from Mr. Gloyer's tract. ana ,
this is now one of the important seats
of senatorial amenities. the residence
~ Mr.. and Mrs. Key Pittman OF |
Nevada. They delight in entertaining
AT dinner on the vera nda and in
snreadiue a tea table for their scores
of guests on Sunday afternoon. Ridge
Hall sits on a lofty eminence. ana on.
a similar one It is more than probable
that Senator and Mrs. Peter Goelet
Gerry will build an allthe.year-round
home They prefer country lie even
in Winter, and the view from Senator
Pittman's porch Winter and Summer,
in enough to gain converts for THIS
section.