Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-31
Tales of Well Known Folk
In Social and Official Life
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siderable success in training them.
AIR. Somerville has spent practically
MIS- life in the hunting country of
virginia and he has attended every
horse show of prominence in every
section of his own land and many in
the Old World. His romance was pure
ly one of the hunting field and a
congeniality of tastes. Miss du Pont
had decided to buy a Virginia estate,
for her fine farm Montpelier. not far
from Wilmington, Del, was becoming
crowded in every direction by the
rapidly rising industrial plants. and
knowing how experienced Mr.. Somer-
Vile was about such matters, she con-
suited him with the pleasant sequel
of the wedding in December. Rapidan
Is near Upperville and Middleburg and
is saturated with traditions which
were observed in the days of the royal
governors. Another interesting trans
fer of horse breeding is that of Mrs.
Payne Whitney. formerly Miss Helen
HAY of this city, who has purchased
large farm near Lexington, KY,
and will remove her stables there in
the Spring.
The new Ambassador to Spain, Mr.
,oyable week in Washington before he
sailed to take up his delightful duties
IN Madrid, is the brother of that John
Henry Hammond who married Miss
Emily Vanderbilt Sloane, daughter of
the present Mrs. Henry White. He Is
a kentuckian. and is the son of that
Gen. John Henry Hammond of Louis
Vile who fought bravely on the Union
side of the Civil War. Gen. Hammond
"a shining
he is considered one Of the founders of
superior, Wis, on the lake of the same
name, where his warehouses were
built. The Ambassador TO the court Of
Alfonso married in his early years in
Bernardsville, y. J--Where he still
liveS-AliSS Mary 2. Stevens of Castle
Point near Hoboken. She was one of
the victims of the Lusitania tragedy.
In 1917 Mr.. Hammond married Mrs.
Margarita Mcclure Rowland, charm
ing lady with literary and artistic
tastes, who has many social accom-
plishments and will lit in admirably in
the scheme OF things at the Spanish
court. Like Mr.. Alexander Moore, Mr..
Hammond IS q business man, and the
Spanish sovereign is always delighted
TO talk TO one and to get ideas about
American methods in his ancient
domain.
Miss Joan Williams. the attractive
daughter of Mr.. Norman Williams OF
Chicago. who practically is the last of
the important buds of Chicago, had
the unique distinction OF being pre-
scented at two teas, each given during
the past week. Mr.. Williams gave The
opening party in the afternoon of
January IS. at the Casino, when, after
dancing and teaing for several hours.
there was a gay dining and an evening
at the play. The next afternoon the
bud was feted at the stately home OF
her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
liamS d. Chalmers, on Lake Shore
drive, and a this party the ideas of
an older day We're carried into effect,
and the candidate for social honorS,
who has spent much time in New
York and in Europe, met some of the
people who had attended the debut
of her late mother, that lovely Joan
Chalmers who was a noted belle and
beauty in the opening twentieth cen
fury. and who as Mrs. Norman Will
liamS was a leader in the married
cotelie. Mr. Williams and his son.
Norman I'd. however, now spend little
lime in their old home, and they have
recently bought q country estate near
Woodstock, H., where they have
vast stock farm and dairy after the
manner of the Frank LowdenS at
Sinissipi. Miss Williams prefers life
on the farm to a gay existence in the
great city, and after q few weeks en-
tertaining and being entertained.
spent at her grandparents home. she
will return to rural life and begin Il
series of parties to last all through
Spring, Summer and Autumn.
Miss Joan Williams is but one of
the important maidens of Chicago
who will give but a few weeks out of
even her debut year TO the frivols OF
society. That third daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs McFadden. Miss Marion Nc
Fadden, who was confidently relied on
to take up the Junior League and the
Young sets cotillons, has announced
her departure to renew her studies in
the Sorbonne. She has in mind a
literary work of ambitious proper
tons, and needs another year Of
study Miss Gilmore McFadden de-
clined to make q debut at ALL and is
now deep in her studies in sculpture
in New York City. Her younger sis
ter, Frances, played about a little, but
she is now associated with her uncle,
The well known novelist, Ernest Poole,
learning the technique Of fiction and
such things. and she uev"r notices
any invitations 10 social affairs Chi
cago maidens who love dancing and
The usual diversions of youth sigh
when they think of F'eiicie Gizycka,
daughter of the former Countess
Eleanor Patterson Gizycka. and how
she eloped with Drew Pearson as
final protest against formal debut
OF the two daughters of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Medill Patterson, the elder
named for her aunt. Eleanor Patter-