6 NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
SOCIETY NOTES 
Miss Helen Hooper will not give up the pleasures and 
attractions of her West Manchester estate until the end 
of the present month. 
Summer residents of East Gloucester who will be 
speakers before the Cape Ann Scientific and Literary 
association this season are Prof. A. Piatt Andrew, Asst. 
See. U. 8S. Treasury ; Miss Eugenie M. Heller, ‘‘interior 
decorations’’, and Mrs. Lida J ohnson Bacon, ‘*Per- 
sonal Impressions of the Passion Play.”’ 
Mrs. Wm. Madison Wood of Boston and Pride’s, who 
spent the early autumn at ‘‘Arden,’’ her country estate 
at Andover, has opened her town house on Fairfield 
street. The first in her series of Thursdays will be given 
November 17 from 4 to 6.. Miss Irene Wood will receive 
with her mother. 
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. A. Tucker of Boston and West 
Manchester are at the Plaza in New York for the winter. 
Mrs. Henry C. Weston of Beacon street, Boston, is 
arranging for a large luncheon in honor of her grand- 
daughter, Miss Evelyn Curtis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 
Allen Curtis of Beverly Farms, who is among the com- 
ing debutantes of the season. 
The Frederick Ayers were registered at the Plaza 
hetel, New York, last week while enroute to Boston 
from the Virginia Hot Springs. Miss Ayer’s coming 
debut will be a social event in Boston of special inter- 
est to the North Shore contingent. 
Mrs. Robert Treat Paine, Jr., of Boston and Pride’s 
has been making a visit in Washington with her father, 
Wm. F. Mattingly, who was her guest at Pride’s for an 
extended period during the past season. 
Amory Eliot and his son, Samuel Eliot of Manchester 
are occupying a suite at the Puritan hotel, Boston, for 
the winter. Mrs. Eliot and her daughter are abroad. 
Mr. and Mrs. Harrison K. Caner of Philadelphia and 
Manchester are among the sojourners at the Virginia 
Hot Springs. 
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence W. Seamans left their Pigeon 
Cove estate recently and made the trip to their home 
ii Brooklyn in their Pierce touring car by way of 
Springfield. They made a side trip to Northampton to 
visit their daughter, Miss Dorothy Seamans, who is 
a Freshman at Smith’s college. 
The Charge d’affaires of the Bra- 
zilian embassy, Lima de Silva and 
Mrs. Silva and their infant son and Philadelphia 
At the debutante tea Monday 
ternoon for Elizabeth Smucker, of 
and Hawthorne 
President Taft Leases ‘‘Paramatta’’, Peabody Cotta 
at Montserrat. 
President Taft has made his decision as to arate 
mer home for the seasons of 1911 and 1912, ‘‘Paramat- 
ta’’, Mrs. Peabody’s Monserrat estate on Corning street, 
being the choice. Mrs. Peabody received word Monday 
evening stating his decision. 
The new summer capital is on Corning street, aboutll 
200 yards from the Montserrat depot, setting back some 
distance from the road. The house is much larger than 
the Evans cottage which the President occupied 
the past two seasons. It contains 18 rooms 
and across the street is a twelve room cottage, 
part of the Peabody estate. This will be used 
for executive offices, it is said. Other features of the 
estate are the Japanese gardens, tennis courts and golf 
links, artificial pond for geese, ducks and swans and — 
a fine fishing preserve. The grounds embrace over 60 | 
acres. The house and grounds will be put in the best — 
condition for the reception of the Presidential family. 
Water priviledges also go with the estate so that the 
President will be enabled to land from or board his 
yacht but a short distance from the estate. Mr. Peabody, 
late husband of the present owner of Paramatta, was 
one of the famous Boston merchants, whose ships sailed 
to all parts of the world and brought back great. cargoes — 
from the far east to Boston. The rare plants in the 
Japanese garden were brought from the east by the — 
late Mr. Peabody. 
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Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Gordon Means are to pana the q 
winter at Beverly Farms as last year. 
K. T. Stotesbury, father of Mrs. 8S. E. Hutchinson of 
Philadelphia and Beverly Farms, has donated $50,000 — 
to the Palisades Park Commission of New York. He 
appears to be the only non-resident of New York who 
subscribed, according to a published list of those back- 
ing the project. q 
Mrs. Q. A. Shaw, sr., closed his country pasidenee on. 
Common Lane, Pride’s Crossing, the first of the week 
and returned to her Boston home. 
The H. M. Sears closed their Pride’s Crossing home 
this week and have moved to Boston permanently tor ; 
the winter. 
af- Mrs. Hall Curtis brought her sea- 
son’s stay at Beverly Farms to ja — 
Inn, close on Tuesday returning to her 
Mrs. Silva’s mother, Madame Cov- 
arabius left Manchester Monday for 
Washington. They are to be at the 
capital in time for the big Brazilian 
celebration on the 15th of this 
month. 
The Misses Mary and Fannie 
Bartlett have returned from Europe 
and are again at their Common- 
wealth ave., Boston, home 
Mrs. R. C. Winthrop closed her 
residence at West Manchester Tues- 
day of this week and went to her 
Boston home, 10 Walnut street. 
Childs Frick returned to ‘‘EHagle 
Rock’’, Pride’s Crossing, Tuesday 
after a two months’ hunting trip in 
British Columbia and Alaska. 
East Gloucester, members of the re- 
ceiving party included the debut- 
ante’s sister, Mrs. Frederick Clemen- 
ton of London, England; Misses Es- 
ther Pugh and Alice Seott of the 
Bass Rocks colony; Keturah Smuck- 
er and Margaret Overton of New 
York and Hawthorne Inn. A 
supper followed the tea for the re- 
ceiving party. Covers were placed 
for 22. Mrs. Chas. Scott, jr., of 
Philadelphia and Bass Rocks will 
give a theatre party in honor of 
Miss Smucker December 8 and a 
dance will be given for her in Jan- 
uary. 
The James H. Procters closed their 
cottage at Beverly Cove Wednesday 
of this week. 
Boston home on Spruce street. 
Last Saturday was the day of the 
departure from Beverly Farms of the — 
J. L. Frothinghams of Boston who — 
have had the small George Lee cot- 
tage on Hale street. 
The Vineent Club fair will take 
place November 29 at Hotel Somer- 
set, Boston. As many North Shore 
summer residents are members, the 
various coteries of the younger smart 
set will be identified with its various _ 
attractions. Mrs. Frank B. Bemis of 
Beverly Farms will be in charge of 
the bridge tournament. 
Miss Osborne of New York has 
been the recent guest of Mrs. C. A. 
Munn and the Misses Munn of Beach 
street, Manchester, 
