Aug. 11, 1916. 
the contents of the steins was consumed and a dripping, 
bedraggled procession climbed the innumerable _ stairs 
and was lost to view. 
' We crossed the remainder of the beach with little 
thought for the rocky portion, and over our tea we 
marvelled and exclaimed: “What awful extravagance!” 
“Those beautiful gowns!” “What a day for a swim!” 
“Do you suppose they do it often, or did that girl start 
it with just a dare?” 
Then someone remarked, ‘I think it was as novel 
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to them as it was to us, and who wouldn’t, if she could, 
do what she pleased, when she pleased! They just did 
not have to stop to think of the extravagance. A ruined 
gown or two meant nothing to those girls and replacing 
them makes business. If I could afford it, I’m afraid 
I’d never go to the trouble of getting in and out of a 
bathing suit. But it would be rather a big price for a 
swim if that man’s watch was a $5000 one, like Thomas 
Lawson’s.” 
Wall in Front of the Oliver Ames Residence, at Pride’s Crossing, Showing Entrance 
and a Corner of the House 
TRIKINGLY beautiful and ornamental is the new con- 
crete wall built this season at the Oliver Ames home 
in Pride’s Crossing. Its light brown and cream tones 
blend harmoniously with its sea-shore environment. The 
base and greater part of the structure of the posts is of 
the smooth brown, while the flat surfaces are of the light 
rough stucco. Looking within the main entrance an inner 
wall and gateway are seen near the house at the end of 
the short hedge-lined avenue leading to the house. The 
new wall fronts the place and extends part way along 
the sides. 
Engagements and Weddings 
ANNOUNCEMENT is made by Col. and Mrs. John R. 
Wiiitams of Beverly Farms and Washington of the 
engagement of their daughter, Miss Francise Williams, 
to John Balentine Pitney of Morristown, N. J. He is the 
son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Pitney of Morristowr. The 
wedding arrangements are not definitely plamned_ yet. 
It will take place early in October and will be at Beverly 
Farms or in the Washington home. Miss Williams is 
a sister of Mrs. Joseph Leiter (Juliette Williams) of 
“Edgewater House,” Beverly Farms, and Washington 
and of Mrs. W. F. McCombs of Washington and Bey- 
erly Farms. 
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The announcement last Friday by Mr. and Mrs. 
Arthur Little of Beverly Farms of the engagement of 
their daughter, Miss Anne Middleton Means, to Valen- 
tine Worthington of New York is of much interest. Miss 
Means is the daughter of the late Robert Lawrence 
Means and Mrs. Jessie Whitman Means, now Mrs. 
Arthur Little. Miss Means is a member of the Sewing 
Circle and of the Vincent club. Her brothers are Wil- 
liam Gordon Means and Robert W. Means of Beverly 
Farms, and her sisters are Mrs. Andre Nicholas Reggio 
(Claire Means) and Miss Jessie K. Means, both of 
Beverly Farms. Mr. Worthington is a son of Mrs. M. G. 
Worthington of New York and a nephew of Miss M. 
Carey Thomas, president of ae Mawr. 
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The week preceding the announcement of Miss 
Mean’s engagement, the announcement was made of the 
engagement of Miss Margaret Thomas to William Tudor 
Gardiner. The wedding will take place on Saturday, 
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September 16, at “Netherfield,’ the summer home of 
Mr. and Mrs. Washington B. Thomas at Pride’s Cross- 
ing. Mr. Gardiner is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert 
H. Gardiner of Boston. Both have prominent North 
Shore connections. 
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The. engagement preceding this was that of Miss 
Juliet Higginson, daughter of F. L. Higginson of Pride’s 
Crossing, to Frederic S. Goodwin of Boston. No definite 
plans are made for the wedding. 
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The week before announcement was made of the 
engagement of Miss Katherine E. Turnbull of New York 
and Morristown, N. J., to Chalmers Wood, Jr., of New 
York and Ipswich. Miss Turnbull is now visiting at 
“Briar Hill,’ the summer home on “Appleton Farms’”’ 
in Ipswich, where the Chalmers Wood family are spend- 
ing the summer. She is being much entertained along 
the Shore. 
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Preceding this engagement was the announcement 
of that of Miss Elizabeth Whitwell Thomas, daughter of 
Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Rand Thomas of Hamilton, to Van 
Duzer Burton of New York. Mr. Burton is the son of 
Frank V. Burton of New York and Newburgh on the 
Hudson. This was announced at the Myopia Hunt club 
on July 4th at the dinner-dance. 
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On October 2, Samuel Dacre Bush, formerly of the 
Hamilton colony, will be married to Miss Mary Williams, 
daughter of Mr, and Mrs, W. C, Williams of ‘Dedham. 
