American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-04-15
New York Society Gossip.

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New York Society Gossip.
The New York correspondent of the
Buffalo Commercial Advertiser, furnishes
that paper with the following, which
may interest some of our lady readers
The approaching Easter weddings
are the subject of much pleasant Cos
sip in fashionable circles. One of the
finest wilt be that of the yiscount Man
deville, to Miss Yznega del Vale. The
Viscount is son of the Duke of Man
chester of England, and only knew the
lady few weeks before he became en-
gagged to her. She is justly called one
of the most beautiful women in Amer
lea. Her beauty is of the Spanish type,
and she is tall, stately, and remarkably
graceful. Her trousseau will be the
finest and most elaborate ever prepared
for an American lady, and the gossips
say the house that is to prepare it has a
Carte blanche order for $4,000. The
wedding will take place in May at Trim
ity Chapel. -Four of the prettiest bellies
in society will be bridesmaids, and an
English nobleman will be" best man,
groomsmen being dispensed with.
Bishop Potter and the Rev. Morgan
Dix will perform the ceremony. The
Duke of Manchester and family are ex-
pected from England about the 18th of
April.
The next swell wedding will be that
of James Gordon Bennett to Miss May.
Several churches have been designated
by the bnsybodies for the ceremony,
which win take place the third We'd
nesday in April. Miss May belongs to
the Boston family of that name, and is
a very pretty young lady-fresh, witty,
and what English people call "clever. ~
Her wedding outfit will be as grand and
elaborate as. any unlimited ontlay Of
money can make it. Mr.. Bennett has
given his faneee some very. beautiful
gifts in jewels, pearl set costing 81 800
to import. She will wear point lace
over white satinsIooped up with natural
orange flowers and buds. Mr.. Bennett
is having his house at Newport prepared
for its future mistress, and is also build
ing a large steam yacht. His enter
tainments during the summer are look:
ed forward toFwith much interest and
pleasure by his friends and associates.
Mr.. Bennett is probably the. richest
young. man in.New York His income
from the Hevaldi ss over half smillion,
and he has the rent of his house at Fort
Washingtonsand . hotel which he4ately
boughtin Paris inaddition. He has . sail
ing and steam yacht, town and country
houses, no less than twenty thoroughbred
horses, packs upon packs of hounds. a
dozen carriages, four-iu-hand coach
ponies, and newspaper! He is a
member of the Yacht, Jockey, and Bnss
ion Clubs, also, the Newport Gun Club,
Vice President of the Coaching Club,
President of the Polo and Rink Clubs,
and honorary member, of the chief clubs
in London, Paris, Berlin, and Vienna.
Another heightened affair will be the
wedding of Assistant-Pe Postmaster Pier
son to Miss James, daughter of Col. T.
L. James, the Postmaster, and the best
we have ever had. This wedding will
take place Immediately after Lent, at
one of the Episcopal churches up town.
Miss JAMES IS charming young lady,
possessed of beauty and talents beyond
the average demoiselle in fashionable
society to-day. A portion of her trous-
seau has been Imported. She win wear
white silk, and-be attended by brides
maids.
! Still another fashionable marriage
will be that of Fernando Woods daugh-
ter to Mr. Cheoweth, a Washington
lawyer, which VIII be solenmnized at
St. Bartholomew, in April. Every
thing comprising Miss Woods trousseau
has been imported, as was the
outfit of her sister who married
a Mr.. Hagadorn, a year ago. There
will be twenty reception dresses. and
an equal number for house and ordi-:
nary wear. Bonnets and round hats
there will be in great numbers and va.
riety; likewise package upon package
of fashionable trifles and knicknacks
for female adornment. Miss Wood is
better known in Washington society
than she is here She has beauty, and
has been highly educated, and has very
winning and fascinating manners.
Other weddings will be those of
Chandler Robbins to Senator Freling-
huysen's daughter; Moses H. Grinnell,
of the Port, to Miss Read,
sister to Mrs. Paran Stevens; Mr..
Brooks to Miss Happen, one of the
bellies; Mrs. Sprague, a Next
can widow, with $500, 900 in bank and
Dig bonanza mines equal to Sharon'ss
Thus it will be seen that weddings will
much to the life and gayety
If the Easter carnival for which such
preparations are to be noted
IN every hand throughout the length
md breadth of the city. ....---o.--r !
Mrs. JAMES REYNOLDS went last De- I
,ember to Wayerly, New York, in re-
ponse to a dispatch, and there identi-
led the body of man who had COM
nitted suicide as that of her. husband.
She had the remains buried in the-fam-
ly vault at New Haven, Connecticut.
She has been almost inconsolable ever
ince, and when her husband walked
nto her presence on Friday her shrieks
rev crowd which shared in her in
crest in her husbands story of pleas
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