New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-12

on the occasion of Mrs. Langtry's first appearance
had an opportunity Of seeing how gayly the house
looked with ladies In full dress In the boxes. But
the fashion OF going without bOnnets, so desired by
MI Nallack did not receive very strong in
dorsement from the women " ho composed that rep
resentative audience. Seeing Mr. Oscar Wilde en-
ter, with his long HAIR and pink and white handker-
chiet tucked into his ample bosom. one 'jeunHesse
doree pulled from his pocket, an old copy OF The
London Uorid from which he read the following
verses handed around at party at Mr. Millalss III
London IN December, 1879:
FOR MRS LANGTRY
When youth and wit aud beauty call
never walk awayl
| When Mrs. Langtry leaves the ball,
Ineyer care to stay.
| cannot rhyme with Oscar Wilde,
Or tayN ard gifted irD
| Or sing how Mrs. Langtry smiled,
Or how she wore her hair.
And yet. want to play my part.
Like any other swan;
To fracture Mrs. LangtTys heart,
And patch 1t up again!
Now. on this November evening of 1882, were two
people present, the lady and the poet mentioned in
| this noble poem, both of whom have come over to
conquer a new world. What could be more probable
than that the papers the next morning should show
US rival parodies on DR.. Watts or Sternhold and
Hopkins, singing the praises of the jersey Lily,
who has pleased in most delicate refined and alto
gether gratifying manner the New York audiences3
And yet we were doomed to disappointment Have
we no poets among usf Or have the newspaper
editors lsedtious and envous and feeble folk as
recent critic describes them,) suppressed all the
poems to Mrs. LangtryY
Mrs. Langtry has pleased society. Her dresses
are decided to be perfect dress of " cet
d Egypte" with her long reddish-brown hair falling
Tn he wan rna bave hpau m Or "A
turne, do not know which, but il was decidedly
a good gown; and a steel-colored satin, with steel
trimmings and roses was an eloquent discourse on
earth, and space, and thought tuneful birds and
nils, ana rustliLg streams, the stars the moon and
gliding CLEANS and all things, lovely and most
beautiful according to the modern sty.e-in plain
English, 1t triumph Of Worth.
Nor did Fashion desert the opera on the great
Langtry night. Patti cannot sing Lucia to empty
benches The house was full of the most cOnspicu-
Ouslv fashionable people but there little OF no
enthusiasm PATHS triumph was reserved for Fri
day night. when, in Iraviata," she was applauded
to the echo.
The weddings went on with that quiet regularity
last week which is this season becoming monoto-
nous; but fortunately tins sort of thing
to pail on the principal actors. On tuesday even
ing Miss Fanny Ida Helmuth was married to Lieu
tenant Edgerton, of the ID Artillery, Bishop Hell
muth. the Bishop Of Huron; the Rev. DR.. Cooke and
the Rev II. r. Perciva of Philadelphia, assisted IN
performing the ceremony. The bride wore dress
of white Ottoman silk trimmed with old Irish point
lace. On " ednesday. at Brooklyn, Mary L. Town
send daughter Of :. /. Townsend esq. was mar
red TO Mr.. W. Y. Frazee, the Rev. DR.. Storrs and
the Rev. J. a. VI. Chapman performing the
ceremony. This was a home Wedding al No. los
Pieuepont-st. The flowers were most beautiful
and the brides dress perfection. On Thursday
Miss Eunice Dana was married ar No. 10 East
Forty-seventh-st her fathers town house. TO Dr.
John Brennan of Colorado springs. Another New
York girl Is thus to try residence in the far West
The reception was small and quiet. Mr.. and NJ $
Hitchcock. Dr. and Mrs Draper tthe brides sister,
Mr.. and Mrs Heydock, Mr.. and Mrs. Bartlett, and
a few intimate friends were present.
A country wedding at Catskill drew number Of
fashionable people out Of town on Thursday, when
Nr Herman Livingston married Miss Emmeline
Hopkins. who made pleasant an impression at
Newport last summer. Two charming little brides
maids, Miss Euuce Hopkins and Miss sadie Living
ston led the Way to the altar. The presents were
especially handsome. Mr.. and Mrs. Herman I.
Livingston. the father and mother oil the groom;
Mr.. and Mrs. Archibald Rogers Mr. and Mrs. Oliver
Prescott, Mr.. and Mrs. jeremiah Day Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles d. Fuller and J. V. L. Pruyn, jr, es-
and munihceuce. There were present Mr. and Mrs
y. p. Rogers. Mrs. Rowland, the Misses Rowland,
Mr.. Robert Livingston, and many Others
with old family traditions appended TO
their names. On the same day at Flatbush
Mr. Henry L. BreyOort married his cousir Miss
Gertrude p Lelferts Mr. Horace Barry, Mr. G.. q. |
Nichols and Mr. Robert Letferts were the ushers ana
Mr. t. " Dickers0u, jr. the best man. This Is
wedding which interested NEWCOMERS very much.
The talk about the yas' OLD Lehcrs property, the
well-known grandfather, Henry Brevoort and the
SCHOLARLY attachments of the father of the groom;
about j. Carson Brevoort, a member of this we'll |
known family the scientific tastes OF the groom him.
srlf-a these things made this an especially inter-
estinc occasion. The officiating clergyman was the
Rev Charles 5. Wright, Of the Dutch Reformed
Church OF tlatbush.
On Wednesday evening Miss Lily Beers, daughter
of W. H. Beers esq.,vice-pfesident Of the NeW-lofN
Inf. Insurance Company, was married at No. %
Fast Fortv-elghth-st., to Mr.. Leon Bcrtheot. A
wedding reception will be given by the brides par
EMS on the evening Of November 10.
Mis-, Lucy Tuckermln Will be married to Mr. |
Arthur G.. Sedgwick on Thursday, November l6 at
All SouIs' Church large and fashionable recep- |
ton will follow this at the house OF the brides /
farther Miss Maria Potters marriage to Mr. Tod, |
which will be quiet. will occur on Wednesday. MI
jaime, Wilkie Lestrade will marry Miss Minnie Van
Antwerp Schuyler later IN the season. The en-
gagemeuts are announced Of Mr. Augustus Mon
tant 10 Miss Anna Townsend OF Oyster Bay; or |
Miss Eugene ScmetiIn to Mr.. Charles Hoffman OF
Miss Shppen to Mr. Hilbourne Roosevelt OF Mr'
Chauncey to Miss Macy.
The wedding Of Miss Amelia Read Coils to Mr..
Edwin NJ Lewis, of Philadelphia drew many people |
n the Quaker CITY on Wednesday. 1t was Il very |
fashionable affair the ceremony in Holy Trinity
Cbureh. Mr.. Richard Heckscher, who belongs 81
hi, mothers side to the large, popular and respected
family Of Mr.. J. Austin Stevens, Of New-fork.
MIR. Clement Rutter, Mr.. OryIlle Horwitz Mr.. Law