New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-19
THE WEEK IN SOCIETY.
A PRELUDE TO A BRILLIANT SEASON.
THE REAL SEASON" NOT YET HERE-wEDDrNGs
PAST AND To BE-vIsITORs IN TIE CITY

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The clerk of the weather, like all the other weak
members OF his sex, must have been "suspendng
the world on Helen's eyelash for he has given
Mrs. Laugry and Nine. Patti fine weather all the
week, with the exception of Friday. when futile
attempt at snow attempted. and dark ana
dreary skies made out-ofdoor exercise impossible
But fair RosGlipd has found heretofore her Forest
of Ardennes at the Park and Marguerite rs enjoyed
the air from n Victoria. On Thursday fine weather
greeted the crowds of country visitors who came
In to the matinee at Wallacls for the relief OF the
sufferers by the Park Theatre fire. and every even
ing fashionable well-dressed audience has APP
pauded Mrs. Lanotry's courageous attempt TO play
hOsalnd No matter how she plays it,. If only she
plays and looks as she did in the last act in her
pretty boys costume.
Three social events Of the first ma -nitude have
also come Oft this week. But if any one INDUCES IN
mmOderae transports Of grateful citation, and says
that "the season has begun" he or she Is met DV
certain high authorities chiefly Of the fair sex, VINO
declare that II has not yet begun ami politely lnsh-
uate that such person knows very little OF what
Is the season." But to those who looked IN at MIS-
Louis Colford Joness beautiful rooms on Tuesday,
or at Mrs. Tuckerman's on Thursday, or at Mrs
Howard Potter's on Wednesday, it would seem very
much a. if there were some sort of season gong
on However the ladies know best
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Gle tv which was once ruled by her mother-in-law
Mrs Colford Jones, and by her aunt Lady Mary"
infused with much of the new blood Of modern
fashion, met, TO greet the young bride Mrs. Sidney
Jones CollOrd. 10 be sure, the once close arls-
tocracy ha, become free republic" and society Is
conducted on far different lines, and without that
leadership which once caused a wit 10 call Mrs
Mary Jones's salon in Broadway opposite the New
Yorl Hotel. The Star Chamber" The same
measure Of supremacy will perhaps never again be-
Icing TO anybody which was enjoyed by those two
ladies' whose hospitality, and tact, and exclusive
ness and knowledge Of " L'art de tenir salon made
their houses the centre and focus of New-iork So
cietv for thirty years Much of the spirit of their
entertaining was, however, revived by their pres
ent representative. and one would be glad to
see its characteristic elegance more frequently
A wedding reception al the elegant house OF Ar.
Howard Potter bringing together the friends of his
INV and witty DAUGHTER, just married. and those
of the large and prosperous family to which she
belongs, cylld not but be brilliant The bride dld
no iDiustce TO her reputation for beauty in the try
ing ordeal Of wedding dress. Her veil was ar
ranged in cap form and held back by a crescent OF
diamonds and the whole effect was exceedingly be-
coming The bridesmaids were Misses Grace and Der
tina Potter the brides sisters, and Miss Ethel Potter
her cousin Miss Rose Tod. a sister Of the bride
Duane. Red roses lighted mp the white dresses Of
these Young ladies' aud red formed n very con-
spicuous feature IN the adornmeuts Of the room.
President and Mrs Potter, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert b.
Potter Mrs Aston Mr.. and Mrs William B.Rice Mr.
and Mrs Pellew, Mr. and Mrs.. Kean. Mr.. Schuyler
and the Misses Schuylers. were among the guests.
On Thursday bright sunshine greeted the gay
marty which assembled at All souls Church to wit
ness he marriage OF Mss Tuckerman to Mr.. Sedg-
wick. There was a long wait tor the audience as
sembled before the bridal party arrived
but the spectators were rewarded by sigIt
If rroat beauty when the eight bridesmaids
entered Il was a feathery, floating. graceful cos
tume which these young ladies' mad adopted. Long
tulie wells held back by pale pink carnations,
made bride Of every one Of Them and nothing
could be more ciOud-ike and exquisite than the
general effect a. they were grouped around the al
tar 1t was almost cruel-to tho young mentor
Them 10 Jock so lovely, and so much like brides
However that was only prelude To the symphony,
when the real bride entered, gracious, lovely,
cbarrui. cly dressed in corded nix. point lace and
I.a,lord- Among the lockers on could be seen Mr.
Scburz and Mr. GoIkiu. Ir S'dgwck- brothers Of
Tie Aatioa ard The LrHHg iost Tie Rev James
Freeman Clarke had come Oh from Boston to per
form the ceremony. Tie body Of the church was
filed v..n .ali., il full dress. Wi,h5Hr bOuncs-a
s-uoiug every bonnet 10 tie right about, and tie
eject rename u-impa.red. Among those present
were Sir. aud Mrs. story. of Rome who aftcrward
congratulated Mr. and Mrs sedggickat Mr. Tucker
iu.u'. where the company was large, fashionable
and distinguished.
Mt. story has given his fine lecture on Michael
Angelo. at Brooklyn, 20 thousand people and IL Is
To- be hoped that he VIII not be dined and wlned
in Ncw-YorA bu that lie may ind an evening for II
here.
saturday evening Mrs. Botta gave a large re-
ceDtion for Nj and Mrs. story, at Whcn the former
read some OF his unpublished poems On Tuesday
Mrs Blodgett VIII give tea to allow some OF their
friends to see these distinguished visitors before
they depart for ashlngton
Many dinner parties have also lighted up the past
week. which is not yet the season. On Thursday
evening ex-Po,tmas,er General and Mrs Thomas
L. James gave a beautiful dinner Of eighteen COW
ers. 10 Alr. and Mrs. Blaine NJ Jamess handsome
house on Gramercy PARK. has been recently reno
waited Mr. ana Mrs. Blame nave always been so
hospitable in Washington, to the wandering New
Yorker that many would be glad to catch them IN
the gay metropolis as they fly Sdsth but they sell
dom stay long in New-York. Mrs. James had a new
idea in floral decoration. An anglers basket for
each lady, heavily gilt and filled with flow
ers. was suggestive and poetical Mrs.
L. NJ. Bates gave during the week
dinner TO Mrs. Spotord. of New Orleans. and
10 Baron Van Wendland, of Bavaria, Mr.. and Mrs.
Villas gave a small dinner on Tuesday evening.
To-day Mrs. Raymond gives a dinner to Madame
Pain.
Mr Northcote, Mr.. Barring, Mr. Elliot Roosevelt,
Nil Harris. Nr. Poultney Bgelow, Mr.. Earl Dodge
MI Cleveland Dodge Mr Percy r. Pyne and sew
eral Others gave a dinner to Mr. J. Kennedy Tod. as
a farewell 10 his bachelor existence. Captain
Thomas G.. Miles gave a geutlemans reception OF
rather military chIra ter, on thursday evening az
his rooms IN We-tIhrty- irsl st General McMah0n,
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