New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-03
THE WEEK IN SOCIETY.
nrvrps1ove or TIE GAY WORLD.


tality of the last week, except that IL hau 100
Jf', Do 10. rert,sy. tbere was too much of 1t. Cay
peo,le were on the keen jump during the WeeA'
Tbere has been a liveliness and dash about Ih's
first week of tho season which made all tho o"-
tortainments agreeable both to lookerson ana priu-
cipals. ,,ac
Miss Florence Bisselrs much-talked-of Wedding
for that lady has ceas ID to exist, the wedding Oh
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver 1eaD was choi'o
altbopoh not crowded affair The bride looked un-
commonly well in her splendid robe OF e'ii'o1oo"
velvet. Her stately carriage and lace OIL quio' us
nity beftted the professional ordeal-the gcins up
TO and coming down from the affair lHo u
maids were charming, not IN wnite liiu''N %"u
tears" but in white surah and niue caps
entertainment at the Brunswick, where sixty per
sons were seated, was elegant anu envy "''0 O
and desirable innovation.
m, ooor,;on at Mrs Turnures on the evening OF
Tuesday was suoerb The house was turned into
Gordon the usnal profuse floral decorations OF our
narties receiving fresh impetus from MIS-. Iur-
nure,s vvelI.krown individual taste. The coat-oi-
arns in flowers at one end of the parlor. and the
monogram of the young daughter. who was being
introduced at the other; the splendid nat baskets
against the crimson walls; the palm trees ana trop
cal plants in the great hail. transformed wlntry
New-York into the tropics. The supper was served
ND stairs. and The large dining-room down stairs
was reserved for dancing The early part OF the
evening was devoted to the more elderly quiet and
dignifed guests; the later to dancing Among the
guests present were Governor aud Mrs. Cornell, Mr.
David Dudley Field, Mrs. Remsen and her daugh-
tiers, Mr.. and Mrs Elliott +. Shepard, Mrs. James
Otis Miss Bnsse Miss Hall, Miss Blake, many
members of the Vanderbilt family, Mr. and Mrs
w, ", Cryder. Mr.. and Mrs. Bradley Martin, Mrs.
y
Mrs. Carroll and several of the prettiest of the
debutantes whom it would be invidious to di5tip-
guish
Mrs. William SchermerhOrn's ball the same even
ing, in her whe-and- gold ballroom with its admir-
able parquet floor, brought together fashionable
and elegant assembage including representatives of
the Strong, Jones' Iselin, Winthrop. Ludlow, Liv-
ingston, King Fish, Aston. Cottenet, and Hamilton
families, ana delegates from more modern circles,
which, if not so historical are quite as gay. The
array of fresh lOvelincss, at about o'clock when
the dancing reached It's elimination. was rare to
look upon.
On Wednesday occurred the weddings of Miss
Louise Wlmot and Mr.. Henry A. Ogden, Of Brook
lyn; Miss Essle dc Frece and Mr.. Albert L. Beyfus,
of London; and at Brooklyn again, Miss Olena and
Mr. Donald +. Ayres. On Wednesday Mr.. Oliver
Belmont arrived from Europe and it is said that his
engagement to Miss Sallie Whiting is announced.
On Monday evening occurred the wedding of Miss
Cameia Prime Baylies to Francis Cabot Lowell, of
Boston, who is son of Mr.. G. Gardiner Lowell, and
distant cousin of James Russell Lowell. Many
old New-Yorkers remember when the large houses
of Robert Ray, esq. and of a. Oracle King esq.,
were the only promoters of civilization at the corner
of Ninth-ave. and Twenty eighth-st There, twenty
wears ago in ample park and garden, the children
hau Ives wit
rages, and the city further off than it
is now from Mr., MarQuand's aesthetic pal
ace Oh the Park. Miss BaylieS Is o granddaughter
of Mrs Robert Ray. niece of Wckham Hoffman
and of Mrs Maturin Livingston, a cousin to the
children of General Schuyler Hamilton and unites
the blood Of many well-alled families. On the
occasion Of the wedding the famous and handsome
old house Of Mrs Ray was fitted up with wax
candles and many friendly memory went back to
the wedding of tho brides mother. Miss Bayhes
wore her grandmOther's famous jewels. Her only
bridesmaid was her sister. Miss Ruth Bayles. who
will make her debut next winter The groom, Mr.
Lowell, also man of distinguished family cOnnec-
tons, brought his best man, Dir. Eliot Lee, from
Boston. The ushers were Mr.. Harcourt Amory.
Mr.. George Gardner and.M Rocky God Hoar while
Mr.. Robert Ray Hamilton, cousin OF the bride,
assisted in doing the honOrs OF his ancestral home.
with the brides mother. Mr.. Cavendish Bentinck.
Mr. and Mrs. COster, Mr.. Aston, General Schuyler
Hamilton, Mr.. and Mrs. John Jay, Mr.. and Mrs.
Luclus Tuckerman, Mrs. George H. Pendeton.
Justice Cray, Judge and Mrs Lowell, Mr.. and Mrs.
John r. Coolidge Mr.. and Mira. (. e. Goldman, DR..
and Mrs. Algenon Coolidge. Mr.. and Mrs Alex
ander Hamilton and many others were present.
Seldom does a list present so many fashionable and
distinguished names.
Miss COrneha Lester was married to Mr..
Schuyler Van Vechten. of Albany at No. $50
Madison-ave. on Tuesday.
Mrs. Chief Justice DAILY held her first afternoon
tea on Friday December l. In spite of the gloomy
afternoon, her pleasant parlors filed, every
| one being glad to welcome her back from several
| years secluSiOn in Europe Mrs. DAILY presented
her niece Miss Otto whose face recalls that OF the
| LydIg family, with a strong reinforcement of the
| German elemental fine fresh combination. Miss
| Otto is highly accomplished IN music and speaks
six languages huently. Mrs. DAILY will receive on
two more Fridays in December.
On Saturday Miss Sutton was married TO Mr. LLOYD
Aspinwall al the Collegiate Church Fifthav at 3
pm more roscae and lovely bride, one of a family
marked and distinguished Tor beauty could hardly
be found The noble loneliness of Mrs. Lloyd AS
pinwa the groom's mother. 50 long peerless In
New-York society, shone out with scarcely dmiIi-
ished lustre.
The bridal procession was made unusually attrac-
tive by the novel and pretty dresses of the brides
maids and the presence of two golden-hared little
| children. Miss Ethel Whitney and Miss Frances
Gregory cousin and niece respectively ofthe bride
| The little girls Wore dresses of pale blue brocade
with raised white flowers, made in Mother Hubbard
STYLE shirred in the back. with point lace guinpes
and trimmings. Their hands were incased
In tan-colored mosqueaire gloves, and they
carried bouquets of yellow roses. The bridesmaids
were Miss Miss Jean Turnure, Miss Alice SITTER. of
| Philadelphia, Miss Fabbr, and Miss Tllic Alliene.