New-York tribune., 1883-03-11
THE WEEK IN SOCIETY.

LESS oBTRUsIvE GAYETY THAN USUAL, BUT AN
ABUNDANCE or QUIET EHJoYMENT-READINGs
AND oTHFR INTELLECTUAL DIVERSIONS.
The week has been snowy, cold and tenn
pesiuous Devotion has had every atmospheric assist
ance and II has been impossible to any but pen
tentla robes Snow a slush, ce and mud have alter
mated with dlsagreeable perslsency. nne sky over
head, however, encouraged the intellectual to go
Monday TO hear Mr. Riddle read. The Causeries held
a meeting at Mrs. JlGgo Peabody's; Mrs. William
Amory gave lunch fourteen ladies'; Mrs Woodbury.
Lar glon gave rosebud lunch; Mrs Belmont and Mrs.
Mar in gave dinners and Mrs Norwood threw open her
large rooms in West Fourteenth-st, to a number OF
friends who heard Miss COwel read The Misses Gift
gave gay commerce party in the evening
On Tuesday, Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt gave dinner
to Mr.. and Mrs. Hilborne j. Roosevelt. whose
wedding by the Is still fresh in overy ones memory
MIRA. W. X. Vanderbilt gave dinner, Mrs. Carow
entertained the Tuesday Evening Club, and Mrs. Fred
erick Vanderbilt gave a reading for Miss Cowell.
Wednesday opened with the lecture OF Mr..
Won Ez on Geran at the house OF Mrs Place
About thirty ladies present and listened to an en-
tertainng resume Of the work OF the Mnnesngcrs who
in the delicate mpersonaty of their loves seem to have
imaged forth the Oscar Wdes and Dante Ros'etts of
today They were capable Of sitting up all night with
a daod" those brave knights aud fantastic lovers. In
the afternoon Mr. Walter Rutberfurd gave reception
for Mr. and Alrs John W. Ehninger. Mrs. Charles +.
ivermorc received at No. 1i5 Mads0nave., and Mrs.
+. r. fIalsey at No % West Ffy-thirds Mrs. Joseph
T. Low Of No. Is East FOrtieth-s, and Mrs Robert W.
Ruinerfurd also received The Lenten Sewing Glass
met at Mrs. spotswood 5chencks and Mr.. and Mrs.
Chauncey NJ Dcpew gave Of their brilliant dinners
Thursday was busy day. Mrs. Henry
Coit gave a lunch TO fourteen ladies' Mrs.
C. Lawrence Perkins received at No. II West Twelfth
st. and Mrs David Egleston had large reception for
the young bride OF last December. In the evening a
ct he tO
gratulate Mr. George Edgar Montgomery on
his good fortune In wedding Miss Caldwell
But the company were destined to disappoint
mcnt, the hours without the bride Alarming
began prevail that she had typhoid fever
very Ill., and The facts. however were not quite
gloomy. She had been under the influence OF slight
maaral attack aud to calm her overdose OF
morphine had been administered, which had the usual
effect Of bringing on fainness instead OF exharatlon.
So the young couple quietly married at Mrs Cad
welrs apartments In Ffy-ninth ST.. the bridegroom
coming down later TO receive the sympathy and the
concentrations which waiting for both The
brides illness Is serious ana later she will don the
neglected bridal dr-s, which she hah strength to
on March s. and will receive the fclicitatious OF
friends.
Mrs. Burton " Harrison displayed her originality and
invention I'm the issue OF n newspaper called The
Ephemeron which hoomed ana died In evening
without u subscription list in honor Of NJ. Frances
Hodgson Burnett. wno read lito poem called TIE
Porcelain Pug on the sidcbOard" and one other OF a
sentimental character. Miss Sherwood read paper on
society blts OF wit evidently from the pen OF
the bostcss. telegram Of European news to the
Associated Prcss from tho pen ~ j. EfandcT Mathew
conraiucd a parody OF Victor Hugo. George Par-"ns
tthrop read poem called Opai-' Others c1nir bLted
rssIya DO ms. and witty art clrs Mr.. Townsend aud
Mr Charles Carroll acted editors. Mss Emma
L1zaus sent two poems, wch were read by Miss Baker
Friday, Mrs Henry Day, ~ No. y West Fiuy first
~ i az 16 t ~ Mr.. ori torI' ''i '"0
Nm I'r| IA i
the eighteenth of his annual commemorative military
dinners The.e dinners began at the close Of ihe
De Peystet's birthday. 1hc grcsts this time included
MAJOR, ycncral A. II. Humphrey chief of Engi-
Sickies VI lp--Geucral James b. Fay lac ProyosMlr
Major General q. ". Cnluu late Chief of
stan 10 the Grucral-in uicf MaiOrGeuera Alexander
= Webb president of the College of the city Of New
York: Major General Ahucr Doubviav. who commsnded
First Corp OF bee Army Of the Potomac on the first
day u the NATL" OF Get yseurg; Bcyci irgnder,,'en
Malm General Jo-cph u. Carr, now commanding he Jd
Division of ihc Nai iona Gnaii oi ms 9iA,e MAJOR
General Alexander shal.r. Major General John Iiar-
Tp 1g GSseG9F e 81 J. f. RodSa
vomntecr.i coonel ,Jonn-on Il ;,, DE feys,teer'
Albert Biersidt and MayorJ NJ Bundy Informal speech
making gan laic ia The cy,nnf tnd thr roma - ol
ON Saturday evening Mrs. Bradley Martin gave a
Mrs Botta entertained MIA lodgson Barnett aud tHo
reading OF M Locke Richardson took place at Chicken
For the funr. we note thlt on Monday the Causcrle,
VIII al -da ne I'll Ccsuos'H. The opera ~ "Fhust
vii be given at be Academy o Music ana tnnuLcey VI
DE will lecture al ChickrIng Han ior the liahne-
IN tnu Hospital
on Tuesday NirI J. Frederick Picrson viii receive. and
larle dinners viii be DF Mrs. Marshall q. Enhcrta
and Mrs. George william Baou. Mr-. g. B. Hotchkiss
Will receive at No. 60 Last Nty-slXih-st
MIR. Adrian Iscin has issued invitations for chdreps
cos uine party the aft -ruOVu OF Eat'r Monday. 20
mammas ave not ONLY th"r own but their
babies. costumes Ia arrange bc,weeu this aud that inl
pOftant date, the 2Gtb Of March.
Perhaps tho mucu assaulted Dr. DIX might wei turn
the batteries Of his eOquence again-t lie use OF Holy
Week period when fancy dresses engross the
thoughts.
But between this aud Easier good weeks. Mrs
whitney on the ION, will give evening reception, at
hich Mr.. Riddle VIII read Mrs George William Bal
lou Will give Friday afternoon reading at tue Bruins
and Mrs Prescott Hall Butter s arranging httle
plays. "Plpkin's Kuatic Retreat will DO played by |
Mr. Hayard Clarke, jr, and Mrs Rufus King. The Loan
OF Lover" will DO payci by Mr. Buer and Miss Grace
Hoffman These amusing cOmediett4s VIII occur In
Egsttr Week
Several ladies are again Interesting themselves for the
BarthOdl fun and u IN hoped thnt they may De hbo 10
get up an troup OF much distinction Tor the pro-
ductlon Of T,Duysons Princess" This pOrm has been
by Prufe SHIELDS OF PrucetOn, aud has
IN any picturesque possibilities 1t bnugs In tabeaus
drama aud music. The yOlehoodol doctors will be
assisted by troop OF gayly dressed conrters and
ladies will wear once agaih tho costumes |
of tho Vanderbilt ball II - 10 be hoped that |
tho danced In costume and tna the various
gee club even tue arstOcrIlc Monlelssohn. may bo
Induced to assist. Already ali eDthusasc gentleman
has offered TO take d" nalf the house." But no
definite arrangement has been made except mat Tue
tickets will onIy sold by ladies OF the committee aud
that all arrangements carefully guarded In an in
penctraDlc secrecy.
SOCIAL IhCIDENTS.