New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-15
THE WEEK IN SOCIETY.


THEATRICAL MISUNDERSTANDING EVENTS.
The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table-poet
humoris novelist, physician. and charming man OF the
wordtouches society az 40 many points that his ap
pearance in New-York has given to the week genial
individuality. New-YOrk is too vast and TOO busy 10
stop long for That society has 30 gladly con
sented to think Of little but Dr. Holmes Tor the as Ten
days Is great compliment TO itself. AS DR.. Barkers
delightful house opened for Dr. Holmes, one could but
remember the the Century Club eighteen years
ago. when Bryant attained his SEVENTEEN year. and TINS
livacious Anacreon who owns up to seventy
two greeted his brother poet with most feclous verses
How steadily the stream has run on, and now little mas
the little changedl Even then he deprecated New
York hospitality he declares that 1t is too much for
mortal man. Such reception such handsIakng, TO
be followed by dinner at Mrs. As0rs, and then, on
Thursday by the great ovation of his brother docors
Last night no dined at Cyrus W. Fields and AFTER
ward was received with the warmest cordially
by the LOtOs-eaers to whom he made speech
even better than his poem for the doctors.
Next Tuesday he will lecture before the Nineteenth Gen.
Jury Club; and he goes from friend to friend every
where receiving the laurel wreath twned with rose
buds.
Monday opened fair and the reception at Mrs Peters's
very gay The opera in the evening though crowded
and fashionable was rather Disappointing. "LEtoic
du Nord needs other artists besides Patti On MONDAY
evening Mrs. John g. Hecksher gave small dancing
the The Madison Square Theatre was also filed
by very fashionable audience, gathered to see Mrs.
Burton Harrsons translation Of 1.-The Honeymoon
Although beautifully mounted, many thought it had
better played by amateurs. 1t Is exceedingly ap
proprate for amateur performance ana MIS- Potter
has made II her own. Tuesday brought as has been
said, the crowded reception at Mrs Bankers for Dr.
Holmes and mean weather as well. Wednesday, from
three afternoon until twelve at night. gay in
Second ave, IA the Eyars mansion opened It's hospa-
BILE doors. Thursday belonged especially to Hymen. A
large party went up to Sing Sing to see the gallant
young officer Lieutenant Socum married to Miss Bran
dreh Professor Driscrs second married Miss Bar
hydt; Mr. Edwin Fuller Kingsbury married Miss
Cregier Mr. Charles II. Zabrske married Miss Minnie
f. Rogers; Mr.. Miller and Miss willard aso were
married at the time and place, aud Miss Cor
belt and Mr.. Phillips chose the same suspicious day
The charities and concerts mot charities and correc-
tion) came in also In tho evening OF Mr. Korbay's
always popular concerts filing Chckerng Hall. One
young girl who played the violin, attracted much adj
miration aud Mas schenck sang delightfully."- The con
cert at the Academy for the womans Exchange was
crowded; Mr. John NcGinnis gave supper afterward
at the Hotel Brunswck which Judge Barrett made
neat speech. Mr. and Mrs. George Edgar Montgomery
also received their friends al the Bristol.
large and superb lunch given by Mrs F. ?.
James at 40 100 Fifth-ave, Thursday. Mrs James
received upslars and the ladies' descended to find the
beautiful parors with their wealth Of pictures and ocis
ddy full with utlc tables, each Of which was laden
with lowcr and straw whecloarrpws hhcd with sugar
plum an held lamp or two or three candles; 80 that
the gloomy rain storm without scarcely to be be-
lcyed In. There present Mira. W. H. Vanderbilt
Mrs Burton HARRISON, Mrs LvermOre, Mr. Sloan, Mrs
shepard Mira Mcagher. Mrs. Mathews, Mrs, Kiugsand,
Miss Authon. Mrs Sherwood, MIS-. Phelps, Mrs Dins-
mose Mrs.. Roosevelt Miss Loncy Uecenty engaged to
Mr. Bruce Brown. Mrs Post, and many others Mrs
Del Monte aso gave lunch TO twelve ladies On the
evening OF THIS crowded day came the great uhhef 20
Dr. Holmes at DclmOucos
GA Friday the world rested until evening but man
must dine and 60 o the opera There many dinners
an Patta last performance drew enthusiastic crowd
Indeed the floral tastlcau says that there were never
many thrown tacy ever 40 well picked
up SOrrowfu to relate however Is IT, that while THIS
fayorte Of fortune prousely decorated, the bad
weather OF Thursday kept the world from going to
the entertainments for tho Actors Fund, aud that
excellent charity suffered Mcanma the ladies' Of New
Br gitou brought prcty the nateur opercta
All on summers Day " a. tlr Gcr.nln Club HOUSE,
Tor the deserving poor Of The island.
ON Saturday there was q pleasant musicale at Mrs
James NJ. Bscys OF several, aud tue nne weather
drew multitude u the Park
on Monday Mrs. william A. Boyd viii give reception
at No ~ West Fftyhrd-,t and Mrs.. Henry Sloan will
give dinner and ball AZ Delmoncos On Tuesday even
ing Mrs. Doremus will give reception for Madame
Nilsson. On Wednesday comes Miss GOWNS wedding,
with reception at tho house 81 tho brides mother, No
Fl East Fody.cgath-s... aud Mr. Kirkland weds Miss
stephens, reception follows at No Us East Thirty
nithst On wednesday evening d. aul hrs. Weld give
reception. ON Thut-dsy the odd Fe lows arc 20 give
ball az the lIobokcn club House; Mr. George l. Seney
r. and Miss Grace Tappan will be mlrrod at No. 10
last SIty.cighths,. on Friday the Amateur Dramatic
club Will give a reception and Mrs. ID. Wills James a
young girls party No 80 East Thirty-nin;hst. On
Saturday "Od Guard" will dine Al DclIHonico'5.
on Tuesday. April 81. Miss Anna Dwight Baker Is 10
marry M j. Alden Weir at the Church OF the Ascension,
and a reception Will follow at her mothers house
Kcrmss. or Dutch fair. Will be held at Demoncos on
April a. and on "Wednesday. the 18th. Mr. f. 3 with
erbec will be married Miss Stewart a. Grace Church,
reception al No FiftA-aye. and M Charles T. Common
Will marry Miss Clara Lorraine sands at the Church OF
the Holy Communion.
The ladies' engaged IN producing "The Princess at the
Madison square Theatre spite Of the usual deiectons
IA the ranks Of private company, have more than lied
the required roles aud ma tue sale o. tickets going on
constantly and most cncouragngy. The Princess
seem. to DO In the the current number Of HuperS
Hrga-in, has an exhaustive criticism upon Tennysons
poem which sectns to have been written to answer the
cOeducatOniss to-day aud made ~ take the form OF
pleasant running commentary upon all the criticisms
Of DR.. D.x's sermons. People should roread Tie
Princess before going IT, for the managerial scIs-
Aors have cut rather severely In order TO make lively
and agreeable spectacle Tcnnyson's songs well sung
will be u feature of the entertainment.
Now as the weather grows fine aud tue Park grass gets
green single day. tho hunt begins Ide Essex COhh-
" Hunt came to grief on Orange Mountain, on Monday
last Roclawuy Hunt seems to have better luck and
certainly better country.
ladies' dinner al Mrs. Wrkes's from which gentlemen
arc ugidly excluded. must hnd place IN the record
The eugasem mt Of Mr. Perry Belmont TO MsS Marion
Lang don announced and that Of Miss Jcnn'" Rcmns-
ton to Mr. William Prclyman OF Bourncnouth England.
Madame Missions last concert next Monday evening al-
ready threatens to he oyercrowded.
As the season advances we shall hear OF grand
aquatic triumph q sort % Venetian fctc DoSe we'd
ding The Adratc for the Barhold Fund" The harDor
Of NowYor Is proper place for great water festival
and can be made 10 look most brilliant Witness PIE
ture the young artists exhibition called The Queens
Bir hday" which shows our harbor In setting Of hunt