New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-11-23
THE WEEK IN SOCIETY
BRILLIANT PERIOD BEGUN.
THE WEDDINGS or rIr wEtk-VAh'ous so.'"'
Sorfs--AN ENTERTAINMENT AT phiMoN''os.
~ heing demonstrated already that social

~, ndo,nt,ilv stimulated the ctys social recreation
now that husbands, brothers and sweohcar's arc INV
IN obey the mandates of the engraved summons ana
ca, ,hclr eyes clear OF the dust and smoke OF lhe ho
combat Monday struck the keynote OF gay ana m''n
,,,o we,k Miss Pauline Oothout was married Ill
tho afternoon at the house of her father "lhlli"
Oothon 10 karIick Riggs, Of Paris Large houses I'm"
this one with ample drawing rooms pf"a" ""iS ~
winding starcases, will always seem 10 many P'i
,,,,e o advantageous and appropriate setting Tor tne
beauti,s OF wedding as could he furnished ny on''
The bridal party winding down the stairs anu 'iio"en
,ho rorlors IA slow music made stately ana peau'il"
effect The large number of ladies present III luh ores
rithout bonnes added to the brillIancy ol 'he ooc'
and made a courtly scene in the square, "hiiooio jan
room, where the ceremony took place The weduhg
nrcseuts were not shown, bn they were among 'hc nu
soonest received by any bridc1ms season.
Tho diamond horseshoes formed by the boxes at the
Nctronolitan Opera House better deserved ther
name than on Monday evening, when the orchestra o
DR. Damroschs baton swung into the opening measures
Though few social leaders were absent their PAGES
were filled and there was no prcaK
in the brilliant line OF fair women in evening dress
Among the bellies of the evening Miss Grant MISS
Bare, Miss Beckwith. Miss Beekman. Mrs John Leshc
Miss Garrison Miss Turnure and the Countess de Bfaos'
The Young men who relieve the interim between acts ny
making calls from box To box were presc"' i"
force and fnclded Lspenard Stewart, Harry Warreh'
Richard Mortimer Mr.. Webb, Mr.. Furman
i'm a social SENSE Minor Incidents OF Monday were 9l
ner party Mr.. and Mrs T. A. Boyd IN MeS MI ~
aud birthday party Tor Miss Ahce W. "' "
tln nroccssion of eight bridesmaids. whose at
trartvrness il would have been hard 10 match III any
other coIntrv filed down the winding stairway of
William Astnr's house on Tuesday afternoon. spectator
miobt have noted in the scene likeness TO Hector
LrrouXs painting of the " DanaidcS hanging III lhc
hall There were the mythical madcus III simple W.le
robes bringing water from the and Vainy Try
Ing To fn the well. which. having no D0ttOh alo"co 'o
water to run back to the sea
tlov 'i 70 uds
The man am weary ,ha mgyn o. We Seep drenchng
WY mocks thy THIRST still anguish III pnenchs'
dhcre were the modern Danaiies who every year fail
i'm salts fiug the demand at Ill mems altar brides may
forrycr The last Of the Misses Aston looked more
charming than before III her brual Iopes WI
wear her youthful beauty again, ana rec.ien
to the elder people present the e naS M
Tho balk, and pillars of roses and the mutic 3 gus
ri'civod from friends are already twceold tale; ow-
mo "a Nrs Astors indulgence To the reporters rs well aS
The fact hat nearly all of the upper two thousand ~
so,efv were present and have since diligently compared
n cir mental notes. The wedding of Miss Caroline SthcI
mcrboru Astor and Marshall Orne wilson
will be lons and ea'p nlcosan re''" "rca.on
The yonng people did travel far on Their wedding
III Fiitbarc and ready to take part in the winters
! e.,vetv Ire branches Of the Aston family are Wen
scend,l from The Aston Todd, Arusil ceAman an
| Corandt White and schcrnerhorn iame'' WI, WI,
sons father and mother are na'ilos ~ ,,,c,,r In
II was only needed to relieve the pomp ana EI".u'd
! ia Asia
Europe that one nhoulu loon !" I,,'. H., I
| the eve i'm the wards Of Bellevue Hospital where ny
Mrs A~toi's kind remembrance ' poor anu sicn ,r%i ,h
at the same time with tue nch ch'uhl',''n'r 'r
| according 20 old tradition should insure haplN
ot the wrddng we're sir Richard Temple. Mr. aud Mrs
Irncs Beckett Dcnison, Mr. and Mrs Lorng, OF Nashins
| General and Mrs Grant Mr. and Mrs John jay. Mr.
paru stevens, Mrs. Van Rensselaer, Mr. ana Mir Jehh
Birclow General and Mrs Mcclellan ana MI ana MIS-
| ogden Mills we're among the guests. . -,
Wednesday brought pleasant wedding despite I'm, ine
and the bridegroom on. r. %"r'i MT r1 19S
nt 40 ~ West Thirty ciChth-s,. was largely attended
variation rom the nrna wedding music Gas 9S1" ns
by the r mSn 81 ar, rc yonr people viii
Newport their permanent home Miss jessie 2u.o ',,DS
was married oCuylcr Van Ncchcn at 81 liaitho'omcw
church m this city and the mnrriarc "t MISS r'He
lcnhan aud W. G. sheldon r IN Grace huron, i'l"oh
lyn on the same day were elaborate Weddings ana "''a
sious of wide interest - ,
Thc Racquet club, on Wednesday, unused many @,
ucr lady friends by gentle exhibitions OF boxing ana
| other athletic iCats, 90.
Irnglc CLUB last week. the excellence of Tue cuNh"
masing II II nNonto place Tor g'h,,oh'n ~
DoNd to Mir. Thomas Wednesday, ana J., hcir nm
other ON Thursday evening. Eugene g. Bnckioid gave
I'm ON Tmna,iy and Mrs A. :. Wilton gave an evening
reception at Ma. husi fliiy lhiid,st 800 o l., ,,o,
MIS- Butler Duncan and Mrs PhpPs give an ihio. ,
dancing Marty ON Friday evening al NO fthaNc Mrs
Yah Robinson entertained at No 40 East I"ehty min
Miss Gallup introduced toa large comlahy a. a yea
given by her mother, Mrs. A. = Gallup yesterday al
No 81 East sixty-seventh-st. ,,, 1900, o
Among tie weddings OF the week which escaped gen
eral notice that OF Miss Fannie j. stokes aanshlef
v.re M the house of Mr. stokes. No. III Penn-st..
Erooklyn. The Rev. Dr. MOOdrln. grandfather 81 INC
bride performed the ceremony. and two little girls acted
os iuid.s,nails Mr. aud Mrs. j. Dckey Mr.. and Mrs
JOSEF I. Knapp Mr. ana Mrs. kichafu n'0ui anu MI
and Mrs. John II. Chilver were among the guests
lie Brookyn Navy Yard the scene OF gay rccep-
ton thursday, the officers oi inc iantIc, tnssr
swaara and Alliance combining and enteLialnns tIeir
friends al the sal-oit, which wds handsomely ucco-
rated. Mr., Theodore Kane aud Mrs r. b. Peck re-
I"ne Iranc! was made Merca last sun lay by gay
party Philadelphans. who drove IN taiy-io rom
Philadelphia. starting on Thursday moihlhs me rpne
was by the od turnpike to Trenton. then wa hight
stown, Freehold aud Eaiotown Inc party started 1ayh
Philadelphia, 10y way OF irihcrto, oh ~ ~
Among tie tourists were Mr. and Mrs Alexander u ale
the Misses Iddlc the Misses CHEW, the Mcssrs Steward
son Tie Misses McNlartmc and the ncssrs. Bollen
Another incident III The nature Oi Jolly iafA loon pVe
at Newport last week ID thc 7'l % 100 i1, .
two well known members OF secet! J1h nLpli,., vi ~
in-law OF swan. of Maryland ANA niies VI
Oerichs. brothcr-in-law OF Theodore A HaNcmcycI,
Mr. Mhipp!c was to have hVe minutes hihI. anu WIN
heel and-,oe ana Mr. Oeichs was permitted 10 20 as ne
tended through l'cevne-avc ana arophu tne OIJ ih
Drive crowd of cottagers enjoyed ue race winch
But hurrying to The future "A basy week conironis
the and women who bow to sccleiys denlinds
Mr.. Drapers Tomorrow Will doubilesS he brilliant
one. Ms +. Is. Hoffman viii follow II ~ on iucSlay
with her secoqd reeeiSn ON Inc sane Gay WIS., m1ES S
married to Harrison d. Kerr a. the house OF me brides
GTst-st The Rev DR.. Paxton will perform the ccre-
mony Evacuation Day festivities for th' gentlemen at
The brunswick I'm the enng will close the days eayeiy
wednesday will BRING the wedding nj Miss Mckm and =
Morris Pryor at Calvary Church ~ me afternoon ~lol
viii he bn liant ceremony Mrs. Herbert fcl VIII give
lea Tor the Misses Barley and the Orange reunion Will
take place. 49,
The wedding of j. (. Willams's daughter and the re
ccptiOn given Miss Livingston Will with Otler things
make saturday busy Mrs. Paran stevens having re-
suned her Sunday receptions, salons leaves no hy
drvniI of social incident. Mrs John de Ruytcr has
issued cards Tor reception on necei19eT D.
fancy baztr will he held Music Han Orance Nj.
December aud for tbebsnet Of ihc Memorial Hospital
ana House Of the Good shepherd under Use lnanasee1l
of prominent laiies, including Hrs. lockscher VINO 10
president aud Ms. John Blake who n vlce-perldoh'
There will many attractions gypsy tent ETC. ana on
Thursday evening the ba2ar Viii give place 10 an enter
tniuinent Mrs. James Brown Potter and George Endle
Will appear In the tower scene the Romance %
Poor Young Man." T.. 4. Coward Will recc, Miss Ella
A. Earle aud Leon BeIthoot will sing. and Frank Lincoln
viii give humorous sketches Trains will leave New
81 Ii l.ilr III Lon ALL