New-York tribune., 1884-12-14
SPOKES FROM THE HUB.

BOsTON, Dee. 13.-TwO prominent engage
ments announced last week Professor j. Rayner
Edmands. Of the Cambridge Observatory to Miss Helen
Atkins daughter of Mr. Elisha Atkins. OF Commonwealth
Professor Edmands is wcll known as the
chief official connected with the change of time to the
present standard That Of Alexander Williams, jr son
of the welnown publisher, to Miss Anna L. Palmer, OF
NcwbuIy-st. was also made public.
The gly season for fashionsble society," which was
somewhat retarded by the election and attendant excite
ment has fairly set in cards for the two most prominent
society OF the winter the COtillon Parties and
the Assemblies having been issued last week. The
COtl Parties will take place az Berkeley Hail. the
evenings Of December II. Decsmbcr % and January l5
The "manaecrs are three prominent society leaders.
Mrs Thomas +. Cushing. Mrs William Fay and Mrs. +.
Rollins Morse They request on the cards Of invitation
that 10 bouquets be carried, "a the excessive eXtrava
gtucc which characterized the presentation OF flowers
last year bore too heavily upon all but the richest
The "A-scmhHes," which rank a. the parties OF the
season VIII De given in Horticultural Hail. December lG
and Januai, u. The lady patrons Mrs. Martin
trimmer, Mrs. Robert ". Cushing Mrs. L. NJ. sar.cnt,
Mrs. James LawIc.cc, Mrs X. w. Scars ana Mrs L. /.
Mason. 1hc managers are SIR T. Jefferson Coolidge SIR.
f. C. LO.mg, lr. james Lawrence. Mr. Thomas f. Cush-
ing. Nj +. r. Whlrona aud aIr. George v L. Meyer Mr..
samuel Eliot Guild is the treasurer.
Mrs. Louise Chandler Moulton gave afcmoonro
ton ~ her house In Rutland square on Wednesday, in
honor of Nh nnd Mis-. Edmund w. Gcs-c. Among those
present were Mrs. Frances n pdsson burnett MIS- Nora
Perry the Rev. VIM. Il. Algcr. Miss kac Field, Colonel
T. ". lig-iutnu. Mr. y. +. Wh'pnr. the Rev. samuel
Iongielow, Mrs. ole Bul ami louise mogen Chimney
Mis-. julius Eiyho'g M H. w. iieknor, 5lr. and Mrs
Curtis Guild. Colonel sullivan. l.. r. A.. Professor ors-
ford OF Cambridge he Rev Bernard Carpenter and Mrs.
william VI. Ittlut.
Ibr T1s'1u Nr1cal anf S,vgcol Joguai published by
Mr.-rs. lipuchfon 'inln & Go. VII be- issued after
Jmuarv by Ncs-r-. tupples ~ Upham Dr. Ge orse C..
-hauuct Wiii continue osits editor
The mnr Of Henry oscrr llogshton lr son Of the
senior partner 81 the publishing house OF NpugiiOn
NlNlu Co. aud Miss Rose Ryss" Gilman, dau htrr nf
M Arthur Gilman, OF tnmblid-c, took place az the st.
Johns Memorial chapel at tnnhrid<r. last saturday
WIS yer, prii owing ~ death i the Gilman family
Mr. ffuughtOn graduate Of the Harvard class Of
~ ami l. n business with his Father ai the riverside
Press. The young couple viii lye IN Cambridge
gOui deal ~ interest and moro curiosity Is felt IN so
cia and IL cary circles IN the new Boston society novel
" fhc NdJH Nysc," which was issued la,t eek hy cup
Ilcs s. Uphnm. The aIthor IA known 10 bc very
clever married woman Oi position, and that all y0uch
srl Ii.ic Ihr PORTRAITS OF the
late Thpnas Gold Appleton, and his brother the disn
rpf.i.l ('1ufriu Nathan AuulHtOn, draw I'm ihi3
novel in the s nud pleasant picture of Tom" Apple
TONS Old home ii oiuriouWealih-avc IL given
A. t'," Dcrcuhrr ncrting and dinner ot the Unitarian
tlIh o. week the Nrulllle the Rev Brooke Her
ford read paner upou Unitariani M IN Enaan" with
- summary ~ ~" 0risin and growth of the faith In the
od country, The Hvy. George ". Brtgcs, II. D., the
I,"y " Fnn'". Nr phiip II. Sears and the Rev.
Mr. !. 4. Hayes. the young CluruiiUni't T. living
strir4 uf tlrv" evening readings at Chirkrriug Hh,
b.ire nnul ~ ihr two entertainments alfeady given
with audience. fine IN quality md VERY arrigeative
9urh truirsr1tn'ife peop. Hs Mr7 iun Bi'nr't.
Jfr. and Mrs rdVn =. Wnpplr. Mrs, Llnisr Chandler
snfrs T. unr ~ the must gifted nnd promising ~ the
tuuncrr tlUriitinsts. tlil tuir" 70 stiuis tith nl
e0Huirus. Glr in 49," ltr''r" AMI - krrn Hthmatr
srrs, ~ tlsh md tthioiin linrrs he is ainiest ui