New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-20
THE WEEK. IN SOCIETY.
APERIoD OF UNwoNTED ACTIVITY.

The social duties and courtesies discharged In
the past week have been almost unprecedented in number
for Easter Week 1t has been sort OF clearing
house proceeding for the social world and VIII not be
equaed q busy period in the remaining two months Of
the II is safe to that in no other city In the
country has there been such attractive and brilliant
social programme.
Miss wotherspoon and Mr. Rogers had a beautiful day
for their wedding and 1t voted By many that Cal
vary Church had brave array OF brides
maids. In their of soft Nile green, with pink
plumes In corsage and hair, they would have charmed
the worst Of msanthrOpes. The reception at rWother
spoons apartments small but Of the merrest kind
the young people perching about tho stairs and other
oOigns OF vantage and enjoying themselves young
people will such occasions. Demonco's the scene
of two gay dinners also Monday when the St Nicholas
Society It's annual Paas festival and Edwin Booth
entertained a congenia company OF twenty Mrs. Og-
den Goelets ball In the evening had the attraction OF
house for setting. The hostess did not Overcrowd
her house. and the greatest discomfort OF many New
York balls avoided Tho interior OF the house, which
Is essentially French In STYLE called forth much admra
ton especially the hall Of carved oak AMI the finely
ranged conservatory. Wax candles she'd o soft ligh
through the house well the ladies' compilations
Ridgway Moore with Miss Wilson led the german, which
the ladies had flowers and tho gentlemen pretty tnkets
10 carry away.
The weather not kind TO the brides and grooms OF
Tuesday, and sidewalk canOpes OF necessity
than convsntonallty. The most interesting OF the
days unions those OF Robert Livingston and Miss
Mary Taller; Miss LamsOn TO Mr. Lehman, ana Miss
Curtiss TO Charles p. EmmOns In the afternoon Mrs.
Henry PurtOn gave purple luncheon for ladies ID honor
OF Monsignor Cape Flowers, decorations and
other appointments OF the table we're as far as
| possible OF purple tinge. Mrs Vanderbilt,
Mrs Haven, Mrs. Delmonte and others enjoyed
the luncheon and the Monsignors polished talk
Mrs John II. Watson gave dinner party with regal
adOrnments in the evening Madame Patti was the
guest OF honor a dinner given at Delmoncos, In
the evening, by NJ. H. DeYouns, Of The
San Francisco Chronir who sailed the City Of Rome
yesterday. Among those present were Colonel Manu. Mr.
and Miss Rich and Mrs DeYoung Miss Belle Terry was
married to Thomas f. Morris artist I'm the evening,
at inc home Of tho bride, No. 1G5 South Fourthst,
Brooklyn. Suburban gaye,y was represented at the
Dontcair Assembly and the Orange Reunion.
On Wednesday interest centred in the first per
Torrance OF "a Moonlight Marriage" by the amateurs
who had been diligently renears!ng in order 10 aid
sweet charity" entertain their friends and test their
histriono talents Ii II crelitAbe performance.
marrod by only few slips. Mr.. George, to be sure,
little heavy, and amused more by his good nat
than Ivy his aplcity for acting Mrs Potter always
pleasing TO the eye and frequently touched tho feelings
Of the audience There much disappointment at the
announcement that Mrs Toall could not appear. But
after Miss Ucgeman in her place. had executed the tax
ing little Gypsy dance It that the play
TO suffer Miss Hegemnn surprised everybody by taking
up part days notice and presenting IL with easy
grace and freedom Some people who did recognize
her thought the committee had CHANGED on ono Of the
real wandering tentpeople Miss Hc,eman played for
the Amaranth Society, the night. in Brooklyn Mr..
Coward capital, he always ls and Mr. Johnson
did excoenty the trio Of Gypsies made the strong
part OF the play Mr. Hill strong in the pathetic
passages The performances Thursday and Friday
were greatly improved. and delighted Mr. Booth. Mr.
Mccullough and SIR. Irving, who present the
first OF the two days
To single out any of the dozen weddings OF
Wednesday for special comment would look
invidious. Those Of Miss Jalray and Poutney
Bigelow Miss Potts and Mr.. Bull Miss Rapalo and Mr.
Sloan, and Miss Fleeman and Mr. Dser all gather
ings Of an attractive nature and OF wide interest Miss
Jafray introduced the novelty Of orchestra az the
CHURCH and the spen of presents and conSraula
tons from Princes Presidents and many lessor prominent
people Dancing parties given IN the yening by
aud Mrs ". j. DemOrest and Mr. ard Mrs W. g. Demon
est ut No 81 East Ffy-seventhst and by lirs. B. II.
Smith. No 70 Picrrepontst. Brooklyn. Mrs. Mintun,
OF Washington Square, gave dinner party in The
ing.
The Now-York alumni OF Brown University who are
members Of the University Club gave dinner
to General J. Meredith Read, eI-Minster to Greece,
ut the clubhouse on the same evening. Ihs
General Read held BY his fellow alumni and In rooog
milton OF his generous recent alumni
dinner a success Fourteen laid. There were
formal speeches, bat there was much goedellowshp
and many college songs were sung with TEST.
The bachelors. that is, fifty OF them, gave handsome
Al
Of evergreen mado pleasing contrast TO Delmon
obtanabe The vista of castlesceue on the stage was
OF these novel features From the company pIesent
appeared II tho committee had allowed over two
thirds OF the invitations TO 90 to their gentlemen friends
as there plentiful lack OF ladies' especially OF the
younger SGT. The german, led by Mr. Warren with |
Mrs DraytoH aud Mr.. stewart with Miss Warren,
pretty sight, but the dresses WIRE not 60 brilliant
Half dozen weddings came of on Thursday mostly in
Brooklyn. Dr.. and MIS-. Byrne gave a musicale. Tho |
Casino ball took place at D,m0nioo's Mr.. and Mrs !
David j. whitney gave reception NO IS East Fifty
On Friday Mr. aud Mrs d. :. Rker of No 300 Madison
ave- gave dancing parry The oPep. has drawn fair
day evening Madame Patti, In Romeo and Juliet" |
proved unusually attractive. Mrs. Bradley Martin, Mr..
and Mira. Pierre Iorilard. Mrs. e s. Rowland, Mrs.
GriSwOld Gray Mrs. Frederic Nelson aud Mrs. Luoke-
meyer present.
Yesterday the annual drive OF the Coaching Club was
of interest 10 early rsers IN Ffthaye who peeped
on Long Island Mr. Mnton postponed his lecture owing
"a cold contracted in returning from Baltimore.
Great Authors" given by Miss Clara Spence in Mrs.
Rufus Hatcs parors on the Mondays in Lent, met with
such among Miss Sponccs many friends that sho has
Anil on ihe sape DAYS Wnie Inc eelures dealt win
Words worth Burns shelley and the Browning3 glvinga
selecoHS rom their writings the prorramme now
changed Of readings and recitatons The last
programme was peAsIngly varied and Included selec-
tons from Adrich, CARLYLE. Emerson and Shakespeare
incrsperscd With light bits OF humOr from modern humOr
lists On next Monday Miss spence to assisted music
ally by Miss Henrietta Bsebo, which will add pleasing
feature TO already attractive entertainment
This week opens With the wedding OF Miss Jennie
Rcmsen to Joseph thompson tomorrow, Mr.. AbbeY's
benefit being the evenings attraction. Tuesday VIII
bring he fair the Hotel brunswick in aid OF the Home
for Destitute Blind Mrs, James Waterbury gives a
cOOu 1t Baychester X. II. Hatch viii give literary
and musical entertainment at the Madison square
Theatre in the afternoon Mrs William Aston gives a
dinner party Madame Nilsson on Wednesday. on
evening Miss Cora RutteI daughter OF Thomas
Rutter, wiz he married TO Thomas Blake Kout. Tho
oung ladies' who TO give "Adrlennc IrcouvIcur next
Thursday working against several little discourage
mruts which they sin doubtless overcome. wOIucL's
orchestra has been spoken Of a necessary Il men are 70
De vigorously excluded. principal part has also been
suddenly vacated. Miss Hegemdn may possibly take H.
prove another help In the hour OF need. Miss L0e
HI viii be married 10 sas Packard at the Central