New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-05
THE WEEK IN SOCIETY.
pp.ny FOR THE GAYETY OF EASTER.
WEDDINGS. CARNIvALs, AMATEUR THEAIRicALs'
ETC. IN TIE NEXT FEW DAYS.

ETC, IN TIE NEXT FEW DAYS.
The last week of Lent has passed. quieois,
,bopgb the preparatons for Easter have kept people
from idleness This morning the Ginning OF the pens
and the fragrance OF roses and lilies, usher IN
season of festivity which will be welcome after SIX
weeks of quiet Dinners have been the only form OF en-
tertanment during the last six days and there nave
few Of these On Monday Mrs. Cooper entertained
q small company, and Mrs. whitney had sev'
eral friends at her home In F1ity-seVen'h-'.
The centre of the table was masseu WIZ"
yellow dafodils, and the corsage bouquets "o'o
of deep Parma violets Mrs schiefelin held an lnion
at home OH Tuesday and Mrs Downing OF EastseVeh'y
six,,.s, cave dinner In Brooklyn Mr.. Denning, OF
South Portland-ave., entertained thirty guests no
rest OF the week was spent quietly The hover Shows
given hy two Fifth-ave florists attracted many Peopo
on Wednesday and Thursday. MIS- As'oi
Ogden Goelet Mrs. wilsOn,Mrs. Vanderpit anu
MANY young people were at Mr. Klunders on "euneS'
day. and Mrs. Lorillard, Mrs. Aspnwali' hr'' '
and Miss Warren at MI Hodgsons
Wedding invitations are beginning TO appear nnu
engagements are announced every day. TINS week ny
men will be kept busy in both this city ana brooA'
and with the two carnivas, amateur theatrici'' eo
mans and receptions there will be no lack Oh sa!oV
The Childrens Carnival at the metropolitan opera
toporrow evening will attract large ana iasnion"o
Gathering and the ball aterward will be thoroughly ap-
nrecoted being the first opportunity for dancing aer
the close of Lent Mrs c. Q. Dodge OF sevcntysN'hs"
is to entertain number of children at an Easter ger
man, On the evening the entertainment airanHou
by a number of prominent ladies In AID OF the hamPo
school will take place the Brooklyn Art Rooms MIS-
James Brown Potter is to read. Miss O1s VIII rece' anu
Mr. Hoffman, will contribute the musical part OF 'he
programme Mrs jerks. Mrs. Nissan and other proIn-
nent Indies have the management OF the ucRets' anu
large attendance of DIRK and BROOKLYN people Is
pected.
On Tuesday afternoon Mrs. Horsman. OF Berkeley
Tnn moi
The weddings of tuesday include that OF Miss Priscilla
2avy at the honse of the brides aunt Mrs. sylvanus
Reed The house is To bloom with Easter howers anu
Rrandretb. who is to be married at Sing sing
will have one Of the largest OF the Easter wea
dnys She il one of number OF bcautlful daughters
and wedding has occurred in the family every spris
for the last three years The bride VIII s NC
train will convey tue many New-York guests 10 sing
sing In Brooklyn Miss Ada living me rc py io
the ceremony Will take place In christ Ghuich. no IN
at the to Mn5sSh Wo9en and
given by Mr. Clarke at his house In Jerome'aVe" VIII
close the second day OF festvity. .-
The sonIh reformed Church Fifthaye and Twenty
frsst viii be the scene OF pre,ty weNdg 1n
Uyslop and the groom James q. Gardiner reception
will follow the ceremony In the evening MISS MARY a.
Grace Church. reception will follow at No ITO East
Eighiy-nrs,-st. The novel entertainment, at tne
metropolitan Opera House in the evening VIII attract
The two comic plays to nc sd noris are
Baker" and who's TO WIN I'm dn s o p seiJ ~
to be taken by young men, an the costumes are su "
he move. wigs, trains, fans and Jewels being sca et
The proceeds are the NewsbOys West Side Lodging
House and the tickets have sold rapidly. Mr' Burton
n Harrison Mrs Robert Cutting Mrs james t. n. pH 1
Mrs Robert Goelet ana DIT JUn M oitraciion
will be the Chirens Carnival at the Acue! VI LUST
similar TO the given in this city Inc Dct Dispcu
sary will be benefited by the entertainment The children
OF many prominent families are TO dance ana az ath
the Bispensary have heretofore given garden party
every year. but it has been thought psst 10 HsNe
Mrs George StanDard Mrs. J. X. Dixie. Mrs Il. x.
Fowler and Mrs G. o. Hendricks are among inc
The two hundred members and friends OF tie Thursday
Evening club will meet this week at Mrs A1eh house
i'm East Foriieth-st Music and rccatons VIII De gwen
Mrs s. d. BabcOck will give german Tor her 9aush9r
on Thursday at her house in Fithaye. Ms Lou., ne
h"i NJ the Hrookiyn Coton will take place M the Art
ns dISSo% KaiSeisch Mrs Thomas A Gardiner Mrs
Henry Elliott Mrs. IT, L. Williams and Mrs. Edward
Coneiand Wallace. supper Will be served At midnight
YSb Depo gswh 6iq a Sh M! Glm Ene and
DE Wolf Dimock and Mrs II. L. Williams. Mrs Mar
shall o. Roberts has sent out invitations Tor an Easter
dinner.party on Thursday evening; and Miss Warren
win have a number OF guests at dinner on Tuesday;
nartrs in the evening but Saturday the young people
will gather dances and amateur theatricals Mrs "a
ward King East Niuthst will entertain party ana
the theatricals the University Club Theatre Tor te
benefit of the Calvary Relief Department VIII draw
large company.
The Krmess will he the great attraction next week 1t
will take place April II and IS In the metropolitan
Opera House Mrs. Arthur NJ Dodge mas charge o. tho
boxes which are selling rapidly The parqnctte OF Tue
house will be Oored and various booths arranged
Mrs, Samuel BOrrOwc viii preside over the fTehch
bpoth and IL is said that of her assistants a wei
known Young man. will play the role OF French COOK
making omelcttcs tarts and other dishes MIS-
r. r. Colgate Mrs Samuel Colgate. Mrs. Henry Sloane
and Miss Draper will be NJ the Russian booth ana VIII
wear Russian peasant costumes. The Dutch, SPANISH
German and other nations will be represented ana thirty
couples are rehcarsng Russian, Spanish ana Dutch
dances. -, ,.-
Miss isabel Clark and Frederick f. Culver VIII be mar
ried ON "Wednesday AT St. ThOmass Church. ana on Inc
same day Miss Bessie L. Rutter, daughter OF James H.
Rutter and fred j. Manning will DO married In the
Epscopol Church nj Irvingtun
The tickets FOR the first performance OF me isohanco
~ n Poor Young Man" have AL been sold. The play
will he produced In the University club Theatre on Aprl
II and b. IN the evening, with matinee on the I'd
fine proceeds OF the entertainments To be for the
benefit of the Working Girls Club. Mrs: Potter as
Norgt rite Will wear handsome costumes. Tickets may
lie obtained nj WOnans Exchange or OF any member
OF the committee.