New-York tribune., 1886-03-21
THE WEEK IN SOCIETY.
LFNTEN DAYS OF DEVOTION.

LENIEN DA1S Of DENOllON
CLUBS OF ALL KISDS-wEDDIH IS IN PROSPECT
TWO INCIDENTS THAT HAVE CAUSED TALK.
Lent kent q firm grip during the week on
fashionable people in New-York The risor with which
HE fast is observed promises well for good time when
The novelty Of the change from gayety to extreme so
briety OF life has dued The truly pous, aside
from their church duties, have devoted them
selves principally to lectures and readings.
The scientific lectures al the Hotel Brunswick
have attracted good many ladies'. and
on Thursday they less shocked by Profes-
sor Cope's strong statements in regard to evolution
Picture sketches about old asubect NapoeoDBona-
parte also 10 have attraction for the m Then
there was a wekattonded realug Friday at Mrs.
Thomas storms. No. $40 Fiih-ave, and pleasant en-
terainmeuts at Mrs sherwoOds still in great favor
Miss Flint and Mrs Henry Harland contributed TO
Thursday afternoons amusement Some OF the excel
lent illustrated lectures on Greek Mythology by Mrs
Tying and Mrs Williamson will probably be repeated be-
fore the Lent they ought to attract fashona
bic audiences
The trends OF Mr.. and Mrs. E d. Morgan, Mr. Hitch
cock anu stanley Mortimer prepared TO give them
warm welcome home f;om Pau. but they did not e1-
pect be called TO congratulate them upon their
marrow escape drowning by the shipwreek Of the
Oregon. AIS well that ends well but Mrs. Morgan IS
much commserated for the loss OF her diamonds 1t is
.aid by privileged TO know that II Mrs. Morgan
had been like ladies her jewels would have been
kept clothing and not in her trunk II is the
thing" TO mourn over the Oregon IL there
were no other fine ships running from here
10 Europe. 1t TO be forgotten by most
that this OF the final trpsl OF the
Oregon before being transferred to the Boston line
sOme say the poor ship blew herself up rather than sub
NIT 10 such fate
Dispatches from Newport during the last week have
been much read and commented upon at the clubs lin
Guiding the Lenten Lunches Club ana elsewhere The
of hat a residence
people pursued by matrimonial nfelcites are evidently
till OF nigh ORDER Thrty.,hree cottages have been
already let for the Newport That is larger
number than usual at this early date.
Mrs. john II. Diapers Lenten Riding Club on Tues
days and the Madrga Club Fridays make this solemn
season endurable for their members. Mrs. John
I. Dillon has organized pleasant french
class for her daughters and some friends.
on Wednesday Mrs. W. W. sherman. OF No. lO2 East
Twenty hfth-st, gave supper TO the Bowling club.
Mrs. August Belmont entertain eighteen people at
dinner on Thursday There was musicale afterward.
On Friday Madame MIrloCelll gathered number OF
musical people at her mouse at No l. IrvlDgIlace
Twelve friends dined the Clarendon Hotel Thurs
day evening with MIR. and Mrs. Widey. The Lenten
launches Club met on that day AT Mrs. Lawrence Hop
kius's.
The Chambers have made the Brooklyn Navy Yard
mos; agreeable this spring Another pleasant incident
OF lie there the luncheon party on Thursday for
twelve friends OF Miss C)rnelia Chandler.
Mrs. Charles stone gave handsome luncheon in her
Iant ladies present. Lach guest was presented
me University Cub Theatre has been the OF the
usual number OF amateur tAearcals ana me IKE durnS
gave here most succes-iu Representation OF weak
Woman and &C. Two fIddlioOtS' The actors entered
Ms Coruria Van AuSen the clever amateur actress,
has ad pied play from the French called Inc war OF
tie Roses" which Will he acted al Mrs ElOt JOlAstOus
~ ma Lent. Miss May Bra Miss Caroline Duer,
Miss iutn Lawrence and Messrs. Hl4 ana Coward Will
GsiG. arc out for the wedding Of e2-Assemtlymau
William j. Youuss, OF Oyster Bay, ana Miss Helen
Mason oldest daughter of tie late James Mason. of Tins
city The ceremony vii take pace al IAulI{ CAdPe4 on
Garter Of Colorado May Miss Chandler to Nh Pei
lew in Easter week. ana Mss eerano Of No AZ Lr1ing-
toL-ave, 10 W. C. oane, uelAe" OF Tue Ia!G IAaIes
OCouor lhe enEageineLt u @ annoqHceo ol MISS A"'c
Nj and Mrs. Henry Herman, OF No 19 west EiIy-
si&tI-,t. WILL give musicale tomorrow evening: There
T,es5or rom u" I'm lie interest Of tie Ladies
Christian Union. coffee Will be a dollar cup and you
Tie Administration b,lrg Presbyterian with decidedly
liberia tendencies. Lent has made less difference than "
"Tete we'd" Oh Tuesday ana Thursday from i 10 !.
These receptions called informal, and really are so.
Mss Van Vech'eu OF Albany, assisted Miss Cleveland
entertaining Ler gueste. In the evening the fIesl-
dent dinner party made up exclusively OF sen4-
Sat hs gh' and General Logan al the lei then came
ssndVici order senator Beck sat opposite the host
Tie floral decorations were not elaborate and there was
on Thursday the President had birthday, his forty,
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with M Cleveland and Miss Van Nechten. silly stories
about hs engagement To the latter adv have been re-
Vivcd II great pity that unmarried ladies' cannot
Miss Cleveland without being married TO her
brother by rlmor The next Gay.
Tie death OF Mrs Bancroft wife II the historian. has
much sad comment all circles at the capital
For many years this lady had charmed large circle OF
friends aud atquaIutauces by her manners and intel
lEelcr.
Mr, Whitney has been AT Brandon Va, during the
week. Presently she Will vlslt Mrs Alfred Bishop
Mason. Jacksonville, Ia. Mira Burton Harrison Will
be with hrr
Mr and Mrs Elliott Roosevelt, and Mr. and Mrs Par
rsh started FOR Atlantic C'y aew days together with
NJ Hall. Miss Duer and tie Misses Ous. MessTs Les
lie Cotton. Howard and KLncandera with them Also.
Not many usual have gone South this spring.
or the University club delegation that generally makes
Florida gay only Messrs. BsXuy and Van ~autyOord are
there now IL Inferred that iufdmmatOry rheumatism
Is not SO had TINS sprlug as II was last year
KluuGer- flower show AT the Metropolitan opera House
tls week Will doubtless be pretty incident, but why II
should he spoken Of md-Lrut affair is hard 10 cX-
plain. AssuItdy the srlctcsi ChurcLmau might gaze at
flowers without harm E the Ienlteuuai season Among
the ladies' who have kindly interested themselves IN the
show Mrs. Astor Mrs. Jay, Miss WOf Mrs Hamilton
IIsh Mrs George Henry Warren il is 10 DE hoped
ina Kinder will refrain from spelling his lovely bios
CONS by arranging them IN "set pieces, always mOreO
less suggestive OF funerals