New-York tribune., 1886-02-07
BOSTON,.
SPOKES FROM THE HUB SOCIAL AMI
PERSONAL.


FRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE rRIBuNE'I
BosToN, Feb. G.-The engagement Is an
nounced of Mr. John f. Thayer youngest son OF the
late Nathaniel Thayer and Miss Evelyn Duncan Forbes
OF Clinton Mass.
MrF f. Church, the artist, ani Mrs Church who 60
to Mexico the last of the month will DO Joined In their
trip by Miss susan Hale. OF Boston. and Mr. Charles
Dudley Warner.
Mrs Thomas Could widow Of the sculptor. is spend
Ing the winter In Boston with her two sons.
Mrs Charles McKim OF New-YOrk. has been visiting
her sister, Mrs. George won l. Meyer, OF Bcacon-st
Miss Hunter OF Newport who has won envi-
able distinction the dramatic line, has been
the guest OF Mrs Nathan Matthews, Jr, who has given
several entertainments In her houor
Mr. Nathaniel Thayer's line yacht tho Ambassadrcss
has been lying at OF North End wharyes waiting
for favorable weather to follow the Gana TO SUMNER
cllmeS Mt Frederick Bradlee aud Mr. Ogden Goldman
Mr.. Thayor's guests.
Tho week socially has been dun one, giving ample
time onoy the really splendid soiSing aud the MIL
Dam road Is daily throngei with gay turnouis among
which the Russian scighs prcdominate Dinner parties
st take Ia the way Of fashionable gdyety lhls
week the most prominent given by SIr Frederick
Amory al the Somerset Club where were laid for
teen ladies aud gentlemen; by Mrs. Amory n Law
renee at her handsome house In Common wealihave'
last night; By Mrs. Thomas Lindau winthrop Tuesday
evening FOR ten guests and tonight by Mrs h. Rollins
night at tho IIomcnway Gymnasium. Al Mrs Augustus
Iowels house last ght there was theatrical enter
ianinent. Ia which several wcilknOwn society people
a.si-ted The president and faculty OF Wellesley Col
lege gave "A large reception Monday afternoon spc-
c,l train carrying number OF guests from Boston
Of the balls to tho most prominent are those OF
Mrs Frederick L. Auts. ON the uigt oI Irpiutl - Al
her house. IN tOmuouWr Ior Whch i"'o IN
,liauns are issued. uf Mts. Thornton n Iothrop, Tor
Der dausAIrI iho night 81 Icrulrl j. aId OF MIS-
Thomas l.. Cushing, AT Papants Hail. the last oi the
month
The Thursday Evening Club hs week was entertained
by Alr. Henry Il Roger, Al hs h1Iso la Jny-st. .
The society of Architects ducd last night az the iArher
House. Mr. Frank H. Cu'hlhs, VINO "H' tnC'r @ Aus,'
gave AN or the Acc monuments o. Nc" AIoAIco'
% E,.io9 -oc.ey Of Nnural History hid two inter
eating toplcs TO. discussion at Their meeting Wednesday
ngnt. Professor lionry " llaync' rad Iaper re1I
samuel Kuceind described bhrh1rons tribe called tho
sAuthals. living IN SurtAcaitorn Bengal
Mr. Franci. Minot Weld. who died AZ his house at
Jamaica plain, Thursday morning of heart disease, was
well known IN NcY-Yurs well as Boston lle was tho
ncal descendant OF Captain Joseph weld. Ine Puritan
r,uinin of Eoxnury III, mother was n Muot. Mr..
Weld Harvard graduate o thc Cas1 OF 9'' AI'or
founding tho house ot T. NJ Weld Co IN NcT-Orirars
he came back to Boston aud engaged In tr Eis INDIA
trade under tho trm ~ Welt MluOt At' Mclh was
a ulrrctor OF the Providence Railroad. Ot the China
Nuiua Insurance Company, and OF the Kansas tiy aud
Gull road IL married Mss k"dman, OF New. 'rdIorE
One daughters Is tho wife o Professor T. O. fet-
hody OF Cambridge. Mr.. Weld was the last of ave we'll
known brothers, the Hon stephen W. Weld W. T. WeiI,
the Philadelphia miilloInrr Dr. ChrlS'oInel H. "ci'
aud John Gardner Weld.
Mr. Herman StrIchaucr OF New-lork who Is Visiting
Eo,ton, has brought wiki him not only the music Tor
Nr.a julia AnauuOs's Opcrctta HbIcttO, hut a.sO
much more extensive ana ambitious work Th!s Ia n
setting OF all the songs in Irnuyson's Princess, AS
well ns prologue aud cpiloguc intended for orchestra
pryate hearing of all this VIII take place at Mrs. Id
win T.. Whpples carly next week, when the composer
and Mrs II lutgrr lark viii play the ln-tldnrn p0r
lions and tne yocaiss will he MRS, III. NJ Rogers tCara
Dnrtaj Mrs. Iipprit Mr. G.. j. Parker and Mr. JdNoh.
Selections from The poem 10 copnrc! thr ml'cai num-
hers viii be made aud rcau 10y Mr. Howard VI. IcknOr.
Mr. Iiuuclcault has made ht with " Ihc JuL' stand
inc room only has the nightly sgI ana the houses
Enyo bceu fashionable ~ well crowded. The recon-
structrd Boston Ideal, with Mss Aghos Huntington ana
Miss De Lussan IN leading parts hoen Iorhghts sri-
has been AT Globe where her PLAYS nave uech pro
rartcd until very bOurs by the long waits sho has
found IT necessary make. James OMEN ana " Monte
Crsto" brgiu tonight the GOhca weeks eugageueht
1he huudredth performance with souvenir siun bags
of the Nikado" crammcd the Hollis street Theatre
Wednesday night . , .
ChcKering Han IN February and March. DIR. Spencer
comes oXcelently recommended from san Francisco
Mr, Julia Anagu guOs and Mrs. Abby VI. DaZ, the author
are among the names on tho invitation committee.