New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-15
THE WEEK IN SOCIETY.
A1IvELY TIME FOR RECEPTIONS.
WITT srcu ENTERTAINMENTS MEAx-THE ASSEM-
NV AMI VARIOUS WEDDINGS.

III, .s ,yeek In society possessed all the character
,st,c features OF this OF the year. ihero "'
ono large public ball (he 22d Regiment AZ the sicuo
politan Opera House; seml-puoho pan az oe
Ico's. ono or two numerously attendco oanoo' az P
vate houses and numberless minor ana'rs' sum 90
o,ons formal luncheons and dinners. IL IS III
,h.sa asssr entertainments that January particularly
.bounas After the first week In THIS MONTH III 'no
course of which the holiday festivities po'h puono
privatc come to end the average "ona" VI -,
ion begins the task, or less agreeaoo' Oh pains
OF her social obligations to several hundred pcoPio
.or, sho has not ash to dne and does not mean
a., .sk How TO accomplish the greatest anonn. o.
GOOD for the greatest number with the least amount Vi
tronbe flor herself is the problem that confronts her
and a reception tea (they are ABOUT 'no SUNNI
tbine) IS the usual solution. In chronological orucr
,hs decision is reached about the last Of December
but 1t bears fruit only in January Yet desp'c 'ho
frequency with which they given, teas ana receP
lions II must be confessed not the most popular
entertainments In New York, either with women vi
mon Like all day affairs, they arc attended chiehy
nv ladies' since the men ~ don't get uptown" early
enough to CO. But they greatly improved "hero
they are followed by an impromptu dance I'D 'ho 80
ing In most cases, to be sure the hostess mas a'h
her best friends long enough in advance 10 seo"lo
good attendance but during tho afternoon sho Illus
opportunity easily to add to her NUMBERS py in',e
sucb callers as have made themselves particularly
agreeable or such she wants to favor INC ro'"'
n, Il all f. that pleasant dance begins and ems In
that house once a year at least at sensible hour'
The moral to be drawn is that reception ana uhhor
dances arc social diversions based on sens'pe lucas
and ought to be encouraged by all sensip'e PcoPo.
Among the many teas and receptions OF the week weio
tbose Given by Mrs. Alfred NJ. Hoyt, NO. e34 fll'h-
40 Mrs II O. Armour No. $50 F1fth-ave., Mrs.
Wray. No. 74s Fhh-ave., Mrs. Robert Hoe NO. IL
East Thirty sixhst.. Mrs. Edward Johncs' ,1a'cnuon
Hotel, Mrs. John A. Ford, No. 5oI fnth-aVe' MI,
John Zerega No. 80 West Forty -eighth-st' MIS- IL
Iadew No Sl3 Madisonave., Mrs L. u LSip we
East 81 XIV. ffthst.. Mrs. Hunter. No % East fortS
,.h ., Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt, No. 1 West Fifty
seyentb-st Mrs c. W. Griffith, No IL West Forty
eirbtb-st Mrs Edward Adams, No 400 Madison-aVc''
Mrs F. H. Howell. No. As West Forty-slxth-s',
Mrs Henry G. Leavtt, No. East foHle,h-s'' MIS-
r r. Robinson, No. % West Eighty ninth-st, Mrs
Allan 10 East Thirty seventh st., and Mrs. s. Riker
No. 3O3 Madlson-ave.
Thursday was undoubtedly the most Interesting Gay
of the week from social point of view' because MISS
Katharine Taylor winthrop and Hamilton Fish kean
were married In Grace Church In the afternoon, ana
the Second Assembly Ball was danced at DelmoMcoS
I'm tho evening. Grace Church lends Itself well 10
fe tive occasions, and this wedding Of two young
people of particularly good family for at least three
generations as indicated By their names, was a
pretty affair. The crowd of well-dressed guests was
a conspicuous feature Of 1t but tho bride In white
satin and point lace was the most charming OF all
Six pretty bridesmaids In light blue and group Oh
ushers together with the brides father Robert WIN
throp, completed the bridal party Tho Bishop OF
the diocese and DR.. Huntington read the marriage
service, keeping time to soft music. After the cere-
mony there was a comparatively small reception at No.
lis Fftnave., because the bridegrooms family are
in mourning for the recent deaf If Mrs Northcoe,
his cousin. Some of these reception guests, as wen
the bridesmaids, met later at the
ball at Dcmonico's This Assembly was no
less successful than IFS predecessor Of few weehs
ago. The decorations not eaborate-They never
at this dance where the toilets and the exclusive
ness Of the guests make up for all deficiencies OF that
kind Mrs. Sheldon, Mrs Mlnturn, Mrs. Toler, ana
Mrs Gerry received the guests bows as they entered
The place not crowded at any time, and dancing
was thus agreeable Everybody and everything was
late especially the cotillOn, led by j. Frederick rams
Mr. Tams did not break into sailors hornppc at any
tme as hoped he would do to lend rare novelty
to the figures. The music was good and so was the
supper-two essentials Of success that the shfewd
managers take to guarantee The next OF these
assemblies under the ladies' management, VIII occur
on February 0.
Marrying was kept up pretty briskly all during the
week. an carly start having been taken Monday at
noon by Henry Belknap and Miss Isabel Gardiner In
the Church of the Heavenly Rest. The ceremony was
not attended by great display, but the bride was
charming In silvr gray silk, with silver and PINK
| bonnet. This costume prettiy set Oil by
bouquet of pink There were no bridesmaids,
and the bride walked into the church with her brother
c. A. Trnce, of Boston,was best man, and NJ T. Slade
and A. T. Townsend were ushers. Only Intimate
| friends witnessed the ceremony which the Rev. d.
Parker Morgan performed with his usual dhnsve
effectiveness AT p the same day, in the Church
Of ST. John the Baptist there was another wedding
the bride of that hour being Miss Edith Landon and
the bridegroom Cornelius II. Dufi son of the rector
The bride white satin trimmed with Lace ana
carried white roses. The two bridesmaids were IN
white surah, and their bouquets were OF PINK roses.
Four ushers looked after the guests both at the church
and later at the BRIDES home
| The wedding of most interest Tuesday was that
| of Dean HoGmans daughter, Miss Mary L. Hoffman,
| and the Rev. Thomas W. NickersoD, tr, now rector
of an Episcopal Church in Paterson, N j., but at one
popular and devout assistant at Calvary Church
in this city The ceremony was performed with good
deal Of proper display in Trinity Chapel Dean Hoft-
read the principal part of the service assisted
in places by the Rev. DR.. Dix and the Rev. Mr. NICK
| erson, ST. 1t Is not often that bridal couple has
both its fahersin-law hand to read the marriage
service The blushing bride of the seminary was In
white satin-a necked DRESS not usual In bridal
toilets but none the less becoming on that account
There six bridesmaids as pretty as pretty couid
be- and six lively ushers with radiant and set express
| sions of countenance Next to the bridegroom the
| hest man was Frederick Allen. great many guests
were at the church., and also at the reception which
followed later at the Deans residence In the depth Oh
the Theological Seminary over by Ninth-ave.
| Wednesday was the wedding day OF Miss Isabel
Marie Day, daughter of the Rev. Henry s. Day. ms
| lady was married to John ID. Dent, OF Rochester,
n " at her fathers house. No 81 East seventy fifth
St. She wore white faille franchise and her maid OF
honor, Miss Nellie Day sugden, was dressed In PINK
| SILK and carried basket of pink flowers. The best
man was from Rochester (Mr Hess, and there were
four usheIs various parts Of the country. After
the ceremony there a small reception at which
many prominent Bapsts were present. This was an
| evening wedding
| Dances were given last week by Mrs. Lyman, No 8
East Sixty 1fthst.; Mrs. Henry S. Kingsley, No 10
West Twenty -seventhst- Mrs Lucien b. Chase, No
AL Fifth ave. Mrs. j. j. White, No $50 Fiith-ave
| Mrs. Peck, No. Ill East Thirty -fourth-st; Mrs
Sackett No. 121 East feminist, and Mrs. ]. Hood