New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-28
THE WEEK IN SOCIETY.
A FEW WEDDINGS TO BREAK THE QUIET

marriage OF the week was inai VI IcHS
slocum, jr., to Miss Grace Edsall, in St. johns
Church, Clifton, Staten Island, on Wednesday al noun
The descriptions Of this eagerly read py inc
devotecs of lawn tennis, in which Mr. slocum Il
champion and his followers delighted To hho"
that he promised 10 love onc' instead OF NV
fifteen or love thirty the phraseocIy Oh INC
tennis court has IT, Miss Edsal made pretty pruo
IN white morc silk, null and tulle, and her orln's
maids were likewise pleasing 10 look upon i"0'
were her sister, Miss Edsa whose engagement 70
prominent Engllshman has Just been announced Miss
Katherine Colt who is TO be one of the November
brides Miss Florence slOcum and Miss Louise bo"cs
willard Their gowns of white Chantliy lace WIZ
set of with zouave Jackets of PINK ana oiuo w..
They also wore as souvenirs from the happy pi'uo
groom, brooches In the shape of tennis racquo1
in which was a tiny pearl Tho best man, H. Lv-
ingston Beeckman and the ushers, valentine u nan
Clarence slocum, J. s. Clark and Howard iaSior are
all csn,taI tennis men, A quiet family breakfast ior
lowed at the country house OF The brides s's'ei,
MIS- Joseph Alexandra. Among the relatives pioson.
were the aged grandparents OF the prine' DR. anu
Mrs Thomas Jerome, who celepra'eu 'n'i e
Wedding last July and Leonard W. Jerome, the great
uncle Of the BRIDE -., ..o
o. tho sa,re dav in BROOKLYN an interesting cero-
,rory took Mace in the Church of the Pilgrlms-a
donble wedding The brides were daueh'efs vi n'
] Newton prominent merchant OF that CITY "'''
Grace Newton married To Arhoiu ouS'. 800
son of Professor James 7. Dana, OF ihe Ooiios'
AMI now an editor of financial periodical puoisneo
ia Wall Street. The second daughter became MIS-
Edwin Rudolph Dimond, her husband being the son
of General W H. Dimond of san Francisco, In which
city the Young pair will reside Mr. and MIS- Dana
will remain in Brooklyn in the Newton househou-
Roth brides were dressed alike In heavy white sik
and each had four bridesmaids, who were drcssed "o
in each color in gowns Of lavender pink, pale green
and gray tuIle over silk of the same shade. lhey
chrysanthe
mum.
On the same day gold lace and silver brocade
plaved an important part in wedding which occurred
al St Thomass Church The bridegroom was Johh
c. CoIweIl First Lieutenant in the Navy, ana one
of the heroes Of the Greedy relief expedition Inv
bride was Miss sarah Benton Brant, granunaush''.
of Colonel Joshua D. Brant, one of the pioneers Vi
St. Louis and her father, Colonel Henry Benton
Brant. was during his life well known IN that CITY,
The brides gown of white and silver brocade made an
agreeable contrast 10 the full dress uniform OF inc
bridegroom with its wealth of bright buttons ana go"
lace small wedding breakfast iolo"eu a' "'o
residence Of Dr. Wcmore, No. Al East Iwehty-nln'n
ST. Lieutenant and Mrs. Colwell will return 10 New"
York after their honeymoon.
wedding in a distant city, Cincinnati, mas soHo
interest to New-york people, as bride ard groom
arc well known here 1t took place on Tuesday
The lride was Miss Fannie Eaton, daughter OF D. "
Eaton who pa nted the Cincinnati beauties oil gehe
alton ago and the bridegroom was s'moh io'i'
CamacfD. of this city, nephew oil 'hc H.'" VI
Venezuela General simon Bolivar. One OF the pilues
maids was Mss Laura Hoadly daughter OF eN-ooV
ernor Hoadly. whose home Is now IN new io'N
Only relatives of the pair witnessed the weuu'hs
Mr. and Ms Camacho will make their home on o'a'en
Island ,.,
AZ the Boomincdale Reformed Church on THURSDAY
evening Dr. Arthur L. Root was married 10 'i''
Frances Robinson, daughter Of John d. hopl'So' NV
Rev Arson r. Attcrbury and the Rev. III O",iO,
Marvin Officiating. Miss Anna Robinson was m"u Va
honor and the younger sisters Of the orioc, 'i'se
Mabel and Elsie Robinson were the bridesmaids III
f. A. l. WaIun was the best man. Dr. Mott d. cannon
DR. George d. Hamln, ii. H. Arthur, T. > somerVne'
Andrew Fletcher IT., aud Andrew Robertson acuhs 40
ushers. A reception followed al the p'luo "o'"''
No l55 West Eighty seventh-st
The weddings of the coming week have ueeh 50
often commented on that there remains but little TO
no said regarding them Miss Goodridge and Gouver-
neur Carnochan will have a limited number OF their
many friends at Riverdale Tuesday, probably no
moro than 500. This number Is small when IL Il
considered that Mrs. GOodridges list includes some
. 500 people The largest town wedding OF The week
will be that Of Miss Blanche Phelps Stebbins TO Lucen
Valois, OF Paris, in which city the young pair VIII
make their home 1t will be unfortunate II there
should be war between France and Germany, as
Miss stcbbinss younger sister IS about to wed German
and will 1--we in Frapkforton-the-Ma Main.
Mrs. Calvin :. Brce invited small circle
Of her friends on Wednesday night to listen
TO the violin playing Of Miss Madgc Wick
ham, young American girl who has been
winning golden opinions IN Europe, and substantial
souvenirs from royal personages. The Prince and
Princess of Wales gave her brooch in the
shape of a violin, set in rIbes and
diamonds and their brother-in-law, the late
Emperor Frederick Of Germany, golden brooch set
in diamonds and other jewels, with his portrait at the
back Miss Wckham t. barely out Of her teens and
deserves all this recognition of talents which she
hopes also to gain in her country. Mrs. Brce
will give large musicale for her young protege soon
Debuantes will flock to the front ranks very soon.
They Just now engaged In selecting their winter
ball dresses some additions to the list Of last week
will not be without interest Among them are Miss
Ezabeh Van Rensselaer,, whose mother was Miss
women Miss Elizabeth Morris, daughter OF Dr
stuyvesant Morris; Miss Louise Baldwin, a daughter
Of {. c. Baldwin Miss Euretta kornochan, called
after her aunt. Euretts Whitney Miss Emily Ewing
whose mother was daughter Of Philip Van Rensselaer,
Miss Louise shepard daughter of Colonel Elliott f.
shepard Miss Amy Bend daughter of George Bend
Miss Margaret Morgan daughter Of William Nor
.an Mss Daisy Wells, whose mother Miss
.lleston. Miss katharine Minturn, whose mother
Was Miss AsPnwau and Miss kahryn BRADY The
the other Young ladies, as She is engaged to Sidney
bees the An 1 of their daughters on the sScia
stream viii Be watched with Interest
The fifth annual exhibition of the National Horse
Show Association Will be hailed Win delight Dy al
mirels Of fine ursefesh and will be the first big en-
tert2inment of ne social season. IL Will be open
al the Madison square Garden from November 10
November II. Tcre is a large list OF ladies who will
exhibit their fine tock Among them are Mrs Tres
Stevenson, Mrs. Archibald Alexander, Mrs Il. Full
ION Cutting Mrs. Jthn A. steward, Ir Miss Consuela
Vanderbilt, Miss Gertrude Gilbert, Mrs I b. Biownell
Btrnham, Mrs. Richard King, IT,, and Mrs: Barclay
Wa-burton. Miss ebert viii send double team
OF Ionies which she tails Mrs. Gilbert and Ada Re
han after the favortc actresses of Augustin DAILY
company.
Mrs. Hayward Cutting has decided to make her
home foi the future in New-York, and has just pur
chased house In Ffthave., where she will give a
series OF entertainments during the winter, for her
daughter, Miss Annie Cutting. She will also have
with her h'r nieccs, the Kisses Mason brown The
engagement just been announced OF Mrs Cuttings
son. Henri Cutting to Miss Mills, of Newark, young
lady OF great @auiy and many accomplishments.
On Tuesday evening Louisa, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. James ii. Rdabock, wiz be married TO George
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