New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-27
THE WEEK IN SOCIETY.
A FLICKER OF LIFE BEFORE TIE END.
TIE COACHING rAnADE-rSrATRIoric WEDDINGS
THE RACES TO COME.

$500, tho members Of fashionable circles In New
Work for those OF them who stiIl In town. man.
aged 70 have comforts ble time last weckS Not many
os them were socn at the Metropolitan Opera House
on Monday night yet sufficient number turned out
., etyc the gathering fashionable air. The bad
weather. cold damp and drcary, kept many pretty
Arcssex away from Ccdarhurst, but enough bright
kolor> were worn to make the sporting places on
tuesday and Friday pretty ehective Among the
pcopo who were at the track were Mr.. and Mrs.
Ilord Asplnwan. Mr. and Mrs. Prescott Lawrence,
.r and Ms T. n Morgan. Mr.. and Mrs. Amory G.
Vodrcs. August Belmont, ,r., Mr.. and Mrs. Elliott
roosevelt A. Butler Duncan. Stanley Mortimer Mr..
.na Mrs. sidney Dillon Ripley, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Maitland, IN addition 70 the families who
I've close by 1t Is said that good deal Of betting
was done tno, necessarily Of course, By those
toned abovel.
The leading social incident of the week, perhaps.
w,s the paradc of the fourin-hand coaches through
Cen,r,, p.rk Not SO many drags wero in line as
I'm former wears which little strange, since It is
I'D the club limit has recently been enlarged take
A. oore members Possibly the fact that II is pretty
a,aeult 10 ind reasonable excuse for making oneself
nnxpicuous In this way has made IL hard TO persuade
ladies TO ride on the drags. Still, so long the
parade IS mainly IN the Park little objection II any,
can be advanced on this score Colonel William Jay
reformed his part with dignity and grace; he 70
vowed tho club. The dinner at the Brunswick IN
tbe evening like it's predecessors far prep
arat.ons indicated anything
Tho annual drive Of the club Will be to oahdalo
next saturday returning on Monday.
In addition 10 tho weddings, the and the coach
ing parsde the announcement Of the engagement of
sss Florence schicfelln 20 j. Bruce Ismay New York
MANAGER Of the White star line of steamships caused
much complimentary comment.
The col weather has not been drawback TO riding
IN The Park and tho bridlepaths were pretty well
crowded all last week II must be singular good luck
or careful Craftsmanship that has prevented accidents
M sharp bends, dark bridges, points for
passing The inability Of the riders to sec, and be
seen along tho East Drive, IS stin subject of COM
mcnt among certain set Of eqnestrians (who ride
welh but little store need be upon a rumor that
the Park Commissioners mean to change all this, and
put stretch Of road along tho East Drive The
improvement would the sacrifice of many beauti-
1nl BITS OF landscape, and the temper of the public,
III present is decidedly against any disturbance in this
great pleasure ground for the sake Of class lest IL
should lead the way TO many other changes that would
be entirely undesirable Until driving and riding on
Riverside Drive becomes fashionable therefore, pleasure
seekers on horseback must keep at safe distance
from the easy going carragefolh In connection with
this subject II may be noted that Of fine equi-
pages in Ncw-York complain bitterly that since Fifth
ave. has been epaved II Is so crowded with trucks
and goccs' wagons from Fifty ninth-st 10 Washington
Square, that there is no pleasure safety In driving
GU t. This is, Of course, painful 10 people who have
nothing else 10 trouble them; but after all, trucks,
goceIs carts, and express wagons are quite within
their rights IN driving Ffthave anywhere else
In the city and they know 1t, too
There have been many weddings this month that.
possibly. the old superstition against marrying In
Msy will have ntls weight hereafter. At any rate.
% far no complaints have been heard from the May
~ hrfto .pA, ba1h haa bet
them. OF The weddings OF last week that o. 3. Van
Iensselder Townsend and Hiss Janet E. King, which
took pace on Tuesday in what seems to be the chapel
o. Grace Church, and what is called the Cbaniry-'
Tough probably 1t Is not chapel
endowed with land or other revenue for
tho maintenance of one or moro priests
TO sing masses daily for the souls Of the
conorss) fret excited interest. The ceremony was
celebrated at the good, high-church English hour
OF II 40 a. n There were ushcrs, two clcrgymen,
A best man and some relatives and friends OF the
bridal couple there but no bridesmaids NO recep
ton va. given aft,rward, although wedding orcaN-
fast was spread at No 102 Weverly place where 'oio
mel King the brides father, lives. As an hpisoopa'
Church when open Is free, so FAR as entering s 0o
ce,nea 10 got sea. is different matter' hu'nNci y.
800. q, tho families very properly were present
without special invitation
Two other leading weddings of the week feheo.' ~.
IN
bridegroom was an Englishman Onn'i'ie" ~ ~, -
o.. - ,h.,o figured I'm the ceremony at south Orahso
- "wednesday when, in the Church OF the HOY Oo"i'
rnrpton. at ftlc after IL, Miss Harriet A. "oou was
married His name Is Herman cross hosAo,'
e,orcymen onlclatcd The bride, dfcsseo III "'' '.,
vorc the family wedding veil of point lace. foi
rbiidron assisted, and the others IN inc oiu"' -
besides the bridegroom, were four prioe9n'"U'' -
49,, unmarried also, and four ushcrs. The church was
o0rlN II
,Io.sa,t hnt unnairiote affair. An elaborate oieaN
d., ,,llowed The other lucky EnglShTsn Is h9lhou
Frederic Duncan He halls from Leeds ana no MAJ
a Brookyn GIRL she Miss Helen fnzer, Vi w."
ington-avo and the wedding ceremony tooA pace
day evening in the Church OF Our saNloui' az
place and Pierrepont-st., at p IN lho o''N7 80
dra.ed in white satin and las attended by six gracious
bridesmaids and six gallant ushers' "h'io 'no ,o
did the best he could with his best man, who' hhc vi.
hest man at the wedding Orange was imported iol
the oceasion-from Vienna. large reception iono"0O
at the home Of tho brides parcrts 80
The Country Club will be the centre of interest t'
week with its races, lawn tennis and polo anu ihoe
mr. less entertaining the hospitable houses rounu
about Pelham Then the sport al Jerome PARK "hi0h
4 out that way" will draw large crowd on "eues-
dav At least The display Of draSs, 1t is anticipated,
viii .urpass the parade Of yesterday. Tho dafeS Oh
,he- social incidents OF interest TO Newforkers may
be repeated as follows: -,
June .. marriage Of Randolph Appleton lat Boston,
and Miss Helen Mxtcr; Of Miss Lillian Gwynh auu L.
Mortimer Thorn. -. "a
unsr peii AT the Church Of the Heavenly Rest, p.
mn time for the evening boat of Miss DuraDt ana
Nv WheoIer Church of the Ascension, at 80 p m.
June 7, marriage Of Miss Harriet Thsyer aud The
Rev Mr. Fntner, at Orange.
The marriage of Miss Clara Bogardns 10 IL ~
Lounsbery, well known Wall street oroAer' WI aals
49,. =, lima = I'm the Madison Avenue Reformed
Church.
The wedding Of Miss Motley to Robert james ieach
Is expected to take place at St. Thomass Churcn On
June G.
aRgAT GOOD FOE LITTLE MONEY!