New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-12

TIE TEN DAYS NEXT BEFORE LENT
LAST CHANCES AT GAYErY-THE UNION LEAGUE
ANxixrRaApY RAIIGoTHER ENTERTAINNrxxa

that the religious significance of these DAYS 10 often os
eight Of but every knows. at least that they MARX
the beginning and end OF the dull season y dull the
u.s. from point OF view common to all city people d
| fashion. Tt is Of use for the non Churchmen -
object. Dislike Ash Wednesday as mucn a. tbev may
this eject Of tho fast socially something they cane
get rid Of It. All they do is to pursue their gayey up
to the last hour VI Tuesday and then sutsde into com
| raratiye quiet for six weeks The last week before
Lent is generally uncOmmonly gay and this year hss
been much Several large balls OF varying
| degrees OF fashion were given They were all well
attended by the circles for which they intended.
| On the OF Knights there dinners, receI tIonA
musicales aud small dances. The coincidence of the
Coullon at Delmonioos and the Union League amir
versary ball in its clubhouse Monday night offered
chance for comparisons that has not been missed 10
the gossip Of tho week. II would not be well to pursue
It too far perhaps; but II asked which gather
ing representative Of what is best in Now
York from every point of view would 10 safe to reply
that both places there were well dressed good looking
and rich peoples that IN addition to these character
scs to both AFFAIRS one ball could boast OF the
presence Of distinguished clergymen physicans Judges
and men Of letters while the other as an onset could
show only amiable Englishman with title.
From many points Of view the chief social incident Of
the week certainly this ball at the Union League
Club on Monday night The club house presented
beautiful interior and the floral decorations were In ex'
celeut taste In fso detail OF elegance was omitted
thanks to an energetic committee OF management The
supper was In style Of tho CLUBS che-no more
need be said Mr.. Depew tho president received tue
guests and maintained agreablee smile during hours
Of greeting The toilets of the ladies were fresh and
many of them strikingly beautiful AZ Tor the
men, they looked well their conventional costume
m wsd sas passing
that tho arrangement Tor gett,ng swsy ,ro h IT.
one that WAS the door when no wanted TO go, and
paid reasonable price for It, II TINS were ths rule AZ
deaths from pneumonia In NewYork during the winter,
and tho public vehicles OF the town would be better.
cleaner aud cheaper.
Two of the various series Of fashionable semipublie
dances at Delmonicos came to an end The Cotilon on
Monday evening perhaps the most successful of s
NAME despite Its likeness to every other dance given at
Demoncos It offered OF the best chances gayety
for of the guests who will not be at the last Patr
archsJ; and. moreover there was live Duke present.
The ballroom tolerably decorated with palms ana
ferns and the upon which the bouquets for tho
fower-hgure stuck made gay sight On the
music gallery were usual floral sacrifices to Lander.
There were also effective palms IN the corridors The
committee toward which the guests made their BOWS
was much admired. and consisted OF Mrs. James g. X.
Duer Mrs. ]. o. Green and Mrs. Orme wilson The
coton was very late 1t a. m. when j. Frederick
Tams led the gddy van but declared to be moss
enjoyable 1t Is not necessary to rehearse the list OK
guests. As usual b. stood for Beeknan Bronson et@t
for Cuttng for Dnr ana 80 on t ea Sno sn
week during the season. The second appearance OF
night at DemonIcos TO o. when the last OF Assem-
blies the Mdlrarchs as they are sometimes cilei:
was danced Itw an agreeable ball. but not marked
by large attendance by especial enthusiasm The 90
guests or less were gracefully received 9y MIS-
RoHerts and Mrs. H. A. Coster There were not many
strangers present The cotiilon was ed between anu
a. ~, by Charles K Hone
Among the private entertainments OF tho week, Mrs
Nicholas Gywnn's dance for her daughter; Egerton L.
ma dane for iSd au
dance for her daughter easily led all the rest Com
parisons are hardly fair however for Mr. Winthrop has
tho advantage over most New-Yorker', not only in
knowing his nextdoor neighbour but in being able TO use
that neighbours house his whenever he chooses
As every ought TO know by this tme they are con-
Meeting habitaons There nearly 200 guests pres
ent at Mr.. Winhrops Oh Tuesday night, and they were
hand fairly early too they had been asked to come
at 8 O'Clock Thomas Ii. Howard led the cotillon.
dancing with Miss winthrop IL was said OF Mira
Gywnns entertainment on Thursday night that it
actually draw people away from the Assembly. That's
likely enough, because private ball like THIS mas 90
dances The ball in Miss Van Warts honor at Delmon.
l wSs on nS ai
About nifty couples were present at thus dance nut moro
talso at Delmsnicosl previously. Thomas IL Howard
led the colon with Miss Van Wart The fayors were
not only pretty but they did not offend good taste Oh tho
score OF expense
Getting married is OF the luxuries forbidden to
Church people during Lent AMI consequently last week
sded with weddings, which must be celebrated
before 18th Of the month The greatest rush on
Wednesday, and the celebrated with most display
that OF Miss Annie Emmet and her cousin Charles
N. Harris. at st. Stephens Church in East Twenty
eghtnst., at 80 a. m. On account of their near
relationship and the religious belief OF Miss Emmett. it
necessary to get dispensatlon from the Pope
authorizing the marriage Naturally, therefore, when
permission arrived it deemed entirely proper to
have a big church wedding. There was an Archbishop
In hles3iu Assis
priests. Eight ushers, best man, eight bridesmaids
and large crowd OF fashionable people to help or to
lock on, were also there. Much beautiful music
listened to and low was said. After the ceremony
was there a wedding breakfast for intimate
rends and relatives at the house OF brides father.
No. 50 Wadisonave. In the evening q more simple
wedding celebrated at the Church of the Heavenly
Rest-that OF Miss Mai st. A. Watson and George W.
Fuller IT, The handsome chancel space ornameuted
with palms. the altar was covered with white and tho
Organist did his best the bridal party entered This
very young bride was in white satn attended by hve
bridesmaids and eight ushers They made handsome
bridal procession, which met ut the chance steps by
the bridegroom supported oy his brother William not
that he melted n Ga wes acns o n
Chuch, at Iweny-frstst and Fourth-ave, and in the
lansing Bird. the bridegroom OF the OCCASION Tho
lady, IN satln ue and orange blossoms, was attended
Users Dr. satferee the rector read the seTyise Wills
large congregation OF fashionable people looked and
the house OF tue brides mother No. 263 West Twenty
ffthst. Other interesting weddings this day were
those OF Miss Woodhouse aud Mr. Dart at No lbs West
Sixty irst-st and Miss Beddall and Mr. sanderson at
Zion Church
These by no means all the marriages OF tina
week At Trinity Church on Tuesday afternoon at
o'clock, Miss Alice LIE Fevre was married TO DIR. II A.
Fairburn, OF Brooklyn. certainly with due ceremony.
There three clergymen in the chance four brides
maids and four ushers but no best the BRIDE
groom. The wedding luncheon eaten at the Hotel
Victoria and attended by sufficiently distinguished
guests. On this day in the evening Miss Burchel
and DR. W. II. Pinkney married No. IS Eas,
Fifty third-s, where reception followed. At the same
hour. festivities In progress at No. % West
enty third St. where Miss A. J.. Levett end W. H. W.
Henz, OF Philadelphia, were welded; aud in the West
Forty third Street NJ. l.. Church. whore Miss NJ. l.,
Beatte and Henry L. kehrl were pronounced and