New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-04
THE WEEK IN SOCIETY.
ASHIONABLE FOLK WITH LITTLE TO DO

AMATEUR THEATMcALs IN LITTLE DosE-sMAL
DINNERS AND SEWING CHASSIS.
EXCEPT during the Christmas holidays. the fashionable
people OF New York not had few socii duties
perform outside OF churchgoing) during last weei
since the peginIing OF the season Of 1888. very
little entertaining at private houses done, small
dinners and receptions not being numerois enough t
count The cl,se OF the Dog Show was laDented, ane
regrets were heard that the amateur performances Of
last Thursday and Friday at the Lyceum Theatre were
net to be repeated soon. But such people as takes
malicious pleasure in private theatreals were no
entirely deprived of amusement. A performance OF
amateurs was given at the BERKELEY LJceum ir
West Forty fourth-st. on Tuesday evening Ihe ACTOR
were of the Amateur Comedy Grub and this was the rs
time this little theatre had Leen used In this way
Husband to Order and Little ssvage" were plared
Miss OTIS who filed the leading part lat some sacras
of her own fesllngs won merited applause TherewA
a fashionable audience present which In one wVor
another seemed to extract much pleasure from tR per-
fornance This club has arranged for number o. sud
scription nights
In addItio, to the performance OF the Comef Club,
the sale of tie Spencer collection offered asbonabN
diversion TO- many people sales OF hnc picturs navs
ALWAYS called together hundreds OF prominent new
Workers. The of Tuesday night was 70 e1ceR
ton to tie rule, and tue pictures we're knoceo uown
amid gente excitement much to me satisfacton VI al
cOncerneGs
There WIS perhaps title less than tho usual amount
OF Lcntel theatre going owing to the DE In Union
Square, which set many people 10 shudderins
as they counted the times they had risked thelr
lives In til It dangerous playhouse. But Sew-forKers
are pretty well hardened and a scare about being
burned alive soon dies out Indeed the minds or many
speedily diverted oy the preparations LOT the Net
tedruu which held at Demonicos yesterday aiter'
Loon anu evening, and which passed OF with eminent
success. Mention may also be made OF he agreeable
Ladies Reception at the Lotos Club on Monday after
noon. Good refreshments were provided ana the plo
lures well Worth seeing Then there vas tne very
select reception given by tue Ladies feeinS oiup
No 10 West Twenty fourth st-so select ieed taat ny
asked. Yet the painful tact remains tnat tn
guests had good Tune IN watching MISS iteneii, s.
Ives and other young ladies III appropriate costumes
uugGg and slashng at one another Every lady pres.
ent ciared that the fencing exeeeit; ana as wv
is the opinion of the clubs fencing MUSTER prooapy
II is correct
With disregard for Lent worthy OF stanch Prespy'
teraus, Miss ADna Louise Sprague dNlllau stursiss
IT,, of Cheyenne Wyoming Territory wee married ats
o'clock onTuesday night in the Presbyterian Church, IN
West Twenty. thrd-st., by the Rev. \. White the
pAstor There was not a sign OF regad for Episcopal
feeling visible anywhere The bride va In white satins
tule and orange blossoms and her mid OF honor ana
tho bridesmaids appropriately arrayed IN whlte
tue and silk. A best man and usheB took part In the
ceremony, well the brides brotier.who gave her
awayand the bridegroom, of brilliant recep'
ton followed later at the brides h)me, No $50 West
Twenty-thlrist. pretty wedding celebrated Ia
Brooklyn on Tuesday evening when william e. Rogers,
H. and Miss Sadls X LANG were married mine hausom
Place Methodist Episcopal Church There were also
several weddings OF interest IN iashlonple Heorew
circles New York. notably that OF Miss Anna strauss
No. III East SiXtyfth ST., ana Berhoid EVIL AT Dei
mOnicos on Tuesday evening THIS was eili uatfiaSo
performed by Judge Enrich. On Menda! evening In
the same place the marriage ceremony Dtweeh Miss
Rachel Simon and :. j. Levy had been celeDratei:
Again on Wednesday night DeImonlcos was radians
over tie marriage there OF Miss Stella stetheimer aud
S. Feuehtwanger, Rabbi GOttheil officiating
Among minor entertainments Of the week yere dinner
parties by Mrs j. G. X Duer, No. 1877 East Twenty NTH.
st.; Mrs. s. $. Colgate No. West.sizteenh-sr; Mrs.
H. IL Baxter No. 5ss Fifth-ave; Mrs. John loane No.
SIS Fftbave. Mrs Adrian Isein, No. 3Sl 'ifth-ave.i
Mrs. william Rhneander, No II Washington Square,
north; Mrs. Marshall o. Roberts ito the Earlh Arranh
No IO7 Fifth-aye; Mrs. Ormo Wilson, Ola Fifth
ave; Mrs. s. c. Thompson, No. 29I Madlsonave, and
Uallet Barrowe ut the Lawyers downtown Cho This
last was honor OF Mrs. Bradley Martin, an being
little out OF the usual iae caused ripple OF ,entle eI
clteinent among people VINO knew u bout It,
Dinners aside IL should be mentone d that lrs. H. X
Brewer, No. l4l East Forty-sixth ct, CAV small
dance and that entertaining thearicalsyere per
formed ole ev eniug Mrs. j. T. Giberts No l07 East
sixteenth-st.; Mrs. T. b. Clifford, No. ALB lexington,
ave entertained her sewing class and invitd In soma
men after the work was done. That was on thursday
night Mrs. Schencks class met Mrs. Clifon Smiths
No IL Lexingon-ave and Miss Leary's FRAY at 80
Fifth-aye Mrs George W. Carr gave very njoyabIe
musica. reception at her home in West Ftys6enths ST.
on Thursday evening.
Miss Clara Taylor No. 352 Madisonave.. will DO mar
red to W. H. Van SteenbeIgh at the Collegiate Church.
at FiIth-ave and Forty egnth-st. on tuesday.
Mrs. Sherwood reads at Mrs. G. Byrds No. PARK
ave-. on the 18th and the 18TH "Caste" WI be PER-
formed by amateur. the Lyceum Tneatrein a Of 81
Mary's Hospita for Crippled Children.