New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-03
THE WEEK IN SOCIETY
THE COUNTRY RESORTS STILL HOLD THEIR
OWN

OWN
rashinable people are slow in coming to town and
,,hough tho nun,bers Mt Lenox and Newpor! much
smaller Riyerdale Cedarhurs the Country Club and
Ike naces are constantly being reinforced with gay
crowds. Tuxedo has become permanent settlements.
and is scarcely aec ted by the change OF seasons offer
ing constant amusement and comfort.
weddings have been less frequent than last fall
and during the last week there have been but of
any ,mnortarce TO the fashionable world of NewYork
and those came on the same day, Wednesday. At
Newport Miss Georgiana Heckscher was married to
George b. Mcclellan, the only son Of General Nc
clel,an The ceremony in All Saints Memorial Chapel
uas ncrformcd by Bishop Potter The number invited
70 the wedding breakfast very small compared
with the extensive visiting list OF the pair. The
rresents received by Mr. and Mrs Mcclellan numbered
more than two hundred and magnificent
A liberal representation of New-York society
started by special train Wednesday morning for
the ola Floyd Jones manor house. ar south Oyster
par where they hidden 10 witness the wedding
~ Miss Louise Akerly Floyd-Jones and Condo Racquet
Thorn The visiting list of the Floyd-Jones family
A. aid n be the largest in York, and no less than
:. 600 invitations TO the wedding were sent out.
vo,v nearly 900 guests responded in person and
,rere rresent the ceremony and tho festivities
h,oh followed The brides family have for many
,one,ations lived Long Island, and still hold land
h,cb they gained from the Indians. il is said that
- the original Floy dJoneses slew five hundred
Id,ans which so impressed those who remained that
thew gave him an immense tact of land on Long
island and that was the foundation of the family
mrtune The festivities began the night before the
wedding with large dinner and dance for Inc
bridal party and Immediate relations, and
for some hours after the ceremony the guests
from. town tarrcd to enjoy the hospitality
Of the house. which is pIoverbial. The train from
town carried 10 Amityvile Station 400 passengers
who were driven 10 the manor house in stages aho
wagons OF all sorts. Mr. and Mrs Thorn sailed yes
to-day for Europe. 10 remain for the winter
The autumn dance at Tuxedo on Friday night was
me most successful in the history of the club, and this
dance will continue 10 be ANIMAL feature. MOI
only was every in the clubhouse TAKEN but the
cottages were filed as we'll For days Mrs. Grenvilc
Kane and Mrs " Dick7 Hunt had busted themselves
with making favors and decorations for the oanrVo"
and the result OF their handiwork went FAR toward
making the dance success. The octasoha oaii-roo"
which is so handsome to call for little decorauoh
was trimmed with lunches Of autumn leaves. Inc
favors big crush roses Of pink and yellow, for lamp
shades c!lded cowbells suspended on ribbons OF
different colors were hung on screens, and on taDleo
we're placed rows Of something that lookea Inc
frosted catrs pies. but proved 10 DC inc 'hoh
Homer pies which filed with faVorS lhS'eau o
finding a plum. the dancer found toy whose uupI-
cate was in another dish. and when the hoioer was
discovered the pair danced out the figure. ON
Hungarian band. and along the row oil loo''
lights were many brilliant red branches OF some
thing looking like double peoples, but proving 10 DE
shaving papers The Lady or Tiger inquire was ih-
troduced, and the dance proved veritabie roh'p'
Csssmir dc Rham led most successfully with Mrs
Richard II. Hunt.
The cotillon began before supper, but the faVorS
were not distributed until later. There were fully zoo
people seated az the supper the tables being placed on
the spacious pazzas. which have already been GU
closed with glass though Tuxedo has not begun 10 as
sumo a wlnterlike appearance AS can DC iinae'iiou
the cowbell figure noisy and almost uedienins
one the tinkng Of several dozen bells drowning the
sound of the ever-lnsprng Hungarian music.
1Iere we're some handsome dresses whose wearers
vero even more beautiful Miss Hargous, who Is on
her first visit TO Tuxedo. wore gown OF Pompddour
brocade Miss Schreincr, of Paris, VINO Is 10 DC 'He
guest of Mrs Hayward Cutting this winter, was IN
striking gown OF brilliant red tulle and satin MISS
schreiner is cousin of Miss Julia Van Duzcr Of this
city, and TO be one of the bellies of the coming
SEASON. Miss Bruce Price. daughter Of the architect
Bruce Price who designed the clubhouse and many OF
the Tuxedo houses simply dressed In "hite' ana
her resemblance Miss Letter was spoken OF Dy many
pres6nt Miss Gnswod wore silvergray satin ana
mile Miss Cryder lemon-colOr gauze and SATIN, Mrs.
James Iiude hickman lilac and yellow tuile, gar
ntured with Alacs, aud Mrs William Waldorf Asior
black satin relieved with old gold She wore few Jewels
II must not be supposed that the members OF The
their guests are the Only onoS "hosc
Is looked out for at Tuxedo on the contrary, every
thing is done 10 make the life of the employees agree
able and on Thursday night there was servants haii
IN the village and their enjoyment was suincient 10
keen them dancing until o'clock Friday morning
This ball was given by the cottage people cluo Is
shortly be started in the village ior the enPloSes
and their families, for whom reading roo'hs anu @n
entertainment hall will be provided. ,.,.
The Dowager Countess Oi shrewsbury and Lazy
scliirk now guests of Mr.. and Mrs. 4. 5. Hewitt az
and were entertained a. luhcheoh pA az hon1 t
Il. Dc Forest. They will sail for England ABOUT 'n'
"' MIs. Frecierck Goodrldge gave dance at her
country place. Rverdaleo Hudson, on FRIDAY Bigaa'
Two hundred Of her neighbOrs and friends from KlNer
dale and NewYorh Were PSG nt Marlin MoTSai'
Pratt and Ingesol families were well rpreSs mou.
Rverdale has been gay Of late. dances and dinner"
Mr. and Mrs. Kendall have been extensively enter,
tanned throughout the week and have met many ,, u
Mrs. augustus Fields small reception for them lat
Sunday night was particularly elegant alalr' ana
the tea given for them by Miss BaAer was mucn e,-
ioyed by Mr.. and Mrs Kendall, Among other en-,
of n oes gySn diner er b PSTF aSd %
william stOnc, a super by Prince victor r Dhueep
ls rather blank The busiest day VIII be Tuesday
election day wben aor G9ag ' aoa G obr eo" Tw
places On lha day Mr. snd MI S0SsP pr Mn
wynEoo2. daughter Of DR.. GeIardus Wynko1P Whose
marriage TO Harold forwood son o. sir william h0i,
wood Of England VIII occur rare ln4S nohL' Aoou'
forty young people are expected
The enga cement is announced of Miss Amy Scott
10 Ehlngiam Lawrence Johnson, n son OF BradSh
Johnson, Their marriage will take place IN few
weeks.
Lawrence Turnure accompanied by his daughter
Miss Mamie Turnure, sailed for Europe last week, Ia
be gone for some time Among those shortly 10 SAL
are Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Barclay. Of Lenox who start
two weeis, with the intention Of remaining abroad
year or more. Few people Will be more missed at
LenoN than the Barclays sir Koderick Cameron it,
tends 10 pass the winter with his family cruising
along the Mediterranean in his yacht, and Mr.. and
Mrs Elliott Roosevelt expect to pass the winter In
the south Of France.
The wedding Of Miss Martha Otis and George
Monroe will Ice the social feature Of the American
colony IN Paris this week senator James Otis and
Mrs. OTIS will return 10 NewYork after the ceremony
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