The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-18
= NEW POWER IN SOCIETY.
The Rapid Rise Of Ar. and Mrs James
NJ. Waterbury to tie Possession OF
Crests and Social influence.

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NJ Waterbury to tie Possession OF
Crests and Social influence.
Copyright 1881
NEW YORK, June 15--Among the fash
ionsble young men Of New York there IS
none more prominent Just now than James
n Waterbury, and to say this Of mem
Der Of the set which holds Delaney Kane,
Ward McAllister and Willie Vanderbilt,
besides all Of that order Of picturesque
/ dulles represented by the names Of Robert
/ Hsrgous and Worthington Whitehouse, Is
/ 20 say much. Wealth and a membership
4 in nine swell clubs are not what distln
/ cuisines him as peculiar, for these ne holds
4 IN common with many o6her young men
who have not attained bis social celebrity.
/ Neither is il extraordinary dressing, lavish
/ entertaining nor aptitude in leading the
4 German that accounts for his ascendency.
/ for he is not the man 10 make a show OF
himself with any accomplishment 1t Is
his all-round ability as social leader that
/ gives him his prestige. He possesses
/ genius in this direction Progressive TO
radical point and friendly disposed toward
/ all innovations in amusenents he has INTRO
| duced TO society novelties more startling
than any IL has experienced since Mrs
/ Potiphar's liveries first whirled down
I
| for being crank, but has carried the ap-
| prevail Of the majority with him, and herein
| lies his claims 10 admiration. What he has
already accomplished is no doubt but an
earnest Of the future, for his star appears
steadily rising with its course directed full
/ toward the zenith.
| 1t was Mr.. Waterbury who inaugurated
| in New York the revival Of the dress Of our
/ grandfathers for evening wear being chief
of the dudes who last winter presented
the nselves at a Vanderbilt reception in
| knee breec eS and tailless coats; an example
which was followed soon after in Germany
| by the young Emperor William. But Mr..
Waterways great coup de mode Of the
past season Was the amateur circus. 1t was
a daring experiment, SO very Frenchy, you
| know, and so reminiscent of Partisan
naughtiness; but whatever Mr. Waterbury
touches Is a 20, and society from the entire
| British legation at Washington to the Bsa-
con Hill conservatives of Boston, accepted
his invitations with such alacrity that he
was constrained IN Issue double the number
of invitations originally sent out.
To be sure the Waterburys are noureau
| richie; TINS must be Conceded to the persons
a generation removed from trade who say
| it, for they are still IN business; but the en-
tire fashionable set, from the Astors down,
IS on their visiting list, and to the unin-
| structed there is no difference between them
unless there lies one IN Mr.. Waterbur VS.
acumen, for cleverness is said not TO run in
old families. Mr.. Waterbury inherits from
his father an interest in the Cordage Trust
Company, which manufactures cord,
twlne and paper bags, and his shrewdne S
in acquiring certain patent processes for
making Irvine is said to have been the means
Of netting the company 81 900, 900 within
the past twelve months. He Claims to in
herit also from bis father the name OF
Mouupassant and the family plate has this
family's crest upon it. He is under 40 and
was married some years ago to Miss Fur.
man, whose family was enriched by the sale
Of large tracts of land at the upper end OF
the island to the city for public parks.
Mrs. Waterbury gets through an enor-
nous society round in a season and this in
spite OF the fact that she has seven chill.
dren, al under Is. She goes to balls, sup
pers, lunches, teas theaters, parties, but
all by proxy. In other words she dis
charges her social duties almost entirely
by means of her visiting card AS no so
clal event occurs but invitations are left at
the door her lackeys and carriage are il
constant motion discharging her obliga.
lions. Two thousand visiting cards in a
season is the enormous quantity she uses
and the plate from which they are engraved
is made of STEEL instead of copper, as is us
ual, and hardened to bear tue amount OF
|
dered three realms at a time and her seasons
paper bill amounts to from $50 upward.
BY this means she keeps up her end Of So
| clety while remaining, for the most part
quietly at home with the children. Still she
makes frequent contributions TO the amuse-
ments of society and they are apt to be de.
lightfully unique. One of the most charm
ing features OF the past winter was her
Saturday luncheon parties at their country
/ y fho nd
mild Winter favored this enterprise and
every week four-in-hand bowled over the
road, filled with an eager party who en-.
joyed the drive to its utmost, and who ar.
rived at "Pleasance" with the most vora.
cious Of appetites And the end of the
) journey wasn't disappointing. "Pleasance'
is one of the show places which adjoin the
Country club in W estchester county It i.
large house of yellow brick and red tile.
set in an immense wooded lawn that sIopss
TO the waters edge. One of its features is
rooted piazza some thirty feet broad. which
commands beautiful view Of the sound
In winter it is inclosed by glass and heated
1t is furnished with India rugs, hammocks
loungIng chairs and enormous Japa 1est
umbrellas and spreading palms and in thi.
artificial summer the lunch is served
An interesting portion Of this house il
that appropriated to the children. Il con
} sists of suite of six rooms, which includes
nursery, play room, bedroom, baby's room
and dining room In the latter the dining
room tables, side boards, silver, china
everything is on diminutive scale.
] The town house of the family is one Of
the spacious old fashioned mansions at tn,
lower end of Fifth avenue.
Mrs. Waterbury has a penchant fol
palms equal to that which some people in
dulge for Orchids and her house is full OF
them, suggesting perpetual tropical sum,
mer.
Worth furnishes this fortunate lady.
wardrobe and he sends her gown every
month. ADA CONE.