Telegram-herald., 1889-06-27
NEW YORK SOCIETY.



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lust SOW th4a M. james ~ N@gereaFy,
ssd ~ say this of Eaemb~r 0f thr set
wkick holds Dei4acs Kane. Msrd AeAilis'
ter AID Willie Vanderbilt. besides al u
that order 81 picturesque dudes repre-
seated by the names OF RoberG HargoHs
and worthington whitshOuse l. a ssy
much Wealth aud a mem bxrsblp Ia niue
swell clubs are not ~ hat dist uiShSs Ain1
30 peculiarly for these ne holds "a CON
moa with many ether yOuBg m~n MAO
have lot attained bis social celebrity
Neither Is IL extraordinary dressing Law
ish entrrtaluing noF aptitude Ia le~dioS
the German that accounts Tor his aScSud-
eacy for he = act the man 70 make a sho"
OF himself with any accomplishment. IL
l. ais ail-round ability a. social leader
that gives him his prestige lie possesses
n genius Ia tnis direction. Progressive 70
a radical point aud friendly disposed To
wards all Innovations Ia alnussments he
has Introduced 10 society novelties more
startling than Any ~ has experienced since
Mrs POtiphar's llyeries irst ~hiTied down
broadway. and has raised no fuss withal
for being = crank but Las carried the ap-
proyal Of the majority with him, and
herein lies his claims TO admiration. What
he has already accomplished Is no doubt
but an earnest OF the future. for his star
appears steadily rising with its course di-
rected full towards the zenith
II WAS Mr. Waterbury who inaugurated
IA New York the revival Of the dress OF
our grandfathers for evening wear, being
chief of the dudes who last Winter pre-
s-nted themselves at = Vanderbilt recep-
tion in knee breeches aud tallless coats; an
example which WAS followed soon after In
Germany by the young Emperor William.
But Mr.. Waterbury great coup dc mode
OF tho past season Was the ameteur circus.
IL was a daring experiment, so very
Frenchy you know, aud 50 reminiscent OF
Partisan naughtiness; but whatever Mr..
Waterbury touches Is "A go. and society
from the entire British Legation at Wash
ing 10 the Beacon Hill conservatives OF
Boston, accepted his invitations with such
alacrity that he was constrained TO issue
double the number Of Invitations orig
inally sent out.
10 be sure the Waterburys are nOuedu
richie this must be conceded 10 the per
sons a generation remoyed-from trade Who
say it, for they are still in business; but the
entire fashionable set, from the Astors
down. is on their visiting list, and 10 the
uninstrGcted there is no difference between
them unless there lies one in Mr.. Water
bury's acumen for cleverness is said not
to run in Old families. Mr.. Waterbury
inherts from his father an interest in the
Cordage Trust Co.. which manufactures
cord. twine and paper bags, and his shrewd-
ness in acquiring certain patent processes
for making twine is said TO have been the
means of netting the company one million
dollars within the past twelve months.
He claims TO inherit also from his father
the name OF Moutpassant and the family
plate has this family's crest upon. it.
He is under forty and was married some
years ago to a Miss Furman 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 enorm-
Gus society round in "A season, and this In
spite of the fact that she has seven chill
dren, all under thirteen. She goes 10
balls, suppers, lunches, teas, theatres,
parties-but all by proxy. In other words
she discharges her social duties almost en-
tirely by means of her visiting card. As
no social event occurs but invitations are
left ut her door her lackeys aud carriage
are in constant motion discharging her
obligations 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 usual and hardened to bear the
amount of engraving demanded her note
paper is ordered three reams at a time and
her seasons paper bill amounts to from
SEQ upward. BY this means she keeps np
her end OF society while remaining, for gne
most part, quietly ut home with the chill
dren. Still she makes frequent contrlbu-
tions to the amusements OF society and
they are apt to be delightfully."- unique
One of the most charming features of the
past Winter Was her Saturday luncheon
parties At their country seat, eighteen
miles up the Sound The mild
Winter favored this enterprise and
every week a four-in-hand bowled over the
road filled with an eager party who en-
joyed the drive TO its uNuost, aud who ar
rived at "Pleasauce" with the most vora
cious Of appetites. And the end OF tn,
journey WASH t Disappointing. "Pleasance'
| Is one OF the show places which adjOin the
/ Country Club in Westchester county. II
Is a large house OF yellow brick and rec
tiles set in an immense wooded lawn thai
slopes TO the waters edge. One of its fea
/ lures is rooted piazza some thirty fee
broad, which commands beautiful view
of the Sound. In Winter IT IL enclosed by
I glass and heated. Ii is furnished witt
/ India rugs, hammocks. lounging chair
and enormous Japanese umbrellas snC
spreading palms and in thisa artificial sum
+ meT the lunch is served.
/ An interesting portion Of this house Il
that appropriated TO the children. II con
/ sists OF a suite of six rooms. which include
nursery. play room, bed room. baby's room
and dining room. In the latter the dinin,
tables. side boards, silver. cbina-every
thing is on a diminntive scale
/ The town house Of the family is one o
the spacious old fashioned mansions At th'
I lower end OF Fifth avenue.
Mrs. Waterbury has a penchsnt 10
+ palms equal TO that which some people in
dnlge for orchids. and her house Is full o
+ them. suggesting a perpetual tTopics
/ summer.
Worth furnishes this fortunate lady
wardrobe and be sends her a gown ever
month. ADA CoNE.
where 40 Crsdit ia Due.