New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-26
THE WEEK IN SOCIETY.
noMNG WEDDINGS OF INTEREST TO MANY
PEOPLE.

Tho dulleSt Week or the f2u has Just passed. ana
INIT for the announcement of MISS Beckwths engage
,,cnt society would have little to talk about. The
nr>eement not only the surprise Of the week. but
a many months The announcement came by cable
,,om Mrs. Bradley Martin to Ward McAnister Miss
neckwith also telegHphine her brother, and her
animate friend, Mrs Henry Sloane For many seasons
he has been counted great belle, and though con-
,dersby older few years ago one of the brides
maids q. the wedding Of Miss Astcr to Orme Wilson.
A. the death Of her father year ago Miss Deckwlth
came into fortune, said by many to be nearly q
million dollars. Her father. Nelson beckwith, was
man Of great prominence IN society Dnd one OF the
n,r,na Pattiarchs. His fortune made in China
rbers With his brothcrn-law, Paul Forbes, he carried
an banking house. also dealing largely in tea
When Mr.. Beckwtth sent by the United States
nc The head Of the Commission to the Paris Exposition
:, 1857 his daughter accompanied him. grace and
besnty winning for her enviabIe position At the
coun OF Napoleon III. Miss Bcckwtth's future
husband is the Hon. Francis Dudley Leigh the eldest
am Of Lord Leigh. OF Steneleigh Abbey. Warwick
"a England. Through the shocking death Of his
hrher lost his life In the Rocky Mountains about
Bsrony Of Leigh founded during the latter part
Of the last century the first to bear the title being the
art Chandos Leigh. The present Baron married 4
a,uyhter the Marquis Of Westminster Lady Caroline
Groercnor II will be that Miss Beckwith win
he Allied 10 of the best families In England. Lord
Leigh is tS NORTHUMBERLAND Oi HIS county. Ills son.
who is always called In London Dudley Leigh Is well
Known to the Americans who in the habit Of passing
the season in London. He Is about thirty-s years
od some years younger than Miss Beckwtth. The
wedding will take place in London October o. that
information having been sent by cable
The breakfast given by General Sickles the Comte
De Paris in DelmonicO's ballroom on Monday was a
handsome affair. being the first entertainment for the
French guest and his suite to which ladies were in
vtted Among the guests Mrs. John Sherwood
whom the Comte met and danced with at . ball In
Washington twenty eight years ago. Mr. and Mrs.
Sherwood came down from Delhi for the breakfast
some OF General Sickness guests accompanied the party
70 Menlo Park. where Mr.. Edison exhibited hts
wonderful electrical appliances Mrs. Augustus Field
Miss Field Miss Dale. Mrs. Kidd Miss Waldo Mrs.
Post Mrs. Butterield and Nine. de Barrios were in
the party at Menlo.
The last Of the subscription dances at Riverdae was
rven at aThe Chestnuts' Friday night, bringing to
close the fall in that suburb. The pelting rain
did NOT at all dsmpen the aror Of those invited, and
not Q few drove over from Westchester. A spirited
eotilon led by Francis Landon. Yesterday the
Orange hunting contingent met at Madison, ~ j., Tor
the hunt breakfast given by Mr.. and Mrs. R. F. Balan
tine to the Essex County Hunt the meet taking place
At Madison About 200 people were present, tnclud-
i1g Q number from Newark and New-iork
The chief features OF the coming week will be
weddings On Tuesday will take place the weddings
Of Miss Payson and stephen Baker. at the Church Of
the Holy Trinity: Miss Oden TO Mr.. Schuyle at the
Church Of the Heavenly Rest; Miss Frank Vanderbilt
Crawford to j. Frederick Tcot, at the Church Of the
strsngers and Miss Marion Hare 70 F. Kingsbury
Curtis al Grace Church. reception VIII follow each
wedding
on wednesday. at the home Of tho brides
father Miss Lily Wilson, daughter OF James
wilson, Will be married TO Count Claes Lewenhaupt
Of sweden. The wedding will be brilliant affair, and
will be followed by a reception and dance.
The wedding Of Miss Annie Cutting and Baron de
vrere will take place in Grace Church as has been
previously announced, but at the brides homo, when
Archbishop .Corrican will in all probability ofhciate
After their marriage the Baron and Baroness de Vrerc
will reside in Washington. he being one Of the secre
tares of the Belgian legation Mrs. Cutting has taken
q house there for her daughter.
MI and Mrs George 5. Scott have sent ont announce
mepts of the marriage OF their daughter Miss Isabelle
scott TO Douglas stewart Grant on september 90 AZ
s.. Marys, Bryanston square, LONDON. MI anu MD
Grant are abroad.
The openng Of the Horse Show promises TO start the
winter season in brilliant fashion. judging from
the advance sale Of boxes Among the purchases are
August belmont. jr., Prescott Lawrence, Cornelius
Vanderbilt Frank Work. William d. sloane, FRANK
etur-es E. Ely Goddard. George Kidd. Sidney Dilon
Ripley, j. Roosevelt Roosevelt, Robert L. Cutting F.
GRAY riswold J. F. D. Lanler. G. B. Aexander james
NJ WATERBURY, Marion story and many others OF equal
prominence.
The subscrption balls for the winter announced
as follows Tle three Psriarchs. December s. Jan
nary and February .. and the Assemblies on Decen-
Der II and February 3. The Ncw-iesr's ball is not
vet decided upon. In any case 1t will not be given al
the Metropolitan Opera House. but there Is a pos
sibuty tia, 1t may place IN the new ballroom
I'm the Madison square Garden. Thus far nothing
has been done in regard TO the dances at Sherry's.
Numerous dancing classes viii be given in December
II the MendeIssohn Glee Club rooms which nave Deen
redecorated during the summer. That known as mrs
Webbs class will alternate with Mrs Hunts on saturday
nights. Although Mrs Henry Willard will not be In
town the class which she assisted In organizing and
which is called Mrs. Wizards class Will meet Oh
Thursdays, alternating with Mrs. Worunngtoh .. n
class formed by the Misses Won Bcrnuth viii meet Oh
Monday nights. and Mrs Mckay on FRIDAY nigh'S d.
last year The dancing room will be made more a.
trseve by the presence OF splendid 10: of paintings
belonging to private collection In this city. ON
TUESDAY night in honor Of Miss Bessie Webb and Miss
RANGES Walker. who are TO marry her sons, 0cuIs.
xnc Henry Parsons. this winter Fourteen guest" Ne
Mr.. and Mrs Adolph Ladenburs. who have recently
returned rom Europe gave large breakfast at their
country place The oasis sunday last in honor
Of Miss Cutting and Baron de vriere.
NJ peimonlco's. Mrs Paran stevens. the Duke and
duchess Of MARLBOROUGH being Of the party naOh E ~
ia 5 fn1 pIi .sI n0 in dpomacy
Miss Sale !Iareous who broke her CO lar Dohe Raw
u T. is st undor the surgeons care at Mr., Crugers
1t is expected that Miss Hargous VIII be brought u
town early this week $1,000. a, r,x.do psrh
There Is great demand for rooms at Iuxeto r TIN
vii no dotrt he Jolly dance: Ridgeway MOOT VII
Lad the cotillon and some Of the hGuTes VIII o.
ie+ Ding with the night. which Is All ftahoT
No sn cial frain viii return to town AFTER tne Dali
TIE Engagement is announced Of Miss Annie VIE,
tighter of George ii. Wild to Henry Amy jr' Of this
.ity. ,,. -. . ea,.u,e, oro,n recital
N rr friends at TIE Church OF TN i.carhstoh q
W.dison,ye and Thirty ffth-st on Frday afternoon
" Gar-hwaIte was formerly Miss augusta LO"eh.
a A l. n0t ONLY wcllknown in Hnsicai crsIrs, nut
Va oreapi.t NJ the Church Of the Inca Nat on LOT man
~s.- She went home IN oakland california N JnN'
and wa. married two months later u MI Tarth~Ae'
Nho j. a prominent mining engineer OF tnr Iacn'
Cogs,. where they will make their future NONE Ma.
Mr. Charles H. Leland. Miss Leland. ana MISS
Lu sit, Leland Of NO. I.'2 Msdisonsve saicd yes'ef
say on t,n I.mbra ~ spend the winter ABROAD;