New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-02
THE WEEK IN SOCIETY.
SEVERAL wEpprNGs-A DANCE AT TUXEDO.

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'"' .,,o, has not denoted return to town, but
"" -. rv,nc trip Tuesday was busy day for wed
s,n-s half a dozen Of more than passing hotc tahhg
s the two of greatest interest being tnose OF MISS
- I,ahney Payson TO stephen Baker and Miss
s,ss,n scott Hare to Fred Kingsbury Curtis. The
80 a, the Church Of TIE Holy Trinity proved most
.,nr en- musical way the service being entirely
-, ssvcr.I anthems and hymns being sung by the
r,,cra choir. The most original part was tue
So. A. the music of Mendelssohn's wedding march,
- rrcsaby ims not been done before ~ New-iorR'
VIZ" p.vsous was a violet wedding. that being the
,,,,ar 6ower chosen TO ornament the bride ana
"a r.sd Of honor the ushcrs. best man and BRIDE
W. - u,rar1nc boutoncrcs Of that flower. Miss Hare's
-,ss.- rns at Grace Church, at the same hour as
~ pavsons The ceremony was made Impressive
- ~ nresence OF the brides uncle. Bishop HARE vi
=, rasota who performed the marriage ceremony
- lido who has lived in Philadelphia most VI her
-. same 10 Newlork two years ago, ana mas ooon
a ana, time a much favored member OF society
IN, fondness of American girls for titles mas oech
.i,ut,ry marked this year. In the week MISE LILY
,ru.on daughter OF James Wilson, an American III
,o- of foreign money, became the Countess Ac"eh-
hsuut 1t is only recently that the engaeemcn1 was
-,,nced OF Miss Helen Beckwith TO the Hon. Duoiey
81 xho unless in case Of a calamity, VIII succeed
w. ,ro,hers title and the weddings are already an
.ed NJ Miss Annie Cutting and Miss Oil Leiega W
s,goers of title. 1t is said that Count Lewehhaup'
=, man of wealth. He presented his oroe Win n''e-
,a.s,. Jewels piece coronet Oh ruoiee, uiaihous
ns.rls the exact copy of one in the possession OF
,her being gift TO one Of mis- ancestors from the
~ :, Sweden who reigned at the time Napoleon l
o. rr,neror OF France The Counts parents Also
w.. he,ntitul Jewels whose value is placed at large
- Miss Beckwith viii one day preside over one VI
~. most beautiful places in England IL Is not DC
revsd that the other two American girls are "e3us
fortunes. . ,,u,.,, 4,
- .o- November 10 at her mothers house and that
,, charlotte dl zereca 10 Sir Frederick FARMLAND.
D. al the Church of the Incarnation Just one month
,.,s- In the week in London Miss Nina Meisss
Sor,b+er OF John Meggs, who amassed fortune oy
hujldinc railroads in Peru was married 10 Dir 1ane
,Irc-ecor Bart The Meiggs family have lived abroad
= ~, years and the other daughters Have married
Englishmen. 49,
r. o,a,ncs not already announced in this column
- ,hose ~ Miss Aimee COudert to Mackenzie sempie
:. mo hrdes home, No. IS West Forty-ninthst, on
vovemher %; Miss Marie Manice, daughter OF W. DE
-, Nanice TO Newbold lie Roy Edgar, at her
,,tber,s house. No. West Fortieth-st, on November
oe and Miss Margaret schieffeln b Henry Trevor, at
&c Church, on December 10. Cards have been sent
-. =, ,he last few days by Mt and Mrs. Frederic
ooardre for the marriage of their second daughter
Nee CHARLOTTE Gosvenor Goodridge, to George Edward
Vveth az their country place, "Springhurs'' River
d,iaon Hudson on Wednesday, November II, at l
o'clock The ceremony will be witnessed by hnited
number of relatives and intimate friends, but VIII lie
followed Dy a very large reception. the guests gong
from New York by special train TINS Is looked lof
ward TO with pleasurable anticipation there being rev
more CANAL hostesses in New York than Mrs GoodTdge
No week seems to be without the announcement Oh
An engagement. The most important OF the week was
that OF Mrs. Courtlandt Palmer TO DR.. Robert Aboe,
prominent surgeon OF New-York No date has been
set COurtlandt Palmer founded the Nineteenth Cent
ury Club. lie left liberal fortune
aafT n
night brought TO the handsome clubhouse probably the
largest number II has ever held The Of beaui
full women and girls worth going many miles 10
see Their gowns betokened more than seen thus
far the marked changes in the fashions OF evening
dresses There probably not one tule dress worn
In the room, much heavier and more substantial fabrics
being chosen, and worn In scant clnging style That
was great contrast 10 the fluffy draperes OF the last
Two or three years. The day OF short sleeves and long
gloves also 10 be passing as the ultra fasohsoe
dresses at Tuxedo with long pulled sleeves
and short gloves which buttOned at the wrist MIS-
Fernando Yznaga and Mrs. Lawrence Turnure r, were
as great bellies as when they were Miss Mabel Wright
and Miss Romano storrs. the in dress OF pale
mauve faille with short train embroidered with Louis
with bows in a deeper shade, the other In
gown OF similar style OF rose pink with drap
ings OF chiffon. Mrs. Cas- Garfield WAS
in blue satin; Mrs. r. II. Hunt, in bafk gauze: Mrs
j. B. Marie, in white silk; Mrs. james Hude Beekman
in white brocade trimmed with wreaths of roses and
Mrs. Herbert Pell in rich brocade of pale blue ana
pink. Washington Represented by one of her most
favored bellies, Miss Matte Mitchell, who wore an
exquisite gown Of pale mauve crepe. There was a
contingent Of handsome women from baltimore, the
guests Of Mrs. Grenville Kane including Mrs. Jesse
tyson. formerly Miss Johns: the Misses sterling and
Miss May Handy. Diplomacy WIS ably represented
by Count von Mumm and Baron Eckhardtstein, of the
German Legation. The decorations Of the ballroom
were not done by regular decorator but by lady
from Miss Dora Wheeers Society of Associated Artists
who hope get orders FOR like work at the balls OF the
coming winter ChTysanthemums were used IN aoun
dance the rich variety of color admirably suiting the
room. Two bands Of music played for dancing
The cotinon began before supper Ridgeway Moore
leading with Mrs. r. H. Hunt and continued
until the small hours Of the morning. Those who
were not so fortunate as to have at the club or
cottage returned to town by the special train
Mrs George W. Carr, of No 1921 West seventy seventh
St gave very handsome dinner If twenty two Gov
ers on Friday evening. II was golden dinner, the
dominant color of the decorations being yellow. As
il was given on Halloween, appropriate notices were
.eicately embroidered on ribbons and cord bearing
witty epigram or an apt quotation was put at eaeh
Mate The floral ornaments were unusually artistic
and beautiful After dinner some of the fantastic old
traditions of Halloween were revived, and few OF
the fanciful sports Of earlier day were pleasantly
ehearsed.
The subscription ball OF the winter having been
announced 1t is now in order to mention some Oh tie
debutantes. The number seems TO Dc less than last
rear. some pf the best known are Miss Anne
Cameron and Miss Ethel ForbesLeith, who have had
the experience OF fashionable season In London In
GLIDING presentation az Court Hiss Mary Janrdy VINO
hs been AT school In England for the last three years
MIS- Barron daughter of DR.. Barron, OF washington
Face who returned from school in France last spring
AID passed the summer Newport Miss Marie Lentii-
bon a daughter of Joseph &. Lentilhon; Miss Alice
Ogde, MIS- Lucy wclles, Miss Bessie Delafed. Miss
Adelaide Clarkson Miss Augusta Davies, Miss Florence
Westervelt Miss Ireland Miss Hggihsoh' Miss
Georsette Kidd Miss Geraldine Morgan and Miss
Beatrlx J,res They will no doubt grace many OF the
coming entertainments.
some of the receptions will be given a. follows Mrs
Macgrane Coke for sister Miss Crawford November
20; Mis-. H. Is. Turner November ~ mrs. noM a "
Carlson December Mrs. Westeryelt, December :
Mr. Lawrence Welles December 3 Mrs. John Ireland
December Mrs. Francis Dclaiied, December o. "e
Sherry and Mrs. J. j. Higginson, December 10 A.,
Dinners have been given In the week 6y pts nrs,
Henry Jain for sir Thomas Hasketh. who married bliss
sharon. OF California daughter OF senator onaIon'
BY Mrs Robert Hoe for Mr. and Mrs Arthur yaes.
latter being