New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-28
INCIDENTS IN SOCIETY.
THE ENGAGEMENT OF MISS MABEL WRIGHT TO
FERNANDO YZNACA.

THE ENGAGEMENT OF MISS MABEL WRIGHT TO
FERNANDO YzNAcA.
The matrimonial engagement between Miss Mabel
Wright and Fernando, Yinaga is much talked Of
Miss Wright Is o remarkably beautiful woman. q
blonde. and On artist of no >eommon merit. She q
@ daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. George Wright, formerly
Of Lowell. Mass Her mother WAS Miss Peabody
q daughter Of James Munroe Pdpbody. OF Lowell's
prominent merchants. On hen mothers SHE Miss
Wright Is related to the woodburys. Langdons and
many Of the New England branches Of -Ncw.York
families. On Tor fathers side there is q close re-
lationshp with the Abbott and Amos Lawrence families
Of Boston. while her fathers mother was Mss
Curtis Of Concord. Mass, nearly related to General
Howes OF Virginia. Sensational stories Of Miss
wrghts introduction into New York society are utterly
unfounded. At her first Deim0nico bali she was
chaperoned by Mr. and Mrs. Genville. her Invitation
having como from a member Of the Travers family.
During this winter Miss Wright has appeared seldom
in society owing to the illness OF her mother the only
balls she has attended being the New-fears and that
given by Mrs. william Astor.
Fernando Yznaga a brother OF Lady Vaudeville.
has been married and divorced. His wife WAS Miss
Jennie Smith, a sister OF Mrs. W. X. Vanderbilt who
secured divorce from her husband In the courts OF
California about three years ago. subsequently Mrs
Y1naga married william George Tiffany, of baltimore
and san Francisco, who Secretary of LegiI
ton at Vienna Mr.. Iznaga Is said to be wealthy
man. The wedding win take place in few days
and Immediately aftcrwaM the pair Will sail for Eng
land and will spend the season in London, "here
Mr.. Iznaga has taken a house
Mrs. Newbold Morris. OF No. 10 East Slxty'ioufth
St. gave dinner party last night for her sister, MISS
Juuette Morris. The guests were Miss 'huiC'e
t;oodridgc, q. T.. Wyeth Miss Carisse Livingston
Miss dudley Miss Eva Morris, John Haddcn' Andrew
libby. John Wainwright Philip LIVINGSTON and sew s-
old Morris jr. This Mrs. MoTris's last Gunner
party Of the season. . ,,, A.. . N
! O'Clock Yesterday Mrs. Palmer was assisted IN
entertaining her guest by Mrs. u. Williams Mr. "a
ward KnoN Mrs lIowar' Carroll, Mrs. Tod hclnluth
Mrs = Kiker Mrs. W. b. Lockwood, Mrs a. DC he'e'@
and Mrs. Lyman F1she. -, -, ,.,. c,-.s
Mis-, Rose Strasburger. daughter OF LOUIS Str0s
burger of Maiden Lane. was married on IuesnN , o.
a al H. m BY the Rev. DIR. kohuth OF the fu.S-n
street Temple to >. NJ. Bloch. lace inipor,r; n
Frankln-st. Byron l.. str1sburger, the prdc
hriher was best man, ard the ushers were moru,
mer l. stra.burgcr Of Paris. james e. Adicr; DavI9
NJ Bloch, Charles Fcckhemer. Edward herbs at ha
Edcar ucs,cln. supper followed. Among the
guests were OK Judge and Mrs Dittenhocier' MT anu
SrS ALVIN l.. Strasburger, Mr.. ana MIS-: 'haIIco
Adler Mr. and Mrs >. F. Bloch. MI and Mrs, MaA
tttincer Mr.. and Mrs. NJ 5. Barnet Mr. ana MrN'
AnIony Wallack, Mr.. Fshhof. OF Paris, Mr. ana Mr.
Thomas Adams, r., Mr.. and Mrs. Leopold werC
hcimer and william Z. st. John, president Oh uo
Mercantile Bank rhe young coupe Will MAKE
short "a 10 the South and then 10 Enropc, anu on
their NJ will makc their home IN this CITY,