New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-13
THE WEEK IN SOCIETY.


,nnnssnds there is vet no sign OF social activity ana
,he mansions of those famed leaders in the world OF
society present most inhosptablc appearance Win
heavily eurtained and blinded windows and doors Wen
boarded No. IL will be weeks yet before faces begin TO
,er from these windows before the merry throngs
mass through the doorwsys for receptions, dinners or
sances Meanwhile the attractions OF Newport, Lenox,
Tuxedo Park, westchestcr and orange will suffice to
Keen people content until the early part of December
While the rush Of life at Newport is past there Is
much TO make it attractive for some time the
Quiet dinners and lnucheons given being far
more enjoyable than in the busy days OF August Last
Saturday evening James ]. Van Alien gave at Wake
hurst large dinner party, and later In the evening
reception with music. Among the dinner guests were
Sir Lyon and Lady Payfair who visiting at Wake-
hurst; Sir Julian Paunoeote the British Minister; Mr.
and Mrs. Sidney Webster, Mr.. and Mrs. Reginald De
Roven. Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic sheldon, Mrs. Adolf
Iadenburg Mr. and Mrs. Robert Garrett, Mr.. and Mrs
Nathaniel Thayer Goold Redmond and W. A. Wads-
worth. Tho musical part Of the evening was con-
albuted to by Miss Mary Howe, Mss Edmonds, Regl
Maid De KoveD and W. j. LAWN.
on Sunday night Count Rene La Roulx who has
been for time at Newport gave dinner party at
the Casino having for his guests Mrs. ogden NILS, MIS-
George CavendiSh Bentinck Miss Post, the Hon. Alan
tombstone, Mr. and Mrs. oliver Hartman. tr, Miss
Knowton, II. l.. Hargous Miss Cushing Victor Sorchsn
and j. Roman Baldwin.
The incident Of this week at Newport will be the
Elliot. The ceremony Will take place on Tuesday at
noon. in the Church of All Saints. The wedding
breakfast viii follow at the Train villa, where Miss
llargous has been passing the summer with her sister
Mrs. George De Forest The invitations to tho
ceremony have been general About three hundred
people viii be at the breakfast which viii be served at
small tables by Pnard The Train villa Is small,
consequently the plazzas have been extended and
closed in with colored glass Miss Hargous has de-
cried not TO have bridesmaids. Her wedding gown Is TO
be OF rich white satin, and her veil remarkable piece
Of point lace the which did service at the wedding
Of her sister, who is now Mrs william Appleton The
number of wedding gifts thus far received attests to
the popularity of the young couple Mr.. and Mrs.
Elliot will take small house in West Thirty fifthst.
for the winter Mr.. Elliot gave his farewell bachelor
dinner at the Newport Casino last night
The nts;t marriage Of note will be that Of Miss Post
TO Hamilton Fish Webster at the Episcopal Church,
Bellport, L. l.. where the brides stepfather
has country place. The date fixed for
the marriage is Thursday, october /. The
Invitations to the wedding festivities win be
restricted to the relatives and most intimate
friends OF the pair Miss Posts only attendants Will
be her young sisters the Misses Beatrice and Edith
Post. Mr. websters best Will be Elisha
Dyer jr., and the ushers will be Dudley winthrop
Ray Miller, Julian Kean and Knitting Post, brother
OF the bride.
The wedding Of Miss Mary Adelaide Sloan, a
daughter Of Samuel Sloan. TO Francis Colt will
BRIDES father at GarisOnso r-the Hudson. The fol
lowing day IN Newport Miss Havemeyer will be
married to W. Butler Duncan, Ir.
Tho engagement announced early in the week
Of Miss La ROGUE, a daughter Of Joseph In
ROGUE, to Henry B. Anderson, OF H. H. An
derson, Of Gramercy Park. News Games from Eng
laod Of the engagement Of Mrs. Florence PadefOrf,
the divorced wife OF f. y. Padeford, and formerly
Mss MacPheeters OF Philadelphia, to the Hon. ST.
John Aubyn eldest son Of BarOn st. Levar, peer
OF England. The engagement is also announced Of
Miss Katherine Lamson, daughter OF Charles Lam
son, to Pedro dc Flores, whose first wife vas Miss
Minnie Corse.
The autumn season ut Lenox is we'll under way.
The first Of the Assemblies was held last night in
Se1gvick Hail. and as has always been the custom.
was early as well as Informal dance. At
quarter Of hour before midnight all dancing was
over. The patroDesSes this year Mrs. r. c.
harlow, Mrs. Joseph Burden, Mrs. Henry Barclay,
Mrs. George Winthrop Folsom, Miss c. Furniss, Mrs.
r. G. GreeDeaf Mrs. Charles Laner, Mrs. David
Lydig. Mrs. John Z. Parsons, Mrs Arson Phelps
Stokes and Mrs. William Douglas Sloane, all of whom
were present.
\ feature Of the week at Lcnox will be the pa
rade Of the boat club on Tuesday, unusual in
cldent in the history Of the place. There be-
tween fifty and sixty craft Of various descriptions On
the Lake. rowbOats, and saboatss all of the
latest patterns. The boats win be fitted up in
fantastic style, to represent different American his
tovica incidents. DR.. Grvenleaf, ". D. Sloane G. G.
Haven J. T.. JaEOns A. p stokes /. Percy Nor
gan, J. S. Barnes and D. ". Bishop particularly
interested in the welfare Of the parade. The boats
Will start at O'Clock the afternoon and win prob
ably be the water an hour.
Mrs Arson Phelps Stokes has sent out cards for
four Friday evening dances the first Of which has
already taken place. The last will be given on the
FIST Friday in october. Mrs Stokes will have her
house filed with young people throughout the month
The wedding of Miss Elizabeth Stow Brown to ].
Stuart Brown will tiRe place Saturday, september
10, at the Church Of the Messiah, Park-ave and
Thirty -fOurthst. Only the immediate relatives and
friends Of the pair will be present
The Assemblies will be held in the ballroom OF
The Madison square Garden building on January Z
and February Is. The list of pahonesses has not
yet been announced. There WILL however, be a few
added.
Mrs. J. Clinton Gray. now that the gay season is
over at Newport Is holding series of Monday evening
GcepGons at WIheh ME- MAUD Howe Eliot IS giving
b. Has America Produced a POetl' On the other
Monday evenings during this month Mrs. EIiots sub
lcets Will be Russian Literature and English Novel
Te various dancing classes which have met for some
years at the Mendelssohn Assembly Rooms win resume
sGef meetngs in the sane rooms early in December
TIE season saturday December ,, and will alternate
with that formed by Mrs. T. lie Roy satteriee.
Mis- +. NJ Hunt, Mrs stuyve oin Morris Morris
sad others. Mrs. worthngtons class will meet on
81, February and February IS. The class generally
elercd TO as Mrs. Wizards though she has retired
from active management will alternate with that Of
MS Wortmngton. on Thursday nights. class
u'0er the Patronage OF Mrs. Charles Stebbins, Mrs.
IGGhanan winthrop. Mrs. ]. Townsend Burden. Mrs.
j. Peipont Morgan, Mrs. George Bend. Mrs II. A. c.
1aylor: ana Mrs Henry Clcws will meet at Sherrv's
OF 90 ~ and 'Q2.
The wedding Of Miss Ethel Boyd TO f. G. Outer
bridge VIII be an incident of the early fal season on
staten Island. Tho wedding will take place on October
-, at ST. Johns Church, Clifton This wedding will
be OF Interest 10 many people in New York.
, rumQr current in Newport for several days that
AS Charles Livcrmore IS TO wed baron Sellilere of
france Is denied Ly the lady herself The presence Of
idrOH Seierc I'm this country no doubt gave rise TO
me rumor wen as the fact that Mrs Liverin0Ie
Iss recently become a convert 10 the Roman Catholic
CAurcE. Ii is through e cndeavors ~ Inc Princess
9e ssgan baron Seilllerc's sister This rimor has
i'cloeety been denied by Mrs. Liverrnore and her
nteds Newport Just row TO be a place for the
,ce1ti ~ MATRIMONIAL engagements. snnounced by those