New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-05
THE WEEK IN SOCIETY.
A LITTLE LENTEN DULNESS YET-MAR-
RACES TO COME.

Easter week brought with IL no abrupt change vi
social life. One or two weddings in town, dinner
dance, few dinner parties, iuncheons ana teas
have made the week passaby busy but there has not
been that feversh anxiety for pleasure that exists
early in the winter The everlshness has been brought
by an unpleasant cause, the grip and this cpl
demic has interfercd with the plans of the week.
Like the poor amateur thearicals seem always to DE
with society and while certain amount OF Lenteh
| seltGensl is supposed to support these aspirants
after Easter the wonder is that any one has pocket
money enough left to continue to do so, as there
have been frequent and many calls In that direcuoh
not only during Lent, but during the whole "ler'
There seems to be better device for wheeling money
out of society for charitable and other purposes
II there Is any dependence to be placed on the oiu
| saying, Miss Iselin, the bride OF MONDAY wiz 10
| very happy woman. for not in weeks mas 'he su"
| beamed more gracously on the world at large Inc
| wedding of Miss Iselln and Mr.. Henderson crowded
| ST. Georges Church not only with those WI" aie
| continually spoken OF in social gaenerineS' DuV
| with large number of young griS' heloer9
of the Working Girls Society, OF TINS Guy III "hOo
behalf the bride has done hard and persistent NorA
,dod ,, Nss charm and the Misses Potter daughters
| q, RIshon potter who were among her bridesmaids
Had the day been as gloomy the rest OF the week.
the blessings and good wishes showeTeo upon te Oruo
| by these wording girls would nave hsue up to' Guy
lack sunshine. small reception followed the core
mony at the house OF the brides cousin, MIS- Harold
| Hidden. a.
The week beean we'll with Mrs. Heber Bishops din
ner dance which followed large dinner at her own
house. and others given by Mrs. william sloane mrs
| ogden Mills and Mrs Henry Sloane. Inc cotiioh
| was danced George Bend Leading WIN Nse pi'HoP'
Favor. appropriate 10 Easter were gwen anu ''o uo
Of spring flowers pervaded the handsome mousse dr'
| and Mrs Bishop have taken place, or rather TWO
| horsos a. Nevnort for the summer during part OF
which time their daughters, Mrs. James Low Hartman
| and Mrs I L ID Ianjcr, VIII De WIFI Ihcm'
| Mrs Charles A. Dana and Mrs. Charles Posi- nave
| given the unusual entertainments Oh 'ho "ee"' va
Tuesday night Mrs. Dana invited her iriehus 10 SOC
the Spanish dancer Carmencita, VINO sun seemS " "
the craze, Mrs. Post had the last meeting Oh 1le
Thursday Evening Club when wRistling and the sing
inc and dopcino NJ prccocious child served to amaze
children OF decidedly older growth, who, no douDI
after the many deniss of Lent, were glad to nave an
opportunity to laugh Mrs. Post has been re-ciec'eu
president of the Thursday Evening Club
on tho dinners of the week besides those on Monday
night, tho more important were gwen oy ErS' oor-
nelius Vanderbilt who had dinner companies OH lues'
dav and Thursday nights Miss Flora Davis, MIS- ~ D.
| pavlios Mrs w r. Rice. Mrs. Edward Hartman and
Mrs. George A. Morrison, whose dinner was followed
| nv a theatre party at the Berkeley Lyceum Iheatte
Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt will give another dinner 10
| morrow night
| Mrs Robert L. Stuart, who rarely entertains' gave
| on Tuesday night a dinner for DR.. McCosn, the 'o"e
able ex-president OF Princeton University WHO oeo
brated HIS eiChtieth birthday on Wednesday Aihohe
the other ruests were Mrs McCosh, the Rev. Dr. and
Mrs John Hall, the Rev. Dr. and Mrs w. NJ Iaylor
| and President Patton, Of Princeton University
Weddings will be the feature Of the coming week
On Tuesday Mis- Lizzie Anderson VIII be narTi7u I"
Frank C. Stafford at the Church OF the lncarla1ioh
at Nadisonave and Thirty -lfthst On the following
day will occur the weddings OF Miss Ethe Fanuero'
Allen to j. II. Ward, ir. and Miss Elizabeth Apple
cate TO Warren Gardner Demarest. On Thursday
Miss Maud Jafray will be married to Hollis Hunnewel
| NJ Doston and Miss Mary Firth Douglass 10 Henry
Schieffen Clarke.
A wedding of the near future will be that OF MISS
Alice Sidney Ingraham 10 George Gardiner Fry, on
| AnrI o. This will be mixed" marriage aud Arch
bishop Corrlgan will oficiate. The ceremony VIII llho
place at noon at the house OF the brides cous' MIS-
Phoenix Ingraham, No. 9c5 Madison-ave.
The friends of the portrait painter f. K. Berter'
who with his wife and daughter passed four "lh'ers
| in New-Yorf in that time giving many DINNERS ana
receptions will be glad to learn OF his success III Lo
don. A private cable dispatch was received III new
York on Wednesday saying that the Prince ana Princess
- wa,es and the EMPRESS Frederick visited his studio
on that day TO see the portraits of the Prince whch
! Mr. perier had recently completed. Among omer
portraits in his studio those OF Mrs Arthur F'sc''
! formerly Miss Minnie stevens, OF New YORK LauS
Broole Lord Brooke aud 4. j. Forbes-Lelth' OF NeW-
| yort Mr. Berter gave ball at his New-IOrk studlo
| three winters ago. 80,
| Mrs. Nicholas Fish gave another afternoon Win
music on Wednesday, when she sang with the
tenor DIppcl music from l." Die Goetterdaemmeruhg'
and duets of Brahms. Among Mrs. FlsPS guests Wcr0
Mrs W. X. Vanderbilt Mrs. Edward Hartman hrS'
Frederick Whiridge. Mmc Bodsten, Mrs. f. H. jones'
| Mrs W. d. Sloane, Mr. and Mrs. Edward hehiel >
Mrs. Carroll Eeckwiih, George Munzlg Manuel dc Ia
| Cusva K Richards, Itchad Potter ana Iauhadee
'"N Mr. Jonn sherwood who Is still in Washington,
! hoe thp 1PStO
luncheons. on WEDNESDAY Mrs. Audenreld gave iol
her a mink luncheon, az which present Mrs Cum
IT MIN p Mr. TyIer Mrs Lorlng Mrs. Lincoln, Mrs:
Neil, Mrs Henderson, YRS SheFidai Ms. iieia anu
handsome dinner for airs. Sherwood carly III the
oulet wedding took place yesterday at o'clock
at the house Of Benon! Lockwood, No. ia East
Eighteenth-s when his daughter, Miss Frances WlIins
delpha The Rev. DR.. W. S. Rainsiord, rector OF 81.
Wharton. brother Of the bridegroom and the brides
tier Mis- lockwood was the only maid of honor
| The bride woe gown Of white silk null ana tule
we're xs4 n she ssc ISuGTs and
to follow there were present only relatives OF INC par
among whom eX secretary Thomas T. Bayard, the
brides uncle. who came on from Wilmington for the
Mrs. S. V. R. Cruger, who returned from the South
few days ago, gave yesterday afternoon the
first of two RECEPTIONS Mrs Cruser , receives re- a,SS
sil sill Trimmed with gray velvet and lace Among the
guests were Mr.. ard Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt, Mt
p lea Forest Miss Hargcs Miss Flora Davis Mr and
| Mrs G. f. Havemeycr. Mr. and Mrs. Ballard smith,
Mr. and Mrs ii. Mex. Twombly, Sir Roderek Cameron
james KerqOchan, Miss Mabel Van Rensselaer, Mr.
and Mrs. Chester Griswold Mrs samuel Colgate, NJ
song. Mr. and Mrs. James Hude Beekman, Mr.. ana
| Mrs r. Orme Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. James NJ Water
| burv Mr. and Mrs Charles A. Post. Miss Post, Mrs
LLOYD Bryce and Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholas Fish; III,
Mrs. Joseph W Drexel gave a reception with
Madison-ave. The music was under the d.
| elso Wilbur Gum. Miss Hallcnbeck and Mrs.
| His Among the guests wcra Mr. and Mrs. Paul
| Dana Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Rutherford, Mr.. and Mrs.
| ] II Beekman. Mr.. and Mrs. George Schiehelin Miss
| Relnsen Mr. and Mrs. Winthrop Ray. Miss Raw,
Sorv Clark Jameson Lee Finney, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene
| Kelly ir Miss COrnelia Redmond NJ. and Mrs.
phin Livingston AmOry s. Carhart, the Misses Belts,
ibn Misses ISwrenc Miss Kernochan. Miss Livingston.
| Colonel and Mrs Ethan Allen, W. II. Chamberlain and
| Howard Constable.
Mrs F. b Porter NO. s w asl ossistqd In