New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-08
THE WEEK IN SOCIETY.
A BUSY SEASON IN SOCIETY NEAR ITS EN-

| A BUSY SEASON N SOCIETY NEAR ITS END.
crowded and busy season and short one is
almost at an end. and there remains scarcely more
| than forty eight hours TO be devoted to eaycty.
Though wlseacreS predicted at the start season
| without balls and with simplicity the standard OF
all entertainments, predictions have gone sadly asrey'
Ii doubtful II in the history of Ncwiork society
more complete and elegant entertainments have been
given. To be sure there were not the New Years
ball. the Bradley Martin dinner, even the dinner
dances but there have been Mrs. William X. Wander
| bits evening concerts with the symphony society
| orchestra Mrs Astor's dinners and ball. the combined
! evening receptions with music and dancing at MrS'
| Webs and Mrs. Twomblys Mrs. Forbes Leth'S an
! ners and evening crush. Mrs. Cornelius Nanderhht
| ball. Mrs. ogden Muls's ball, the Assemblies ana
pa;ra,chs' ball. which are looked upon as a matter OF
course, and dinner parties without number, cach Oh
an elaborate scale. The last week and the wv" gay
TO come make fitting close to such scene OF gaSeN
! as can only be accomplished before an early Lent
Each entertainment Of the last week seems 70 nave
had marx especially its own, beginning with inc p'ii
at Mrs. Havcmcyer and ending with Mrs whitney
! third dance Mrs Havemcycrs ball at once INTRO
duced her daughters, Miss Marie Havcmeyer anu i''
| Blanche Havcmcycr. to society. ana chil'leheu
practically new house, which i'll the lhst year mas
! undergone great changes by the enlargement OF the
ballroom and the entire reconstruction Oh lNc c'''"
to the house. making ii more like house III Iolc,Tn
city than a conventional NewlOrk nome WIN al IIV
| drawbacks In getting To the front aoor'
! floral embellishments OF the mousse "e'o s"7
gestive of tropical clImc,, roses hlcS' pam,
and spring flowers abOundng In every NOON anu
corner After ii. lie Grand Cannon ana 'aiH''
NJ Waterbury had failed 10 lead the coilioh one
through an accident and the other owing to 'c 'lIoS
of a child this pca,urablc task was ulue't'Nn D."
Frederick Beach VINO led with Miss biS"'"7 nav
never The favors rather uncomm H. tl'io p'',9
many Of silver and gold, and among them '"' ''"s
set with real jewels. ,,n nov
Tuesday and Wednesday were devoted 20 uIi'i pa
tes and ON Wednesday night there was dinhc' d"'o
at Mrs w. ID. sloanes which came rather d. a s"'
nrse TO most Of those present. who Only lcoo'0' w.
invitations TO be- present al the dance thaV "o ,'''7
Tho subject had beer more or less taiAeu oNeI w
few people last week. and these wee aware u ''o
fact last week The party numbered III all l"' suo,'
| Nh sloane had about forty at dinner, a. GA MIS-
| MN tbc rest dining at Mrs. Henry slodnes' lHrTo
were forty couple in the coulon' which was ~" ~
George Dend Simple but pretty iaVois were P'o'lu'u
Tho ucss were altogether of the younger mal.Icu anu
dancing set. -,
Thursday was a busy day. society taking an carry
tout f,r the wedding Of Miss Louise Shepard ana VIII an
Law Schiefclin whose nupals were such a might 40
credit TO "a royal family, aud il is doubtful il many
nriuces started out in life under more iaVoi""'o
ansnces The details of this wedding nave Dcc"
faithfully given. II remarkable family gather
inc at the wedding breakfast. at ore table beng al
,ho craudparents of the bridegroom, Mr. ana Ms
rohr lay and Mr. and Mrs. samuel i. schiclcln' ana
the brides grandmother, MIS-. William IL Nan"cfoI,
there being present well twenty fur Of her ga'u
children There quite SIX hundred euc'| az
the breakfast. fully half Of these beng relatives anu
famiiv connections. At one table sat Mr.. ana MIS-
pueeou Harrison and Mr. and Mrs. Mckee. Among
the bridal presents everything that young
couple could desire, from pair of suSarlohss l" d
completely furnished house.
The second and lat assembly was given II u'
now ballroom Of the Madison square Gsrl'n On liui'
dav night Mr.. BrOckholst Cutting, Mrs 'huie'
NJ. ,,r. William Evans Rogers and Mr.. Cornelius
vanderbilt received the guc,t-. II wa, hardN 10 DO
xncctcd that with such surfet Of dancing every one
could be in the best FORM capital cotlloh was I7u
hv George Bend. There were 10 favOrs
william Astor arrived in New-l DIRK just in time iof
bo dinner which Mrs Astor had prepared N ms
,o, -. ,rcl a. that Of their future daughter Miss
80 wiling A rare collection Of bcauue, sal about
tho table among them Miss Chapman, Miss "IHcu
wilson Miss Marion Langdcn and Mrs "c'fHe L.
Rivers The Astor.Wlling wedding VIII taAe pla'c !"
philadelphia on February II at IT. Mara N'ui'"
The bridesmaids thus far announced VIII Dc MISS
Ecatrix Chapman Miss Grace Wilson, Misc .f'Hu'S',
NJ philadelphia and Miss Marion Langd0n. LSpe'''"u
stewart will probably be best man. and some Oh u'o
usEers will be r. Ii. Howard Barton WHINE "oo"'"''
Kane and IL. LeGrand Cannon
The nporant incidents Of the next two days VIII D'
the last Patarcs ball tomorrow night the "euu'la %
NcCready at Grace Church, and Of Miss Martina "iah
IN Iacob Cram al staten Island also Oh Tuesday Aah'
couu,od.le and Mrs. Gerry's cCtlOn at thciF mus
in East Forty elg,h'st. .Cbn the tide OF tdVcl WA
tnrp 10 the south. Mr.. and Mrs James A. scrS iser an
colonel and Mrs. V. H. Cruger viii take parties 10
rlorida The Majestic, which sails on February -
will probably carry Mrs. William Aston, Mrs.. ParaIl
stevens Mr and Mrs. William Jay schichehh ana
other wclhn0wn people .,..
Harry Cannon sIpPer IN MS sluuio alei Il ucaio
Marty was like all h!s entertainments unique nc
ssuuDer and theatre party were gwen for Miss ava
Wing and her future husband, j: j.. nstof MI rs,
Chcsicr t,rswod, OF Mr. Cannon's sisters, was tic
clapcrone. The supper table was covered win rare
Chinese bronzes, which rested on CON rohaS ehi
broidcied with gold The bISnzes n Tie sna dya Ui
Included besides those already mentioned Mis- f-Ieol
HsTgoIs. Miss Amy Bend Miss chapman Miss Grace
Wilson, H. BplEley ~ Hamt2 ann ah Of sostoa
Robert Hargous Bockholst Cutting and A. {. 1ulhee
one OF the incidents OF the coming week, the ~.
for the Aged, Will be held on the patron SAINTS day
saturday afternoon and evening, at sherlys rooms
SsT OF will Tie be st the Various tables
and in the afternoon there wiz be amusements for
kittens, dogs and a WelltTaned donkey. Mrs Richard
Irwin vim be at the fancy table WIZ buss . anS o,nc;
aids; Mrs William Janrey at The flower M %9le r MSS
Rcmsen at he dollar table and Mrs
the candy table with Mrs Grover CieT Es Mfs
Ths samsrItan Home was the pioneer in this kind OF
entertainment It's first elort dating bach eighteen
ycar when the sale held In the old AstOi home
steaG In West FOurteenthst. , 49, 800
The engagement is announced with authority oi Ms
Claire COndert eldest daughter OF the lawyer charles
Couder TO the Marquis de Cholsenl, OF France. Who
= | has been spending the winter III New, YORK. Inc
! Moronis Is half American, his mother having been
born in Charleston, $ c. IIcr name was Huaid. Ills
cousin the Due de Choseulprans chose az American
,yife Miss Forbes, a daughter Of Paul Forbes and
niece Of Mrs y NJ Beckwith Of New aG Gr MISS
, | lived since childhood in New York The Choiseul
tile IS one Of the Oldest In France, the patent OF
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