New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-04
A TOCCH OF WINTER At LAKEWOOD.
DINNER IN MRS. CLEvELAND's HONOR WELSH.
RAREBIT" PARTY-ARRIvALS AT
THE HOTELS.

THE HOTELS.
Lakewood y. j.. Dec. 3 CSpcciaD.LThls week has
ieen wintry. The first Of the season came on
Tuesday 1t settled In light downy covering upon
the pines and nndcrbruSh. transforming the woods
and the margin Of the lake into wonderland.
tim coating Of ice, which was soon broken up by
the wind formed over the Lake. The weather has
kept people indoors. for the snow rapidly melted
Into tile porous soil. leaving the walks as dry as
before: while I'm the pines the air has the warmth
OF spring, for tee the cold winds do not penetrate
Mrs. Cleveland Is wei pleased with her sojolrn
ut Lakewood this that she has secured the re-
fisal Of the Sraus cottage until March 4, 1893. sub
ject TO the approval Of MIR. Cleveland. The cottage
Is now being renovated and rein1Shed. 1t Is the
same cottage the Clcvelands had last season.
w. Vanderbilt Kssam. nephew OF Cornelius Wander
hit. who recently married Miss Cecilia Brown Of
Brooklyn. played a neat Joke upon his New York ac-
quaintances who curious to know where lie and
his BRIDE would spend part of their honeymoon. The
statement got IN the New-iork papers that they
were going south IL true, but they got 10 further
south than Lakewood where they have been staying
at the Laurel House since their arrival few days ago.
On Thursday evening DR.. and Mrs. ". G. stone
gave dinner In Mrs. Clcve.and's honor at WOdcrof,
their charming home In Lake Drive. The guests in
Guided Mrs. Cleveland. Mr. and Mrs. Francis Z. Free
MAN. Miss sabb OF summit y. j.. Miss klmball. DR..
Allen starr. OF Ncw-Yorl, and Wilson DE Meza
The Welsh rsirebt7 party given by Wilson De
Meza the artist in bis studio here Friday evening,
WAS one the most delightful entertainments OF the
season. A, lavOis for the women, Mr.. De Meza had
prepared clever BIT, Of drawing representing toaser
"a server" Coos etc, each designating the part
The recipient was to play In the preparation of the
rarcbii.n For Mrs Cleveland, who was present, there
especial favor in the form of larger water
color drawing representing " n chef"
since coming to Lakewood to live at Edgemore.
Mrs Francis T. Freeman has made Friday her day
at home" Recently the delightful Informal recep:
tons have been more charming by the presence OF
Mr., Cleveland, who assisted her hostess in ieceiv-
INK Friday.
Abbott lectures at the oaks was well attended.
The Campanini concert. the first Of the season, AT
the Lakewood last week was enthusiastically received
by the hotel guests and the toWnNpc3pe Generally.
Mrs Cleveland was OF Mr.. ana Mrs. FreemanS
party. , -, ~ r,. IN
open for it, second season under The same manage
micnt A. the Laurel House. on December 20.
John ID. Rockefeller. of ia" standard on company,
spent part of the week at the Laurel House. lie
allied upon Mr. Freeman at Edsemore. where he met
Mrs. Cleveland. Later he accompanied MIS- oeNs'
land and Mr. Freenan's family IN drive through
vac e. e. Curtis. OF the short Electric Railroad. OF
Cey cland. Ohio. Is at the Laurel House s.,,o,
Mr. aud Mrs. Jerome Carty ana the Kew samuel
Laird, Of Philadelphia are staying at the Palmer
House. -, , -. r,.., ., Mira
Emmons Blaine. M the Laurel House: III
Mr.. and Mrs, Martin p Brown. Of New-lork' are
among The guests At the iakeMon, xou.yor, are
Mrs. Walden Pell and family, OF New-iorA' are
registered AT the Laurel House. ,,.,. , >.,u
Mrs william Post and Mrs. L. Williams, OF New w.
York: Mr. and Mr.. f. b. Arnold, Miss Arnold ana
senator and Mrs. Robert Adrain. OF New. Bruins
vick spent part OF the week At the Lakewood
Mrs II. Il. Plant Of New.lork IS at the Laurel
IIon,c the guest Of Niir " G. WOOD c,,nu,us and
Mr.. and Mrs. II. Hayden. OF Chicago are al Inc
Lakewood Al, ,n n, po.,s
mouth. s. H., are among the guests at the Laurel
House