The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-08
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Thu week has probably been q very dull one
| to thee hapless mnidens whose social enjoy
mentfonsists in "A sly Irritation in the light
| of o Chandelier. with music to play in tho
| pause. and nobody over near" In moonlight
sails. IN sunset walks. or in any other dual sol-
itude khere sentimental conditions cast en-
| chantbent over the scene. Filtration is un-
deniapy ut rest for the present This I'm du
steele 1eriod. which is made responsible for so
| much bat Is vicious and scandalous. as well
as dr4ry and prosaic. seems to have shut
| down lard upon meaningless lovcmaking by
! ecattetng the prime factors In the game.
Marriage drove Cupid remorselossly OF
tho Feld last summer and autumn
| when he Messrs. Astor. Cannon. Hitchcock,
| Elliot. pyer. and Duncan retired to the silent
shndeA OF matrmony. and nftcr their depar.
| ture t(oso who remained proceeded to still
| furthet desolate tho scene by emigrating In
| shonis to London. Pau. China. Japan. and
| every tmote spot that n map OF the world
might lsnggest. As a consequence Messrs.
Oakley ihinelandor Woodbury. Kane. Creirh-
ton WSo and few othcr loyal souls have
been llft blooming nlonc with no one to
| holp th i'm In the social arena but some ten.
| der shofts from Harvard. YALE Columbia. and
other nurseries OF the young. who were hardly
| lifted tdchrry society responsibilities.
To thfscntimentally inclined. therefore, this
Easter eeason has hecn and Is now duh
| enoughibut. in view of all that is going on in
this cosmopolitan town. society can hardly
have b9n said to stagnate. Tho visit OF tho
| Coachint Club to Mr. Charles Carroll Mt Hemp
stead WIS toll 'rably Jolly affair, and titcd
| over sunday pleasantly for u goolly mum.
Der Of the old hunting set. They came
homo OF Monday morning 70 find the sale o:
Thoroughbred at Tattsrsall's going briskly
on. and Fhthcr they all repaired to greet a
largo contingent of society people and all tho
spottin9wor,d. Tho Actors Fund Fair which
seems to have had an insane attraction for all
sorts anf conditions Of mon and women. cnmo
| next. a4i. with the performance o. Blue
Eyed S1nn" ut tho Academy. the Inst meet
ing oftl4 knckerLoakcr Eowling Club small
tea ut Us. Frank Wnthrops. Mt which Miss
Heron fcited; meeting OF the relatives and
old frie4i oftho young bride. Mrs. Cross. at the
house q her aunt, Mrs. Griswold. to wish her
farewell and God speed OH tho owe O! her do.
pnrturqfor England; avery brilliant assem-
blage d beauty and fashion at Claremont on
Thurediy; n small musicale at Mrs. Nicholas
Fish's IN Friday. and q very genera! fitting to
countrt and suburban clubs ON Saturday
seem p furnish q pretty good list Of diver
siors FIR tho wailinc multitude. Next week
they VT have Patti. with full chorus and or
chestr$ for three nights at the Madison Square
Garden the open-air horse chow. to which
everybody will so who loves sport and horses:
the opdnC OF the racin. season at Gravesend.
with lile!y betting FOR both the present and
the abtent. and tho last Claremont tea. with
numbt lcss side shows and entertainments to
keep tie blood in motion and life In its holi-
day efb always we'll to the fore.
Mrs Nan Rensselaer, Cruger. on tho box seat
OF Mr. Creighton Webbs coach on Thursday.
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crowdoi four-in-hands. landaus. victorias. Il
carts. spider phaetons. curricles. tandems and
hansdns that blocked Central Park on tho
road p Claremont. Tho whole country seemed
to be b. tcte. and tho delicate. tender green OF
grass md foliage through which the long limo
OF vehicles wound In and out added not little
to thu beauty Of the scene. The costumes
worn " the Indies were nothing II not gay and
fantastic. Flowers nodded elarnely from tho
fronts and backs Of bonnets and round hats
Catarocts Of lace flowed over silk and satin
bodies. and garments seemed to emulate
JoseIIi's coat Of many colors In the rainbow
like tending OF opposing tints.
Pa'asos had their first airing this season.
and many OF them were wonderful to SEQ.
Tie brightest red. with a glitterine gold
fphge. was favorite combination. and may
o. may not have been favorable to ophthalmia
and tho pinkeye while diaphanous chiffon in
every variety OF shade gave free passage to
the suns rays. but was otherwise becoming.
White silk. with q deep fall OF white lace. was
tho prettiest and most ladylike combination.
but rose color and bright yellow wore rather,
in the majority. An old-fashioned parasol. In
tended to shade the eyes and protect the COM
plexion. is as impossible to find In these days
as many other things that our grandmothers
deemed essential.
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been q long time absent from fashionable
gatherings. WAS Mrs. Samuel Colgate. in .
very chic Worth costume. She was with MIRA
Stuyvesant Fish. who wore q SNOWY pink and
black gown with q bonnet to match. Mrs.
Frederick Nelson. who looked extremely we'll
in cloth costume which fitted like q riding
habit. had with her Mrs. James Andariese. IN
gray and green velvet, with handsome clasps
and ornaments. Mrs. Michael Henry Herbert:
who Is but seldom seon now at New York
gatherings. was very simply oostumed In dark
cloth. but looked chic and pretty. A streak Of
parti-colored lightning. topped with gay rib
bons and flowers. could such thing exist.
would most nearly resemble Mrs. Paul The
baud as she dashed along In high curricle
drawn by q superb pair Of roans. The bride.
Mrs. John Hadden. sat BY her husbands side
as no drove his tandem team. and MIRA Brookes
was with her brother. Mr.. Harry Cannon. IN
his well-known curricle. wearing black and
gold costume. with hat. feathers. ribbons. and
parasol all OF China pink. Take It for all In
MI. tho Claremont tea was . very notable out
door gathering. and made better display Of
fine clothes. and fine ladies' than tho Coaching
Club Is likely to do at its annual parade
The Actors Fund Fair closed its doors last
night with its strong boxes we'll lined with
notes. all OF which will do incalcuable good to
q most honest and interesting cause. It was
n popular resort from the outset. and. apart
from tho originality OF its arrange
mcnts. afforded no end OF amusement to tho
Gentle world outside OF the drama and its ex-
poncnts who have always, an uncxrressed
curiosity to see actors and Actresses in their
every day clothes, and sporting their every
day manners. 1t certainly was rather funny
to start at tho tones OF familiar voice. and
then remember. after q few minutes bewIlder.
mont. that you had heard 1t last on the stage
of Proctor's Theatre. or to receive instruction
in the matter Of Ceyon tea making from ladies'
Mt whose pranks and cranks you hrd laughed