New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-18
THE WEEK IN SOCIETY.

After Newport and Bar Harbor through with
their share Of festivities Lenox begins Lenox Is
Is no means less popular this year than usual. but
there Is quieter set In the town, not only at the
various beautiful country seats, but ut Curtiss Hotel
! Some Of The families who have done much In years
past to add TO the gayety Of the place have Tor the
| first time for many years sought other resorts
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Barclay, who have been NJ
southampton, will go from that place to New-iork'
! and will not open Bonnie BTne.' their LenoX
house, whose hOspitable doors have never before
been closed. Mr.. and Mrs Philip Sands, with their
family, have also been at the seashore. several
families who have always kept open house are ID
mourning and this has prevented u number OF young
people from paying their annual visits but win All
this, Lenox has been far from dull Thcre nave
been Dances uncheons. afternoon teas dinner parties
and the archery contests that the days have passed
| pleasantly and the weather has not been Detler IN
| weeks The Arst dance given by Mrs Arson
| Phelps stokes on FRIDAY night Of last week 1t
| was a dinner dance OF fifty An impromptu ootlloh
was led by r. II. Kelly, his partner being MISS
| stokes There was a surprisingly good atlehuhhcc
nj the first assembly where, II the men were lack
ing the women were exceedingly generous with tieir
| partners only claiming them through part Vi 1"
dance While there l. u delightful Informally 10 tlese
SATURDAY night assemblies, certain amount vi 'o"
ventionality always reigns, and the pnuonesses rs
| sume for the night the position OF hosesses. There
|
| Barnes Mrs Richard G. Dixey, Miss {. furhifs
| Mrs Francis p KInnicutt. Mrs. Barnard Mnckay ana
| Mrs. John Struthers 49,
| There we're some handsome gowns worn MISS
| Amy Bend one Of Mrs. W. ID. Soanes rouse parry
vas in p,Ie bIne Chiffon her sister. 1ass Beatrice
| poud wearing pink clifton. Miss Stokes was III
striking combination OF black moirc and red crepe
| with ietcd lace Miss Edith Hall wore an empire
| Gown Of white silk aud fllets u white ribbons III
| her hair Mrs Oliver Hartman, IT., was In simple
| Louis XVIII gown u white with pale PINK stripes.
| Miss " Braem. who will be one Of tue d,p"'ahleS Vi
the coming winter, had effective gown OF tuf@
quosc blue crepe with deep fall OF Lace aud cDiuon
| a. the cor-age Miss Ic bourgeois was In corncoi-
| otcd creme and chiffon Of tie same shade Mrs.
! George winthrop rolsom's gown was OF pale olue
| and salmon brocadc Mrs. kinnlru't wore p'oh
satin brocaded with pink and fall OF PINK chihon
At the corsace Mrs Barnes was In silver gray bro
| cadc and Miss Furnlss In white SILK judge anu
| Mrs. George Fierce Andrews, brought win ''"'
guests from q large dinner party. among whom were
| Mr. and Ms J. H. A. Trcmenhcere. Miss MART
Miss Mincle Alexander, Mrs. Malin aud Mrs. LlHdley
| IT, Chaplin Mr. and Mrs. ". ID. sloane with party
# Young people Ncre present for an hour fnhce
Ruspon and I. do s)uza Rosa, tie Portuguese aaniS
| ter were the only foreigners present On "ohu"S
| night there was dance for young people Ut MD
| ~iokes's IL was small and cary, and LOT her
daughter Miss Ethel stokes, who Will not be iorhuS
Introduced to society before another year couloh
| WAS danced Arson Phelps stokes, IT,, leading. ON
Wednesday night. Mrs George II. Morgan gave Il
| small and early dance at the Frnngh!seh houso'
,ylach she will have until the splendid place "nch
| Mr. Morgan Is building /, finished Ihere was H'
| ,,tIllon The house which NJ. Morgan is building
viii b. the most substantial country house In the
| UcrIshire region Its s,yc Is Eizabcthan, OF red
| pressed brick. The lines OF grand proportions
and the house Will b. the only coGAtsy home u mo
| family. II IS not expected { at Mr.. md Mrs Morgan
viii occupy this house before next sumner
The county fair at rttsned passed without the
usual liberal patronage from LcnoA on Thursday
| afternoon which was the line FOR nc coachins
parade at the fair all Leuox assembled on the lawn
II George winthrop Folsou's place for the archery
| contest These archery meets are one OF Tie most
attractive TEXTURES Of Lenox life, and strangely enough
with the desire for novelties the enthusiasm never
c., ON The IenoN girl or matron Is never cen -
| letter advantage than the lawn With her Low
poised and arrow pointed to the gold spot op the
| tar,ct which most Of them hit frequently MIS-
Folsom tie hostess Of the atrioon and one OF the
| best shot, wore II pretty gown n white ana mauVc
orgnndie and a large whit" Leghorn nat WIN mai'c
| mes Miss Meta Machay. one Of me prize
winners. was In white null with a Powered pat;
tern. md q large white la. with pnmcs. Miss Helen
! Folsom. Who Won the first prize. was In fawn coored
c,,pe with hat to correspond. Among the lockers
ON were Mr. ". u. sloane. in pale blue SILK Win
bonnet TO correspond Ms GoOfs, H. Morgan in b"oN
-tuzc and lace: Mis- stokes, In white he1red iondri
and biz white hat, the Baroness Ha!kctt, In manve
crepon and black hat with ostrich plumes Miss
stfItherS. In Nnc-grccn silk trimmed with tnfted
| frlngcs q, a darker shade Miss Draper, In corn
| ,ol,r.d crepon: Mn Clarence Andrews, In II pink
and While pompadour silk wl'h largo bIach mat
| Mrs Iindcy Chaplin I'm pink crepon with VIII" anu
pink hat. Miss Alexander, In white crepon braided
with gold: Mrs Charles Burial Hoffman, In Ieseda
six trimmed with Irish point lace; MRS. Frederick
L r..
Richard Dxoy, Mrs. Ia,iS, the Misses
Ross. Oco-v II. Morgan Miss Morgan
! Miss Fanny Reed, Of Paris, now the guest
Of Mrs l. p Knmcuit; Baron Marcus RosenuanS'
| Mr. and Mrs John s. Barnes, the Misses Barnes the
| Miss, Iraem. Chaunccy McHeeNv, Miss furnise,
Miss Marie, Prince Ruspoli The Portuguese Minister
Mr.. Devrranx Mis- DcvcrcauX, william Nelson and
| J. H. A. rremenhccr. TIA served under a
marouee The final meet Of the sChAGy club Will be
| at Mrs. Sloanc's.
| With les Of n rush there has been more ume Tor
music and literary gatherings. club Of women meets
weekly to discuss the latest books and pefodcaiS ol
the day. Frederic Dean has been giving II series u
tuk. ON El,rpean song composers, with Illustrations
| ,v Mn Dean who Is the leading contralto III the
| choir Of the Brick Church. at fiitlave. ana lmrN'
.eventh.st Their patronessts have been MIS- j. W.
| Burden. Mrs. David Wolf" Bishop MIS- he"ri NJ
| Hraeu, Nrs H. G. Grcenlcaf, Mrs. william Douglass
| sloane and Mrs john struthers Their last recital
| va, given Yesterday IN sedgwick Hall. The Misses
lIcne gave recital for plano and violin NJ the mousse
! Of Mrs struthers on Thursday morning
| on Friday afternoon Mrs. Klnnlcut and Miss IRE
lnghuysen gave a tea at stevens Glen, sylvan spot
| which strange enough, new 10 most OF their
| GUESTS although II Is one OF the most beauui1i
| Mac I'm th. n,ighlOrhoOd OF LenON. The glen Is
siuated between the Berkshire and Caanan hills. IN
| The Richmond Valley and about hve miles from me
village centre II Is spot generously endowed Win
na'nrc's ds and almost untouched by the improving
| hand of man The sylvan grOtto which Is the chlef
feature OF the glen would be the envy OF the landscape
! gardener ON Il little plateau. Just nj the head OF
g,rgp through which trickled mountain springs, the
| two hostesses had spread gay rags ana cushions
| brought from their own driving rooms. The yea
| taMe was set with silver tea service ana the
steInlng kettle made many cup OF tea. some enter
| prking youths made a bonfire, over which marsh
maIi',ss Srerc t0asc dto perfection. The guests
| I, L. Iii .nrts az trims OF on horseback. II Is