The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-24
WHAT rs GOING ON IN soc,r1~

Easter week should be called wedock VIVA.
Tor In no othor section Of the year ara 80
RACES so piled upon each other az tber a..
during the six days following the festival n, ~
resurrection. Perhaps IL Is as well for nil ,aa
cerned to get these affairs over as rnndlv =.
possible. and perhaps the young brides havss
fancy Tor spring flowers. spring zephyrs. sra
an tne sympols OF freshness and brightness
that Easter weather ought properly TO hrin,
The sun shone brightly. II tho wind lila
cold. on tho brides of tho early part a, W..
week. which was an atmospheric condj,inn
larry typical OF what welded life hns prov.d
| itself to be. very smart assomhl.,.
gathered In st. Bartholomew's Church ~
tuesday to wi'nessthe marriage OF Miss Van
Nest and Mr. Giraud Foster. The yo,ro. -
the spring spoke loudly in the fresh lipht.
coiored costumes that were worn. and in m.
gay stripes. varicgatcd combinations, and "A.
centric fashions that prevailed. Form and
| color seemed to have run riot IN th.
milliners' minds. producing resu,s ,ha,
IN some cases were almost crotesous
| ana in others Of Questionable becomnrnes.
But the general effect was decidedly plctur.
| esaue. Mrs. Duncan Elliott looked eytrsmelv
| handsome IN black gauzy material mads
| with PEASANTS waist and enormous canary.
colored sleeves. Her bonnet OF black and val
low was effective and becoming Ono q, m.
| very few women present whose costume va.
OF one uniform color was Mrs Roche, 81.
| wore gown OF rich fawn color. which seoms
to be popular tint this spring. and a small
straw bonnet on her graceful head, Tn.
mother OF the bride, Mrs. Van Nest, in poar.
gray satin. realized poets idea OF dowac.r
| duchess. although any one familiar WITH
Hyde Park. or London bathrooms during
the season. must be painfully aware that
elderly peeresses arc not all that poets
and painters represent Mrs. Charles Carroll
Jackson and Mrs. Gambril sisters OF tina
bride. were faultlessly costumed. although ths
latter wore the deepest black. The youthful
freshness OF Mrs. Charles De Rham. Jr.. was in.
tensifed by her large garden hat, and madeit
difficult to believe that the group Of children
surrounding her were her own. very sim.
pie but rich and elegant white satin gown
was worn by the bride without jewels. and
completely covered by fllmy tulle veil -Four
bridesmaids in pale yellow and the usual
staff OF ushers completed the bridal train.
Tho marriage OF Miss Harriet Boeert and
Mr.. Francis Gallatin occurred an hour later
at Calvary Church. and brought togethers
notable company Of old New Workers.. Colonial
danes were quite in the ascendant and
seemed to form q link between the remote mast
and the sweet young bride and her pretty
cluster OF bridesmaids. A few OF those who
had been present at St. Bartholomew went
over to Calvary from there. but as a general
thing the company was OF quite different set,
and aptly illustrated the fact that society now
is broken up into many different divisions all
OF equal consideration. and equally conspicu.
Gus for birth. breeding. and education.
The marriage Of pretty Miss Alice Green.
ough. the only debutante bride OF the winter.
and MIR. Edward Townsend. took place at
Grace Church on Wednesday. and was the
leading matrimonial event OF that day.
The hopes OF those who chose Thursday 40
the day OF their nuptials. proved sngularly
vain. as more aggressive downrour Is
seldom seen. oven in England or the tropics
1t was a wet RAIN too and left its marks on
many fresh costume and smart fowery bon.
net. Probably the first Claremont tea had
something to do with 1t. for Jupiter Pluvius
seems to have taken those al Iresco entertain.
ments under his special patronage. and rarely
fails to keep few clouds and water bursts in
reserve for their benefit. New traps as we'll as
spring gowns were to have been aired at
Claremont after they had appeared at tho
marriage and wedding reception Of DR..
Mott and Miss Erving. Waterproofs. overshoes,
and very seedy hacks took their place,
however. and st. Georges Church was well
filed for the ceremonial. The bride was SUI
perbly costumed in satin and point lace, and
turesQue members OF the bridal procession
were the two bridesmaids. Miss Sophie Taller
and Miss Clara Wright. who. in their gowns OF
delicate pink and large leChorn hats. with
proportion OF roses. were very fair to see.
small reception at Mrs. Henry Tailer's followed
the ceremony. and the young couple left at an
early hour for Roslyn. L. T.. where DR.. Mott
has hired THO former homo OF the poet Bryant
That New York is nothing il not cosmo-
politan must have forcibly struck tho few
native Americans at the spectacular Span-
ish ceremonials attending the marriage OF
Nine. de Barrios and Senor do Roda on Thurs
day evening. The gorgeous decorations Of the
brides home on Fifth avenue. with it's ceilings
Of floating cherubs and its hangings Of bro
cade crystals and silver fringe. would in them-
selves suggest Moorish palace: and when to
these are added q bride whose dress and
Jewels are worth o queens ransom. q bride.
groom in gorgeous uniform. with clanking
sword and white plumed chapeau. and best
man who ia tho son Of Marquis. the grand
son Of q Duke. and who wears the uniform
IF the Royal Maestranza Cavalry" and
ewelled orders Of Christ OF Portugal.
Leopold OF Belgium. and Isabella the
Catholic. the average republican mind must
necessarily become disordered. and turn
With q gasp Of relief to plain Mr.. Arthur
Leary who appeared on the other side as wit
less for the bride. Spanish. OF course. was
he language Of the evening. with the trilin9
'ariety OF Latin in tho ritual OF the Roman
catholic Church. and tho whole thing savored
10 strongly OF court function at Madrid that
must have been difficult for Mr.. and Mrs.
ames Kernochan. Mr. Lloyd Bryce. and the
ew other New Workers present to believe that
hey were really at homo in plain democratic.
and Teutonio New York.
Another international marriage has taken
lace. which is important chiefly as finally
uttinG to rest question which has vexed So
iety for more than year. Mrs. Lvermore.
y wedding Baron Seilliere on Friday even
ne. justified the predictions of those who
ave all along maintained that she would
marry him. and there remains no ground for
sputing it 1t Is now the turn OF Mr.. John
Iecksher to marry Mrs. Mary Travers. to end
similar controversy about that pair. and the
b.li 10 hat ba1 vin ID a.