Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-21
COUSIN TO A MILLINER.


A Smart Bonnet Maker in Vanity Fair
Claims Kinship with Lady Henry
Somerset-she Is of Noble Descent Also
-Pittsburg ParIor Paragraphs.
LADY HENRY SOMERSET, who has been
such success in New York, is the daughter
of the third Earl Simmer, and daughter-in-
law of the Duke of Beaufort. She was'known
before her marriage as Lady Isabel Caroline
Somers-Cocks. She is tremendous social
reformer and teetotaler, and goes about
everywhere in the slums preaching reform
alton and a sort of Robert Elsmerian
gospel, diluted She 1T was who added
largely to the dowery given by the Duke Of
Bedford to Miss Rachel Gurney on her mar
riage with Lord Dudley, and who lent the
young couple Eastnor Castle for the honey
moon. A very great many ardent reiormers
know and admire her ladyship, but it is only
the very few who are aware that her cousin
also born aSomers-Cocks-keeps bonnet
shop, and very smart one. too, in Ebury
street, Belgravia, trading under the nrm
name Of Nine. Zero ct Gle.
THE presents for Princess Mary, some of
which continued to arrive even after the
young Prince had been dead some hours,
came by the wagon load, and the Duchess
of Teck was at a loss to know where to
house everything. There were sent no less
than three pianos, sufficient furniture for
dozen boudoirs. two landaus, dog cart, an
organ, two sewing machines ana a shiH
among the other useful gifts, wh1cn the
Duchess intimated would be as useful to the
young people as plate or JeweIry. she
hardly dreamt that she was going to be
taken SO literally at her word.
INITIATION has been received in society
in tho form of announcement cards OF the
r,l, IL. Il. dan
of ]. Russell Thornton, Esq, OF Uniontown,
to Alonzo Caneden Hagan, on THURSDAY
evening, january a. The bride is promi-
nent socially her father being representa-
tive of q very old and distinguished family
in Fayette county and Mr.. Hagan Is young
attorney standing well among his legal
associates in Unioutown. The announce
ments of the marriage were issued In the
names OF Nr. and Mrs. Russell Thornton.
cat home" cards accompany them, dating
AprilI, at l02 Gallatin avenue, Uniontown.
Social Chatter.
The Secretary requests the publication OF
the following intinnation The final meeting
OF committees working Tor day nursery en-
tertainnent to be held in Old City Hall, jan
afternoon in the Eighth Street Reformed
Presbyterian Church at 8 P. M.
MRS EDWARD GRAHAM FERGUSON, who was
Miss Burt, will hold her first 'tat home" on
Thursday afternoon, January q, following
it with another week later The at homes
mother, Mrs. j. Scott Ferguson, FORBES ave-
nue., Oakland.
THE ORINDA CoTILLoNs will be supple
mented by three more dances, as follows:
Friday January q, Friday, February IL, and
Tuesday March /; when the same ladies,
Mr. Curry, Mrs. Normecutt and Mrs. Lind
say, will perform the duties of patronesses.
THE Spanish Orchestra being trained in
the music chambers belonging to NJ. Charles
W. Fleming will pro oDa bly, lend its talents to
a benefit that is talked of in the spring for
the Allegheny General Hospital.
Mr. AND MRS. FRANCIS MURHHY and daugh-
ter, Miss Ella Gibson, of Millerstown,Pa,,ar are
paving o visit to Mrs. B. +. Leech, OF East
End.
MRS. WILLIAM S. FRAsER's first "ar home"
this evening at her home in Stanton avenue.
Mrs John P. Knabie receives with her SIS
ter.
INVITATIONS have been issued by Mrs.
Charles A. O'Brien, of Mt. Washington, 1or
reception on Thursday, January 2S
MRS EDWARD RIDDLE, of Arch street, Alle-
gheny, will entertain the Dinwiddie Street
Euchre Club this evening.
MISS OLINE AND Mr.. JESSE JONES dance
this evening at the Jones' residence on Du-
quesne way.
MISS RUTH BAILEY, of Penn avenue, gave
luncheon yesterday for her friend, Miss
Small.
Mrs. D. T. WATsoN's luncheon at O'Clock
to-day, Western avenue, Allegheny.
MRS. CHRIsrY's dance at her house, Wash
ington avenue, Mansfield.
Miss Ew1Na's tea this afternoon for her
guest, Miss Hancock.
FIRST of the ladies' evenings at the Linden
Clubhouse.