The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-05-14

WHlcn put flcnmOnu IN Uuller n lew
days since-of Mrs Field and Thomas
Nelson Page-continue TO be announced.
the most recent one being that OF Miss
Marie Lemist OF Omaha, Neb.. to Mr..
Arthur Herbert. Of New York. Miss
Lemist is a daughter Of Haswell 7. Lc-
mist. who is a prominent business man
Of Omaha. She Is a very pretty girl and
counts among her friends many we'll
known people Of the Eastern cities Mr..
Herbert Is a son Of the late Captain
Charles Herbert. of the guards. who.
during the last years Of his life, was one
Of the best known figures in social life
at Pau The Herbcrts are one Of the
Oldest and best-known families Of Ire
land. They were the original owners of
Mucross abbey and a large part Of the
regions known as the lakes OF Killarney.
The talk OF contemplated subscription
ball TO be given by some New York so
ciety women for the Princess Eulalie has
not been taken an serieux in the least
and has served as "A source Of amuse-
ment The divinity that hedges Spanish
royalty IS far and away beyond that
which enfolds other courts and etiquette
IS rigid TO a pronounced degree. The
Infanta Eulalie, If all goes well will
reach New York wednesday week.
Or Won Palitscheck Palmforst. Aus
TRAN commissioner TO the Worlds Fair
gave a banquet one evening last week at
the Richelieu, Chicago.
Few know why one Of the richest men
in the world. William Waldor Astor, has
practically elected 20 become an English
man. Some offer the little Newport post
office episode Of several years ago. the
memorable dispute as to whether his
wife or his uncle's wife should be called
Mrs. Aston" as an excuse. but what
ever Is the reason. the result IS the same,
the William Waldorf Agtors have emil
grated First they sought sunny Italy,
where Mr.. Astor represent ID our Gov
eminent at Rome but after his term as
American Minister expired that land had
not charms enough 10 hold them. and the
author Of "Sforza" bade it goodbye. He
was according to the law Of primogeni-
ture. the head Of his family great
family Of Aston; but free America knew
no difference between the flrst-bOrn and
the last, and his family appreciated
that fact Entailed England seemer more
TO their taste. so TO London they went,
leaving their Sl30G00,000 securely invested
I'm New York real estate, drawing from
this fabulous sum an annual income Of
about s6.jo0000. upon which they manage
10 live quite comfortably.
Mr. Aston has long cherished the hope
OF owning London newspaper or mag
azlne and from time 20 time the report
has gone forth that he had purchased
some influential periodical. This he has
at last done, and now the rnulti-million-
aire is the sole owner Of the famous Pail
Mall Gazette.
Miss Morosini the other day told n
friend that IL she should ever be so stu
ated that she had no money, she would
know exactly how 10 support herself.
She would, she said. give lessons to the
New York women as to how they should
sit upon their carts and dukes, or even
I'm a victoria
Miss s.. OF New York, 2 most charming
girl, and who. before the death Of her
father, drove her own pair of chestnut
horses hitched TO n duke. has a pleasant
way Of earning her pin money. Her
millionaire father died insolvent. and as
her love for horses was great she gave
lessons to her. girl friends I'm the manner
o. using the whip. and also the newest
way II mounting and sitting upon a horse.
Another way that one Of our American
women makes quite an income yearly is
to go from house to house and teach the
invitations and social letters.
1t is astonishing to see how compar-
atively few Of the SWEETEST people know
how to properly write a letter. and this
woman really makes quite a large income
by teaching some of our grande danes
how TO indite their eplstles.
Mrs. George Pullman Of Chicago gave
a dinner last Friday evening 10 number
OF military men visiting the Fair.
Last weeks society calendar IA Chicago
was as follows:
Mond9y-Large reception by Mrs
Charles 70. Farwell and Mrs. Hobart
Chatlleld-Taylor at ~ Pearson street
French commissioner Of fine arts gave
a banquet at the Richeleu.
Tuesday-Mr. and Mrs. William T..
Bode, u lakewood avenue. a post-nuptial
reception. Austrian commissioner, a
dinner at the Richelleu.
Thursday Marriage Of Miss Mary Ella
la Monte to Mr.. Frank Spear Davis at
the residence Of Judge Horton. 26l5 lndi-
ana avenue. Musicale at the Evanston
Club
Friday-Waltz reception at the Carleton
Club.
Saturday-Banque at Knsley's by the
Norwegians Of Chicago. Mrs. John {.
Rand, the Plaza. at home.
Mr. and Mrs. James L. Stevens of
Boston, are in Chicago. where they will
spend five weeks. Upon their return to
the East they will sail for Europe. and
VIII spend the summer on the Continent
Mr. and Mrs. James Marvin Snowden
and the Misses Snowden. OF New York
who have been spending the winter in
Paris, will return 10 America shortly
and spend June I'm Chicago.
Most Of the New York and Newport
Society people have concluded TO wait
until September before visiting the Expo
sition in Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore c. Marvin and
Miss Marvin Of New York, will visit
Chicago in June.
The wife OF Cabinet Minister In
speaking recently Of the laughable ex-
periences that have fallen 10 her share,
said, that in talking matters over with |
an eX-Ministers wife. she was told the |
following story: When, after the birth |
OF a daughter, the Cabinet receptions al
this ladys house were resumed. the |
hostess was accosted by a determined |
looking woman. who fiercely inquired |
why. instead of an acknowledgment in
person, a card had been sent in return |
for her visit? The Cabinet officers wife |
started TO explain that she had not been |
making calls for some time. but in the |
midst Of her polite speech the woman ex-
citedly interrupted: "Oh, / understand |
you fashionable women. You give your |
self such airs that by the time your hus-