New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-26

There has been little during the week to make one
forget that the Season OF Lent IS here. for with an
avowed Intention 10 live up to the doctrine Of self
denial there seems 10 he every possible cndcavor to
make ont that there Is no Lent or no period OF
pehtcnce To be sure, sewing clasSes and bowling and
badmnton clubs rot wildly exciting. yet they
AFFORD opportunities for the meeting Of young people,
which accomplish in the end than do the
dances and dinners OF the winter The first OF the
large sewing classes found n cOngcnia meeting spot
In the house OF Mrs. Arthur NJ. Dodge Monday
afternoon. when the hundred odd members met for
the worthy purpose Of talking over the making OF
garments for charitable Institutions Perhaps OF
the class really make the garments hut while the
rule OF the class demands that each member shall
return weekly finished garment. 1t does not insist
that the aforesaid member shall herself make these
garments. The handwork Of the sewing woman
ployed in the household OF each Individual Is as
acceptable that Of the young woman Of society.
Necessity Is not sentimental and when II comes to
the point that is really suffering for want OF
clothing ready made garment Is acceptable rs one
put together by the hands OF the greatest belle q the
winter. Mrs. Dodcc's class Is not cut Off from the
attentions Of tue stcrncr When the honr OF
comes and is handed about. the men are there 10
help drink it and possibly to help remove all the
traces Of sewing.
An absolute departure from thc severity Of Lcnen
obscrvanccs the reception given OH Monday night
by Mrs Hewitt and the Misses Hewitt al their beautiful
house in Lexingtonave. While their cards Of nvi-
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entertainment furnished by George Gr)ssmith was
Il surprise TO nearly every one. Mr.. GroS>mith Kept
his audience in roars OF laughter with hi, dry and
witty sayings. and his take oAs' on classes Of people
who, though English easily recognized even In
New York. An evening at tie lIcwiit> i never dull
and rs soon as Mr. Grosomh was through and supper
served dancing began, keeping up until o'clock in
the morning.
The lovers OF mans friend and sometime ccmpanion.
the dog nockcd in great numbers 10 the Madison
Square Garden during the four dlyo OF The West
Minister Kennel Cnb slow. whcr' pandemoninm
r,igncd The greatest attendance WAS on Wednesday,
Washngion's Birthday, although the elements were
not PARTICULARLY In favor Of the show on that or any
other day.
The one wedding OF note took place at Tuxedo Park
on Tuesday morning when MIS-. Ruth MooFeh'ad
Mccaf OF Erie. Pennsylvania, wealthy young widow
was married to George Bird OF this city, one oi III"
hest Known Of the younger Gencrat n OF clnbmrn.
Mr. Bird IL a capital pistol shot and member OF 'he
Kildare club, to which DIR. W. Seward Webb, j. Louis
Webb and T. ". Vanderbilt. all good Shots 49,
Mr. Birds best Bnshrod Rust Bayne. twenty
five people went out from Ncw-iork on Tuesday
morning 10 attend the wedding. among them Mr..
Birds mother, Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Griswold' Mr..
and Mrs H. lie Grand Cannon and Mrs. Horace D.
Brooks who are related to Mr.. Bird DIR. ana Mrs.
W Seward Webb Mr. and Mrs. L. EGeIton Webb
Mr. and Mrs. John Alexandra. Mr.. ana Mrs. H.
Walter Webb. Mr.. and Mrs. George i. lhI'oi"' MI
and Mrs Lewis Jones' and some Of Tie BRIDE relatives
from Erie The bride "A handsome gown 81 ma'Vr
silk carving praycr-book in pllce OF banquet Mr'
and Mrs Bird will travel in the south for >om" weeks
and will then De- with Mr.. Bird, mother at her nome
in West Thirty third t. To- r. ne time.
sincere and general regret has been expressed III
the death OF Arthur Lcary, who WIS universal
favortc I'm society. Though never In ih' accepted
sense leader Of society, few men nav" been more
I'm evidence at the mos. exclusive entertainments
last If "A Z.
great tact and ready wit gained him friends among
The old - We'll ~ the young. lie was mos I'h'"'
dinner companion and though hi, dancing day We're
over years ago. he was always at me h>"''''n'
ball, Of The winter Mr.. Lcary', hoH-" III town di'
not admit Of large entertainments. Ills great nos
,i,,l,,v vos s,ovn a, tie rul villa n Newport.
which he with hls unmarried sister had occupied i'F
| the last clsht years. Mr.. Lrary'> devotion - hH
sister won hin many friends
There has been mi,undcr landing about The enter
ta,umout Il, BE- held a. the Hotel Waldorf on '' ms"'
~ March H. There will IA concert. but 20 dan'lns
I'm aid Of - Mays Fever lIo.Ftm 'or 'ildfrn' VINO"
receives the children of all -"cis. Id, '"h.'r' "
henc arranged BY Mrs. Richard Irwin. who VII have
aiming her Iatroncssc- Mr-. y. h. Nand'ilI'' MI
| Forbes Ieith Mrs. george +. W"'inor", MIS-. " =
Wharton Mrs. Ben auhn We.."'. Mt. waiter Nuns
Mr. Iohu H. Davis Mr,. Chaunccy VI. D"P" Miss
| Tr,lngnuyscn. Ms. {. g. fianchln ana "''' va"
o,c hundred others An excellent concert j. promised
and ,,ip,-r also Mr.. Irwin has the tickets on sac
st her home each morning rrn II until o'o'A Inc
| living pictures for Easter Monday ~" 'f'"''"e "'
| small amount 81 interest In Socciy. some ." Wv
| hondsouest women and girl Of Now York ana hA'u
NOR. viii posi-, but their Identification VIII "o' ~
rvca,,d for the present. Thc,e pictures are 10 DE-
exhibited I'm the Madison squarr Assembly Room a'.
, dance will follow The ne results VIII De "''o''"
! 10 the society Of Decorative Ar.
NJ ro,les.L eith will shortly send ont cards LOT
| nm evening reception 10 De- given Oh N"i'" -" -
| - a. H.
| formerly Miss Ethel Forhor l'itA Ih"y VIII "''t
| ono Tim. next week Mrs. Arthur NJ pods" WIZ
give a large thinner party In their honor on ''' "s''
| ., March H. ON Wednesday Of the coming week Mo
Dodge will have some music at her house. n'' e"''''
| coming from number Of dinner parties
| The most brilliant gathering Of the "c'n va" "
IN. fourth OF the musical evening, giV'h n' ~ q, Inc
cnder and Miss DE Forest IN their al'rli o." watson
imam, building ~ HrVr''', ,,,,,c,t fine superb
] ave II princey cntrtaihhho,,,', '' tu The
surroundings suggesting palace IN Ian 9h ,h.r hest
ri ' aua cnWns Mrs. Jack" Gardner. OF l"Toi
n Hack satin some marvellous PflIi "a w.,
.irimr each single pearl ~ llrg' ~ gyu nc" ,.n
| in,s wound about her neck, making hat II oo m
| row and then falling lOs"ly over 'h' I,s, xiih
etnyponds Mrs John H. Davis just back from hr
Wedding trip. In "intc Sam ,ihp , ~ ,rsorr
par pea Var Tara Of diamonds Mrs. William f.urdcna
gown Of hib-ci-colorcd ,ilk made starting hoi
~ tn the dazzling Wilderness OF The marble hlI
Mp r. 70 herTron Wcn6 pink .alin Empire gown
with necklace Of old cnmrS set III p" Wr Ham
ton Ti,h webster in vivid rcd SIX win f''ds
| ~ Hack MI, Helene Murphy, Of LNhnph VINO nv
Iacu m New York for the winter, looked rriarhamh
| handsome in black with "a single dahl1hu "i' nn
| -, cha noreurc Mrs. George II. ID" Forest lih u
| .upcrb gown Of heavy white satin WIN some pf''iiI
| mini l.c on the whist and At the should"rs, n'l
I,im ,r,mnnt being IN American Bcrlly rose al tir
| c"rsorr Mrs Townsend Burden. In blue Vrivel anu
whit satin. diamond galore ,lafn ana 'p r
| cnrs,ce ornaments Mr.. James Burden III i"-,
coorcd ard white brocaic wore pearl hGhIlr" ="
Amy strands fitting Close Ia The ncch anu >cN,i"i
| 80 az diamonds. The music wa donghtiul. hiS'
GaIIcndcr sang songs II Greg, iicufl Nart'nn
o,"vod several violin solos, Franz Rummcl ir pan"
| and Francis Fisher Powers sang. N"Ni flu", ',t',
InIiondcr Will sing with the accompaniment oi i'
| uamrosch y mphon" Orchestral , ,r,
| one Of the most Interesting m"ciings OF th' n"N
| dov Evening club since IT. organization wa hrn ~
| tht hon. of Mr. and Mrs. Gusav ksS'I on IhursdIS'