The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-04-24

Mr.. Henry Kirby and Henry and Miss
Mathews OF *this city registered at the
Herald bureau In Paris yesteria
Mrs William Gammell writes from
Europe ordering her villa on the cliffs at
NEWPORT put in order at once. She ex,
poets TO arrive May 10. 1t IL expected
that s'r viii be accompanied by b r
daugh and son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur ,erbert. who were married late
in the fall.
Boston acknowledges that there has
been no social function in that city equal
to the Coats ball this season.
Professor Wilfred II. Munro of Brown
university. spoke before the Massachu-
setts School masters club, at the Brun.
swick in Boston, on Saturday. His
subject was University Exteusion."
Among those who will pass the sum-
mer at Conanicut are Mr.. w. S, Hills of
Boston, Lieutenant j. V. B. BleecKer,
U. 5. N, and family. Mr.. Henry ID. Mar
TN and family of Albany. Mrs. j: II.
NJ. J. Blake and Mr.. G. B. Austin OF
Boston, Mrs Marie Key and Judge p. l..
Wickes aud family of Washington.
Miss Alice Osborn Of the Friends
school, was in Boston for ie v days last
week, staving at the Thor ndlke with her
sister. Mrs. Earle. Miss Carrie Jones,
daughter OF the principal Of the Friends
school. accompanied her.
The great function OF this week is the
Sharpe Peters wedding, which occurs AT
the Sharpe residence on Augell street
morrow at Sis. to be followed by small
reception.
Landlord l.. II. Humphrey gave very
pretty dinner Saturday evening to the
thirty members or the Whiss ciuo az the
Narragao osstC hotel. 1t was the mos
elaborate one that he has Yet given. The
center OF the table was massed with
Catherine MermeL roses, from which ex-
tended in serpentine twinings asparagus
vine, ending in clusters OF Grace Wilde
pinks. There were long-stemn med roses
as favors, and as Colonel Hu nphrey ar
ranged the dinner himself, the meuu was
attempting one.
Mr.. Charles Warren Lippitt has rented
the Hoffman cottage at Newport tor the
season.
Mr.. Fred Perry Powers, formerly ed-
tor OF the Newport Daily News. aha
weil-known Washington journali ST, has
accepted the editorslip OF the Co.nmer-
cial Bulletin OF New York.
Ex-Governor and Mrs c. G. Van u indt
have returned from Lakewood, ~. j.,
where they have been spend ,ng the win
ter.
Boston will seud large contingent of
- ART IN fn.. xynAA .f M~
Richard Peters TO Mss Any Sharpe to-
morrow, aud of course all the society
people OF this city are looking forward
10 it with anx ETY.. The nuaiber ia at
tendance will lot be az large as it would
have been had the plans as arranged not
been interfered itn 10y death, Mrs. HUI,
an auut Of the bride, died very suddenly
about two weeks ago. Fortunately the
wedding invitations mad no. been issued,
but the arrangements for the mosG
elaborate wedding that Providence has
ever had. or that Boston has seen this
season, were imme liately at au end.
The wedding as originally planned was
to occur in the evening TO be foil~w d by
a reception with danciux at the Iroca-
dero 1he bal room aud recrp, Ion rooms
were to nave b, en- elaborat ~ decorated,
an orchestra Of hfty fro.u New York Vas
engaged TO furnish the dance music.
The supper would have been on just rs
elabJrale sale. Now IL Is 10 be a
home wedding AZ the Sharpe residence AT
10 o'clock, at which the relatives and the
special friends of both families only " ill
be present An elaborate wedding break
Iast. however. will follow the ceremony.
o
Councilman John l.. Remlinger will
deliver a lecture ou "PDreuologie" be-
fore the Germania Literary society,
Tuesday evening.
Tomorrow afternoon Mrs. Ellen M.
Bolles OF this city, will Rad paper on
the Legal Rights Of Women ia Rhode
Island" at meeting to be held AT the
house of DIR. Mary f. Baldwin. lib Touro
street. Newport
Pensions for Rhode Islanders: Original,
Tnomas Is. Co nor. Villa BeaJy; orig
inal widow. Harriet Kenne,h h.
Miss Charlotte Field Daley, secretary
of the II ole Island Doari of Worlds fair
com "a issio ,r,, lett for Chicago on the 10
O'CLOCK train Cvday the purpose OF in
stalliug the state exhibit. Sue will prob
ably return 10 Providence in about ten
days.
Angell-Abbott.
The nuptials of William Curtis An
gell of the Westminster bank, aud Miss
Bertha Abbott, daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles + Murray, which took
place at noon today. were witnessed by n
large number. The young couple will be
at home after their honey at 92
Comstock avenue.