The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-31

| The engagement OF Mrs. Breese to Mr.. Hig-
| gins came as a complete surprise few weeks
ago. Mrs. Breeso was formerly Miss Mary
| Parsons, n daughter 81 George Parsons OF CO.
lumbus. o. Her husband was tho son OF James
| S. Breese and the brothc. A. lanes Lawrence
| Breese. The Princess Of Lyu.. 10 u lster Of
Mrs. Higgins Mrs. S. S. Whiting is Ter aunt.
and Augustus Whiting. Mrs George l.. Rives.
and Mrs. John II. Davis are her cousins.
| Mr.. HiGGins's first wife. Lady lida Finch
Hutton. third daughter OF the late Earl OF VIM
chelsea. died in Paris year ago. leaving two
sons. the elder IA years old Mr.. Higgins Is
an Oxford graduate. He is Interested with Sir
| Augustus Harris in tho management Of the
Covent Garden Theatre
A gay crowd OF dancers left the Gallatin
| House on Monday evening with wry faces.
| not because q twenty-mile wind was driving
| sheets OF rain against the awning over tho
steps. but because the ball was the last OF the
smartest series OF dinner dances that tho
| younger generation have known. Stockton
Colt led 4 spirited cotIllon. with Miss Gallatin
at his right. and 200 followers.
Very much the same crowd was drawn to-
| gether again last evening at the home OF Mr..
and Mrs John Watts Kearny. 10 East Fifty
fourth street. who gave q dancing party for
their. daughter. The Kearny house. with it's
spacious ballroom. drawing room. square
hallway. and dining room adjoining. and with
wide winding staircase is the ideal place OF
was the last at which the young people will be
| brought together In the Kearny house until
alter Lent Murray strong led the eotillon-
There is in the hallway Of the Kearny resi-
long. hanging from the ceiling OF the great
opening In the centre OF the house around
three doors Sassss OF Electric es 81 o ene
from the great brass chain which holds over
the hall dazzling iI mass Of insandescent bulbs
NJ. KssTnE has few PI reies Of sHh Ii! father
t Con PIN kePTny: Over Over the fTeRI.sc in
70 1 So @ By the National SSSTd u
two cuirssses which Gen. Kearny used during
the Italian war 81 1879 It 10 one Of the special
ished to a golden brightness. Crossed back
OF the bust are two swords which Gen. Kesrny
used in the battles of the Me1i9an aud civil
wars
James Lawrence Rreess throw open his
studio doors yesterday. as is his custom on
TUESDAYS, and his tashiona6le friends crowded
produoing b. photograrhy has beeoms so en- en-
now seeking a studio twice the size ofths ono
Mr. Bieese Is also reaching out in another
direction lilo has become professional Der
success; lie, ha. photographed Perry Bel,
Seward Webb. Mrs. Frank Webb.and few other
In photogrsphing Nine Calv6 few after
moons ago Mr.. Breese made his first move as
professional photographer. Since then the
door Of the Cartoon Studio has been stormed
with applications for sittings But the world
at large soon learned that as yet only Mr..
dresses acquaintauces sit before his profess
sional camera. At present Mr.. Breess has
some llie-size reproduced photographs of
August belmont. which are said to be q per-
feet likeness. A few OF these Mr.. Breese can
sell to the person who has supSriuous so
bill.
Mr.. Field OF 3 West Thrty-seyenth street Is |
the authority for the statement that his sister.
Miss Mamie Field. is not engaged to Angelo
MygAt. as has been reported. Angelo MyeAt,
who i a young man very well or with This
worlds goods. Is n personal friend and CON
slant companion OF Miss Fields brother. Miss
Held returned but short time ago from
Iurope where she visited her cousin. the Prin-
cess brancacco. The Marchioness OF Talsy-
rand psrigord has been the guest OF Miss
lisld in town.
Nine, Calv6 delighted throna OF society
people with her singing and attractive per-
Fonality yesterday afternoon at the residence
OF Mrs Louis stern, 1913 tifth avenue.