New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-18
TUE WEEK IN SOCIETY.

fo' n,aather that caused the depression in
VN.' last week but certain 1t that there was
S .h,rg which discouraged gayety of almost any
so "s To add to this condition of affairs. many
Mn workers. have gone southwark. The town
.,,. dull last week. There not even much
e' 80 .bout except the departures for Europe and
" co,,h the Easter weddings, the few dances TO
-. the Feast Of the Resurrection the proposed
.,i,v trips to the Country Club at Westminster
ga ,he nreparation of charitable entertainments to
an IN before and after Faster. There were
,vo weddings, several small dinner parties
" saors teas receptions and other minor enter
,,snts There was fair amount of indoor
-as nlaved especially tennis, which has been
uch in favor all winter, one reason being that
,.vn tennis players now who desire 10 keep In con-
acton from one summer TO another find 1t necessary
a. nrsctIse at kindred sports during the cold months
AID herein lies one of the secrets Of the popularity
- success of the Badminton Club. which meets
:, Saturday afternoons in the large dri,lrOom OF
~. Berkeley School, in West Forty-fourth-st. Its
tournaments attract large numbers Of excellent
,,avers some Of whom carry away handsome and
r.eful prizes. Another popular pastime is bowling
IA the club whose members are devoted TO this
,rm OF recreation is of the best patronized and
,, nnosperous Of the fashionable Lenten organize
tons
The gayest spot since the opening OF the peniten-
eta, season Is the Country Club, at Westchester.
,here the entertainment on Friday night for the
,,,shf of the SICK ana poor OF inc HtlSnDOTIOOu
s,wght together one Of the largest, most fashion
.M. and brilliant gatherings ever seen with
:, the walls of the pretty clubhouse. The pro-
sramme Of tableaus. dances. Rotations and music.
ARRANGED by Mrs. William $. Hoyt, was carried out
N the letter and affairs before and behind the
tain went along without hitch Artistic and gay
4, certainly was but the success of the affair. from
money point Of view, surprised the most sanguine
~ the patrpnesses The exhibition OF freaks" with
which the programme closed. was OF course. the
most amusing feature of the show. and the APP
nearance Of Edward Clarkson Potter as ballet
dancer was the signal for an outburst OF applause
and laughter that shook the building to It's foundation
An elaborate supper and Informal dancing brought
the entertainment TO a close long after the mid
nisht hour had sounded. a special train, which left
Westcheyter at 1:29 o'clock Saturday morning.
brought some OF the audience back 10 town. but
large number of those who went out in the after
noon trains remained over either guests at some of
the cottages in the neighborhood. at the Country
Club or over at the Jockey Clubhouse. where Mrs
yllepeque had number Of rooms ready TO receive
the overflow. Large house parties being enter
tanned to-day by Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Have
never Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Lorillard. Mr. and Mrs
Edward Clarkson Potter. Mr. and Mrs James NJ
Waterbury. Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Story, Mr.. and
Mrs James Cooley, Mrs Perrepont Edwards and
Mrs. John Ellis.
The present week offers little in a social way for
whatever Iapses there have been in the observances
Of the Lenten season. Holy Week Is always with
out incident Of social Importance. Rehearsas for
mbleaus will go steadily. and visions of costly
fancy dresses will mngle with the Miserere. one OF
the largest and what promises to be the most attrac
i've Of the post-Lenten entertainments is now being
arranged by Mrs James w. Gerard and Mrs. John
Christopher Wilmerdng for the benefit OF the Sum-
mer Camp for Boys. 1t will take place time
between April II and 25 The entertainment will
consist Of concert. in which Nine. Melba, Signor
Ancona. Jean de Reszke Henri Marteau, the violin
list, and several other artists will appear Some of
the patronesses of the coming entertainment are
Mrs. j. Pierpont Morgan. Mrs. Buchanan Winthrop
Mrs. Charles T. Barney. Miss May Calender. Miss
Caroline De Forest. Mrs William D. Sloane. Mrs
Edward r. Bell. Mrs. James A. Burden Mrs Wal
ter Cutting, Mrs. William II. Draper. Miss Clenen-
tine Furniss. Mrs. Morgan Dix. Mrs. Alfred l.. Ed
wards. Mrs. l. Townsend Burden, Mrs Robert Full
ton Cutting Mrs. S. B. Chittenden, Mrs. William p
Jaffray. Mrs Adrian Isen. jr, Mrs. Theodore A.
Havemeyer. Mrs Ebridge T. Gerry. Mrs. William
II. Hoppin. Mrs. Abram S. Hewitt Mrs. Henry
Cews. Mrs Edgar S. Auchncloss. Mrs Edmund L.
Baylies. Mrs Thomas Hitchcock Mrs. Alexander
Van Rensselaer,. Mrs. Henry E. Rowland. Mrs
Peter Augustus Jay. Mrs. Henry P. Rogers. Mrs
F. r. sturgis. Miss Elsie De Wolfe. Mrs. Phoenix
Remsen. Mrs. John Jay. Mrs. Richard Irwin. Mrs.
Paran Stevens. Mrs. Adolf Ladenburg. Mrs. John
Minturn. Mrs. William +. Rogers. Mrs. William
Post. Mrs Arson Phelps Stokes. Mrs. Woodbury. o.
LaDgdOn, Mrs. Chester GriSWOld, Mrs. W imam
Benedict, Mrs. Alexander S. Webb. Mrs. w. Watts
Morgan Mrs William Kfings,and Mrs Henry g, Mar
quand and Mrs. j. Frederic Kernochan In the hst
Of patrons George Vanderbilt. the Rev End
colt Peabody. Bishop Potter: the Rev. Or. William
g. Ransford. Peter Marie. Perry Belmont. George
ra sRD Rch SSrF + Wson wilism Z whitney'
=. Randolph Robinson. William H. J. Graham and
Mr.. and Mrs Franz Korbay. who will sail for
Msland April 81, had reception given in their
honor on Friday night at the studio OF William NJ
Chase in West Tenth-st.. by the Music Club. which
vas founded by Mrs. Prescott Hal Butler. Mrs J:
Pierpont Morgan. Miss CALENDER and Miss Durham.
Mrs Korba. played on the piano her husba iSd.s
Strong sang Korbay's 30. Lieb so Lang Du Lieben
Raunst with violin and cello 9bigato ana PiuTket
evening Mrs John f. Cowdin viii give, at her
eep.on no Win - msr in honor Of Mr. and Mrs
Korhay. The second reception viii take place on
The marriage Of Temple Bowdoin and Miss Kings,
ford. daughter Of John j. Kingsford OF London WI
eS Nn South 3" K aR London M o%don
accompanied by his mother. Mrs George ). Bow
doln, win sail for England on Wednesday next in
The engagement IS announced Of Miss Margaret
Seymour Mcllen daughter of Mrs. William T.
Mellea. of No. S Washington Square North; to
Robert Leonard wolterbeek. of Amsterdam. Hol-
Mrs. Robert G. Remsen gave dinner parry on
h hmHIsdSy h eshi al M MIR hes Nh y
and her hanee Henry Ds. The t4ble was deGkea
win American Beauty roses MTs IteilsSH b"t9's
Included Mr. ard Mrs. Charlss A. Childs. Mr.. and
Mrs. John W. Dusr. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry 9. trevor
Mr.. and Mrs Henry G. Enme', MISC Remsfn, I.
Stacy Clark. Isaac Iselin and William H. Morgan
Prof ssor and Mrs. Charles r. Chandler, OF No; 81
East Fifty -fourth-st., gave progressive euchre
parry Friday night. The priz's wert bedutiui
silver pieces. An elaborate supper followed ths
games I'm which some sixty guests took part among
those present were Mr.. and Mrs John A. Iiadaen
.r. Mr. and Mrs. Preble Tuck. T, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles f. Pellew. Mr. and Mrs. Henry G. Treyor
Mrs. John Nelson Hickman. Miss Hickman, ' W.
julia Den, Gram. Miss Consance shieneiin ~ r Ms
and Mrs. Howard H. Henry. Miss Henry. AmproSs
Henry and Miss Barrel. - r,..or
Among the weddings already announced Tor I-assSSi
Tuesday is that Of Miss Ella X. Ketcnum e,"n ~
daughter OF the late Elijah T. Reaney t'd ms '
Protestant Episcopal Church. Onehundred-aTThpe
forteth-st and ST. Anns-ave., al $3.50 y: III. iIo
Rev DR.. Harris will be the officiating clergy ~
Miss Lizzie b. Ke;chum vii! attend her slste Ia, S
maid Of honor. and Miss Adele keene ana -NiSS
Matte F. Smith Will be the bridesmaid .,,.
In Brooklyn, Easter Monday. MISS susie tiIzss
beth Young daughter OF Mr. and Mrs. James 20,
yard Young. will be married at the First REFORM
Church, Car-o.l-st. and Seventh-ave.. 10 Nil!lsin
Henry A. Cochran. Or Wednesday afternoon. Marcn